Hearing Song Qing's words, Empress Pei Man and Taitish revealed expressions of puzzlement. Taitish was puzzled because when Wanyan Xuan was being interrogated, he didn't reveal the slightest hint that he had given the Tiger Tally to someone else. Otherwise, he would definitely seize the opportunity to use it as a bargaining chip to make them hesitate in taking action. ()
As for Empress Pei Man, she was puzzled because the person she was waiting for was not Tang Kuo Bian. Moreover, Tang Kuo Bian and Wanyan Xuan were not close. Why would the Emperor give such an important Tiger Tally to a marginal person?
"Nonsense!" Wanyan Liang roared angrily. After so many years, how could he not know Wanyan Xuan's temperament? If Wanyan Xue really had such a plan, he wouldn't have dared to think of rebelling against his superior. Therefore, he didn't believe that Wanyan Xue would give the Tiger Tally to Tang Kuo. However, judging from the current situation, it was highly likely that Tang Kuo had the Tiger Tally in his possession.
Noticing the puzzled expressions on the other side, Song Qing laughed inwardly. You guys can keep guessing. No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to guess how he obtained the Tiger Tally.
Of course, Wanyan Xuan would not give him the Tiger Tally. Not long ago, Wanyan Xuan had thrown him into prison and almost killed him. The reason why Song Qing had the Tiger Tally was because he heard from Tu Danjing that Wanyan Liang was about to start a coup. Therefore, he sneaked out of prison in the dead of night and snuck into Wanyan Xuan's palace to steal the Tiger Tally.
With Song Qing's current level of lightness kung fu, if he was a serious thief, there was nothing in this world that he could not steal. Moreover, he was very familiar with the Jin Imperial Palace. He had even been to the Emperor's palace more than once.
However, even if he stole the Tiger Tally, it would not be of much use. Once the Emperor discovered that the Tiger Tally had been stolen, he would naturally have a set of well-developed countermeasures. Song Qing would not be able to mobilize troops even if he wanted to. However, coincidentally, Taj-tish and Wanyan Liang had started a coup. Wanyan Xuan did not even have the time to realize that the Tiger Tally had been stolen.
On the surface, Song Qing left the capital and went to Chongyang Palace in accordance with the imperial edict. However, he did not go far. First, he found an opportunity to kill Tu Danzhen. Although Tu Danzhen's martial arts were good, Song Qing knew that Tu Danzhen had no chance of surviving.
Then, he brought Tu Danzhen's head to Pucha Ahte and explained everything. Pucha Ahu had originally felt that the imperial edict ordering him to lead troops to Mount Zhongnan was somewhat abrupt, and after hearing Song Qing's analysis, although he did not completely believe it, he still agreed to quietly return to the capital to investigate.
When he returned to the capital, he found that there was indeed a change in the palace. Pucha Ahute could not help but be shocked and angry. He hurriedly led his troops in the direction of the Hall of Benevolence to protect the Emperor. Pucha Ahute, who was in the middle of taking over the defense of the palace, naturally did not allow it. The two armies fought, and Song Qing took advantage of the chaos to reach the Hall of Benevolence first.
After all, Wan Yanliang was an ambitious and ruthless person. After the initial panic, he quickly calmed down and said, "Hahaha, your empty city stratagem is not very good. If you could really mobilize the Northern Barracks, why would you appear here alone? It's just a bluff to mess up the morale of my army. Men, whoever helps this prince kill this delusional person will be heavily rewarded by this prince. "
Song Qing couldn't help but admire Wanyan Liang. When the soldiers heard that the Tiger Tally was in his hands, even Wanyan Liang's confidants couldn't help but feel their hearts waver. However, Wanyan Liang reacted quickly and calmed them down with a few words. Although Wan Yanliang was licentious and cruel, objectively speaking, he was indeed a very capable person.
"Hum …" Gongsun Zhi stepped forward and said, "I am willing to serve Your Highness. After killing this thief, I don't dare ask for any other rewards. I only ask that Your Highness bestow the Persian woman to me."
Wan Yanliang frowned. He knew that the Persian woman Gongsun Zhi was referring to was Huiyue Shi. Although that woman was not as beautiful as Taj-tish, she was still an outstanding beauty. He had intended to keep her for himself, but since Gongsun Zhi had spoken, he would not be jealous of his subordinate at this juncture.
"Good. After Mister Gongsun kills Tang Kuo Bian, I will bestow Huiyue Shi to you." Yan Liang smiled.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Ouyang Feng and Qiu Qianren frowned at the look on Gongsun Zhi's face. They subconsciously moved away from Gongsun Zhi, as if they were ashamed to be associated with such a person.
Song Qing couldn't help but mock him. "Gongsun Zhi, you are a famous man in Jianghu. I didn't expect you to be reduced to begging for food. Do you have any shame?"
Gongsun Zhi flew into a rage. "You're asking for death, you little thief!" As soon as he finished speaking, he unsheathed his golden saber and black sword and pointed it at Song Qing's legs. Gongsun Zhi was deeply touched. In order to take revenge, he didn't want to kill his opponent immediately. Instead, he wanted to cut off his opponent's arms and legs first, then torture him until he begged for death.
Gongsun Zhi was very confident in his attack. With his martial arts, as long as he didn't run into any of the Five Uniques, he could basically do whatever he wanted. Moreover, Tang Kuo Bian was not famous for his martial arts. At most, he knew some horsemanship and archery. But in Gongsun Zhi's eyes, such martial arts were no different from that of a wild hunter.
As the saber and sword flashed, Gongsun Zhi suddenly had a bad feeling. He keenly sensed that his saber seemed to have missed.
What was even more unbelievable was that Tang Kuo Bian was now standing leisurely on his golden saber and black sword!
"How is this possible!" Gongsun Zhi hurriedly tried to pull his golden saber and black sword back, but the saber and sword seemed to be pressed down by a mountain. No matter how hard he tried, they wouldn't budge.
As the saying goes, even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its cubs. In the original "The Return of the Condor Heroes", Gongsun Zhi was usually a sanctimonious person, but at the critical moment, he didn't even care about his daughter's life.
In Song Qing's view of values, he didn't discriminate against the so-called "bad people", because he knew that people were complicated and contradictory. They were not as simple as in the novel, where they were either good or evil, or evil or good. Like Murong Fu, Lin Pingzhi, or even Ouyang Feng and Duan Yanqing, who were recognized as villains in the original novel, there were also many people who sympathized with them, or admired them to a certain degree.
Unfortunately, Song Qing couldn't find anything in Gongsun Zhi that was worth admiring. He couldn't help but say coldly, "Killing you will only dirty my hands."
Gongsun Zhi was already scared out of his wits, but when he heard this, he let out a long sigh of relief. At the same time, a trace of hatred flashed across his eyes. "Humph, I will return the humiliation today ten times over."
Unfortunately, as soon as this thought came to his mind, Gongsun Zhi's feet were getting closer and closer. With a crack, Gongsun Zhi's head turned almost 180 degrees and drooped down weakly, as if it was hanging on by a layer of skin.
"Killing you will only dirty my hands, but it won't be a problem if I use my feet." Song Qing said coldly.
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