Chapter 2241
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Wang Congzhi did not deny it, nor did he immediately reveal his true identity. He only bowed to Ming Xi, "Young man, where are you from?"
Wang Congzhi did not deny it, nor did he immediately reveal his true face. He only bowed towards Ming Xi. "Young man, where do you come from?"
"As expected." Wang Congzhi glanced at Ming Xi, more or less guessing his identity.
Ming Xi let Shang 'er give him the horse, "Let's hurry."
Ming Xi let Shang 'er give him the horse, "Let's hurry."
"Wait a moment, the orphan and widow are in danger here. Let's send them on their way." Wang Congzhi pointed at the mother and son.
"Then let's go together and find a place to settle them." Ming Xi glanced at the surrounding refugees. They were still covetously eyeing the rations in the child's hands. If the mother and son were left behind, they would definitely be bullied.
Thus, they brought the mother and son along and continued in the direction of Ding Capital City. Along the way, they found a quiet village and settled the mother and son down before continuing on their way.
Wang Congzhi led the horse to the village entrance. He looked back and saw smoke curling up from the chimneys of the village. It looked peaceful. He slightly narrowed his eyes and sighed, "I don't know how long this peace will last. I hope the mother and son can live well here."
There was not much they could do. They could only find a remote and quiet village and find a house for them to settle down in.
"At least it's better than being refugees." Fire Phoenix said.
"Those refugees … were originally common people with families." Wang Congzhi's eyes revealed a trace of sorrow.
Ming Xi said, "After the chaos, there will always be peace."
Wang Congzhi glanced at Ming Xi, "You are no longer a prince of the Jin Nation. Why are you here?"
"For the common people. Do you believe this?" Ming Xi asked with a smile.
"I don't." Wang Congzhi rolled his eyes, "I heard you captured Beitang Xuanyang. How did you let him escape?"
Ming Xi smiled faintly, "I also want to know how he escaped, so I came to find him."
Wang Congzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Ming Xi, "Why didn't you kill him?"
"If I see him again, I will kill him." Ming Xi said.
"Qian Danqing really went to kill Beitang Yu?" Wang Congzhi asked.
Ming Xi mounted his horse. "Yes, and he must be killed."
Wang Congzhi fell silent and said in a low voice, "Qian Danqing and the Emperor grew up together."
"Are you not childhood sweethearts with Empress Wang?" Ming Xi asked with a smile that was not a smile. He had heard Qian Danqing mention Empress Wang.
It wasn't for his sister? Wasn't his sister Noble Consort Qian?
Wang Congzhi didn't speak again. He leaped onto the back of the horse. "Since Beitang Xuanyang wants to go to Dingdu City, then he must want to usurp the throne. We have to go to Dingdu City first."
"We still don't know if Beitang Yu can safely reach Ding Capital City. Let's find Beitang Xuan Wei first." Ming Xi said.
"Let's first go to Dingdu City to save the Empress." Wang Congzhi said. Perhaps the Empress would know where Beitang Xuanwei was.
Ming Xi and Shang'er rode on the same horse. He caught up to Wang Congzhi. "If you hadn't met us, where were you planning to go?"
"Leave the Dark North Kingdom and go to the Kingdom of Qi to ask for reinforcements," Wang Congzhi said quietly.
"Why not the Kingdom of Jin?" Ming Xi asked.
"If the Kingdom of Qi doesn't lend, then I'll go to the Kingdom of Jin." Wang Congzhi didn't even turn his head. In any case, he would do everything he could to prevent the Qian Clan from succeeding.
Ming Xi lightly laughed. What a character.
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Beitang Yu had just left the Kingdom of Jin when he encountered an endless stream of assassins on the road.
He recognized these people as they were the Qian Clan's death warriors. In the past, he knew that the Qian Clan raised a group of death warriors, but he didn't have any evidence so he didn't pay much attention. Only now did he know that these death warriors of Qian Danqing were to deal with him.
"You're such a coward as an Emperor. It's fine if no one comes to save you, but they actually want to assassinate you." After Shen Yi killed the last assassin, he finally couldn't help but mock Beitang Yu.
"These are all Qian Danqing's men." Beitang Yu's face was gloomy. When he was imprisoned in the Kingdom of Jin, he was sure that the Empress would definitely send an envoy to save him. However, the envoy didn't appear for a long time. He knew that something must have happened in Dingdu City.
Anyone could betray him, except for the Empress … …
She and he were a young couple. For him, she didn't even want her life. Now that he thought about it, he had really treated her badly all these years.
He only hoped that she and the Crown Prince would be safe.
"No one will come to save you." Shen Yi continued to mock.
Beitang Yu coldly looked at him. "If you don't have the ability to escort Zhen back to Dingdu City, you can honestly say it."
"If we leave, can you still go back alive?" Shen Yi said.
"Your Majesty, it's more important for us to hurry on with our journey." Fang Rusheng hastily reminded. While these assassins were dead, they could have a few days of peace to hurry back to Dingdu City.
Beitang Yu didn't bother with Shen Yi anymore and hastened on with their journey under the cover of the night.
Not long after entering the border of the Dark North Kingdom, he began to discover that something was wrong. There were refugees everywhere, and the common people were wailing and complaining that the taxes were too heavy.
What was going on?
Beitang Yu directly went to the local government to ask about it. In the end, he only knew that the imperial court had increased the taxes and wanted all males above the age of 12 and below the age of 60 to be conscripted.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid something has happened in Dingdu City." Fang Rusheng said with a trembling voice.
"Hurry on!" Beitang Yu said with an ashen face.
Before they reached Ding Capital City, Shen Yi had already helped him to inquire about the situation in Ding Capital City.
"I heard that the Crown Prince is missing and Empress Wang is seriously ill. Currently, the imperial court is under the control of Prime Minister Qian."
"What?" Beitang Yu cried out involuntarily. "How could the Crown Prince be missing? What happened to Empress Wang? "
Shen Yi waved his hand. "I only heard that your Crown Prince encountered a wild beast on his way to the Jin Kingdom and was taken away by a wild beast."
"Impossible!" Fang Rusheng cried out. "How could there be a wild beast for no reason!"
"Sometimes, humans are more terrifying than wild beasts." Shen Yi said coldly at the side. "Wild beasts don't scheme against others."
Beitang Yu clenched his fist. "I will not let the Qian family off."
"Your Majesty, you have already been on the road for two days. It's better to rest for a night before continuing on." Fang Rusheng advised.
"No, continue on the road." Beitang Yu said persistently.
Shen Yi frowned. "We have not slept for two days and if we were to continue on the road, we would not be able to protect you if we encounter an assassin. We are all human and not made of iron."
Beitang Yu was anxious to return to Dingdu City but he also knew that it was useless to rush back as Dingdu City was definitely in the hands of the Qian family. He had to first think of a way to contact his old subordinates.
"Rest." Beitang Yu said in a low voice before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.
He really should not have raised the Qian family to its current position.
If it was not for him, how would the Wang family be suppressed …
"Your Majesty." Fang Rusheng looked at Beitang Yu in shock. He seemed to see tears in Beitang Yu's eyes.
"Zhen must dismember Qian Danqing into ten thousand pieces!" Beitang Yu said while gnashing his teeth.
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