At the end of the countdown, Zhi Ning was still kneeling on the ground, quietly looking at Tu Ling Duo.
"If you don't choose, then it seems that you don't want the baby's hands anymore," Tu Ling Duo said coldly. She stepped forward and yanked the baby's hand out of her mouth.
The baby was sleeping sweetly when he was startled awake. He immediately started crying.
Tu Ling Duo grabbed the baby's tender arms and placed the dagger on his wrist. She smiled. "Such tender and cute little hands. I wonder if Søren will die of heartache when he sees them."
The baby was frightened and struggled to break free from Tu Ling Duo's hands. However, he was only a little more than a year old and could not escape from Tu Ling Duo's clutches. He cried even harder.
"Be good, it won't hurt soon," Tu Ling Duo said softly. She raised the dagger and was about to cut down.
Zhi Ning was still kneeling on the ground. She did not beg or cry. She said coldly, "After you cut it down, I will take the baby and leave this world. A woman who can't even protect her own child has no face to live. "
Tu Ling Duo was stunned.
Zhi Ning said, "My baby is intact. If even a finger of his is harmed, then I will die! In order to stop him from suffering, I will also take him away. "
"Are you threatening me?" Tu Ling Duo asked.
Then, she placed the dagger on Zhi Ning's face and said coldly, "You still dare to threaten me at a time like this?"
"Yes, I am threatening you," Zhi Ning said, "because kneeling and begging won't work, so I can only threaten you! Why did you place the dagger on my face? Are you trying to ruin my appearance? Do it. I won't be able to marry in this life anyway. "
Tu Ling Duo gently slashed the dagger.
Immediately, bright red blood seeped out of Zhi Ning's snow-white face and flowed down her cheeks.
Zhi Ning did not move. Instead, she placed the dagger on the main artery of her neck and said, "I am Søren's woman. If killing me can relieve your anger, then do it. This is the main artery. You will die within minutes after you cut it. Not even the gods can save you. "
"You are not only threatening me, you are also blackmailing me," Tu Ling Duo said and gently slashed the dagger.
"Don't!" Fang Qingzhuo cried out in fright as his heart was about to explode.
A wound appeared on Zhi Ning's snow-white neck and blood gushed out. The incomparably sharp blade was only one millimeter away from her aorta. As long as it was cut, she would definitely die.
However, Jinning just stood there motionlessly, staring at Turin Duo as if she was facing death with equanimity.
She and Tu Ling Duo were in a stalemate.
After Jinning showed her absolute determination to die, Tu Lingduo fell into a passive position. Her remaining reason told her that if she killed Jining, Lang Li would not let her go. If Sauron's son died, then she, Turinduo, would die a horrible death.
The two confronted each other for a long time.
Zhi Ning suddenly said, "The biggest obstacle to my brother's ascension is not only Hua Ting, but also Gao Yin and Hei Ningqi!"
Hei Ningqi was the commander of the Imperial Guards and was under the control of the eunuch Gao Yin.
Zhi Ning said, "Without Hei Ningqi's approval, my brother Zhi Li cannot even enter the palace, let alone ascend the throne. He can't ascend the throne in the Young Lord's residence, can he? "
Tu Ling Duo gradually regained some of her rationality. It was satisfying to take revenge on Søren, but her ultimate goal was to let Zhi Li ascend the throne.
Zhi Ning said, "Søren is a stubborn person. In front of benefits and kinship, he will choose kinship without hesitation! Yesterday, I wrote a blood letter and a tuft of my baby's hair. Did you send it to Søren? "
Tu Ling Duo said, "His Highness Zhi Li does not have a griffin, so if the letter is sent to the Princess' residence, Gao Yin will definitely send this letter to Tianshui City as soon as possible."
Zhi Ning said, "Not necessarily. Gao Yin is loyal to the King and Jung Yeon, not Søren. To Gao Yin, the death of my baby and I is in his best interest, as well as Jung Yeon's. Therefore, he may not send this letter to Søren. "
Tu Ling Duo thought about it and immediately agreed with Zhi Ning.
Zhi Ning said, "Gao Yin will pretend that nothing happened and pretend that he did not receive your death threats. What you need to do now is to publicize this threat so that Gao Yin can no longer avoid the fact that my baby is in danger. Therefore, if anything happens to my baby, Gao Yin will not be able to escape the crime of not saving him. Søren will definitely not forgive him. "
Tu Ling Duo said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhi Ning said, "Call Duke Fang Ting to this secret room and use my baby and my life to force him to compromise."
Tu Ling Duo said, "Compromise to what extent?"
Zhi Ning said, "The most we can do is to force him not to attend the anti- Zhi Li meeting, so that the officials who oppose Zhi Li will continue to be without a leader. Also, we can force him to publicly admit that the King's death has nothing to do with Brother Zhi Li. Make him indirectly approve of Brother Zhi Li's ascension to the throne! Not only that, we can also let him tell Gao Yin and Hei Ningqi that they cannot stop Zhi Li from entering the palace for the ascension ceremony, or else they will kill us and our mother. "
Tu Ling Duo's face twitched. "Will they agree to such outrageous conditions? Will they give up the entire throne for a mere child? "
Zhi Ning said, "It might not be possible with others, but it is completely possible with Søren! If we die in your hands, the crazy Søren will certainly kill Zhi Li and tear you into pieces. Moreover, he will never forgive Jung Yeon and Fang Ting, because the child indirectly died in their hands. Jung Yeon can temporarily lose the throne, but he cannot lose Søren's support. "
Tu Ling Duo said, "I still don't believe that Gao Yin and Fang Ting will make such a big compromise for this child."
Princess Zhi Ning said, "Then you can try and bring Fang Ting here."
Tu Ling Duo looked at Princess Zhi Ning for a long time, then turned and walked out of the secret room!
After she left, Zhi Ning collapsed to the ground again, as if she had lost half of her life.
At this time, the baby was still crying and gasping for breath. Zhi Ning's heart ached as she held the baby in her arms, gently patting and comforting him.
"Sister-in-law, how are you?" Zhi Ning asked, crying.
"I am fine." Fang Qingzhuo struggled to get up and came over to help comfort the baby.
…
More than two hours later, Duke Fang Ting appeared in the secret room of Fengdu's Holy Temple Tower. She saw Zhi Ning and her son, as well as Fang Qingzhuo.
He had lost a lot of weight, but was still fat.
"Duke Fang Ting, the child in front of you is Søren's flesh and blood," Tu Ling Duo said.
Then, she walked to Zhi Ning's side, took out a sharp dagger and waved it in front of the child, as if she was going to stab him at any time. Fang Ting was so frightened that she trembled.
Tu Ling Duo said, "You also know that it will be a battle of life and death. Prince Zhi Li will die if he takes half a step back. And if we die, we will definitely drag Søren's flesh and blood down with us. Before that, I will ask you to send the child's head to Søren. "
Hearing this, Duke Fang Ting collapsed to the ground.
Once this happened, how many people would Søren kill? A hundred thousand? A million?
Everyone who had anything to do with this matter would be killed, including him, Ping Ting. Sauron would definitely do such a thing.
Duke Fang Ting said with a trembling voice, "I … I will not participate in the Anti Zhi Li Rally, nor will I lead the officials to oppose Zhi Li. I will stay in my Duke's Mansion and not take a step out."
Tu Ling Duo said, "That is not enough. You still want to support Prince Zhi Li's ascension to the throne?"
"Impossible!" Duke Fang Ting said, "If worst comes to worst, I will go back and take a dose of poison to kill myself. I will never do this."
Tu Ling Duo immediately placed the dagger on the child's tender neck.
Immediately, Zhi Ning covered the baby's eyes, not letting him see such a terrifying scene.
Duke Yanting burst into tears and said, "Just kill me. Just kill me. Once I'm dead, everything will be over."
Tu Ling Duo said, "How about we take a step back and publicly say that Prince Zhi Li has nothing to do with the King's death. You will never believe that Prince Zhi Li would kill the King."
This condition was too rude. Fang Ting still could not agree to it!
Tu Ling Duo's beautiful face smiled, then she grabbed the baby's little hand and said, "If you don't even agree to this condition, I can only chop off my little hand and give it to you as a gift. I wonder if you will like it?"
Then, she raised the dagger and was about to chop it down.
"Okay, I agree, I agree …" Duke Fang Ting cried, desperately clutching her heart. She felt like she was going to faint.
Tu Ling Duo said, "I also want you to tell Gao Yin and Hei Ningqi that Prince Zhi Li will ascend to the throne in the front hall of the palace. I hope that the Palace Guards will not interfere."
"Okay, I agree, I agree …" Duke Fang Ting clutched her heart and nodded desperately.
Tu Ling Duo sneered, "It seems that emotions are not a good thing. They can actually make people so passive, completely at the mercy of others. Prince Zhi Li really made a mistake. When he fought against Søren, he should have brought this baby with him. Isn't Søren's cannon very powerful? Let's take this baby and charge first. Let's see if Søren dares to fire the cannon. "
"You will die a horrible death, a horrible death …" Duke Fang Ting trembled, "You will all die a horrible death …"
…
More and more officials gathered at the Duke's Residence in Jung Yeon. To them, this was a huge opportunity!
With Zhi Li's perverse actions, it was time for everyone to stand up for justice. If everyone contributed to defeating Zhi Li today, when Søren and Jung Yeon returned to the capital, they would definitely be rewarded according to their contributions.
Of course, everyone had the guts to hide in the crowd and defeat Zhi Li.
But no one had the guts to stand up and take the lead to defeat Zhi Li. The shot will hit the bird that sticks out. Hiding in the crowd, the law would not punish the majority. Feng Li could not kill everyone. But whoever stood up to take the lead would definitely be killed.
After waiting for a long time, Duke Fang Ting still did not appear.
Without a leader, everyone had no confidence to oppose Zhi Li. At the crucial moment, there was no scapegoat.
Finally, countless officials and nobles could not wait any longer at the Princess's Residence. They all headed to Duke Fang Ting's Residence.
In the evening, there were already hundreds of officials kneeling outside Duke Fang Ting's Residence. All of them beat their chests and cried.
"Duke Fang Ting, the kingdom has reached its most dangerous moment. You must stand up …"
"Your Excellency, there is a devil in the kingdom. As the pillar of the kingdom, you must stand up and save the kingdom from collapse!"
"Princess Jung Yeon is not here. Marquis Søren is not here. Duke, you must stand up. Otherwise, the kingdom will fall into the hands of a devil!"
Everyone cried until they were out of breath. They asked Fang Ting to stand up and oppose Zhi Li's ascension to the throne.
However, no one dared to call out Zhi Li's name. They kept saying that he was a devil, but they did not even dare to say Zhi Li's name. They were afraid that Zhi Li would remember them.
If justice could bring benefits, everyone was willing to stand on the side of justice.
However, justice had a high price to pay, so they had to consider it carefully.
Therefore, these officials desperately called for Duke Fang Ting to come out. They hoped that someone would take the lead. At the crucial moment, he could also block the butcher's knife for everyone.
In their eyes, Duke Fang Ting was an incompetent playboy and the scum of the kingdom. Now, he had become the pillar of the kingdom, the pillar that held up the heavens!
In just over two hours, more than ten officials kneeling outside Duke Fang Ting's mansion had fainted from crying, and three had vomited blood.
The cries of hundreds of people shook the heavens!
Finally, the door of the Duke's mansion was opened. Duke Fang Ting finally came out and stood in front of everyone.
Immediately, everyone rushed forward and knelt down. They cried, "Your Excellency, the Raging Wave Kingdom has reached its most dangerous moment. Princess Jung Yeon is not here. His Excellency Søren is not here. You must turn the tide and save the kingdom. "
Duke Fang Ting asked, "How?"
The leader of the nobles said, "Lead us and stop the devil from stirring up trouble."
"The devil is stirring up trouble?" Duke Fang Ting said, "What do you mean by stirring up trouble? Can you be clearer? "
If you don't even dare to say Zhi Li's name, how can you push me to lead you against Zhi Li?
The nobleman gritted his teeth and said, "Stop Zhi Li from ascending to the throne?"
After saying that, he didn't care if he regretted it or not. In any case, he threw caution to the wind and finally said Zhi Li's name.
Duke Fang Ting said, "What reason?"
The nobleman said, "His Majesty the King was assassinated, and some people are still under suspicion!"
Then, he shrank back and said that some people are suspicious.
Duke Fang Ting said, "Who are these people?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "It's Zhi Li. He was the one who assassinated His Majesty."
"Hero …" The officials and noblemen present applauded him.
…
Duke Fang Ting coughed.
Everyone instinctively quieted down. They knew that Duke Fang Ting was about to make an important speech.
Duke Ling Ting said in a loud and clear voice, "As we all know, there was a shocking assassination attempt on the King last night in the Royal Palace. The whole world changed color because of it. Many people say that it was His Highness Feng Li who did it …"
At this point, Duke Yanting looked at the crowd.
Everyone held their breath and pricked up their ears, waiting for the second half of Duke Fang Ting's speech.
Duke Fang Ting said slowly, "I don't believe it! First of all, Prince Zhi Li is in the southern border town. It's thousands of miles away. How could he be the mastermind of the assassination in the palace? How is that possible! Secondly, Prince Zhi Li is humble and filial. I absolutely don't believe that he would be so crazy as to assassinate the king's father! So, the incident of Prince Zhi Li assassinating the king is completely unfounded. "
Fang Ting's words were like a storm, sweeping through everyone's hearts!
All the officials were completely stunned!
What happened? What was going on?
Did Duke Fang Ting betray him? Or did Prince Zhi Li have a trump card that forced Søren to compromise?
After Fang Ting finished speaking, he directly returned to the Duke's Mansion and closed the door. He had no intention of opening it again!
…
Duke Fang Ting's declaration was like a Category 12 hurricane blowing through Royal City!
The leader of the anti-Zhi Li camp, who was expected by everyone, had actually stood out and publicly expressed his support for Zhi Li. What hope did everyone have?
If anyone stood out to oppose Zhi Li's ascension to the throne, wouldn't it be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot?
Søren and Jung Yeon were not here. Who was he going to show his righteousness to? Was he going to let Zhi Li make an example out of him?
Instantly, the officials outside Duke Fang Ting's Mansion scattered like birds and beasts. Those who had vomited blood and fainted also secretly woke up and blended into the crowd. They ran away, regretting that they had overdone their acting.
More than an hour later, all the officials standing outside Duke Fang Ting's Mansion had disappeared.
Almost all the officials in Jung Yeon's Mansion had left as well.
The officials and nobles who had been talking about the righteousness of the kingdom and wanting to save the kingdom had all disappeared.
Duke Fang Ting looked through the crack of the door and saw that the place was deserted again. He immediately shook his head and sighed.
The kingdom had been supporting these officials for decades and the nobles for hundreds of years. But at this critical moment, no one was willing to stand out and truly show their loyalty to the kingdom to stop Zhi Li.
This fact was really chilling!
In fact, this was not the only thing that was disappointing!
Previously, in the Princess Fang Ting's Mansion and outside Duke Fang Ting's Mansion, the officials who had been talking about upholding the righteousness of the kingdom and overthrowing Zhi Li … Many of them had already secretly gone to Zhi Li's Young Lord's Mansion. They were beating their chests and stamping their feet, cursing Søren for being despicable and keeping the king's death a secret. They were trying to frame the crime of regicide on Prince Zhi Li.
Although Zhi Li was not around, these officials kowtowed to the empty chair and cried out in pain. The kingdom could not be without a ruler for a day. They asked Prince Zhi Li to ascend the throne as soon as possible!
…
As night fell, Zhi Li and Prime Minister Yan Wuji rode their griffin back to King City!
An incomparably shocking and absurd phenomenon occurred.
Zhi Li's griffin had just landed.
Hundreds of officials in the Young Lord's Mansion immediately knelt on the ground, wailing and saying only one thing.
"The kingdom could not be without a ruler for a day. We asked Prince Zhi Li to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"
"The kingdom could not be without a ruler for a day. We asked Prince Zhi Li to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"
Be it Feng Li or Yan Wuji, both of them were stunned!
When Yan Wuji left King City, there were still very few officials and nobles in the Young Lord's Mansion, but there were many people in Jung Yeon.
At least 70% of the officials and nobles in King City were against Zhi Li. They were even calling for his death and saying that there was a demon in the kingdom and so on.
When they returned at night, more than 70% of the officials came to the Young Lord's Mansion to kneel and ask Zhi Li to ascend the throne. They also scolded Søren for being despicable and trying to frame the crime of regicide on Prince Zhi Li.
Moreover, most of them were the same group of people. They shouted in the morning to overthrow Zhi Li and in the evening to overthrow Søren. They knelt and asked Prince Zhi Li to ascend the throne.
Some of them were even more aggressive. Previously, it was Søren who had created the illusion that he had assassinated the King to frame Zhi Li. Later on, it was Søren who had assassinated the King.
All the nobles and officials in King City who went to the Young Lord's Mansion to ask Zhi Li to ascend the throne only accounted for about 70%. Where did the other 30% go?
They were not at the Princess Mansion in Jung Yeon either. Instead, they hid at home and acted like ostriches, not making a sound or expressing their stance.
In just one day, the situation had been completely reversed!
And all these changes were due to Duke Yanting's public statement.
Zhi Li had single-handedly directed the trick of distorting the truth. But when it really happened, he was still stunned.
The effect was even better than he had expected.
It was clearly a deer, but hundreds and thousands of smart people present said in unison that it was a horse.
Even a fool would know that it was Zhi Li who had assassinated the King last night. In the end, hundreds and thousands of people said in unison that it was Søren's plot. They even said that Søren had assassinated the King.
Zhi Li was really stunned. He felt that the scene in front of him was really bizarre.
His distortion of the truth had actually succeeded! His plan to assassinate the King and forcibly ascend the throne was supposed to be a death sentence, but it was actually going to succeed.
At this moment, he could not help but say to Prime Minister Yan Wuji, who was beside him, "It is said that the nobles and officials' mouths are like the back eyes of prostitutes. Now it seems that they are even worse than the back eyes of prostitutes. Their back eyes are only used to defecate, but these people's mouths not only defecate, but also eat it back. "
…
At this point, all the nobles and officials in King City only had one voice. The country could not be without a ruler. They knelt and asked Prince Zhi Li to ascend the throne!
That night, the officials wept blood and knelt to ask Zhi Li to ascend the throne.
Zhi Li refused three times. In the end, one of the nobles hit his head on the wall. Blood immediately gushed out. It was an extremely tragic scene.
At the same time, more officials and nobles took off their hats and threatened Zhi Li that if he did not agree, they would hit the wall and die.
Zhi Li had no choice but to agree with tears in his eyes.
The next morning!
Under the protection of the city guards, Zhi Li, the civil and military officials, and all the nobles went to the palace in a grandiose manner.
Fang Qingzhuo was dressed up and followed Zhi Li into the palace!
The impatient coronation ceremony had officially begun!
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