"Your Excellency is a smart man; don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"
Seeing the scrutinizing look on his face, Zhao Yun's eyes flashed with amusement. He then gave Jiumosong a meaningful look. This guy is a ruthless one after all.
By taking an arrow himself, he completely baffled Ashley.
Ashley was the third most powerful figure in the Frostwest Empire, an absolutely intelligent man, but unfortunately, he still made a mistake. He never imagined that someone would be so ruthless as to use his own life to scheme against him.
Hiss!
After being bandaged up, Ashley looked a little better, but the large beads of sweat on his forehead showed how much pain he was in. Even if he wouldn't die immediately, he was not far from it.
He stopped Abucha from seeing him off, and instead stared intently at Jiumosong.
He had seen Zhao Yun's gaze just now. The other party was, after all, the leader of Hundred Riders; there was no way he would look at Jiumosong without reason. Could this bastard be plotting against him?
He took a deep breath, mustered his strength, and said in a low voice, "Commander Zhao, are you implying that this assassination attempt was deliberate?"
"Good!"
Zhao Yun nodded slightly, admitting it directly, and said in a deep voice, "My Hundred Riders are responsible for the security of the royal city. We discovered the presence of unidentified armed personnel earlier, so we naturally need to investigate."
According to our investigation, these people are from the Zhennan Dynasty, but we don't understand why they would shoot an arrow at their own people.
Damn it!
Hearing Zhao Yun's innocent expression, Jiumosong felt like cursing.
You're practically pointing your finger at me and accusing me of plotting against you, aren't you? And you say you don't understand? I think you understand better than anyone!
However, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He suppressed his anger and said awkwardly, "Commander Zhao is joking. My Zhennan Dynasty, like the Great Liang, is a peace-loving people. How could we possibly attack our own brothers?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Hundred Riders brought over a man covered in blood and placed him before the crowd.
Upon seeing this person, Jiumosong froze; it was actually the Nan Yi.
Zhao Yun glanced at the two men and said in a deep voice, "We have confirmed that these assassins were arranged by this man, and he was also making preparations in secret, even planning to assassinate someone in the palace!"
Hiss!
Upon hearing this, Ashley's face immediately turned ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You, Jiumosong, how dare you scheme against my Frostwest Empire! This is your king's own nephew, isn't he!"
"I'll remember your Zhennan Dynasty. You really think our Frostwest Empire is finished, huh? How dare you scheme against us like this!"
At this moment, he was cursing a thousand times. This bastard kept saying he was being invited and that it was a secret, but he was just planning to attack him and drag the Frostwest Empire into it, wasn't he?
In that instant, he understood the true nature of the matter. It was clearly a ploy to target the Frostwest Empire, which was why they attacked him and then framed Great Liang.
That bastard, he really dares to dream.
If I didn't give you guys a taste of your own medicine, I wouldn't be the third-in-command of the Frostwest Empire. And you even dared to storm the palace to assassinate the emperor; you won't get away with this either.
"Forehead!"
Jiumosong's face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "Brother, don't be provoked. My Zhennan and Frostwest Empire have always stood together and helped each other. How could we possibly assassinate you? This Nan Yi must have been framed..."
Cough cough!
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Yun interrupted him, whispering, "I forgot to tell you, it seems that the Nan Yi organization's assassins who entered the palace aren't here to assassinate the Emperor."
It's quite strange that they attacked Princess Anne, but thankfully we saved her."
"What?"
Ashley's blood, which had just stopped flowing, gushed out again, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
Princess Anne is of great importance; she can not only bewitch the Emperor of Great Liang, but even the Emperor of the Great West Empire is fond of her, giving the Frostwest Empire Princess Anne choices.
Now that the other party was actually going to attack the princess, he was enraged.
This guy not only wants to kill me, but he also wants to kill Princess Anne. If he succeeds, the consequences will be unimaginable.
At that point, the Frostwest Empire will have no way out. Even if the Frostwest Empire knows there's something wrong, it will still have to turn against the Great Liang. After all, the third-in-command and the princess both died in the Great Liang, Frostwest Empire still has its pride.
If we don't dare to fight back when others are riding all over us, then the Frostwest Empire might as well just disintegrate.
He gritted his teeth and said, " Jiumosong, I've insulted all the women in your family, and you dare to try to assassinate Her Highness the Princess? This bastard has gone too far! Cha'er, kill him!"
He gave the order directly to Cha'er, but after speaking, he fainted.
" Cha'er, do as the minister says!"
Abucha, his face ashen, issued the order. This Jiumosong had actually plotted against his own country. If he succeeded, the Frostwest Empire would face a major war.
This infuriated him. He had persisted for so many days, trying to ease the Great Liang, and yet you dared to do this.
I can't beat Great Liang, but you Zhennan are a drowning dog now, I'll beat you to a pulp!
"Hey, don't be impulsive! This must be a misunderstanding!" Jiumosong panicked. They couldn't fight now; they had no advantage whatsoever. How could they fight like this?
He had previously given all his men to the Nan Yi, and now he has no one left to command.
"Misunderstanding my ass!"
Cha'er, the commander of the guards, was enraged and attacked. He had failed in his duty to protect his troops, and if he didn't retaliate, he would be finished when he returned home.
He charged straight at Jiumosong in one stride, thinking, "So you think you're smart? You're making a fool of us!"
Look at my fist, as big as a sandbag.
"Hey, this is a misunderstanding."
"I've misunderstood you."
Enraged, the Frostwest Empire went berserk, overwhelming Jiumosong and his men, leaving the Zhennan people bleeding profusely.
The worst off was the Nan Yi, who were relentlessly attacked by their guard commander, Cha'er. They suffered the most brutal beatings of all. Not only was the arrow in their arm broken off, but their faces were also disfigured.
Seeing the two sides start fighting, a cold smile flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes. He thought to himself, "Let you two fight like dogs, you dare to scheme against my Great Liang, and you think you can get away unscathed? What are you thinking!"
Zhennan Jiumosong is no good, and Ashley and his group are no saints either.
The Hundred Riders riders had been nearby the whole time, and they were perfectly aware of why the two sides had gathered there—they were plotting against Great Liang. Daring to covet Great Liang's cannons, they were lucky not to be killed.
Seeing the fighting escalate, he made no move to stop it, but instead protected the surrounding civilians and left the battlefield to them.
Just as they were about to kill Jiumosong, Zhao Yun stepped forward.
"Excuse me, please go easy on me!"
" Jiumosong has caused trouble in our Great Liang. The Hundred Riders must arrest him and bring him to justice, to be tried according to the laws of our Great Liang."
"However, to show our sincerity, we will hand over the Nan Yi, the unit that assassinated you, to you. This will serve as an explanation."