Chapter 258 Li Qianshun: Oh no, I’ve become a substitute!

"How dare you kill the emperor!" Murong Fu was also shocked, and then he pointed at the Privy Councilor Yeli Youqi in anger, "How dare you kill the emperor in public! Hateful, hateful! I didn't expect that since Chengji of the Western Jin Dynasty, there are still people who dare to do such a treasonous thing. You actually dared to kill the emperor in public in front of the soldiers of the two armies! It's outrageous, outrageous!"

Li Qinglu followed her husband's lead and said through gnashing teeth, "Yeli Youqi, I know you are the most powerful clan in the Great Baigao Nation, but I didn't expect you to be so ruthless and want to kill the king in public. Your crimes are so heinous that they are too numerous to list!"

Yeli Youqi was so frightened that his face turned pale. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "I didn't, I didn't!"

Murong Fu's martial arts were so advanced that even though his mind was temporarily controlled by Murong Fu, he didn't know what was happening. He just felt like he was crazy and did such a ridiculous thing.

"The traitor who killed the king must be killed by everyone!" Murong Fu roared and pounced on Yeli Youqi.

Yeli Youqi had no power to resist and was instantly captured by Murong, who pressed his acupoints.

This was not the end. Murong Fu glared at the Tangut nobles and shouted, "Obviously, there are still traitors. You, the old man Yeli Youqi, just confessed it yourself! You can't stand my father-in-law's concentration of power, so you joined forces to kill the king. This is so treasonous and unethical. You deserve to be killed!"

After saying that, Murong Fu rushed into the crowd, captured all the Tangut nobles of Western Xia in one move, pressed their acupoints, and threw them together with Yeli Youqi, treating them as accomplices.

Logically speaking, the surrounding Xixia warriors should have stopped Murong Fu, but Murong Fu was flying in the air just now, and he was already a god in their eyes. And this Yeli Youqi killed the king in public, which was really so crazy that it was impossible for people to support him.

A group of Xixia nobles are also highly suspected, making it hard to believe that they have nothing to do with this matter.

So they stood there in a daze, watching Murong Fu arrest all the high-ranking officials of Western Xia by himself in one fell swoop.

Li Qinglu faced the Xixia army and shouted, "Anyone who supports the descendants of Emperor Wulie and our Li royal family, please bare your right shoulder! Anyone who supports the traitors and wants to collude with traitors like Yeli Youqi to rebel, please stay where you are!"

"I, the descendants of the Li family, have strong personalities and swear to kill the traitors!"

As soon as Li Qinglu said this, the nearby Xixia soldiers exposed their right shoulders one after another to show that they supported the Li royal family and did not support traitors.

This behavior snowballed, and countless Xixia soldiers exposed their right shoulders to show their support for the Li royal family.

First, the Li royal family is indeed orthodox. They had already made a name for themselves during the Tang Dynasty, and the surname Li was a surname bestowed by the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, Li Yuanhao also made great contributions to the establishment of the Great Baigao Kingdom.

If you don’t support Li Yuanhao’s descendants, then who should you support?
Secondly, in everyone's simple sense of right and wrong at that time, such a heinous act of regicide in public was unpopular.

When the Sima family had the upper hand, Jia Chong was choked speechless by the words "Where is the noble Duke Gao?" What's more, the treacherous ministers of Western Xia were much weaker than the Sima family and were so shameless in their actions. No one believed that they could achieve the final victory in the political struggle.

Third, Princess Yinchuan and Prince Consort Yinchuan just descended from the sky like gods, establishing supreme prestige.

Moreover, Princess Yinchuan's husband's 100,000 elite troops are right by his side, ready to support his wife at any time and let the Ming army attack. The Xixia soldiers are not stupid, so how could they be willing to support those Dangxiang nobles?
Fourth, Queen Mother Li Qiushui had not passed away yet. Li Qiushui occupied Huanqing Road, had made great military achievements, and had a high prestige. Moreover, Li Qiushui's martial arts were also well known to everyone. It was very easy to kill these Dangxiang nobles, so the soldiers naturally refused to follow these Dangxiang nobles.

Although many of these soldiers were followers of the Tangut nobles, they were only a minority among the 200,000-strong army.

Moreover, their lord really didn't tell them that he was going to rebel, and the job was so rough, it would be better to just do the cutting!

I am not afraid of my lord's rebellion, I am just afraid of my lord picking his feet.

But, killing the king in public is just a piece of cake.

All these factors led to the Xixia soldiers exposing their right shoulders.

For a time, the Li royal family seemed to have unparalleled prestige.

All the Xixia military officers, both big and small, were shocked. Even those who were related to these big families exposed their right shoulders to avoid being hacked to death for not fitting in.

In the crowd, Li Qianshun, who was pretending to be an ordinary Xixia warrior, was dumbfounded, thinking to himself: Isn't Yeli Youqi my confidant? What's going on? Are they planning to rebel against me? I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet, I have to clarify this!
Thinking of this, Li Qianshun was about to tear off his disguise and stand up to clarify the rumors, but unexpectedly, a stream of true energy hit his waist, making him unable to move.

Afterwards, several Xixia warriors dressed as men abducted him, covered him with a black cloth, and took him to an unknown place.

Li Qianshun was horrified, but when he heard Murong Fu and Li Qinglu start to cry loudly to the substitute, he understood everything in a flash and shouted in his heart: Oh no, oh no, this time, I have become a substitute!

Li Qianshun was so annoyed that he wanted to slap himself a few times.

But no one noticed him, everyone's eyes were on Murong Fu and Li Qinglu.

However, Murong Fu and Li Qinglu were crying heartily in front of Li Qianshun's headless body. One felt as if his father had died, and the other felt as if his father-in-law, with whom he had a deep affection, had died.

"Father-in-law, father-in-law, you and I once agreed that when I succeeded in overthrowing the cauldron in the Song Dynasty, we would go hunting together. I didn't expect that when we met again, it would be the old man sending the young man off, wuwu."

Murong Fu cried heartbrokenly.

Helian Tieshu didn't care that his butt was beaten by Murong Fu. He walked forward with his right shoulder exposed to persuade Murong Fu to mourn.

"Father, I swear that I will avenge you!" Li Qinglu said after crying for a while. The Xixia army was in turmoil, and now the emperor was suddenly murdered. Who will be the master of the Dabai Gao Kingdom?
Fortunately, at this time, Xixia's Dinghaishenzhen arrived, and a voice was heard saying, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

It was Li Qiu Shui who arrived at the scene just in time in the imperial carriage.

At this point, the Western Xia army found their backbone and knelt down in salute.

Li Qiu Shui had a look of grief on her face. She looked at Li Qianshun's headless body, ordered someone to collect the emperor's remains, wiped her tears, and then became strong.

It seemed as if she was so strong for the sake of the country.

"My son was assassinated, and Yeli Youqi and others conspired to rebel and kill the king in public. What crime should they be punished for?" Li Qiushui asked, "Qinglu, Your Highness the Prince of Yan, how do you think these traitors should be dealt with?"

Li Qinglu said: "He deserves to be killed!"

Murong Fu said: "These people conspired to rebel and kill the king in public, but they didn't know that the Li family was highly respected. They did such a heinous thing, but no one followed them. Instead, everyone wanted to kill them. In this case, we should follow the will of the people and kill them all!"

"Moreover, it would be best if all three tribes were wiped out!"

Li Qiushui waved her hand and said, "If that's the case, then let's do it! All the traitors who plotted rebellion and killed the king in public will be killed, and their entire clan will be exterminated!"

At Li Qiushui's command, the Iron Harriers loyal to Li Qiushui rushed out, grabbed the heads of Yeli Youqi and others, and beheaded them on the spot.

Afterwards, their family members who accompanied the army were also pulled out and slaughtered on the spot like pigs.

The smell of blood spread throughout the place, creating a frightening and uneasy atmosphere.

Which of these people is not a high-ranking Tangut noble?
Which one of them is not the prime minister of Western Xia?
Which one of them doesn’t have deep roots in the military?
Who is not the big boss in the faction?
However, with just one sentence from Li Qiu Shui, they were all executed, and their three clans were also exterminated.

Such cruel and bloody means shocked the hearts of the small and medium-sized nobles of Western Xia.

They vaguely realized that the death of Jin Wang Richard took away one-third of Xixia's great nobles, and now that the emperor was murdered in public, it had wider implications, directly taking away all of Xixia's great nobles.

From then on, there was no great noble in Western Xia who could compete with the Li royal family. Only a few small and medium nobles remained, and they were insignificant.

Politics is originally a game of killing, but the killing must be justified. Now that the emperor has been assassinated and the empress dowager is overly saddened, the killing was a bit cruel, which everyone can understand.

However, every Xixia person is also afraid from the bottom of their hearts.

Helian Tieshu took the lead and shouted: "Well done! The traitors and villains should be killed by everyone! We firmly support the Queen Mother, Princess Yinchuan, and Prince Consort Yinchuan!!!"

The people of Western Xia shouted slogans, expressing their firm support for the Queen Mother, Princess Yinchuan and Prince Consort Yinchuan.

This killing spree brought out majesty, level, height, and unprecedented centralization.

After killing hundreds of people, Li Qiushui seemed to have calmed down and said calmly: "We will kill their three tribes after we return home."

These words frightened the surrounding ministers and generals so much that they all trembled.

Murong Fu sighed and said, "I originally agreed with my father-in-law that the Ming Dynasty and the Great Xia Kingdom would become brother countries. From then on, the two countries would have long-term trade, and the silk produced by the Ming Dynasty could be sold to the Western Regions through the Great Xia Kingdom. The two countries would be at peace and make money together. This is such a beautiful thing!"

Murong Fu's voice was obviously not loud, but it was accurately delivered to everyone's ears, and his words made the small and medium-sized nobles of Western Xia feel heartbeat.

In fact, Western Xia did not have any ambitions. It was a country that engaged in business with the sword in hand. Its biggest demand was to do business with the Song Dynasty and make a profit from the price difference of the Silk Road. The biggest sanction imposed by the Song Dynasty on it was to close the market and stop doing business with it.

Murong Fu's words pointed out the common interests of the two countries, which was exactly what the small and medium-sized nobles of Western Xia needed.

Deep down in their hearts, they had more support for Princess Yinchuan and Murong Fu, the Yinchuan prince consort.

This is a silent and soothing tactic.

"We can't become brother countries, but Daxia and Daming can become husband and wife countries!" Li Qiushui said loudly, "Daxia is the wife, Daming is the husband, husband and wife are one, and we can still trade, making the two countries friendly and non-aggressive!"

Everyone was puzzled and didn't know what the country of husband and wife was.

And some smart people have already thought of something.

"Queen Dowager, what is the country of husband and wife?" Murong Fu asked.

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, but my son has only one daughter, Qinglu, who is your wife. We are Tanguts, barbarians, so we can naturally support an empress." Li Qiushui said, "I want to make Princess Yinchuan Li Qinglu the ruler of Xixia. Your Highness, Prince of Yan, do you support me?"

(End of this chapter)