Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 824: Tie people up directly
Lu Mingyong had a sword hanging on his waist, and his black cloak was rustling in the wind. He pushed open the door of the Duke of Qi's mansion with both hands, led more than [-] people, and tied up the Duke of Qi who was playing with the birds.

"Lu Mingyong, what are you doing?!" Qi Guogong was shaking with anger, pointing at Lu Mingyong and roaring.

Lu Mingyong grabbed the rope on the Duke of Qi and dragged him out: "The evidence that Duke Qi poisoned and murdered His Majesty is conclusive, so I will arrest you and bring you to the palace for questioning."

The Duke of Qi felt guilty, but his hatred towards Lu Mingyong exceeded his inner fear. He cursed angrily: "Lu Mingyong, I have never done such a thing. How dare you treat me like this? I am not afraid that Your Majesty will punish you." Sin?!"

Lu Mingyong grabbed the Duke of Qi, pulled him forward, and sneered: "You still want to use your status to suppress me? You are the Duke of Qi, but you just received an errand from the official department. This officer is the Duke of Yue. Not only does your title I had another title of Yiyong before, and my official position was higher than yours, so what? I can’t capture you?"

Duke Qi's face flushed with anger: "I am Your Majesty..."

Lu Mingyong pushed him away: "You still have the nerve to mention His Majesty? When you poisoned His Majesty's cakes, why didn't you think that you were His Majesty's grandfather?"

Duke Qi wanted to say something else. Lu Mingyong threw a handkerchief to his men. Duke Qi's mouth was immediately gagged. He waved his hand: "Tie it up tightly and take it away!"

Before leaving, Lu Mingyong glanced at A Kun, and A Kun nodded without any trace.

Chengming Palace.

Led by Feng Xiang, all the six ministers except Mr. Li were present, including two clan princes.

A chair was placed next to the throne, and Changsun Tao sat there with his majestic posture, his expression solemn, and he was imposing without speaking. The solemn atmosphere made people breathless.

"The Duke of Qi put tangerine in the cakes given to your majesty, which almost endangered your majesty's health. Today/I called you here to discuss how to deal with this matter. Please discuss it and if you can come up with a charter, , tell this king."

Mr. Feng held up his hands and said, "Uncle, how is your Majesty's health?"

Changsun Tao said quietly: "Your Majesty is so blessed that he gave cakes to a little girl, but the little girl saved him. The dragon's body is fine, but he is very sad. That's why he entrusted me with full authority to deal with this matter." thing."

Mr. Feng asked again: "Your Majesty's food is tasted by the servants. How could this happen?"

Changsun Tao said: "Your Majesty has not eaten the pastry, so naturally no one will try it first, and even if someone uses a silver needle to test the poison, the silver needle will not have any reaction to the sage."

"The chamberlain who tried the food only took a small bite, and it would not cause any serious consequences. The poisoning method was so clever that it may not have been a spontaneous act. I have reason to suspect that this was a long-planned assassination!"

Mr. Feng said: "King Qi, based on the relationship between Your Majesty and the Duke of Qi, it is hard for me to believe that the Duke of Qi assassinated Your Majesty. I wonder if there is any misunderstanding in this?"

Changsun Tao said: "I have asked the Duke of Yue to summon the Duke of Qi. Whether it is a misunderstanding or intentional, we will know at the first trial when the Duke of Qi comes."

Just as he was talking, Lu Mingyong escorted Duke Qi in and kicked him on the ankle, holding him down and kneeling in front of Changsun Tao.

Changsun Tao made a gesture, and when Lu Mingyong removed the veil from Qi Guogong's mouth, Changsun Tao's majestic voice sounded: "Qi Guogong, who gave you the poison in your ring?"

Duke Qi subconsciously protected the ring and pretended to be calm: "Poison? What poison? I can't understand what King Qi is saying!"

Changsun Tao waved his hand impatiently, and Lu Mingyong pulled out half of the sword: "Untie it yourself, or should I cut it off for you?"

Lu Mingyong is the commander of the Qilin Guard and the emperor's close guard. He does not need to take off his weapons in the palace.The moment the magic weapon was drawn out, a cold light reflected in Qi Guogong's eyes, and the sword's roar was as clear as a dragon's roar, showing how sharp this sword was.

Duke Qi hurriedly took off the ring, still struggling: "King Qi, what if there is tangerine in my ring? What does this mean? Can't I use it to smoke it myself?"

Changsun Tao did not respond, but just said: "Call the palace lady who brought the cakes in, and ask the imperial doctor to check with Duke Qi to see if there is any mulberry in Duke Qi's body."

As soon as the palace maid who delivered the cakes was escorted up, Duke Qi was in a panic: "King Qi, is this how you decide the case? Just call a palace maid to testify and you want to prove that I am guilty? Isn't Prince Qi too arrogant?"

"What is a palace maid? What is the status of a minister? Can you believe the words coming from the mouth of this lowly person?!"

Changsun Tao ignored his barking like a barking dog and asked in a low voice: "Tell me everything you know."

Gong E shivered and stumbled: "Before the cakes were delivered, all the masters in the kitchen tried poison. On the way here, only Duke Qi opened the food box carried by the slave..."

Duke Guo of Qi was furious: "Shut up! You little hooves! Your majesty's cakes were brought over by you. Why didn't you say you were the one who poisoned me?"

Changsun Tao cleared his throat and said in a frighteningly light voice: "Mr. Qi, we don't have this strawberry in the palace. Even among the people, it is difficult for anyone to know how to use it to make poison. I only want to ask you, where did you get this medicine?" Brought it?”

"If you explain it properly, then this matter will be settled in front of the public. If you are lucky enough to talk nonsense, then I can only use the national law to deal with you. First, let the Xiao family be imprisoned. Wait until the truth comes to light before we deal with it!"

The Duke of Qi was frightened, and the anger in his body was aroused. He shouted violently: "Chang Sun Tao! What right do you have to deal with me?!"

This roar shocked everyone.

They had been serving as officials in the same dynasty as the Duke of Qi for many years, and had never seen the Duke of Qi like this. It was at this time that everyone realized that something was wrong.

Lu Mingyong held down the Duke of Qi who was extremely violent.

Changsun Tao was thoughtful and said, "Use peppermint oil to wake up the Duke of Qi."

The palace attendant took peppermint oil, put it on the tip of Duke Qi's nose and shook it. The scarlet color in Duke Qi's eyes faded away. He could not bear the ups and downs of his mood and passed out.

It happened that the imperial doctor had just been invited, and Changsun Tao, in the midst of everyone's surprised eyes, said calmly: "Let the Duke of Qi take a look."

The news of Duke Qi's arrest also reached the ears of the third prince. However, at this time, the third prince had been granted the title of King of Wu, and was granted the title of King of Wu in the land of Wuyue.

King Wu, who had not yet moved to another secluded mansion, heard about this. After a moment of panic, he calmed down and said: "Go and let the Queen Mother know that King Qi forced Qi Guo to admit the crime of assassinating His Majesty."

His confidant hurriedly went to do it, and he ordered the palace people to pull down the curtain. In the dim light, only his vague outline could be seen, and his eyes, like poisonous snakes, emitted a frightening light in the darkness.

"Uncle Emperor, you are so smart. You found Duke Qi so quickly. But no matter how powerful you are, there is a queen mother behind Duke Qi! The queen mother wants to protect you. What can you do?"

King Wu laughed arrogantly, and the laughter was extremely strange.

(End of this chapter)