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Chapter 682 Emperor Huizong of Song: I kneel before you! [1st update]

At the same time, the city gates were quickly closed, and the drawbridge was quickly raised...

As for the four veteran actors putting on a show below the city walls, they were completely ignored by Emperor Huizong of Song:

Since I'm already unconscious, I might as well lie down a little longer!
Life is like a play, it all depends on acting!

Cai Fuqing couldn't help but applaud Emperor Huizong and the four commanders; they were all veteran artists!
However, Cai Fu forgot that he was now the King of Qi. When he clapped, everyone else joined in.

"Hua Hua Hua..."

The applause was thunderous and deafening!
Zero harm, but extremely insulting!
Emperor Huizong blushed. Such enthusiastic applause should be given to the four people below who were pretending to be unconscious, right?

The civil and military officials were speechless; they had witnessed firsthand just how difficult it was to serve the Prince of Qi…

"Prince Consort—"

A true man can bend and stretch; Emperor Huizong, with a shameless grin, waved enthusiastically to Cai Fu:

"How have you been?"

Cai Fu: "Yes—"

How am I supposed to respond to that?
Emperor Huizong could only bite the bullet and shout, "Where is the Imperial Son-in-Law unwell?"

The thunderous applause had subsided by then, and Cai Fu patted his pectoral muscles at Emperor Huizong:
"It hurts!"

Heart disease?

To die in a day after a day's work—what a wonderful thing!
Emperor Huizong of Song was overjoyed, but he had to feign sadness:

"The prince consort is so young and strong, how could he have developed a heart ailment?"

Cai Fu raised his lips in a playful smile:
"To protect our great nation and the people, I am willing to risk my life to fight the Jin Dynasty to the death in the northern frontier!"

"His Majesty colluded with the Jin Kingdom and sent Gao Qiu with 50,000 troops to stab me in the back!"

"That's why my heart aches!"

"what?"

Emperor Huizong of Song was shocked and suddenly turned around to glare at Gao Qiu:

"Is there such a thing?"

broken!

Gao Qiu's heart skipped a beat:

I'm always the one who shifts the blame to others, but today it's my turn to take the fall!
To be honest, Gao Qiu really didn't want to take the blame, but Emperor Huizong's gaze was just too frightening!
It's a deep, dark green, like a hungry wolf!
good chance!
Because his third son, Cai Xiao, had become a cripple, Cai Jing harbored resentment towards Gao Qiu and seized the opportunity to kick him while he was down.

"Grand Commandant Gao, a true man takes responsibility for his actions!"

Tong Guan and Cai Jing were always a perfect match, their smiles chilling and sinister.
"Since you've done it, you have to admit it!"

"His Majesty is supremely wise and sagacious; you scoundrel, do not tarnish His Majesty's reputation!"

Yang Jian, one of the four treacherous ministers, fanned the flames: "Be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions, and His Majesty will treat your family well!"

"you……"

Gao Qiu's face turned green: We are collectively known as the "Four Great Traitors"! How many bad things have we done together!

The little boat of friendship capsized so easily?
However, Cai Jing and the other two had already made things clear to him, and someone definitely had to take the blame for this.

Emperor Huizong of Song was "supremely wise and enlightened," so he couldn't possibly take the blame; therefore, the blame must fall on him.

If he refuses to "take responsibility for his own actions," his entire family will be executed, or even his nine generations of relatives will be exterminated!

If he "dares to take responsibility for his actions," Emperor Huizong will compensate his family with benefits...

Using both threats and inducements, and employing both soft and hard tactics!

Gao Qiu looked up at Emperor Huizong with a pitiful expression, deliberately showing off his large silver teeth to the emperor.

In the past, he would make Emperor Huizong laugh heartily whenever he grinned, but this time Emperor Huizong's face was ashen!
It's over!

Gao Qiu knew perfectly well that he was originally a rogue and a downtrodden man who gained favor by being a skilled polo player. Emperor Huizong liked him and promoted him, which allowed him to rise from a rogue and a downtrodden man to the position of Grand Commandant of the Imperial Guard!

Emperor Huizong wants him dead now, so even if he is the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard, he can only die young!
After a two-second silence, Gao Qiu cried out loudly:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I was blinded by hatred..."

"Hatred? What hatred or enmity?"

Emperor Huizong of Song gave a thumbs-up with a look of shock and anger:
Well done!

"Your Majesty, look at my ears!"

Gao Qiu abruptly removed his official hat, pointed to his ear that Cai Fu had cut off, and said with grief and indignation:
“This ear of mine was cut off by the King of Qi!”
"And my front teeth were also knocked out by the concubine of the King of Qi!"
"I am the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard. How can he expect me to intimidate the generals? How can I face the Emperor?"

"But he is my son-in-law!"

Emperor Huizong was furious: "What have you done to my son-in-law?"

"Your Majesty, I abused my position and falsely issued an imperial edict to summon eight generals from eight prefectures and mobilize troops to seek revenge against the Prince of Qi in the northern frontier!"

With tears in his eyes, Gao Qiu said, "Your Majesty, I have abused my power for personal gain and have failed to live up to Your Majesty's trust in me!"

Emperor Huizong kicked him in the stomach: "You beast! How dare you do such a thing!"

Cai Jing chimed in, "Do you know that what you're doing will cause a misunderstanding between His Majesty and the Prince Consort?"

"Your Majesty and the Prince Consort are not only ruler and subject, but also father-in-law and son-in-law!"

"How is His Majesty supposed to face the imperial son-in-law?"
"How will the prince consort face His Majesty then?"

"I was only focused on revenge; I didn't think about anything else!"

Gao Qiu was kicked to the ground by Emperor Huizong of Song, but struggled to get up so that the people below the city could see his face clearly, especially Cai Fu:

"Your Majesty, I am utterly loyal to you!"
"He was blinded by hatred and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"Your Majesty, I am sorry and dare not ask for your forgiveness. I only ask that in the next life I can play football with Your Majesty again!"

After shouting himself hoarse, Gao Qiu gritted his teeth, glared, and jumped off the city gate tower!
"Oh!"

Gao Qiu crashed headfirst into the stone slab and died instantly, his brains splattering all over the ground!
Minister Gao...

Although Emperor Huizong watched him die, Gao Qiu's last words still deeply moved him:

What a pity about Gao Aiqing's excellent kick...

"brute!"

While inwardly feeling regretful, Emperor Huizong's face betrayed his fury:

"How dare you harm my son-in-law! You deserve to die!"

What a show!

Cai Fu realized he had been too naive; he never expected Emperor Huizong of Song to resolve the situation in this way!
It must be said that Gao Qiu's move before his death successfully extricated Emperor Huizong of Song from the predicament!

Gao Qiu was the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard, and mobilizing troops was his prerogative; it wasn't impossible for him to abuse his power for personal gain...

Cai Fu knew it was impossible, of course, but with Gao Qiu dead, the dead were respected, so his words seemed quite credible.

Whether Cai Fu believed it or not, all the civil and military officials, the imperial guards, and the people of the city believed it.

"Your Highness, this is all my fault for not managing your subordinates properly!"

Emperor Huizong of Song feigned kneeling on the ground:
"I kneel before you!"

"Your Majesty is of inestimable worth, how can you kneel?"

The civil and military officials panicked and rushed to help Emperor Huizong.

Emperor Huizong's kneeling was significant; his status meant that Cai Fu could no longer pursue the matter.

However, Cai Fu had another trick up his sleeve: "Your Majesty, don't worry!"
"I wonder what the reason is behind Song Jiang, the Deputy Commander of the Palace Guard, Qin Ming, the Military Commander of Qizhou, Wu Yong, the Prefect of Qizhou, and others leading 30,000 troops to launch a surprise attack on Qingzhou, the capital of Qi, while I was fighting a desperate battle with the Jin Kingdom in the north?"

Emperor Huizong of Song: (_)
Goodnight, that's the fourth update today. I'll try to update more tomorrow~

(End of this chapter)