Frost for a Thousand Years

Chapter 232 A living person was cursed to death?

Blood gushed from his mouth like a fountain, reaching a height of half a meter.

Song Shi'an subconsciously pulled away, but a few drops of crimson still splashed onto the side of his cheek, like a blooming red lotus.

Holy crap, this is spurting blood?
Song Shi'an never expected that he would vomit blood when he was just having a normal conversation with the old man, without saying anything too vulgar, and trying his best to take care of the old man's feelings.
With a thud, the man fell to the ground.

Even King Conson, seated on his throne, was dumbfounded. He abruptly stood up, pointed at the fallen old man, and stammered, "What happened?"

Instantly, chaos erupted in the imperial court.

Terror was written on everyone's face.

The eunuch hurriedly went over, knelt on the ground, and touched Old Wang Ding's breath with his hand.

However, after a while, he abruptly pulled his hand away, his face ashen, and looked at the Prince of Yan: "Dead, dead."

"Ah!" Kang Xun was furious. In just one month, he would have reached the 40-year service mark, and he was actually verbally abused to death like this?

This was the first time he had ever seen something like this.

No, this is unprecedented! Unprecedented!
"Your Majesty," Gongsun Xing said calmly to the Prince of Yan, "perhaps it's just a temporary shock of blood and qi, causing fainting. Please invite Grand Tutor Wang down to have the imperial physician treat him."

He coughed up half a liter of blood and died on the spot; he was definitely dead.

But to be verbally abused to death in the imperial court—that would be incredibly humiliating.

So, to put it more precisely, it died during the treatment.

But it was no use. With so many people in the court, the news of him being verbally abused to death would spread everywhere in no time.

Furthermore, the insults and criticisms will also circulate...

In the biography of Lord Song, he was to become famous along with Minister Sun.

"Summon the imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician!" Kang Xun reacted and hurriedly said.

Immediately afterwards, someone came to move Wang Ding.

"Oh dear, Master Wang..." Song Shi'an looked at him on the ground with heartache, then stretched out his hand and said to everyone, "A veteran of two dynasties, a pillar of the state, a leader of the Yan clan, we were just discussing loyalty and righteousness, but I never expected that he would... What a pity."

"That's enough." Gongsun Xing said unhappily, "Let's be lenient when we can."

"What the Prime Minister says is absolutely right."

Song Shi'an stopped being sarcastic and instead slowly bowed to Wang Ding, who was being carried out.

Seeing him like this, no one knew what to say.

After all, when the two of them argued, Master Wang never said what he could do if he lost the argument.

Then, Song Shi'an bowed again.

This guy is a real actor...

Just as everyone was indignant, Song Shi'an bowed again.

On the spot, all the military officers surrounded him.

"You little brat! You're trying to respect the dead, aren't you!"

"He's been provoking us, he's been provoking us all along!"

"beat him!"

Seeing that Song Shi'an was about to be grabbed by the collar and beaten, Lu Chao rushed forward to protect him. Then, he said to the crowd, "Calm down, gentlemen, calm down. Don't fight, it would be ungentlemanly!"

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..." Song Shi'an quickly explained, "I was just too respectful to Master Wang, so I bowed a few more times. I didn't mean to curse him to die. Master Wang is a lucky man, he'll definitely be..."

"Hey, stop stirring things up!" Lu Chao was speechless after Song Shi'an said that.

Bro, did you put poison on your lips?

Can't you be a little kinder?!
Song Shi'an quickly covered his mouth and promised Lu Chao that he wouldn't say anything more.

The military officers also retreated to their positions.

The death of Old Wang Ding has saddened some people.

But the vast majority of people are just watching for fun.

Old man, may you die a good death.

This guy, who relies on his seniority and acts arrogantly, criticizes everyone, and always tries to compare seniority with others, should have died long ago.

I hope that every hypocrite will encounter their own Song Shi'an.

Similarly, his death made everyone more cautious...

Song Shi'an knows us very well.

You can never win an argument with him!

Just then, a eunuch arrived, but did not come in from outside the hall. He simply asked the eunuchs inside to relay his message.

One person walked up to the Prince of Yan and whispered something to him, after which the Prince frowned.

Then, he looked at Gongsun Xing.

So the eunuch went to deliver a message to Gongsun Xing.

After a moment's thought, he met the Prince of Yan's gaze. Then, he nodded and whispered, "Let him in."

"Yes."

Song Shi'an had no idea what these people were doing; his job was simply to curse anyone he saw.

Next challenger, come on!

Super troll, always ready.

"Then, my lord, tell me, what should we do if Yan and Qi do not form an alliance?" Gongsun Xing took over the procedure and said.

Without a second thought, Song Shi'an said, "A broken mirror can be mended, and people can reconcile."

“That sounds so nice,” someone retorted. “Qi has already sent a hostage, while your Yu has not made any gesture. Why should we offend the benevolent Qi and try to reconcile with your Yu?”

“Simple, send the Qi hostage back,” Song Shi’an said. “Then, our Great Yu will forever ensure peace in the Yan region.”

"Who will escort me back?"

No sooner had Song Shi'an finished speaking than Ji Hui strode into the main hall and loudly retorted. Everyone turned to look.

Except for Song Shi'an.

He remained facing the King of Yan, seemingly ignoring him, and continued, "Moreover, I will bring wealth to the Yan Kingdom..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Hui interrupted him and questioned, "Are you the arrogant Song Shi'an?"

Ji Hui was puzzled when he saw Song Shi'an. Why was there blood on this person's face?

There was still a lot of blood on the ground.

What? Did he kill someone in the main hall?

Suppressing his anger, Song Shi'an continued to say to the Prince of Yan, "I will..."

"I'm calling you," Ji Hui interrupted again, his tone arrogant.

"Shut up!" Song Shi'an finally snapped, "Does this place have a place for a junior like you to speak?"

This statement left Ji Hui momentarily stunned.

So did everyone else.

Junior?

Besides you, who else is the youngest?

You two are about the same age, right?
"Song Shi'an, have you lost your mind?" Ji Hui said. "How dare you call me your elder?"

“You are Ji Yuan’s son, and I am Ji Yuan’s strictest father. You can calculate the generations apart yourself,” Song Shi’an said seriously.

What kind of nonsense is this guy spouting?

Everyone was bewildered. Why did they have a reasonable argument when talking about others, but started throwing a tantrum when facing this prince?
In a proper war of words, Song Shi'an wouldn't lose, would he?

"How dare you insult my father's illustrious name? What are you!" Ji Hui cursed. "He is the Emperor of Great Qi, and who are you?"

"Who I am is unimportant," Song Shi'an glared. "Do you want to hear the story of a hundred thousand troops besieging Shuofeng, with most of them dying and fleeing north in panic?"

"Then why don't you mention Tongmen Pass, Wuwei, and the story of the siege of Wuwei and the battle to catch the reinforcements?" Ji Hui retorted.

"Did I hit him?"

"So you're the one who fought the battle of Shuofeng?" Ji Yuan said, half annoyed. "You're just a county magistrate. Everyone knows that the commander of Shuofeng was Wei Wusheng!"

"Okay, then let's each take a step back."

It was very easy to negotiate, and Song Shi'an took the initiative to back down, saying, "Wei Wusheng is Ji Yuan's strictest father."

"..." Ji Hui instantly flew into a rage and shouted, "I'll curse your ancestors!"

"Alright, stop arguing like children, going on and on. How childish!" Song Shi'an shouted.

"It wasn't you, you bastard, who started this..."

Ji Hui realized that this guy was provoking him, so he forced himself to calm down. Then, he said to the Prince of Yan, "Your Highness, didn't we already agree to choose a date to sign the alliance? Why are you meeting with the Yu envoy? Could it be that you are going to break your promise and switch allegiance between Qi and Yu?"

When he asked this question, Conson fell silent.

He didn't know why Gongsun Xing let this kid in.

So how should we respond now?
“Little Ji,” Song Shi’an said at that moment, “I call you a junior not because of your age. All the ministers are seniors with decades of experience in officialdom. And I have more experience than you.”

"What do you want to say?" Ji Hui asked, displeased.

“I want to say two words,” Song Shi’an said, pointing at him. “Rules.”

"Then why do you think you can talk about rules?" Ji Hui retorted sarcastically.

“I am an envoy of the Great Yu Kingdom, sent on behalf of the country by order of the Emperor. Therefore, I am able to speak with the King of Yan here,” Song Shi’an said. “Chen Xing is an envoy of the Qi Kingdom and also has this authority.”

“I am the King of the North, and my status and rank are higher. Even Chen Xing in Yan must listen to me,” Ji Hui declared. “I can represent Qi, and even my father.”

Upon hearing him speak like that, Gongsun Xing realized that this kid was finished.

"I wish to send Prince Hui as a hostage to Yan to solidify our alliance forever."

Song Shi'an suddenly spoke up.

This is the original text of the covenant...

How did he know?!
Not only Ji Hui, but Kang Xun and Gongsun Xing were also quite surprised.

Lu Chao panicked even more: Song Shi'an, don't mess with me! I didn't tell you, and now that you know, aren't you going to put the blame on me?
As his words froze the air, Song Shi'an said, word by word, "I am your esteemed envoy, and you are a hostage. Who has the right to speak the rules?"

With just one sentence, Ji Hui's face instantly turned red.

My mind is racing.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked Song Shi'an.

However, the forward sway was too long, and it was quickly pulled back by the left and right sides.

"Quickly, invite the King of the North down!"

Kang Xun's hasty rise and gesture of inviting him to leave the hall deeply wounded Ji Hui's pride.

She argued with Song Shi'an, but it was he who got kicked out...

The farce has come to an end.

Gongsun Xing also knew that after this incident, the resistance from the court no longer existed.

There will be no more public opinion that we need to care about too much.

Even if these veteran ministers were to voice their objections, the Prince of Yan could simply retort with a single sentence: "If you're so eloquent, why didn't you say anything when Song Shi'an was alive?"

Gongsun Xing also sensed that his king might become disobedient.

no way.

Kang Yi was brought here; this was his Achilles' heel.

"I'm going to see the royal army." With that, Kang Xun rose coldly and said, "Court adjourned."

(End of this chapter)