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Chapter 192 - The Destiny of the Lord of Chaos

"Hong Zhong, you are the late emperor's personally sealed imperial concubine, how can you take him away just because you want him? Nangong Yu, bringing your troops into the Shengjing City is a provocation of my imperial family's might, do you know your fault! " Baili Yi Chen coldly said.

When Nangong Yu heard this, he also knew very well that it was impossible for Baili Yi Chen to hand Hong Zhong over, but things had already reached this point, and he no longer had any way of turning back. He had to avenge his second brother, and coldly spoke while looking at Baili Yi Chen, "Your majesty, I returned this time with a hundred thousand troops and horses.

As soon as he finished speaking, a few generals rode their horses and rushed up from the back of the convoy. Nangong Yu turned to look at them, to see that they were his most capable generals within the army, and could not help but to calm down a little. It seemed that all of the one hundred thousand soldiers had entered Shengjing City!

"Yes, all one hundred thousand people have entered the Shengjing City? Nangong Yu, do you think that I am an idiot and that I still do not know anything about your army of one hundred thousand who have entered the Shengjing City?"

In that instant, but before he even had the chance to speak, he felt a chill on his neck, and an assistant general behind him pulled out a sword, and placed it on his neck. Nangong Yu was startled: "Mu Jiang, what are you doing!"

When Mu Jiang heard this, he quickly turned around and looked at Baili Yi Chen, "Your majesty, your subordinate Mu Jiang has not failed in his mission. Please give me your instructions, your majesty!"

With this, if Nangong Yu was unable to see that Mu Jiang was actually Baili Yi Chen's man, then he could have simply died from stupidity.

Anyway, in his father's plans, this day would come sooner or later, "Your Majesty, I never thought that you would actually release someone at my side. But for my huge army of 100,000, even if we were to fight against the imperial guards, it is still unknown who will win!"

"Indeed. With just your army of a hundred thousand, it is truly difficult to determine the outcome of a battle between your army and the imperial guards." "Yes." Baili Yi Chen said in a very honest manner. However, do you think I will let you in so easily without any chance of winning? "

As Baili Yi Chen spoke, he saw Hong Zhan approaching in his military uniform.

He walked in front of Baili Yi Chen and knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, one hundred thousand Red Army soldiers have come late to save Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

"Young General, please rise." Baili Yi Chen tilted his head to look at Hong Zhan.

This time, Nangong Yu was a little dumbfounded.

When did a hundred thousand Red Army s return to the Shengjing City, why did he not know the slightest bit!

If that was the case, Shengjing City's imperial guards plus the hundred thousand Red Army s, then his one hundred thousand army's chances of winning were very slim!

Turning his head, he saw the faint smile on Hong Zhan's face, and he understood. He had fallen into the trap of a war!

In a state of despair, he rushed over to his horse, it was the Right Prime Minister, Nangong Jue.

He quickly spurred his horse forward. When he saw the situation in front of him, his aged face went blank for a moment. He knew in his heart, It's over, it's all over!

However, was he really going to be taken care of in one fell swoop?

He was unwilling!

Quickly jumping down from the horse, he pulled Nangong Yu off the horse's back and mercilessly slapped him across the face with a palm. "Unfilial son, what are you doing?"

A single slap caused Nangong Yu to feel a little dizzy. Looking at Nangong Jue's angry face, his face was filled with pain: "Father, Second Brother had already been given a beating by Hong Zhong … His corpse, with his arm cut off, was thrown into my Yuyang's army. I want to avenge my brother!

Hearing this, Nangong Jue staggered and almost fell to the ground.

His mind was filled with the news that Nangong Mo had been killed, but he quickly regained his senses. He had already lost a son, and he could no longer afford to lose another son, so he turned around and knelt on the ground as he spoke to Baili Yi Chen, "Your majesty, this is all a misunderstanding. Yu'er only lost her head and led the army back to the Shengjing City because she was provoked by Mo'er's death.

Nangong Yu had already lost his mind from his brother's death, and now that he saw his father begging humbly on the ground, his heart was filled with unwillingness: "Father!"

"Shut up!" Nangong Jue glared fiercely at him, "Are you trying to kill the entire Nan Gong Family!?"

Hearing that, Nangong Yu realised that he had been too reckless in doing this, but to be able to bring troops back to the capital without permission, it was a fact that he could not change no matter what, what could he do!

Baili Yi Chen looked coldly at the Nangong father and son below, "Cheng Xiangdaren has lived in the imperial court for a long time. It is impossible for him not to know that bringing troops into the capital without permission is a great sin to execute the nine great clans! "I'd like to see how you, prime minister, will help him justify his actions."

"This... "Your majesty, Mo'er suffered a calamity and Yu'er lost her mind in a fit of rage. She had only done such a thing. I beg your majesty, seeing that he had lost his younger brother, has thrown away his sense of propriety and lightly punished him." When Nangong Jue heard this, he looked at Baili Yi Chen's face that carried the aura of a natural born king and asked humbly. He could only blame himself for coming here too late, Nangong Yu's army had directly clashed with the army inside the palace, this was the only explanation!

Baili Yi Chen laughed coldly, pretending that he didn't understand and asked: "Nangong Mo? Previously, when Nangong Mo had killed someone in the Shengjing City, he was sentenced to death, even if it was because of the Emperor Empress' great joy and the general amnesty, Nangong Mo's death could be exempted, so he should still be in the prison of the Shengjing City, right? Why would the Prime Minister say that he's dead? "

Nangong Jue heard the cold voice of Baili Yi Chen and sighed slightly.

Tilting his head to look at Nangong Yu, he kneeled down and said, "Your majesty, it was this old subject who did not wish to see Mo'er spend the rest of his life in jail. But, unexpectedly, Mo'er was killed the moment he left the Shengjing City … This is all this old official's fault. I hope that the Emperor will consider this old subject's service to the Southern Qi and allow this old subject to return home and reflect on his past. "

In Nangong Jue's entire life, even though there were many concubines in the house, there were only Nangong Mo and Nangong Yu, the two brothers, and the two sisters, Nangong Yimeng and her son.

He also knew very well in his heart what Baili Yi Chen wanted. Right now, he could only use retreat to advance. He hoped that he could use his position of prime minister to exchange for the safety of the entire Nangong family!

In the end, he still spoke up, "My Southern Qi is strict with the laws. Even if the Son of Heaven has violated the law, he shall be punished along with the commoners, and the prime minister shall act maliciously towards others, ignoring the laws of the country. He should have been sentenced to death, but the prime minister has worked hard enough to avoid death, so he shall be stripped of his official position and be demoted to a commoner."

The Nan Gong Family was the largest aristocratic family in the Southern Qi. Furthermore, there was the empress dowager standing there.

"This old official thanks Your Majesty for not killing me!" Even though Nangong Jue was extremely unwilling, he still expressed his gratitude with a head decree. Meng'er was already an empress. As long as the Nangong family kept their men around, they wouldn't have to worry about not having a chance to make a comeback.

When Nangong Yu saw that his Prime Minister's father had been demoted, he knew that the consequences of what happened today were severe. Thus, for the sake of the entire Nan Gong Family, he did not dare to act arrogantly anymore and could only lower his head and wait for Baili Yi Chen's punishment.

"Nangong Yu, you led the troops back to the capital without permission. You should have nine familial exterminations, but on the account that you have also rendered merits for my Southern Qi, you are exempt from the crime of exterminating nine clan members. However, you led the troops to force the palace into a state where it was impossible to escape, and you are sentenced to being beheaded at noon."

"Your majesty!" Nangong Jue took a step forward, trying to persuade his.

Baili Yi Chen swept a cold gaze, and anger from an emperor emerging from his brows: "Prime Minister, do you think that the crime of forcing a palace can be exempted from capital punishment? Or is the prime minister willing to risk the lives of several hundred people from the Nan Gong Family to guarantee Nangong Yu's safety? "

"Your Imperial Majesty, this is all this old subject's fault. I beg you, please let Yu-er go."

"Your majesty, please spare Yu-er, on behalf of the Esteemed Empress Dowager."

"Your Majesty …"

No matter how much Nangong Jue said, it couldn't change Baili Yi Chen's resolution to kill Nangong Yu. With no results after pleading a few times, Baili Yi Chen left. It was only then that Nangong Jue could finally see his nephew who he had watched growing up clearly.

This nephew of his was no longer the young emperor who needed his help and support. He had changed. He was now resolute in killing, calm and reserved. He had become inhuman as well!

… ….

In the end, the Nan Gong Family was affected by Nangong Jue secretly releasing Nangong Mo. Although Nangong Jue still had his life, he was demoted to a commoner and was no different from dead.

And for Nangong Yu to secretly bring troops into the capital, was already a capital offense that he could not escape!

Under the double blow, Nangong Jue was so angry that he vomited blood and fell ill on the bed.

It was said that the Empress had also been kneeling at the entrance of the imperial study, pleading for a day and a night for mercy. However, Nangong Yu's crime of forcing the Palace to rebel was already unforgivable, and thus did not change his fate of being beheaded.

The several hundred thousand soldiers of the Nangong Clan were all taken into the hands of Baili Yi Chen.

During the battle of Imperial General's Estate, he had rendered meritorious service by saving the emperor and was conferred the title of a great general of the first rank.

Seeing the show up, Hong Zhong knew that it could only be this way. After all, as the empress dowager of a nation, Nangong Lingwei definitely wouldn't let Baili Yi Chen kill her brother.

However, Nangong Jue who did not have the support of the Nan Gong Family, would he be far from death?

… ….

two days later

Today was the day Nangong Yu was beheaded. Hong Zhong changed into men's attire and brought Lv Luo and Mo along, happily hugging a bun as she went to watch the show.

Looking at Nangong Yu who was kneeling on the execution platform, Nangong Yimeng, who was below, had long cried as though she was a person who was about to cry, but it was impossible for her to defy her sacred will. She had knelt in the imperial study for an entire day and night and had not managed to change Baili Yi Chen's mind.

So it turned out that he was that cold-blooded.

Nangong Yimeng turned her head, and accidentally saw Hong Zhong. Her beautiful eyes were filled with hatred, and if it wasn't for her identity not allowing her to, she really wanted to rush up and strangle Hong Zhong to death.

Nangong Jue, who was so angry that he was sick on the bed, was dragging his sickness today as well to send his son off on his final journey. When he saw Hong Zhong, his face was also filled with hatred. He never would have thought that his dignified Nangong Clan would be destroyed by this little girl. How could he be willing to accept this!

Facing the hatred in the eyes of the Nan Gong Family father and daughter, Hong Zhong smiled and mouthed: "Self-inflicted harm, do not live!"

Following the executioner's order, Nangong Yu was beheaded in front of everyone, causing him to directly faint from anger, and also caused Nangong Jue to vomit a mouthful of blood.

… ….

After watching the lively scene, Hong Zhong brought Lv Luo and back.

Walking on the bustling streets of Shengjing City, Hong Zhong's mood lightened up a little. While touching the porcelain bottle that contained the elegant ashes on her chest, she looked at the blue sky and sighed lightly. The Nangong Family had already collapsed!

Pausing, Hong Zhong turned around, listening to the hawkers bustling around him, aimlessly walking in the crowd. Suddenly, she heard a middle-aged man speaking behind her: "Fate telling, young lady in front, please wait."

Hong Zhong turned around and looked at the middle-aged man who was around forty to fifty years old. He wore a Daoist attire and carried a cloth bag on his back.

Hong Zhong looked left and right, only to realize that there was no one beside him. She pointed to herself and asked somewhat curiously: "The words you said just now, were you talking to me?" I'm clearly wearing men's clothing. How could it be so easy to see through me?

"Yes, girl. This old one knows the geography from the heavens. Meeting Miss today could be considered fate for me. Miss, can you consider it a divination? " The middle-aged man looked at Hong Zhong with a serious expression.

Hong Zhong looked at him with hesitation, then decisively shook her head: "No need, thank you." With that, she turned around and was about to leave.

She had never been a superstitious person, much less believed in fate.

The middle-aged man saw that Hong Zhong had left, but still did not give up. He quickly caught up to Hong Zhong and said: "Miss, take care.

Hong Zhong stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and looked at the middle-aged man. As she rolled up her sleeves, she asked: "You Taoist, do you still want to say that my entire being is covered in black Qi, and if I don't let you give me a divination and spend some money to dissolve it, I'll be in trouble very soon?"

and Mo Xi, who were watching the scene from the side, trembled for a moment. They deeply believed that if this middle-aged man dared to say "yes," Hong Zhong would definitely beat him up on the street.

However, the middle-aged man was not affected by it and instead smiled, "Lady, your fate is very strange. If I am not wrong, that is the sign of a phoenix, but it was altered by Miss's actions. Miss, you should know what is going on better than me, right?"

Saying that, Hong Zhong hesitated.

Fogg?

That should mean entering the imperial harem.

If he hadn't reached an agreement with Baili Yi Chen, then he would have to accept the late emperor's testamentary edict and become his imperial concubine. However, what did this destiny have to do with him?