Chapter 216: Breakup (8)
But Mu Zihan said he surrendered, so what reason is there to kill them now?
"Then please ask the Regent to hand over the Black Flag Army's military power and put them in jail for the time being and await punishment." Wei Ning raised his voice.
"No!" Sima Qing and others on the Black Flag Army side shouted anxiously. Handing over the military power was already a huge concession, but they actually put the Regent in jail. This was simply too outrageous!
Wei Ning raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "If you are not convinced, it is not a bad idea to fight to the death tonight!"
Sima Qing had no choice but to shut up and looked at Mu Zihan with hope, "Your Majesty, we are willing to die to protect you!"
They tried their best to fight their way out, escort the prince to the border, join up with the Black Flag Army, and then attack the imperial capital. It is still unknown who will win!
But Mu Zihan raised his hand to stop him , "I have made up my mind, put down your weapons and surrender!"
As he spoke, he raised his head and met Wei's gaze, still with a noble demeanor. Even a defeated general had the natural arrogance that looked down on everyone.
Wei Ning knew that he wanted to preserve the Black Flag Army, and she didn't want to kill them all. This was the strongest military force of the Qinglong Empire, and all countries were afraid of it for many years.
If we kill all the Black Flag Army, we will not only face internal troubles, but also external threats.
She is not stupid, and certainly won't bring herself greater enemies.
She only ordered Mu Zihan, Qin Feng and the three Tiger-Tally Generals to be imprisoned, and the rest of the people were temporarily handed over to Situ Yao to command the retreat, confiscate the weapons, and return them all to the camp outside the city for custody!
At this time, Marquis Zhenwei was still holding the emperor hostage. Duanmu Lei was so frightened when he saw Mu Zihan appear that his legs went limp. Then, when he saw that Marquis Zhenwei was seriously injured, he was even more at a loss.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Duanmu Lei looked at Wei Ning in fear. For the first time, he felt that this Crown Prince was so terrifying.
It turned out that she had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger in front of him, wanting to bring down Duanmu and his family in one fell swoop. He didn't realize it, and she had done so many abominable things.
Wei Ning looked at him coldly, glanced at the emperor he was holding hostage with a knife, and said, "Young Marquis, you are holding my father hostage now. You should know that this is a crime of treason and you must be torn into pieces by five horses!"
Duanmu Lei's hand shook, and the knife cut a wound on the emperor's neck.
The emperor looked at Wei Ning calmly. He had seen everything that had just happened and knew that this son of his was unusual. From her tone, he knew that she hated him to the core.
He had ignored her for so many years. At first, she came to him and cried about how she was bullied and treated coldly. However, he was obsessed with elixirs and beauties, and thought that the prince was being unreasonable. He kicked her out and never saw her again.
Now seeing her grow up like this, I have an indescribable feeling in my heart. Is it fear? No, not really. It should be resignation to fate...
"As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't kill me, I will release the Emperor immediately and will never dare to have any rebellious thoughts!" Duanmu Lei said anxiously.
Wei Ning smiled coldly and said, "Whether to kill you or not is not up to me, it's my father ."
Duanmu Lei's hands trembled again, and he couldn't control his fear.
At this time, Princess Qingtong rushed over and said, "Duanmu Lei! Release the emperor, and I will spare your life!"
Wei Ning frowned, what a soft-hearted woman!
She had never thought of letting the emperor live. The old emperor was incompetent and ruthless. Wasn't the emperor the culprit for the tragedy of the prince and the princess for so many years? ?
