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Chapter 118: Showdown

The old emperor's illness did not recover suddenly because of the safe return of Princess Zhaohua Min Ruoxi. On the contrary, after a few days of seemingly energetic, he was declining at a faster speed, and he saw that day was getting worse and worse. That period of time seemed to be a rebirth.

Lying on the bed, his eyes were half open and half closed, and he would fall into a semi-coma anytime and anywhere, but as long as he was awake, his thoughts were extremely clear. Min Ruoying kept waiting before the hospital bed and did not dare to leave a little step.

"Ruoying, what's going on with the people involved in this matter now?" the emperor asked softly.

"Don't worry, Father, the people who really participated in this matter, except Luo Liang and Yang Yi, are all dead." Min Ruoying whispered: "Luo Liang's son is safe. Yang Yi, after the situation stabilizes, his son will make other arrangements."

"Ma Xiangdong, Guo Jiuling and the others don't know?"

"They only know the surface part, and in their hearts, they all think that this matter was done by the elder brother." Min Ruoying was a little proud. These two were his confidants, but this time, even these two were kept in the dark for this great action.

"You are very meticulous, whether it is Ma Xiangdong or Guo Jiuling, they are all ministers worthy of relying on. They are different from Luo Liang. If they let them know your behavior this time, they will be disloyal to you." The emperor sighed: "Ruoying, if I am in good health, I will definitely not allow you to do this. It's a pity that I have no time anymore."

Min Ruoying lowered her head.

"You are ruthless enough, but you have to remember that as an emperor, you must not only be ruthless, but also benevolent and lenient and strict to coexist harmoniously. If you are ruthless, you will often go to extremes."

"Son remembered." Min Ruoying nodded.

"Don't let Xi'er know about this. Even if she is your legitimate sister, do you understand?" The emperor's voice was weak, "She is simple, don't let her be covered with dirt and treat her well."

"My son has only this sister, so he will naturally let her live the best life in the world. Please rest assured!"

"That Qin Feng, you have to deal with it properly. I see that your sister is very concerned about him. Please enlighten him slowly, so don't be anxious."

"Son can't save it." Min Ruoying nodded. When she mentioned Qin Feng, she couldn't help but think of the Death Camp. When she thought of the Death Camp, she remembered the urgent report she just received today. Xin Jianli's errand was ruined, and hundreds of people in the Death Camp broke out of the siege and escaped. This is a big hidden danger. This matter needs to be cleaned up.

The method mentioned by Xin Jianli in the letter is quite feasible, which is also considered that this person is still a little sensible. The Death Camp has a great grudge against the Western Qin border army. After they escaped this time, their only place was to flee into the Luoying Mountains and hand them over to the Western Qin border army to solve the problem. All they spent was just some money and food. It was expected that the Western Qin border army, which was so poor that the West Qin border army would smile and wipe out the remaining troops of the Death Camp. If they can take revenge, they can still get rewards, and those poor people will not be moved.

However, after coming back, Xin Jianli still had to punish him heavily. It was really annoying that this thing could be done like this.

"Princess, please wait. Princess, I'll report you to you." Outside, Qin Yi's somewhat panicked voice came. Min Ruoying's heart moved and stood up. Just as he turned around, the door was pushed open with a bang. Min Ruoxi appeared in front of him with an angry face.

"Xi'er, what are you doing? Don't you know if your father can't stand the noise now?" Min Ruoying's eyebrows stood up, stared at Min Ruoxi, and shouted, "I really spoiled you."

Min Ruoxi stood at the door, looked at Min Ruoying, and her eyes turned to her father on the bed, and her eyes gradually turned red.

"Second brother, I will only ask you one question, where is Qin Feng now?" she choked.

Min Ruoying's eyes shrank: "Xi'er, what did you say?"

"Second brother, do you still want to lie to me? Today I saw Guo Jiuling. He is back. He is waiting for you to summon me on Shouyang Mountain. I heard that he is back and I went to thank him for his kindness in the Luoying Mountains. But I didn't want to hear something I couldn't believe. Do you still want to hide it from me and lie to me?" Min Ruoxi burst into tears.

"Xi'er, come in and talk!" The old emperor shouted in a low voice on the bed.

Min Ruoxi sobbed into the house, walked to the bed, and knelt down in front of the emperor's bed with a loud noise: "Father, you want to make the decision with Xier!"

The emperor stretched out his thin hand and gently stroked Min Ruoxi's face full of tears, "Xi'er, why do you think your second brother wanted to arrest Qin Feng?"

"I know, he can't think of me as if I like Qin Feng. He thinks that an orphan like Qin Feng and a poor soldier like that are not worthy of me at all, so he wants to kill Qin Feng, making me lose my thoughts." Min Ruoxi stared at Min Ruoying fiercely, and her gaze seemed to swallow her brother in one bite.

"It's really an outgoing girl, but she won't stay at the age of a girl." Min Ruoying shook her head and said.

"Xi'er, you're wrong." The emperor said lightly: "The arrest of Qin Feng is not only your second brother's idea, but also my order."

As soon as the emperor said this, Min Ruoxi couldn't help but be amazed, and sat down on the ground with a loud voice, "Father!" She screamed loudly, her voice full of panic and despair.

"But the reason is not because Qin Feng is a poor military man, a small captain. My Min family made a fortune. It's only a hundred years ago that my Min family ancestor was not a poor military man?" The emperor laughed. "Ruoying, tell Xi'er about the specific matter, I'm tired."

"Father, let me rest, I'll tell you about it for the second sister." Min Ruoying walked to the bed and gently tucked the corner of the quilt for the emperor.

"Second sister, I have no choice but to do anything about this." Min Ruoying pulled Min Ruoxi from the ground, "You should be clear about the fact that the eldest brother betrayed the western border army, causing the 60,000 Western troops to be destroyed in one day, and Zuo Shuai was also desperate to fall into the Yingshan Mountains, right?"

"Of course I know, but what does this have to do with Qin Feng?" Min Ruoxi said.

Min Ruoying sighed: "Xi'er, are you going to let your second brother announce the truth of this matter to the world? If the truth is revealed to the world, how can the Min Dynasty be faced? Where can the imperial court be majestic?"

Min Ruoxihuo looked up and stared at Min Ruoying. She had already understood a little in her heart and her face turned paler.

"If I destroy my relatives for justice and announce this to the world, how should I deal with my elder brother? Sixty thousand border troops were killed, Anyang County was brutally slaughtered, dozens of millions of people were looted, and the western border of the Great Chu opened. Tell me, according to the law of the Great Chu, what kind of punishment should my elder brother bear?"

Min Ruoxi's body couldn't help but tremble violently.

"So, I can only find a scapegoat for my elder brother, and it is perfect for the Death Camp to be this scapegoat." Min Ruoxi's expression turned sharp. "The western border troops were all destroyed, but the Death Camp survived alone. This is already unreasonable, right? The Death Camp is also composed of criminals who have committed death row crimes. No matter how serious the person is, the people of Da Chu will take it for granted and feel it is reasonable."

"Even if you want to use the suicide camp as a scapegoat, why do you have to pull Qin Feng in?" Min Ruoxi hissed.

"Sister, Qin Feng is the lieutenant of the Death Camp, the chief officer. And as far as I know, this person has a very high prestige in the Death Camp. You think you use the Death Camp as a scapegoat, but the head of the Death Camp is unaware of it. Is this possible? Isn't this giving someone a message?"

"Qin Feng escorted me all the way and went through life and death hardships. This is also well-known. Who would believe it if he was a traitor?" Min Ruoxi argued.

"This is exactly the cunning thing of the Western Qin people!" Min Ruoying sneered, "A Liu Zhen was caught by us. They were thieves and deliberately sent Qin Feng to escort you to escape. Otherwise, under such a large-scale pursuit by the Western Qin people, how could Qin Feng, a mere six-level martial arts guy, escape the pursuit of a level nine master like Deng Pu? They were just acting like that so that Qin Feng would be rewarded after returning to the Great Chu, and then enter the top leadership of our Great Chu army, and then plot against our Great Chu again!"

"You, you..." Min Ruoxi looked at his second brother, her eyes full of incredible expressions. "Second brother, how can you be so shameless? He is your sister's savior and your sister's favorite. Do you want me to be uneasy and sad for the rest of my life?"

Min Ruoying's face became serious: "Xi'er, don't forget, you are a member of the Min clan, you are a royal clan, and you are born with the glory of the Min clan on your shoulders. The rise and fall of the Min clan is closely related to you, the dignity of the Min clan, the life of your elder brother, the country of Great Chu and Qin Feng, you need to choose one side, tell your second brother, which side do you choose?"

Min Ruoxi looked at Min Ruoxi, her lips trembling, and her eyes were filled with despair.

Min Ruoying approached her and whispered: "Sister, it's better to have short pain than long pain. You just met him at the weakest and most helpless time. Forget him!"

Min Ruoxi stared at Min Ruoying tightly, slowly retreated step by step, shook her head while retreating, "Second brother, you are wrong, I can't forget him, and I won't promise you to kill him. If you want to kill him, just kill me!"

Leaving this sentence, Min Ruoxi suddenly turned around and rushed out.

"Princess, princess!" Qin Yi's panicked call came from outside.

"It seems that Xi'er has really had a real relationship with this Qin Feng." Behind him, the old emperor's voice came.
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