Reborn to overthrow the throne, I became the new emperor's dark moonlight

Chapter 177: Testifying Against the Emperor

The emperor hoped that Huertu would stop talking nonsense, so he warned him.

“Since it is a gift from the Queen to Dayou, his life and death will be decided by Dayou.

How about having him repent in front of the people of Dayou tomorrow?"

He intended to let Huertu know that Huertu's life and death was in his hands. If he kept the matter secret, he could still spare his life after Xia left.

The reason for delaying until tomorrow is to give us time to warn Hurtu privately.

Unfortunately, Xia had already made an appointment with Su Heting this time and came prepared.

Huertu slowly opened his mouth and said, "My barbarian country has barren land and long winters. Our ancestors had no choice but to plunder other countries to survive, and thus developed a warlike habit.

I admit my mistake. We shouldn't have attacked Dayou and murdered its people just to save our own lives. I apologize to the countless people and soldiers from the north who were killed by my barbarian nation. I am guilty and willing to go to hell to be punished."

The emperor felt a little relieved.

Then Huertu added, "But, I'm not the only one who should apologize for the war a few years ago."

The emperor's heart suddenly became nervous again. He stared at Huertu with a warning look in his eyes.

But Huertu still looked at him, "Fifteen years ago, you contacted my father and asked him to cooperate with you in murdering the entire Qiao family, and you also helped him kill the Shatan family.

The Shatan army only knows the Shatan family and does not know my Hurtu royal family, which makes my father feel fearful.

In addition, the Qiao family has been blocking our barbarian country for a hundred years, and my father is extremely hateful. If he can eliminate the Shatan family and the Qiao family in one fell swoop, he will be happy to reach a consensus with you, and the two sides will agree to ten years of border peace.

My father did keep his promise during his reign and never violated Dayou.

But after I ascended the throne, my country still faced the difficulty of surviving the winter. I once asked you to borrow food and talents skilled in farming, but you didn't even think of refusing.

As their king, I have to keep my people alive. Without the Shaitan army, we can recuperate and train new troops day and night.

Dayou no longer has the Qiao family, and you are worried that other generals will dominate the power, so you allow the military governors in various places to have their own troops, trying to balance the power of all parties by controlling the number of troops they control.

However, they did not know that this would also disperse Dayou's military power and cause civil unrest in the local vassal states.

For a hundred years, the Qiao family has led 100,000 elite soldiers and generals to guard the border and keep our barbarian army outside the border line.

You actually let a mere 30,000 people guard the border, while our new army has already been trained.

The fat sheep is right in front of them, and the fence is fragile. With such a great temptation, how can the wolves not attack?

The strong prey on the weak; this is the way of heaven, and it is also the opportunity you, Dayou, have given us."

He looked at the group of Dayou officials and said viciously, “So, your emperor is the culprit for the war in those years.

He was afraid of loyal and good people and was also stupid and incompetent.

If he hadn't killed the Qiao family, our Barbarian Nation wouldn't have been able to fight our way to the border, and we wouldn't have been severely damaged by the rebel army organized by Su Heting, and we wouldn't have given Fan Ji that opportunity..."

"presumptuous!"

The emperor angrily slammed the armrest of the dragon throne and looked at Xia, his eyes flashing with coldness. "Queen Barbarian, you allow this man to talk nonsense and slander me. What exactly do you intend to do?"

Huertu was not afraid of his warning, which meant that something even more cruel was waiting for him, and the ones who could make him so afraid were naturally the current king and queen of the barbarians.

Xia did it on purpose!

This was an innings played against him.

I don’t know how many people are involved.

He sternly said, "You barbarians are superficially reconciling with my Dayou. As soon as the peace agreement was signed, you are trying to sow discord between the ruler and the people of Dayou, intending to provoke civil unrest in Dayou. You are worthy of death."

"I am truly wronged!"

Xia stepped forward, folded her hands over her chest, and said to the emperor, "My king is mindful of the many people in the northern border who died because of Huertu, and Dayou must want revenge.

In my barbarian country, the most painful revenge is to hear the enemy confess his crime in person, and then kill him with your own hands.

We thought that His Majesty Dayou wanted to deal with Huertu personally, so our king did not kill Huertu and ordered us to send him to Dayou with great difficulty to demonstrate the sincerity of our barbarian country in making peace with him.

Otherwise, why would I bring the national seal and the crown prince to sign the agreement? Emperor You really misunderstood me.

I didn't know there was such a secret here. I was careless. Please forgive me. I will definitely give you an explanation."

Although she apologized, she actually confirmed what Huertu said.

The emperor was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing and his eyes were sharp.

Xia also looked very angry. She pulled out a whip from her waist and hit Huertu in the face.

"You bastard, you only explained the murder of the Shatan family by the Huertu royal family, and never mentioned anything else. You only brought up these things when you came to Dayou.

You have evil intentions and are doing this on purpose. You can't stand the friendship between the two countries, and you can't stand Fan Ji being well, right?"

"Yes."

Huertu was whipped on the face, and blood flowed into his mouth. He licked it and spat, "Shatan Fanji, that coward, just after he got the throne, he asked for peace with Dayou, bringing shame to our barbarian country.

Look at this, Dayou is so rotten, there is nothing to be afraid of. If Fan Ji had the guts, he would have taken advantage of this opportunity to take down Dayou in one fell swoop."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials in Dayou frowned.

Xia scolded, "Shut up! My king is kind-hearted and doesn't want the people of both countries to suffer from war. That's why I'm on this journey today. A tyrant like you will never understand."

She pointed the whip at Huertu, “Denounce everything you just said and apologize to Emperor You.

Don't even think about destroying the friendly alliance between our two countries. Hurry up, or I will make you suffer a death worse than being slicing to death."

Huertu was unwilling to accept it, "It was Emperor Dayou who instigated my father back then.

If he had not instigated my father to kill the Shatan people, Shatan Fanji would not have sought revenge on the Hurtu royal family, and I would still be the king of the Barbarian Kingdom.

He caused the Huertu royal family to fall to this point, and made me a prisoner in a cage, yet he, the instigator of this, can still sit on the throne. Why?"

"That's enough. Stop acting in front of me."

The emperor's face turned pale, "I have never done anything to harm loyal and good people, so don't lie to me.

Since the Barbarian Nation has ulterior motives, today's palace banquet ends here. Come, send the guests away."

"Wait!"

Qiao Xi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

"God has eyes, and the injustice of my Qiao family has finally seen the light of day.

Taizu issued a golden decree that as long as the Qiao family had no intention of rebelling, the royal family would not harm the Qiao family in any way.

Since the founding of the Dayou Kingdom, the Qiao family has been guarding the northern border for generations, and their loyalty has lasted for generations. However, Your Majesty has killed 131 lives of our Qiao family for your own selfish desires.

Today, even if Qiao Xi, the daughter of the Qiao family, risks her life and bleeds on the spot, she will insist that Your Majesty give justice to my Qiao family."

When the emperor heard her mention 131 lives, he knew that Qiao Chengwang was saved by Qiao Xi.

He had to put an end to this farce in time.

"presumptuous."

The emperor's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, "Your Qiao family was indeed loyal to Dayou in the past, but now you are colluding with the barbarians, which is treason.

Qiao Xi, I believe I have treated you well over the years. What benefits have you received from the barbarians that you have violated our ancestral teachings and disregarded the reputation of the Qiao family to slander me like this? Are you destroying my great fortune?

Qiao Xi's heart sank.

That day, the three siblings worshipped at the Qiao family ancestral hall. The eldest sister apologized to her parents and said that she could no longer be a daughter of the Qiao family in this life, but could only be the barbarian queen Xia.

She felt sorry for her and advised her elder sister to be Qiao Nian again.

But the eldest sister said that she had been hiding among the barbarians for many years, had changed into a barbarian's appearance, married a barbarian woman, and gave birth to a child with barbarian blood.

If she were to announce to the world again, she would be Qiao Nian from the Qiao family.

Even if the truth about the Qiao family is revealed to the world in the future, as time goes by, some people will inevitably suspect that the Qiao family has been colluding with the barbarians for a long time.

Far away from the bustling capital, the Qiao family has been stationed in the frontier for a hundred years, unafraid of the bitter cold. Their blood and bones have built the border line, and their century-long achievements must not be tarnished.

Now, just for complaining about her grievances, the emperor labeled her a traitor.

The more Qiao Xi felt sorry for her elder sister, the more hatred she felt towards the emperor.