The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 200 Ji Shihan's Plan

After the banquet, Qi Yili still had to go through the etiquette of ancestor worship, so Qi Zhaomian came to receive the foreign kings, and everyone went to another hall to watch singing and dancing.

The other ministers dispersed, and only Ye Xi accompanied Liu He and sat down with everyone.

Liu He sat down with Ye Xi. She felt a little uneasy when she noticed her father's gaze, and she tried to avoid it. She realized the maidservant following behind her father was clearly her sister, Liu Tao. No matter how she tried to disguise herself, she could never mistake those eyes.

Are they here to urge me to go back?

Liu He couldn't help but look at Ye Xi, his eyes gradually filled with reluctance. He always felt that this moment was a short time before separation, so his eyes were almost glued to Ye Xi, and he always wanted to look at her a few more times.

How could Ye Xi not notice such a direct gaze? In fact, she had similar concerns.

From the moment she met the Nanman King this morning, she noticed the figure behind him who bore a striking resemblance to her sister-in-law. If she hadn't known they were twin sisters, she wouldn't have made that connection.

But after she knew about it, she always felt that after this banquet, Liu He might leave her sight at some point, and when she came back, she would have become her sister-in-law.

So she didn't ask Liu He to follow the rules and stop staring at her all the time.

On the contrary, she was also paying attention to Liu He.

Although she wanted Liu He to hand over her sister-in-law and go back to where she came from at first! But after getting to know her for a few months, especially seeing her sister-in-law standing behind her father safely, she didn't want Liu He to go back even more.

She knew that Liu He was a substitute. Once she went back, she would never be able to appear before others openly again.

That would be both unfair and cruel to her.

The two endured the day in similar torment and worry. As night fell, the foreign kings took their leave and returned to the inn. They had to return the next day, and the journey was long, so they needed to rest early tonight.

The Nanman King deliberately stayed behind under the pretext of "talking to his daughter." After everyone left, Qi Yili took the opportunity to suggest:

"It's been a while since we last met, so it's time to catch up. Let's go to Minghe Hall and enjoy some fresh tea."

Therefore, the group moved towards Minghe Hall again.

Liu He was led by the Nanman King, and Ye Xi walked alone at the end. Now she stared at Liu He without blinking, and her concerned look was even more than Liu He's.

Lin Shanjuan noticed something was wrong with her and walked over to her to remind her: "Why are you staring at her? There are so many people watching."

Ye Xi came back to his senses, and although he restrained himself a little, his eyes were still keeping an eye on Liu He, both overtly and covertly.

"Her father is here."

Lin Shanjuan could sense a sense of grievance in these five words. She thought of the reason why Ye Xi was nervous and tried to comfort her:

"Maybe they're just here to discuss something important. Don't worry."

Ye Xi shook her head. "I don't know why, but I'm upset and nervous right now, but I don't know what to be nervous about. If her father insists on taking her away, I have no way to keep her."

After she finished speaking, she was a little surprised - when did she care about her so much, to the point of saying in front of Lin Shanjuan, "I want to keep her."

Lin Shanjuan didn't know how to comfort her, but Ye Xi suppressed these thoughts and secretly slipped Liu He's handwritten letter to her:

"I got it from Ye Lang last night. Just give it to His Highness later."

Lin Shanjuan quickly put it away and nodded in response.

The group sat down in Minghe Hall, divided into host and guest. The Nanman King took the initiative to state his purpose: "This time we are not here just to celebrate the new year."

Qi Yili nodded and sent everyone away. Only when only these few people were left in the room did he speak frankly.

"I've read His Highness Xihe's letter, and I deeply agree!" the Nanman King said with emotion. "The situation in Nanman is extremely dire right now. Many ethnic groups and tribes are at odds, clashing with one another. Although I've suppressed them several times, Nalu Han has managed to sneak those people into his fold. This has been going on for years, and now Nalu Han is opposing me. This is a real source of worry."

He was so frank that Qi Yili didn't need to hide anything: "Ji Shihan is just like Nalu Han. Now he has finally been thrown into the prison, but this man is still harboring evil intentions. Together with Nalu Han, he has no regard for the lives of the people of both countries!"

"That's why my sister sent the message. Let's join forces and completely eliminate these two rebels who intend to cause chaos!"

These words made the King of the Southern Barbarians very excited. The two men made an alliance by drinking tea instead of wine. Then Lin Shanjuan handed the letter to Qi Zhaomian. After reading it, they discussed together how to deal with the situation.

Just as Qi Zhaomian expected, Ji Shihan was planning to take action during the festival after the spring.

First, Naluhan sent people to sneak into the capital, deliberately revealing the appearance of the southern barbarians, poisoning the people of Jingguo with southern barbarian poisonous insects, and spreading rumors that "the southern barbarians are about to attack."

After causing panic among the people, the Ye family would definitely return to Junan Pass. After the Ye family arrived at Junan Pass, Ji Shihan kept his troops inactive for two months, waiting until the Spring Festival to take action. This period of time was enough for Qi Zhaomian and others to relax their vigilance.

At that time, Ye Lang would ask people to ambush around the temple in advance, and at the same time, the private soldiers raised by Ji Shihan would go straight to the temple.

The officials in the surrounding counties and prefectures were all managed by Ji Shihan and would not offer any assistance, so Qi Yili and the ministers were already in his grasp.

Although this plan seems simple, if it is carried out suddenly without the knowledge of Qi Zhaomian and others, Ji Shihan will definitely achieve his goal!

By then, everyone will be in the temple, and there won't even be a city wall around it. Furthermore, the surrounding counties and prefectures will be standing idly by, so they will surely die.

After Ji Shihan led his troops into the capital, the Ye family, who was far away at Junan Pass, was too late to provide support, not to mention that there was Ye Lang as an insider.

By then, Ji Shihan could establish himself as the emperor, dismiss Ye Xiurong from military duties, and hand over military power to Ye Lang. Then, he could help Nalu Han usurp the throne, and the outcome would naturally be a happy one for all these rebels.

I have to say that if you turn off the God's perspective, Ji Shihan's desperate battle was truly ingenious.

First, he made a feint to the east and attacked in the west to attract the Ye family's attention, luring them away from the capital. Then, he waited patiently for the right opportunity, ambushed the emperor and officials who had just arrived at the temple, and took them under his command.

Then they forced Qi Yili to write a letter of abdication, giving up the throne to Ji Shihan. Everyone returned to the capital to regain control of the situation. This move would catch the Ye family, who were currently resisting the South Pass, off guard.

Ye Lang was an insider. After being appointed as a general, he raided the Southern Barbarians and helped Nalu Han to ascend to the throne. The ending was extremely exquisite.

If Qi Zhaomian had not anticipated this from the beginning, if Ji Shihan had not been so foolish as to ask Ye Lang to be his accomplice, if Ye Lang had not been such a good-for-nothing who was not worthy of being used, if Ji Shihan's right-hand men had not made stupid mistakes one after another and sought their own death.

If any one of the above conditions is not met, there will probably not be much chance of survival.

But the funny thing is, although Ji Shihan had a good plan, unfortunately his judgment of people was too poor, and he repeatedly fell at the hands of his own people, and every fall broke his arms and legs.

It's your own fault, no one else to blame.