After a while of whispering to each other, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng finally decided to write down everything that happened here truthfully in a memorial and report it to the new emperor far away in Kyoto.

The two of them continued to stay in Prince Ning's Mansion, waiting for further and clearer instructions from the new emperor.

Late at night, in Shoukang Palace in Kyoto.

"Mother, the memorials from Lords Qi and Huang have arrived." Xia Chongwen said to Empress Dowager Lu.

"I have already read it. According to the emperor's wishes..." Hearing this, Empress Dowager Lu's expression remained normal. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Xia Chongwen who was sitting on the soft chair beside her.

"Mother, I'd like to let this go and let my uncle fend for himself." Xia Chongwen picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

His expression was relaxed, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He had to continue playing the role of the benevolent and kind new emperor. Prince Ning was already insane, and if he was publicly sentenced to death, wouldn't that be a disgrace to his reputation?

"Oh? Let it fend for itself?" Empress Dowager Lu gritted her teeth. "Isn't the Emperor afraid that this grass, left to fend for itself, will quietly grow into a towering tree?"

"Could it be that my mother wants me to bear the blame for killing my uncle?" Xia Chongwen felt a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty, do you know that the number of guards of the princes ranges from 3,000 to over 10,000, and Prince Ning has the most guards among all the princes?" Empress Dowager Lu also restrained the slight smile on her face, and instead showed a fierce look and said.

"If Prince Ning hadn't died, with his illustrious military exploits, he would have been able to command hundreds of people at any time. What's more, there's also a Princess Ning in Prince Ning's mansion!"

Speaking of Shen Yuyao, Empress Dowager Lu's expression became even more cruel.

"I naturally know that after the death of Grandfather Emperor, the various princes have been ready to make a move, but..."

It’s just that the vassal kings of the Great Xia Empire were originally one of the important measures taken by the old emperor to establish a “family dynasty”.

After ascending the throne, the old emperor established the titles of royal family members. All the princes were princes. The eldest son of a prince who was over ten years old was made the crown prince, and the eldest grandson was made the crown prince.

The reason why Xia Chongwen was able to successfully obtain the throne was precisely because of the "primogeniture system" originally established by the old emperor.

If Xia Chongwen, who had just ascended the throne, openly executed the vassal kings without any reason, it would inevitably arouse the hatred of the vassal kings.

Although Xia Chongwen had his own ideas, the actual power was now in the hands of Empress Dowager Lu.

Thinking of this, he turned and said softly to Lu: "Then according to the Queen Mother's opinion, how should I deal with these prince uncles?"

"In my opinion, Prince Ning is the most accomplished among the vassal princes and has his own army. No matter whether he is really crazy or just pretending to be crazy, it would be better for the emperor to kill him as soon as possible." Mrs. Lu replied coldly.

"As for the Emperor's plan to abolish the feudal lords, I also believe that we should start with the most powerful Prince Ning!"

"I...will obey the Queen Mother's order!"

That night, Xia Chongwen once again issued an oral instruction to Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

Early morning, Prince Ning's Mansion.

While everyone was fast asleep, the shiny black carrier pigeon flew into the pigpen again.

This time, in addition to a piece of white cloth covered with words, tied to the pigeon's feet was a delicate and small brocade sachet with a pinch of white powder inside.

Xia Yu looked at the carrier pigeon that flew away quietly, and his eyes became clearer and clearer.

......

Two days later, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng once again asked the guards to bring Xia Yu to the front hall.

This time, the two adults did not ask the guards to bring Prince Ning's wives, concubines and children, but brought another pot of wine.

In front of Xia Yu, they poured half of the wine in the jug into a big yellow dog that had been prepared long ago.

After a while, the big yellow dog whimpered and died miserably.

The two men smiled and said to Xia Yu, "Your Highness, don't you still want to drink the nectar of heaven? When the emperor learned about it, he ordered his subordinates to prepare fine wine for your Highness."

"This is the nectar from heaven. Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! You two are both my good sons!" Xia Yu ignored the big yellow dog that died on the ground, and instead madly called the two adults his sons.

The two adults' expressions turned extremely ugly upon hearing this, but they couldn't get angry, so they could only agree with Xia Yu and said, "Such a fine wine, Your Majesty, don't you really want to taste it?"

Xia Yu was originally staring at the pot of wine, but suddenly, without waiting for the two adults to finish their hypocritical words, he snatched the pot from the guard's hand.

Tilt your neck back and pour it into your mouth.

"Gudong! Gudong!"

He drank the poisoned wine in one gulp right under the noses of the two adults.

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng couldn't help but gasp when they saw this.

Xia Yu saw the extremely shocked expressions of the two people!

After a while, Xia Yu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He vomited and clapped his hands to keep time.

He was still humming a tune from the frontier, but he changed the lyrics from "Desert Wind and Sand" to "Lingxiao Palace"!

This little tune is the only one Xia Yu can sing.

Crazy.

Prince Ning is crazy.

Prince Ning is really crazy.

That summer, the hot topic on the streets and alleys of the entire Yanjing City and Kyoto was the news that Prince Ning had really gone crazy.

"Do you know? Prince Ning of Yanjing City has gone crazy!"

"Could it be that Great Xia God of War, Prince Ning Xia Yu?"

"If not him, who else could it be?"

"Ah? When? How could a perfectly healthy prince go crazy for no apparent reason? You'd better not talk nonsense, or Prince Ning will find out and take you before the authorities!"

"Yes, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, please don't spread rumors or cause trouble."

"Who spread the rumor? You don't believe it? Just ask anyone from Yanjing and you'll find out."

"The two Lords Qi and Huang, who were responsible for guarding Prince Ning, as well as all the servants and family members of Prince Ning's mansion, witnessed it all."

"Yes! Yes! What I heard is that the new emperor didn't believe that Prince Ning was really crazy at first. He issued several oral instructions to the two people responsible for guarding Prince Ning. After several tests, it was confirmed that Prince Ning was really crazy."

"How could the great war god of Great Xia end up like this? Is the new emperor's talk of benevolence, righteousness, and morality just a lie?"

"Hush... This is Kyoto, don't dare to say such things!"

"Since you dare to do it, why would you be afraid of the opinions of common people like us? Of course, there is nothing you dare not say!"

"Perhaps Prince Ning has gone mad, but that's actually a blessing!"

"Just think about what happened to the King of Min and the King of Xiang, and you'll understand."

"Yes! The King of Xiang was the worst, his entire family burned themselves to death!"

"Is the current emperor still the same benevolent, righteous, humble and virtuous crown prince?"

For a time, the people in Kyoto were indignant, and many felt sad for Xia Yu.

......

Daxia, in the court.

"Prince Ning is really crazy?"