The hatred Wen Siyun felt at this moment was something Ye Zeyu had felt before.

But what good would it do if the people spoke out for the wronged Prince Yu?

It just means more people will die, but it won't change anything at all.

"If the people won't speak out for Uncle Yu, don't you want to exonerate him?! If it can be proven that Uncle Yu was wronged back then, Qiao Xiuyuan will naturally face death. So there's absolutely no need to take such extreme measures and incite a rebellion in Ganzhou!"

As soon as Ye Zeyu finished speaking, Wen Siyun gave a bitter laugh, "Ha! Exoneration? Where's the evidence? I imagine Your Highness has investigated this matter quite a bit over the years, hasn't he? But so many years have passed, and without any evidence, how easy is it to exonerate someone?!"

Even if the whole world knows that Qiao Xiuyuan framed Prince Yu, without concrete evidence, it is impossible for the Emperor to issue an edict to exonerate Prince Yu!

Your Highness should know this better than I do, shouldn't you?

Ye Zeyu remained silent.

Indeed, he had been investigating the events of that year for years and had focused his investigation on Qiao Xiuyuan, but he had been unable to find any evidence.

Although Ye Zerui claimed to have the letter that Qiao Xiuyuan had presented to his father years ago, he knew Ye Zerui very well.

If he cannot meet Ye Zerui's demands, Ye Zerui will absolutely not hand over the letter.

Therefore, it's unclear how long it will take to get hold of the letter in Ye Zerui's possession.

The most difficult part, however, was getting an emperor to change his mind.

After all, when the Emperor judged Yu Wang's uncle guilty, he did not conduct a thorough investigation, nor did he listen to Yu Wang's uncle's explanation. Instead, he hastily issued an imperial edict to behead Yu Wang's uncle and display his head to the public.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to exonerate Prince Yu.

Ye Zeyu then understood why Wen Siyun had come to find him at this time.

"So, Strategist Wen's appearance before me now is to persuade me to use this opportunity to seize control of the Xuanwu Army and launch a direct rebellion?"

Wen Siyun nodded slowly with an appreciative look in her eyes. "Indeed, Your Highness knows better than anyone what kind of person the current emperor is. If the world continues to be handed over to such a suspicious and autocratic emperor, the fate of the Qi Kingdom is probably not long."

For the tragic death of His Highness Prince Yu, and for the future of the Qi Kingdom, I implore Prince Yong'an to seize the throne!

Though I am old and frail, I am willing to exhaust my frail body for Your Highness!

As she spoke, Wen Siyun knelt down directly in front of Ye Zeyu.

But Ye Ziyu said coldly, "You're trying to frame me for treason! I will rightfully exonerate Uncle Yu! I will not rebel, nor will I allow any rebellion to occur in Qi!"

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Wen Siyun had no choice but to give up for the time being.

However, he helped Ye Zeyu trick Ye Chengping into wearing a mask and going to the other courtyard.

Now that Ye Zeyu is about to lead troops to wipe out the Heavenly Immortal Sect, he comes to persuade him again: "Your Highness, if you can suffer repeated defeats in the process of wiping out the Heavenly Immortal Sect, you will have a legitimate reason to regain the military power of the Xuanwu Army. With military power in hand, even if you do not take the opportunity to rebel, it will still be of great benefit to you."

At the very least, the Emperor will be more wary of you because of the troops you command, and won't try to trap you again!

Ye Ziyu glanced coldly at Wen Siyun, "The Xuanwu Army has always been a sharp blade to defend against enemies, but never a weapon for seizing power. I will not use the Xuanwu Army to deal with these remnants of the Heavenly Immortal Sect, nor will I leave any handle for others to criticize!"

As Wen Siyun watched Ye Zeyu's departing figure, it was as if she saw the departing figure of Prince Yu nineteen years ago.

Although they are uncle and nephew, they look more like father and son.

They're both so stubborn and refuse to listen to advice!

But this time he won't run away!

Even if the path chosen by Prince Yong'an is a bottomless abyss, he will follow him to the very end!

…

Three days later, Su Muxi and her party returned to Jinzhou City.

Unlike when Su Xing and his group returned to the city unnoticed, Su Muxi's return this time was announced beforehand with a message.

Besides the officials from Jinzhou City, there was also a large group of ordinary people who came to watch the spectacle.

Su Muxi specially arranged for two prison vans from Fukang County. The van in front held Jia Ren, and the van in the back held Wei Huan.

Although their clothes were wrinkled and their hair was messy, they did not look too disheveled.

But someone started throwing rotten vegetable leaves at Jia Ren and Wei Huan, and the situation quickly spiraled out of control.

"My uncle's whole family died tragically in Fukang County. Give me back my uncle's family's lives!"

"I'll beat you to death, you corrupt official!"

"I'll beat you to death, you wretched woman from the Wei family!"

…

The prepared people threw rotten vegetable leaves, but the unprepared people picked up stones from the ground and threw them at Jia Ren and Wei Huan.

Both are located in Jinzhou, and Fukang County is only three days' journey from Jinzhou City. It is understandable that the people of Jinzhou City would vent their anger on Jia Ren and Wei Huan if their relatives or friends were harmed in Fukang County.

However, the situation was getting increasingly out of control, and Su Muxi was afraid that someone might take the opportunity to kill her to silence her.

So he hurriedly ordered McQueen and others to protect Jia Ren and Wei Huan.

"You are officials of Jinzhou City! Why aren't you sending people to protect the prisoner?! If the prisoner is beaten to death, how will you explain this to the Emperor?!"

Su Muxi shouted loudly at the officials at the city gate.

Prefect Liu Guanghan hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his hands to Su Muxi, and said, "I am Liu Guanghan, the prefect of Jinzhou City. The people are just angry for a moment and want to vent their anger, which is only human nature. The people of Jinzhou City know their limits and would never kill anyone. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Looking at Liu Guanghan's indifferent expression, Su Muxi sneered: "Heh! I heard that the entire Wei family died in the fire. I'm afraid this was done to silence them."

Although the people of Jinzhou City knew the situation, they couldn't guarantee that there weren't some people with ulterior motives among them who wanted to take advantage of the public's anger to kill Jia Ren and Wei Huan and wipe out all the survivors.

"Lord Liu, you seem so relaxed. Could it be that you're the one who instructed Jia Ren and the Wei family to harm the people of Fukang County? Are you trying to use the people to silence them?!"

Su Muxi deliberately raised her voice so that the nearby people could hear her clearly.

Upon hearing this, the people stopped what they were doing.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guanghan smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness is too kind. It was my oversight; I didn't think that much about it."

He immediately ordered the constables beside him to stop the people on both sides.

Wei Huan, inside the prison cart, looked at Liu Guanghan with disbelief after hearing Su Muxi's words.

"Lord Liu, Su Muxi was just talking nonsense, wasn't she?! How could the Wei family have caught fire?! How could the entire Wei family have perished in the fire?!"