Chapter 423 The Shameless Emperor

He even thought that when Murong Li was free, he would let him visit the other two countries more often, and maybe he could bring back a lot of things.

Xifeng Kingdom is poor now, and we have to find a way to fill the treasury.

Especially when he thought about asking for two million taels of gold, he felt comfortable all over. However, he felt very sad that only one million taels would be handed over to the national treasury.

Uncle Su and An Yi's mouths twitched. The emperor was so shameless that he could even say such words for money. He was worthy of being the one who loved his son the most. Which eye of his could see that the emperor loved his son Murong Li?

No one believes this.

But the two of them didn't dare to refute the emperor, so they just let him talk to himself.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with Prince Yi?"

Uncle Su asked an inappropriate question. Didn’t he love his son Murong Li the most? The son who wanted to kill him, let’s see what he would do to Murong Yi this time.

The emperor's face fell when he heard this. He was so happy at the moment, why did he mention something so unlucky? He glanced at Murong Yi who was kneeling outside and said, "Ninth Eunuch, let him in. I want to see if he still has the ability to force me to affix the imperial seal to him."

When the Ninth Eunuch heard this, he shuddered and glanced at Murong Yi who was outside. He thought to himself that Prince Yi was really brave. However, he was smarter than the former Crown Prince. He knew that an imperial edict was needed to suppress Prince Li, while the Crown Prince only wanted the Emperor's life.

But Prince Yi was unlucky. Just when he was about to succeed, his plan was ruined by Murong Li.

The Ninth Eunuch sighed in his heart for the emperor. He was probably the most frustrated emperor in history, with the drama of a son poisoning his father happening from time to time.

He trembled as he came to the door and said to Murong Yi, "Your Highness Prince Yi, the Emperor invites you."

After saying this, he shook his head. This time, Murong Yi would be suppressed to death by the emperor and would never be able to make a comeback again.

Of course Murong Yi heard what the emperor said. He pursed his lips, climbed up and followed the Ninth Eunuch into the hall. After entering, he knelt heavily in front of the emperor, as if waiting for his decision.

It would be useless for him to say anything now. It would be better for him to say nothing and save his life first.

Given the emperor's character, the most he could do is strip him of his princely title and send him to the clan office.

If he tried to argue or plead again, the emperor would be even more enraged and would probably have him beheaded.

Murong Yi was in a miserable state now. His gorgeous clothes were wrinkled and dirty. The wounds were red and swollen, and the blood had dried. His hair was a little messy, with a few strands hanging on his forehead. His face was pale. He was biting his lips tightly, and he looked so pitiful and miserable.

If you don't know that he is a man with evil ambitions, you will definitely feel sympathy for him.

Unfortunately, the emperor would not be deceived by his appearance, and could not feel any sympathy for him.

This son who usually looked like a clown was unexpectedly a ruthless character. He looked at Murong Yi coldly and said, "Old Fifth, how do you think I should punish you?"

Murong Yi lowered his eyelids, kowtowed heavily, and said with a resigned look, "Your son has admitted his fault. I will accept your father's punishment."

But in his heart he thought, as long as he has the resources, he will be able to make a comeback one day. This time he failed because of his lack of experience.

The emperor snorted coldly, "Humph, it's only natural that I punish you. Originally, I thought that since I only have you and the fourth son, I wanted to choose a suitable heir between the two of you. But, fifth son, you have disappointed me so much. As long as you behave yourself and do your best, you will have a chance. But you actually took advantage of the fourth son's absence from the capital to poison me and force me to affix the imperial seal with a privately forged imperial edict."

You are committing a capital crime.

Unfortunately, your luck is still a little bit lacking, and you ultimately fail. Since ancient times, victors are kings and losers are bandits. Since you have already failed, you should just accept your fate.

From this day forward, Murong Yi is deposed from his title as Prince Yi and demoted to a commoner. All members of the former Prince Yi's Mansion will be relocated to the Imperial Clan House, where you will all reflect on your actions."

Murong Yi's heart sank. He didn't believe the emperor's words. However, he immediately bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

Uncle Su and An Yi secretly curled their lips when they heard this. Even in such a state, they were only demoted to a commoner and locked up in the clan house, and they were reluctant to take his life.

The emperor is too soft-hearted. Since ancient times, even a centipede will remain alive even after death. Saving his life will only bring disaster.

The two men sighed. Perhaps it was because the emperor was old and he only had two sons. One of them was still in the womb and they didn't know if they would live to grow up.

Some kindness is understandable.

The emperor sighed and said, "I hope you will take care of yourself, come here."

Immediately a team of guards came in.

"Send Murong Yi and the people from Prince Yi's Mansion to the clan office."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor glanced at the personal guard token on Murong Yi's waist and said, "Give me the personal guard token on him."

"yes."

The personal guard stepped forward, took off the token from Murong Li's waist, and respectfully presented it to the emperor.

"Give it to him."

The emperor did not answer and pointed at An Yidao.

"yes."

The personal guard came back and handed it to An Yi with both hands.

An Yi didn't answer: "Your Majesty, this commoner cannot be accepted."

"Take it. I can't control it even if I put it on me. If you take it, my safety is in your hands."

"Take it, the emperor is right."

Uncle Su looked at An Yidao and said that the emperor handed over the personal guard token, which meant that the emperor was going to appoint Murong Li as the crown prince, and the personal guard token would be given sooner or later.

"this?"

An Yi hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it. He said solemnly, "I obey your command."

The emperor then smiled with satisfaction and waved to his personal guards, who immediately carried Murong Yi out of the bedroom.

"in addition."

The emperor said to the Ninth Eunuch, "Old man, draft an imperial edict later to appoint the Fourth Prince as the Crown Prince. When the Fourth Prince returns to the capital, let him inherit the throne. I am old and do not want to go through the gates of hell again. I just want to live a peaceful and stable life."

"Your Majesty, you cannot do that!"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Ninth Eunuch and Master Su spoke at the same time.

The emperor sighed deeply, looked at them, and waved his hand, saying, "It has been more than twenty years since I ascended the throne. During these years, I have not had a peaceful life. I also know that my time is running out. I just want to spend a few days in peace and contentment."

The emperor was really tired of such a life. For the throne, he almost died at the hands of his own son many times. Just think about it, how sad it was.

Moreover, he knew that although his body looked fine on the surface, it was actually damaged inside and he would not live long. Instead of letting his sons kill each other, it would be better for him to step down and stabilize the Xifeng Kingdom so that there would be no more civil unrest.

He also had to fulfill his promise to go to the imperial mausoleum to accompany the queen and live an ordinary life as a family of three.

(End of this chapter)