The King of Jin withdrew his gaze, already having made a plan in his mind.

He pointed at Chen Guang and said, "This man cannot be allowed to live! He is just a commoner, yet he dares to point fingers at you and me. This is treason! Moreover, if we keep him alive, he will continue to incite others and make the common people resentful. How can the world be at peace if the people's hearts are not at peace?"

Su Lichen nodded and said, "Uncle is right, but they have the numbers and the power right now, so there's nothing we can do about it."

"hehe…"

The Prince of Jin sneered again, then said in a deep voice, "Many people? That's exactly what we want, to take advantage of their numbers and their presence, and let them watch with their own eyes how Chen Guang dies!"

"..."

Su Lichen was taken aback, thinking to himself, "You're really bold," but he still said aloud, "Uncle? Isn't that a bit too risky? If we kill him in front of the people, won't it incite public outrage?"

"Heh, why should those who do great things concern themselves with trifles?"

The Prince of Jin continued, "Moreover, this tactic is called 'killing the chicken to scare the monkey.' These common people were originally scattered soldiers without a leader. Now that Chen Guang is leading the way, they dare to gather in groups. Once Chen Guang dies, they will surely scatter like birds and beasts!"

"..."

Su Lichen remained silent, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, the Prince of Jin continued to fan the flames: "You are still the emperor, and he, a mere commoner, dares to surround the palace and hurl insults. What kind of person is he? Does he not respect you at all? Do you still want to keep such a person around?"

"..."

Su Lichen's face also darkened. Although he knew he wouldn't be emperor for long, he was still indignant that even a commoner looked down on him.

"Alright, then kill him!"

Even if I never become emperor, I will still make you die!

Enraged, Su Lichen's eyes reddened.

The King of Jin gave an order, and someone brought him a bow and arrow. The King handed it to him and said, "Then kill him!"

Su Lichen didn't reach out to take it, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Uncle, I don't know martial arts! Although I learned archery, that was when I was a child... If I shoot directly, I'm afraid I won't be able to hit him..."

As a prince, it was common for him to go hunting with his father since he was a child. Even if he didn't know martial arts, riding a horse and shooting arrows were still very easy for a prince. But Su Lichen was different. He disliked these rough things since he was a child. When he was young, he just went through the motions and hadn't shot an arrow for many years, so he was a little scared.

The King of Jin was also stunned for a moment, then cursed him in his heart as a useless person, and said, "Only by letting the people see that you killed this person can you establish your authority! But since you can't shoot, I'll help you! But after you kill the person, you take the bow and let them think that you did the killing!"

"good!"

Su Lichen readily agreed, secretly thinking to himself, "The Prince of Jin does have some redeeming qualities after all..."

...

"Whoosh!"

Chen Guang was talking to the common people outside the palace, completely unaware of the decisions made by the people on the palace walls.

As the arrow pierced the sky, Chen Guang felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could turn around, he could never turn back.

A sharp arrow pierced his chest, and Chen Guang died instantly. The common people were thrown into chaos, after all, they were ordinary people and had never seen a killing before.

On the palace wall, the Prince of Jin had already handed the bow to Su Lichen. Seeing that the common people below the palace wall were indeed as the Prince of Jin had said, in complete disarray, he felt extremely satisfied.

"Chen Guang instigated a disturbance and committed insubordination. I personally took action against him. Chen Guang deserved to die!"

Su Lichen shouted from the wall.

His shout made the people look up and they saw Su Lichen carrying a longbow. Combined with what he said, if he hadn't killed Chen Guang, then who else could it be?

"Let's fight him to the death! Let's avenge Brother Chen!"

"We'll fight to the death! Avenge Brother Chen!"

Someone shouted first, and the people who had been in chaos without their leader suddenly went berserk. They stopped retreating and instead surged forward, banging on the palace gates. The gates creaked and thudded, and Su Lichen and the others standing on the palace walls even felt the walls tremble.

Ordinary people are indeed like rootless duckweed, but once they are provoked, countless angers can gather together and start a prairie fire.

As expected, Su Lichen was the first to get scared.

"Uncle, what... what should we do?"

He thought that killing Chen Guang would calm the people down, but to his surprise, they went crazy and were terrifying!

A cold smile played on the lips of the Prince of Jin, who then shouted, "Guards! Arrest him!"

Because the Prince of Jin was a skilled martial artist, his shout was not just a matter of his voice, but also carried internal force, so all the people heard it clearly and stopped what they were doing, looking up to see.

Then, two guards were seen holding Su Lichen down.

"Uncle, what... what are you doing?"

Su Lichen was both bewildered and angry, and he also vaguely sensed a conspiracy.

The Prince of Jin ignored him and instead shouted towards the outside of the palace: "The prince is subject to the same laws as the commoner. How can a ruler who kills people at will be worthy of being an emperor? On behalf of the late emperor and our ancestors, I have arrested this unfilial son!"

Because Prince Jin is Su Lichen's uncle, and represents both the late emperor and his ancestors, he is clearly Su Lichen's elder, so the label of "unfilial son" is quite fitting.

The common people looked up and saw that Su Lichen was indeed being held in great pain by the two guards, which made them feel somewhat relieved. However, they immediately said, "Su Lichen murdered the emperor and his father, usurped the throne, and now he is indiscriminately killing innocent people. He deserves to die! But you are in cahoots with him. Wasn't it you who plotted to kill the late emperor?"

The Prince of Jin was not angry after hearing this, and earnestly explained, "That is not true! When I received Su Lichen's letter, I was also frightened by his idea, but how could I dare to do such a thing as regicide and patricide? Not only would I not dare, but I also cannot allow him to do it!"

So the Prince of Jin began to recount how he had tried to stop Su Lichen, but he was too late. Su Lichen had already taken action after writing the letter to him, and Emperor An was already dead. Therefore, the Prince of Jin could only pretend to conspire with Su Lichen, but in reality, he brought a large army to Jingzhou to avenge Emperor An and overthrow Su Lichen!

Seeing that Su Lichen was indeed violent and unpredictable, Prince Jin no longer hid and directly took action to arrest him.

After saying this, the Prince of Jin shouted, "Guards! Arrest Su Limin as well! Those two brothers are in cahoots; after I interrogate them, I will execute them both!"

"..."

Su Limin, who was standing by watching the show, was suddenly attacked by Prince Jin and was still in a daze.

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