Shangguan Ziqi personally led people to drag them out of the city for execution.

At this time, the palace guard commander Luo Qianfeng also hurried in.

"Your Majesty, the former and the harem have been controlled."

After he was beaten with fifty sticks by the emperor last time, he learned his lesson and dared not make any mistakes again at work. He worked conscientiously and the emperor later praised him.

Early this morning, as soon as he took office, he received the emperor's handwritten order.

He recognized the emperor's handwriting at a glance, but was a little confused at first. How could the emperor write an order to him?

Normally, he would be called directly to the imperial court to receive instructions.

He hesitated for only a moment and then did as the emperor ordered.

As soon as the morning court session began, he took action to control the harem and prohibited them from entering or walking around at will.

The palace guards of the previous dynasty were not allowed to leave their posts without his order.

The emperor's handwritten edict clearly stated that no matter what happened in the Golden Palace, he was not allowed to enter.

He had heard the sounds of fighting in the hall a long time ago, but he did not move.

But not long after, the emperor actually came in from outside the palace, which made him dazzled. Moreover, it was the Marquis of Zhenguo who accompanied him into the palace.

Only then did he realize that the person in the palace was not the emperor at all, but someone impersonating the emperor.

He was so scared that his face turned green.

Only then did he understand what the emperor's handwritten note meant.

Fortunately, he obeyed the order.

So he waited for a moment after the emperor entered the palace, then pretended to run into the palace to report.

"Commander Luo, search the entire palace immediately and arrest all suspicious persons. Pay attention to see if there are any disguised people.

"Hermit, please ask the Queen for help and make sure to check the entire palace today. If there are any omissions, you will be held accountable."

"I obey your command." Commander Luo immediately took the order and walked away.

The prince pulled the sword out of Cang.

Blood gushed out, but he still looked at the emperor with his eyes open.

"As a citizen of the Great Wei, you are working for another country. Is it worth it?" The emperor looked at him coldly.

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit." At this point, Cang had nothing to say. He had already made up his mind to die.

His whole life was lived for his master. Now that his master is dead, the meaning of his life is to avenge his master.

But it still failed.

After Cang said this, his body tilted and he died.

The sword of the prince hit him right in the heart, which was the result of his own desire to die.

"Drag out the corpse and whip it." The emperor didn't even bother to look at it again.

Shangguan Ziqi then arranged for people to drag the corpse out of the cave and whip it until only bones were left.

The young eunuch quickly cleaned up the bloodstains in the hall.

Even the dragon throne was wiped again and again.

The emperor then sat on the seat he had sat on for more than twenty years.

Among the court officials, more than a dozen were captured by Shangguan Ziqi and forced to kneel in the center of the hall.

The third prince's chest hurt so much that he had difficulty breathing. The prince's kick was merciless.

In his entire life, he had never been kicked like this, nor had he ever been injured like this.

Of course, the prince still has his sense of propriety and will not die.

And now, he watched Mr. Cang being killed by his uncle with a sword, and then saw his father coming in from outside the hall.

He was so frightened that he dared not even breathe deeply.

He even wondered why his uncle didn't just kick him to death.

What should I do?

Is there any chance for him and Concubine Lu to survive?

Why is this happening?

Their plan was so thorough, how did my father survive after falling off such a high cliff?

It was very dark at that time, and I couldn't see anything even if I wanted to grab the branches on the cliff. My father had no control over his whereabouts at all.

But now a person is sitting on the dragon throne alive.

The third prince suppressed the fear in his heart and crawled forward on his stomach.

"Father, I know I was wrong. Father, I know I was wrong." The third prince burst into tears and only said this.

The emperor looked at his son, whom he had held in his arms and loved when he was a child.

But people are not smart and their minds are crooked.

He was led astray by his concubine Li's ambition.

How dare you to seek the skin of a tiger.

"Do you know the identities of those people you have recruited?" The emperor's cold voice pierced the third prince's eardrums.

When the third prince heard this question, he was extremely frightened.

Could it be that my father already knew Mr. Cang’s identity?

If the emperor knew about it long ago, then wouldn't his father have known about his and Concubine Li's plan long ago?

Then their actions are all under the control of their father.

Just to annihilate Mr. Cang and others in one fell swoop today.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tremble.

"Speak." The emperor shouted loudly, like thunder out of the blue.

"Your Majesty, your son...your son..." The third prince lay flat on his stomach, pressed tightly against the ground.

"I know.

They were my third uncle’s former subordinates.

My uncle and the leader of the enemy country were already dead, so they became ownerless.

They were originally from the Wei Dynasty, but were used by their third uncle.

Since the death of my third uncle, they took the initiative to find me and expressed their willingness to submit to me and serve me, so I accepted them.

Father, I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted the position of crown prince. I was also bewitched by them.

Please spare my life, father."

The third prince spoke obediently and kowtowed continuously.

He didn't dare to stop until his forehead bled.

The emperor just looked at him coldly.

The emperor was very sad at this time.

He believed that his son was bewitched, and it was true that he had ambitions and wanted to kill him.

This is my own son.

"Someone, take the third prince to the Zongzhengsi and lock him up." The emperor did not want to see the third prince at this time.

He was afraid that he could not control himself and would kill him directly.

After the third prince was taken away, the emperor looked at the court officials who were kneeling on the ground.

"I am also greatly to blame for the Third Prince's current situation. It is a misfortune for my family.

It is also a hidden danger left by Canglan Country.

I resorted to this desperate tactic to lure out the enemy and capture them all in one fell swoop.

Most of them were wiped out in Yuntai Mountain, but a small number of remnants sneaked into the palace and pretended to be me.

This shows how smart this group of people are.

Fortunately, Prince Rong and I have worked together to eliminate this hidden danger, otherwise, we don’t know what uncontrollable actions they will take in the future.”

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking sternly at the kneeling courtiers in the hall.

His voice was low and powerful, and every word carried a thousand pounds of weight, weighing on the hearts of the court officials.

"Today, my heart aches." The emperor spoke slowly again, his tone revealing a hint of fatigue and helplessness.

"The Third Prince was bewitched and nearly caused a disaster. As a father, I failed to teach him well, which is a dereliction of duty."

The palace was completely silent, with only the emperor's deep voice echoing. The court officials lowered their heads, not daring to breathe, for fear of angering the emperor.

"However," the emperor suddenly changed the subject and his tone became stern, "What happened today was not just the fault of the Third Prince. You court officials usually claim to be loyal, but today some of you colluded with the traitors and helped them commit atrocities! If I don't punish them severely, how can I rectify the government?"

The emperor's eyes were as sharp as a knife, sweeping across the court officials kneeling on the ground.

Those who had something to hide were already trembling with fear, with their foreheads pressed against the ground, not daring to look up.

"Shangguan Ziqi!" The emperor suddenly called out his name.

"I'm here!" Shangguan Ziqi immediately stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and responded respectfully.

"You and the Ministry of Justice will interrogate the people we arrested today. We must find out the details of their collusion with the Third Prince and the traitors. If there is any concealment, they will be severely punished!"