Lu Mubai looked over and what caught his eye was a shade of yellow. He was very familiar with that color; it was the dragon robe that had finally been embroidered for him a few days ago, and there was also a jade seal that he had carved himself next to it.
All this made Lu Mubai feel weak. He looked at Shang Yuanshan beside him. He couldn't understand why Shang Yuanshan knew so much.
Even Wang Liang and the others didn't know about the dragon robe, so how did he discover the secret room?
Lu Mubai suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahahahaha..., today the bullshit emperor was reading history books, all of this was to keep me in the palace and give Shang Yuanshan the opportunity to search my house."
Shang Yuanshan looked straight at Lu Mubai. "No, all these opportunities were given by you, King Kang. It was you and Ling Zhisong who teamed up to frame Shang Yanqing, which gave us this opportunity."
Lu Mubai was becoming more and more incredulous at this moment. "You know everything?"
Shang Yuanshan looked at Lu Mubai with a smile, and said in a provocative manner, "I know a little."
"Puff~" a mouthful of blood spurted out of Lu Mubai's mouth.
"Is King Kang so angry?"
Lu Mubai covered his aching chest and looked at Emperor Yuanming who was sitting on the dragon throne. "When did you find out it was mine?"
Emperor Yuan Ming stood up from the dragon throne and said slowly, "The day the person you gave the jade pendant to died."
"Hahahaha~~" Lu Mubai laughed like crazy. He turned around and looked around. He saw the surprised expressions of the officials present looking at him, as if he heard someone pointing at him.
Emperor Yuan Ming: "Prince Kang, do you plead guilty?"
Lu Mubai looked at Emperor Yuan Ming like crazy: "I am not guilty, I am not guilty, this throne should have been mine."
Lu Mubai was about to rush towards Emperor Yuan Ming, but was stopped by Shang Yuanshan and the Imperial Guards. Lu Mubai was successfully captured.
Emperor Yuanming ordered: "Take him to the prison."
"yes."
The ministers were somewhat puzzled. With such irrefutable evidence, why didn't Emperor Yuan Ming order the execution of Lu Mubai, but instead sent him to jail?
Emperor Yuan Ming certainly knew the doubts of these people. He also wanted to kill Lu Mubai, but they couldn't kill him now. They were afraid that this man would disappear as soon as they had murderous intentions. Once he disappeared, it would be difficult to catch him.
But Emperor Yuan Ming would not be lenient towards Lu Mubai's other followers. "Lord Shang, arrest all those rebels."
"yes."
Shang Yuanshan took the order and led the Imperial Guards to arrest people directly in the hall. Due to Shang Yuanshan's rectification in the past two years, there were actually not many of Lu Mubai's people left in the hall.
As for the people that Lu Mubai had newly supported, they were not yet capable of standing in the main hall, and these people had already been captured before he entered the palace.
This also greatly reduced the shock brought to the court by Lu Mubai. Those who were arrested would soon be replaced by others, and it would not have any impact on the Xiling Kingdom.
Just as Shang Yuanshan took away all the people he had captured, Eunuch Li stepped forward and said, "If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
The remaining officials in the hall knelt down to see Emperor Yuan Ming off. Only then did they slowly come to their senses in shock and leave the palace.
As soon as they left the palace, they realized that during the time they had been in the palace for most of the day, the whole capital was in chaos and people were in a panic.
Shang Yuanshan has been arresting people in the capital city on a large scale, causing people who are not in the know to speculate what big event is going to happen in the capital city?
These speculations did not last long. Before the sun set, a notice was posted in front of the palace gate, which clearly stated what Lu Mubai had done over the years, his affair with Li Qingye, and the true life experience of the third prince born to Li Qingye. The people were shocked by the truth.
At this time, Wang Liang was mixed in the crowd, looking at the notice in front of the palace gate. He stood there in a daze for a long time, his eyes full of confusion.
Inside the palace...
Emperor Yuanming paced back and forth in the imperial study. "Shang Yuanshan, you said that Lu Mubai's arrest is something worth celebrating, right?"
Shang Yuanshan nodded.
Emperor Yuan Ming said with a worried look on his face: "But why do I feel vaguely uneasy? I always feel that this matter will not go so smoothly."
"But we have no other choice. He has already begun to gather troops, which means it is only a matter of time before he rebels. With his luck, if he rebels, it is not certain who will win."
"I know, but I won't be at peace until he dies today."
Shang Yuanshan was equally worried about this. "Your Majesty, what do you think would happen if we poisoned him?"
Emperor Yuan Ming frowned and thought: "Will this also mean that he is in danger of death and then disappears in a flash?"
"Then let him starve to death by not giving him food?"
Emperor Yuan Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then they quickly deflated like a ball. "But before he starves to death, will he disappear?"
"Oh~" Shang Yuanshan was really at a loss, so he sat down on the steps in the imperial study.
Afterwards, Emperor Yuan Ming also sat beside him. The two looked at each other helplessly. They had thought of many solutions, but all of them were rejected. The final conclusion was that they could only keep Lu Mubai in prison. As long as his life was not threatened, he would not be able to escape. At worst, he would be kept in prison until he died of old age.
It was already dark when Shang Yuanshan left the palace. The carriage had not gone far when a group of men in black surrounded it.
Shang Yuanshan was not panicked at all. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the group of men in black. "You are very sincere."
The group of men in black rushed towards Shang Yuanshan without saying a word. Just when they were about to get close, the secret guards appeared and the battle here ended instantly. All the men in black died on the spot.
Mu Yun stepped forward and said, "My Lord, today both the Marquis' Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion were attacked by men in black, but they have all been dealt with."
Shang Yuanshan nodded: "Continue to strengthen vigilance."
"yes."
Within a few days, all of Lu Mubai's followers were sentenced to death, including Ling Zhisong, who was first arrested and thrown into jail by Shang Qingan.
Not only was he the only one from the Ling family who was arrested, his entire family in Su Cheng was taken to jail by the eldest princess.
Ling Zhisong's father was quite powerful. He used his identity as the prefect of Sucheng to help Lu Mubai establish a training ground in Sucheng.
This matter was discovered because Princess Lu Yiyi went to Su City to look for her former lover. When she found Zhou Hui, he had been imprisoned in death row by Governor Ling.
In order to help Zhou Hui exonerate himself, Lu Yiyi turned Su City upside down. It was at this time that she discovered the secret hidden in Su City.
I also learned why the governor of Sucheng wanted to frame Zhou Hui, who was just a waiter in Sucheng.
At that time, Zhou Hui worked as a waiter in the largest restaurant in Su City. One day, he accidentally overheard Governor Ling talking to someone while drunk, and learned the secret of a military training ground hidden in Su City.
He was thus implicated and eventually discovered by Governor Ling, who charged him with a false crime and threw him into jail.
That's why Lu Yiyi finally found Su Cheng, only to discover that Zhou Hui had been captured.
Fortunately, she caught up with the imperial examination this year, and all the executions after autumn were postponed, which allowed Zhou Hui to save her life temporarily.
Shang Yangyang's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Daddy, when will the eldest princess and Zhou Hui return to Beijing?"
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