Chapter 74: There is no such thing as a third time. Please

Prime Minister Li cried out and threw himself on the emperor, crying, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You, you ate a pill before! Spit it out now!"

Prime Minister Wang and the Crown Prince rushed forward together.

The emperor quickly dodged three large hands that were aimed at his back and said calmly, "Calm down, I'm fine."

Just at this moment, the voice of my heart rang out.

System: [It's okay. I just checked the situation. The pigeon was not poisoned to death. The pill got stuck in the trachea when it was taken, and it choked to death.]

Crowd: …

Yuan Ruan: [Is that so? Fortunately, my elder brother and the others don't know. It can be considered a countermeasure. In fact, I am also concerned about the chaos. If my elder brother is really in danger, I will definitely trigger a mission to protect his national destiny. ]

System: [Uh... No way. Ah Ruan forgot the plot of the twelve hours? And the emperor encountered many dangers along the way. He didn't see the mission to trigger the national destiny! Maybe the national destiny doesn't necessarily want to take down the tyrant. ]

emperor:……

Everyone tried to keep a calm expression and pretended they heard nothing and started eating.

Yuan Ruan: [Ahem, no. I think it’s because Guo Yun believes that Big Brother is protected by me and everything will turn out well, so it didn’t happen.]

The emperor felt warmed in his heart, thinking that his son was right.

Afterwards, Yuanruan simply ate her fill and was sent back to Kunning Palace by the prince to rest.

Afterwards, the emperor held a small court meeting and began to discuss how to treat the Taoist priests.

The Minister of Rites suggested, "Your Majesty, Master Wen is indeed abominable, but he should be an isolated case. You should look at other masters."

The Minister of War objected angrily, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary. Judging from the two Taoist priests currently available, one has little ability and the other has extremely bad behavior. I don't think it's necessary to waste the country's time to select a Taoist priest."

The Minister of Finance said: "The tofu and explosives that the little imperial teacher mentioned..."

The Minister of War said, "The young Imperial Master also said that there is no rush, and we will see when he grows up. Besides, now that Taoist Master Zhou has surrendered, if the young Imperial Master really wants to do it, we have someone here who can be used temporarily."

As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials began to talk about it.

Some supported the Minister of Revenue, while others supported the Minister of War. Both sides began to argue by citing classics.

At this time, the prince had already sent Yuan Ruan back.

The emperor looked at him and asked, "Prince, do you support the Minister of Revenue or the Minister of War?"

The prince hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, I do not agree with this."

No one was surprised by this answer. After all, the prince had a very good reputation as a benevolent ruler, and the court officials had guessed that the prince would choose to play the peacemaker.

However, the next second, everyone's pupils shrank slightly, and they were all shocked by the prince's words.

The prince said, "Wen the Fraudster has done so many evil things. I think he should be paraded through the streets, have his crimes read out to the public, and beheaded to serve as a warning to others! At the same time, we should thoroughly investigate all Taoists in Daxia, and punish those who break the law according to the law."

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent.

The court officials were slightly surprised: Beheading? This, this is something the prince would say.

After a moment, the emperor laughed and said, "Yes! Prime Minister Li, there is still a commander."

Prime Minister Li and the commander of the Imperial Guard stepped out at the same time, bowed and said, "I am here."

"You should help the prince to handle this matter," said the emperor.

Prime Minister Li and the commander bowed and said at the same time, "Yes."

The emperor nodded slightly and said calmly, "By the way, it's not just beheading, the entire Wen Family Manor is guilty of the same crime, the entire family will be beheaded and the three clans will be exterminated. Go down."

The court officials were shocked. It was still this familiar formula.

The prince was startled and wanted to speak but was forcibly stopped by Prime Minister Li, and they bowed together to receive the order.

At night, Wenjiazhuang was surrounded by a large number of soldiers.

At the same time, Daxia gave up trying to control other Taoists and began investigating and expelling them, especially those alchemists and Taoists who claimed to be able to refine elixirs of immortality. Once they were discovered, they were basically liars and sent to prison.

…

Two days later, the Taoists gathered again to wait for Master Wen.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no sign of Master Wen.

The expressions on the Taoists' faces were somewhat numb, and even a little expected.

Some people couldn't help but grumble: "Ha, you said it with all your heart, but you are jealous of others' treatment and secretly enjoy the glory and wealth by yourself."

As soon as these words were spoken, they were instantly recognized by many Taoist priests.

Taoist Fang slapped the table and said, "I have sent people to inquire, no need..."

At this moment, the person who had passed on the news came running in like a tornado, and said in a hurry: "Masters, yes, there is news!"

The Taoists were very calm, and one said in a gloomy tone: "I understand, it's good news, right?"

The man said anxiously, "Oh no! That's not the case! Taoist Master Wen was paraded through the East Gate and is said to be executed at the Meridian Gate tomorrow!"

Taoist priests: !!!

What?!

Parade through the streets? Waiting for execution at the Meridian Gate?!

Taoist Fang stood up suddenly and said hurriedly: "Take me to rescue them quickly!"

Taoist Priest Fang took the lead and walked in front, and the other Taoist priests followed in a hurry.

When the Taoist priests arrived at the parade, they saw Taoist priest Wen tied up with iron chains, with a grim face and shouting out his injustice.

The common people below saw that Taoist Master Wen kept crying out for justice, and some people below also shouted loudly:

"Master Wen has profound Taoist skills and is highly respected. He is a well-known immortal! We cannot capture him!"

"Yes. Some people didn't believe in Master Wen before, and as a result, the whole village was robbed by bandits!"

"What?! He is the immortal from Wenjia Manor. Oh, he can't be caught! My son just didn't listen to my advice and came back with a broken leg."

…

When the somewhat ferocious Taoist Master Wen heard these words, he sighed even louder: "I have devoted my whole life to cultivating the Dao, and have never done anything that is against the will of Heaven and Earth..."

Before he could finish his words, an official came out and told the story of how the five generations of Taoist priest Wen and Wenjiazhuang used despicable means to make people believe in Taoist priest Wen's Taoism.

Finally, the official shouted, "The person here is not Master Wen, but Wen Li, the fifth generation descendant of the Wen Family. Come, use a basin of water to wash off the fake makeup on his face."

Crowd: !!!

Taoist Master Wen looked extremely panicked, and Taoist Master Fang and others looked at him in shock.

Soon, a minor official climbed onto the prison van and rubbed water roughly on Master Wen's face. After a while, the gray hair turned black again. Master Wen raised his head again, and his age definitely looked no more than 25 years old.

The common people were shocked.

Someone suddenly burst into tears: "Ahhh! You're actually a liar! I specifically asked you to treat my sister, no wonder she didn't get better, it's because of you, a liar!"

As soon as these words were spoken, several common people who had once begged Taoist Master Wen for elixirs to save their lives but had failed also began to cry.

"And my son's leg! You broke it!"

"You liar! My aunt's family was starved to death by you."

…

For a moment, the common people glared at Master Wen, and a few young and aggressive people began to throw things at the prison van crazily.

In the midst of the public outrage, even those in Taoist robes were blatantly angry.

At this time, a Taoist priest in a green robe and walking stick rushed over, stood in front of the many angry people, and patiently persuaded them.

The people recognized that this was the lame Taoist priest Li who had provided free medical treatment to them in Daxia for three years. They suppressed their anger and slowly retreated.

Taoist Fang looked at the other person in disbelief and quickly lowered his head.

The other fellow Taoists squeezed out of the crowd like wolves, and none of them took off the rotten vegetable leaves on their bodies.

They surrounded Taoist Priest Li in surprise, saying, "It's Senior Brother!" "It turns out that the highly respected Taoist Priest Li has been in Xia Country." "Why did Senior Brother leave without saying goodbye?"

Taoist Fang maintained a constant arc of smile.

At this time, several men in flying fish costumes strode up to surround the Taoist priests. The Jinyiwei, who was leading the group, stepped forward and said with a look of disdain, "Are these the fraudulent Taoist priests? Come on, let's go back to the government office and investigate thoroughly."

Someone asked anxiously, "Brother Li, what should we do now?"

"Stupid!" A Taoist priest pushed him and said, "You should go find Taoist Priest Fang!"

Taoist Fang saw that people's hearts were declining, and cursed Taoist Wen half to death in his heart. He actually wanted to just leave, but he couldn't. If he gave up on Taoist Wen without making any effort this time, his prestige would be gone in the future, especially since Senior Brother Li was here.

Taoist Fang pretended to be calm and said, "He made a big mistake!"

The Taoist priests looked at him anxiously.

Taoist Fang said: "But he is also my junior fellow apprentice. I will ask to meet the young imperial master and use my Shenxiao Sect's unique skills to beg the Great Xia Imperial Master to spare his life."

Some Taoists were excited, while others were hesitant.

"What nonsense! Bullshit! Since he committed a crime, he deserves it!" He was hit with a cane.

Taoist Fang was beaten so hard that he grimaced in pain, but he still remembered his senior brother's majesty and didn't dare to say a word.

Taoist Priest Li said calmly, "But he made a mistake and shouldn't have implicated all the Taoists. Don't panic, I will ask for a chance to meet the young imperial master. All the thunder techniques in the world come from the Shenxiao Sect. Even if I have to give up the Shenxiao Sect's unique skills, I will still pray for the safety of all the Taoists."

Taoist Fang also said quickly: "Not bad, not bad. I will go with you."

Many Taoists burst into tears: Please! There is no such thing as a third time! This time, please don't let us wait in vain!