Chapter 48: The dramatic changes in the capital

The pink evening glow shone through the carved wooden window onto the man's beautiful face.

Xie Anci supported his head with his right hand, staring coldly at the boy at his feet with his phoenix eyes, and the teardrop mole at the end of his eye seemed to be tinged with blood.

The aura of a superior was unmistakable, Xie Anci smiled maliciously, and exerted a little force on the tip of his foot.

"Ugh!" Xie You's face was pale, and his hands touched Xie Anci's slender calves.

"Godfather..." Xie You cried unbearably.

Xie Anci did not let go, but said coldly, "Since it did something wrong, it's better to cut it off."

Xie Anci smiled meaningfully.

"No! Godfather, except this, anything else is fine." Xie You held Xie Anci's ankles, not daring to move rashly.

"Really?" Xie Anci chuckled, let go of Xie You, stood up, walked to his side and squatted.

Xie You's fair face was covered with cold sweat, his thin pink lips were slightly open and closed, and his long hair was stuck to his cheeks, looking pitiful.

"Godfather..." Xie You didn't know what Xie Anci wanted to do, and whispered to Xie Anci, trying to call back a bit of his warmth.

An exquisite and beautiful face swayed in front of Xie You.

Xie You was just a man who had just come of age, how could he control himself.

Just when they were about to reach the top, Xie Anci let him go.

Xie You twisted his body uncomfortably, panting slightly.

"Godfather..." Xie You's voice trembled slightly, with a begging tone.

"Don't touch me. You can't touch me without my order. Do you understand?" Xie Anci smiled maliciously.

"Well..." Xie You nodded obediently, his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, his body was red, and the tips of his white ears were stained with a thin layer of powder. "Okay

, get out." Xie Anci waved his big hand and drove him out.

Xie You walked out of the room with his head down, closed the door, leaned against the pillar in the corridor, and panted slightly. It took him a long time to recover and he went back to his room silently.

Xie Anci was also tired after a few days, and fell asleep after taking a bath.

Xie Anci was sleeping soundly, but he didn't know that the capital was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Not long after Xie Anci left, Li Jinchen sent someone to lock Lu Yunzheng in a dungeon.

Before Lu Yunzheng could react, the Prime Minister's Mansion had been sealed.

Then Li Jinchen sealed the Regent Prince's Mansion with thundering means. The servants in the Regent Prince's Mansion left and ran away, and only Butler Zhang was still guarding the gate of the palace every day.

Butler Zhang slept on the stone steps of the Regent Prince's Mansion every day despite his old age, and the guards beside him would not budge no matter how they persuaded him.

"Aren't you afraid that the Regent Prince will come back and settle accounts with you later?" Butler Zhang's eyes were red. The emperor was really going to take real action this time.

The Regent has worked so hard for so many years, but he never expected the Emperor to be so ruthless.

"We are also acting in accordance with the Emperor's orders."

"Besides, can the Regent still be the Regent when he returns?"

The guard muttered in a low

voice. "You!" Butler Zhang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he also knew that the man was telling the truth.

It's a pity that he is old and has witnessed the rise and fall of the palace.

But he will not leave. He will wait for the Regent here. He believes that with the ability of the Regent, he will be able to turn the situation around.

At the same time, Li Jinchen called over all the people in Xie Anci's party.

"Your Highness, long live the Emperor..."

They seemed to have known something, and they knelt down tremblingly to salute.

"My dear ministers, please stand up. I know that you were deceived by treacherous officials before. If you still want to serve me and the Aolong Kingdom, you can still stay."

"If you insist on standing on the side of the Regent King... don't blame me for being cruel!" Li Jinchen's eyes were stern, sweeping over everyone.

The ministers looked at each other, feeling uneasy.

Some timid ministers immediately expressed their opinions: "Your Majesty, we have always been loyal, but we were deceived by Xie Anci. From now on, we will serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly."

There were also several ministers who were loyal to Xie Anci and immediately took off their official uniforms and left their official seals.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to retire and return home." Several people were neither humble nor arrogant. Although they knew that they were in danger this time, they had all received favors from Xie Anci before, so how could they betray him?

"Haha, I really don't understand what kind of magic potion he has fed you?" Li Jinchen's face was livid, looking at the ministers in front of him, most of whom were honest officials who worked hard and loved the people.

I didn't expect that I would still stand on Xie Anci's side until now.

"Your Majesty, I don't think the Regent King has done anything against the will of heaven and earth." The leading official explained.

Li Jinchen waved his hand impatiently, "Send them all to the border to do labor."

"Your Majesty!" The leading minister was shocked. They were all scholars who were powerless. Sending them to the border was almost the same as asking for their lives.

"Take them away!" Li Jinchen didn't want to keep disloyal people around him, and they wanted to resign?

There is no such good thing in the world. If you stand on the side, you have to pay the price!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you will regret this! The Regent Prince will not let this go when he returns." Several people shouted, and Li Jinchen's eyes gradually turned cold.

A group of guards rushed in from outside and took the people away directly, like a gust of wind.

The ministers who stayed behind lowered their heads, shaking like chaff.

"Don't worry, my dear ministers, if you follow me, I will not treat you badly."

"Everyone's official rank will be promoted by one rank, and a reward of 100 taels will be given!"

Li Jinchen knelt on the ground after saying this, "Thank you, Your Majesty! We are determined to be loyal to Your Majesty until death."

"Stand up!" Li Jinchen sat on the dragon chair, his expression slightly relaxed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers stood up one after another and stood aside, not daring to speak.

Li Jinchen looked at these people, and his heart was very complicated. He knew that some of these people had ulterior motives. But this is the only way for now.

"I hope you can do your best to serve the court and don't let me down." Li Jinchen said.

"We will do our best and die for our country!" The ministers responded in unison.

Li Jinchen waved his hand: "Go away."

The ministers left the palace as if they had been pardoned.

Li Jinchen leaned back on the dragon chair and rubbed his brow.

"Brother Jinchen, are you tired?" Zhou Yunqing walked out slowly from behind the screen and said softly.

"I'm wondering when Xie Anci will come back. As for him..." What should he do?

Li Jinchen was a little confused.

"Brother Jinchen, if Xie Anci comes back, can you hand him over to me to deal with?" Zhou Yunqing asked with a smile, his eyes full of calculations.

"You? You're not going to kill him, are you?" Li Jinchen frowned, and he felt very unhappy when he thought that Xie Anci had died like this.

He didn't want him to die.

"How could that be? He has always been like a big brother to us. I just want to ask him why he treats me and the Zhou family like this." Zhou Yunqing's eyes were red, and he looked very aggrieved.

"Let's talk about this later." Li Jinchen did not agree to Zhou Yunqing immediately. For some reason, he always felt that it was a bit strange.