Chapter 403 Chapter 402 Eliminate the Remnants of King Liang

Kong Xun felt very guilty after An Xin was injured while saving him. He had been guarding outside her door every day for the past few days, just because Doctor Su was angry and didn't let them in.

That day, Minister Gongsun and Censor Shan, who had come back to visit An Xin after learning that he was injured, saw how guilty and sad he was, so they teamed up with Gu Heng to take Kong Xun to visit the injured soldiers.

After all, if a man of his status were to be indifferent to those injured soldiers who had traveled thousands of miles to help the royal family suppress the rebellion, then half of the purpose of him being arranged here would be lost.

In the past two days, Gongsun Hong and Shan Yushi assisted him in cleaning up the affairs of the County Magistrate's Mansion and the Prince of Liang's Mansion.

Upon hearing the news that An Xin had woken up, Kong Xun dropped the people and things he was dealing with and ran in hurriedly.

He walked past the others and in front of An Xin, and saw that she was injured on the back and could only lie down to rest.

The guilt that flashed in her eyes almost overwhelmed him, and her voice trembled: "I'm...I'm sorry for hurting you!"

An Xin didn't think there was anything wrong.

She was careless for a moment and didn't expect someone to shoot an arrow at her from behind.

The main reason was that An Xin had not noticed anyone carrying a bow and arrow before, so he was shot by an arrow from a distance by the leader of the guards around King Liang.

"I'm sorry, forget it," An Xin said, "In the future, don't be like that guy and treat me like a donkey."

Kong Xun was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what An Xin meant. He lowered his head to think for a while, and finally nodded.

His identity had probably long been semi-transparent among these people. If he had not fought for that position, he still remembered that on New Year's Eve of that year, he was almost killed by someone for no apparent reason.

Kong Xun, who was originally indifferent to the throne, had long understood, after being reminded by his father, that if he did not sit on that position.

If other princes take the throne, his death will be the end of the matter. And the first people who will be dealt with will be An Xin and others, who once had close ties with him.

With Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao in control of the government, they were able to frame An Xin and put him in jail in the Ministry of Justice without any solid evidence. From then on, Kong Xun realized that what Emperor Sheng An said was not alarmist.

It wasn't that he said that on purpose in order to trick him into returning to inherit the throne.

After An Xin woke up, Li Ziyu and his fellow disciples felt relieved and began to help Kong Xun clean up the mess in the Lingnan government office.

Almost all the officials and historians in the yamen are very close to the Prince of Liang's Palace, and are more or less related to him. Kong Xun would never allow such people to stay in the government to work no matter what.

Those who were found to have evidence were thrown into jail, and those who had no substantial evidence to prove that they had done anything wrong were demoted and exiled to their homes to eat their own food.

Originally, there were some people who were dissatisfied with Kong Xun's decision, especially the general of the Lingnan City garrison camp, who was ready to make a move because he held the military power in his hands.

When Fang Jinghe saw his niece Fang Qingping appearing next to these people, he knew that he would not be able to escape unscathed from this turmoil in the Lingnan officialdom.

It is conceivable that in his last desperate attempt, Fang Jinghe led his men to surround Kong Xun and his group in an attempt to rescue King Liang and join him in a rebellion in order to gain a glimmer of hope for himself to be granted a title of nobility or prime minister.

Kong Xun didn't want the soldiers defending the city to follow Fang Jinghe and sacrifice themselves fearlessly.

He immediately took out the Prince's Order from his arms. It had a crouching dragon button, a platform, and was one and a half inches thick and four inches square. It had jade inscriptions and a majestic dragon head carved on the golden token. The front was engraved with "Crown Prince's Seal."

The deputy garrison general, who understood what was going on, no longer wanted to join the rebellion, so he and his followers knelt down immediately, kowtowed to Kong Xun and begged for his forgiveness.

He just said that he didn't know the truth and only came here to offend because he was ordered to do so.

Fang Jinghe knew that the deputy general could argue that he knew nothing and was just following orders.

However, he was promoted to the garrison general after colluding with King Liang to kill his elder brother. He had no way to defend himself.

The Lingnan garrison camp had a total of 20,000 troops. When they saw Kong Xun take out the Prince's Order, more than 10,000 of them retreated under the leadership of their deputy general.

Fang Jinghe, with the last few thousand people following him, had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to lead the remaining people to rescue King Liang in order to buy himself a glimmer of hope.

However, before his men got close to the cell where King Liang and others were held, they were surrounded by the troops led by Gu Heng. Kong Xun looked coldly at these people who would not cry until they saw the coffin.

He had given them the opportunity, but they didn't cherish it.

After being taught the art of ruling by Emperor Sheng'an, he was no longer as soft-hearted and naive as before.

Ruthlessness and coldness are the standard of the royal family.

If an emperor has an emotional and soft-hearted heart, it would be a disaster for the country.

Kong Xun thought about the years she had spent with An Xin. She was decisive when she needed to be, tolerant when she needed to be, and never weak when she needed to be ruthless.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of determination and decisiveness, and he waved at Gu Heng.

A massacre of thousands of troops led by Fang Jinghe happened unexpectedly.

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Seeing this, the deputy general of the Lingnan garrison and the more than 10,000 people standing by trembled in their hearts.

If they had not made the right decision just now, they would probably have been among those who were surrounded and killed.

Fang Qingping was riding on a horse, holding a pair of axes tightly in his hands, looking at the other person with cold eyes.

Henri Taotian said, "You didn't expect that you would lose your position by relying on the King of Liang killing his brother and nephew. Second uncle is so happy."

"Evil girl." Fang Jinghe scolded: "The Fang family doesn't have a daughter like you."

"I know you hate me for plotting to kill your father and brother, but you know that by doing this, you have destroyed the position of garrison general that has been passed down for generations in the Fang family in Lingnan."

"It's better to destroy it than for the position of the Fang family's garrison general to fall into the hands of a sinister and despicable villain like you." Fang Qingping's eyes turned red with anger, and she roared, "Today I want to avenge my father and brother. Fang Jinghe, prepare to die."

Gongsun Hong and Shan Yushi, who were standing next to Kong Xun, and even Gu Heng, who was invited to lead troops to suppress the rebel king, were all shocked by the prince's order that Kong Xun took out.

Although they had already guessed it in their hearts, with Kong Xun's appearance, no one would believe him if he said he had no blood relationship with the emperor.

But no one expected that Emperor Sheng An would hand over the Crown Prince's Order, which belonged to the Crown Prince, to Kong Xun before revealing his identity.

If Gongsun Hong and Shan Yushi knew that Emperor Sheng'an not only gave the Crown Prince Order to his beloved son Kong Xun just in case, but also

Moreover, even a copy of the imperial edict of succession was prepared for him in advance. I wonder if the two of them would be even more shocked.

Fang Qingping killed her second uncle with her own hands and avenged her family.

The troops led by Gu Heng also wiped out the rebels led by Fang Jinghe. At this point, almost all the private soldiers that King Liang had subdued and raised were wiped out.

Afterwards, Kong Xun took Li Ziyu, Gongsun Hong and others to clean up the remaining forces of King Liang in Lingnan, and also to find a way to solve the food problem of the people in Lingnan whose food was robbed.

Only then did Kong Xun personally feel that all the students taught by An Xin were smart and decisive in doing things, as well as able to remain calm and composed in the face of danger.

(End of this chapter)