Chapter 201: The Injustice of King Rui
Qujiang Garden.
Inside the hall, the musicians had already stopped playing.
The dancers stopped dancing and just stood there in the hall.
As for the guests that King Rui had invited to visit the garden, none of them dared to make a sound. They kept their heads down and remained silent.
Although no one knew what happened, it was obvious that a huge conflict had occurred between the two princes who were regents. Prince Rui's personal guards even drew their swords.
This kind of thing is not something they can participate in.
Prince Chun slowly let go of his hand, and Prince Rui's body slid down the pillar.
He glanced at the feminine man holding the sword and said coldly, "Whoever draws the sword will be killed."
The feminine man's expression changed, but he saw that there were already several figures pressing up from behind Prince Chun, with powerful true qi locking him firmly.
If you use force against the prince, you may be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape punishment of life.
Not wanting to bring more trouble to His Highness, he gritted his teeth and unsheathed his sword, but it was caught in the hand of Prince Rui.
Prince Rui handed the hilt of the sword to Prince Chun and said calmly, "I am also to blame for not governing my subordinates strictly. How about you cut off my hand first?"
Prince Chun glanced at him, said nothing more, and turned away.
King Rui returned the sword to the feminine man and dismissed the guests, musicians and dancers in the palace. The feminine man half-knelt on the ground and said, "I was impulsive at the moment. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
King Rui personally helped him up and said, "How could I blame you? No matter what happened, you are the only one who is sincere to me."
He glanced at the other guards, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
How could they dare to draw their swords against the prince? When Prince Chun wanted to chop off their hands, Prince Rui would not protect them.
Prince Rui withdrew his gaze, his face darkened, and asked, "Go check what happened. Why did Prince Chun suddenly go crazy?"
A figure ran out of the hall and quickly ran back.
Just now there was singing and dancing in Qujiang Garden, but outside there was chaos. It was not difficult to find out the information that King Rui wanted.
After Prince Rui learned the whole story, he was not angry at all and asked in shock: "What? Li Xuanjing was assassinated and his son was seriously injured. Is this news true or false?"
The man nodded and said, "Your Highness, this news is absolutely true. Today, when Lord Li and his family went to pay tribute to his wife, they were attacked by a group of assassins. It is said that among the assassins there was a master and more than ten fourth-level warriors. Except for the master who escaped, the rest of the assassins were killed or captured..."
King Rui was shocked.
After a moment, he gave the feminine man a look and left the hall.
The two walked into the small pavilion in the middle of the lake. King Rui looked back at the feminine man, moved his lips, and asked, "Did you arrange this?"
The feminine man also recovered from his shock, shook his head and said, "No, it wasn't our people who did it."
Although Prince Rui once said that he would find a master to destroy Li Xuanjing's family.
But is it so easy to find a master-level killer?
Most of the famous masters have sects or families behind them. Once the truth is revealed, the entire family will be wiped out, and no one is willing to take this risk.
Not to mention them, even the masters on the killer list wouldn't dare to take this job.
King Rui slammed his palm on the stone table and said angrily: "I invited the Seven Devils of Tianshan to come here just to arouse their associations, but how do they know that it was me who did it last time? Damn it, who is plotting against me behind the scenes!"
The feminine man lowered his head and said, "It was all my subordinates' negligence. It must be the last case that gave them a handle."
King Rui took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said, "They have no evidence, and they can't do anything to me. But you, don't do it yourself in the future. If something happens to you, there will be no one around me who is trustworthy."
The feminine man was touched and whispered, "I obey your command."
Chang'an.
Inside a certain mansion.
A figure walked into a hall, closed the door, and said in a low voice: "Prince Chun went to Qujiang Garden. It is said that he had a conflict with Prince Rui. All the guests present saw it. They must have blamed Prince Rui for it."
He looked at the soft couch hidden by the gauze curtains and said, "Although I don't know how Li Xuanjing's son survived last time, the blame is still put on Prince Rui. He is Li Xuanjing's only son. Let's see how he will retaliate against Prince Rui..."
A lazy voice came from behind the gauze curtain: "Do you really think Li Xuanjing will believe it?"
The person who was speaking was slightly stunned. At this time, the person behind the gauze curtain smiled again and said, "Whether you believe it or not, the result is the same..."
Li Mansion.
Li Nuo is taking turns teaching his wife and his beloved the Tianshan sword technique.
Originally, there was only a portrait of a disciple of the Tianshan School on the code. After these days of unreserved teaching, Li Nuo no longer had anything to teach.
But today, there are seven more portraits on the code.
Seven disciples of the Tianshan Sect who are at the fourth level.
One of the main functions of the code is to integrate the same abilities.
As of now, apart from the Tianshan School's swordsmanship master, probably no one understands the Tianshan swordsmanship better than him.
These portraits will go dark tomorrow. In order to save a few days of life, Li Nuo must strike while the iron is hot.
Prince Chun walked in from outside and was completely relieved to see Li Nuo so energetic. He turned and walked towards another courtyard.
Inside the study, the doorman, Old Huang, stood in front of the table and said respectfully, "The black-clothed master should be Zhao Wuji. When he was young, he studied under many sects and learned several advanced boxing techniques. After that, he studied in seclusion for twenty years and created his own Zhao-style long fist. He defeated several boxing masters and became a master. Now he has no sect or family, so it is almost impossible to find him..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Prince Chun strode into the room and said, "I have already warned Prince Rui. If he dares to make a move again, I will report it to my father and take away his qualification as regent..."
Li Xuanjing stood up and said slowly: "This case may not be committed by King Rui."
Prince Chun was slightly stunned, "Ah, did I find the wrong person?"
He scratched his head and said, "If it really wasn't him, how about I go and apologize to him?"
Li Xuanjing waved his hands and said, "It's not necessary to apologize. Although it wasn't him this time, there was always a time when he was the one. I can take this opportunity to settle the previous accounts..."
These matters can be left to Xuan Jing. Prince Chun only cares about one question and asks, "If it's not Prince Rui, who could it be?"
Li Xuanjing didn't say anything. The doorman, Old Huang, said, "It would be impossible to invite a Grandmaster and so many fourth-level masters without a million silver taels. There are many people in Chang'an who have the financial resources, but I'm afraid there are not many who can afford and are willing to pay this much silver..."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he almost mentioned it.
There is more than a 90% chance that the person who has the financial resources and courage to do this is one of the princes who serve as regents.
As for who did it, it could have been anyone.
He went from being a prince with nothing to where he is today, stepping on them to get to where he is today.
Prince Chun looked at Li Xuanjing and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, they might not have attacked your family."
Li Xuanjing waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, don't blame yourself. Since you have chosen this path, there is no turning back..."
Chang'an.
The case of the assassination of the Dali Temple's family is still continuing to ferment.
The news that Prince Chun broke into Qujiang Garden, grabbed Prince Rui by the collar and lost his temper soon reached people's ears as the guests dispersed.
Needless to say, the relationship between Prince Chun and Li Xuanjing is very clear.
What could have made the usually kind Prince Chun so angry? Could it be that Prince Rui was responsible for this case?
This suspicion did not last long before it was confirmed.
The Chief Justice of Dali Temple was assassinated in the morning. In the afternoon, the Mingjing Division took lightning action and sealed off more than a dozen shops in Chang'an.
These sealed-off shops included brothels, music houses, pawnshops, jewelry shops... They had two things in common.
First, these are highly profitable businesses.
Second, these are all properties of Prince Rui’s Mansion.
Even if it is not directly related to the Prince Rui's Palace, there are intricate connections between them.
If it was the Chang'an County Government, Jingzhao Prefecture, or the Ministry of Revenue that sealed it, a reason would have to be given, but the Mingjingsi just sealed it without giving even a reason.
But this is not the end.
In the major government offices in Chang'an, some officials were taken away directly from the government offices by people from the Mingjingsi while they were working, without any explanation.
These officials also have one thing in common.
They are all relatively close to King Rui.
In this regard, the relevant departments of North Korea and China have not taken any action.
Even the imperial censors fell into a rare silence.
In Chang'an's upper circles, there are some unspoken rules that everyone understands.
Since Prince Rui wants to kill Li Xuanjing and his son, he should plan carefully and avoid failure.
Even if you fail, don't leave any obvious loopholes.
He hired a killer to assassinate the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, but not only did he fail, he also exposed himself.
Princess An Ning was also present at that time.
Although the Mingjing Division had no direct evidence to prove that Prince Rui was the mastermind behind the incident, Li Xuanjing's only son almost died, so he had to take revenge.
Otherwise, who knows how many innocent people will suffer.
The court chose to turn a blind eye to the sins committed by Prince Rui himself.
Prince Rui's Palace.
"Your Highness, this is bad, another store has been closed down!"
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened. Lord Xu has also been taken away by the Mirror Division!"
“Your Highness…”
…
Prince Rui sat on the couch, listening to reports one after another, his expression almost dull.
Rather than anger, he felt more of a sense of injustice.
What happened today was really not done by him!
As for the previous assassination attempts on his son, Li Xuanjing had settled accounts with him, and he admitted it.
But this assassination incident really has nothing to do with him!
It's one grandmaster, but there are more than a dozen warriors at the fourth level. How much silver would that cost? How could he afford it?
Who is the bastard plotting against him behind his back?
Also, are all the people from the three provinces and six ministries dead?
Li Xuanjing acted so recklessly and they didn't do anything about it!
(End of this chapter)
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