"Clap clap clap!" Zheng Ya applauded to support Fu Zhen, while Zheng Yi and Zheng Liu stood awkwardly in the middle of the snowy street, waiting for Chief Steward Dequan to smooth things over: "Viscount Fu Ya, we are here by imperial decree to recommend you to reside in the Viscount's mansion..."
"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Dequan. Let's see the Fu clan chief arrest the villain who bullied the Fu clan members and behead him to honor the dignity of the former Duke of Yongdai, so as not to become a laughing stock and ruin the reputation of the two Dukes of Yongdai. Eunuch Dequan, do you have any objections?" Zheng Ya saw that the Fu clan servants were putting on a show of arresting people, but none of them rushed forward to arrest them. He sneered.
Dequan awkwardly cupped his hands and said, "Since Viscount Fuya has made this suggestion, it is inappropriate for me to interfere..."
"Eunuch Dequan, we are Prince Rong's bodyguards, representing his face. If you stand by and watch him die, what about His Majesty's brotherhood with Prince Rong, who are born of the same mother?" Zheng Liu pleaded in terror.
Zheng Yi sneered, "Tch, I don't believe they dare to kill anyone..."
"Ahem, although you two are guards in front of Prince Rong, it is hard to guarantee that you will not break the law."
"You released the culprit without authorization and replaced him with someone else. Where does this leave Prince Rong's benevolence?" Dequan asked righteously, defending Prince Rong's reputation.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Liu felt utterly despondent. He drew his sword and placed it against his neck, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with Your Highness. I will atone with my death..."
With a clang, Zheng Yi knocked the sword out of Zheng Liu's hand and angrily rebuked, "Sixth brother, this whole thing was planned by me, the eldest brother, and has nothing to do with you."
I'm standing right here. If any of you Fu family members have the guts, come and take my head.
"For each one, I will return to Prince Rong's residence to apologize to the Prince..."
With a creaking sound, Fu Zhen and the others retreated in terror. Zheng Ya said with disdain, "Fu Zhen, it's a miracle you're still alive."
This also proves that you, the clan leader of the Fu clan, have no backbone. You created a substitute puppet who was poisoned to death, yet you still have no sense of responsibility as a clan leader.
A clan leader like you, who only knows how to put on airs and deceive people, and who only knows how to swagger around in his own territory, has the nerve to come here and make a fool of himself...
"Fu Ya, shut up."
"If you weren't a disciple of the Immortal Sect, this clan leader would surely punish you for a grave offense of disrespect..." Fu Zhen rebuked in shock and anger.
Dequan secretly transmitted his voice: "Viscount Fu, don't forget your mission. Fu Ya is unaware that your Fu family's direct line has removed him from the family genealogy."
This matter was also suppressed by the two emperors who sent people to warn the civil and military officials.
"If you were to fall out with Fu Ya now, jeopardizing the important matter of establishing relations between two generations of emperors and the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, you know the consequences!"
Fu Zhen was numb when she heard Zheng Ya say disdainfully, "Fu Zhen, don't say I'm disrespectful to you as the clan leader. Even if I kill you now, based on my status as a disciple of the Immortal Sect, neither clan rules nor national laws can govern me."
"This is the advantage of being a disciple of a cultivation sect, what are you going to do about it?"
"You, haha, you're right, but you should also give me, the clan leader, some face. Don't let the world laugh at the Fu clan, right?" Fu Zhen woke up and tried to appeal to people's emotions.
Dequan greeted him with a smile, while Zheng Yi and Zheng Liu sneered disdainfully.
The onlookers were already numb from watching, filled with astonishment and uncertainty.
Zheng Ya retorted irritably, "Fu Zhen, don't blame me for not giving you, the clan leader, any face. Just say the word, kill the culprit, and we'll still be brothers in the clan."
After all, only those with lofty and unyielding character are worthy of being clan leaders, living up to the great reputation and bloodline of their ancestors.
Similarly, this is the integrity that the immortal sects recognize.
If you lack integrity and have lost the pride of your ancestors, even if I consider our kinship, the people of the immortal sects will not accept someone like you. How then can you expect me to consider our blood ties?
"Ah, this..." Fu Zhen looked around, perplexed. De Quan frowned and offered a telepathic suggestion: "Viscount Fu, hesitation will only lead to more trouble!"
"Hahaha, Viscount Fu, with your noble body, has always been quietly cultivating the Yin-Yang Dao in the Yongguo Duke's Mansion. You have used the Puppet Pill, and your clansmen have taken it to inherit seven-tenths of your appearance. You have been managing the Fu clan and living a life of luxury."
Even worse, some accepted that man's orders and colluded with the Huyan family..." Zheng Yi warned coldly, seeing that the situation was not good.
Fu Zhen trembled with fear: "Shut up! No wonder you defied Prince Rong's will and found someone to take the place of the culprit and behead him."
Just by looking at your face, spouting nonsense and spreading rumors, you can prove that you have done a lot of harmful things behind Prince Rong's back.
Now that the scandal has been exposed, you still want to slander me? Are you trying to tarnish Prince Rong's reputation, drag others down with you, and seek a way out?
"Come, tell the whole world in public what shameful things Prince Rong taught you to do. Tell us everything!"
"Boss!" Zheng Liu gritted his teeth and warned him telepathically. Zheng Yi glanced guiltily at Zheng Liu's serious face, which was covered by a bleeding wound on his forehead, and then turned to Fu Zhen indignantly and scolded, "Fu Zhen, stop slandering the Prince here."
Finding someone to take Zheng Ershisan's place in death was my sole doing.
I'll take responsibility for my own actions. Go ahead and try to arrest me if you dare!
"Haha, you must be desperate to live, what are you talking about capturing?"
According to the law, the crime you committed today is not punishable by death. However, since you are someone close to Prince Rong, we will spare you your life. At most, you will suffer some physical pain, and that will be the end of it.
"But you shouldn't have, you absolutely shouldn't have, desecrated the prestige of the two former Dukes of Yongdai, trampled on the dignity of the disciples of the Immortal Sect, and disregarded etiquette. If you don't die, where will Prince Rong be placed? How will the Fu family members live in the world? How will the disciples of the Immortal Sect seek the path of cultivation?" Zheng Ya rebuked Fu Zhen on the spot when he saw Fu Zhen's terrified and retreating expression.
Zheng Liu closed his eyes in grief and indignation, squeezing out two lines of bloody tears. Zheng Yi, hearing this, felt utterly hopeless, yet still arrogantly said, "Hmph, even if you're completely right, as long as you don't kill me, does a viscount who wallows in pleasure among women dare to kill me? Ridiculous, hahaha."
"Hmm, your provocation tactic is quite effective."
Don't worry, even if you don't use this provocation, I don't want to get involved in your karma and kill you.
The person who killed you could not possibly be a servant of the Fu family; they had no right to kill someone close to Prince Rong.
A fourth-rank official standing before the prime minister's gate represents dignity.
You may also be a flag in front of Prince Rong's mansion. If an ordinary person tries to take down your flag, it would be an act of insubordination and a desecration of Prince Rong's dignity, an unforgivable crime.
It also intimidates the powerful and wealthy.
"It's a pity you shouldn't have provoked the Fu clan chief. What do you think, cousin Fu Zhen?" Zheng Ya said with a smile, his tone neither too warm nor too cold.
Fu Zhen was shocked and furious. De Quan urged him telepathically: "Viscount Fu, Fu Ya is not playing by the rules. He is deliberately trying to force you to kill Zheng Yi in order to protect the reputation of Prince Rong."
It is also a test of whether you, the patriarch of the Fu clan, are qualified, and it is also the standard by which the immortal sect recognizes the Fu clan.
This also served as an opportunity for the two emperors to establish connections with the immortal sects.
Killing four birds with one stone, missing this opportunity will be a catastrophe for you, what are you still hesitating for...
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