Chapter 345: Trivial Matters after Ascending the Throne (Part 3)



All the ministers present had heard about the shameful things King Ping had done. Seeing King Ping's rogue appearance, they could not help but reveal a look of contempt.

Chu Xuan was furious, slamming the table and shouting angrily: "Shut up! As a prince of the current dynasty, a vassal king, do you still know what is propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? Look at the good things you have done since you came back. The memorials impeaching you have piled up on my desk, and you can still act as if nothing has happened. You really bring shame to the royal family!"

The emperor was furious and millions of people died. All the ministers instantly fell to their knees, lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Only Prince Ping stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Chu Xuan with a half-smile, and snorted, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, this man is different now that he sits on the throne. Even his temper is much worse than before. This really scares me, my good brother."

"How dare you, Prince Ping, disrespect His Majesty!"

As the Censor of the Censorate, Wang Deying was always upright and incorruptible, and would not tolerate any injustice.

The matter of Prince Ping had long been widely spread in the capital, and the man holding the blood letter was wandering around the government office, hoping to seek justice for his old friend who had died innocently. However, when the government officials in the capital heard that it was related to Prince Ping, no one wanted to get involved in the trouble, and without exception, they all drove the man out.

In the end, the victim had nowhere to turn to and could only stand guard outside the palace gate with a blood letter in hand. He happened to be met by Wang Deying, and thus, this great injustice was able to see the light of day.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you shout like that?" King Ping took a few steps forward with a stern face and kicked Wang Deying to the ground.

Wang Deying reported him in front of Chu Xuan, which already made him angry. Now he was embarrassed in front of everyone. King Ping was immediately furious and attacked Wang Deying in public.

“How dare you!” Chu Xuan could no longer bear it and shouted, “Come here, arrest this shameless, reckless bastard!”

Seeing the guards rushing towards him, Prince Ping finally changed his expression. He looked at Chu Xuan indignantly and said angrily: "Why did you arrest me? Do you think you can humiliate me at will just because you are the emperor? You are dreaming! I am the Prince Ping appointed by the late emperor himself. I am the prince of the late emperor. Chu Xuan, how dare you touch me!"

"Stop." Seeing that Prince Ping was about to be captured, Lu Yanluo, who had remained silent, finally spoke and stopped the guards.

Upon hearing this, Prince Ping looked at Lu Yanluo, then smiled at her with satisfaction, and said maliciously: "It is still my sister-in-law who understands the situation. I would like to thank you very much."

Lu Yanluo snorted and laughed, looking at Prince Ping with an increasingly cold look in her eyes: "Your Highness Prince Ping was born into a royal family. Why didn't the late emperor find a master for you when he was alive to teach you the difference between respect and inferiority, and between monarch and subject?"

King Ping was not stupid. He could hear the disparagement in Lu Yanluo's words. The smile on his face gradually disappeared: "What do you mean by that?"

Lu Yanluo smiled: "Nothing, I just want to teach you a lesson. You are indeed Chu Xuan's elder brother. Since ancient times, the elder brother is like a father. Chu Xuan should respect you. But you must not forget one thing. Chu Xuan is the new emperor appointed by the late emperor. He is the emperor and your master. It is not proper for you to talk nonsense and speak to yourself in front of all the ministers!"

“Besides, I am the queen appointed by His Majesty himself, so Your Highness, please call me Queen, and please don’t use the term ‘sister-in-law’.

King Ping sneered: "A dog relying on the power of his master!"

Lu Yanluo seemed not to have heard and continued, "Since the prince came to the capital, there have been many incidents in the capital. As a prince, you have been squandering money, recruiting courtesans from all over the capital to your mansion, partying every night, and forcibly robbing women from the people many times, abusing your power. Such behavior is outrageous to both humans and gods. Today, in front of all the ministers, I ask you, Prince Ping, do you plead guilty?"

"No, I am a noble king. It is their honor to be favored by you. You are a bunch of ungrateful bitches!"

King Ping was so angered by Lu Yanluo's few words that he spoke without thinking and shouted out what was in his heart in public.

After hearing this, the ministers present looked at each other and shook their heads in disdain.

[Big pig's hoof, I'll let you pretend again. Now let's see how you can defend yourself! ]

Chu Xuan turned his head and glanced at Lu Yanluo. The anger in his eyes had subsided somewhat, but the look he gave King Ping was still extremely cold.

"As a prince, Prince Ping behaved improperly, treated human life as worthless, and I am very sad. In order to set an example for the people of the world and give justice to the innocent victims, from today on, Prince Ping's title will be stripped, he will be demoted to a commoner, and sent to the imperial mausoleum to atone for his sins before the late emperor!"

Chu Xuan wanted to strip King Ping of his title and imprison him in the imperial mausoleum. When this was said, all the ministers below cheered secretly. King Ping was such a wicked person and he deserved to be in this state.

"Chu Xuan, how dare you! I was personally appointed the Prince of Ping by my father, how can you demote me just like that! I'm telling you, if you become the emperor, I'll be the first one to be dissatisfied! Your mother had an affair with someone else, and that's how you were born. You're not my father's son at all!"

At this point, King Ping started to throw in the towel and brought up the old matter again, pointing at Chu Xuan.

"Why do you think your father is on guard against you? Even if Chu Han is useless, your father is willing to promote him and let him compete with you. It's just that your father doesn't want you to dominate the capital and threaten the throne. Do you think you can really be justified by showing a broken will? What wishful thinking! You are just an evil creature born from your mother's affair with someone else!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Yanluo said coldly, already furious: "You dare to slander the late emperor and the late Concubine Yun without any evidence. It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Ping has gone insane. Come, take off his crown and clothes, send him to the imperial mausoleum, and personally apologize to the late emperor."

The matter of Concubine Yun has always been a secret in the capital. Although few people have mentioned it over the years, it is related to the bloodline of the new emperor after all, and others cannot speculate at will.

As soon as Lu Yanluo gave the order, the guards rushed forward and took Prince Ping away regardless of his struggle.

But the atmosphere in the field was a little tense. Chu Xuan sat at the head, remained silent, and looked a little ugly. Lu Yanluo knew very well that Chu Xuan must not speak out to defend himself at this time. The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and the people's hearts were already unstable. Now that Prince Ping said this, it would inevitably be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives. Add in speculation, rumors that the new emperor's identity was in doubt would surely spread soon.

Just as Lu Yanluo was racking her brains, a figure quickly came from outside the palace and said as he walked, "Let me see who is questioning my brother's identity?"


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