Chapter 355 Murder in the Dark
The punishment in this imperial edict was relatively severe, which undoubtedly showed that Emperor Wu of Qin was really angry, and it also showed that he was extremely disappointed with Prince Duan.
It will be difficult for Prince Duan to make a comeback.
This is a question of trust crisis. Once lost, it is difficult to rebuild it.
Upon hearing this imperial decree, Prince Duan felt as if all his strength was drained away in an instant. He collapsed to the ground, his eyes staring blankly ahead...
Just like a puppet with its soul taken away.
His face was filled with astonishment and anger, with a glint of disbelief in his eyes.
Prince Duan really didn't expect that his father would be so cold-blooded and ruthless. He tried his best to explain for so long and earnestly, just to seek a little understanding, but in return he got the cruel end of being demoted and imprisoned.
This was really hard for him to accept.
He was one of the two sons that his father had the highest hopes for, but now he has ended up with such a miserable end.
He was the first prince to be demoted, which was like kicking him from the clouds to hell.
The emperor is so heartless to him!
Since the emperor has been unkind to him, don't blame him for being disloyal in the future.
He raised his head, looked up at the throne high up in the sky, and laughed wildly.
"Hahaha... Father, how can you treat me like this? Aren't you afraid that Mother will be unhappy?..."
"As expected... As expected, there is no family affection in the royal family!... What father-son affection? It's all bullshit, all bullshit..."
He tried to use these words to provoke Emperor Wu of Qin and arouse his father's pity and compassion for him.
However, he was soon disappointed.
The emperor who was high above was nothing but majestic and indifferent. He didn't even look at him, letting him go crazy and talk nonsense.
Seeing that his last plan could not succeed, the flames of hatred burned fiercely in Prince Duan's eyes.
Not only Baili Qingyun and Lin Pianran who forced him into the palace today, but also the almighty emperor, all of them were hated by him.
They all deserve to die!
It was these people who pushed him step by step into such an embarrassing and dilemmatic situation. He would never let them go.
The fire of hatred burned fiercely like a prairie fire.
At this time, Emperor Wu of Qin waved his hand gently, and the royal guards waiting outside the door came in, quickly helped up the crazy Prince Duan, and escorted him out of the palace.
At the last moment, Prince Duan wailed, "Father, you can't treat me like this! I know I'm wrong, please forgive me!..."
Emperor Wu of Qin ignored all these calls and continued to deal with the memorials at hand.
*****
The next night, something big happened again in Prince Jing's Mansion.
Two groups of people entered Prince Jing's Mansion one after another.
The first wave of people consisted of only one person. He sneaked into Prince Jing's mansion silently and kidnapped Prince Jing while he was sleeping.
His martial arts skills were extremely powerful. He came and went without a trace, entering and leaving Prince Jing's Mansion as if he was in an empty place.
Prince Jing was in unbearable pain all over his body because he had been caned during the day. He was groaning in bed and could not sleep well.
He could only sleep on his stomach, with waves of pain all over his body, making him groan from time to time in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.
The man in black came to the bed secretly and saw the miserable scene of Prince Jing. He felt that he deserved it.
He is really used to a life of luxury and cannot bear any hardship.
Over the years, Prince Jing has been secretly corrupt and accepting bribes, selling official positions and titles, and exploiting the people. He has embezzled a lot of the people's money and it can be said that he has done a lot of bad things.
Even if one were to spend a whole day and night to describe all the bad things he had done, one might not be able to finish listing them.
This Prince Jing was actually a very clever man. He would often go around the palace, presenting precious or interesting things, and constantly trying to please and win over Emperor Wu of Qin and the Queen Mother. This allowed him to live freely and happily like a god for many years.
He loves beautiful women very much. There are waves of women around him. They are only young, beautiful and fresh for a while, but they will be discarded like old shoes after the novelty wears off. It can be said that he is both amorous and promiscuous, living a life of debauchery all day long.
Now, because of the Huo Li incident, he was finally rejected by Emperor Wu of Qin.
In fact, the real reason why Emperor Wu of Qin disliked Prince Jing's Mansion was not the case of Huo Li testing poison on living people, but Emperor Wu of Qin's fear and terror of poison itself.
Ever since Emperor Wu of Qin was poisoned by the kind of poison that made his whole body itch unbearably at Mingyue Villa, he has developed a natural fear of poisons, or even an extreme hatred for them.
But something like poison is difficult to truly eliminate and prevent, no matter how careful you are.
Therefore, in the heart of Emperor Wu of Qin, he felt extremely disgusted with those who made and poisoned poisons, and even wanted to kill them all.
In addition, Emperor Wu of Qin sent people to find out that Huo Li was sent by Prince Jing to the famous "Poison Lord" in the martial arts world since he was a child, and became a closed disciple. How could Emperor Wu of Qin not be terrified when he saw such a person who had practiced poison techniques for many years staying in the capital?
He will definitely try every possible means to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Experimenting on living people is just the best excuse.
Emperor Wu of Qin's suppression of Prince Jing's Mansion is just the beginning.
The days ahead will certainly not be easy for the people in Prince Jing’s Mansion.
This is the art of being an emperor. Although Emperor Wu of Qin would not punish Prince Jing openly, he would do everything he could to put pressure on Prince Jing's Mansion and let it continue to decline.
It will also put Prince Jing's Mansion into a situation where anyone can step on it.
Emperor Wu of Qin would not be criticized by court officials and royal relatives for suppressing the royal family, which would give him a bad reputation.
Huo Yuchen knocked Prince Jing unconscious with just one slash of his hand.
Then he carried the man onto his shoulders, rushed out of the room and flew away.
When they arrived outside Prince Jing's mansion, Huo Yuchen threw the man to his secret guards and said in a cold voice, "Interrogate him as soon as possible. We must get a result as soon as possible."
After saying this, he used his lightness skills again and headed towards Prince Zhao's mansion.
His main target tonight was King Zhao.
Not long after Huo Yuchen left, another man in black broke into Prince Jing's Mansion.
He rushed directly into Huo Qing's yard.
At this time, Huo Qing was sleeping soundly on the big bed, and his snoring was like thunder in the room.
The man in black walked to the bedside without anyone noticing and smiled coldly at the sleeping Huo Qing.
Then he raised his knife and chopped off his head.
In an instant, blood splattered all over the bed. Huo Qing died instantly, blood gushing from his neck...
The man in black glanced at the dead Huo Qing with a calm expression.
"Now I can go back to sleep and report to my sister tomorrow."
After saying this, the man in black floated away like a gust of wind.
It was as if no one had ever been in the room.
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