Chapter 196 Call Uncle

Zhou Wu led the imperial guards to surround the entire hall.

He winked at a subordinate behind him, and someone immediately stepped forward and took the imperial edict from the prince's hand.

Ling Fengyan sat on the dragon throne above, and he remained calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.

He was in a relaxed posture, with his elbows lightly resting on the armrests, and his fingertips tapped on them one by one, making a not-so-obvious "click" sound.

A pair of phoenix eyes were as sharp as a blade. Ling Fengyan looked around and took in the reactions of everyone present.

It seemed that he could see through everyone's thoughts.

The prince raised his eyes and looked at him, and there was also a bit of madness in his eyes that became redder and redder because of anger.

All the ministers in the room looked at the contents of the imperial edict handed over by the crown prince.

: I have received the mandate of heaven and have been diligent in ruling the world since I ascended the throne. I dare not slack off in the slightest.

However, Ling Fengxun, the regent prince, is in a high position and has great power. He does not think about serving the court and loyally assisting the country. Instead, he harbors evil intentions and attempts to rebel and covet the throne. His crimes are heinous and are hated by both humans and gods.

Now I am determined to deprive him of all his power to rectify the national law and reassure the people. All the party members who collude with the regent prince will be punished together and will not be tolerated. The imperial

edict proudly wrote down the many crimes that the emperor pointed out that Ling Fengxun intended to rebel.

After reading it, all the officials had some more fluctuations in their eyes.

This imperial edict is very unfavorable to the Regent King, and it is basically a conviction. The late

emperor wants to die, and he will also drag the Regent King to his back

The imperial edict was passed among the officials one by one. The queen

mother could not stop it, so she could only sigh and shake her head slightly.

The prince was obsessed and insisted on bringing the already precarious Beiling Kingdom to a dead end. He was simply confused!

I really don’t know why the Emperor of Beiling made him the prince. It’s so stupid!

The officials were panicked. Even though there was an imperial edict, many ministers lowered their heads and dared not speak.

But there were still some who took the lead.

These people came to the side of the prince consciously.

There were even a few people of high status.

One was the Minister of Rites, and the other was also a first-rank official in the court, the Imperial Censorate’s Doctor of History who supervised all officials.

The two men stepped forward and respectfully saluted the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince, then said, "Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has taken out the imperial edict left by the late Emperor. Please make a decision as soon as possible. You should immediately put the Regent Ling Fengxun in the Heavenly Prison and deal with him later!"

"Yes, such rebellious ministers and thieves must not be tolerated. This concerns the country and the people of the entire Beiling Kingdom!"

The two of them spoke one after another, and they sang the same tune. The Queen Mother was annoyed and shouted angrily.

"Enough, is it not for you two to judge the Regent?"

The prince was very angry when he heard that the queen mother was still on Ling Fengxun's side at this time. He said with a stern face: "Queen mother, now the edict of the late emperor is here, and my father's body is still warm. You can't just ignore his will!"

Some of the other officials were also shaken.

They began to kneel on the ground, "Queen mother, punish the traitor and take back the imperial power!"

"The Regent Ling Fengxun is suspected of treason and should be executed!"

An Yunxi was so angry that she laughed at this group of people.

She suddenly walked out from the queen mother.

Ling Fengxun could tolerate this scene, but she couldn't!

"Prince, do you have evidence for what is said in the imperial edict? Do others have evidence?"

Seeing a woman coming out, all the officials frowned.

However, someone quickly recognized An Yunxi's identity.

After all, that face was unforgettable.

The woman in front of him had an extremely beautiful face, with eyebrows like distant black, eyes like autumn water, eyes that were bright and shining, a straight nose, cherry lips without makeup, and a graceful figure.

Before, everyone's attention was on the prince, and when she appeared, she immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

The Minister of Rites came to his senses and immediately retorted: "Princess Regent, you will naturally favor the Prince Regent, but the late emperor's decree is here, and all the above are his crimes. What evidence do you need?"

An Yunxi sneered, "Of course we need evidence. Even the emperor cannot issue a decree to arrest people for no reason. The Prince Regent has worked hard for the country and the people, and he made countless military achievements in the past. You are sitting in the imperial city and enjoying the natural beauty, but you want to slander him for treason? If my husband really wanted to rebel, he would have ordered you all to be killed long ago. Why would he wait for you to point your finger at him and say he wanted to rebel?"

The Minister of Rites did not expect An Yunxi to be so eloquent.

He was speechless for a while.

Lord Yu Shi next to him had an old face but was extremely serious. He spoke in a hoarse voice.

"We, the civil and military officials, should obey the imperial decree. The Regent Princess has married the Regent Prince. The two are naturally in cahoots. I think we should arrest them immediately!"

Ling Fengxun's voice was extremely cold, coming from the dragon throne above.

"I'll see who dares!" It didn't matter if

this group of people said he did.

If they attacked An Yunxi, it would be absolutely unacceptable!

Ling Fengxun stood up, walked over from the dragon throne, and stood directly in front of An Yunxi. He pulled her behind him and protected her tightly, not even wanting to let this group of people see his face.

In the hall, Marquis Anguo said nothing, and walked out from among the officials with his sons, and then stood in front of Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi.

Ling Fengxun was stunned, and he looked at Marquis Anguo in surprise.

"Marquis..."

Marquis Anguo's face condensed: "Why call me Marquis? Call me uncle!"

Ling Fengxun, as the regent king, did not expect that someone would dare to speak to him like this.

But he was not angry at all, and there was even a bit of warmth in his eyes.

Marquis Anguo stood in front and said to the prince and others: "Your Highness, even if you have the imperial edict left by the late emperor, you cannot arrest people at will. Everyone has seen what the regent king has done. He has not done anything treasonous, so..."

He was interrupted by the prince before he finished speaking.

"I understand, Marquis Anguo is also in the same group with them, they are all traitors and villains!"

"Minister"

doesn't make sense in such a situation.

The officials in the hall are now divided into three groups.

One group supports the prince, and they come behind the prince one after another to criticize the regent Ling Fengxun.

Another group of people stood quietly in place, not taking sides, just wanting to make a decision after the matter is resolved.

Finally, a small group of people took the initiative to help Ling Fengxun speak. At this moment, all the forces in the court were clearly divided.

Ling Fengxun narrowed his eyes, and when he saw that things were almost progressing, he said, "Prince, why did you fake the imperial edict?"

He only said this one sentence.

It was not an excuse.

It was not an admission of guilt, but a casual question to the prince.

The prince was stunned, then looked at Ling Fengxun and couldn't help laughing.