Chapter 192192. As long as I kill enough bad guys, the real murderer will be brought to justice (for "Qiu Ge" Silver Alliance)
Upon hearing that Ji Changsheng had found the dragon robe from the eldest prince's mansion, Prime Minister Li and Marshal Zhang both looked at the deputy leader of the Secret Law Pavilion.
Mao Yi and Tan Yin were also shocked.
Is there really something? Yue Qingzhao, the deputy head of the Secret Law Pavilion, was even more shocked than them. She quickly summoned the people stationed in the Grand Prince's residence by the Secret Law Pavilion.
"What's up with the dragon robe?"
The two undercover agents from the Secret Law Pavilion looked at each other.
"I never noticed it."
"How come I don't remember that there are two trees in Your Highness's backyard? Isn't there only one?"
"puff."
This time no one could hold back.
Yue Qingzhao's eyes twitched: "Young Master Ji really... doesn't take us seriously at all."
Of course, she believed more in the words of the Secret Law Pavilion's undercover agent planted among the Crown Prince.
Therefore, what Ji Changsheng did was simply outrageous and arrogant.
Yue Qingzhao looked at Li Xiang and Marshal Zhang.
Two big guys, give me a rule, should we continue to endure or expose him? Li Xiang said in a deep voice: "Go and see."
Before they reached the backyard, another piece of good news came:
"Report, we found a Vice Pavilion Master Yue."
This time it was Yue Qingzhao's turn to almost fall down.
Compared to Zhang Bei, a young and ignorant person who has never understood the meaning of life, Yue Qingzhao has already become the deputy leader of the Secret Law Pavilion, and his level is naturally far superior to Zhang Bei.
But with her wide knowledge, she still didn't understand what it meant to discover a "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue"?
Yue Qingzhao quickly walked towards the scene of the incident. After a moment, her body shook again.
Because she really saw a "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue".
Looks exactly like her.
The difference is that this "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue" has a fox tail hanging behind him.
Seeing this scene, Prime Minister Li and Marshal Zhang's eyes twitched slightly, and they felt in their hearts that the eldest prince was really courting death.
Yue Qingzhao was even more furious.
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
She looked at the two undercover agents from the Secret Law Pavilion.
This time, the two undercover agents had their heads lower than the other.
They really didn't know about the dragon robe incident.
But they knew this "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue".
As soon as Yue Qingzhao saw their expressions, he knew that what happened was probably true, and he became even more furious: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Undercover A whispered, "We have reported this matter to the Pavilion Master."
Undercover B added: "The Pavilion Master was afraid that you, the Deputy Pavilion Master, would be too angry, so he asked us to keep it a secret from you."
Yue Qingzhao’s eyes went dark.
That means it wasn’t Ji Changsheng’s frame-up.
"What's going on?" Yue Qingzhao asked through gritting his teeth.
"Deputy Pavilion Master Yue" began to cry, "The eldest prince is not a human, but a beast. It was you, Deputy Pavilion Master Yue, who led the team to investigate his collusion with the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce. It was also you who arranged the placement of undercover agents in the eldest prince's mansion. The eldest prince wanted to take revenge on you, but he didn't dare to provoke you, so he took it out on us fox girls and made us fox girls transform into your appearance for his enjoyment. He even paid a high price to buy the clothes you wore, just to humiliate you more."
"Deputy Pavilion Master Yue" revealed the scar on his shoulder.
Yue Qingzhao's eyes were bloodshot.
As the deputy leader of the Secret Law Pavilion and one of the top 20 most powerful people in the entire Ying Kingdom, her self-cultivation has actually always been quite good.
Although Ji Changsheng was so arrogant just now, she remained calm inside.
But now, she really failed.
I can't stand it.
In particular, she discovered that the clothes worn by this "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue" were actually the same clothes she had worn.
She became even angrier.
"Your Highness..."
Li Xiang comforted him, "He's already dead. Master Yue, calm down and don't get angry with the dead."
"I……"
Yue Qingzhao's breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't release it.
"I'll go help Master Ji collect evidence."
The person is dead, but the property remains.
When it comes to confiscating property, the deputy leader of the Secret Law Pavilion is certainly more professional than Guan Dingrong.
Seeing Yue Qingzhao like this, Prime Minister Li and Marshal Zhang knew that the eldest prince probably died in vain this time.
It is not a wise choice to offend a woman, and the eldest prince had to offend a woman of the level of the deputy leader of the Secret Law Pavilion.
They don't dare to do such things.
As expected, with the help of Yue Qingzhao, the things confiscated from the eldest prince's mansion were shocking.
Ji Changsheng was "amazed" by what he saw.
"Beautiful women of all races—one hundred and thirty-nine."
Ji Changsheng made a quick count and found that among these 139 beauties, only three were humans, 75 were human-demon hybrids, and 61 were pure-blooded demons.
And everyone had injuries.
There were even seven human-shemale hybrids who were missing arms and legs.
"The eldest prince is no longer just an ordinary pervert. His death is not unjustified." Ji Changsheng said to Tan Yin and Mao Yi: "Mr. Tan, Chief Steward Mao, you two said that the eldest prince is a smart man who knows what he can and cannot do and would not attack ordinary human women. Facts have proved that you still lack understanding of the eldest prince. He dared to attack, but he did it in a more secretive way. If it weren't for Deputy Pavilion Master Yue's keen observation, the Secret Pavilion would have been kept in the dark."
Yue Qingzhao's expression was still grim. "Master Ji, you are too kind. Under the nose of the Secret Law Pavilion, His Majesty actually took advantage of three innocent people. The Secret Law Pavilion is to blame. I will conduct a self-investigation as soon as I return and give an explanation to the people of Ying State."
She did not forget that the fox girl was wearing her clothes.
This is so disgusting.
She must find out who is colluding with the eldest prince.
Ji Changsheng took a look at Yue Qingzhao's appearance and felt more in agreement with the eldest prince's abnormal attributes.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s raw or cold.
He couldn't even endure his appearance for the sake of revenge.
"Women are only the most insignificant problem for the eldest prince."
Ji Changsheng opened three storage magic weapons.
In an instant, three huge mountains of spirit stones shot up into the sky, shocking countless people.
Ji Changsheng nodded slightly to Yue Qingzhao again: "With the help of Vice Pavilion Master Yue, 37.5 billion high-grade spirit stones were confiscated from the mansion, and 218 billion high-grade spirit stones were found in various related accounts."
This time, everyone, including Li Xiang and Marshal Zhang, gasped.
Li Xiang subconsciously said: "Master Ji, please tell me again, how much did you find out?"
"37.5 billion high-grade spirit stones were confiscated from the mansion, and 218 billion high-grade spirit stones were found in various related accounts. This is just a temporary inventory. I believe that if the Ministry of Justice and the Secret Law Pavilion conduct a careful investigation, they will definitely be able to find more."
Li Xiang's brain went blank in an instant.
"Why so many? Last time, the court found out that the prince was colluding with the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce, and confiscated 100 billion high-quality spirit stones from him."
Ji Changsheng shrugged. "When I was in Qi and Sheng, I always heard Hongye tell me how good Ying was. Now it seems that the ordinary people in Ying do live better than in other countries, but the upper class live better and are more greedy. If I remember correctly, the eldest prince should be the least important of the three princes, right?"
"In terms of power, yes, but not necessarily in terms of economics."
Yue Qingzhao forced himself to calm down.
Although the First Prince did offend her, and although the things seized from the First Prince's mansion also made her feel shocked, she still spoke frankly: "The First Prince is the most...stupid one. He is too close to the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce. Most of these spirit stones were contributed to him by the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce. The Second Prince and the Third Prince have higher ambitions, so they will not leave such obvious handles, and their actions are far less generous than the First Prince."
Ji Changsheng did some reading comprehension: "Deputy Pavilion Master Yue means that the First Prince is stupid and rich, while the Second and Third Princes are more ambitious and are more likely to collude with the Assassin's League to assassinate His Majesty."
Yue Qingzhao's rank was undoubtedly much higher than Manrou's. Facing Ji Changsheng's distortion of right and wrong, Yue Qingzhao remained calm: "Young Master Ji, you are joking. Didn't you find the dragon robe in the palace of the Grand Prince?"
Ji Changsheng smiled slightly.
"Indeed, it seems that I did not kill the wrong person. His Highness did intend to rebel."
Ji Changsheng took the dragon robe and said to Prime Minister Li and Marshal Zhang: "Prime Minister Li, Marshal Zhang, with this evidence and these spirit stones, the eldest prince deserves death. Do you have any objection?"
Marshal Zhang stared at the dragon robe in Ji Changsheng's hand for a second.
The corner of his eye twitched slightly.
This dragon robe...is of Qi style.
The Ying State favored black, and the dragon robes were mostly black, not the yellow that was common in other countries.
Ji Changsheng's fraud this time was not thorough.
If Zhang Bei was present, she would definitely raise questions.
But he is not Zhang Bei, but the commander-in-chief of the army of Ying State.
He said in a deep voice: "After the eldest prince was fined hundreds of billions of spirit stones, so many spirit stones were confiscated. It is really shocking."
The dragon robe may be fake, but the spiritual stones are all real.
Li Xiang also nodded and agreed with Marshal Zhang's opinion: "After the last time his highness was fined and his family property of 100 billion was confiscated, he once told Your Majesty that he had no more money left."
Ji Changsheng shrugged, "Commander Guan, the 37.5 billion high-quality spirit stones seized from the eldest prince's residence should be taken to the princess's residence. Tomorrow morning, they will be used in the name of Princess Hongye to compensate the good people who have been oppressed by the eldest prince over the years. Prime Minister Li, Marshal Zhang, and Deputy Pavilion Master Yue, do you have any objections?"
The three of them shook their heads.
Even if Qian Ji Changsheng wanted to keep all of them, they would not dare to object.
Before Ying III woke up, Ji Changsheng was holding the Imperial Sword in his hand.
The most frightening thing is that this imperial sword does not belong to Emperor Ying III, but to the fairy Linglong.
There must be someone in the Ying Kingdom who dares not take seriously the Imperial Sword bestowed by Emperor Ying III. And the Jade Sword bestowed by Fairy Linglong... no one dares not take it seriously except the "afterimage" who escaped.
What's more, Ji Changsheng was a very greedy person. He only kept the cash and left the bulk of the money to the Ying State court.
Ji Changsheng didn't take too much, he took too little.
This time, Guan Dingrong was unusually bold and reminded Ji Changsheng, "Master Ji, according to convention, we can first seize all the spiritual stones in the eldest prince's mansion."
Ji Changsheng shook his head and said, "No need. I came to Yingguo to quell the rebellion, not to confiscate property. As Hongye said, Yingguo is still a country that abides by the rule of law. The eldest prince only dares to attack innocent people secretly, so the compensation should not be too much. 37.5 billion is enough. Yingguo is indeed different from other countries."
When Qi was at its peak, the powerful people of the two countries didn't even need to pretend, and the emperor took the lead in disgusting the people.
At least on the surface, the Ying Kingdom is still pretending and is willing to put on an act.
Minister Ding knew that he should support his brother-in-law in getting spiritual stones.
The eldest prince did not dare to defile ordinary civilian women openly. Only after his house was searched did they find three of them. The others were all demons or human-demon hybrids.
A prince wanted to take revenge on a minister, but he could only ask the fox girl he raised to disguise herself as the minister and secretly spend spirit stones to buy the minister's clothes.
Although evil is still being done and all kinds of injustice still exist, everything is afraid of comparison.
Compared with other countries, being able to do what Ying State has done is already a great improvement. The struggle of Emperor Ying in those days still left behind many valuable legacies.
So Ji Changsheng is not going to mess around.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It seems that the laws and rules of Ying State still have deterrent effect, so we should do things within the scope of the laws and rules, which will be better for ordinary people.
Anyway, Ji Changsheng is also very good at doing things within the rules.
Of course, there is nothing to worry about when suppressing a rebellion, all you need are coordinates - that's also the rule!
Ji Changsheng said the same thing in person to Ying III.
"I want to admit my mistake here."
As soon as Ji Changsheng said this, everyone paid attention.
Will Ji Lao Mo admit his mistake?
Ji Changsheng told them that he would, and that he was a very humble man.
"According to the stolen goods and evidence found in the First Prince's residence, the First Prince did intend to rebel. The evidence is irrefutable. However, there is no evidence that the First Prince has colluded with the Assassin's League, and no records of transactions with the Assassin's League were found in the First Prince's accounts. So now it seems that the First Prince has nothing to do with the assassination of His Majesty or the assassination of me by the Shadow."
Ji Changsheng said sincerely: "I killed the right person, but I am Ji. Although the eldest prince is not a good person, I will not wrongly accuse him of something he has not done. Miss Manrou, you are right. The eldest prince has nothing to do with the assassination of His Majesty."
Man Rou shuddered and immediately added, "Master Ji, this matter has nothing to do with the Queen."
Ji Changsheng nodded: "From the perspective that the eldest prince is innocent in this matter, Miss Manrou's judgment is very correct. Miss Manrou said that the eldest prince is innocent, and the eldest prince is indeed innocent. Miss Manrou said that the queen is innocent, so the queen should also be innocent."
Manrou's face lit up with joy.
But she soon realized that she was happy too early.
Ji Changsheng continued, "According to your majesty's judgment, there are four suspects in his assassination - the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the queen. Miss Manrou said that the eldest prince and the queen are innocent, which means that Miss Manrou is implying that there is something wrong with my second prince and the third prince."
Man Rou cried: "Master Ji, I..."
Ji Changsheng waved his hand and said decisively: "Miss Manrou, don't worry. I know your difficulties. You must be afraid of being killed to silence you. Don't be afraid, just stay by my side, I will definitely protect you. It just so happens that I have also received a letter of complaint, reporting that the third prince is related to the assassination of His Majesty. I didn't know who wrote this letter before, but now I think it was Miss Manrou."
"I……"
Manrou really wanted to tell others loudly that it was not her.
But no one heard her at all.
All I saw was Detective Ji taking out a letter of complaint.
"The letter also said that the Third Prince had questioned Your Majesty's will after Your Majesty fainted, and thought it was inappropriate for Hongye to investigate Your Majesty's assassination. He also had opinions about me and thought that this matter might have been done by our Tiansheng Sect."
When Ji Changsheng said this, those who were not present at the time were not shocked, but Li Xiang, Marshal Zhang and Yue Qingzhao suddenly changed color.
Because it's true.
And it happened just before today.
However, several of Ying Hongye's confidants were not qualified to attend the imperial meeting.
Now Ji Changsheng actually already knows the inside story.
This letter...
The three of them fixed their eyes on the letter, silently wondering which person in the court had sided with Ying Hongye and sold out the imperial meeting so neatly.
And... they also understood why Ji Changsheng targeted the third prince.
Li Xiang explained to the Third Prince, "Master Ji, please don't misunderstand. I refuted the Third Prince on the spot. This matter has nothing to do with the Holy Church and Master Yu."
Ji Changsheng nodded slightly: "Prime Minister Li is an understanding man."
After a pause, Ji Changsheng nodded slightly to Yue Qingzhao: "The Secret Law Pavilion was able to find out that the leader was seriously injured. Their strength should not be underestimated."
Yue Qingzhao's mind trembled, and he quickly said, "Young Master Ji, our Secret Law Pavilion has absolutely no ill will towards the Holy Church."
She heard it clearly and understood that Ji Changsheng was showing off his muscles with the Ying Kingdom in the capacity of the young master of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Just as Yu Lao Mo was seriously injured, the Secret Law Pavilion received accurate news, which meant that there were people from the Secret Law Pavilion inside the Holy Church.
Not long after the imperial meeting before Ying III fainted, the details were obtained by the young master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, which obviously demonstrated the strength of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The problem is that the Demonic Cult can now flex its muscles against the State of Ying at any time, but the State of Ying cannot openly threaten the Demonic Cult.
Yu Lao Mo was right about one thing. His battle record was the greatest glory of the Demonic Cult.
As long as he is not dead, the disciples of the Demonic Sect will have the confidence to rely on their background when they go out.
Yue Qingzhao was absolutely unwilling to let the Secret Law Pavilion and the Heavenly Demon Cult's intelligence system engage in a life-and-death battle.
Because she knew that the injured must be the Secret Law Pavilion.
Ji Changsheng smiled and said, "Judging from the performance of Prime Minister Li and Deputy Pavilion Master Yue, the contents of the imperial meeting recorded in this letter are all true."
The two did not refute.
"Then it seems that the report about the Third Prince in this letter is very likely true. Miss Manrou, if there is really something wrong with the Third Prince, you have done a great deed."
Miss Manrou's voice was almost hoarse at this time.
But she realized that the people around her didn't react at all.
Although her rank was not as high as that of a big shot like Marshal Li Xiangzhang, she was not stupid and naturally realized that she had fallen into Ji Changsheng's trap.
So she accepted her fate.
No matter what Ji Changsheng said, she could only smile bitterly.
The Queen must know that she didn't do this.
But if the Queen Mother insisted that she did it...she would have no choice but to accept death.
The prerequisite is that the Queen can escape this devil's "suppression of rebellion".
She could see that Ji Changsheng was indeed not here to investigate the case.
They are here to quell the rebellion directly.
The third prince must have offended Ji Changsheng in some way.
Li Xiang and others also made the same judgment.
Marshal Zhang hesitated for a moment, but still walked to Ji Changsheng and whispered, "Young Master Ji, I am willing to be a middleman. Please ask the Third Prince to sit down and talk with Young Master Ji. Maybe there is some misunderstanding."
Ji Changsheng glanced at Marshal Zhang and chuckled softly, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Ji Changsheng's words instantly made Marshal Zhang break out in a cold sweat: "I heard that the first prince is the one that Tongtian Chamber of Commerce and the Wan Yao Kingdom are interested in, the second prince is more mysterious, and the third prince is the spokesperson for the noble families of the Ying Kingdom."
Marshal Zhang's iron-blooded and murderous face turned slightly pale, and he said in a deep voice: "Absolutely not. There are no noble families in Ying State. They are all ordinary people."
"Really?" Ji Changsheng raised his eyebrows.
In the list Ying Hongye gave him, the eldest prince ranked first.
The third prince ranked first on the list given to him by the temple master.
Moreover, the temple master said it very clearly, there is really no top immortal sect supporting the Third Prince.
Those who supported him were the aristocratic families within the Ying Kingdom.
If the third prince comes to the throne, Ying State will become a high-end version of the prosperous Qi State.
This is completely contrary to the original intention of Xuandu Temple.
Xuandu Temple supports Ying State in order to allow Ying State to take a different path, rather than letting Ying State repeat the old path of other countries. That would be meaningless to Xuandu Temple and the Taiqing lineage.
But the inertia of history is too great.
The current Ying State is inevitably following the old path of those countries and repeating the problems that exist in those countries.
The third prince was the target chosen by this group of people.
"The Third Prince married a girl from the Li family. When he was a young man, he met six friends and they became like-minded and became siblings. One of them is the only son of the third branch of the Zhang family, one is the beloved daughter of the owner of the Secret Law Pavilion, and the parents of the other four are also either rich or noble."
Ji Changsheng said with a half-smile: "This is probably all a coincidence."
Marshal Zhang's face became paler and paler.
He realized the seriousness of the problem.
Li Xiang's face was also a little pale, and he tried to explain: "Master Ji, with the status of the Third Prince, it is normal for the people he interacts with to be either rich or noble. Princess Hongye was also surrounded by rich and noble people before."
"Yes, it's normal." Ji Changsheng nodded and said, "But Hongye went to Xuandu Temple and started from scratch. And the friends of the Third Prince have begun to hold important power in the Ying Kingdom. In addition, I heard that the Third Prince has a slogan in private - rule the world together with the literati, not with the people."
Li Xiang said categorically: "It is impossible. The Third Prince cannot speak so arrogantly. This goes against the teachings of Emperor Ying. Ying will always be the people's Ying, and the royal family only serves the people of Ying. This will never change."
Ji Changsheng's face turned cold: "Prime Minister Li, you said the Third Prince didn't say anything, but this is the information given to me by the leader's wife. Who do you think I should believe?"
Li Xiang's hands trembled.
Li Huanyan's intelligence is the best in the world, just like Yu Linglong is the best in the world. This is recognized by the world.
"Since Prime Minister Li and the leader's wife have come into conflict, I think as long as we arrest the third prince and interrogate him, the truth will naturally come out."
Ji Changsheng stroked the jade sword in his hand and whispered softly, "Or maybe some people in Ying State think that Your Majesty has been in office for too long, and they hope that the Third Prince will take the throne so that they can rule the world together with the scholars and officials as soon as possible."
Snap!
There was a loud thunder in the sky, exploding over the capital city.
"Report, the afterimage has entered the Third Prince's residence."
Ji Changsheng gave himself and Li Changxi a thumbs up.
The high-ranking officials of Ying State knew how to disguise themselves when they were bad guys.
He could obviously kill people directly, but he was willing to respect the rules of Ying State and disguise himself first. This is called adapting to local customs!
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