Chapter 846 I am here to step on the enemy's face and show off my power
A moment later, Mr. Xue slowly walked out of the room, walked around the corridor, and said to the people waiting there, "The young prince has ordered that the property of those named in the list be confiscated immediately."
The scholar took the thick stack of names from Mr. Xue, glanced at them briefly, and said, "Okay, I'll do it now."
"What will be done with these people after their homes are confiscated and they are imprisoned? Can you tell me, young prince?"
Mr. Xue pursed his lips in an ambiguous manner, exhaled slowly, and then said word by word, "No need to detain him."
"Only one branch of the Jiang royal family will be implicated. All other males within the three clans, regardless of age, will be beheaded in the downtown area at noon tomorrow. Women under the age of twenty will be enslaved by the government and will not be redeemed for life, even during a general amnesty. Women over the age of twenty will be punished with the same crime as men and will be beheaded in public."
The scholar looked at Mr. Xue in disbelief: "This... is this really what the young prince meant?"
The number of people involved in the three tribes is extremely large.
How could such a ruthless killing be...
"Cough cough cough."
The monk covered the scholar's mouth with his hand, preventing him from saying anything else. He said solemnly, "Don't worry, sir. We will definitely fulfill your mission."
"Let's go and search the house."
The scholar was taken away by the monk. Mr. Xue stood there in silence for a long time. In the end, all he could say could only turn into a deep sense of disappointment in his heart.
Only the killing intent can relieve all the pain.
These people still don't know what's good for them now, and even want to jump out and take control of Jiang Yubai at the critical moment when the old prince passed away. They are really wrong.
But how could someone who has his hands on the emperor's power be merciful?
As long as the old prince is here, the wild beasts can still be controlled.
With his only family gone, the beasts are now unleashed without a trace of fear. The blood that didn't spill onto the streets the day Kyoto fell will remain there for a long time to come...
Within half a month after Emperor Yongshun's death, Jiang Yubai did not give any clear instructions to the outside world, nor did he issue any imperial decree to punish anyone.
The royal family, who had been trembling with fear for a few days at the beginning, instinctively began to change their minds in this unexpected calm.
After learning that the King of Lingnan had died and that the national funeral rites were being followed, those who had been worried about where their future lay seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope in the midst of the storm, and their minds were filled with calculations.
Jiang Yubai is the son of the King of Lingnan and is the unquestionable choice for the king.
But even if he is the Son of Heaven, he still has a clan and relatives. Although he holds power over the world, he is also subject to the limitations of the world.
This is how emperors throughout history have come, and Jiang Yubai is no exception.
In terms of closeness, most of the royal relatives are Jiang Yubai's elders. Even if he becomes the emperor, he should still observe the human ethics and filial piety, right?
Someone suggested to the oldest prince in the clan, "The emperor's death requires national mourning. The crown prince can ascend the throne after a hundred days. The enthronement ceremony must still be conducted by the elders of the clan, and then the ancestors must be worshipped to announce the matter to heaven and earth."
"Since they are both from the same royal family, they must abide by the rules that have been passed down for hundreds of years. However, he is young, lost his father suddenly, and grew up in the barbaric land of Lingnan. I'm afraid he doesn't understand these rules very well."
"At a time like this, if the new ruler wants the whole world to submit, he will inevitably need the help of the royal family, and he still needs people to give him guidance and support."
The old prince, who was being flattered, smiled and listened to these people talking without responding.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the old prince used the excuse that there was a strict order in Kyoto not allowing important ministers and relatives to visit privately, and sent the uninvited people away.
After everyone had left, the old prince, who looked frail and dying, was helped up and walked around the screen to the back room with three breaths in each step.
The people waiting here saw the old prince coming and stood up and saluted with a smile: "Xu Mingyang greets Prince Yong."
The old prince looked at the man who was much taller than him with a look of emotion, waved his hand and said, "There is no need to be polite with me."
"Did you hear what those people said just now?"
Xu Mingyang nodded with a smile: "Thanks to the prince for finding a good position for me, I not only heard it, but also saw it all clearly."
Jiang Yubai's control over Kyoto is still only superficial and has not reached the root.
Therefore, the list drawn up by Mr. Xue is just an appetizer, and the rest of the list still needs to be traced back.
Xu Mingyang was ordered to sneak into the prince's mansion today in order to find out the hidden melon.
In addition to this place, Mr. Xue also sent people to other places where there might be movement.
The dragnet has been spread, waiting for those who seek death to walk into it.
The old prince looked at Xu Mingyang with a complicated expression and said irrelevantly, "I still remember what Xu Yu looked like when he was a child."
"He was about five or six years old. He was carried on his grandfather's shoulders to the palace for a banquet. That night, he teamed up with the young prince of Lingnan to beat up several young men. He was even beaten by your grandfather for fighting with the prince."
"But no matter how hard we beat him, he just refused to apologize. He was so stubborn, he didn't act like a spoiled child at all."
Xu Mingyang was completely unaware of this past. Hearing this, his eyes lit up in curiosity. "Did my eldest brother get beaten often when he was a kid?"
"From what Your Highness said, the young prince and my elder brother were able to defeat the larger force with fewer people and still win?"
The old prince was silent for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course we won, and not just in the past."
Many years later, the two guys who had fought against the prince at the queen's birthday banquet once again joined forces to overturn the sky in the imperial city.
Xu Mingyang uttered a silent wow as if he thought this was a remarkable move.
The old prince said lovingly, "Come to think of it, it seems I have never seen you before."
Xu Mingyang smiled innocently and touched the back of his head. The old prince sighed, "The Jiaxing Marquisate was once so glorious. As the eldest son of the eldest son, Xu Yu was given the title of Crown Prince, which made him even more glorious."
"Back then, everyone only knew about the unrivaled eldest branch of the Jiaxing Marquisate, but they didn't notice that the children of the Xu family's second branch were also so useful under the young prince. This shows that the children of the second branch are not bad at all, and they are all good people."
Xu Mingyang seemed a little flattered by the praise. With the reservedness typical of a young man, he rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
"It's just that I grew up following Big Brother's butt. If I don't get a spanking from Big Brother for a day, I feel itchy. To receive such praise from the prince today, it shows that my Big Brother's occasional spanking is still very effective."
"My eldest brother is indeed wise. He knows exactly what it means to be disciplined and not to be successful!"
The old prince paused at the sound, and Xu Mingyang took a half step back, saying with a smile, "I have seen your intentions and actions. When I return, I will tell you the truth without missing a word."
"Xu Mingyang still has the young prince's instructions to attend to, so he can't delay any longer. When my elder brother arrives in the capital someday, I will definitely ask him to come and visit me, so that I can thank you for your kind words."
"Goodbye."
Xu Mingyang waved his hand slightly, and several figures hidden in the dark followed him closely.
The young man's back was still weak, but there was an inexplicable sense of silent mockery in his determination.
Seeing this, the old prince grabbed the armrest of the chair tightly and closed his eyes in despair during a long period of suffocation.
"Back then... I really shouldn't have shown mercy..."
After leaving the Prince's Mansion, the person following Xu Mingyang looked hesitant, and Xu Mingyang raised his eyebrows in amusement.
"Do you know why I asked Mr. Xue to come here?"
The person being asked shook his head blankly.
Xu Mingyang bared his teeth and sneered, "Because when the Xu family fell, everyone pushed them down. This old guy didn't hold back when he kicked them."
"I'm here to step on the enemy's face and show off my power."
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