Chapter 224: Impeachment in the court, unexpected changes, is the Dragon Protection Order fake?
Late at night, in the capital of Daxia, the Chengming Palace was still brightly lit.
Several palace maids stood quietly on both sides of the hall, holding golden lamps and incense burners. Emperor Xia Junxi was wearing a narrow-collared dragon robe with light red and black interwoven. It was gorgeous and generous, but could not conceal his nobleness. He had a beautiful face and deep eyes.
In front of her were all the major and minor events that the Great Xia Dynasty had experienced during its period of seclusion. The most serious of these was naturally the Prime Minister's ruling and cleaning up of the many ministers and aristocratic families in the court.
"There is nothing wrong with what the Prime Minister did, but doing so will only intensify the conflict between Hulong Mountain and the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Zongren Mansion has always relied on Hulong Mountain."
"The Prime Minister is pulling out the vitals of Hulongshan. No wonder the palace has been a little uneasy these days. It seems that the spies planted by Hulongshan have started to take action..."
The corners of Emperor Xia's mouth curled up in a hint of mockery.
Since she had handed over all the affairs of the court to the prime minister, she also had plans in this regard.
From the outside, she was sidelined by the Xiangguo Mansion. Would the Zongren Mansion, the royal family, and Hulong Mountain just sit there and watch? Although she was a royal disciple, she never received help from the Zongren Mansion and Hulong Mountain. Instead, the royal ancestors would take away a large amount of resources and wealth from the national treasury every year, and search for a large number of precious magic tools and spiritual objects.
Rather than saying that she is a puppet set up by the Prime Minister's Mansion, it would be better to say that even Hulongshan treats her as a puppet.
Therefore, during this retreat, she also planned to drive out the wolf and devour the tiger.
"After refining that wisp of the Son of Heaven's Qi, I have become more adept at controlling Daxia's Dragon Qi and National Destiny. Next, as long as I accumulate enough, I will be able to successfully break through the second step of the Tribulation Bridge Realm and safely pass through the Heavenly Tribulation."
"However, isn't the behavior of Prince Chong'an a little too eager these days?"
After reading through the memorials, Emperor Xia finally fixed his eyes on one of them and frowned slightly.
Prince Chong'an was her uncle and one of the people she once trusted most.
During the last Great Xia Southern Hunting Exercise, Prince Chong'an was one of the few people who knew about the arrangements in the palace.
But judging from her situation during her retreat, her uncle seemed a little restless.
"Jiang Lan once reminded me."
"Could it be possible that he had already seen it?"
Emperor Xia's expression gradually darkened. The royal family has been heartless since ancient times, and it was common for even brothers to kill each other in order to fight for the throne.
Although Prince Chong'an was her biological uncle, even she could not be sure that he did not covet her position.
"Chunlan, who has Prince Chong'an had the closest contact with during this period?" asked Emperor Xia.
"Your Majesty, Prince Chong'an has been staying in the mansion all this time and seems to have never left. However, the Dao Cang Sword Sect was destroyed this time. According to the news sent by Commander Linglong from the Jiantian Division, the Dao Cang Sword Sect seemed to have had contact with Prince Chong'an before." Chunlan replied.
Emperor Xia's face was as gloomy as water, and his jade hands clenched tightly. He said expressionlessly, "Is it true that the Dao Cang Sword Sect asked the Jade Green Sword Immortal to assassinate Jiang Lan?"
After she came out of quarantine, she contacted Jiang Lan immediately, but the message fell on deaf ears and there was no response.
She also didn't know whether Jiang Lan was really injured, nor did she know what his current condition was.
After all, Yuqing Sword Fairy has been famous for thousands of years, and many evil forces have died under her sword.
If she left the imperial capital, even she would not be a match for the Jade Green Sword Immortal.
Chunlan hesitated for a moment and said, "According to the information obtained by the Tianjian Division, it should be true. Feng Jun once sent a woman named Su to the Dao Cang Sword Sect to practice. The woman became a disciple of the Jade Green Sword Immortal, but she is now missing."
When Emperor Xia heard the name "the woman surnamed Su", his eyes became much darker, but he still said expressionlessly, "It seems that I still underestimated my uncle."
Chunlan stood with her head down, not daring to respond.
"It seems that the Prince of Chong'an has been petitioning for me to come out of seclusion and take charge of government affairs. So this is what he meant."
"I think tomorrow's morning court session will be very lively."
Emperor Xia smiled coldly.
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. Ever since Emperor Xia went into seclusion and handed over all court affairs, big and small, to Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, there had not been a morning court session for a long time. All matters were reviewed by the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Nine Ministers before being handed over to the Prime Minister for decision.
Now that Emperor Xia has come out of seclusion, his cultivation strength has reached a new level. All the civil and military officials have already received the news and have arrived at the palace before dawn.
In the grand and bright hall, the atmosphere was solemn and quiet. Duke Zhongguo, Prince Chong'an and other ministers had already arrived. Prince Chong'an was standing in the front, wearing a loose robe and a wide belt. He was dignified, with his back straight and his eyes sparkling. When he swept his eyes over the throne above, a fiery light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Behind him, many ministers stood in a line, all holding memorials in their hands and with their heads lowered, as if he was the leader. His son Chong Xiuyuan was among them.
All descendants of the Great Xia emperor will be granted official positions, and those who can attend court and meet the emperor will hold high official positions.
Zhao Tianhe and other great Confucian scholars in the Confucian Temple were on the other side. There were not many of them, and they all looked old, with a heavy and distant Confucian aura. Ever since the National Master's Mansion was demolished, the Confucian Temple has become more cautious, and now when they go to court, they just stand a little further away.
"The Prime Minister has arrived."
Outside the hall, with a loud report, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, wearing a tall hat and a wide belt, walked in slowly. Almost all the ministers focused their attention on him, and the surroundings suddenly became a little noisy. Many ministers bowed and greeted him with a respectful attitude.
Jiang Lintian also nodded slightly, appearing very polite. His elegant and easy-going appearance was inconsistent with the impression many people had of a wolf.
After arriving at the main hall, Jiang Lintian slightly closed his eyes, as if he was dozing off. He was indifferent to everything around him and had a very casual attitude, not seeming to take this morning court session seriously at all.
Prince Chong'an looked at him with a sneer on his lips. It seemed that Jiang Lintian didn't know what would happen next. He was so calm and composed, but I wonder if he could maintain it for a while.
Not long after Prime Minister Jiang Lintian arrived, Queen Xia also arrived. She sat firmly on the throne, overlooking the ministers. The morning court finally began, but Queen Xia had not yet had the chance to ask about recent events.
A minister behind Prince Chong'an stepped forward with a memorial in his hand and began to cry and complain, describing the period when Emperor Xia was in seclusion and the many harsh and cruel policies of the Prime Minister. There was widespread resentment in the imperial capital, and countless aristocratic families were implicated and purged, causing panic among the people.
There are all kinds of grievances in various parts of Daxia, with bandits rising up everywhere and mountain bandits entrenched. This is an ominous sign, and there is a fear that troubled times are about to come.
After this minister cried, several other ministers came forward and said frankly that they had been suffering terribly during this period and could not bear to see Daxia suffer such a disaster, but they were powerless and could only ask to resign from their official positions and return home. They did not want to see the day when Daxia fell apart...
Emperor Xia listened to the ministers' reports with an expressionless face and did not express his opinion.
The Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, the person involved, still had his eyes closed and pretended to be asleep, as if he was not the one being impeached by the ministers.
Several great scholars in the Confucian Temple had not expected that the situation would develop like this just after the morning court session began. This made some of them ready to make a move. The prime minister has been suppressing Confucianism and Taoism for a long time. If the prime minister can be overthrown, the sky of Daxia will be much brighter.
Of course, the vast majority of ministers remained silent and waited and saw what would happen.
It would be a pipe dream to overthrow the Prime Minister just by thinking of a few impeachments. Not to mention how powerful the Prime Minister's Mansion is now, the strength of the Prime Minister alone is enough to make all the ministers in the court unable to raise their heads and breathe.
In the past, there was the National Master Ge Qixing who was on par with her and protested against her separately, but now the National Master Ge Qixing is missing and the power has fallen into the hands of others. Even if Emperor Xia wants to impeach him, can she do it?
After all, in this world, it is important to win people over with power.
"The Prime Minister has devoted himself to the country and devoted himself to it. During the time I was in seclusion, the imperial capital was peaceful and the order was stable. The barbarians in the Southern Wasteland State did not dare to invade, the sea tribes in the North Sea were honest, and the various immortal gates and holy places in the East Origin State did not dare to overstep the mark..."
"The Prime Minister is a pillar of the Great Xia Empire, and now he is responsible for the vast empire of Great Xia. I wonder where you all got the information about these things you reported, and who ordered you to do so? Do you want me to destroy my own empire?" Emperor Xia asked expressionlessly.
By saying this, she obviously rejected the impeachment of the ministers.
Naturally, many people in the hall had anticipated this.
All the ministers who had just spoken stepped forward turned their eyes to Prince Chong'an.
"Your Majesty, this is wrong. Who in the world today doesn't know that the Prime Minister is a traitor unprecedented in history, with power over the government and the country, covering the sky with one hand, and calling a deer a horse?"
"Some time ago, in order to fight for power, they even brazenly forced the emperor to marry Jiang Lan, the son of the prime minister. This is a shame that the royal family has never experienced before. When the uncles and ancestors of Hulong Mountain learned about it, they were all furious. In the clan mansion, the spirit tablets of the ancestors were shaking. This is an ominous omen."
"Your Majesty, you are still young. You have worked hard for more than ten years on this throne, but have not achieved any results. Instead, you have allowed the Great Xia to be eroded by the Jiang thieves. I am afraid that it will not be long before the Great Xia will change its surname to Great Jiang."
"What a wise ruler the late emperor was. He succeeded to the throne during the chaos of the southern barbarians a hundred years ago, and personally led the army to quell the war, killing several barbarian kings and making the world know him. At that time, I followed the late emperor and fought in all directions. I was grateful for his kindness and he gave me the surname Xia. Now, I can't bear to see the Great Xia fall into the hands of others..."
The original name of Prince Chong'an was Chongzheng, but he also had another name, Xia Zheng.
This was the name bestowed by the late emperor, but due to various reasons, Prince Chong'an had never used this name in public.
Today, he was in the hall, talking about this matter in front of many ministers, and his meaning was self-evident.
When many ministers heard this, their faces changed again and again. The Prime Minister had sidelined Emperor Xia, and now even the Prince of Chong'an, Emperor Xia's uncle, had begun to force the emperor to abdicate! "How dare you..."
Emperor Xia's face suddenly turned cold, and he shouted in a cold voice, "Prince Chong'an, what do you mean? I respect you as my uncle, but now you want me to give you this position?"
She initially thought that this was just an impeachment against the prime minister.
Who knew that the Prince of Chong'an would come directly for her? This made Emperor Xia laugh in anger, his eyes icy cold, this was really unexpected.
Prime Minister Jiang Lintian had been dozing off, but he finally opened his eyes. He said slowly, "Your Majesty has been working diligently and attentively since he ascended the throne. He has devoted all his energy to the great country of Great Xia, and all the people in the world love him. How come you, the Prince of Chong'an, say that you have not seen any results?"
"I have seen that you are always honest and sincere, and you abide by the law. Who would have thought that you would actually covet the position of His Majesty? It seems that one cannot judge a person by his appearance."
"Jiang Lintian, you have sidelined His Majesty, managed the government, and monopolized power. If I don't stop you today, I'm afraid that in the future, the Great Xia Empire will really become the private property of your Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Today, I will purge the emperor's entourage and remove corrupt officials in front of all the civil and military officials."
Since Prince Chong'an spoke today, he was directly at odds with her. His eyes were cold and his tone was merciless.
Civil and military officials were caught in the middle, and at this moment they felt oppressed and suffocated.
Prince Chong'an dared to stand up and say this, so he must have something to rely on and have the confidence.
Even the veterans of two dynasties, such as the Duke of Zhongguo, were silent and dared not say much, for fear that a single word would bring disaster and death.
"Prince Chong'an intends to rebel and disregards the affairs of state. Come, capture him for me." Emperor Xia's face was covered with frost. He stood up directly, waved his jade hand, and shouted in a cold voice.
Outside the hall, a group of guards holding weapons and armor suddenly rushed in, staring at Prince Chong'an with a fierce look.
"Your Majesty, you must understand my good intentions. This is for your own good."
"From today on, you can go to Hulong Mountain to practice without any worries."
Prince Chong'an's robe fluttered, his back was straight, and he shouted with great passion and grief. Then he waved his hand, and a golden token shining with brilliant golden light, like a dragon guard, appeared in his hand.
As soon as the token appeared, a clear dragon roar was heard, and then a bright light was emitted, floating in the void. In the middle of it, the shadow of a five-clawed golden dragon appeared, with solid scales and sharp dragon eyes, carrying a mighty pressure as vast as the boundless sky.
Upon seeing this, all the ministers were terrified and could not help but kneel down before the token.
"This is the Dragon Protection Order. It can be used to defeat tyrants and eliminate corrupt officials. Who dares to touch me?"
Prince Chong'an stood in the center of the hall, with dragon aura lingering around him, looking majestic and domineering.
The Dragon Protection Order was left by the founding emperor of Daxia. It is a unique item of Hulong Mountain. Holding the Dragon Protection Order, it is as if seeing the previous emperor. This order is extremely majestic. Since the founding of Daxia, it has appeared only a few times.
At this time, many ministers in the hall saw this thing for the first time, and they were all shocked and horrified.
Even Prime Minister Jiang Lintian narrowed his eyes.
Emperor Xia's expression became even colder and colder, and he even took out the Dragon Protection Order. It seemed that Prince Chong'an had received support from the Dragon Protection Mountain and was determined to impeach him.
"Your Majesty, please give up your throne. This order was given by the ancestor of Hulong Mountain, the uncle of the emperor. Now that Daxia is in turmoil, we need someone to stand up and stabilize the situation and maintain stability."
"The land of Jiuzhou will soon undergo a great change unprecedented in ancient and modern times. The weather in Zhongtianzhou is even more related to the future pattern of heaven and earth. Although Daxia is strong, it is no longer realistic to firmly control and occupy Zhongtianzhou under such circumstances. I have received news that the various Taoist holy places in Dongyuanzhou will form an alliance and move west and south soon."
"At that time, if Daxia and the alliance of Dongyuan Prefecture had disputes and frictions, it would be completely chaotic and the people would suffer. The Prime Minister's Office controlled the government, blocked the routes to various places, and prevented the Taoist sects in Dongyuan Prefecture from taking root. This move would sooner or later arouse the anger of all the immortal gates and holy lands in Dongyuan Prefecture. Who would calm it down at that time?"
Prince Chong'an looked at the quiet hall, his demeanor becoming more majestic and solemn. He began to reason with and appeal to Emperor Xia's emotions, asking him to abdicate.
"You are using the Daoist holy land of Dongyuan Prefecture to force me? Don't forget who drove out those forces in Dongyuan Prefecture in the first place?"
"Prince Chong'an, you colluded with them in private, which is already a capital crime of treason." Emperor Xia said in a cold voice with a frosty face.
"Your Majesty, this matter was decided by the uncles and ancestors of the Guardian Dragon Mountain. I am only considering the overall situation."
"Until now, I still have personal feelings in mind and don't want to do anything extreme, but Your Majesty is so disappointing. I don't want to make public the fact that you secretly sent people to look for other people's rocks in order to re-refine the national weapon, but as the lord of Daxia, you even lost the symbol of Daxia, the national weapon Zhenlong Seal." Prince Chong'an shook his head slightly and dropped another bombshell.
Emperor Xia's eyes were extremely cold.
The ministers in the hall were shocked by the news. Was the national treasure, the Dragon Seal, missing? They had no idea about it.
Prime Minister Jiang Lintian frowned, but soon relaxed his brows. After all, there had been several generations of emperors in Hulong Mountain. They naturally had a way to sense whether Daxia's national treasures still existed.
Emperor Xia could hide it from his ministers, but he couldn't hide it from that side.
“Your Majesty, you are still young and should focus on your cultivation. You should leave the affairs of the court to others.” Prince Chong’an took another half step forward and bowed with a sincere attitude.
The Dragon Protection Order hung high above his head, emitting brilliant divine light, and there was a terrifying pressure circulating that suppressed the dragon energy.
This was something personally refined by the founding emperor of Daxia, and it can suppress his descendants.
Especially for the ruler of a country, it can make his dragon energy be gathered inside his body, making him unable to move.
With this item in hand, Prince Chong'an dared to impeach so brazenly in front of civil and military officials during the morning court session.
At this time, all the officials in the court were silent and dared not speak.
The Dragon Guarding Mountain is like a holy place in Daxia, with an extremely transcendent status. Sometimes even the laws can be tampered with. If you hold the Dragon Guarding Order, even the Lord of Daxia will have to bow his head in submission.
If anyone else dares to stop it, the consequences will be much more serious than disobeying the law.
Emperor Xia sat firmly on the throne, her face was cold. Although the Dragon Protection Order had the effect of suppressing dragon energy, after she refined that ray of ancient heavenly energy, she could clearly feel the suppressing effect of the order on herself, which was very slight and almost negligible.
If she resisted at this moment, she would completely break off relations with Huolong Mountain, and the Dragon Guards might even show up to capture her and punish her according to the royal laws, cutting off her bloodline and abolishing her cultivation.
But if he doesn't fight back, wouldn't that mean he would just have to hand over the throne?
She clenched her jade hands, making a creaking sound, and slowly stood up from the throne, raised her white wrist, and was about to slap out with a palm.
"Prince Chong'an colluded with the Blood Immortal Cult to secretly store the national treasure. Now he is cooperating with Dongyuan Prefecture with the intention of subverting the Great Xia country."
"The Dragon Guard Order in your hand looks fake to me."
At this moment, an untimely voice suddenly sounded from outside the hall.
When Emperor Xia heard the familiar voice, he was startled at first, then he looked in that direction with his phoenix eyes, and suddenly a sense of peace and stability arose in his heart. He raised his wrist, then put it down again, and slowly sat back.
All the civil and military officials in the court looked over and were all surprised and shocked.
"Jiang Lan?"
Seeing the handsome man walking into the hall leisurely, Prince Chong'an frowned and subconsciously glanced at his son.
Chong Xiuyuan was also surprised. He thought Jiang Lan was injured and was recuperating in some corner.
But even if he came, what would happen? This was the internal affairs of the Great Xia royal family. Could he, an outsider, want to interfere? Could he really intend to go against Hulong Mountain and the entire Great Xia? The will of Hulong Mountain was even higher than that of the royal family.
"Keeping the national treasure privately? You are good at throwing dirty water?" Prince Chong'an sneered and did not take Jiang Lan who was approaching seriously.
Even his father Jiang Lintian chose to stand aside and watch.
In the thousands of years since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, no one has ever dared to disobey Hulongshan.
"The national treasure, the Dragon Seal, is hidden in the Chong'an County Prince's Mansion. If you are not colluding with the Blood Immortal Sect, how do you explain this matter?"
"I just went to your residence, Prince Chong'an, and walked around for quite a while before I found the Dragon Seal."
Jiang Lan said casually, and in his hand, there was a misty dragon energy flowing, followed by a bright glow, a real dragon clinging to him, and a crystal clear jade seal appeared, shining with bright light.
The roar of dragons resounded throughout the palace, and the ground began to tremble. Waves of bright imperial dragon energy began to surge in from all directions and gathered on the jade seal.
When they saw this thing, all the ministers in the court were shocked and felt like kneeling down in worship.
Jiang Lan looked at Emperor Xia who was sitting on the throne and threw the Dragon Seal casually. It fell back in front of her and floated high above her head.
The brilliant and glorious dragon power flowed like a misty waterfall, dropping from her head, making her look like a master of the world, surveying all the people in the world.
"Ridiculous." Seeing this scene, Prince Chong'an's face darkened and he glared at Jiang Lan.
He had no idea where Jiang Lan had found the Dragon Seal. According to the information he had received, the Dragon Seal had been stolen a long time ago.
Emperor Xia's surprise at this moment was far beyond his imagination. The national treasure, the Dragon Seal, was recovered and it became even more harmonious and natural to him than before. Even without refining it, it seemed as if he could use it with ease.
She looked at Jiang Lan steadily with her phoenix eyes and pursed her delicate lips. She had a lot to say, but now she could only wait until this matter was over before she could talk to him in detail.
"It's ridiculous. The dignified Prince of Chong'an, a relative of the emperor, colluded with the Blood Immortal Cult and forged the Dragon Protection Order in an attempt to overthrow the country."
"Come here, take down the Prince of Chong'an."
Jiang Lan didn't say anything nonsense. With a cold shout, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Prince Chong'an.
The void rumbled, and invisible golden chains, like the order of heaven and earth, condensed and emerged there, trying to entangle and bind Prince Chong'an.
"How brave..."
Prince Chong'an's face changed drastically. He never expected that Jiang Lan would be so bold as to attack him in front of everyone in the court.
When many ministers saw this scene, they were so shocked that their faces turned pale.
Many civil servants even trembled in their hearts. Their cultivation was not high, and they could not bear the pressure of Jiang Lan's aura. They only felt a fishy and sweet taste in their throats, and they felt so sad that they wanted to vomit blood.
When Emperor Xia saw this, he also understood Jiang Lan's intention. His eyes flashed and turned cold. He shouted, "Come here, capture this traitor for me."
"I have the Dragon Guardian Order, who dares to attack me?"
Prince Chong'an stood proudly in the air and shouted angrily. The Dragon Protection Order shone brightly and spread with astonishing auspiciousness, as if a real dragon had revived and was about to rush out.
"Forging the Dragon Guard Order is a crime punishable by death."
Queen Xia had the national weapon at her disposal at this time, and was completely unaware of the suppression of the Dragon Protection Order. She raised her jade hand, and one golden dragon-shaped phantom after another appeared, transforming into divine dragons, pouncing towards Prince Chong'an.
"How is that possible?"
Upon seeing this scene, Prince Chong'an's expression changed immediately. He had never thought that the Dragon Protection Order's suppression of Emperor Xia would be ineffective.
Could it be that the Dragon Protection Order in his hand is real or fake?
"Once the Dragon Protection Order is issued, even the emperor will surrender easily. Do you still say that your Dragon Protection Order is not fake?"
Jiang Lan's outstretched hand did not stop. This palm fell down like a huge millstone. Prince Chong'an could no longer care about too much and could only resist.
In the void, divine chains of order glowed and pierced through.
Prince Chong'an had a strong cultivation base, having reached the eighth realm many years ago. He spat out a breath of essence, and a hazy light appeared in front of him, with a heavenly sword and an immortal sword lying in the middle. He pulled them out, holding the knife in one hand and the sword in the other, and defeated the phantom of Jiang Lan's outstretched hand.
At this time, Emperor Xia's attack also arrived. Golden dragons coiled like pillars, and then exhaled dragon breath, which suddenly smashed towards Prince Chong'an's weapon like a tsunami. The aftermath was as turbulent as a mountain torrent.
The ministers could not tell the truth from the false for a moment. Could it be that the Dragon Protection Order was real or fake? Otherwise, how could it have no suppressive effect on Emperor Xia? "Uncle Gu Heng, act quickly."
While Prince Chong'an was fighting against Jiang Lan, he shouted to the void outside the palace. However, what made his face change again was that the sound could not be heard. It seemed that there was a layer of hazy glow falling outside the palace, isolating everything.
He looked at Jiang Lintian, who had been standing silently without intervening, and instantly understood, and a chill suddenly rose on his back.
At this time, Jiang Lintian also noticed something. He looked outside the hall, and his figure disappeared in an instant.
"Which link has the problem..."
Looking at his father fighting with Emperor Xia and Jiang Lan, Chong Xiuyuan felt a chill down his spine. The most crucial thing in the plan was the Dragon Guarding Order, which represented the Dragon Guarding Mountain.
But now the Dragon Guard Order's suppression of Emperor Xia has failed? With this flaw, Emperor Xia can firmly believe that Prince Chong'an forged the Dragon Guard Order. When the Dragon Guards of Mount Hulong show up, it will be too late.
Without the trump card of the Dragon Protection Order, who in the court would dare to help Prince Chong'an?
When he thought of this, Chong Xiuyuan began to retreat and wanted to leave secretly.
However, at this moment, a fierce murderous aura suddenly enveloped him, causing his face to change slightly. He quickly stopped, but in his mind he kept thinking of a way to escape.
In the main hall, Prince Chong'an erected a light curtain outside his body to resist the attack of Emperor Xia.
The sword in his hand clanged and emitted astonishing aura. The moment he chopped down, it was like a bolt of lightning.
However, Emperor Xia, who was standing in the imperial palace, was inherently invincible, with endless dragon energy surrounding him. With his last slap, with a bang, he shattered the light curtain outside Prince Chong'an's body, causing him to cough up blood and fly out. His face turned pale and depressed, with disbelief in his eyes.
"How come the Dragon Protection Order has become ineffective..."
The other ministers who had appeared with Prince Chong'an to impeach the emperor and force him to abdicate, looked pale and terrified when they saw this scene.
Only Emperor Xia, who had guessed something, subconsciously glanced at Jiang Lan, only to see him reaching out to Chong Xiuyuan, the son of Prince Chong'an, and then grabbing him, not letting him leave.
"Jiang Lan..."
"You and I have some friendship. I knew nothing about this matter. I was just accompanying my father to the court." Chong Xiuyuan's face was very pale, and he explained quickly, trying to completely shirk all responsibility.
"You don't need to be so flustered. I just want to ask you some questions." Jiang Lan grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and said with a smile.
"You said, I will tell you everything I know."
Chong Xiuyuan’s face turned pale. Now he could only hope to delay time so that the people from Hulong Mountain would notice something was wrong.
He even had some incredible guesses, thinking that this might be a trap set by the Prime Minister and Jiang Lan, waiting for his father to jump into it.
If this is true, then maybe something happened to the royal ancestor Xia Xuanao who came out of Hulong Mountain...
Could it be that the Prime Minister's Mansion is planning to use this opportunity to take action against Hulong Mountain?
Chong Xiuyuan felt a sudden chill on his back.
"I can't ask you now." Jiang Lan smiled, then threw Chong Xiuyuan to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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