Chapter 276: I Want to Report Prince Long for Collaborating with the Enemy and Selling Out His Country
I rushed back to the study, and General Tang was already standing in the study with a bundle in his hand.
Rushing into the room, Prince Long punched General Tang hard in the face.
General Tang did not dodge, allowing the heavy punch to hit his face. He staggered and his mouth was bleeding, but he just raised his hand to wipe it.
Seeing him like this, Prince Long was even more furious and roared, "You are going to destroy our Tang family, right? Tang Zheng, don't forget, your last name is Tang too!"
"Did I destroy the Tang family?" General Tang asked back.
Prince Long was furious, not even noticing the deep disappointment in General Tang's rhetorical question. He quickly asked, "Isn't it? Just for Lili, for a daughter, you're going to throw away the Tang family's century-old foundation!"
"Just a daughter? So, in your heart, Liuli has always been just one of them, even a pawn. That's why you trained her and imprisoned her all these years, right?"
Prince Long, feeling guilty, turned his eyes away after hearing his true feelings revealed. He stubbornly said, "I didn't think so. Lili is also my niece. I watched her grow up, just like Ning'er. I don't want her to be like this, but... things have come to this point. For the sake of the Tang family, sacrifices are inevitable. Second brother, you're not old, so having a few more children won't be a problem."
"So, Ning'er has gone crazy, what are you going to do with her?"
Naturally, he should be confined at home or killed. No matter what, outsiders should not be allowed to know that Changning is crazy. It would be a loss of face.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Prince Long was stunned for a moment when he met the look in General Tang's eyes that seemed to see through him.
Changning was his most beloved youngest daughter and the only child he had raised since childhood until she was in her teens. Therefore, he was always more indulgent towards her and felt that all the best things in the world should belong to her.
But when she went crazy, the first thing he thought of was to get rid of her.
"I came here today not to argue with you, Prince Long, about who is right and who is wrong. I have made my choice. From now on, you and I will be enemies." After saying that, General Tang threw the bag in his hand onto the desk.
The bundle fell apart, revealing the odds and ends inside.
There was a wooden sword that Prince Long had made for him when he was a child, a jade pendant with Tang characters carved on it, a token for dispatching the Tang family soldiers, and a tiger talisman engraved with Tang characters...
There were dozens of items related to General Tang and Prince Long's Mansion. Now, they have all been returned.
Touching his swollen face, General Tang said, "This punch is my repayment for Prince Long's years of upbringing."
After saying this, he bowed deeply and said goodbye to his brotherhood.
Looking at the things on the desk, Prince Long's pupils trembled constantly. Looking at General Tang who had already walked out the door with big strides, he shouted angrily: "Come here, catch him!"
The palace soldiers attacked immediately after receiving the order, but General Tang also brought his guards, and the two groups immediately started fighting, all the way from inside the palace to outside the palace gate. The noise was so loud that the neighbors around were startled and sent people out to check.
Seeing that Jianhong was injured and the two sides were fighting to the death, the patrol camp arrived on horseback and separated the two groups.
At this point, Prince Long and General Tang had a fight because of their different sides, and the news of the brothers' feud spread that day.
In Prince Long's mansion, Prince Long was still sitting in his study looking at something on the table.
Prince Long has been uneasy ever since he was expelled from Shengjing, and even more so since returning to the city. Now, it seems that everything has been confirmed.
"Someone come."
…
On July 13th, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
The morning court hours were even darker and more gloomy, making people feel uneasy and as if something was about to happen.
Especially when seeing Yun Ji and General Tang walking together, and Prince Long walking on the other side, although there was no contact between them, it felt like a silent confrontation.
The officials behind him stayed as far away as possible, but some of them had already sided with the Second Prince and approached him to ask cautious questions.
"Who knows? I have been studying with my grandfather in the Lin family these days, but General Tang looks down on me as his son-in-law." The second prince's tone was full of helplessness, but his expression was still nonchalant, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
The Lin family officials who were traveling with them exchanged glances with each other, all of which were unspeakable.
The entire Lin family looked down on the Second Prince. He was not comparable to the deceased First Prince at all. There was a world of difference between them. But since there was no other prince to support him, they could only tolerate him again and again.
General Tang was such an important person. His marriage had already been arranged and he would surely be able to control the Mobei army in the future. However, he made Tang Yuli look like that, forcing General Tang to turn against him and making things difficult for Yun Ji. He was such a fool.
The Second Prince was not unaware of the looks from the Lin family officials, but he still looked as ruffian as ever.
No one in the Lin family looked up to him. Even though in the eyes of most people, he and his elder brother were both legitimate children of the Emperor and the Empress, everything had been planned since Empress Lin and the Lin family chose to train their elder brother. The entire Lin family, as well as the noble families involved with the Lin family, regarded their elder brother as the crown prince. They drove him out, not only out of selfish motives, but also to pave the way for their elder brother and prevent others from supporting him. Therefore, naturally, his reputation had been bad over the years.
Even though his eldest brother is dead now and he was welcomed back to become the only legitimate prince, these people's deep-rooted ideas are difficult to change.
It was never him that was obeyed, but Empress Lin, Grand Tutor Lin, and the Lin family.
This is exactly what they want, so that he can be a qualified puppet.
Therefore, he should now naturally do his duty as a puppet with due diligence.
They walked into the Golden Palace with their own thoughts. Although the emperor did not attend court, the morning court was still held. The discussions were recorded in writing and handed over to the Secretariat. After integration, they were sent to the harem for Empress Lin to review.
After reporting on daily affairs, the eunuch waved the dustpan in his hand and shouted loudly, just like the emperor's morning court: "If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court."
Just when the eunuch thought that everything was just like any other day and was about to call for the court to be dismissed, a figure stood out from the ranks of military generals.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The officials who had long been accustomed to not reporting matters at the morning court were stunned for a moment before looking over. Wasn’t the person standing out the General Tang who came to attend the court on the first day after returning to Beijing?
Seeing that it was General Tang, the eunuch panicked and didn't know what to say. He immediately signaled his apprentice to inform Empress Lin before asking awkwardly, "General Tang, what do you want to report?"
"I would like to report that Prince Long is collaborating with the enemy and betraying his country."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
