1596: Clearing the Court, the Rhythm of Bad People and Good Deeds

Things have their priorities. Although taking the initiative may not necessarily lead to victory, it will definitely give you more advantages than others and a better chance of winning.

The Ninth Prince was the last one to appear on the island, but he was the first one to return from the island. Compared with Nanling Jinfan, the Ninth Prince was definitely the one who had the upper hand.

Even though the Ninth Prince was delayed by the affairs of Dongling and the Xie family as soon as he returned to the imperial city, he still did everything he was supposed to do.

Since when, a piece of news suddenly spread in the Kyushu Continent, saying that the treasure map in Nanling Jinfan's hand was fake, and there was no Lu family treasure on the island at all. The island was actually a poisonous island, full of poisons and full of dangers.

Nanling Jinfan took advantage of the greed of the people of the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities and used the Lu family's wealth as bait to trick the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities into sending a large number of navy to clear the way for him so that he could get a medicinal herb from the poisonous island to cure his illness.

Afterwards, in order to erase the evidence, Nanling Jinfan, after getting the medicinal materials, led the sea water to flood the island and the people on it, so that those people would never come back...

No one paid attention to this news at first, or as time went by, and because there was no news from those who had gone out to sea for more than half a year, people couldn't help but think too much.

This thought makes me feel that this is really possible. If it is really the Lu family's wealth, how could Nanling Jinfan be willing to tell everyone? Nanling Jinfan must be using the Lu family's wealth as bait to trick them into contributing manpower.

The emperors and city lords of the four countries and nine cities were very uneasy. They had sent a lot of people for the Lu family's wealth. To sacrifice tens of thousands of navy because of this matter was definitely a shame in their lives.

No matter the emperor or the city lord, they could no longer sit still at this time. When they heard that Dong Ling had sent people to the sea to look for him, they followed Dong Ling one by one, ready to go together to look for people on the sea.

If the person is found, it's fine. If not, it's a huge loss of face. The emperor of a country and the lord of a city were deceived by a fallen and traitorous prince. If this gets out, it's a huge loss of face.

Although the news from the sea had not yet been reported back, the people in the four countries and nine cities had made the worst-case scenario plan. Many people had even gone to Yecheng to question Ye Ye and look for the whereabouts of Nanling Jinfan.

The emperors of the four countries and the lords of the nine cities calmed down and the more they thought about it, the more doubts they felt. It was very likely that they had been deceived by Nanling Jinfan.

Everyone secretly cursed themselves for getting hot-headed and being blinded by gold and silver. When they saw the other forces taking action, they were afraid that they would fall behind, so they rashly sent troops without thinking carefully.

"Nanling Jinfan is like a poisonous snake. He hides in the dark, always paying attention to our movements, and rushes up to bite us when we are not prepared. I don't know whether Nanling Jinfan died in the sea or not. I only know that it is not worth spending a lot of manpower and material resources to find out his movements." This is why the Ninth Prince asked people to spread rumors and throw dirty water on Nanling Jinfan.

"The island has been flooded by the sea, and all the survivors were taken away by my people. Outsiders can't find out the truth. Even if they find a survivor by chance, it doesn't matter. Those people have never seen me. The rumors are not all false." Seven parts are true and three parts are false. The rumors spread by the Ninth Prince can withstand verification and scrutiny. He just erased the flow of gold and dragged Nanling Jinfan into the water.

"It doesn't matter whether Nanling Jin is dead or alive. If he is dead, and his body is not seen, the people of the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities will just think he is hiding. Because of him, hundreds of thousands of sailors died in the sea, and the people of the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities want to eat him alive. It's better for him to be alive, because the people of the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities will never let him go. Once he shows up, someone will take care of him without us having to do anything."

The Ninth Prince took the initiative and announced the "truth" on the island before Nanling Jinfan showed up, and then led the four countries and nine cities to investigate, slowly confirming Nanling Jinfan's guilt...

With each step being closely followed, there was no chance for Nanling Jinfan to turn the situation around.

"How insidious! How come I didn't know when you were going to make your move?" Feng Qingchen gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face.

The Ninth Prince was really good at handling aftermath. She really had no talent for being a politician. She never thought about setting the tone for events at sea, pushing Nanling Jinfan out to take the blame, and ending the matter to prevent people from finding out anything was wrong.

"They took action as soon as they came back." The Ninth Prince did not hide it from Feng Qingchen. This was not a big deal. "I didn't do much. I just added fuel to the fire. In a month or so, even if we do nothing, people from the four countries and nine cities will receive news at sea and send people to investigate. They will find out by then."

However, it is hard to say what can be found out. Anyway, Nanling Jinfan has to take the blame for this matter.

So many people died in the four countries and nine cities, and someone had to be found to vent their anger. Nanling Jinfan was undoubtedly the best candidate.

Feng Qingchen nodded, indicating that he understood: "In this case, we don't have to worry about Nanling Jinfan. With the Four Kingdoms and Nine Cities dealing with him, there is no chance for him to make a comeback. What we have to worry about now is the poison of the Emperor and the Eighth Prince. What if Guo Baoji and the Valley Master can't cure it?"

It’s not that Feng Qingchen doesn’t trust Guo Baoji, but he always has to think of the worst possible scenario. If this possibility arises, they can remedy it in time.

"It can definitely be solved. Guo Baoji is the best at dealing with poisons." If it really can't be solved, then find someone to take the blame.

The Ninth Prince did not think that this was a difficult matter. He was not from the Xie family. He had the blood of the Dongling royal family. Even if the emperor and the eighth prince were dead, he could legitimately take over Dongling without causing much riot. At least the Zhou prince, the Qing prince and the former crown prince would not say anything.

What the Ninth Prince said was absolutely correct. Prince Zhou, who was far away in Chu City, had already given up his plan to send troops.

Originally, Prince Zhou had joined forces with Prince Yong in his fiefdom, intending to make contact with Prince Qing. The four princes, in the name of clearing the court of corrupt officials, sent their troops to attack the imperial city.

As for what you said about King Zhou and his men rebelling and being despised by the people of the world?

You must be kidding. They are legitimate princes. Why would they rebel? It is obvious that the emperor was harmed by villains and they are going to save the emperor.

As for if something happens to the emperor during this process, what does it have to do with them? The emperor is their biological father. How could they possibly harm their own father? That is something that traitors would do...

King Zhou has gathered his troops and is ready to march, hoping to fight his way to the imperial city and take the throne, but...

Before the Prince of Jiangnan and the Prince of Qing could reply, the Ninth Prince arrived and swiftly launched a counterattack against the Xie Family in an extremely high-profile manner, beating them so hard that they didn't even have the strength to fight back.

Clear out the emperor's side?

The Ninth Prince has been cleared out, can they still send troops?

Unite with King Qing and King Jiangnan?

It was possible before the Ninth Prince Uncle appeared, but after the Ninth Prince Uncle appeared, would Prince Qing and Prince Jiangnan help him?

Won't!

A great opportunity was missed, and Prince Zhou was filled with resentment. He could only continue to hide in Chu City, secretly cursing the Ninth Prince for coming back at the wrong time and ruining his plans.

Prince Zhou was not the only one whose plans were ruined by the Ninth Prince's uncle.

The Xie family, a great family, was about to be exterminated...