"Of course, those must be the people sent by Qian Yechen and Qian Yeli."
"You are right. But does Your Highness Prince Li know how they were captured in such large numbers?"
Qian Yeyao asked uncertainly, "Is it because of you, sir?"
"That's right! By chance, I discovered that Qian Yechen's men were connected to Zhu Sui and Pang Mo. So I followed them and learned their nighttime travel times and clothing. Then I followed them to assassinate Qian Yeming.
Who knew Qian Yeming, despite his lack of martial arts skills, was as cunning as a loach and wasn't even in his room, leaving us empty-handed. But we can't let His Royal Highness Prince Li's money go to waste, right?
Because we set out at the same time as Cheng Wang's men, they arrived just as we arrived. Unable to find Qian Yeming, we left Cheng Wang's men with him. Because we wore the same costumes and masks as them, and attacked before they could react, we threw them into a panic. In the end, no one escaped, and those who survived became Qian Yeming's captives.
After hearing Ji Feng's words, Qian Yeyao's mood instantly brightened. Even if he were to suffer, at least the third brother would suffer with him. As the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses, and he didn't believe that the old man would kill them all.
"Prince Li, don't be too happy yet. The reason I came to tell you this news today is that Prince Cheng's assassins have reached an agreement with Zhu Sui. When the time comes, they will admit that they were sent by you."
"What?" Qian Yeyao widened his eyes, thinking he had misheard.
"I don't know what they have the right to say that, but Your Highness Prince Li should carefully consider what to do next. Your Highness the Crown Prince has only been in Fengyang for ten days, and you, Your Highness, have already sent two waves of assassins and been captured. You've already been stripped of your title, what else will be stripped from you?
By the way, don’t pin your hopes on the emperor. As far as I know, the emperor sent the Jinyiwei to assassinate the prince this time, but the prince knew about it in advance.
"You say...if the powerful Queen learns of this, will she use the Divine Religion as a pretext to demand an explanation from the Emperor? Prince Li, what do you think the Emperor will say to the Queen and the Crown Prince?"
After saying that, Ji Feng no longer looked at Qian Yeyao who was slumped in his seat, and disappeared into the darkness.
After a long moment, Qian Yeyao's extremely hoarse voice rang out: "Go to the palace immediately and tell mother to withdraw all forces as soon as possible to preserve our strength."
On the third morning after Crown Prince Qian Yeming returned from Fengyang, an event occurred that shocked the entire Nanyue court. The eldest prince, Qian Yeyao, was exiled to Lizhou; the imperial concubine was confined to her bedroom, forbidden to leave without an imperial decree; and Prime Minister Ling Mingying was demoted three ranks and fined three years' salary.
Qian Yeyao implicated the traitorous Yizhou Governor Zhu Sui and Fengyang Prefect Pang Mo during his downfall, publicly stating that the rampant Fengyang assassination campaign was due to these two individuals. He also claimed that these two individuals were his agents, allowing the assassins to act with such impunity upon arriving in Fengyang. At the same time, Qian Yeyao also handed over the correspondence between the two individuals and him over the past few years.
Zhu Sui and Pang Mo never dreamed that they had done a good job of keeping secrets and were loyal to King Li. There was absolutely no evidence that they had any connections with King Cheng.
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