But in the end they were betrayed by King Li, and he betrayed only them.
As a result, Zhu Sui and Pang Mo, along with their six clans, were executed for treason in this inexplicable assassination. By the time hundreds of people from both families were executed, Qian Yeyao had already been exiled to Lizhou.
However, at the same time, the ministers around King Cheng received a piece of inside information: King Li was demoted this time because King Cheng sacrificed his chariot to save his king, and Zhu Sui and Pang Mo were chess pieces abandoned by King Cheng.
Upon receiving this news almost simultaneously, the ministers in the court who were secretly close to King Cheng were extremely disheartened by his actions. Should they really continue to follow such a ruthless master who only cared about himself in times of crisis and had no regard for his subordinates?
The reason why this incident shocked the entire Nanyue court was that the eldest prince Qian Yeyao had assassinated the prince more than ten times in recent years, but each time the matter was left unresolved on the grounds that the prince could not produce any evidence.
In fact, everyone knows that it is not that the prince cannot produce evidence, but that the prince can judge the situation. He knows that even if he produces evidence, the emperor may not give him a fair judgment.
It was precisely because of the emperor's attitude towards the crown prince and his growing fear of Prince Zhennan that those ministers who followed the wind changed their stance and changed sides. Almost half of them left the crown prince and turned to the Li Wang party, or even the Cheng Wang party.
This time, when they heard that the Crown Prince was going to Fengyang to recuperate, they knew that there would be no shortage of assassinations. They believed that the Crown Prince was aware of this, but due to his health, he could only go to the tiger mountain despite knowing there was a tiger there.
Therefore, they had already made preparations. This time, the crown prince was in great danger. Even if he survived, his support rate in the court would continue to decline.
Who would have thought that during the ten days that the prince had been in Fengyang, he had encountered several assassination attempts, but not only had he survived, but after returning, the emperor's attitude had completely changed. He not only stood on the prince's side without a second thought, but when Qian Yeyao and Qian Yechen were fighting over the assassination, the emperor not only did not help Qian Yeyao, whom he had always favored, but beat him up instead.
Lizhou is the northwesternmost city of Nanyue. The great prince of Nanyue was demoted to Lizhou, the poorest city in Nanyue, without even a title, which completely lost his chance to compete for the throne.
The emperor initially stood completely on the side of the prince, but when he gave up King Li, he clearly leaned towards King Cheng.
Those ministers who originally supported King Li were in a dilemma. This was their last chance to take sides. Their only competitors were the Crown Prince and King Cheng. If they took the wrong side, their future would be ruined.
But the Crown Prince was not only in poor health, but also had the overpowering Prince Zhennan behind him, so they were not optimistic about his future. As for Prince Cheng... the story of Zhu Sui and Pang Mo had already spread among the ministers. Prince Cheng was too cruel, and would do anything to achieve his goals. No one knew if they chose Prince Cheng, they would end up like Zhu Sui and Pang Mo.
So after the morning court session that day, although everyone was in an uproar, a period of calm followed. This was because everyone had to consider what choice would be most beneficial to them given this sudden change in the situation.
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