Chapter 622: Rumors spread, people surrounded
Beili Imperial Palace, Longlin Hall.
Emperor Beili had just laid down when he heard a quarrel outside. He sat up irritably and asked, "Who is making a noise outside?"
"Father, it is your son."
Outside the door, Sang Yan pushed Eunuch Li away and spoke loudly.
Emperor Beili was silent for a second, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Come in."
Sang Yan pushed open the door and strode in: "Greetings, Father."
"Didn't I ask you to take care of Old Eight's affairs? Why are you back so soon? Where's Old Eight?"
"Father, the clear evidence of the Sifang Mountain incident has spread throughout Kyoto. Many people have gathered at the prefectural yamen, threatening that if you don't punish those who collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, there will be thousands more collaborators and traitors in the future."
"Thousands and millions of traitors? What a bold bunch of unruly people! Whoever dares to say such words will be dealt with on the spot and killed as a warning to the rest. I wonder who else is so desperate as to dare to say such nonsense." Emperor Beili shouted angrily.
"Father, the situation is more serious than you think. Killing is not the solution. It may cause public outrage. Please consider this carefully." Sang Yan said.
"In my opinion, those unruly people were simply instigated by others and have no courage to go against the royal family. The third brother is too soft-hearted to handle the situation well."
Sang Yan lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Father, although the people were instigated and their blind talk was indeed wrong, it is also true that Concubine Yuan and Dong Wei colluded to lead Eighth Brother to Sifang Mountain, causing Ye Qianning's tragic death. Collaboration with the enemy and selling out the country is an unforgivable capital crime. Father, if you blindly cover up for them, you will lose the support of the people..."
"How dare you." Emperor Beili's face darkened. "Do you want me to execute Concubine Yuan?"
"Your Majesty, I beg you to punish me according to the laws of the country." Sang Yan kowtowed.
"In Beili, I am the law of the land. If you can't handle this matter well, you don't deserve to be the prince anymore." The Emperor of Beili said in a deep voice.
Sang Yan was stunned. His head drooped, and a light flashed in his eyes. He raised his head and said, "Yuan Yintang is dead."
"What? Dead?"
"He died a horrible death, trampled to death by the angry onlookers. If your son hadn't arrived in time, his body would have been torn to pieces on the spot."
Anger can make people crazy. At that time, not to mention killing one person, even killing ten people would not help. Instead, it would make the angry person lose his faith.
The prestige of the royal family was also gone, and the people seemed weak, but their strength was immeasurable when they united.
The Northern Li Emperor was shocked and gritted his teeth, scolding, "This bunch of unruly people."
"emperor."
The secret guards appeared outside the hall.
"Come in.
The hidden guard was covered in blood and knelt respectfully: "Your Highness."
Emperor Beili glanced at him, covered in blood, and asked solemnly, "I sent you to protect Yuan Yin Hall. Who hurt you like this?"
"Your Majesty, we were blocked by the Helian Palace and the Changyang Palace, so we were unable to reach Master Yuan. Please forgive us, Your Majesty."
Emperor Beili was shocked. "How dare Prince Helian and Prince Changyang treat you so harshly?"
"The two great palaces were merely blocking our way. We didn't suffer any serious casualties. However, when we were returning to the palace to report, we were stopped by a young man in red. He was young but possessed great internal strength. Of the four secret guards sent by the Emperor, only his subordinates remained."
"Young man in red?"
A young man was able to kill three secret guards. When did such a person appear in Kyoto?
There was also confusion in Sang Yan's eyes.
"Did the young man ask you to convey any message?"
“No.”
The Emperor of Beili was confused about the other party's intentions for a moment, and he kept one person back without leaving any message. Was this a warning to the royal family?
(End of this chapter)
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