"Eighth Prince, please have mercy on me. It's all my fault that I didn't teach my son well..."
"You want to replace him?" Sang Zhi's cold and indifferent voice came.
Xu Chang was stunned and looked up in horror. When he saw that noble and sinister face, his lips trembled.
"Pick up the dagger." Sang Zhi ordered.
Xuchang was shaking violently.
Xu Hongwen's eyes were bloodshot from his rage and his whole body was trembling. Sang Shu held him down tightly, not allowing him to move.
Emperor Beili frowned, looked sullen and didn't say a word.
"Pick it up."
Xu Chang didn't dare to say anything more. He lowered his eyes and looked at the dagger not far away. He knelt down and took a few steps forward, then picked it up with trembling hands.
"If you want to do it for him, cut it off yourself."
Xu Chang was terrified and looked at the dagger.
"Dad, don't listen to him..." Xu Hongwen's eyes widened, and he turned around and glared at Sang Zhi angrily: "You lunatic, lunatic, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my father has made so many contributions to Beili, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Emperor Beili couldn't stand it any longer: "Old Eight, don't interfere in the affairs of the Earl's Mansion."
"If Your Majesty Father hands the assassination case over to the Dali Temple and enforce the law, this matter will be settled with this prince." Sang Zhi turned his eyes and glared at him: "So, Your Majesty Father wants to hand the person over?"
The Emperor of Beili clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves and followed the laws of the Dali Temple. Even if there was no real imperial decree, he could close the city gates at will and assassinate people in the middle of the night. The foreign prince was also injured and returned at the city gate.
These things were enough to confiscate the Earl's property, but now that he personally admitted that the imperial edict was true, things were no longer so simple. It was a serious crime of confiscating property and exterminating the entire clan.
If the Dali Temple is found to be partial, everyone in the world will know about it.
"Your Majesty, please be merciful. Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince has long had ulterior motives. He...he even said in the Earl's Mansion that he wanted to rebel." Xu Hongwen said in a panic.
Sang Shu looked at Emperor Beili.
Xu Chang also looked over, holding a dagger.
Emperor Beili did not react much. If the word "treason" was used on someone else, he would be furious, but this person was Sang Zhi. In the past ten years, "treason" was the lightest word he had ever heard.
There is no ripple at all——
"puff."
Sang Zhi sneered.
After Xu Hongwen said the words of treason, he stared at Emperor Beili, waiting for him to get angry and punish the Eighth Prince severely. But he stared for a while until a sneer in his ear brought him back to reality.
The emperor didn't change at all. He was angry, but not even more angry. When he heard about the rebellion, he didn't say anything else.
Sang Shu saw the appearance of Emperor Beili, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was a little desolate and a little ironic. Her father was really indulgent to Sang Zhi. He was not even angry when he rebelled. What was the point of her father being the crown prince?
When Xu Chang saw this, he had nothing to say and raised his hand to draw his dagger.
"Father, father...don't..." Xu Hongwen shook his head and screamed like a madman.
Sang Shu grabbed it subconsciously, and when she came to her senses, she pulled it even tighter.
Xu Chang's fingers were shaking as he looked at the shining dagger.
Xu Hongwen burst into tears and glared at Sang Zhi again: "Crazy, how dare you, how dare you, my father has done a favor for Beili, you can't..."
Sang Zhi laughed: "My Lord has indeed done a favor to Bei Li, but you haven't."
Xu Hongwen was stunned for a second.
"The Lord is taking the blame for you. If you really don't want the Lord to do this, the dagger is right there. Just cut off your tongue and the matter will be over." Sang Zhi said again.
Xu Hongwen just stood there in a daze.
"Why are you still standing there? Don't you want your father to suffer?" Sang Zhi urged.
Xu Hongwen was hesitant for a moment and wanted to move forward, but the warm touch on his hand made him tremble all over, and his heart trembled, so he stopped moving.
Xu Chang glanced at his son, his eyes falling on the tightly clasped hands of him and the Fifth Princess. At that moment, he didn't know what was going on in his mind.
There was some desolation, some sadness, and even more hatred in his eyes——
He withdrew his gaze, and the next moment, he opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue. A bright light flashed, and blood fell to the ground in a purple-red spot, followed by the sound of a dagger falling to the ground.
Xu Chang covered his mouth and responded to the end. The pain came and he could only make a grunting sound.
"father……"
Only then did Xu Hongwen break free from Sang Shu and pounce in front of Xu Chang.
"Prince Changyang has arrived—"
The eunuch's shouting came from outside the door.
"Xuan."
When Emperor Beili saw Xu Chang's actions, his eyes moved slightly, but he was not too shocked.
The Earl's Mansion has only one son. Who can be blamed for him being spoiled since childhood and becoming so stupid? For the sake of his son, he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. If Xu Hongwen is still not awake, then he is seeking his own death.
Emperor Beili turned his gaze to Sang Shu. If she did anything else, there was no need to keep her.
Sang Shu had caused him too much trouble over the years, and he didn't kill her only because he had to give an explanation to the foreign countries.
Prince Changyang walked in and paused, then glanced around and saluted the emperor: "Your Majesty."
"Get up." Emperor Beili's voice was deep and slightly tired.
Prince Changyang stood up and looked at Xu Chang, who was lying on the ground with his hands covered with blood and his mouth covered with blood, and Xu Hongwen, who was hugging him and crying heartbreakingly, and frowned slightly.
"Dad, Dad..." Xu Hongwen cried.
Xu Chang didn't even want to look at his son.
Emperor Beili waved his hands impatiently: "Take the Crown Prince and the Fifth Princess and imprison them in the Heavenly Prison. Send the Duke back and summon the best imperial physician to accompany him."
"yes."
The Imperial Guards once again took Xu Hongwen and the Fifth Princess into custody.
Xu Hongwen was very excited: "Your Majesty, I do not accept it. I do not accept it."
"Why are you dissatisfied?" Emperor Beili said with a deep and angry look.
"Chen...chen..."
"Take him away."
Bei Li was impatient.
The Imperial Guards escorted Xu Hongwen out.
Sang Shu seemed to have accepted her fate. She stopped struggling and making noise, and was quietly taken out by the Royal Guards.
Prince Changyang looked at it silently, and he could roughly guess what was going on with the Eighth Prince.
Bei Li turned around and glared at Sang Zhi: "I'm satisfied now."
"The tongue was the result of him throwing dirty water on me. It has nothing to do with the assassination."
Meaning it's not enough.
Emperor Beili said in a gloomy tone, "Marquis Xiang Ming was able to capture those assassins, so there must not be many casualties. Let them be hanged. It's enough to vent your anger and show off your power."
"The death of an insignificant person means nothing. Sang Shu disobeyed the imperial edict in public. She must kneel three times and kowtow nine times to apologize in order to make her remember this lesson. Is that what father says?" Sang Zhi raised his scarlet eyes slightly.
"She is a princess of a country."
"So what?"
"It was wrong to assassinate Sang Shu. Let her apologize."
For a princess, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is a humiliation to the royal family.
"Just an apology?"
"I can only tolerate this much." Bei Li said firmly.
Sang Zhi smiled, not angry at all: "Yes, I understand."
It was so straightforward that Emperor Beili was slightly stunned.
"Father, regarding the imperial decree in the city, hasn't your Majesty issued an edict yet?" Sang Zhi changed the subject.
Emperor Beili pondered for a moment but did not give in.
Prince Changyang stood aside, not quite understanding the situation and daring not to say anything.
"Changyang, you know everything that happened in the city." Emperor Beili said.
Prince Changyang nodded and said, "Yes, I have seen many officers and soldiers along the way. Your Majesty, I dare to ask whether the imperial edict is true or false."
"It's true." Emperor Beili admitted.
Prince Changyang had guessed it long ago. Otherwise, Marquis Xiang Ming would not have returned to the capital, and the Third Prince alone would not have been able to invite him.
If the emperor was a fake, he would never allow them to reach the gate of the capital.
The fifth princess is so stupid and brainless!
"Your Majesty, the city is abuzz with suspicion. Since the imperial edict is true, Your Majesty might as well issue an edict directly to announce the imperial edict. You should have cleared the name of Marquis Xiang Ming and the Xiang family's daughter to the public back then." Prince Changyang said.
"You also think I should issue an edict?" Emperor Beili frowned.
"Your Majesty, no one is without fault in this world. Back then, Yuan Yintang deceived his superiors and subordinates, misjudging the outcome. Now that the truth has been revealed and Your Majesty has issued an edict, the world will only praise Your Majesty's wisdom." Prince Changyang knelt on the ground after saying this. "Your Majesty, please reconsider."
Emperor Beili breathed a sigh of relief. Things were not going to end well. The Fourth Prince had just sent a message an hour later that Marquis Xiang Ming and his group were determined not to enter the city and were now deadlocked in Sifang Mountain.
If they had no ulterior motives, he could simply mobilize his troops to capture them alive and then charge them with the crime of trespassing into Beili.
But he had his own plans. Not only him, but the other three countries, all the major clans, the martial arts world, and even the whole world had plans for them.
Since they entered Beili, many people have also entered Beili.
If Xiang Minghou intends to use some things as a bond to unite other countries, Beili will be in danger.
"I'll think about it again."
"yes."
Emperor Beili looked at Sang Zhi with cold eyes: "You should leave first."
"Your Majesty, please consider this carefully. I'll take my leave." Sang Zhi strode out of the imperial study.
There was a brief silence in the imperial study for a few seconds.
Emperor Beili said angrily, "Look at how lawless he is becoming."
Prince Changyang listened without saying a word.
The treatment of the Eighth Prince had changed drastically since ten years ago, and no news had been leaked as to why.
In short, things are by no means simple.
Otherwise, why would Dongyi go to such great lengths to join forces with Concubine Yuan to trick people into coming to Sifang Mountain?
Emperor Beili scolded him a few times before he finally relaxed and said, "Changyang, you should know what happened in Baimu Xun."
"I have heard a little bit about it."
"That child died back then, and returned ten years later, bringing with him something from Penglai Mountain that can accelerate the growth of seeds in a single day. What do you think of this?"
This question stunned Prince Changyang.
What does he think?
Prince Changyang seemed to ponder this for a moment. "We still can't confirm whether that child is the same one from back then. As for the interplay of yin and yang, if it happened the first time many years ago, it could also happen the second time. The soil that accelerates growth is a bit mysterious, but with so many medicinal herbs in the world, there are always some that are beyond human cognition."
"Are you saying that the rumors are not credible? Then how true do you think the Fenglingjiao rumor they spread is?" asked Emperor Beili.
Prince Changyang shook his head: "I dare not say for sure whether it is true or not, but the appearance of even one item from the Penglai Immortal Mountain in the Miscellaneous Talks Illustrated Book is enough to prove that the item in the Miscellaneous Talks Illustrated Book is real."
Emperor Beili actually had many doubts, and the news spread by the royal secret guards was not false.
When the Bermuda show ended, Beili Ren did not buy the Liangyi Xiangsheng and did not go to Yanxichuan. The secret guards he sent followed him secretly all the way.
The news that came was very accurate. The Yin-Yang Mushroom did grow out in just a few days. People in Yaowang Valley also tried using it to make medicine. It was true.
As for Fengling Corner, the secret guards searched the entire Yanxi River but couldn't find it.
When the heavy rain hit Minghou and his men, they did not take any pots or plants with them. Almost no one took anything with them.
The secret guards searched all the rooms, including the room where Ye Qianning had been hiding before. After they tore them all down, they still did not see any trace of Fengling Corner or any secret room.
So he always had doubts.
If Sang Shu had not closed the city gate, it would not have been so easy for Xiang Minghou and his party to enter the city.
"Your Majesty, no one knows the details of Bai Muxun better than Lord Chen and Lord Song. You can find out by summoning them to the palace." Prince Changyang could not say more on this matter.
Emperor Beili nodded slightly. He had been busy today and had not had time to summon the two of them.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
"Send him in."
Prince Changyang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"Changyang, I order you to keep an eye on the Eighth Prince's movements. If he behaves in any unusual way, be sure to inform me."
Prince Changyang pondered, "What does the strange thing that His Majesty is referring to—?"
"With his personality, he let the fifth princess off so easily. I always feel that it is not right. He must have other plans." Over the years, Emperor Beili knew very well that Sang Zhi would never compromise on anything he proposed.
“…”
Since you think it's wrong, why don't you severely punish the fifth princess?
It was a big taboo for a princess to collude with the city gate officials. She threatened the person invited by the emperor's decree in front of all the people in the city that the decree was fake and killed him.
Even the prince of a foreign country was stopped by her. Such behavior can be considered a national affair.
It’s not something that can be solved by detention!
"Changyang, the Eighth Prince respects you very much. He should listen to you. Please ask my younger brother to teach him more on my behalf. As a member of the royal family, he should put the royal family first."
"……yes."
Prince Changyang really wanted to say that since ten years ago, the Eighth Prince never trusted anyone, nor did he ever get close to anyone. He hadn't even set foot in the Changyang Palace in ten years...
Obviously, he used to like living in the mansion the most...
Why!
"Greetings, Father." Sang Qi came in and saluted.
Bei Li raised his hand.
Sang Qi stood up and said to Prince Changyang, "Uncle Prince."
Prince Changyang nodded.
"Changyang, please step back. The prince and I have something to discuss." said Emperor Beili.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Prince Changyang bowed and turned to leave.
"sit."
Bei Lidi said this, turned around and walked to the table and sat on the chair.
Sang Qi sat down as he was told. The floor of the imperial study was a mess, with broken cups and blood. The most eye-catching thing was the thing that had turned dark purple and stiff in the air... It was a tongue!
His eyes narrowed. Whose tongue?
Emperor Beili raised his eyes and followed his gaze: "It's Xuchang."
Xuchang?
Sang Qi had someone check the city gate early in the morning.
The people hanging the city gate were all guards from the Earl's Mansion, and Xu Chang was the least aware of it. His tongue must have been used to offset Xu Hongwen's fault.
His eyes moved away from that direction, and not far away was a white finger with spots of blood. Sang Qi's gaze paused, and a chill grew in his heart. He really cut off the royal sister's finger.
"How does your Majesty intend to deal with my sister?" Sang Qi raised his eyes.
"Now it's not about how I deal with her, it's about whether Marquis Xiang Ming will give up, whether the foreign countries will give up, and whether Old Eight will give up."
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