Chapter 573 The Best of Both Worlds
Luo Qinghan did not answer directly, but turned to look at Xiao Xixi and asked.
"What do you think?"
Xiao Xixi carefully avoided the bloodstains on the ground, poured herself a glass of water, and immediately responded when she heard this.
"They are the killers from Blood Rain Tower."
Luo Qinghan: "It's the Blood Rain Tower again."
Due to the severe crackdown by the imperial court, the Blood Rain Tower disappeared for a while. Unexpectedly, it has reappeared now.
Wildfires cannot be extinguished; they will spring up again with the spring breeze.
Zhao Xian spent an entire night using all the torture methods he could, but still failed to extract the identity of the mastermind from the only surviving killer.
Finally, the killer died in the torture room because he couldn't bear the torture.
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this.
One look at the skills of those four killers revealed that they were considered top experts in the Blood Rain Tower.
Experts like these have harder bones, and trying to pry open their mouths is harder than climbing to the sky.
Luo Qinghan ordered: "Send the four bodies to Jingzhao Prefecture and let Mei Fuyin take care of it."
In Jingzhao Prefecture.
Mei Guangtao looked at the four bodies neatly arranged in front of him, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the urge to speak sweetly.
He tried to force a smile and said, "General Zhao, we are only a small Jingzhao Prefecture. A major case like the assassination of the crown prince should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple for trial. If you don't know how to get to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, I can show you the way."
Zhao Xian said expressionlessly, "This is what the prince wants. The prince wants you to handle this case."
Mei Guangtao: "Can I refuse?"
Zhao Xian: “No.”
Mei Guangtao took off his official hat, pointed at his precarious hairline, and asked a soul-searching question.
"Look at me, look at me for yourself! Just to do errands for you, I work overtime every day. My hair is falling out in clumps. I'm almost bald. Don't you feel guilty when you see me like this?!"
Zhao Xian's eyes revealed deep sympathy.
"Mr. Mei, thank you for your hard work. The court will never forget you, and the prince will not forget you either."
Mei Guangtao stared at his long, thick, black hair.
His eyes are full of envy, jealousy and hatred!
Zhao Xian's scalp tingled when he was looked at, and he subconsciously took a step back.
"Well, I have to go back and report to the Crown Prince. I'll leave first. Goodbye!"
After saying that, he ran away quickly.
Soon the news of the prince's assassination spread through Jingzhao Prefecture, and the emperor who lived deep in the palace also learned about it.
At the morning court session the next day, many court officials used this as an excuse to plead for the prince again.
The emperor did not want to get a bad reputation for not caring about his son's life or death. It happened that tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival. According to tradition, the emperor would take his family to watch the dragon boat race. The emperor planned to take advantage of the festival to bring the prince out for a family reunion.
This is actually a disguised way of giving the prince a way out. As long as the prince behaves well, he will be released from the imperial mausoleum in no time.
The imperial edict was sent to the imperial mausoleum and handed over to the prince.
Xiao Xixi asked curiously, "Is the emperor planning to let you return to the palace?"
Luo Qinghan casually threw the imperial edict aside and said calmly, "He finally kicked me out, he will definitely not let me go back easily. This is just a trick he uses to fool the court officials, don't take it seriously."
During this period, he stayed in the imperial mausoleum every day. With nothing to do, he tried to figure out the emperor's thoughts from inside out.
As early as when he returned from the south to pray for rain, the emperor had already been wary of him.
Later, he captured Chenliu County and 50,000 Chixiao troops in one fell swoop, recruited Jiang Yuanshan under his command, and won the favor of poor students in the imperial examinations.
Seeing that his position as the crown prince was becoming more and more stable, and his reputation among the people was even threatening to rival that of the emperor, the emperor, who had always been suspicious, would certainly be very uneasy.
The emperor must have thought of deposing the crown prince.
The imperial edict hidden in the imperial study is the ironclad evidence.
The emperor did not stamp his imperial seal on the edict, indicating that he had not yet made up his mind to depose the prince.
Deposing the crown prince is no small matter, especially since this crown prince enjoys a very high reputation.
Once the crown prince is deposed, it will cause an uproar among the court, the harem, and the common people.
In serious cases, it may even shake the foundation of the country.
The emperor was afraid to see such a situation.
So he was indecisive and hesitant.
The prince's sudden anger and blatant defiance gave the emperor an opportunity, and the emperor took the opportunity to drive the prince out of the palace and imprison him in the imperial mausoleum.
The emperor did this in order to gradually squeeze the prince out of the center of power.
As long as the crown prince does not attend court for a long time and does not interfere in state affairs, his influence in the court will gradually decrease. When the crown prince completely loses his voice in the court in the future, the emperor will be able to take the initiative again.
This way, the emperor can achieve his wish without having to worry about shaking the foundation of the country. It is the best of both worlds!
In the past, Luo Qinghan would have thought that his father was too cold and had no regard for the father-son relationship at all, but now he has let it go.
For a person who can sit in that position by murdering his own brother, you can't expect family affection to have much weight in his heart.
His desire for power is greater than anything else.
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In order to participate in the dragon boat race, Luo Qinghan woke Xiao Xixi up before dawn today.
Xiao Xixi asked dazedly, "I'm so cute, why do I have to get up?"
Luo Qinghan carried her out of the bed.
"Excuse me, my dear, would you like to have breakfast?"
Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
Luo Qinghan patted her on the butt: "Then go wash up quickly."
Xiao Xixi picked up the clothes and put them on, only to find that they were actually men's clothes.
“Did you pick up the wrong piece of clothing?”
Luo Qinghan: "That's right, this is the clothes specially prepared for you. I'm going to see the emperor later, and you can't be recognized, so you have to dress up."
She is the prince's concubine and according to the rules she cannot leave the palace at will.
If people knew that she was hanging around outside casually, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.
Xiao Xixi asked as she put on her clothes, "I've been out for so long, won't anyone in the palace know?"
Luo Qinghan: "There is Chang Xi in the palace to help cover up. They announced to the public that you are ill and need to rest and recuperate. Anyway, you don't go out much, so no one should care if you don't show up for a long time."
Xiao Xixi: "Where's Baoqin? When I was kidnapped, I saw Baoqin was knocked unconscious. How did she become?"
Luo Qinghan: "Chang Xi sent me a message saying that Bao Qin is fine now."
Xiao Xixi felt relieved: "It's good that you're okay."
She put on her clothes, tied her hair into a bun and secured it with a hairpin, made her eyebrows thicker, and put on some darker powder.
Dressed like this, at first glance, he really looks like a handsome young man.
Pitifully begging for a monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
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