Chapter 317: The emperor is just making a lot of noise but doing nothing, there is no substantial punishment!
"Yes!" Tianyi and the secret guards responded and moved quickly forward, carefully checking every corner around them. They had already prepared for a tough battle, but the princess's bomb saved them a lot of trouble.
Those assassins who were supposed to be their opponents were either killed or seriously injured in the explosion and no longer posed any threat to them.
Lan Xiyue stood beside Mo Liyuan. She looked at him and asked softly, "Mo Liyuan, the emperor kept these assassins, and we took care of them tonight. If he knew, he would definitely suspect you. Aren't you afraid that the emperor would suspect you?"
Mo Liyuan heard this and a faint smile appeared on his lips. He hugged Lan Xiyue tightly and said, "Even if I do nothing, he will still worry about me. Besides, I brought Yue'er here tonight to vent my anger. Yue'er, are you relieved?"
Lan Xiyue rubbed her fingers gently on Mo Liyuan's chest. She smiled faintly, "I feel a little relieved. The person who ordered my death is despicable!"
Mo Liyuan's eyes were deep, "Don't worry, I won't let him have an easy time."
"But... the emperor is your biological brother!" Lan Xiyue's words were mixed with sarcasm and seriousness.
Mo Liyuan's eyes became deeper as he stared at Lan Xiyue, "So what? In my heart, no one is more important than Yue'er!" His voice was low and powerful, and every word seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, full of sincerity and affection.
Lan Xiyue couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing this, her laughter filled with happiness and satisfaction. "Mo Liyuan, I love hearing you say sweet words."
There was a hint of coquettishness and sweetness in her words, which softened Mo Liyuan's heart.
Mo Liyuan looked at Lan Xiyue affectionately and said, "Oh, I always thought it was Yue'er who said sweet words to me. Since Yue'er likes to hear them, I will say more sweet words to her in the future." There was a bit of pampering and promise in his tone, as if he wanted to pour all his tenderness and love on Lan Xiyue.
However, in this affectionate atmosphere, there is a different scene not far away.
Those assassins were either blown to pieces or mutilated. Tianyi and the secret guards were cleaning up the aftermath.
Those men in black who were lucky enough to survive also lost their lives at the hands of Tianyi and the dark guards.
After Tianyi finished handling everything, he lowered his head and returned to Mo Liyuan and Lan Xiyue, respectfully reporting, "Master, Princess, no one is left alive."
Mo Liyuan glanced at Tianyi coldly and said coldly: "Burn all the bodies." After that, he hugged Lan Xiyue and walked towards the horse, mounted the horse and left.
Tianyi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The look in his master's eyes just now seemed to show that he was disgusted with him for disturbing him and the princess.
Tian turned around and whispered a few words to the secret guards behind him. Soon, a raging fire shot up into the sky, engulfing everything in the night. A pungent smell of burning quickly filled the air, which was heart-pounding.
The firelight reflected the indifference on Tianyi's face. He stood quietly, as if the raging flames had nothing to do with him.
The fire raged until the sky turned pale and then gradually died out.
Only a pile of ashes and a few broken bones were left at the scene, silently telling the tragedy of last night.
Tianyi exchanged a glance with the secret guards, and without further ado, he turned and left, leaving behind only dead silence and ruins.
Not far away, You Ling was hiding in the dark, her eyes fixed on the direction in which the people from the Regent's Palace were leaving.
The deafening noise last night frightened him and he didn't dare to get close.
At this moment, he approached the ruins cautiously, and the scene before him made him gasp. The once glorious palace had now been reduced to a razor-thin field, with only ashes and bones remaining on the ground, desolate and tragic.
You Ling trembled all over, and an indescribable fear surged in her heart.
He searched everywhere, hoping to find a glimmer of life, a trace of living beings, but all he got in response was dead silence. He understood that there was no one here anymore, all life had been lost in the fire last night.
You Ling didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried back to the palace with only one thought in his mind - he must report all this to the emperor immediately.
The atmosphere in the court was solemn.
An imperial censor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
The emperor looked at Qin Fei sharply, "My dear Qin, what do you want to report?"
Qin Fei took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I want to sue Prime Minister Bai Xianzhe for abusing his power to sell official positions and collect huge sums of money."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court.
Bai Xianzhe's face suddenly changed. He quickly stepped out of the line to salute, then turned and stared at Qin Fei with a gloomy look: "Sir Qin, please stop slandering this Prime Minister! When have I ever done such a thing?" Bai Xianzhe saluted the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Qin Fei snorted coldly, pulled out pieces of evidence from his sleeves, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, here are all the evidences that the Prime Minister abused his power to sell official positions."
Eunuch Fu immediately stepped forward, took the evidence from Qin Fei's hand, bowed forward, and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took the evidence handed to him by Eunuch Fu, flipped through it page by page, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
Bai Xianzhe was panicking. He had done everything perfectly, so how did all this evidence end up in Qin Fei's hands? Who was secretly plotting against him?
The atmosphere in the court was extremely tense. "Bai Xianzhe!" The emperor stood up suddenly and looked at Bai Xianzhe gloomily.
Bai Xianzhe's heart tightened when he heard this, but he still raised his head with forced composure.
However, when the emperor stepped down from the dragon throne, his eyes full of anger staring at him, he was unable to calm down and suddenly fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Bai Xianzhe's voice trembled slightly, but he still tried to defend himself.
The emperor sneered and threw a stack of evidence at Bai Xianzhe. "Take a good look at it yourself. Are you still crying foul?"
Bai Xianzhe picked up the scattered evidence with trembling hands. Each item was written clearly, pointing to his crimes of buying and selling official positions and accepting bribes. His face turned pale in an instant.
"Bai Xianzhe, as the prime minister, you don't think about serving the country, but instead do such despicable things. It's really hateful!" The emperor shouted angrily and kicked Bai Xianzhe with great force.
The emperor said in a cold voice: "Confiscate the property of the Prime Minister's Mansion and fine him one year's salary. The Yancheng County Magistrate has been corrupt and abused his power, causing the people of Yancheng to live in dire straits. He deserves death. I remember that Wang Su is capable. Announce my decree and order Wang Su to go to Yancheng to serve as the county magistrate." After he finished speaking, the emperor strode away.
Eunuch Fu's sharp voice rang out: "Withdraw from the court!"
The ministers said in unison: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"
Bai Xianzhe slumped on the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his head, and looked at Qin Fei with resentment.
Qin Fei didn't care at all. He just snorted coldly and strode away.
A minister who had a good relationship with Qin Fei stepped forward and whispered, "You too, why do you want to offend the Prime Minister?"
Qin Fei said firmly, "I am the Imperial Censor. It is my duty to impeach treacherous officials. How can I sacrifice my duty for personal gain?"
The minister shook his head helplessly and sighed softly, "The Prime Minister is actually buying and selling official positions, and the Emperor is just making a lot of noise but not doing anything substantial. There's no real punishment!"
Qin Fei's eyes became more determined when he heard this: "Punishment is the emperor's business. As ministers, we only need to do our duty. If anyone commits corruption or bribery, we should impeach them."
At this time, the emperor had just returned to the imperial study and was preparing to review memorials.
You Ling approached quietly, knelt on the ground, and called softly, "Your Majesty."
The emperor put down his pen and said, "You're back. How's the regent doing?"
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