Upon hearing this, Shen Ningyun looked at Meng Guxue, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

She knew that Meng Guxue had a very good personal relationship with the Qiao family. At this critical moment, Meng Guxue was able to keep a clear head and ask for help from the perspective of family and country. She was really smart.

The king knew the seriousness of the situation, so he shouted, "Where is Sun Bing?"

The sound of armor clashing was heard, and the imperial guard Sun Bing hurried into the hall.

"My Lord!"

The king took a deep breath and said in a cold voice: "Hurry to Nanjing Palace to rescue the Yong Dynasty envoys. If they are hurt, you will be held responsible!"

"The Yulin soldiers who are here to help the tyrant will be killed without mercy if they dare to resist!"

"yes!"

Sun Bing took the order and ordered the imperial guards to rush away.

Meng Guxue looked at Sun Bing's back and clenched her hands nervously.

The next moment, the king suddenly raised his foot and kicked the eldest prince next to him hard. The force was so great that the eldest prince was kicked to the ground.

"evil creature!"

The eldest prince was kicked in the thigh, his face turned pale with pain, but he immediately knelt in front of the king, crying:

"Father! It was... Yinzhu who stole my badge. I was unaware of this. How could I rashly attack an envoy from another country?"

The king snorted coldly upon hearing this. He looked down at the eldest prince from above. At this moment, the gloom in his eyes was mixed with murderous intent, which was intimidating.

"You don't know?"

The king suddenly leaned over, grabbed the eldest prince by the collar, and said through gritted teeth:

"The Yulin Army has always obeyed my orders. How can your badge command the Yulin Army? The only explanation is that you have planted people in the Yulin Army, and your position is not low!"

"Boss, you are moving my Yulin Army, what do you want to do? Are you trying to rebel? Are you trying to usurp the throne?"

The eldest prince looked up, and faced the king with a sinister look. He was so frightened that his whole body was shaking, and his face was completely pale.

"No, no, no! I dare not! Father! I dare not!"

"You don't dare? Haha——"

The king suddenly stood up and dragged the limp eldest prince to his feet.

His face was livid, and his eyes were like two sharp knives, scraping fiercely at the eldest prince.

"No matter how well-connected Yinzhu and Shen Yuanbai are, without your help, can they reach into the palace?"

"Boss, Boss, you are so stupid! Do you understand what Shen Yuanbai and Yinzhu are planning?"

"From the very beginning, they have looked down on you, a useless person! As long as they kill the Qiao family in the palace today, the Yong Dynasty will not let it go!"

"If Nanli and Yong Dynasty become at odds, or even go to war, the Northern Kingdom will be able to reap the benefits!"

"I put a lot of thought into it back then, and used your trick to send the Soul-Snatching Divine Gu to Yu Liu, which barely saved the current situation of the Three Kingdoms!"

"You evil creature! If the two countries go to war over this, you should go to the battlefield and commit suicide first to apologize for your crime!"

The king shouted the last words and pushed the eldest prince forward heavily. His anger echoed like thunder in the silent imperial study.

When Meng Guxue heard this, she was suddenly stunned.

It turns out...it turns out that the Soul-Catching God Gu was intentionally given to Yu Liu by the king. This was done in order to preserve the power of the Three Kingdoms and prevent the Yong Dynasty from annexing the Northern Kingdom and becoming completely powerful.

This silent instigation caused Yu Liu to stir up a storm in the Yong Dynasty, directly or indirectly ruining the lives of countless people.

But can you say that the king did something wrong?

He simply shouldered the responsibility of being the king of Nanli. In order to preserve the Baili family's foundation and for the sake of Nanli's future generations, he did his utmost.

At this moment, Meng Guxue, in this small imperial study, suddenly caught a glimpse of the complexity of positions and the unfathomable nature of human beings.

"History is a grain of sand, but it becomes a mountain on a person's head." This sentence turns out to be so heavy and realistic.

The eldest prince fell heavily to the ground. His face was confused at first, then he realized something, and finally he burst into laughter, his face full of sadness.

Everybody... everybody was playing tricks on him!

After the king guessed that the eldest prince had the intention of treason, he was completely disappointed with his son.

It is true that he wanted the second son to become the crown prince, but it is also true that he has favored the eldest son over the years. The second son is cold and indifferent, the third son is distant, and only the eldest son always serves him and enjoys his love.

Nanli needs a king who will do his duty, and the second son is the most suitable candidate. Since he wants to make the second son the crown prince, as long as the eldest son is innocent, he will naturally do his best to save his life.

However, it turned out that the son he thought was closest to him had already harbored rebellious intentions and even interfered with the Yulin Army, committing the heinous act of usurping the throne!

If the eldest brother had this means and forced him to give up his throne, he would still look up to the eldest brother. After all, the monarch of Nanli was so ambitious and had such powerful means, which was enough.

But the boss has this ambition, but he simply does not have the ability. Not only has he been deceived by outsiders, but he has also worked hard for half his life, only to make wedding dresses for others!

Thinking of this, the king lowered his eyes to look at the eldest prince on the ground, and he already had the real intention to kill him.

There is no such thing as a tiger that won’t eat its own cubs in the royal family. For the sake of Nanli’s country and people, he will take the eldest brother with him in the future!

"Boss, tell me all the people you arranged in the palace, as well as Shen Yuanbai and Yinzhu's plan. You are my son, and I will spare your life!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince suddenly looked up at the king, with deep fear and despair flashing in his eyes.

He had some understanding of his father's temperament. He calmed down after being so furious, not because his father cared about their father-son relationship, but because in his father's heart he had been completely sentenced to death.

He is finished...

"Boss, I don't want to ask you a second time."

The king spoke coldly, his eyes sharp.

The eldest prince met the king's eyes, which were so cold as if he was looking at a stranger. Suddenly, his throat felt sore and he felt unbearable sadness.

"Father, I have to tell you everything I know!"

He knew his father's methods, which were so ruthless and decisive that no one could match him.

The ex-wife also said that he would be poisoned to death and there was no way he could survive, but there were still so many people in his house.

Although the eldest imperial concubine did not please him, at least she gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. He also had so many concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters who all depended on him for their livelihood.

If his father was determined not to let him go, if he cooperated obediently at this time, his father might spare the lives of the others.

No matter if they were imprisoned in the palace or demoted to civilians, at least they were still alive...

Thinking of this, the eldest prince bowed deeply to the king with red eyes, and without standing up, he confessed in a trembling voice.

As the eldest prince called out a series of names, the king's face became increasingly gloomy, but he was able to remain calm.

It was not until he heard that one of them was a maid who swept the treasury that the king's face changed drastically!

"Guan Sheng! Quickly take people to the treasury and replace all the guards. You will guard it yourself and see if the box is still there!"

The king's sudden and intense reaction shocked everyone.

The eldest prince looked up in a daze, and the king suddenly kicked him on the shoulder, causing the eldest prince's face to twist in pain.

The king had a sinister look on his face, his eyes red as he said in a stern voice: "There are still two offspring of the Soul-Snatching God Gu in the treasury. The late emperor said that they were defective Gu and might not survive, but I have kept them properly."

"The mother Gu should be in Shen Yuanbai's body now. If he steals the baby Gu, he will cause trouble again in the future and we will be unable to prevent him!"

"You-you really are-Boss, you'd better pray that this is just a coincidence and not Shen Yuanbai's ultimate goal!"