"Alright, all the money I won is yours," Black Owl said with a gentle, soothing smile as he looked at Ji Fengming, who was throwing a tantrum like a big child.
"really!"
"really."
Ji Fengming immediately stopped crying and started laughing, taking out his money bag and rummaging through the silver on the stone slab.
Seeing these people acting so recklessly, completely disregarding him as the emperor, Shang Xiche finally couldn't hold back any longer and roared, "Ninth Prince! Marquis of Anping! How dare you!"
Shang Xiye and Ji Chenhai then looked up and glanced at Shang Xiche. The two of them slowly stood up in the same manner and casually bowed, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Seeing the two men's dismissive attitude, Shang Xiche was even more furious. His voice suddenly rose eight octaves, almost cracking: "Guards, seize Prince Anping for me!"
"yes!"
The two teams of Imperial Guards, led by Gao Chengwei, agreed in unison and were about to rush forward.
Led by Wuying and Wuhen, the guards of the Ninth Prince's Mansion also stepped forward, glaring angrily at the Imperial Guards led by Gao Chengwei, and gripping their swords in confrontation.
"Ninth Prince, what are you doing? Are you rebelling?" Crown Prince Shang Dongyang immediately raised his voice to question him, his face full of smugness, which couldn't be more obvious.
Shang Xiye stared coldly at Shang Dongyang, his voice as deep as ice and his words as sharp as arrows: "Although I value the late emperor's promise, there are limits. Do you want me to rebel?"
Shang Xiche: "..."
Shang Dongyang: "..."
The ministers: "..."
The Ninth Prince has changed; he has become more assertive and less controllable by doctrine and moral principles than before.
That's such a pointed question! Could the emperor and the crown prince possibly answer with "hope" or "desire"?
The scene was completely silent, so quiet that only the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves and the chirping of mountain birds could be heard.
"Everyone says that the Ninth Prince is the guardian deity of the Great Zhao, the god of war, yet he dares to disobey the orders of the Great Zhao Emperor. I think he is a traitor... You, you dare to...!" An envoy from the Di Kingdom attempted to stir up trouble and take the opportunity to incite internal strife in the Great Zhao.
Shang Xiye immediately attacked, sending out a sword that instantly pierced the man's heart.
Although the remaining envoys from the Di Kingdom were terrified, with the prince dead and the princess subdued by Ji Fengming, they had no choice but to voice their opinions.
"Ninth Prince, what do you mean? Are you bullying my Di Kingdom because it is weak and dares not resist?"
"Release Princess Ronghe immediately!"
"Whose world is the Great Zhao now? Is it up to you, Ninth Prince?"
After hearing these words, Shang Xiche's face darkened to the point of cracking: "Gao Chengwei! Activate the emergency plan!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Chengwei loudly accepted the order, took out a special hidden arrow from his sleeve, and raised it to the sky to fire.
A large number of Imperial Guards suddenly surged up from the foot of the mountain, most of them archers. They did not all approach, but instead climbed up nearby advantageous high ground and tall trees, and quickly nocked their arrows and drew their bows. They would fire a hundred arrows at once at the command.
The remaining hundreds of Imperial Guards rushed up the hill, surrounded the group, and drew their swords.
Ji Chenhai chuckled coldly: "So that's why there were so many people hiding in this forest. They were there to deal with me and my son-in-law. Emperor, you've played a brilliant game of using someone else to your advantage!"
Shang Xiche was furious: "What do you mean by 'using a hen to lay eggs'? Marquis Anping, you are a bandit by origin, and it's one thing for you to be rude and unruly, but I won't hold it against you. However, you actually let your son kill someone, and the one killed was a prince of the Di Kingdom. If I can tolerate you, how can the Di Kingdom tolerate you? How can the Di King let this go? The Ninth Prince's words and actions are no different from treason!"
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