Chapter 14 The Reincarnation of the Evil God
After Li Yunxing cleaned up and put on the four-clawed python robe, he went to Weiyang Palace feeling very comfortable.
It was already approaching noon, when the sun was scorching.
Liu Zhongqing and the others were still unwilling to leave, and knelt at the gate of Weiyang Palace, just to beg for a glimpse.
Li Yunxing smiled disdainfully when he saw these four people. These old guys didn't have any new tricks. They just knelt down and kowtowed every time. It was really boring.
He walked lazily down from the sedan and said condescendingly: "You are already quite old, so why do you need to do this? My father has summoned you in long ago if he wants to see you."
When Liu Zhongqing heard this, he felt even more angry.
"We have something important to report to Emperor Wu, and we ask His Highness the Crown Prince to abide by his own integrity and not to interfere." Liu Zhongqing said coldly, staring directly at the Crown Prince.
Li Yunxing's face darkened, and he shouted sternly: "I am the Prince Supervising the Kingdom, and there is no matter in the palace that I cannot interfere with! Even if I send you to hell, it is my duty as the Prince Supervising the Kingdom."
These words made the four veterans change their expressions.
"Insolent! The Holy Ming of Emperor Wu, His Highness the Crown Prince went on a killing spree when he first took power. How can he be compared with Emperor Wu?"
Linghu Hong reprimanded angrily, and the other three veterans also echoed, expressing their condemnation of the prince.
Li Yunxing snorted coldly when he heard this and said sarcastically: "If I want to take action, you have been dead for a long time now, so why bother talking nonsense? Do you think you can walk out of the palace alive today?"
The expressions of the four old ministers changed slightly, but Linghu Hong still said forcefully: "Does His Highness the Crown Prince intend to commit murder? We are important ministers of the imperial court, how dare the Crown Prince risk the rule of the world?"
"Jin Xi, hold the sword!"
Li Yunxing asked Jinxi to hand the sword to him. He was going to kill someone today.
He glanced around the four people with cold eyes and said coldly: "Whoever blocks my way is a traitor and traitor, I will kill you without mercy!"
Just as the two sides were at war with each other, Emperor Wu suddenly summoned them to enter together.
Linghu Hong, whose heart was in his throat, breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. He was really afraid of this tyrant just now.
The four people quickly followed the messenger and entered the hinterland of Weiyang Palace.
Li Yunxing followed at the end of the team. He raised his eyes with a cold look.
However, after not seeing Emperor Wu for two days, he had already lost a lot of weight. His serious condition was difficult to recover from and he relied on medicine to survive. He seemed much older.
But his gaze was still as sharp as a blade, and the domineering aura of an emperor who had lived for a long time had not diminished at all.
Li Yunxing knew this very well.
"Long live Emperor Wu, long live long live!"
"Ahem... My dear friends, please stand up..."
Liu Zhongqing was the first to react and asked Emperor Wu with concern, "Your Majesty, is the dragon body still in good health?"
Emperor Wu waved his hand and did not answer Liu Zhongqing's question. Instead, he looked at Li Yunxing.
"Why did the prince come so late today?"
Sure enough, Emperor Wu knew everything.
He deliberately did not see Liu Zhongqing and the four others, and only summoned them into the palace together after the prince arrived.
"Father, I couldn't sleep last night because I was worried about my father's condition, so I prayed for you all night at the Divine Platform, and I just came back from the Gaomiao in the morning." Li Yunxing replied respectfully.
"You are filial, and I am very pleased." Emperor Wu nodded happily, "But your actions are inappropriate. You are now the prince of the country, and you should put the country and the country first."
Li Yunxing quickly lowered his head and said, "I will obey your instructions."
The father and son were chatting happily, completely ignoring Liu Zhongqing and the other four, leaving them standing awkwardly.
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Linghu Hong finally couldn't hold himself back.
He knelt on the ground again and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely request Emperor Wu to take back his order and not let His Highness the Crown Prince supervise the country, so as not to cause chaos in the imperial court and affect the country and the country!"
When Liu Zhongqing and the other three heard this, they all knelt down.
Emperor Wu glanced at them indifferently and said softly: "Are you questioning the prince's supervision of the country?"
This sentence is full of coercion.
For a moment, Linghuhong and the others had difficulty breathing, and their foreheads were covered with cold sweat.
They didn't dare to talk any more.
Emperor Wu's cold eyes moved towards Liu Zhongqing, "Liu Zaifu also thinks that the prince should not be allowed to be regent?"
Liu Zhongqing hesitated for a moment and said: "The prince is inexperienced, so he should keep a low profile and learn more about the ways of governing the country."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so arrogant that when he first took power, he sent half of the officials of Zongzheng Temple back to their hometowns and even extorted money from them."
"Yesterday, there was a killing spree, killing hundreds of people. The unprecedented cruelty chilled the hearts of the family. The people were terrified, and they all said that the prince was the reincarnation of the evil god."
"But His Highness the Crown Prince not only does not want to repent, but just now he wanted to draw swords against me and other veterans in front of Weiyang Palace. We have been officials for decades, and I have never done anything detrimental to the court or the royal family! No matter what, today
I want to ask your Majesty to re-establish the crown prince."
While Liu Zhongqing was counting the prince's crimes in detail, sweat was dripping from his forehead and he was very nervous.
Although the prince's gang members were few, they were all elites among the elites, and they all supported the prince, and the emperor obviously favored the prince.
If this impeachment fails and the prince is not overthrown, the consequences will be endless!
After listening to Liu Zhongqing's words, many old ministers nodded in agreement: "Prime Minister Liu is absolutely right. If the prince is allowed to continue to act arrogantly, trouble will definitely arise. I beg your majesty to choose another wise king."
However, Emperor Wu was not in a hurry to question the prince. He only said calmly: "My dear friends, please be patient. I am not yet sure whether the prince is really as crazy as you described. I want to understand the whole story before making a decision."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
All the ministers bowed down and prostrated themselves.
Emperor Wu nodded slightly and turned to Li Yunxing, who was standing at the end, "Your Highness, can you hear the complaints of the ministers?"
"Go back to the emperor, I will know."
"Is there any explanation?" Emperor Wu's eyes were sharp, as sharp as a knife.
Li Yunxing raised his head, straightened his back, and said in a deep voice: "Father, my son is not someone who dares not take responsibility. If my son kills innocent people indiscriminately, then how will the emperor deal with it? I will never complain!"
"You mean, there's something hidden in it?"
"Exactly." Li Yunxing held his head high, his tone was firm, and every word was sonorous.
Emperor Wu frowned and looked at Li Yunxing coldly, his eyes becoming darker and harder to distinguish.
"Okay. Since you have a reason to refute, then come forward and tell everyone here to listen."
"My son, I accept the decree."
Li Yunxing stepped forward and faced the officials.
After looking around at everyone for a moment, he said loudly: "Master Liu accused me of three crimes: arrogance, abuse of power, and murderousness. I broke this matter apart and crushed it into pieces for Master Liu to listen to."
"The first sin is arrogance."
"Wu Shujing, the former Minister of Zongzhengsi, was in charge of royal affairs and should know best who was respected in the palace. When the emperor was seriously ill and vomiting blood, he didn't know how to take the dragon body for safety. He forced his way into the palace to confront the emperor. Does Mr. Liu know what crime this is?"
Chapter completed!