Steel Dynasty - Chapter 404

[Chapter 404 Exile]

the Imperial Study Room.

Yang Zhen was talking to Xiao Wenxuan in detail. When Yang Zhen finished speaking, Xiao Wenxuan frowned.

“Are you sure it was King Qi’s people who captured Shanxi merchants?” Xiao Wenxuan asked.

Yang Zhen said: “Yes, we could have arrested this Shanxi merchant in advance, but we didn’t expect King Qi’s people to be one step ahead. However, our people have been following along the way. Now we are just waiting for His Majesty’s order. We can do it at any time.” Take him back, but before that we don’t dare to act rashly for fear of offending King Qi.”

“Well, you handled it correctly. Don’t conflict with King Qi’s people. I understand Xiao Ming’s temper. He has changed a lot over the years, but he is definitely not a loser.” Xiao Wenxuan showed a wry smile, “Who is this Shanxi merchant who needs to wait now?”

“But if it is the second prince, it will be difficult for your Majesty. “Yang Zhen seemed a little worried about Xiao Wenxuan.

He has followed Xiao Wenxuan for more than 20 years, and he knows Xiao Wenxuan very well. His forbearance in these years is also for the stability of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. If not for this, the Great Chongqing Kingdom would have been in chaos.

Frowning, Xiao Wenxuan said: “In fact, it is not difficult to handle. If it is really the second prince who did it, Xiao Ming must be given an explanation this time. For the Great Yu Kingdom, Xiao Ming is now much more important than Prince Liang. .”

Yang Zhen nodded, “That’s true. After all, King Qi is from the royal family.”

At this time, Xiao Ming had already obtained the confession from the Shanxi merchant.

Li San reported the situation to Xiao Ming again and left the city. When he arrived, the secret guards were already interrogating Shanxi merchants. When he returned, members of the secret guards had already recorded a confession.

At this time, Li San immediately sent over the confession.

“Your Highness, this Shanxi merchant was recruited. It was indeed the second prince who ordered him to sell these barbarians to the East Palace. Moreover, King Liang also knew about this. These barbarians came from the fiefdom of King Liang.”

Li San handed over the confession. Xiao Ming.

After reviewing the confession, Xiao Ming nodded, because he was basically confirmed to be the second prince, and because he defeated Bei Shan not long ago, it was impossible for the barbarians to deploy killers to sneak into Chang’an City so quickly. These barbarians must be behind the scenes to get in. Someone opened the door to convenience.

“It’s time to avenge the dead soldiers.” Xiao Ming pinched his tongue and said, “Now you can bring this Shanxi merchant in.”

For safety, Xiao Ming asked Li San to place the Shanxi merchant outside the city to prevent danger .

, now he can go directly to Xiao Wenxuan to explain the matter clearly, otherwise how will he explain to the dead soldiers, and how will the Qingzhou Army treat him as the King of Qi.

They risked their lives to fight for themselves on the battlefield, but he couldn’t even get justice. Who would sacrifice their lives for him in the future?

This time he wanted to let his soldiers understand that they were loyal and brave enough to kill the enemy, and he would not let them down either.

“Yes!” Li San spoke loudly, and this incident made him quite angry.

Li San left and Xiao Ming came out of the main hall.

At this time, Fei Yue’er was lying in front of the window. Seeing that Xiao Ming’s face was very ugly, her eyes showed a slightly worried look. When Xiao Ming turned to look at her, she even dodged and immediately lowered her head, for fear of the city gate. A fire would endanger Chi Yu. This was what her sister had taught her before she got married, thinking that the prince would always be angry with her.

Looking at Fei Yue’er who looked like a frightened deer, Xiao Ming’s gloomy expression faded away.

He smiled helplessly and went directly to the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, Xiao Ming went straight to the imperial study. Before Xiao Ming could speak, Xiao Wenxuan said, “It seems you already have clues about the assassin.”

“Father already knows?” Xiao Ming said unexpectedly.

“Don’t forget that this is Chang’an City, but my father is ashamed that he didn’t notice your second brother’s little tricks.” Xiao Wenxuan sighed. Like Xiao Ming, he basically guessed that it was Shanxi merchants who did it. The second prince.

“In this case, I still hope that my father will be the Holy Judge.” Xiao Ming handed the confession to Xiao Wenxuan with both hands.

After receiving the confession, Xiao Wenxuan glanced briefly and sighed: “Boy, you are so impatient.”

After pacing on the spot, Xiao Wenxuan continued: “You can hand over the Shanxi merchants to me, and I will give it to you. A satisfactory explanation.”

“My son has asked the Shanxi merchant to enter the palace.” Xiao Ming’s words were concise and to the point.

Xiao Wenxuan nodded and seemed to become very tired all of a sudden. He waved to Xiao Ming and said, “According to your mother and concubine, you will leave Chang’an in a few days. You’d better go back and prepare now.”

“Yes. “

“Father.” Xiao Ming bowed and turned to leave.

He is not afraid of Xiao Wenxuan and Xini. If Xiao Wenxuan is still like this, then he can only gradually alienate the court.

After Xiao Ming left, Xiao Wenxuan sat in a chair and pondered for a long time, then picked up a pen and started writing on a blank imperial edict.

Here Xiao Ming left the palace and returned to the palace to prepare for returning to Qingzhou. Now he does not have to go to court or participate in the government affairs of Chang’an. After all, he is a vassal king, which is equivalent to a country of his own. Interfering in government affairs is a taboo.

In the next few days, Chang’an City, which was originally bustling because of Xiao Ming’s wedding, became more and more lively. Rumors that the second prince assassinated King Qi and framed the crown prince suddenly became very popular.

There were rumors about this all over Chang’an City for a while.

And then a sacred order was conveyed. The second prince did not cultivate his moral character and killed his brothers without any royal rules. From then on, he devalued Bashan and became a commoner.

At this point, the storm about the assassination gradually subsided with the imperial edict, and the entire Chang’an City suddenly became trembling.

After Xiao Wenxuan was beaten up as a coward for more than ten years, this time it was finally shocking. Regarding the assassination, the current emperor showed a tough side. He was not afraid of the anger of King Liang and exiled the second prince to the barren and barren Bashan. The place.

In the officialdom of Chang’an, many officials interpreted Xiao Wenxuan’s tough move to mean that the royal family’s strength had greatly increased and they were no longer afraid of the vassal king using his troops to respect himself.

At the same time, the point they understood most thoroughly was the role played by Xiao Ming in this incident.

In order to appease Xiao Ming’s anger, Xiao Wenxuan exiled the second prince, who was supported by Prince Liang, which shows Xiao Ming’s current position in Xiao Wenxuan’s heart.

The other princes also stopped showing contempt for Xiao Ming at this time, and they suddenly realized that the court was no longer what it used to be.

The rising vassal states in the east will affect their lives all the time in the future.

After getting this answer, Xiao Ming chose to return to Qingzhou in the afternoon when the imperial edict was issued.

This time he went back via merchant ship. After all, just the gifts were huge enough.

Looking at the giant city of Chang’an in Guanzhong gradually disappearing, Xiao Ming had a smile on his lips. Now that his wife is married, it’s time to save up the family property and live a small life.

(End of chapter)