Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 204 Surrender
Xiao Zong thought he could accept this result calmly, but he did not expect the overwhelming panic that made him unable to breathe. He lay on the ground gasping for breath, like a fish out of water.

"I am indeed the posthumous son of Emperor Yongming..." He stared blankly at the ceiling of the palace and murmured, "My father turned out to be the enemy who killed me..."

Now the first path is naturally blocked. The only thing left is the second path, hiding the truth and staying alive, waiting for an opportunity to avenge his real father.

Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up and realized that now was not the time to be sad and he had to clean up the mess quickly.

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The royal palace belongs to the government office, in the advisory hall.

This time it was Xie Mo's turn to write. Hearing footsteps, he looked in the direction of the sound and saw the prince standing at the door with disheveled hair and barefoot.

"Your Highness." Xie Mo was startled and quickly put down his pen and stood up to greet him.

Xiao Zong walked in and sat cross-legged, looking at him for a long time without saying a word.

"Your Highness, please just say whatever you want to say." Xie Mo seemed to see through his thoughts and said calmly.

"Now that the truth has been exposed, we're all finished..." Xiao Zong said dejectedly.

"Haha." Xie Mo showed an expression of "as expected", and said with a sad smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am done for, you will be fine."

"What?" Xiao Zong was surprised. He was just worrying about how to start the conversation, but he didn't expect Xie Mo to speak first.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm writing a suicide note." Xie Mo pushed the almost finished letter in front of him and said calmly, "I'll go home and commit suicide after I finish writing it."

Xiao Zong only saw that Xie Mo said in the letter that because of his hatred for the emperor, he joined the Minggui organization and assisted in stealing the tomb of Donghunhou.

Now that the truth was about to be revealed, he had no face to face his ancestors and the prince, so he could only die to apologize. And he promised that this matter had nothing to do with Prince Yuzhang...

"Brother-in-law..." Xiao Zong cried and choked up, "I'm not worthy of you doing this."

"Your Highness, don't feel guilty. I was already dead 20 years ago. I just kept dreaming of a miracle. But 20 years have passed. Your second sister has given birth to children in the Wang family and will never come back. So committing suicide now is actually a relief for me."

Then Xie Mo said softly: "Besides, only if you stay alive can you avenge your biological father and me."

"Yes." Xiao Zong nodded and shed tears, "I will definitely avenge you."

"Okay, Xiao Yan must pay the price!" Xie Mo nodded heavily.

Xiao Zong straightened his collar and bowed to him.

Xie Mo sat steadily and accepted his greeting calmly.

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Coming out of the official residence, Xiao Zong whispered to his personal eunuch: "Keep a close eye on Xie Ziyi, and make sure he commits suicide. Make him..."

After a pause, he continued, "The soul is completely destroyed."

"Yes." The eunuch responded in horror.

"Comb my hair and change my clothes." He then ordered in a deep voice, "I am going out."

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The Gou Chensi Yamen is hidden in the garden.

Chen Qingzhi looked at the confession presented by Xue Dingnan and said in disbelief, "Who would have thought that the mastermind behind the tomb robbery was actually Prince Yuzhang?"

"Yes, I never thought that the Second Prince would go through so much trouble just for a piece of bone." Xue Dingnan nodded and said, "It's really too outrageous."

"Reporting to the emperor like this?" Gongsun Zhubu said worriedly, "Given the emperor's temper, is it possible that he would punish the second prince?" "How is that possible?" Xue Dingnan shook his head and said, "His sixth uncle fled from the battlefield and almost ruined the country. His guilt is much greater than his. Isn't the emperor just punishing him by drinking three cups of wine?"

What Xue Ding said was that in the fourth year of Tianjian, Xiao Hong, the King of Linchuan, was ordered to lead the military forces of the eight states of Yan, North and South, Beixu, Qing, Ji, Yu, Si, and Huo in the north to fight against the Wei army. At that time, the Liang army had sophisticated equipment and was in great shape, but Xiao Hong was cowardly and incompetent and shrank back. He encountered a storm at night and abandoned his army and fled, causing the army of hundreds of thousands to be disbanded.

If it weren't for the Liang military god Wei Rui who later turned the tide and defeated the larger force with a smaller one in the Battle of Zhongli, the newly born Daliang Kingdom might have been crushed by the Northern Wei.

After this battle, the people were extremely angry and called Xiao Hong "Xiao Niang". People in the court and the public all called for the execution of this beast. Even among the royal family, there were many people who despised Xiao Hong, otherwise Xiao Zong would not have shit on his car.

As a result, Xiao Yan simply dismissed Xiao Hong from his post and asked him to reflect on his actions at home. Moreover, within a few years, he returned all his titles and official positions to Xiao Hong and appointed him as the governor of Yangzhou, with an even higher status than before.

From then on, there was a consensus in the court that the emperor would not target his own family members unless they were involved in treason.

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In fact, Xue Dingnan didn't care whether the emperor would punish Xiao Zong. What he was worried about was that if the emperor wanted to protect Xiao Zong, he would have to overturn the investigation results of the Gou Chensi, and the officials handling the case would be in trouble.

If he were to be charged with "investigation errors and defamation of the prince", he and his brothers would be in big trouble.

This was not an unfounded worry. The Chief Censor Ren Fang, who took the lead in impeaching Xiao Hong, was actually an old friend of the emperor. However, he still ended up being demoted and exiled, and died in office.

Future generations will never forget the lessons of the past. With Ren Fang's lesson, officials who handle royal cases in the future will have to think twice.

Chen Qingzhi was well aware of his subordinates' concerns, so he said gently, "No hurry. Anyway, the emperor has no deadline at the moment, so let's wait and see."

"Okay." Xue Dingnan breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Chen Zhao, the son of Chen Qingzhi, came in and reported: "Father, Prince Yuzhang is here."

"Speak of the devil," Xue Dingnan and Gongsun Lu said in unison.

"You're here for good. Now that you're here, you can sleep peacefully." Chen Qingzhi smiled at Xue Dingnan, stood up and said, "Come with me to greet him."

"Yes." The two of them quickly stood up and followed Chen Qingzhi to the gate of the yamen.

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Xiao Zong did not bring any ceremonial guards, but only rode in an inconspicuous carriage. He did not wear royal robes, nor did he let his hair down, but wore a black hat with a drooping skirt and an ordinary long-sleeved robe.

When he got off the carriage, he saw Chen Qianzhi opening the middle door according to etiquette and leading the crowd to greet him.

"Welcome Your Highness."

"General Chen, please don't be so polite." Xiao Zong quickly helped Chen Qingzhi up, and said with a guilty look on his face: "I am here to surrender."

"Ah? Your Highness, please come in first." Chen Qingzhi was surprised. He quickly invited Xiao Zong to sit at the seat of honor in Qilin Hall. After serving tea, he dismissed the attendants and only the two of them talked.

"I wonder why Your Highness says that?" He then asked Xiao Zong respectfully.

"Did you capture two dragon monsters?" Xiao Zong asked back.

"Yes." Chen Qingzhi nodded and said, "He was just captured and the interrogation has not yielded any results yet."

"No need to interrogate them. Those two dragon monsters were sent by me, and the Thousand Miles of Smoke and Waves Map was also given by me." Xiao Zong admitted.

"Really?" Chen Qingzhi asked in surprise for the second time: "Why would Your Highness do this?"

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