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In an instant, the news exploded like water into boiling oil.

In an instant, all the children playing on Chang'an Street were detained at home by their parents and never to be seen again.

Not to mention, those families who had children last year and were selected to enter the Changliu Palace are crying and wailing, heartbroken.

Only a few people who didn't believe in it hurriedly harnessed their horses and rushed to Changliu.

Afterwards, not only were people in the marketplace talking about the matter, but even the common people and scholars in Chang'an began to write manifestos to denounce the Prince of Qi.

There were even some daring ones who would come early every morning with rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs and stand in front of the gate of Prince Qi's mansion, swearing and throwing things at the mansion.

Of course, it's not just because of the righteous indignation over this case, there are also people who want to use this incident to insult you. Now that they have the chance, it would be nice to just vent their anger!

Moreover, after they discovered the Jinwu Guards, they did not try to stop them, and more and more people gathered. Within two days, the Prince of Qi's palace was filled with a foul stench.

Qi Wangfu Buddhist Hall

"Father, father, save me!" The Prince of Qi knelt on the ground, holding onto the trouser legs of the King of Qi with both hands, and begged bitterly.

When the palace was surrounded the day before yesterday, he belatedly went to the study to look for the secret letters exchanged with Chang Liu, but he did not expect that they were all gone.

It's over, it's over. He must have been taken away by His Majesty's men! There has been no imperial decree in the past two days, and the Jinwu Guards haven't come in to take anyone away. Not even a shred of news has leaked out.

This made the Prince of Qi extremely panic-stricken. Although he was stupid, he knew that his uncle in the palace was always a smiling tiger.

The quieter the situation is now, the more serious it is.

He didn't like to get involved in mundane affairs, and everyone in the mansion flattered him, so he usually didn't take the common people seriously.

When he did that, he just felt that it was a blessing for the untouchables to sacrifice hundreds of their children in exchange for his father's life and for the future peace of mind for the royal palace, and he didn't think much of it.

Now that he was trapped in the mansion, not knowing what the future held, he finally began to feel afraid.

"What are you afraid of? Dare to do it but not to die?" The King of Qi knelt before the Buddha without even opening his eyes, slowly turning his rosary beads.

He has always been a straight-forward person and did not believe in Buddhism before. If he had known this earlier, he would have died in front of the victim's parents to apologize.

But now he can't get out and no one can see him, so he can only rely on the Buddha's land and chant Buddhist scriptures, hoping to atone for his sins.

He really didn't know what sin he had committed to give birth to such an evil son.

When he was about to die, he was so cruel as to do such a thing. Although he is in good health now, it would be better for him to die at that time.

In the past, he had thought that this evil son was simply spoiled by his mother and had become unlearned.

Fortunately, he is a member of the royal family, with a large family and a large fortune, and he has more food and clothes than he can eat, so he just lets it go.

He didn't expect that when he was critically ill, this evil son was left unattended and caused a disaster that led to the execution of the entire family. No one in the mansion had the sense to persuade him.

Damn it, damn it! Now he is completely disheartened. Just sit and wait for the emperor's order. Whether it's torn into pieces by five horses or tormented by slow slicing, he will accept it!

"Dad! I don't want to die!" The prince of Qi cried and even called out "Dad". "You are the elder brother of the emperor's uncle, you will definitely beg for mercy."

"Uncle Emperor will certainly show some leniency for your sake!"

"What makes you so confident?" The King of Qi finally opened his eyes and looked at his stupid and vicious son with desolate eyes.

After all these years, this wicked boy still hasn't figured out what kind of person the emperor is! He is a man who can't tolerate any sand in his eyes.

If someone committed such a crime, he would never show mercy to his nephew, let alone his own princes and princesses.

In his eyes, the foundation laid by his ancestors and the people of the world are more important than anything else. This is why his mother, the queen, passed the throne to him.

But this evil son of mine was so stupid that he did such a thing. Let alone saving him, the entire Prince Qi's Mansion would probably have to die to apologize to the world!

What's the point of having a child? He's stupid and vicious. It's better to have a potato.

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three days later

Early in the morning, the Jinwu Guards received the imperial edict and arrested everyone in the palace one by one.

The emperor did not hand this case over to the Dali Temple, but personally conducted the trial in the Taiji Palace in front of all the officials and royal nobles.

It was not only because this case involved royal nobles and caused an uproar among the people of the world, but also because the emperor wanted to sound a warning to everyone.

Since the incident, the emperor would review everything he had done almost every night before going to bed.

He didn't understand what went wrong.

Under his rule, the Prince of Qi would mistakenly believe that he could wantonly slaughter the people for his own selfish desires and treat them as non-human beings.

What went wrong that made them feel that they were superior to others? Did the royal family and even the civil and military officials think this way?

Without the people, how could there be a great war? If everyone thinks this way, then why has he worked so hard all these years?

What did the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother work so diligently for?

He had to get up at five in the morning every day, and barely finished reviewing memorials before going to bed at two in the morning. Except during the New Year and other festivals, he dared not slack off for even a moment.

Even when favoring concubines, he had to follow the ancestral rules and do it every minute.

Is he doing this to feed these parasites who are here to destroy Dawu's foundation?

For a while, the emperor looked at almost everyone he met with scrutiny, except for his sister and a few regent ministers who were in charge of government affairs.

Even their own princes and princesses were no exception. Therefore, in the following days, although they didn't know why, all the princes and princesses became obedient and acted carefully.