The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Ye Ren and the others were stunned when they heard this. They clearly felt that the Emperor Yan's tone was not right, but they could not find out the reason. Moreover, why did the Emperor Yan go to the martial arts arena? And brought the people in charge of the criminal department?

Are you annoyed by their words and want to vent your anger on someone?

With a look of confusion on their faces, Ye Ren and other court officials, as well as Chu Xinghe, followed Emperor Yan to the palace's martial arts arena in a daze.

In addition to the imperial guards, there also came a group of officials from the Ministry of Punishment, executioners, and torture instruments.

Emperor Yan sat on his dragon throne and looked at the people standing respectfully in front of him without saying a word. He just waited there, his eyes as dark as water, without saying a word.

Seeing that Emperor Yan was angry, Ye Ren and others didn't dare to step forward to offend him. They could only stand there and wait obediently. They didn't know what Emperor Yan was up to.

After waiting for about an hour, just when everyone was getting impatient, they saw a shadow in black, rushing over here with a few people. The people were wearing official uniforms of craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, and were carrying two boxes.

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Shadow brought the craftsman and the box to Emperor Yan, bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, the things are ready, please take a look!"

Emperor Yan waved his hand and said, "Forget about it, let them demonstrate it... to teach some people a lesson, so that they won't be accused of punishing people indiscriminately."

Having said that, Emperor Yan glanced at Ye Ren and other court officials indifferently.

Ye Ren and other court officials trembled slightly when they saw the look from Emperor Yan, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts. They always felt that there was something else that Emperor Yan meant, and it was directed at them.

But logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. Shouldn't the Emperor of Yan be angry with Jiang Fan? Why would he take it out on them? But they couldn't figure out why the Emperor of Yan was angry.

While they were puzzled, Yingzi had already called on his craftsmen to start taking out the things in the box. They saw the craftsmen took out several things made of bamboo tubes from the box, lit them with a fire stick, and threw them forward.

Just after the bamboo tube fell to the ground, there was a loud bang, smoke and dust rose in front, and the bluestone brick ground was cracked.

All the court officials were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, and almost died on the spot from the explosion. Even a shrewd and calm man like Ye Ren staggered in fear.

He looked at the ground in front of him in horror, his heart horrified. He vaguely felt why Emperor Yan was angry.

Emperor Yan was also shocked by the scene before him, but he quickly regained his composure. There was deep joy in his heart, but more anger towards Ye Ren and others.

These people were so abominable. They repeatedly framed his son. Did they really think he was a fool? If his son hadn't been smart, he would have fallen into their trap.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yan looked at the court officials with a smile and said coldly: "My dear ministers, what do you think of this weapon?"

Upon hearing this, all the court officials turned to look at Emperor Yan. No matter how stupid they were, they could have guessed that Jiang Fan had actually presented the weapon to Emperor Yan. Moreover, he was one step ahead of them.

Thinking of this, Ye Ren and a group of court officials couldn't help but shudder, and they felt a strong fear of Jiang Fan's plan.

Such wisdom, they calculated what they had calculated, and even handed over such a sharp weapon, decisive and generous. Such a person is definitely not simple, he is a strong enemy.

"This weapon is truly a gift from heaven and earth. We in Dayan have some powerful weapons in our hands, so there is no need to worry!" Ye Ren said hurriedly.

The other court officials hurriedly nodded in agreement. At this moment, their faces looked extremely ugly and full of deep frustration.

Chu Xinghe, who was a little frightened at the side, was amazed at the power of the weapon, and at the same time, he felt a little admiration for Jiang Fan's character and strategy.

He really didn't expect Jiang Fan to hand over the things so decisively.

If it were him, it would be impossible not to keep such a sharp weapon in his hand, as it was a life-saving weapon. But Jiang Fan took it out without hesitation.

However, the facts proved that Jiang Fan was right. If he hadn't taken it out, he would have been plotted against by Ye Ren and others today, and he would have had a rift with Emperor Yan.

"Humph... Was this sharp weapon presented to me by my son, the eighth prince Jiang Fan? Didn't you say that my son had the intention of treason? My dear ministers? Do you still think that my son has the intention of treason?"

Emperor Yan's voice became even colder, and his eyes as he looked at the court officials became even more dangerous.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ren and other court officials were so frightened that they fell to their knees and said repeatedly: "I know my crime... Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Ye Ren and the others now hated Jiang Fan to death. They thought they could take this opportunity to strike Jiang Fan down once, but they never expected that they would be slapped in the face once again.

Jiang Fan's unconventional tactics made them unable to defend themselves.

The few of them could only accept defeat. If they continued to say bad things about Jiang Fan at this time, they believed that Emperor Yan would want to tear them to pieces alive.

Didn’t you see that Emperor Yan was already furious because they reported Jiang Fan for treason?

Emperor Yan snorted coldly, looked at Ye Ren and others with cold eyes and said:

"Hmph... it's good that you admit your guilt. Then I won't be polite. Come here, Ye Ren and others falsely accused the prince Jiang Fan of treason, and they deserve to be killed. Considering that it was an unintentional mistake, the death penalty can be spared, but the punishment for living cannot be escaped. Give me fifty strokes of the cane each... beat..."

As soon as Emperor Yan said this, all the ministers were stunned. No! They were here to mess with Jiang Fan, not themselves.

From what Emperor Yan said, it was obvious that he wanted to vent his anger for his son. His words "he should be put to death" seemed serious, but there were countless people in the court who reported others for treason.

Anyway, isn't it common for someone to dislike someone else and then report that person for treason or something?

At most, it was considered an oversight without any evidence, and the Emperor Yan would just give him a few words of reprimand.

But why is it that when it comes to the Eighth Prince, he is considered to have committed a heinous crime and deserves to be killed? And then it was an unintentional mistake, so he can be spared the death penalty but cannot escape the punishment of living.

Fifty lashes at once, this is fucking enough to kill someone.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life... I know I was wrong... Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Some people were so scared that they knelt down and begged for mercy. If they were beaten with fifty sticks, they would be half-crippled if not dead.

"Humph... you know you're wrong now? You want me to forgive you? But do you know that if my son hadn't surrendered his weapon in time when you were trying to sow discord between me and me, you would have succeeded. Then, my son and I would have become estranged. Who would bear the blame? I've beaten you with fifty sticks, and you're still not satisfied? Do you want me to confiscate your property and exterminate your clan?"

The Emperor of Yan looked at his ministers coldly, his eyes full of chill. The words of confiscating property and exterminating the clan instantly silenced the ministers.

Although Emperor Yan was not a tyrant, he had a bad temper. In a rage, he might really confiscate their property and exterminate their clans.

Ye Ren said nothing and was silently dragged over to be beaten with a stick. The rest of the court officials also behaved well and were all dragged over.

Then, a spectacular scene appeared on the martial arts field. More than a dozen senior officials above the third rank, including the first rank right prime minister, were beaten with a stick.

Except for Ye Ren who was groaning in pain and had cold sweat on his forehead, the rest of the court officials were screaming in pain from being beaten.