After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

Xia Ling, who had been observing all this for several days, did not confirm until today that there were actually so many ministers in the court who were secretly supporting the direct lineage.

Even those who were personally supported by his father knelt down at this moment.

Xia Ling raised his head slightly and looked at Xia Hong who was sitting on the dragon throne, and suddenly had a bold idea.

If Xia Hong killed Xia Che with his own hands, and then he personally proved that Li Yuan was Xia Hong's man and avenged Xia Che, would these people stand on his side?

Xia Ling's answer in his heart was firm: Yes!

Excitement began to grow in his heart. Xia Ling lowered his head silently and memorized these kneeling courtiers one by one.

As long as Xia Che dies and Xia Hong suffers backlash, the country will belong to Xia Ling.

The fierceness in Xia Hong's eyes became more and more intense, and the beard on both sides of his mouth began to tremble.

Xia Hong was so angry.

I hated myself for not killing all these people.

He was merciful and gave these people a way to live, but they were ungrateful and obstructed him, the king of his country, today, and even instigated those under his control to rebel one by one.

Xia Hong wanted to kill all the court officials in the hall.

The emperor's tremendous rage, mixed with murderous intent, weighed down on these court officials.

Those ministers who had originally been able to kneel with their backs straight began to prostrate themselves in a posture of submission.

Wu Cixiu's eyes first looked at Shen Jinmo who was standing opposite to all the civil and military officials in the court, then looked at all the civil and military officials in the court, and finally turned around to look at the bright blue sky outside the house.

At this moment, he could no longer be a bystander.

He has to get involved himself.

Kneeling on the ground, Wu Cixiu made a promise: "I am willing to use my life to guarantee the innocence of King Xiaoyao. I beg the emperor to re-investigate this case."

A man of letters should have the character of a man of letters.

Court officials should have the steadfastness of court officials.

Wu Cixiu bet his life to make these court officials, who were used to being fence-sitters, straighten their backs at this moment.

"I beg Your Majesty to re-investigate this case and clear Prince Xiaoyao's name."

The morning court ended in another round of indecisive discussion. When Xia Hong walked out of the Golden Throne Hall, he was filled with enough rage to burn down the entire palace.

Back at the Golden Palace, Eunuch Lin handed over the cooling tea with extreme caution.

Before Xia Hong could even sip the herbal tea, an imperial guard hurried over and knelt down in front of him.

Under Xia Hong's silent oppression, the kneeling guard did not dare to speak, and all living things inside and outside the golden palace were sealed at this moment.

Xia Hong put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table and scolded: "Why are you standing there? If you don't say anything, I will chop you off."

"The people who knelt down to plead for Xia Che extended from the palace gate to the long street. Looking at the scene, I estimate that two out of ten people in Luoan were pleading for Xia Che."

As soon as the imperial guard finished his trembling words, the teacup in Xia Hong's hand fell directly on the guard's head, and everything on the desk was swept to the ground by Xia Hong.

He stood up from the dragon throne and looked at the person in front of him who seemed to submit to everyone, without a trace of trust in him anymore.

Each and every one of these people wanted to betray him.

How could Xia Hong, who controls everything, tolerate such betrayal?

"Come here, bring my imperial guards and kill all the people at the palace gate."

"And those guards at the palace gate, behead them all."

"All the slaves inside and outside the Golden Palace were chopped off."

"Kill all of them. Kill all of them who are still alive."

The depressing atmosphere spread from the Golden Palace to the entire palace. At this moment, all the palace maids and servants knelt on the ground and turned themselves into dead objects like blue bricks.

Eunuch Lin, who always obeyed Xia Hong's orders, also knelt on the ground trembling at this moment.

If they were just killing slaves in the palace, Eunuch Lin wouldn't even blink an eye. He would just kill them today and replace them tomorrow.

But who would really dare to bring the imperial guards to massacre these people?

If he takes a wrong step, King Xia Hong will be infamous for eternity.

According to Xia Hong's habit of doing things, whoever leads people to massacre the civilians will be pushed out by Xia Hong to take the blame after the incident.

Inside the golden palace, only Shen Jinmo was left standing there bowing.

The silence lasted for nearly two cups of tea. Shen Jinmo saw that Xia Hong's sanity had returned to a state where he could understand what was said, and then he spoke:

"Your Majesty, mobilizing tens of thousands of civilians just to kill Xia Che will inevitably lead to greater unrest."

Xia Hong turned to look at Shen Jinmo, his dignified eyes filled with distrust at this moment.

And the distrust at this moment was not directed only at Shen Jinmo, but at everyone.

And this is exactly what Shen Jinmo wants now.

Shen Jinmo now stands at the same starting point as all the civil and military officials in the court, and humans are social creatures. He is close to the water and has an advantage, so he should take a step ahead of others.

The king and his ministers confronted each other for a long time, and Xia Hong said threateningly, "Does Wang Heng also think that the crime of King Xiaoyao should be re-investigated?"

He and Shen Jinmo knew better than anyone how fragile this so-called evidence was.

Chen Luo's pregnancy was an accident.

Li Yuan acted on impulse.

A frame-up arranged in just a few days could never be perfect.

At the beginning, Xia Hong didn't think that dealing with Xia Che required a perfect reason.

But reality slapped Xia Hong hard in the face.

He underestimated the feelings of the civil and military officials in the court and the people of the world towards Xia Qi.

Shen Jinmo raised his head and looked at Xia Hong: "What I mean is that King Xiaoyao did not die in Luoan."

Hearing Shen Jinmo's words, which were completely different from those of the court officials, Xia Hong became less wary.

He raised his foot and kicked Eunuch Lin who was kneeling on the ground. Eunuch Lin quickly stood up and led all the palace servants out of the Golden Palace.

Eunuch Lin himself did not enter the Golden Palace again.

On the one hand, he was afraid that he would be implicated again, and on the other hand, he felt that Xia Hong rejected him.

After serving Xia Hong for so many years, this was the first time that Eunuch Lin was kicked out of the Golden Palace by Xia Hong.

Xia Hong sat back on the dragon chair: "Wang Heng, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"With such irrefutable evidence before us, I will persuade all the court officials to admit that King Xiaoyao is guilty of treason. In exchange, King Xiaoyao will be demoted to a commoner and will never be allowed to return to the capital."

"Hmph." Xia Hong smiled lightly, thinking that Shen Jinmo was really whimsical.

"With so many people in Luo'an pleading for Xia Che, Wang Heng thinks that I will let Xia Che live and become a threat to me in the future?"

Shen Jinmo continued, "The Emperor must not only let King Xiaoyao leave Luoan alive, but also give him countless treasures and send him off in a grand manner, so that the whole world can see the Emperor's favoritism towards King Xiaoyao."

"As for the fact that the powerless Xiaoyao King and his wife were robbed and killed by bandits along the way after leaving Luo'an City, it is also a very normal thing."

The plan that Shen Jinmo slowly outlined fulfilled everyone's wishes.

For Xia Hong, not only did he kill Xia Che, but he also cleared Xia Hong of the rumor that he deliberately suppressed the children of the previous emperor.

Xia Hongdang was satisfied.

But Xia Hong was still uneasy: "Then how can I know that Xia Che will not escape?"