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A panic-filled silence spread, and the emperor and his nobles, who were kneeling on the ground, were breathing increasingly heavily. Their palms, which were supporting themselves on the floor, were sweating, leaving one wet fingerprint after another.

The sound of the king sitting on the dragon throne lifting the lid of his tea could be heard, and low sobs of gasps echoed in the hall.

If we ignore the fact that most of the people involved this time are his own people, Xun Zhan would still be very happy to expose all the forces of these princes in the dark.

But today's lifting is different from the previous ones.

Because today's move is to hand over the power of these princes to Xia Hong.

Even though Shen Jinmo was not in this divine capital, Xun Zhan was also forced by the current situation to do what Xia Hong wished for.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Xun Zhan stood up and walked forward a few steps, breaking down the forces that belonged to him on the paper one by one.

"Your Majesty, I don't know who the other forces belong to, but these are definitely not the contact points of the Qiling Army. They are the forces that I have prepared for Prince Ming to protect his life since he left the palace and established his own residence."

The piece of paper fell onto Xia Hong's desk through the hands of Eunuch Lin. His fingertips pressed on the paper, and his eyes lingered on the fingertips of Xun Zhan and Xia Ling.

"Xun Qing, why are you saying different things from King Ling? Who of you two is deceiving the king?"

The crime of deceiving the emperor should be punishable by death.

Since the matter involved the Qiling Army, even if Xun Zhan was from the Xun clan, there was absolutely no possibility for him to escape.

Xia Ling's mind began to hesitate. He didn't know whether Xun Zhan and Shen Jinmo had made some kind of deal in private, but he would not allow Xun Zhan to ruin his good game of chess like this.

"Master Xun, please don't take everything on yourself."

Xun Zhan bowed to Xia Ling and said, "I don't know what Prince Ling's intention is. The whole world belongs to the emperor. Even if it is the self-protection force I prepared for Prince Ming, it should belong to the emperor."

Xun Zhan started the conversation, and Sui Yi also stood up and handed over the paper in his hand:

"Your Majesty, these secret agents all belong to the Dark Guard Division. They originally reported directly to Sui Er, but Sui Er is dead. I have only been in charge of the Dark Guard Division for a short time. I was unable to replace these secret agents in time. This is my incompetence."

It doesn’t matter whether these secret agents have been coordinated in the past. What matters is that Xia Hong will believe this statement.

The kneeling prince secretly looked up at his father on the dragon throne. Until now, they slowly understood the meaning of today's incident.

It turned out that it was not Xia Hong who wanted their lives, but Xia Ling, their brother, who did not want them to live.

Then they will naturally retaliate.

Then, the princes in the hall stood up one by one and frankly reported to Xia Hong the power they had secretly accumulated.

There was one, two, and three times. At this moment, what was there that Xia Ling didn't understand?

This is not evidence of Qi Lingjun's crime at all, but evidence of Xia Ling's fratricide.

Even if he saves his life today, if he wants to pretend to be a brother and win over power in the future, no one will believe him.

Shen Jinmo cut off all his escape routes silently!

As for Qi Lingjun, not to mention the prince kneeling in the palace, even Xia Hong who was sitting on the dragon throne would think that he was using this as an excuse to frame someone.

It's just that these princes thought that Xia Ling was killing dissidents, while Xia Hong thought that he was framing Shen Jinmo.

There is indeed a Qiling Army in this world, but only Xia Ling knows about it.

Xia Hong flipped through the papers on the table and said, "Prince Ling, it turns out that the Qiling Army has not only infiltrated your brothers, but even my Dark Guard Division has been taken over by the Qiling Army?"

"Then isn't the world now ruled by the Qiling Army?"

"No, you said that the Qiling Army is controlled by Wang Heng. Now, I'm afraid Wang Heng will be allowed to sit on the throne?"

As soon as these words fell, the people who had just stood up in the hall followed.

Only Xun Zhan's heart was filled with turmoil.

Xia Hong's trust in Shen Jinmo has reached the point where he can casually discuss the dragon throne with him.

Shen Jinmo, you are really capable.

But on second thought, if Xun Zhan was Xia Hong, he would have someone by his side who gave up everything worldly for him, who was wholeheartedly devoted to giving him exactly what he wanted, and who could only live by relying on his favor.

Xun Zhan had long believed in Shen Jinmo.

"Father, please understand. I have absolutely no such intention."

Xia Ling's hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his crawling posture hid the panic in his eyes. The cold sweat that dripped down his chin gathered on the ground and was dried by the floor heating.

Xia Ling, I'm unwilling!

Xia Ling was unwilling to accept this, and Xun Zhan, who had suffered heavy losses due to Xia Ling's stupidity, was even more unwilling.

"Your Majesty, any prince who leaves the palace to build a mansion must accumulate some strength to maintain the dignity of the royal family."

"Your Majesty has no roots in this court. As your teacher, I have to make some plans for you."

"Since these things have angered Prince Ling, and he even used the Qiling Army to frame Prince Ming, I think it would be better for all these forces to be handed over to the emperor."

"Your Majesty has always been a wise ruler and a kind father. I firmly believe that Your Majesty will not allow any of his sons to be framed in vain."

Xia Hong pointed two fingers at Mosuo's hand, which belonged to the forces that Xun Zhan had confessed to voluntarily, and Sui Yi handed the details of the investigation in recent days to Xia Hong.

These forces belonging to Xun Zhan are still very young, and they were all slowly established after Xia Yu left the palace.

He did not agree immediately, but it was obvious that Xia Hong had made up his mind to let Xun Zhan know all this.

He not only had to deal with Xia Ling, he also had to prune the branches for those princes who were ready to make some moves.

Xia Hong is young and strong. No matter whether he is favored or not, you should not have any inappropriate thoughts behind his back.

Xia Hong's silence made everyone in the hall, except Sui Yi, make the same choice as Xun Zhan.

They could regain the hill if they lost it, but if they "accidentally" became involved with the Qiling Army, they would lose their lives.

After everyone handed over their chips, Xia Hong still didn't speak.

Xun Zhan chuckled and pointed his finger at Xia Ling: "All these princes are related to the Qiling Army, but Prince Ling is the only one who is clean and dressed in white?"

"Prince Ling is such a good elder brother!"

It was obviously no use pretending to be stupid, Xia Ling crawled to the front on his knees and kowtowed: "Please spare my life, father!"

"What did Ling'er do wrong that I need to spare his life?"

The extremely gentle words conceal murderous intent.

Xia Ling not only intended to destroy the forces of all his brothers in the name of the Qiling Army, he also did not even think of letting go of the Dark Guards and the Imperial Commander who were protecting him.

"I shouldn't have used the Qiling Army as a cover to deceive you, father. I was blinded by greed. I beg you to forgive me this time."

Compared to being isolated by all the brothers, saving one's life is obviously more important.

The prince is jealous and has committed false accusations out of jealousy, which is indeed a crime of deceiving the emperor.

But this time, you will not die.

Xia Hong threw the cake in his hand at Xia Ling fiercely: "Asshole, is this how I taught you to be an elder brother?"

Feeling even more angry, Xia Hong kicked Xia Ling over and said, "Come here, drag him away and give him thirty lashes, and take him directly to jail."

After saying this angrily, Xia Hong was the first to leave, with Sui Yi and Eunuch Lin following behind him, one on each side.

"Sui Yi, based on the power you hold, follow the clues and find out all their bargaining chips for me."

"Yes." He bowed and accepted the order: "After the investigation, should we get rid of him directly?"

Xia Hong shook his head: "It is good to know yourself and your enemy."

As for when to remove it, it all depends on Xia Hong's mood.