Wandering the Heavens

"No, you can't do this! I, Xie Yu, am a marquis personally appointed by the emperor. If you humiliate me, you are humiliating the imperial power and the country!" Xie Yu trembled all over.

"Haha, how can a despicable person like you be associated with the imperial power and the country! I'm afraid it will make people laugh to death. Come on, give Xie Yu some soul-calming powder, so that he won't commit suicide out of frustration. That would be too easy."

Qin Banruo had already completed her mission and was too lazy to deal with such people. God knows how disgusting she was when she spoke to Xie Yu just now.

Soul-Calming Powder is a prescription that Qin Prajna asked Yu Xian for. This medicine has no side effects on the body. Those who drink it will only feel weak and drowsy.

Xia Dong acted quickly. Within a month, he arrested all the people involved in the incident. The others were not as difficult to deal with as Xie Yu. They started talking eloquently once they entered the case. After a month and a half of intensive work, they finally turned the case around. The chain of evidence from the confessions was complete. After the case files were reviewed by the three judicial departments, a memorial to close the case and proposed handling opinions were written and handed over to Prince Ji and Yan Que.

After several months of recuperation, Xiao Xuan's health gradually recovered. He thought about finding an opportunity to abolish Prince Ji's power as regent. At the same time, he also wanted to find a way to get rid of the Queen and Yan behind her. Because during the days he was recuperating, he learned from Gao Zhan about what Prince Ji and Yan Que had done in recent days. The two of them had offended him in the handling of many government affairs.

For example, they abolished the Xuan Jing Division and changed it to the Military Intelligence Division; for another example, they planned to set up an institution called the Cabinet, with the Prime Minister becoming the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet and giving up the decision-making power; and they actually wanted to overturn the verdicts on Xiao Jingyu and Lin Xie.

While Xiao Xuan was gritting his teeth thinking about how to deal with his younger brother who had been pretending to be his grandson for decades and that ignorant brother-in-law, he didn't know that they also had a surprise prepared for him.

"Your Majesty, Prince Ji, Marquis Yan, and Young Prince Mu request to see you." Gao Zhan interrupted Xiao Xuan's grinding of teeth.

"Tell it!" Xiao Xuan didn't want to talk to Gao Zhan either.

"Announce, Prince Ji, Marquis Yan, and Mu Qing come to see you!" Gao Zhan did not walk out this time but stood there and called out their names.

What surprised Xiao Xuan was that the people who came were not only Ji Wang, Yan Hou and Mu Qing, but they also brought a bunch of people with them.

"Assholes, you brought a bunch of unidentified people into this hall. You don't take me seriously!" Xiao Xuan stood up and shouted angrily, pushing Gao Zhan, who wanted to help, aside.

"Your Majesty, according to the confessions of Xia Jiang and Xie Yu, it was you who instructed the two of them to frame Prince Qi and the Red Flame Army. My brother, Marquis Yan, and Prince Mu have discussed with you and decided to arrest you. As for how to deal with you, due to your special status, I will decide after I gather the court officials to discuss it." Prince Ji held up an arrest warrant from the Military Intelligence Department in front of Xiao Xuan.

"What? Arrest me? Bring me to justice? Prince Ji, do you know that I am the emperor of Daliang?" Xiao Xuan just found it funny.

"I know." King Ji nodded.

"You know I'm the emperor, yet you still say you want to arrest me. There is no law in this world that can restrain a king. What you are doing is deceiving God, going against the will of Heaven, and breaking the rules!" Contestant Xiao danced and shouted with saliva flying.

"Capture the suspect Xiao Xuan!" Yan Que was not as polite as King Ji.

Most of the people in the Military Intelligence Department were the remnants of the Hua tribe. It would be strange for them to have any awe towards Xiao Xuan. After hearing Yan Que's order, they went up together to control Xiao Xuan, took the ink on the case and pressed it with their fingers, leaving a glaring handprint on the arrest document.

"Gao Zhan, you're dead! Didn't you see that I was being held hostage by a group of traitors? Why were you standing there like an idiot?" Xiao Xuan placed his hopes on this old eunuch.

"Your Majesty, please cooperate with the Military Intelligence Department in handling the case to avoid suffering. Your body has just recovered and you cannot get hurt again." Gao Zhan always had a humble and gentle smile on his face, and even the shrillness in his voice was ignored.

"Haha, I should have thought of that. I treat you well! Gao Zhan!"

Xiao Xuan stopped struggling. At this moment, he also thought that in the so-called Military Intelligence Department's case files, Gao Zhan's name must be in the witness book.

"Your Majesty, everyone has a scale in his heart." Gao Zhan stared at the floor and spoke slowly.

"Well, I want to see if you guys have the courage to judge my crimes! Yes, Xiao Jingyu, that rebellious son, thought he had read some books and listened to the flattery of a few fence-sitters, so he felt that he had a good reputation. He repeatedly made various suggestions in the court, pleading for the people? Making decisions for the people? I am a tyrant, and Daliang needs Xiao Jingyu, the wise king!" Xiao Xuan shouted loudly despite being escorted by the Military Intelligence Department.

"And that Lin Xie, relying on his merits in supporting the throne and his relationship with the royal family, has formed a faction to boost the power of Prince Qi. While I am still alive and well, they have been forming a faction openly. The ministers' memorials are first passed to Prince Qi before being handed to me. When they are submitted, they always state what Prince Qi is like and what he wants! He wants to seize my power and he wants my life!"

"I know some of you think that Prince Qi is upright and would not have the intention of treason. But you don't have my experience, how can you know the horror of human heart and human nature! In the beginning, I was just a poor prince, with no knowledge, my mother was of humble origin, and no one supported me behind the scenes. And Lin Xie and Yan Que were able to lift me to the throne of Daliang."

"Xiao Jingyu, his mother's family is strong, and he has a powerful army to support him. He is well-read, proficient in government affairs, well-known, and supported by the court officials. I am terrified just thinking about it! If I don't kill them, I will not be able to sleep or eat, and my throne will be in jeopardy! Are you satisfied, ah!"

"Take him away and hand him over to the pacification commissioner for safe custody." Yan Que gave the order.

After venting his anger, Xiao Xuan lost his temper and allowed the Military Intelligence Department to take him out of the hall.

The Military Intelligence Department prison was completely different from what Xiao Xuan had imagined. Each single room was cleaned spotlessly, even the bedding was neatly piled on the couch, and there was no strange smell in the air.

"Is this a prison cell?" Xiao Xuan looked left and right, unable to believe his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this is the Military Intelligence Department's prison." The escorting jailer answered every question.

"Oh, this is the first time I've seen such a neat and clean cell." Xiao Xuan expressed his doubts.

"Your Majesty, dirty and messy cells are prone to plague." The jailer explained patiently.

"So that's how it is. Where is my room?" Xiao Xuan was no longer confused after getting the answer.

"Your Majesty, your room is number three on the ground floor." The jailer replied as he opened an iron door.

"With my status, isn't I worthy of being number one?" Xiao Xuan was very dissatisfied with the room number.

"Father, the number one is occupied by Xie Yu, so don't worry about it."

A familiar voice was heard, and Xiao Xuan went to room number 4 and saw Xiao Jinghuan reading a book with great interest.

"Jing Huan? Are you still alive?" Xiao Xuan did not feel any emotion of the reunion of father and son.

"Father, I asked Prajna to arrange your room here." Xiao Jinghuan put down the book in his hand and walked towards Xiao Xuan.

It is hard to imagine that this father and son drew knives against each other and were sworn enemies more than two months ago.

"Is it the female strategist beside you? Why did she get here?" Xiao Xuan became curious now.

"Your Majesty, please go back to your room first and don't embarrass us."

Xiao Xuan glanced at the jailer and had no choice but to follow his instructions and walk into Room No. 3.

"She has always wanted to save me, but I was blinded by power and couldn't see anything." Xiao Jinghuan came to room number three and leaned against the wall, feeling a little lost.

When Xiao Xuan was lamenting that he had returned to the world of martial arts with Lin Xie Yanque, he heard Xiao Jinghuan's depressed voice.