At Liang Chongyue's command, Chi Rong immediately walked in from outside the hall with his men. He did not take any action, but just stood there in the uniform of the imperial guards, which showed Liang Chongyue's attitude.

"Prince Qiang, please come in."

The King of Qiang recognized the man in front of him. He had seen him before beside His Majesty. He never expected that when a position in the court was vacant, His Majesty would appoint him as the leader of the imperial guards.

"His Majesty."

The King of Qiang knelt on the ground and wanted to beg His Majesty for help, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Chi Rong covered his mouth and dragged him out.

Although the King of Qiang was a military general in the past and had made military achievements at the border, his injuries had not healed over the years and he was no match for Chi Rong.

After Chi Rong led the people out of the Yangxin Palace, he released his hand from the Qiang King.

"Prince Qiang has been offended."

Chi Rong bowed to the King of Qiang. Although the King of Qiang had only held an honorary position in the court over the years, he had never suffered such injustice. He was burning with anger. If the timing was not wrong, he would definitely teach this man a lesson.

"I will personally escort the prince back to his palace. Please go ahead, Your Highness."

Chi Rong spoke respectfully, but his face remained cold. The King of Qiang standing in front of him looked like an old rooster with half of its body buried in the ground.

His former glory is gone, yet he still dares to plot against Your Majesty. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. If Your Majesty had not issued an order, the King of Qiang would have been dead.

Seeing that the Qiang King refused to leave, Chi Rong stepped forward and stood between him and the gate of the Yangxin Palace, completely putting an end to his thoughts.

"Your Highness, disobeying His Majesty's order is a capital offense. Please, Your Highness."

Chi Rong has always been impartial and fair in his work, and no one can find fault with him. The hand that was covering the Qiang King's mouth just now was placed in front of him, which was a preparation and also a warning.

The King of Qiang has not given up yet. Last night, he killed the son he once had high hopes for with his own hands. He cried in the Yangxin Palace early this morning just to get some sympathy from Your Majesty.

But His Majesty is angry now, so King Qiang forced himself to calm down and analyze the current situation. Now he can only do things according to His Majesty's wishes. When His Majesty receives the news from the Ministry of Justice, His Majesty will definitely show leniency, as the dead are the greatest. Then the future will be easier for other children in the family.

Thinking of this, the King of Qiang faced the gate of the Yangxin Palace which was blocked tightly by Chi Rong. He took three steps back, knelt down towards the gate, kowtowed three times before standing up. He ignored Chi Rong, turned around and left the Yangxin Palace with a hunched back.

The figure from behind really looked like a loving old father who had an unfilial child at home. He had no choice but to endure the pressure and beg for mercy for his child, but left in despair.

Liang Chongyue had already anticipated this scene, but the system liked to watch it and even moved the panel close to her, making it difficult for her not to watch.

"Host, this Lao Deng is such a great actor. How long do you think we can keep him locked up?"

The system saw Chi Rong following behind the King of Qiang, and personally sent him on the carriage back home, and then followed behind on horseback with the seal in hand.

The system didn't turn off the panel until it saw that all the doors of the Qiang King's Mansion were sealed.

Liang Chongyue put the memorial sent by the Ministry of Justice aside and continued to review the rest. She didn't want to pay attention to the system's slightly stupid question, but seeing the system slowly moving towards her, she said unhappily:

"You overestimate the Qiang King's abilities and underestimate the power of the ancient emperors."

After saying this, Liang Chongyue continued to review the memorials.

In her eyes, the King of Qiang's performance today was nothing more than the fact that he had been marginalized in the court for too long and had lived too comfortably. He had not been removed from the court after several reshuffles. He had royal blood, had not colluded with the enemy, and had not formed a clique for personal gain. He felt that even if Liang Er harassed A Zheng in the street, he would not be guilty of the death penalty.

But now Liang Er is dead, and he made such a fuss. If the Ministry of Justice had delivered the news of Liang Er's death in time, his image as an old father would have been portrayed extremely successfully and smoothly. In the future, as the descendants of the Qiang Prince's Mansion become more and more promising, the Qiang Prince's Mansion will be able to slowly move from the edge of the court to the center.

So in his heart, Liang Er's death was very valuable. He was born into a military family and had to obey his grandfather's orders when he was at the border. Although he had some brains, they were not much. Now he could only think of the value of Liang Er's death, but he didn't expect that she didn't care about it at all.

She is the Son of Heaven, truly above all others, looking down upon all living beings. To Liang Chongyue, the death of a useless royal family member is the same as the death of a commoner.

People are valuable enough when they are alive, and they will have added value only after they die.

This is why Liang Chongyue did not stop the historians of the Taichang Temple from writing about her patricide in history books. What could be more deterrent than an emperor who killed his father?

She was not cruel to her officials and the people, but they would always remember her cruel side and would be cautious in everything they did.

A gentleman judges by deeds, not by heart. No one can guide public opinion to attack her. She doesn't care, but whoever dares will die.

After reviewing all the memorials, Liang Chongyue reopened the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Justice, replied that everything was as usual, and asked Ping An to return the memorial.

After writing the reply, Liang Chongyue went to his mother's place to play with Minglang. Yan Renzheng was a smart man and he knew what to do.

On the second day, King Qiang, who was under house arrest in the palace by His Majesty, received the news that his beloved son was beaten with ten sticks in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Liang Chongyue personally sent someone to deliver the news to him, asking him if he still wanted to be punished for Liang Er. Liang Er's body could not bear it, and there were still ten sticks to be beaten, so he had to wait until he recovered from his injuries.

If the King of Qiang was willing to take the punishment for Liang Er, Liang Er would be spared the remaining ten strokes of the stick in prison.

As Liang Chongyue expected, the Qiang King chose to take the remaining ten sticks for Liang Er even though he knew that Liang Er was already dead.

What a loving scene! The Qiang King wanted to spread the news, but Liang Chongyue crushed him to death in the cradle first.

No one in the Qiang King's Palace, whether they are slaves or anyone else, is allowed to leave the palace. Anyone who leaves the palace is disobeying the order and is punishable by death.

Liang Er's death had no effect, and King Qiang's original plan came to nothing. There were children in the mansion waiting to take the imperial examinations and become officials, and they could not be trapped in the mansion for the rest of their lives.

The King of Qiang originally wanted to make sure that the ten beatings were not in vain. He wanted to use them to gain a good reputation among the people, and then gradually find a way to lift the house arrest and leave the palace. His plan ended before it even began.

But the King of Qiang didn't know this yet. He was still enduring the pain in his lower body, waiting for the expected news.

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