Exile: Empty half of the capital and blow up the enemy's palace

Chapter 217 Personally Supervising the Execution

When they arrived at the entrance of the hall, after the eunuch announced, Marshal Yun and his entourage entered the hall. After paying their respects, the royal guards carrying Prince Xian threw him to the ground with a dull sound.

Marshal Yun said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the traitor Prince Xian has been captured by me! The dragon robe hidden in Prince Xian's mansion has also been found!"

The emperor's face was gloomy, and his eyes fell like knives on the unconscious Prince Xian who collapsed on the ground. He then looked at the dragon robe held by the imperial guards and said in a deep voice, "Wake up Prince Xian."

The eunuch beside him immediately understood, hurriedly brought a basin of cold water, and poured it on Prince Xian without hesitation.

The cold water hit Prince Xian's body, and he shuddered violently. He slowly opened his eyes, and the moment he regained consciousness, he found himself in the Golden Palace. The emperor was staring at him with a gloomy face. He struggled to get up and explain something, but was held down by the imperial guards.

Prince Xian shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you. Someone has deliberately framed me and wants to kill me!"

The emperor's face turned ashen. He slammed the armrest of his chair and shouted, "Shut up! You still dare to quibble? You are not the idle prince at all. You are a spy sent by the Northern Desert Kingdom to the Great Zhou Kingdom!"

When the King of Idleness heard this, the anxiety on his face instantly turned into a ferocious one. He stopped quibbling and laughed maniacally: "Hahaha, you pig-brained idiots only now realize that I am not the King of Idleness!"

As he spoke, the madness in his eyes grew stronger. "You are as stupid as a pig. You have no brains, no ability, and you can only yell and scream. You are not worthy of being the emperor at all. The Great Zhou Kingdom will perish sooner or later with an emperor like you! If it weren't for the people of the Duke of the Guard helping you defend the Great Zhou Kingdom, the Great Zhou Kingdom would have long been in the hands of Beimo!"

Having said that, he looked at Marshal Yun and cursed, "You guys in the Protectorate Mansion are also a bunch of brainless people. You fight to the death to protect the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but you don't know that the Great Zhou Kingdom's royal family is suspicious of you and is constantly suppressing you.

"Old Marshal Yun, look at your foolish loyalty. It's truly ridiculous! For so many years, your Duke of the State's Mansion has fought for the Great Zhou Kingdom, risking their lives. What's the result?"

The Emperor becomes suspicious of you at the slightest sign of trouble, even suspecting you of colluding with our Northern Desert Nation! He confiscated your property and exiled you, causing your entire family to die on the way to exile. And yet, you remain utterly devoted to this heartless royal family, willing to work for them. You are truly a fool! All of you in the Duke of the Protectorate are fools!"

The Emperor was furious upon hearing this and shouted, "You daring lunatic! How dare you be so arrogant even at this moment! I will cut you into pieces to vent my hatred!"

This damn Prince Xian actually dared to call him as stupid as a pig and tried to sow discord here. What if he succeeded in sowing discord and made the Duke of Huguo think of rebellion? That would be disastrous!

Prince Xian paid no attention to the Emperor's vicious words and laughed even more arrogantly: "Torn into pieces? Your Majesty, you are as stupid as a pig. Sooner or later, you will be torn into pieces. I am waiting down below to see you trampled through the mountains and rivers by the Northern Desert Iron Cavalry and torn into pieces."

The emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Prince Xian and could hardly speak: "You...you..."

Prince Xian set his sights on Marshal Yun again, "Old Yun, you risked your life for the incompetent royal family of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Sooner or later, your Yun family will end up without descendants and your entire family will be wiped out. Hahahaha!"

Marshal Yun's face darkened. Before he could react, Yun Qingqing quickly stepped forward and punched Prince Xian hard in the face.

Yun Qingqing's punch was so powerful that Prince Xian's mouth was twisted. When he opened his mouth, half of his teeth mixed with blood fell out, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

Prince Xian's face was gloomy, and water was dripping from his face. "How dare you hit me..." He squeezed out unclear words from his bloody mouth. Before he could finish his words, Yun Qingqing punched him in the other cheek again, "What do you think I'm going to do to you?"

Yun Qingqing's punch hit Prince Xian's face hard, and with a dull sound, the other half of Prince Xian's teeth fell out.

"You..." Prince Xian wanted to roar, but only vague and weak sounds came out of his throat. His mouth, which was swollen like a steamed bun, opened and closed with difficulty, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence.

The emperor watched this scene with indescribable joy. He slammed the armrest of his chair and shouted, "Well done! This traitor deserves this punishment! He should be made to suffer like this!"

After saying this, the Emperor turned his gaze to Marshal Yun, his eyes full of curiosity, and asked, "Marshal Yun, why is this girl so close to you? Who is she?"

Marshal Yun replied, "Your Majesty, she is my adopted granddaughter, Gu Baobao."

Upon hearing this, the emperor praised, "This Miss Gu has a really good personality!" As he spoke, he cast his gaze upon Yun Qingqing and examined her carefully. This girl's personality suited his taste, but her appearance was too ordinary, otherwise he would have married this girl to his sons.

As the Emperor sized up Yun Qingqing, Marshal Yun said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Prince Xian's treasonous behavior must not be forgiven. I earnestly request that Your Majesty publicly expose Prince Xian's evil deeds, allowing the people to see his true face. And tomorrow at noon, on Zhuque Street, the most prosperous street in the capital, Prince Xian and his followers must be beheaded in public as a warning to others."

The Emperor nodded without hesitation after hearing this, "Marshal Yun is absolutely right. I will make sure that the crimes of this traitor are made known to the world and that the law is upheld!"

Marshal Yun said again, "Your Majesty, I wish to personally supervise the execution tomorrow."

The emperor agreed without hesitation and said, "Old Marshal Haoyun, I will leave the task of supervising the execution of Prince Xian to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Marshal Yun bowed his hands to express his gratitude, then left with Yun Qingqing.

As their figures disappeared outside the hall, the emperor's face instantly darkened as he shouted, "Come! Immediately take Prince Xian and his followers to the Heavenly Prison and place them under heavy guard. Tomorrow at noon, execute them on Suzaku Street. I want the whole world to know the consequences of collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

The Royal Guards received the order and carried Prince Xian to the Heavenly Prison like a sack.

All of Prince Xian's teeth were knocked out by Yun Qingqing, his face was swollen like a pig's head, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.

At the same time, Marshal Yun and Yun Qingqing left the palace and rode their horses back to the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion.

After returning to the Duke of Protector's Mansion, Marshal Yun went to prepare for tomorrow's execution. Yun Qingqing went back to her room to catch up on some sleep, but she was not sleepy at all. She simply changed into men's clothes, dressed as a man, and quietly slipped out of the Duke of Protector's Mansion and came to the street.

The street was very busy, with shops lined up one after another and the sound of shouting was endless. Yun Qingqing walked aimlessly on the street.

Suddenly, there was a commotion not far away, and a group of people gathered in front of the notice board. Yun Qingqing walked closer and saw that the newly posted notice was the notice of Prince Xian’s crimes and his execution tomorrow.

Everyone was talking about it, and some were surprised: "This idle prince usually looks like a good man, often helping the people, but I didn't expect him to be a traitor who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country. It's really hard to judge a person by his appearance!"

"Yes, it's true that you can only judge a person by his appearance. This Prince Xian seems to be a good person, but I didn't expect him to have such evil intentions."

A burly man said angrily, "The people of Beimo Country are really no good! Every day they try to use despicable means to harm our Great Zhou Country and our loyal ministers, causing our Great Zhou Country no peace!"