The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

Although the emperor was incompetent, he was still quite sensitive to the possibility of treason and rebellion.

As soon as he heard Si Yan mention that Xin Rui's men were recruiting soldiers, he became alert.

Si Yan took this opportunity to bring up Princess Anyun again: "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with Princess Anyun?"

Prince An Qi Guangan immediately said, "Royal brother, Princess Anyun has raised assassins and plotted treason. This is treasonous and unforgivable. She deserves death!"

The emperor remained silent.

Princess Anyun was his biological sister after all, and it was not easy to execute his own relative.

The old emperor closed his eyes and looked up at Prince An: "Old Fifth, for my sake, please give her a chance to live."

Prince An received the emperor's gaze and lowered his eyes slightly: "Yes."

The emperor sighed and said, "I will have your burned-down mansion rebuilt for you. If you want any treasures, I will have them find them for you."

"Brother Emperor, I don't want anything else. What's in Princess Anyun's mansion is enough." Prince An said angrily.

What hurt him most was the loss of his paintings.

He painted many pictures of A Li when he was young, but they were all burned in the fire.

"Forget it!" The emperor sighed. "Pass on my decree. The Cai Mansion will be confiscated. All the confiscated property will be compensated to Prince An. Princess Anyun will be demoted to a commoner. Cai Yan will be deposed from his position as Grand Marshal and allowed to retire and return home."

When Princess Anyun married Cai Yan, she moved directly into Cai Yan's mansion.

Cai Yan is no longer useful now. Princess Anyun was implicated in the Prime Minister's case, so Cai Yan should be implicated as well.

The emperor allowed him to retire and return home, which meant he wanted to give Princess Anyun a chance to live.

Everyone felt that the emperor was too lenient towards Princess Anyun.

Si Yan spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, there was quite a commotion last night. Not only did the dignitaries in the capital know about it, but even many of the people living in the city knew about it. If Princess Anyun is not severely punished, it will damage Your Majesty's dignity and make it difficult to win over the people.

"Furthermore, if the price paid for treason is so low, what will happen if someone imitates them in the future and attacks the palace and burns down the official residence at will?"

The emperor was silent for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, "Then let's add one more rule: Princess Anyun will be demoted to a commoner and will never be allowed to return to the capital."

After saying this, the emperor added, "That's it. No one is allowed to mention this matter again."

Si Yan wanted him to execute Princess Anyun, but that was impossible.

Princess Anyun is his biological sister after all.

Si Yan knew that the matter was settled, so he didn't say anything more.

She said solemnly, "Your Majesty, how to deal with Princess Anyun is secondary. The capital was in chaos last night. Although Ling Mohan and General Feng Yu tried their best to maintain law and order in the capital, there were crises everywhere and we were clearly short of manpower.

"To maintain the stability of Shangjing City and protect Your Majesty's safety, I believe that Your Majesty should order the mobilization of the Jingji Camp into the city to assist the Shangjing City Guards and the Zuowei Mansion Guards in maintaining public order."

"Okay." The emperor responded readily.

He also felt that the capital city was quite uneasy recently. Even the people in the palace were in panic, let alone outside.

"Your Majesty is ill. Command of the Gyeonggi Camp army can be temporarily handed over to a trusted person. It will be taken back after this chaos is over."

The command of the capital camp has always been in the hands of the emperor.

Si Yan's proposal made the emperor silent.

"I will issue an order to have General Hou of the First Battalion of the Jingji Camp await orders from Prince Yong."

There are three camps in the capital, which are the biggest trump cards in the emperor's hand. It is definitely impossible for him to hand them over completely.

If he could hand over the First Battalion, Si Yan’s goal would be achieved.

King Yong once said that the general of the third camp was already under his control, which was equivalent to them having control over two camps.

Suddenly, Si Yan said again, "Your Majesty, the court is in chaos now. Your Majesty is ill. You should appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to stabilize people's hearts."

The emperor suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Si Yan. Si Yan had his back straight, his whole body was full of righteousness, and his expression remained unchanged.

The emperor said sternly, "There's no rush for this."

Prince Yong and Si Yan have already taken control of the court. If Prince Yong is made the crown prince, he, the emperor, will probably become the emperor emeritus soon.

At this moment, Pei Wangjie interrupted, "Your Majesty, noon is almost here. May I ask, Your Majesty, who will be responsible for supervising the execution of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Revenue?"

Your Majesty only said that Xin Rui would be executed today, but did not say who would supervise the execution.

If His Majesty does not have an order, this matter will usually be handled by him, the Minister of Justice.

"I will personally supervise the execution."

The emperor threw down a few words, got up from the bed, and asked Eunuch Gu to change his clothes.

Everyone was surprised. Prince An Qi Guangan quickly advised, "Brother, you are not feeling well. I'm afraid..."

The emperor interrupted Prince An and said, "I personally promoted Xin Rui. Now, I want to personally send him off."

Si Yan couldn't help but advise, "Your Majesty, your body is not in good condition. The execution site is a bloody place. It is indeed not appropriate to go there."

"I have made up my mind," the emperor said decisively.

"Father..."

"Alright." The emperor interrupted Prince Yong who was about to speak and waved his hand at the others, "You can leave first. Go and make arrangements quickly. I will be there shortly."

Everyone had nothing to say and retreated.

The emperor had to leave the palace to supervise the execution of Xin Rui at this time, so he really needed to make careful arrangements.

Although Prince Yong is now the regent, he is not yet the crown prince.

If something happened to the emperor at this time, Prince Xin would openly compete with Prince Yong for the throne.

The Prime Minister's party hiding in the dark will jump out openly to support Prince Xin, and Daxuan will be in a real bloody storm.

The emperor had to hold on for a while until they thoroughly investigated Prince Xin's identity and collected all the evidence.

As soon as they left the emperor's bedroom, Si Yan said to Qi Ziyu, "Prince Yong, immediately mobilize the troops from the capital camp. The first battalion will enter the city to maintain order, while the second and third battalions will camp outside the city gates, ready to receive orders at any time."

"Okay, Ayan." King Yong immediately sent someone out of the palace and informed Zuo Hang to pass on the message.

Si Yan said to the eunuch at the door, "Immediately notify the Imperial Palace Guards, the Capital Guard Commander Feng Yu, and the Left Guard General Ling Mohan, and inform them that His Majesty will personally oversee the execution."

The eunuch replied "yes" and hurried to do it.

After the emperor finished washing and dressing, he drank a bowl of medicine and left the palace in the imperial carriage.

The emperor lifted the curtain of his carriage, and the bright sun in the sky shone on his body, making him feel very comfortable.

The emperor could not remember how long it had been since he left the palace. The last time he left the palace was late at night when he went to Prince Yong's mansion to check on Prince Yong's illness.

The emperor had anticipated that today, with the prime minister and the minister of finance being executed at the same time, it would be a very lively occasion.

But he didn't expect the streets to be deserted, and he didn't expect the people on the streets to curse the prime minister endlessly.

People were carrying baskets of pebbles and rotten vegetable leaves, crowding into the street.

The emperor, escorted by Gan Li, Han Hu and other imperial guards, arrived at the Caishikou execution ground, where the people had already surrounded it.

Feng Yu mobilized a large number of guards from the capital city and was able to barely clear a path.

Si Yan and Prince Yong followed the emperor. When the people along the way saw them, they couldn't help but kneel down and shout, "Long live the emperor!"

The emperor waved to the people, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.

The road was littered with fallen pebbles, rotten vegetable leaves, broken eggs, and blood...

The emperor could imagine how many people were throwing stones at the once majestic Prime Minister of Daxuan.