The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

After reading the secret letter, Li Chengfeng smiled: "Do you think that if you don't speak, I won't know anything?"

Then he took back the secret letter and said to the secret guards around him, "Tomorrow morning, bring the King of Northern Frontier to the North City Gate. I will publicly punish him, and the person behind this... I will make the King of Northern Frontier watch her execution with his own eyes."

The secret guard took the order and left, his figure quickly disappearing into the night.

Li Chengfeng immediately began to make arrangements to execute the King of Northern Frontier at the North City Gate at noon tomorrow, and to make public the evidence behind his crimes, and to convey the news to the relevant people as quickly as possible.

The palace guards, the soldiers of the city defense camp, and even the yamen runners responsible for maintaining order all received orders.

After returning to the bedroom, Li Chengfeng did not go to bed.

Tomorrow's plan is related to the stability of the country and his personal reputation, and there must be no mistakes.

Outside the north city gate, there was a crowd of people and noise.

When the people heard that the King of Northern Frontier was going to be publicly executed, they all rushed to watch.

"If you ask me, the King of Northern Frontier deserves his punishment! I heard that when His Majesty went to the Shengjing Conference, the King of Northern Frontier was the only one absent!"

"That's right! Traitors like this should be beheaded in public!"

Amidst the people's discussions, the King of Northern Frontier was brought to the north city gate under heavy escort. He was dressed in prison clothes, his hair disheveled, and his former majesty was gone.

Li Chengfeng, wearing a dragon robe, climbed up the city wall surrounded by his ministers.

He glanced at the people below the city, and then he slowly opened his mouth and read out the charges against the King of Northern Frontier.

His voice was full of majesty, and every word was clearly heard by everyone present.

After the reading, Li Chengfeng changed the subject and pointed to the woman standing next to him, who was also wearing prison uniform but still maintained her demeanor.

"Today I will expose a greater conspiracy. The mastermind behind the rebellion in the northern border is none other than this woman from the enemy country."

The moment these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar. A burst of exclamations erupted from the crowd, and no one could believe their ears.

The King of Northern Frontier suddenly raised his head and looked at the woman, his eyes full of disbelief.

The woman from the enemy country seemed unusually calm, standing there expressionlessly.

"Come here, execute this enemy woman!"

At Li Chengfeng's command, the executioner raised his knife and struck. Blood splattered, staining the blue bricks of the tower red.

The King of Northern Frontier witnessed all this and let out a heart-wrenching roar. He wanted to rush forward, but was held down by the guards on both sides.

Suddenly, the King of Northern Frontier spat out a mouthful of blood and fell straight back, his eyes wide open and pupils dilated, he was already dead.

Li Chengfeng glanced at the body of the King of Northern Frontier indifferently, without any fluctuation on his expression.

"Drag down."

After the body was dragged away, several eunuchs immediately stepped forward and cleaned up the blood on the ground with swift hands and feet.

Soon the blood and water marks disappeared completely, leaving only a faint and disgusting smell of blood in the air.

The people at the city gate were cheering for the death of such an ambitious man.

Seeing this, Li Chengfeng turned around and walked down the city wall without looking back.

After returning to the palace, he immediately summoned all the ministers to discuss the aftermath.

The atmosphere in the Golden Palace was solemn, and all officials held their breath, waiting for the emperor's instructions.

"The King of Northern Frontier has been executed, but Northern Frontier cannot remain without a ruler for a single day. I have decided that the Minister of War, Lord Zhao, will temporarily oversee Northern Frontier affairs until a suitable candidate is selected and appointed."

Lord Zhao quickly stepped out and bowed to receive the order, "I thank Your Majesty for your great grace!"

Next, Li Chengfeng reappointed several officials to stabilize the court.

After a whole day of handling government affairs, Li Chengfeng felt dizzy and dizzy.

Leaving the eunuchs beside him, he came to the imperial garden alone. Thinking about the various things in the court, he couldn't help but sigh for a long time. He raised his hand and stroked a blooming peony beside him.

"Your Majesty." A soft call came from behind.

Li Chengfeng turned around and saw the maid Lan'er walking towards him with a bowl and a smile.

Walking up to Li Chengfeng, Lan'er gently handed him the bowl of soup.

"I heard that Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs today and hasn't eaten yet. I specially made this nourishing chicken soup. Please take care of your health, Your Majesty."

Li Chengfeng took the soup bowl and glanced at Lan'er. Lan'er was wearing a light pink dress today, which made her skin look as white as snow and charming.

After drinking the chicken soup in the bowl, the fatigue on his face dissipated a little.

After putting down the bowl, Li Chengfeng said, "I am very pleased that you are so thoughtful. It's getting late, go back and rest."

Nodding obediently, Lan'er took the empty bowl handed back by Li Chengfeng.

"Your Majesty, please go to bed early. I will take my leave."

After saying that, Lan'er turned and left, disappearing into the night with light steps.

Li Chengfeng watched Lan'er walk away, his heart beating fast.

This girl is so virtuous, yet Li Chengfeng is so obsessed with her.

When he came to a rockery, Li Chengfeng suddenly stopped as if he had discovered something. His eyes wandered for a moment over the rugged rocks of the rockery, and finally stopped on an inconspicuous stone.

He bent down and reached into the cracks in the rockery to pull out a letter. There was no signature on the envelope, only a wax seal.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Li Chengfeng's expression was gloomy and difficult to read.

After opening the envelope, he quickly glanced at the contents of the letter, then took out a tinder from his sleeve and lit the letter. The letter paper burned quickly, making a slight crackling sound.

He watched quietly as the letter turned to ashes, and the flickering flames fell on his face.

Only when the last spark died out did he scatter the ashes in his hand on the ground.

The night wind blew, and the ashes were blown away by the wind.

……

Inside the palace, the lights are brightly lit.

There were piles of memorials on the imperial desk, but they did not arouse his interest at all.

After thinking for a long time, he finally stopped in front of the imperial desk, took a deep breath, picked up his pen and began to review the memorials.

The cinnabar pen moved across the memorial, making a rustling sound that was particularly clear in the silent bedroom.

He reviewed memorials very quickly. He only glanced at each one and then quickly gave his comments.

"Your Majesty, it's late, you should rest." A eunuch tiptoed to Li Chengfeng and reminded him in a low voice.

Li Chengfeng put down the red brush in his hand and rubbed his swollen eyebrows.

"I understand, please leave."

Lan'er cleaned the soup bowl and put it away.

"Be careful, don't bump into anything." the eunuch commanded.

Lan'er held the bowl carefully, knelt down to respond, and then stepped back.

After washing the dishes, Lan'er took out a small porcelain bottle from her body and took out a small brown pill from it.

After taking the pill, she walked to the window and looked at the bright moon in the night sky.

The moonlight shining on her made her thin figure even more prominent. She finally turned her gaze to the brightly lit Qianqing Palace not far away, her eyes slightly red.