The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

The empress who was in charge of the country did not come, the prime minister who was the head of all officials did not come, and even the chief judge who temporarily replaced the prime minister to manage the affairs of the court did not come.

What does this mean? This means that the coup initiated by Li Zhaohui was under the control of the Queen from the very beginning.

It can even be said that this coup was actually initiated by the Queen. It was she who led Li Chaohui step by step into the trap she had set in advance, and then caught Li Chaohui and her accomplices in one fell swoop.

This is something that the Queen Mother is definitely capable of doing. It seems that the Queen Mother's methods are much more sophisticated than Li Chaohui's.

The situation is now clear. Yun Li's kingdom is destined to belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No one can take away the kingdom that belongs to her son from the Queen.

Once they understand this principle, these court officials will be more obedient in the future.

After all, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are nothing.

"Liu Xun, since you have such strong opinions and you have such a good relationship with these two, why don't you just go with them on the journey together?"

"This way, you can keep each other company and not be too lonely."

"After we go underground, we can reunite with your master, Li Zhaohui, and continue the rebellion. Together with her, we can realize our dreams of a prosperous future."

Chu Mingyu is also a fearless and ruthless person. In Yun Li's court, if we talk about who has the sharpest tongue, Chu Mingyu can definitely be ranked in the top three.

Liu Xun, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble and get away, never expected that he would meet Chu Mingyu, a tough guy, and get himself involved.

As for the two protagonists, Li Zhishan and Sun Feng, the reason they remained silent was that these two cowards who usually only knew how to bully others were so scared that they fainted when they heard Yan Yu say that he would execute them on the spot.

"Chu Mingyu, you are too arrogant. I am of the same generation as your father, so you should call me uncle."

"How can a younger person be so rude in front of an elder?"

"Your Chu family is a family of nobility after all. Is this how you teach your son?"

Liu Xun was so scared at this moment, but he was born to be a stubborn person.

He was attacking Chu Mingyu without restraint at this moment, just to buy himself some time and incite some people to stand up with him to fight against Yan Yu and Chu Mingyu, hoping to escape the punishment this time.

"Hmph!" Facing Liu Xun's words, Chu Mingyu just snorted coldly. He didn't take it to heart at all and didn't care at all.

There are many people like Liu Xun in the capital. Chu Mingyu has seen them since he was a child and has become immune to them.

They just want to find opportunities to cause trouble because they see others living better than themselves and feel psychologically unbalanced.

He didn't take it to heart and didn't care, but that didn't mean Chu Mingyu would let Li Xun go. Chu Mingyu would never be soft-hearted or soft-spoken towards people like Li Xun.

"Liu Xun, your last name is Liu, and my last name is Chu. Our two families have nothing to do with each other. Who gave you the guts to speak so arrogantly and nonsense here?"

"What's the family tradition of my Chu family like? When did it become your turn as an outsider to comment on it?"

"No matter how bad our Chu family's traditions are, we are still one of the most prominent families in the capital, and we are legitimate royal relatives."

"Unlike you, Liu Xun, who relied on flattery and selling his daughter to rise to power and be appointed a light cavalry captain."

"How did you become a light cavalry captain? Don't you know?"

"You are a scum with a filthy heart who has brought shame to the family. What qualifications do you have to speak out?"

"Don't you see how many civil and military officials in this court actually take someone like you seriously?"

Chu Mingyu looked up at Liu Xun and then poked him in the heart.

"Don't tell me, General, that you're so arrogant and domineering because you're His Majesty's uncle, who is not even remotely related to him."

"Our Emperor has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Meritorious officials will be rewarded, and those who have committed mistakes will be punished."

"The Liu family is the emperor's uncle, but if they make a mistake, the emperor will still punish them according to the law."

"As for you, who appeared out of nowhere, even forged your identity, and doesn't even know where you came from, do you think the emperor will show favoritism and save your life?"

Chu Mingyu's words were no longer just a poke at Liu Xun's heart; he was actually piercing through him.

All the privacy that Liu Xun tried hard to avoid and was unwilling to mention was torn open and presented in front of everyone. This made Liu Xun more uncomfortable than killing him.

As an illegitimate child born from his mother's affair with someone else, he is not allowed to be seen in public.

Even though Liu Xun had sent his two daughters to the bed of the old man Li Hong and received Li Hong's help, he was appointed as the commander of the light cavalry.

Although he had a title, the Liu family never acknowledged his identity or recognized him as a person. Not to mention including him in the family tree, they even forbade him to set foot in the Liu family's ancestral hall.

"You, you, you," Liu Xun was so angry at Chu Mingyu that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Chu Mingyu for a long time before finally saying, "No matter how bad I am, I am still the emperor's uncle. I wonder who dares to kill me!"

"Without the emperor's permission, you dare to execute and kill people privately. You really have no respect for the law."

"I want to see the emperor. I want to see the emperor in person. I want to see if the emperor dares to kill me!"

Liu Xun had lost his mind at this moment, as if he had gone crazy, and was madly spouting words that he shouldn't have said at this time.

"Why on earth am I afraid to kill you?"

Just when Liu Xun was going crazy, a voice came from not far away, and the entire martial arts training ground became quiet in an instant.

'Li Rui' arrived at the martial arts training ground surrounded by a group of people, and he walked straight to the martial arts stage.

Yan Yu quickly stood up and gave the chair he had just been sitting on to Li Rui, asking him to sit down.

After Li Rui sat down, he cast a sharp glance at the courtiers below and said, "You are truly very courageous, aren't you?"

"I'm just ill and need to rest for a while. Do you think I'm dead?"

"Not only have you been making things difficult for the Queen in the court, but you've also been using the opportunity of offering sacrifices to heaven to murder me and the Queen. You want to kill us in the ancestral temple and support a traitor to become the Emperor of Yunli!"

"Hmph! I tell you, orthodoxy is orthodoxy. Anyone who wants to seize the throne is a traitor."

"Back then, Emperor Gaozu had no intention of appointing Li Chaohui as the crown prince."

"The person who ordered Li Chaohui to be imprisoned in Anguo Temple was not my father, but my grandfather, Emperor Gaozu."

"You idiots, blinded by lust for power, let a woman trick you into following her lead and plotting rebellion."

"Now that Li Zhaohui is dead, I will also settle accounts with you."

Li Rui stood up and walked to the edge of the martial arts arena, looking down at the court officials below from a high position.

"Didn't someone just ask who ordered General Yan to kill Li Zhishan and Sun Feng?"

"Anyone who can ask such a question is really stupid. How could they forget their mind at home when they go out?"

"Besides me, is there anyone else here who can give orders to General Yan?"

"If you, as subjects, are disloyal, then don't blame me, as a ruler, for being unjust."

"Today, in front of all of you ancestors, I will purge the court of treacherous officials and restore a peaceful and prosperous era to Yunli."

As soon as Li Rui finished speaking, many people fainted.

It's not because these people have such poor psychological qualities, but because Li Rui's words are so hurtful.

Yan Yu just said that he wanted to execute Li Zhishan and Sun Feng on the spot in front of them.

But at this moment, Li Rui is talking about cleaning up the court. The difference between the two is really too big.

Moreover, if their emperor goes crazy, I'm afraid that all of them will die here today without any survivors.

Liu Xun, who was so arrogant just now, was frightened the moment he saw Li Rui coming. He stood there in a daze, not daring to move. There was no trace of his previous arrogance.

He now just hopes that 'Li Rui' can ignore him, pretend that he doesn't exist, and spare his life.

After all, Liu Xun knew exactly how Li Rui dealt with the Liu family.

Li Rui looked back at Li Zhishan and Sun Feng, who were still asleep, and said, "Go, find a way to wake them up."

"Today I want to make sure they know exactly what happened and die clearly. It's unacceptable for them to be killed without knowing the reason."

As soon as Li Rui finished speaking, a eunuch came forward, took out ice-cold water, and poured it on Li Zhishan and Sun Feng.

After being poured with cold water, the two people who were still unconscious slowly woke up and opened their eyes.

But when they saw 'Li Rui', they wished they could faint again immediately.

To them, Li Rui's existence was no less than a living devil. Falling into Li Rui's hands would be worse than death.

However, the eunuchs would not give them the chance to faint again. Before they could react, they immediately poured cold water on them, making it impossible for them to pretend to faint.

Seeing that Li Zhishan and Sun Feng had woken up, Li Rui said expressionlessly, "Go, wake up those who are pretending to be unconscious down there. Let them open their eyes and see what the fate of traitors and rebels is."

"Today, I will make you remember the consequences of infidelity."

The eunuchs who received the order immediately took action, picked up all the court officials who had fainted, and woke them up using the same method as before.

"Your Majesty, there's another person here who claims to be your uncle. He just now clamored that even if you came and gave the order personally, no one would dare to kill his people."

At this moment, Liu Xun wished that 'Li Rui' would treat him as a dead person, not see him at all, and completely forget about him.

But Chu Mingyu would never give him this opportunity and let him go so easily.

Liu Xun, who was named by Chu Mingyu, really wanted to slap himself twice. He was really rude. Why did he provoke the devil Chu Mingyu for no reason?

If I had known earlier that Chu Mingyu was a devil, he would never let go of anyone who offended him.

"Oh, is it so?"

Li Rui turned his head to look at Liu Xun, who was lying on the ground like a puddle of mud.

"My uncle? Why don't I remember I have such an uncle?"

"How come all these random people dare to come before me and talk nonsense?"

"Humph! If my uncle does something wrong, he must be punished by law. If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner."

“You, just do what you want.

"Li Rui"'s words blocked all of Liu Xun's escape routes. Now Liu Xun had only one way to go, which was what Chu Mingyu had just said, to die together with Li Zhishan and Sun Feng.

This made Liu Xun roll his eyes and he fainted immediately.

Chu Mingyu looked at Liu Xun, who was only good at talking, and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, then looked away with disgust.

After all this trouble, all those who had fainted from fright woke up. They looked at Li Rui in horror, waiting for his verdict on them.

Those who had not been knocked unconscious were now worried, fearing that their emperor would become so bloodthirsty that he would lose his mind and bring disaster upon himself.

"Your Majesty, now that everyone is awake, we are waiting for your orders."

Chu Mingyu walked up to Li Rui and said expressionlessly.

Anyway, these people are not good people. Their death here can serve as a warning to the living court officials and make them remember it well. It can be said that their death is worthy.

"it is good."

Li Rui's voice was not loud, but it was extremely intimidating. He raised his head and glanced at the faces of the court officials below.

He was so nervous just looking at those people that he didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that if he breathed too loudly, it would make Li Rui unhappy, and then he would be in trouble.

"Today, Li Zhishan and Sun Feng led people to attempt to assassinate the emperor, disrupt the government, and undermine the foundation of our Yunli nation."

"These traitors are truly despicable and annoying. If I don't kill them today to shock the nation's prestige, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the people in the future. If acts of treason continue to occur, the foundation of the nation will be destroyed."

"By then, I, Yun Li, will have no peace of mind, and the destruction of our country will be very near."

"As the pillars of Yunli and the parents of the people, you should take this as a warning and never give rise to greed, act recklessly, or forget the basic principles of your office."

After saying this, Li Rui once again glanced at the court officials below.

It was even quieter down there now. Apart from the slight breathing sound, there was no other sound.