Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

As soon as Leng Qingyi said this, the atmosphere in the entire hall instantly dropped to freezing point.

"Not only did your uncle enter the capital without permission, he even brazenly attended the envoy's welcoming banquet. Should I say your uncle is young and ignorant of the strict laws of Dongxia? Or is your uncle fearless and unaware of the punishment you receive from me, the Emperor? Or is there something more important or someone tempting your uncle to come to the capital, even at the cost of treason?"

Zhongli Hepburn was still very calm, but his heart suddenly sank when he heard Leng Qingyi's hidden meaning in his words.

'Could it be that he knows something?'

"Your Majesty, the books I read since childhood were all travelogues and strange stories, and I haven't been familiar with the laws of Dongxia. This is my negligence. I was indeed inconsiderate in this matter. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Is the Imperial Uncle taking advantage of my youth or my lack of support?"

"I don't dare."

"According to your opinions, my dear ministers, how should I deal with this good uncle of mine?"

In the cold and solemn hall, all the civil and military officials felt under tremendous pressure.

On one side is the emperor, and on the other side is the idle prince who is always known for his compassion.

But what the King of Qi did this time was indeed too much. It was taboo for a vassal king to enter the capital without permission.

Not to mention entering the capital, even leaving the fiefdom must be reported to the emperor in advance.

Not to mention that he entered the capital privately even though the emperor had rejected his request to do so.

If it were any other emperor, he would have captured the Prince of Qi as soon as he entered the capital.

Not only did their emperor not arrest the man immediately, he also allowed him to attend the welcoming banquet for envoys and the palace banquet for the emperor's birthday. Thinking of this, they suddenly felt that the emperor was such a benevolent monarch.

"You, the Minister of the Dali Temple, tell me what I should do?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi should be detained in the Imperial Clan Court to investigate whether anyone has tampered with the memorial Your Majesty replied to before taking further action."

Leng Qing curled the corners of his lips without responding.

"You, the Jingzhao prefect, please speak."

"Your Majesty, I believe this is a matter of national importance and we must be vigilant."

"Lingxuan, you speak."

"It is better to kill the innocent than to let him go."

"Ji Yechen, you say."

"Oh, people with evil intentions like these must be eradicated."

When it comes to speaking boldly, it is the young people who do so without any scruples.

"Duke Zhenguo, what do you think?"

"Everything is up to the emperor."

"Are you sure I can make the decision?"

"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country and naturally has the final say."

"Okay, you will kill this traitor right here."

Leng Qing pointed and gave an order to the royal guard who had just wanted to draw his sword at her.

The royal guard obviously didn't expect Leng Qing to give such an order, and was a little at a loss for a moment.

Leng Qing raised an eyebrow and looked at his 'personal guard'.

All the civil and military officials dared not breathe a breath. Killing one's own uncle openly in the Golden Palace was something that only foolish and tyrannical emperors could do.

Even if the King of Qi was wrong, even if it was really a treason, he should be thrown into prison first to find out the whole story before taking any action.

They were beheaded on the spot in the Golden Palace, and only the royal family members were killed. This was really a bit too much.

But now they don't dare to be the first to speak up.

They were afraid that the emperor would kill them or ask them to kill the King of Qi, neither of which they could bear.

So they can only shrink their necks and act like quails.

There is no way. I can’t kill it, I can’t poison it, and I can’t convince it. I can only learn to accept it.

After more than ten breaths, the royal guard was already hesitant, holding the hilt of the sword, not knowing what to do.

He looked down for help but no one dared to look him in the eye.

Leng Qingyi didn't say anything or urge anything, just sat on the dragon throne on the high platform and watched jokingly.

The ministers had different expressions when they saw this, and they looked at the royal guard and the King of Qi with strange eyes.

Leng Qingyi supported his forehead with one hand on the armrest of the dragon throne, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table in front of him with the other hand.

The hall was silent, with only the tapping of fingers on the table as the sound.

This made the Royal Guard feel even more oppressive.

Three full minutes passed like this, and no one in the hall dared to speak a word.

"Tsk, go ahead."

Leng Qing raised his hand and pointed at another royal guard under the platform.

The imperial guard who was originally feeling lucky that he was not the one chosen by the emperor suddenly felt something was wrong when he noticed many eyes were on him.

He raised his head slightly and saw the emperor pointing at him. He was so scared that he knelt on the ground.

"I dare not. After all, the King of Qi is a royal relative. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The royal guard opposite was obviously frightened silly. He only reacted at this moment and knelt down.

"Ha! You dare not? Why would you not dare to obey my orders?"

Seeing the stalemate, some of the officials below could not help but wanted to say something but were stopped by the people around them.

The protagonist at the center of the incident did not feel any fear or anxiety. He stood there calmly, as if all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with him.

"Humph, these are my Royal Guards. What's the point of having Royal Guards that I can't even control?"

These words were extremely serious. The imperial guards guarding the Golden Palace knelt down in unison, but still no one stepped forward to kill Zhongli He.

"What do you think, my dear ministers?"

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, and no civil or military official dared to respond to the emperor.

After all, the matter of the Imperial Guards was of great importance, and they dared not make any suggestions on their own.

If they touch other people's cakes, they will inevitably be hated, and they don't want to get into trouble because of this.

"Duke Zhenguo, what do you think?"

"The Emperor is the sovereign, but the decision rests with the Emperor."

"In that case, the task of killing the traitor will be handed over to the Duke of Zhenguo. I believe that the Duke of Zhenguo is now in good health and can easily kill a traitor who is so weak that he can't even tie a chicken."

"Your Majesty, when the King of Qi was young, he often came to my house to play with me. I am afraid to say something presumptuous. I treat the King of Qi like my own son or nephew and cannot bring myself to do anything to him."

"I never thought that the Duke of Zhenguo would be so tolerant towards a traitor. If you were sitting in my position today, would you still be so merciful?"

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Qi's unauthorized entry into the capital is a heinous crime. He should be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison and executed in the autumn. It would be difficult to explain to the people such a hasty punishment."

"Is that so? Do you think so too, my dear ministers?"

Seeing that the emperor had given in, the ministers below hurriedly agreed, fearing that the emperor would change his mind again.

If today's incident sets a precedent, if they commit any crime in the future, they will be killed as soon as they go to court without any time to clean up the mess. This is not a good start.

"Since so many of you have said so, I cannot be so dictatorial. I will imprison this traitor in my dungeon and have him personally guarded by my men."

"Your Majesty, this is against the law."

"Law? According to the law, should we imprison the person in the Heavenly Prison to investigate the truth of the matter? Then, when the truth is revealed, someone has framed the King of Qi and tampered with the memorial approved by me, and the King of Qi will be acquitted and released.

Or maybe the prison is full of the King of Qi's men, so they could just kidnap them, or find someone with a similar build to replace them. By then, the King of Qi would still be unharmed, and could even turn around and say I'm a tyrant and a fool, regardless of right or wrong."