kingnovel Chapter 439: Death of Prince 8!
Chapter 439: Death of Prince 8!
The eighth prince's words deeply stimulated the emperor.
Whether it was opposition to the imperial examination system or the death of the second prince, these were the things the emperor least wanted to hear.
But the eighth prince said these things deliberately in front of the emperor, deliberately to provoke the emperor, which greatly irritated the emperor.
But the prince and Chu Ning didn't dare to breathe.
This is the emperor's taboo. The eighth prince has already been disgraced and dares to say anything, but they cannot say anything casually.
But the emperor was still not satisfied after punishing the eighth prince. He turned to look at the crown prince and Chu Ning and asked in a cold voice:
"Do you think what that rebellious son said makes sense?"
The prince's face changed slightly, and he quickly bent down, bowed his head, and saluted, saying seriously: "Father, don't listen to Old Eight's nonsense. He just can't accept his failure, so he talks nonsense."
The emperor snorted coldly and looked at Chu Ning: "What do you think?"
Chu Ning's mouth curled up, trying to suppress his smile, and said in a deep voice: "Father, why should you care about the words of a loser?"
It is better to say less than to say more mistakes. At this time, you must not say the wrong thing.
Otherwise, the emperor who has nowhere to vent his anger will find an outlet.
Seeing that Chu Ning didn't want to say more, the emperor was very angry, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only snort coldly and wave his hand:
"You only know how to say nice things. Get down, all of you get down!"
"Your son will take his leave!" The prince and Chu Ning breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, bowed and left in unison.
But before he had taken two steps, the emperor suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
The two men's faces changed slightly, they looked at each other, and then turned around.
The prince asked cautiously, "I wonder if Father has any other instructions?"
The emperor snorted coldly: "Prince, you personally lead the imperial guards to raid the Eighth Elder's mansion, and every penny of the silver must be returned to the state treasury!"
"Your son obeys your order!" The prince was completely relieved and even felt a little happy.
Confiscating property is a lucrative business. Although the money has to be turned over to the national treasury, the antiques, calligraphy and paintings can be tampered with a little.
Moreover, the emperor did not hand the matter over to Chu Ning, which was enough to show his distrust of Chu Ning!
After looking at Chu Ning with a playful look on his face, the prince turned and left.
Chu Ning didn't want to get involved in these things as he still had to go back to the examination room to mark the papers.
Now that the leaker has been caught and the Eighth Prince has fallen, the next most important thing is the imperial examination.
After leaving Yingwu Palace, Chu Ning was about to rush back, but at this moment, the prince in front of him suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at Chu Ning and smiled:
"Eighteenth brother, after working so hard for so long, Father finally handed the matter of confiscating the property to me. I wonder how you feel about this?"
The prince was very excited at this moment, with the look of a victorious superior, looking down at Chu Ning with his hands behind his back.
Chu Ning laughed and said nonchalantly, "Then I would like to congratulate you, brother Crown Prince, for getting the job of confiscating property.
However, I still want to remind you, Prince, that many of you brothers supported Bage. Although Bage has fallen, the power behind him is still there. "
After saying that, Chu Ning turned around and left laughing.
Although this job is somewhat lucrative, Chu Ning does not even consider it given his current financial resources.
The refined salt and facial mask business brings in millions of taels of silver every month, so how could they care about such a small profit?
The prince seemed to react at this moment.
I worked so hard to show off these things, but I didn't expect that in Chu Ning's eyes, they were worthless!
This feeling of being ignored made the prince very angry and unwilling!
But even so, the prince could only watch Chu Ning leave.
Staring at Chu Ning's back, it took a long time for him to react. The prince's face was gloomy and he roared:
"Come here, follow me immediately to search the house!"
All the anger could only be vented on the Eighth Prince's mansion.
However, just as Chu Ning was heading for the examination room and the Crown Prince was leading the imperial guards to search the Eighth Prince's residence, an accident occurred.
The Imperial Clan Court is located in the southeast corner of Kyoto City, some distance from the Imperial Palace.
Under the cover of night, the imperial guards escorted the eighth prince from the imperial palace and headed straight to the clan residence.
On the street, the sound of horse hooves could be heard with every step, as if the devil was coming to claim your life, closing in step by step.
On the quiet streets, only the sound of horse hooves echoes, which is thrilling.
The defeated Eighth Prince looked ashen, no longer as arrogant as he had been in the palace just now. He lowered his head and remained silent, with lifeless eyes, like a useless person.
Since ancient times, the victors have been kings and the losers have been bandits. After being stripped of all his titles and demoted to a commoner, this world no longer had room for him.
Although he acted arrogantly in front of the emperor, the Eighth Prince still found it difficult to accept the fact that he had actually fallen into prisoner, and could only remain silent.
On a summer night, the moon is bright and the sky is full of stars.
The sound of horse hooves was ringing in my ears, but what I was thinking about was the whole process of this matter from beginning to end.
He didn't understand why he was fooled and why he lost to Chu Ning.
Everything was clearly under control, but unexpectedly, I ended up becoming Chu Ning's pawn!
Just when the Eighth Prince was feeling extremely unwilling, a series of black figures suddenly appeared on the street not far away.
"who!"
The Imperial Guards were so perceptive that they immediately noticed something was wrong, and the leading captain of the Imperial Guards immediately signaled the prison van to stop.
Immediately, a group of men in black rushed out in front of the street.
Then, a group of men in black appeared behind the street.
The man in black was holding a sharp blade and was full of murderous intent. He appeared without saying a word and rushed straight to kill us!
The captain of the imperial guards' face changed drastically: "Not good, they want to kill the Eighth Prince, Li Tong, you go back and inform His Majesty immediately, and the rest of you stay with me to protect the Eighth Prince!"
There were only thirty imperial guards escorting the Eighth Prince this time, but the men in black that appeared at this moment outnumbered them several times!
Moreover, after this group of people appeared, a team of archers also appeared on the roof.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
A round of sharp arrows came down, and the imperial guards were beaten into a mess and they all dodged.
But in this way, the eighth prince's prison car was exposed to the men in black.
The men in black on both sides of the street rushed over and blocked the imperial guards who had come to their senses. At the same time, the archers on the roof aimed at the Eighth Prince!
Dozens of sharp arrows whizzed down, and the Eighth Prince, who was trapped in the prison car, changed his expression drastically, and his pupils dilated at this moment.
Immediately, boundless pain came, and my vision became blurred. Then, the world spun, and my vision instantly lost focus.
With his head tilted, the Eighth Prince was shot into a hedgehog by a dozen sharp arrows before he could even let out a scream!
This scene made the captain of the imperial guards look horrified: "Catch them, we must catch them!"
The eighth prince was killed under their protection, which is a capital crime!
The imperial guards were immediately furious and rushed straight towards the man in black.
But the men in black were well-trained and knew that the imperial guards were highly skilled in martial arts, so they did not engage in a fight with them and retreated under the cover of the archers on the roof!
When the imperial guards reacted, there were only the bodies of the eighth prince and seven or eight imperial guards at the scene!
And none of the men in black were left behind!
The captain of the imperial guards was trembling all over, his face full of horror. He looked at the corpse of the eighth prince in front of him and muttered to himself:
"Something happened, something big happened!"
After a moment, the captain of the imperial guards reacted and roared, "Take the body back quickly and inform His Majesty!"