Chapter 272 The Emperor's Wrath

The next morning, Emperor Zhaocheng arrived at the palace as usual. Before the civil and military officials in the court came to pay their respects, he angrily threw out a pile of evidence.

The evidence was irrefutable, and the emperor dealt with a group of officials who had colluded with Prime Minister Gu without mercy: "Throw them all into jail, and behead them in the autumn! Drag them out!"

"Your Majesty, spare my life! I am innocent! I am innocent!" There were cries of begging for mercy.

Unjust?

What's the point of crying out for injustice under the emperor's anger? m.

Kill them without hesitation.

Every day after that, the ministers lived in dire straits, and the one hour of the morning court every day became their most difficult time.

Emperor Zhaocheng would deal with a group of people and promote a group of people every now and then, causing all the ministers involved with Prime Minister Gu to become frightened birds.

Some capable officials in the court who had never been reused finally had the opportunity to be promoted.

The kidnapping of Princess Nanyang led to such a major case, resulting in so many officials being implicated and nearly a thousand people being thrown into prison. This is extremely rare in history.

However, Yan Li, the protagonist who was kidnapped in this incident, seemed to be unaffected. After the incident, she returned to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to rest for a night.

The next morning, she rushed to the northern suburbs military camp as usual.

The housekeeper and the maids were all persuading her to rest in the palace for a few days and see what happened.

The current situation is not very good. What if someone harms her again?

But Yan Li was obviously fearless. She smiled and comforted them a few words, and then rode to the military camp.

When she arrived at the North Suburbs military camp on time, three thousand pairs of eyes on the training ground stared at her. The shocking look made Yan Li raise her eyebrows: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I failed to protect my master, and I deserve death!" Three thousand people knelt on one knee together, and the scene looked magnificent. "Your Highness, the princess is frightened!"

Yan Li's mouth twitched, and she looked at them inexplicably: "Are you asking for forgiveness, or do you admire my courage?"

Qin Shiyuan raised his eyes and looked at the calm woman in front of him. He was really impressed by her calmness and demeanor in his heart.

Although they were not present when the incident happened, they all knew that the emperor was furious because the Ninth Princess was abducted last night and ordered a city-wide search.

The soldiers proposed to look for the princess.

But after thinking it over again and again, the three deputy generals still expressed their opposition. Without the decree and military order, they could not leave the military camp privately.

At this critical moment when Yan Li is about to leave Mu State, they can't cause her more trouble.

Besides, they always feel that Yan Li has the ability to resolve this crisis.

Of course, they believe it, but they didn't sleep all night, and they kept an eye on the news in the imperial city.

When they heard that the Ninth Princess was safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief. They thought that after being frightened, Yan Li would stay in the palace to rest for a few days.

Unexpectedly...

Seeing Yan Li with a calm expression, they really doubted whether being kidnapped last night was just an illusion?

"Your Highness." Chen Qingfeng, the deputy general of Jin State, stepped forward, "You were frightened last night, why don't you go back and rest for a day."

"No need." Yan Li jumped onto the training ground and pulled out a long spear, "Practice normally."

Qin Shiyuan and others looked at each other and looked at Yan Li in silence.

After a moment, Chen Qingfeng said, "Is the princess really okay?"

Yan Li said, "Can't you see I'm standing here peacefully? It's just a false alarm, don't worry."

Qin Shiyuan had a strange expression: "A false alarm that sent the Prime Minister's Mansion to the prison?"

Yan Li glanced at him and said calmly, "The Prime Minister's Mansion was thrown into prison because of corruption, bribery, forming a clique for personal gain, and having ill intentions. It has nothing to do with this princess."

Qin Shiyuan's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look at Chen Qingfeng and Yang Yi.

They had been worried all night, and now seeing Yan Li return intact, they didn't know whether they were more surprised or admired.

"What are you still standing there for? Want to be lazy?" Yan Li raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Drill!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded with full momentum, and then took a long spear from the weapon rack, each of them arranged their teams, and began routine drills.

Yan Li waved the spear in his hand, and couldn't help thinking in his heart that it was indeed a false alarm that sent the Prime Minister's Mansion to the sky prison.

But these were all their own faults.

Since the King of Western Frontier had a plan to kill Jiang Yi and wanted to provoke a war between the two countries, it proved that his death was imminent.

Mu Cang went to the northern border on the surface, but his real destination was the border of Western Frontier.

Everyone thought that Mu Cang's departure meant that Yan Li had lost his protection. I really don't know how someone with such a stupid idea could become an important official in the court.

Mu Cang and Jiang Yi separately surrounded and dealt with the King of Western Frontier. Mu Cang was responsible for conquering and taking over the Western Frontier troops, and Jiang Yi was responsible for using his own people in the Western Frontier army to appease the military.

Yan Li stayed in the imperial city to train soldiers, improve his martial arts and combat capabilities, and use the same trick to deal with the Guo brothers and sisters and Prime Minister Gu.

Emperor Zhaocheng was responsible for cleaning up the pests of the Gu family.

After all the people who should be cleaned up were cleaned up, it was natural to pave the way for the crown prince, His Royal Highness King Jing - of course, this was Emperor Zhaocheng's own task and had nothing to do with Yan Li.

Prince Yu and Prince Xian have lost power one after another, and the Gu family has been wiped out. After Prince Jing is appointed as the crown prince, the ministers in the court will no longer waver.

They will wholeheartedly assist Prince Jing as the crown prince, which will be of great help to Prince Jing's future accession to the throne.

As for her...

Yan Li looked at the Black Phoenix Army training on the training ground, with a firm and confident look in her eyes.

The Black Phoenix Army, a private army composed of elite soldiers from the three kingdoms.

It will be useful soon.