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Chapter 97 Conspiracy!

"Lord Jiang?"

The emperor's voice was surprisingly gentle, causing the elderly people to have complicated expressions.

When he was still a prince, he behaved like a kind person, especially with his unique voice, which made people feel that he was a very friendly person. All his brothers at that time were either good at military strategy or good at political conspiracy, and they all stood out, but he looked harmless.

Back then, many noble families helped him to ascend to the throne. During that period, they investigated him countless times, including the years since he ascended to the throne, which made many noble families believe that the choice they made back then was the right one.

But now.
"Your Majesty." Jiang Linfeng calmed down his expression, but his eyes were full of gloom. After paying such a price and activating the Yin God to the palace, the emperor was suddenly out of control. It was such a coincidence that made him feel that all this was planned by the other party.

If they stop like this, the Jiang family will really suffer a huge loss this time.

"Should you explain what happened today?"

"It's my fault!" The emperor accepted the other party's accountability without hesitation. As a king, he was not angry at the questioning of his subject at all, and it seemed that he was still the kind and gentle king as before.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear ministers."

In front of everyone, the emperor bowed deeply, and all the military heroes were panicked in an instant.

"Your Majesty can't do it!"

"The emergence of this evildoer in the palace is also the fault of our officials. How can you blame Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty is able to control the situation at a critical moment, which is destiny. That evil spirit is really cunning, Your Majesty must not do this!"

The military heroes all hurriedly supported the emperor and looked at Jiang Linfeng with unfriendly eyes.

Jiang Linfeng looked around coldly, then at the emperor who had deceived everyone back then.

What a calculation!
By regaining control of the Four Saints, these military heroes will be protected. Even though he now holds the power of the Yin God, they dare not challenge him. And judging from their appearance, they are more willing to stand on the side of the emperor, even though most of their families died miserably in this incident.

But it is also true that if he succeeds in forcing the emperor to abdicate, the status of these military heroes will only decline again, and they will naturally not make the same mistake that Emperor Hongzhi made that time.

The key point is that justice is not on my side now. If I cannot produce evidence and force my way out of the palace, it would be treason!
How to do?
Are we really just going to let it go like this?
Jiang Linfeng took a deep breath, and an unprecedented feeling of frustration surged into his heart. He could not accept such an ending.

Just as he was about to take action, the emperor suddenly spoke.

"No matter what, all these tragedies are my fault. If I hadn't been so bad at judging people, there wouldn't have been any evildoers in the palace. If this evildoer hadn't been found out in time, this would have happened a second or third time."

Jiang Linfeng was stunned. He was ready to use this as an excuse to attack, but he didn't expect the other party to extract it first.

Yes, this is the only legitimate reason. There is an evil spirit among the princes. If it cannot be found out, similar incidents like today may happen many times. We can barely stabilize the situation this time, but what about the next time?

Using such an excuse to force his way into the palace, not only could he drag the other party down, but at least he could get a lot of things. However, the other party brought up the topic before he even said anything, which gave him a bad feeling.

"This kind of thing cannot be tolerated by the people of the world, and neither can I!" The emperor took a deep breath, and seemed to have made a great decision. Finally, he said: "From today on, all the princes will be placed under house arrest!"

"This..." Everyone looked at each other in shock.

"This is absolutely not possible," one of the dukes said hastily.

Jiang Linfeng and the others frowned, and Minister Shen said directly: "Your Majesty, if the evil spirit is among the princes, ordinary house arrest will probably be ineffective."

"Mr. Shen, what do you mean by this?" Hong Lie said angrily, "Do you still want all the princes to go to the Dali Temple?"

Minister Shen said calmly, "Why should the commander-in-chief be so anxious? Since His Majesty has proposed it, I believe there should be some success, right?"

"You" Hong Lie glared at him and was about to get angry, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Okay, Lord Hong, Lord Shen is right. The painting spirit has strange methods and its schemes are hard to guard against. Ordinary house arrest is useless. Even if it is placed in the Dali Temple, it may not be effective. Although the Yin God of the Dali Temple is often active, the Yin God of the state needs the Nine Ministers' Order to act. Many times, it may be exploited. I think it is inappropriate."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Jiang Linfeng frowned and looked at the other party, somewhat unsure of his plan.

"I have decided to hand over the princes to the aristocratic families in the capital in batches." "What?" Everyone was stunned. No one, including Jiang Linfeng, expected that the other party would do this!

"This thousand-year-old evil spirit must be suppressed by a top family. Although it is the master of the painting market, it is just a painting spirit. It cannot confront the Yin God head-on. It is only because of its identity as a prince that the ministers are helpless against it."

"The Spring Examination is approaching, and the National Competition is just a few days away. I will never allow something like today to happen again, and I will not allow this monster to ruin these two national events. I can only ask you, my dear ministers, for help!"

"This" group of people from aristocratic families were all stunned at this moment, and they didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Jiang Linfeng was also stunned and frowned, "Your Majesty wants us to monitor the prince?"

"Yes!" The emperor nodded. "Today, the Jiang family will take the lead in selecting the princes to take care of them. If the evil spirit can be found, the management rights of the painting market will be distributed among the noble families who find it. I will never interfere!"

hiss! ! !
All the civil officials of the noble families gasped, and a group of military heroes were stunned at first, but then they immediately reacted and stepped forward to object: "Your Majesty, this... is absolutely not allowed!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to our ancestors' teachings, the painting market is the source of chaos. How can we allow the aristocratic families to control it?"

Is your majesty crazy? Do you think those warlocks are not strong enough?

Once they take control of the art market, how can we, a group of military heroes, be qualified to challenge them?
On the contrary, the people from the Warlock family were all green-eyed!
The Painting Market is the most valuable evil spirit in the world. The founder of the Jin Dynasty, a farmer's son, relied on the Painting Market to conquer the world. Now, many of the gods that guard the country were cultivated in the Painting Market. The fact that one can trade essence and blood alone is enough to drive people in the world crazy.

Donghuang Island is a tiny place, but it can produce so many high-quality warriors and even the youngest grandmaster in the world. Isn’t it all thanks to the Painting Market?
For the aristocratic families, this thing is even more important than the throne!

"Your Majesty, are you serious?" Even a cold and wise man like Jiang Linfeng began to tremble in his voice.

He remained calm when his biological father was on the verge of life and death, and he also remained calm when most of the elders lost their hands and became disabled.

But this time, he really couldn't keep calm. Knowing that the emperor's move was a trap to split the family, he jumped in without hesitation.

Interests are always more attractive to people than anything else. This time, the emperor is plotting an open conspiracy!
"How could I joke about this?" The emperor sighed and said, "Heaven and earth are my witnesses. I will never break my promise!"

Good trick.
Minister Shen stared blankly at the emperor who had a guilty look on his face, his hands shaking.

With such an open conspiracy, cracks are bound to appear in the fragile alliance between the noble families, but he knows that no one will refuse, including Jiang Linfeng!
Everyone could see the emperor's purpose, but it was impossible for all the people from the aristocratic families to refuse such a thing. The benefits were so great that they were willing to risk their lives for it.

Back then, everyone made a mistake and raised a ferocious and terrifying dragon.

This emperor is more dangerous than Emperor Hongzhi back then.——
"Good trick, good trick!"

The prince in the dark clapped his hands after hearing the news: "This Li family is really full of talented people, worthy of being the bloodline of that guy."

"My Lord, what is the meaning of the Emperor's doing this?"

"Why else?" The prince sneered, "Using the painting market as bait, let the noble families plot against each other and tear each other apart. The ten great noble families are already divided into three forces, and they are confronting each other in the court. This time they are barely united together, and they are even more fragile than paper. Of course, luring them with benefits is the most effective means."

"Moreover, the benefits are so great that they can drive any noble family crazy. The painting market is absolutely effective for the Yin God who guards the country. The noble families in the world have been eyeing me for a long time, but they just can't find me. Now I am trapped in the body of a prince. As long as I don't give up my identity as the prince of Dajin, I may be found by these noble families this time!"

"The emperor is targeting you too?"

"What do you think?" The prince laughed and said, "He is such a scheming guy. If I retreat, the thousand-year plan will fail. If I continue to maintain it, I will have to take the risk of being found by the noble family. Tsk tsk, this insidiousness is not much different from that of his ancestor."

"Then my Lord, why do you continue with such a risk? Why don't we retreat back into the painting and make plans?"

"How can it be that easy?" The prince smiled bitterly and looked at the sky. "For this reincarnation, I paid a huge price. Logically, since the other party can threaten the painting market itself this time, I should retreat. But this time, the opportunity is the greatest. With this move, the noble families in the capital will surely fall out. The chaos I want is just around the corner. Although it is dangerous, it is also the biggest opportunity. This kid has calculated that I can't bear to give up this opportunity!"

"My lord."

"Heh." The prince sneered as he walked out of the palace gate, looking at the lights approaching from afar, and said faintly: "He dares to gamble with the Li family's kingdom. With such courage, if I retreat, won't it be the same as before?"

Let's have a try.
　I'm late, I'm late, I'm so sorry, haha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)