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Chapter 106: The Incompetent King (Fourth Update)

Fu Jingyu was puzzled: "Is it the Shanhe Division who is manipulating this behind the scenes?"

"It's not the Mountain and River Division, it's Chunyu, the former lecturer in the Eastern Palace of Prince Yong..."

"Stop!" Xu Yuan shouted.

Lord Qin's spirit didn't say anything, it just stood there motionless, only knowing how to follow orders.

There's Prince Yong and the lecturer in the Eastern Palace. This might be related to a shocking case!
Even in Jiaozhi Province, anyone on the street knows that Prince Yong is the former Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace!

Xu Yuan made a prompt decision: "We can't continue investigating. Seal this soul and bring it back to the old man. Our mission is over."

Old Yan's face was solemn as he nodded and said, "Okay, Jingyu..."

Fu Jingyu lowered his head and turned a deaf ear to what the two said.

Xu Yuan patted his shoulder, and Fu Jingyu finally looked up. He looked hesitant and struggling, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "We should do our job. We wear the official uniforms of the Extermination of Filth Bureau and receive salaries from the Extermination of Filth Bureau. When faced with a major case, how can we hesitate just to worry about our own safety and the safety of our family?"

"You..." Xu Yuan didn't expect this guy's old-fashioned temper to come out.

Lu Zhengyan thrust his large Guandao into the ground, put his hands on his hips and said loudly, "Now that we've run into this case, we can't escape it!"

He bowed to Xu Yuan again and said, "Mr. Xu, you have a bad fate. Ever since you started working at Qiao Ziang's inn, you were destined to be dragged into this no matter what you choose or what you do!"

These words fully reveal the true nature of martial arts cultivation...

Old Yan smiled bitterly, shook his head and said nothing. He knew in his heart that Lu Zhengyan's words were rough but his point was true. Although straightforward, they hit the nail on the head.

Xu Yuan looked back at this time. No matter when this case happened, the people in Mr. Qiao's inn would have the only fate of being silenced.

The plan failed. King Yong and his gang were afraid of being caught with evidence, so of course they massacred everyone in the inn to eliminate the trouble forever!

The plan was successful, and King Yong and his followers were afraid that the news would leak out, so of course they massacred everyone in the inn to eliminate the trouble forever!
I'm afraid even Qiao Ziang won't survive.

As for the Yifangting Inn, a small errand boy would not know Mr. Qiao’s secrets...why would those big shots care about the lives of such ants?
Xu Yuan frowned and cursed inwardly, and couldn't help but wonder, is it really "fate"?
Fu Jingyu became determined and ordered the soul of Lord Qin: "Keep talking, and speak clearly in one breath!"

"Prince Yong needs a great achievement to have a chance of reinstatement. This achievement must be one that Your Majesty cannot and dare not ignore.

The canal took a detour around Guiwu Mountain, which was a great loss of face for the Dragon King of the Canal.

If Prince Yong can conquer Ghost Wushan and straighten this section of the canal, it will be a feat recognized by the Dragon King of the Canal and one that Your Majesty cannot ignore!"

“So Lord Chunyu assigned Lord Chen to be in charge of this matter, and Lord Chen chose Qiao Ziang.

It's just that Qiao Ziang is too selfish and has been constantly procrastinating over the past few years, so things haven't been resolved yet."

Xu Yuan asked doubtfully, "How did you convince the evil spirits of Ghost Witch Mountain?"

"We've built a city in Zhenla. If the evil spirits of Ghost Witch Mountain are willing to move away, that city will be their new home.

The city's population of 500,000 could all be their food."

Old Yan's beard was furious: "You are really crazy!"

"Lord Chunyu said that the people of Zhenla are not citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's 500,000 lives!"

Xu Yuan felt a chill on his back. It was the first time he truly witnessed that in the eyes of the so-called "superiors", the untouchables were like grass!
They can give away five hundred thousand lives to evil spirits without even blinking an eye!

Just for what they called "big things." Lord Qin's spirit continued, "Qiao Ziang has always said that he is weak and of low status, so he cannot gain the trust of the evil spirit in the mountains.

The original intention might be to have the higher-ups assign him an official position to improve his level, but the higher-ups had already had opinions about his lack of achievements in recent years, so Lord Chunyu sent someone to deliver a deed to Qiao Ziang, which was stamped with Lord Chunyu's private seal.

This deed is enough to convince the evil spirits in the mountains.

Qiao Ziang suddenly died, and Chen Liangxuan was worried that the deed would fall into the hands of the Exorcism Division, exposing Master Chunyu. So, after searching for it with all his might but to no avail, he had no choice but to have Mr. Gao activate the 'self-sacrifice technique' ahead of time."

As long as Prince Yong can be reinstated and take the throne of Crown Prince again, he will definitely be rewarded according to his merits when he inherits the throne in the future, and both the Chen and Qin families will be prosperous for generations!
Xu Yuan sighed, "No wonder Chen Liangxuan risked his life."

The whole context of the incident was roughly understood. The four of them looked at each other. Fu Jingyu sealed Lord Qin's soul and would hand it over to Ma Tianshou when he returned for detailed interrogation.

Elder Yan said slowly, "Chen Liangxuan was the Crown Prince's man back then. He was banished to the Southern Capital after the Crown Prince was deposed."

"The prince was intelligent and studious since childhood. As an adult, he was well-known for his respect for the wise and humble, and was highly respected in the court and the country.

The emperor seemed quite satisfied and had intended to hand over some government affairs to the crown prince. He also personally taught the crown prince how to review memorials.

Everyone thought that after the current emperor passed away, the crown prince would definitely succeed to the throne.

But on a rainy night ten years ago, the emperor suddenly ordered the East Factory to work together with the Shenji Camp to surround the prince's mansion. The prince fell overnight, the princess was sentenced to death, and more than three thousand relatives and retainers were implicated!
The emperor killed half of the four prime ministers in one breath.

Most of the court officials who gathered around the crown prince were demoted to common people. Those who were luckier, like Chen Liangxuan, were also sent to Nandu to retire.

But for some reason, His Majesty did not kill the prince, but demoted him to the title of "Incompetent King" and sent him to his fiefdom to reflect on his mistakes.

Such a big thing must be explained to the world, but in the emperor's external edict, he only gave the prince a few vague charges, such as "resentment against the emperor and father" and "unfilial piety".

At that time, the government and the country were in turmoil, and many upright people wrote letters to the emperor to advise him, but His Majesty was furious and killed several old ministers who wrote letters, so no one dared to speak out anymore.

Elder Yan took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid there are very few people in this world who truly understand the inner workings of this matter."

Lu Zhengyan said bluntly: "It is said that King Yong has been restless in recent years!"

Xu Yuan understood the general course of events from ten years ago. He lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Please ask Bai Laoyan and Mr. Piaodang to come back."

The two who went to "clean up the battlefield" actually just ran away and hid for a while.

They couldn't clean up the battlefield.

The descendants of the locust lady were affected by "hunger" and continued to prey on each other.

As soon as they get close to each other, they will also feel an uncontrollable hunger.

By the time Xu Yuan and his team were done, there would only be a few of the Locust Lady's descendants left.

Xu Yuan went over to collect the human skin. The locusts suddenly woke up and pounced on Xu Yuan with their fangs and claws. Old Lu was standing next to them and chopped them all into pieces with a knife.

Xu Yuan quietly checked the human skin and found many scars on it.

After all, they had experienced a great war, so it was hard not to feel sad.

　There are some foreshadowings that will be revealed slowly later.

　　You can take a guess.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)