Luck entry, starting from the Nine Dragons' succession

Chapter 107: The Second Prince: His Father's Intention to Dethrone the Crown Prince is Clear
The words have not yet fallen.

The air in the study froze.

Xiao Juefeng's hand, which was raised in the air, suddenly stopped.

The expression on his face was a little stiff, and within the stiffness was a mixture of horror like a raging storm.

"Prince, what do you mean?"

Xiao Juefeng questioned in a cold voice, his eyes were cold and gloomy, as if madness was brewing.

The prince's expression showed neither sadness nor joy, as if he had anticipated Xiao Juefeng's reaction.

"Juefeng, the Huo family's affairs started with you, and they should end with you."

"You are my confidant, and I cannot bear to ask you to pay with your life."

"But anyone who achieves great things has to make sacrifices."

The prince's earnest words instantly caused the anger in Xiao Juefeng to burst out like erupting magma.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"What a prince!"

"Demolishing the bridge after crossing it is quite a good idea."

"I, Xiao Juefeng, am so blind that I would come to Yujing to help a heartless person like you."

Sensing the murderous intent in the prince, Xiao Juefeng immediately tore off his face.

"From now on, don't even think about getting support from my Shenxiao Sect."

After saying that, Xiao Juefeng stood up and left with a gloomy face.

So what if the prince breaks off relations with him?
He is not like a guest official in the Eastern Palace, a vine clinging to the big tree of the Crown Prince.

He is a direct disciple of the Shenxiao Sect. If he leaves the Eastern Palace, the worst that can happen is that he will return to the Shenxiao Sect.

However, as soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy.

Bang!
The wine glass fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of breaking.

Xiao Juefeng's face suddenly changed and he exclaimed in surprise.

"Poisoning..."

"You...had already set up the plan."

The horror in Xiao Juefeng's eyes was like a raging storm, and it took a long time to calm down.

He never imagined that the prince could be so cruel and scheming.

"Juefeng, don't be alone!"

"If you don't die, how can you give an explanation to the orphan of the Huo family?"

"How do we give an explanation to the twenty-four generals of Yuntai Pavilion?"

"How can I give an explanation to the civil and military officials in the court, and to my good brothers?"

"If you don't die, how can you give an explanation to your father?"

"You...must die!"

The prince's resounding voice was as cold as ten thousand year old black ice, making Xiao Juefeng feel extremely unfamiliar.

However, the dizziness in his head made his hands and feet numb, and the magic power in his dantian seemed to be sealed, making him unable to move.

"it is good!"

"What a prince!"

"When I saw you before, I just thought you were indecisive."

"I didn't expect you to be so decisive."

"But... I'm just standing here. Let's see who dares to make a move."

"come!"

"come!"

"Let's see who dares to take action!"

"Kill me, and you'll be hunted down by the Shenxiao Sect."

Xiao Juefeng had a gloomy face, but he stood up straight with an imposing manner.

He is a Taoist cultivator of the ninth realm. With his level of cultivation, there are very few strange poisons that can kill him.

The prince couldn't produce this strange poison in a short time.

Therefore, the poison that the prince put in the wine could only seal the magic power in his body, turning him into an ordinary person in a short period of time.

Even if he had no magical powers, how many people in the world would dare to kill a disciple of one of the Ten Great Dao Courts?

What's more, his father is the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Shenxiao Sect.

Who dares to kill me?
Wait for revenge!
This is Xiao Juefeng’s final confidence.

When the prince saw that Xiao Juefeng was in a desperate situation and was still so rampant, his anger and dissatisfaction reached the extreme.

He glanced at everyone and shouted.

"Kill Xiao Juefeng and I will give you a reward of ten thousand taels."

As soon as the prince finished speaking, none of the East Palace guards present dared to take action.

The prince looked so timid and submissive that his face turned blue with anger.

"Hahahaha!"

"Fang Chen, you saw it."

"Who dares to touch me?"

"Who dares to touch me?"

"This world belongs to my Ten Great Dao Courts, not your Fang family's."

"Fang Qi is nothing more than a dog raised by my Ten Great Dao Courts."

Xiao Juefeng's arrogant words made all the guards present break out in cold sweat on their foreheads.

In an instant, the clothes on his back were soaked with cold sweat.

Who is Fang Qi?

This is Taizu’s name!
Xiao Juefeng actually said openly that the founding emperor was a dog raised by the ten major Taoist courts.

This……

He simply doesn't take the entire royal family seriously.

Upon hearing this, the prince's face turned ashen and so gloomy that water could almost be squeezed out of it.

Taizu was a dog raised by the Ten Great Dao Courts.

Then what is he?
Son of a bitch? Grandson of a bitch?
For the prince, who prided himself on being a descendant of a royal family, this was like a sharp knife stabbing into his chest, leaving him bleeding.

"Xiao Juefeng, you're looking for death!"

A clang!
The sword is unsheathed.

A cold light flashed in the study.

The sharp sword energy directly cut through Xiao Juefeng's neck.

A very thin red line was left on his neck.

"you……"

"you……"

Until his death, Xiao Juefeng never thought that the prince would actually do it himself.

Doesn't he care about the Shenxiao Sect's feelings at all?
Bang!
Xiao Juefeng's body fell heavily to the ground.

His eyes were wide open, as if he was dying with his eyes open.

Looking at Xiao Juefeng's corpse, the prince inexplicably felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Humph--"

"Just you? Can you represent the Shenxiao Sect?"

"Who else can you, the Shenxiao Sect, support besides me?"

The prince sneered disdainfully, as if he didn't take Xiao Juefeng's threat seriously at all.

Mr. Wu behind him saw that the prince actually killed Xiao Juefeng with his own hands.

He was surprised at first, then smiled with relief.

This game is even more perfect than the one he designed!

The prince actually dared to do it himself.

How reckless!

The study was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The prince wrinkled his nose and shouted.

"Come here, send Xiao Juefeng's head to the Dali Temple."

……

The atmosphere in the Golden Throne Hall was solemn.

The girl's frail body cast a broken shadow on the black tiles.

Huo Yingran knelt on the ground, her forehead resting on the cold gold brick, her thin back stretched into a stubborn arc.

She held up the blood-stained "Huo's Art of War" in both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force.

"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"

"The Crown Prince slaughtered my entire family to steal Huo's Military Strategy!"

"Your Majesty, please clear the name of the Huo family!"

Huo Yingran's voice was hoarse, like a knife scraping against rust, and it rang out in the Golden Palace.

At this moment, the expressions of the people in the Golden Palace changed slightly, and their minds were filled with thousands of thoughts.

When Emperor Yuanchu heard Huo Yingran's words, his expression remained unchanged, neither happy nor sad, and no attitude could be seen.

His majestic voice reached the ears of the right prime minister and the seven ministers.

"Someone is suing the prince."

"Right Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the Right Prime Minister took a step forward, looked solemn and serious, and said with a bow.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince is kind and benevolent, and would never do such an unforgivable thing."

"I think he was wronged."

The Right Prime Minister's calm words sounded like a thunderbolt in a clear sky to Huo Yingran's ears.

Huo Yingran bit her red lips tightly, and a hint of anger and stubbornness appeared on her pretty face.

Like a calf, he glared at the right prime minister.

It seemed that in his mind, he had labeled the right prime minister as a "traitorous minister".

"Right Prime Minister, do you mean that I am falsely accusing the Crown Prince?" Huo Yingran asked back with gritted teeth.

Compared to Huo Yingran's gnashing of teeth, the Right Prime Minister looked calm and composed.

"Little girl, I never said that."

"I simply believe there's something else going on here. Perhaps someone is trying to sabotage the Crown Prince's reputation." "Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Huo family's murder and clear the Crown Prince's name."

After hearing what the right prime minister said, the seven ministers remained silent and seemed to have no intention of expressing any opinion.

He only looked at Huo Yingran and shook his head slightly.

This little girl is so naive.

The Right Prime Minister is clearly helping you, and you can't even see it.

The prince was wronged, so a "thorough investigation" must be conducted!
As for what the final result will be, and whether the prince will order the extermination of the entire Huo family, it naturally depends on the means of all parties.

Could it be that they wanted these ministers to say in front of Emperor Yuanchu that the prince was guilty of ten unforgivable crimes and must be severely punished?
The former saved the royal family's face.

The latter is to severely humiliate the royal family's reputation.

As for His Majesty's thoughts, I'm afraid...

"I'm sure!"

"This case will be handed over to you, the Right Prime Minister, to preside over the trial, with the three court officials assisting, and the descendants of Yuntai Pavilion to observe."

"Within three days, I...will reveal the truth!"

“I—I obey the order!”

……

The residence of the Right Prime Minister.

The second prince came to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion through the small door in the backyard.

Seeing the Second Prince coming in person, the Right Prime Minister frowned slightly and gave an admonition.

"Your Highness, you shouldn't come at this time."

The second prince nodded repeatedly, looking as if he was obeying the sermon.

"The Right Prime Minister has a point."

"It is indeed inappropriate to visit you, Right Prime Minister, at this time."

"But I can't wait!"

Compared to the usually calm and composed Second Prince, he seemed particularly excited and anxious today.

He was excited because Huo Yingran had gone to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor, which had made his father furious. He had already issued an order to thoroughly investigate the Huo family case.

The ancestor of the Huo family was a founding hero. This case is of great importance, and all the descendants of the twenty-four generals of the Yuntai Pavilion are watching.

Therefore, the standards of this trial are extremely high.

The trial was presided over by the Right Prime Minister, assisted by the Three Courts, and attended by the descendants of the twenty-four divine generals of the Yuntai Pavilion, who reported directly to Emperor Yuanchu.

The emperor knew very well that the right prime minister supported him.

Why did my father let the Right Prime Minister preside over this case?
Father's thoughts are so obvious!

The intention to depose the crown prince is obvious!

This is a godsend for the second prince.

If he didn't dethrone the prince, he would feel that he had let down this opportunity.

At the same time, the second prince was also full of anxiety.

What worries me is, after the crown prince is deposed, who will my father choose as the heir apparent?
The third one? The fourth one? The fifth one?

They are not fuel-efficient lamps.

And there is Lao Liu. I heard that he went to Tongzhou in person to win over Mr. Mingjing.

Obviously ambitious.

Once the crown prince was deposed, he had no absolute certainty that he could stand out and enter the Eastern Palace.

The Right Prime Minister naturally understood the Second Prince’s thoughts.

However, in his opinion, now is not the time to discuss who will enter the East Palace.

The most urgent task is to make the case an ironclad one and push His Majesty to depose the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, please be patient."

"The most urgent task is to get to the bottom of the Huo family case."

"Now, the other princes are still your allies."

After some pointers from the Right Prime Minister, the Second Prince nodded repeatedly and spoke with a bow.

"You are mature and prudent, Right Prime Minister, and your words make sense."

"Gu, I'm anxious!"

"Investigate the case first."

"Is there any progress in the Huo family extermination case?"

The second prince changed the subject and asked about the Huo family case.

The Right Prime Minister stroked his long beard and spoke calmly.

"According to Huo Yingran, when the Huo family was exterminated, there were mainly two people who came from the East Palace."

"Xiao Juefeng and Liu Qi."

"As long as we can catch these two, we can find out the truth."

the truth?

What truth?
For the Right Prime Minister and the Second Prince, the truth they wanted was not who killed the Huo family.

The truth they wanted was whether the order to exterminate the entire family was issued by the prince.

This is what they value most.

"Xiao Juefeng?" The second prince frowned and felt embarrassed when he thought of the leader of the East Palace guards.

"He's a direct disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, and his father is an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall. It won't be easy to pry open his mouth."

"If they're using torture to extract a confession, the Shenxiao Sect will definitely put pressure on them."

Not only the Second Prince, but even the Right Prime Minister felt it was difficult.

In Daqian, nothing is easy as long as it involves the Ten Great Dao Courts.

For example, promoting Shenghuang Rice.

The ancestral temple of the ten major Taoist temples is like a country within a country, and even the laws of the imperial court are of no use.

It is extremely difficult and dangerous for Zuo Xiang to promote the Holy Emperor Rice in the ancestral temple of the ten major Taoist temples.

Until now, I am still trapped there and cannot return to Yujing.

"It's not easy to take action against Xiao Juefeng."

"On the contrary, it's Liu Qi's side..."

Before the second prince could finish his words, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the study.

"Master, Lord Lin from the Dali Temple requests an audience."

Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Lin Qihe!
What is he doing here at this time?
Wasn't he asked to prepare the Huo family files and sort out the network of relationships among the descendants of the twenty-four generals of Yuntai Pavilion?

The Right Prime Minister pondered for a moment. Since Lin Qihe, his confidant, came to see him at this time, it must be something important.

"Let him come to see me in the study." The right prime minister ordered.

A moment later, Lin Qihe hurried into the study, with a look of panic and anxiety on his face.

"Greetings to His Highness, and to the Right Prime Minister."

"Your Highness, Right Prime Minister, something terrible has happened!"

"Qihe, tell me slowly, what happened?" The right prime minister spoke slowly and steadily.

"The Crown Prince sent Xiao Juefeng's head to the Dali Temple."

As soon as Lin Qihe said this, the right prime minister and the second prince both changed their expressions.

Their eyes met, and they saw the storm in each other's eyes.

Xiao Juefeng, dead?

Even his head was sent to the Dali Temple by the prince.

The second prince was a little impatient and asked hurriedly.

"what happened?"

"Why did Xiao Juefeng die?"

"Didn't the East Palace say anything?"

The Second Prince's eyes, like those of a ferocious tiger, made Lin Qihe feel quite stressed.

He lowered his head and said with a wry smile.

"Your Highness, the news released by the Eastern Palace says..."

"Killing for life is a matter of course."

"Xiao Juefeng disobeyed orders, deceived his superiors and subordinates, and wiped out the entire Huo family. This was his personal act, and the Crown Prince was unaware of it."

"Today, when the Crown Prince heard that the orphan of the Huo family had filed a complaint with the Emperor, he asked Xiao Juefeng to pay with his life to show the Crown Prince that he had no intention of shielding them."

After hearing the news from the East Palace, the Second Prince couldn't help but chuckle, his laughter mixed with strong sarcasm.

"Humph--"

"What an ignorant person!"

"What a heartless person!"

The Second Prince had his reasons for being disdainful.

He also has many guest officials under his command. It is absolutely impossible to say that he is completely unaware of what his guest officials are doing.

What's more, Xiao Juefeng is the commander of the personal guards and has an extraordinary status.

In a sense, it can represent the prince.

However, the Crown Prince's move put the Second Prince and the Right Prime Minister in a very passive position.

The subtext of the prince's actions is...

I have already handed over the culprit, and you still won’t let me go?
However, the second prince could not accept this result.

He also hoped to take this opportunity to depose the prince in one fell swoop.

The Right Prime Minister took a sip of the spiritual tea and said after pondering for a while.

"Your Highness, there is only one last solution left."

"Right Prime Minister, please speak!"

"Issue an arrest warrant to capture Liu Qi."

The right prime minister's powerful words echoed in the study.

There are only two people who can prove that the extermination of the Huo family was ordered by the prince himself.

Xiao Juefeng is dead, and only Liu Qi is left.

"Right Prime Minister, great advice!"

"We must capture Liu Qi before the Crown Prince wipes out his entire family."

The Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Three Officials, and many other forces all rushed to Liu Qi's residence.

However, all the forces came to nothing.

Liu Qi, run away!
(End of this chapter)