Fantasy/Heroic: Heaven-Burning Divine Fire, Earthly Sovereign!

"Were all the rebels from the Southern Chen dynasty eliminated?"

After giving instructions on this matter, Yang Jian inquired further.

"Your Majesty, the son of Emperor Chen Houzhu has been killed, and his wife and daughters have come to Chang'an with the army and are all outside the palace."

Yang Su went out of the hall to report.

"Bring up the body of Emperor Chen Houzhu's son!"

At Yang Jian's command, someone went down and carried up the body of a child.

Yang Su was full of anticipation.

He was the one who did this, so if the emperor were to reward him, it should be him.

And look how envious others are of you?

As expected, the Sui Dynasty officials all looked at Yang Su with a hint of envy.

Although Yang Guang was the commander-in-chief in this campaign to conquer the enemy state, it was Yang Su who actually carried out the tasks.

Everyone knew very well that this great achievement was enough to propel Yang Su to new heights.

"You have some nerve!"

Yang Jian roared angrily.

In an instant, the oppressive aura was like a mountain collapsing.

The officials and ministers felt as if a huge rock was pressing on their hearts.

Yang Guang and Yang Su felt as if Mount Tai had pressed down on them, and they knelt down on the ground, shattering the gold bricks on the ground.

Who handled this matter?

Yang Jian's gaze swept over Yang Guang and Yang Su.

Both of them were somewhat bewildered, not knowing why Yang Jian had suddenly become so furious.

"This matter was handled by your humble servant."

Yang Suxiu was of high caliber. He came to his senses at this moment and hurriedly answered.

"How could you be so incompetent!"

"This is not the son of Emperor Chen Houzhu. It is clearly a child of similar age who has been replaced by a younger child disguised using the secret methods of Guiguzi."

"It's likely that Chen Fu took away Chen Shubao's son to preserve the last bloodline of his country."

"How could Chen Fu, whose cultivation level is equal to yours, have escaped your notice?"

"It must have been your negligence that allowed those remnants to escape."

Yang Jian grew angrier the more he spoke.

Yang Su stared wide-eyed, looking utterly astonished.

He tilted his head to examine it carefully, but couldn't see anything unusual. He could sense the aura of an emperor from the corpse.

He looked at Yang Jian with some suspicion.

Could it be that someone has slandered His Majesty, which is why His Majesty is targeting them?

The others also examined the body carefully but couldn't find anything amiss.

"snort!"

Yang Jian snorted coldly and waved his hand.

The corpse suddenly changed.

The lingering trace of imperial aura disappeared, replaced by the aura of the Ghost Valley School.

When Yang Su realized that his disguise had been exposed, he immediately kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, it was my dereliction of duty. I was careless and was deceived by him. Please forgive me!"

Seeing Yang Su in this state, some officials were gloating, while others were surprised by Yang Jian's high level of cultivation.

Little did they know.

With the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, as emperor, took control of the dynasty's fortunes.

Over the years, with the blessing of good fortune, he has long since become a Dragon Gate Immortal.

Any illusion is nothing to him.

The disguise of Guigu Shangdao on the corpse of this infant was naturally insignificant in his eyes.

"Although you have rendered meritorious service in destroying Chen, you were negligent at the Heaven and Earth Sword Cave several years ago, which allowed the traitor Yuwen Tuo to escape."

"To repeat this mistake shows that you have been too careless in handling matters."

"Remove him from all positions and send him home to reflect on his actions."

Yang Jian angrily gave the order.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for sparing my life."

Yang Su wanted to offer an explanation.

But he met Yang Jian's gaze and in the end had no choice but to thank him and admit his guilt.

What should have been a victory celebration banquet suddenly changed the atmosphere in the court due to this incident.

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to mention the next steps.

"Prince Jin, Yang Su, step down!"

Yang Jian waved his sleeve.

The rewards bestowed by the King of Jin seemed to be deliberately ignored at this time.

Yang Guang and Yang Su thanked the emperor and withdrew.

Everyone in the court ignored the two of them.

They have become... exceptionally repulsive.

"Yang Lin, Qiu Rui!"

"Your subject is here!"

"Take the same approach as Chen Shubao and send him to the Crown Prince's residence."

Although Yang Jian was furious, he did not forget what he had just said.

At this moment, everyone felt a little more at ease, knowing that the current situation had been completely stabilized.

The Prince of Jin probably won't get any credit this time, and might even be punished.

However, letting the remnants of the Southern Dynasty royal family go was a serious crime in itself.

Yang Su and Yang Guang walked out of the Golden Hall, their faces grim.

Despite the great achievement of destroying the Southern Chen dynasty, he received no reward and was instead subjected to such harsh treatment.

No one would be in a good mood if they were in that situation.

"Your Highness, it is all my fault that Your Highness has been reprimanded by His Majesty."

Yang Su looked ashamed as he left the palace.

"where!"

"Father punishes us for such a trivial matter. Our achievements are too great for the emperor. Someone in the court must have slandered us."

The Prince of Jin looked very displeased.

Only by clearly distinguishing between merits and demerits can one gain people's respect.

Now, such a great achievement as destroying an enemy country is being completely erased because a remnant escaped.

How can such unclear rewards and punishments convince the people?

"Your Highness, this is not the place to talk."

Seeing Yang Guang's increasingly gloomy expression, Yang Su quickly whispered a reminder.

"Come to my residence."

Yang Guang looked around and immediately got into the carriage.

Yang Su did not go with him, but simply nodded at him.

Yang Guang returned to his residence and sat in the main hall.

A flash of red light appeared in front of him, and a familiar figure appeared.

It was Yang Su.

"Lord Yang's divine fire clone is indeed remarkable."

Yang Guang praised it.

"Prince Jin is joking. How could a commoner like me be considered an adult?"

Yang Su gave a bitter smile.

Yang Guang paused for a moment.

Just now, Yang Jian dismissed Yang Su from his official post.

"It seems that Father Emperor was just angry for a moment; once he comes to his senses..."

Yang Guang wanted to offer some words of comfort, but he couldn't bring himself to say them.

He himself didn't believe it.

How can a war that destroys a nation and the escape of a remnant be compared?

But that's what his own father did.

"Your Highness, I am fine, but Your Highness has worked hard for two years without receiving any reward."

"The Crown Prince lives comfortably in Chang'an, yet he enjoys the fruits of others' labor and receives the emperor's favor. This is truly disheartening."

Yang Su's few words infuriated Yang Guang.

"My father is getting old, and I'm afraid he has been misled by the words of a villain."

Yang Guang explained with a cold face.

"No."

"When the emperor ascended the throne, he appointed the weak and incompetent Yang Yong as the crown prince."

"The person who spoke at the city gate today is Li Gang, a former official of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He is now the tutor of the Crown Prince."

"His Majesty intends to train Emperor Chen Houzhu into a personal eunuch and bestow him upon the Crown Prince."

"Such measures are clearly a declaration to the world that the position of crown prince has been decided, and there is no room for maneuver."

"Even so, should His Highness's years of war be completely erased?"

Yang Su recounted each and every incident, ultimately speaking out in defense of Yang Guang.

The anger that Yang Guang had been suppressing in his heart erupted like a volcano, and he could no longer hold it in.

"What makes that good-for-nothing better than me? Just because he was born early, does that mean he can enjoy everything?"

"I tried so hard, but I got nothing."

Yang Guang roared in a low voice.

Seeing his reaction, Yang Su's lips curled into a smile.

Yang Jian's repeated suppression made him lose patience.

This person should not be served.

Now we should choose another wise ruler and select a suitable person to enjoy the credit for following the dragon. Wouldn't that be wonderful?