Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 100: Imperial Clan Order - Suicide

The Imperial Clan Commander was stunned for a moment by Qin Wu's words.

He then went up to the box, picked up a book at random and flipped through it, his expression growing increasingly grim as he read.

This book turned out to be an account book, containing records of the iron mine that Liu Yunwang acquired two years ago.

The sheer quantity of iron ore he saw was considerable.

This has already violated the laws of Eastern Qin; the amount involved is enough to exterminate nine generations of their family.

The Imperial Clan Leader could hardly believe what he was seeing.

Then I flipped through a few more books.

However, after carefully examining several ledgers, he discovered that they contained accounts related to ores, weapons, silver, and provisions.

All of these things combined are enough to take the lives of the Flowing Cloud King's entire lineage.

It's the kind of situation that no one can protect.

If anyone is involved, they will all suffer the same fate.

Thinking of this, Zongrenling couldn't help but collapse to the ground.

Today he has offended the Divine Martial King. If the Divine Martial King implicates him, even if he is the Imperial Clan Leader and the highest-ranking member of the royal family, he will only face death.

Not only him, but his entire lineage is the same.

Thinking of this, Zongrenling's entire body trembled.

"This...this is impossible, Prince Liuyun, how dare you? How dare you?"

The Imperial Clan Commander looked at Liu Yun Wang and said, trembling.

"What, Lord Zongren, you still don't believe me? Or do you want to protect Prince Liuyun? If you want to protect Prince Liuyun, then I will suspect that you are involved in Prince Liuyun's rebellion."

Qin Wu stared coldly at the Imperial Clan Order, his tone revealing no trace of chill or killing intent.

When the Imperial Clan Commander heard Qin Wu's words, his body trembled involuntarily.

He never expected Qin Wu to so openly and brazenly label him, especially with such a potentially fatal accusation.

If this label is truly attached to him, then it will be the end of him and his entire lineage.

“God Martial King, don’t talk nonsense. I only just learned about this myself.”

Zong Renling stood up abruptly, looking nothing like an elderly man in his eighties.

His agility is such that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's only in his thirties or forties.

Most of the people present were stunned.

"Really? I hope so!"

Qin Wu gave a vague and ambiguous reply.

"Divine Martial King, you can't do this! I absolutely did not participate in the affairs of Flowing Cloud King."

When the Imperial Clan Commander heard Qin Wu's ambiguous answer, he became agitated again.

“Lord of the Imperial Clan Court, when have I ever acted recklessly? Everyone knows that I always act based on evidence.”

Qin Wu said with a smile.

However, his words left most of the people present speechless.

Especially those old-timers like Qi Ye, who had followed Qin Wu for many years, wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

They truly couldn't understand how their prince could utter such shameless words.

If he truly valued evidence, then at least two-thirds fewer people would have died at his hands.

Now their prince is actually saying such shameless things without batting an eye?

Face?

"What, none of you are speaking? Do you disagree with what I have to say?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Qin Wu coldly swept his gaze over everyone present.

“Your Highness is right. Our Prince is the most evidence-oriented person.”

Qi Ye was the first to react, and without even thinking, he immediately started flattering her.

Qi Ye's words stunned everyone once again.

If we were to name the most rule-breaking person in the entire Eastern Qin, it would undoubtedly be the Divine Martial King. There is absolutely no one else who can compare to him.

How could they say such shameless things?

However, someone quickly realized what was happening.

"That's right, the Divine Martial King is the one who values ​​evidence the most."

"That's right, that's right."

"No one is more evidence-oriented than the Divine Martial King."

Flattery rang out incessantly.

After all, the Divine Martial King's power was undeniable, and no one dared to contradict him.

The officials of the Imperial Clan Court were speechless at the flattery.

But it's obvious that these people can't refute it at all.

“Lord of the Imperial Clan Court, look, everyone is saying the same thing. I am a man who values ​​evidence the most, and I would never wrong you.”

"Therefore, please rest assured, Lord Zongren, I will never wrong anyone."

Qin Wu said with a smile.

His smile, however, was like that of a demon in the eyes of the Imperial Clan Leader.

Zongrenling knew that he had probably really offended the Divine Martial King to death today.

It seems the Divine Martial King will seek revenge against him.

He recalled how the King of Jiangnan had schemed against the Princess Consort of Shenwu during Qin Wu's wedding, and now the grass on the King of Jiangnan's grave was taller than a person.

Some time ago, King Liuyun accidentally flirted with King Shenwu's concubine.

The fate of the Flowing Cloud King is probably not much better than that of the Jiangnan King.

Both princes who offended Qin Wu suffered the fate of having their entire clans wiped out; he couldn't even imagine what would happen to him.

"God... God Martial King, I failed to understand the situation beforehand. Please do not blame me."

The clan leader was a shrewd man; he immediately swallowed his pride and apologized to Qin Wu.

"Lord of the Imperial Clan Court, what are you saying? It's just a trivial matter."

Qin Wu approached the Imperial Clan Court Official.

He then whispered, "I warned you outside the door that the secret to longevity is to mind your own business. Now, it's too late."

"By the way, An Yi, I've noticed that you haven't presented all the evidence, have you?"

Qin Wu then looked at the leader of the secret guards.

"Your Highness, this is An Yi's fault. There is still some evidence on the way that has not been delivered, so I did not report it to Your Highness. Please forgive me."

An Yi immediately knelt on one knee and begged Qin Wu for forgiveness.

After listening to Qin Wu's words, he understood Qin Wu's meaning; Qin Wu wanted to drag the Imperial Clan Order into the mess as well.

"Oh, I see. This will not happen again."

"let's go."

Qin Wu nodded, and then left with his men.

As soon as Qin Wu and the others left the hall, Zong Renling, who was in a daze, wanted to chase after them.

"Divine Martial King, Divine Martial King..."

Zongrenling shouted, but Qin Wu and the others had already gone far away.

"It's over, it's all over."

After the Imperial Clan Commander called out for a while and no one answered, he knew he was doomed.

It could very well implicate his entire family.

Especially Qin Wu's last sentence and the words of that guard.

He knew exactly what this meant; it was a blatant instruction to fabricate evidence of his collusion with the Flowing Cloud King.

Moreover, he knew that this bodyguard was a former bodyguard of the Flowing Cloud King, and if this person helped him give false testimony, it would be impossible for him to turn the tables.

His final fate will probably not be any better than that of King Liuyun.

After all, the evidence he had just seen was absolutely enough to prove that King Liuyun wanted to rebel.

There is absolutely no way out for those who rebel.

"What exactly happened with the Imperial Clan Court Decree? What's the end of it?"

An elderly man with gray hair walked in and looked at the somewhat eccentric Zongrenling.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

The elderly man with gray hair looked at the people around him and questioned them angrily.

This person was the Left Zongzheng of the Zongrenfu (Imperial Clan Court), one of the two Zongzheng under the Zongrenling (Imperial Clan Court Official), and also one of the most powerful people in the Zongrenfu.

He had just received the news and that's why he rushed over.

But I never expected to see such a scene.

Immediately, someone came to Zuo Zongzheng's side and quietly explained to him.

After listening to this, Zuo Zongzheng finally understood why the Imperial Clan Court had acted this way.

He hadn't expected that despite rushing over to prevent the Zongrenling from offending the Divine Martial King, he would still be too late.

It's too late now.

"Sigh, I told the Imperial Clan Court a long time ago that we should stay out of the affairs of the royal family if we can avoid it, but he doesn't believe me."

"The current Emperor of Dongqin is a decisive and ruthless person, and now this Divine Martial King is even more bloodthirsty, completely disregarding any rules. Why won't he listen?"

Zuo Zongzheng finally sighed helplessly.

Over the years, even when they were playing against the Emperor of Eastern Qin, they had more losses than wins. Now that there was a Divine Martial King who was completely unrestrained by worldly affairs, they should no longer interfere in the affairs of the royal family and the court.

Sometimes, one must have self-awareness.

When it's time to let go, you have to let go. The Imperial Clan Court can limit imperial power, but that depends on the ability of the emperor on the throne.

For example, the Emperor of Eastern Qin, who used ruthless methods and held all power in his hands.

If the Imperial Clan Court doesn't cause trouble, that's fine; but if they do, none of the Imperial Clan Court personnel will have a good ending.

After all, no emperor wants anyone to restrict him.

Fortunately, the Emperor of Eastern Qin was tolerant, otherwise their Imperial Clan Court would have long since declined.

Furthermore, the Imperial Clan Court's actual duty was merely to monitor and restrict those incompetent and tyrannical rulers in order to prevent the imperial family from declining and bringing disaster to the world.

However, the Imperial Clan Court has yet to grasp this point.

Even if he is an emperor, at least the Emperor of Eastern Qin will not act recklessly unless he angers him; he is still an emperor who abides by the rules.

But this Divine Martial King is not like that!

This is a notorious madman, and a powerful one at that.

Whether it's their own strength or the influence of their subordinates.

He and the Right Clan Court Official had long ago tried to persuade the Imperial Clan Court Official, but alas! The Imperial Clan Court Official ultimately did not listen.

It seems no one can save the Imperial Clan Order now.

“Zongrenling, we advised you long ago, but you didn’t listen. Now the Divine Martial King is going to settle scores with you, and no one can save you.”

"It's impossible for you to live. If you want to save your family, my advice is to risk your own life to fight for their survival."

Zuo Zongzheng looked at the dejected and distraught Zongrenling and said.

"how should I do?"

When Zongrenling heard that his family could save him, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

He would give his life to save his family, if possible.

"Write a confession, taking all the blame upon yourself. Remember, you must not involve the Flowing Cloud King. Then commit suicide. I will take your confession to His Majesty and plead for your family."

"Given His Majesty's character, he would never implicate your family. As long as they live honest and law-abiding lives in the future, they should be fine."

Zuo Zongzheng said solemnly.

This is the only way now; only by having the Emperor of Eastern Qin intervene can Qin Wu be persuaded to relinquish control.

"Hahaha, I never thought that I would end up like this in my old age."

"Hahaha...."

Upon hearing Zuo Zongzheng's words, the Imperial Clan Commander burst into somewhat manic laughter.

"The Imperial Clan Decree is running out of time. If the Divine Martial King enters the palace, it will be too late. Are you still going to hesitate?"

Zuo Zongzheng frowned slightly.

He cursed the clan leader in his heart for being a fool who wouldn't listen to advice.

Upon hearing Zuo Zongzheng's words, Zongrenling immediately grabbed the paper and pen handed to him by someone nearby and began writing a confession.

He knew very well that once Qin Wu entered the palace, none of his family members would survive.

He quickly wrote a confession and then began writing a second letter, this time to his family.

After an incense stick had burned, he finished writing the two letters and handed them to Zuo Zongzheng.

"sorry to bother you."

After saying this, he snatched the knife from the guard beside him and committed suicide.

"Sigh, why bother? A moment of anger has ruined your life. Guards, take the clan leader home."

Zuo Zongzheng sighed and gave the order directly.

After giving a few words, he took the confession and headed towards the palace.