My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 290 Beast
When Qiao Lingze reappeared in front of Li Xuanba, he was no longer in a hurry.

He looked at Li Xuanba with a smile, then pointed to the prisoners behind him.

He brought a large group of people with him.

These people were dressed in rags, covered in wounds, bound, and gagged, with warriors escorting them.

"My lord, the accomplices of the rebels have been captured by me, and they have all confessed."

“We have captured the people that Your Excellency could not capture. Now, please take them to Lord Liang to report back.”

Li Xuanba coldly sized up the prisoners.

"Has Your Highness already convicted them?"

“Indeed, His Highness personally determined the crime. Lord Jun, please do not forget that you were only responsible for arresting people, not for interrogation. His Highness was the one in charge. However, even in this task of arresting people, you did not do a very good job. His Highness is a magnanimous person and does not blame you for your actions.”

He looked up at Li Xuanba and said, “However, my lord, you must remember that people will always pay the price for their actions, it’s just a matter of time.”

Ignoring the veiled threat from the Prince of Qi's favorite minister, Li Xuanba asked, "How did Your Highness determine the identities of these rebels? And how were they apprehended?"

"Is Your Highness being questioned?"

"I'm just worried that Your Highness might be misled by treacherous people and join them in deceiving the Emperor."

Veins bulged on Qiao Lingze's forehead, and She Dizhongqi glared at Li Xuanba with gritted teeth.

Several of Qi King's confidants approached Li Xuanba, their expressions fierce. Liu Qian'an questioned, "Li Xuanba, what exactly do you mean?"

"We told you to arrest people, but you refused. Now that we've arrested all the traitors, you refuse to escort them. Are you an accomplice of the traitors? How dare you protect them like this?"

"These people are all traitors personally identified by His Highness!! They are all traitors who deserve to die. Anyone who dares to question His Highness is protecting traitors! They should be killed!"

Li Xuanba simply watched them, and the soldiers standing behind him slowly moved forward.

Now that many warriors were backing him up, She Dizhongqi was no longer so afraid. He shouted, "Do you think you're the only one who can kill? Anyone who's not afraid of death, come out and fight me. I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

The tension grew increasingly palpable. Qiao Ling suppressed his anger, forced a smile, and stood between the two groups.

"Do not be angry, do not be angry at all."

Qiao Lingze looked at Li Xuanba and said slowly, "My lord, there is no need for me to report these matters to you. His Highness has already given the order that no matter what you think, they are accomplices of rebels. If you feel it is inappropriate, you can report it to the Emperor."

"Now, there is only one thing for you to do, Your Highness: to carry out His Highness's orders and escort these prisoners to the Dali Temple to report."

Li Xuanba nodded slightly.

Qiao Lingze then ordered the prisoners to be handed over to Li Xuanba's command. These warriors were a private army. Although they could be ordered to arrest people, Li Xuanba had to personally handle the handover, as there were many procedures that required his presence.

After receiving the prisoners, Li Xuanba left with them expressionlessly.

Qiao Lingze and the others also stopped following and left on their own.

Anyway, they all followed the proper procedures, so whatever Li Xuanba does next has nothing to do with them. Even if he lets him go, it doesn't matter. If Li Xuanba lets go of a criminal personally identified by the Prince of Qi, then he will be the one who suffers.

As Li Xuanba led his group along the road, his mood grew increasingly heavy.

He could better understand his brother's eagerness now.

The eldest brother wasn't in a hurry to achieve great things; he simply didn't want to see more people suffer.

If these inhuman beasts are allowed to live one more day, countless innocent people will die. Among the people I am currently escorting, I doubt I can find a single guilty one. According to their methods, they would just randomly grab some unrelated people to take the blame.

Moreover, it might not be just this one. This is the first batch; there will be a second and a third batch later. Li Xuanba really didn't want to think about their fate anymore.

When he arrived at the Dali Temple with the man in tow, his face grim, the person in charge there led the officials out to greet him.

The one who came out was none other than Liang Jingzhen, who was on good terms with the elder brother.

"Haha, General Lang is indeed amazing! He solved a major case in just a few days!"

"You have rendered another great service, truly admirable!" Liang Jingzhen said, pointing to the group, "Guards! Take them all inside! Make them sign and affix their fingerprints, and they will be executed in the marketplace in the autumn!"

These numb people finally reacted; they sobbed, struggled, and tried to say something.

A minor official rushed out, ready to lead them inside.

"Wait a minute."

Li Xuanba suddenly spoke.

Liang Jingzhen was taken aback and looked at Li Xuanba. He saw Li Xuanba walk a few steps to the prisoners, look them over, signal the soldiers to pull out the struggling man, and then personally take out the cloth that had been used to gag him.

The man was badly injured, covered in wounds, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a demon.

"General, save my daughter! Save my daughter!"

"She's getting married next month! Help my daughter!"

Li Xuanba frowned. His original intention was to get these people to plead their innocence, then suppress Liang Jingzhen under the pretext that someone was trying to deceive the emperor, so that he would not dare to easily take action against these people, and then go directly to the palace to talk to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, when the cloth was taken out, the first thing this person said was not to cry out for justice, but to plead for help for his daughter.

He looked at the prisoners, but didn't see any women among them.

What happened to your daughter?

"Yesterday, Qiao Lingze led his men into my house, acting on orders from Prince Qi to send my daughter to serve him. When I refused, he accused me of being a traitor and arrested my entire family. My daughter was kidnapped and hasn't been seen since. Please, General, save my daughter!!!"

The man's voice was hoarse, almost frantic.

Liang Jingzhen's face was now extremely pale, trembling with fear. He pointed at the man and shouted, "Guards! This traitor is spouting nonsense! Take him in! Take him in!"

Li Xuanba froze on the spot, his face instantly turning red.

"How dare I?!"

Li Xuanba shouted a rebuke, but the minor officials dared not make a move.

Li Xuanba said in disbelief, "Forced abduction of women? I thought that was something I only read about in books. How could such a thing actually happen in the capital?!"

Liang Jingzhen quickly walked to his side and lowered her voice, "My lord, please don't speak so loudly."

"This is a lie used by traitors to protect themselves. How could His Highness Prince Qi do such a thing?"

"My lord, do not fall for the villain's treacherous scheme!"

With a forceful push, Li Xuanba shoved Liang Jingzhen away.

He looked solemnly at the other person, "I initially suspected that some people had colluded to kill innocent people and claim credit for them, attempting to deceive His Majesty! But now it seems that some people have committed such heinous acts on His Majesty's orders. This is not just deceiving His Majesty, it is smearing His Majesty, and this is a serious crime!!"

“Lord Liang, I know you are related to my brother, but as His Majesty’s close attendant, I will never allow anyone to be so disrespectful to the Sage!”

"I'll leave these people with you for now. If anything happens, His Majesty will come looking for you."

Liang Jingzhen trembled, unable to speak. He stared in astonishment at the child in front of him. Had this guy gone mad?
Are you going to impeach King Qi before the sage? By accusing him of seizing a woman from the common people?

Sages cherish their reputation so much. If you expose this, where will their dignity be? Once a sage gets angry, it won't just be these people in front of you who will die!

But he dared not say these things to Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba grabbed the man in front of him and asked him in detail about what happened yesterday, as well as his daughter's name, appearance, and other information.

Liang Jingzhen dared not act rashly, but secretly found a minor official and said, "Quickly inform the Prince of Tang about this matter and tell him to persuade General Li to stop, lest he cause any great disaster!"

Many people now regard Yang Jian as the crown prince. Li Xuanba's behavior first offended the emperor, and then offended the crown prince. He not only harmed himself, but also the present and future of his entire family. Even ignoring his future status as the crown prince, Yang Jian's current power is not to be trifled with. Even Yuwen Shu had to bow down. What are you?

(End of this chapter)