A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

The Marquis of Yan's residence.

Emperor Jing of Han told the Marquis of Yan about Consort Li's words and Empress Dowager Dou's hope that the King of Liang would succeed to the throne.

"Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao issued an edict to supervise Empress Dowager Lü, and Emperor Hui also requested my father to keep an eye on the harem. During Emperor Wen's reign, with my father's authority, Empress Dowager Bo dared not act rashly. Now, a day has passed, my father has passed away, and yet another empress dowager wants to violate the laws established back then?"

Wei Qing was furious. It was a rule set by his father, and someone dared to challenge it. This was a major matter concerning the reputation of the Wei family.

"And then there's Consort Li, who isn't even the Empress, yet dares to covet the power of the previous dynasty. What kind of person is her brother? Does he even deserve to be granted a title!"

Emperor Jing of Han produced a scroll of imperial edicts.

"This is an imperial edict left by the late emperor. Before his death, the late emperor discovered that Prince Zhongwu was getting old, so he left this edict as a precaution."

"If King Chungmu is in good health, this decree will be sealed away. With King Chungmu's prestige, no one in the world will dare to rebel."

"If the Prince of Zhongwu does not live long, then take out this imperial edict and order the Wei family to oversee the harem for generations. Anyone who interferes in politics within the harem shall be executed without mercy."

Wei Qing respectfully accepted the imperial edict and, under Emperor Jing's arrangement, began to examine its authenticity. After verifying that the procedures for issuing the edict were entirely in accordance with the law, he revealed a murderous aura.

"Your Majesty, after Consort Li and the Empress Dowager have been punished, we urge Your Majesty to establish an Empress as soon as possible to take charge of the inner palace."

Emperor Jing of Han nodded. He was also thinking about who to make empress, which would mean that her son would be the crown prince.

"Did the Marquis of Yan also make a recommendation?"

Emperor Jing of Han asked the question.

"This is Your Majesty's family matter, and I dare not speak presumptuously."

Wei Qing replied.

"The emperor has no private matters; this matter concerns the selection of the crown prince, so it is an official matter."

Emperor Jing of Han said.

"The position of Crown Prince is also a matter for Your Majesty's family and should be decided by Your Majesty. I dare not speak presumptuously."

Wei Qing continued.

"You."

Emperor Jing of Han spoke with a helpless tone, but inwardly he was quite satisfied.

How many people still know that the crown prince's position is a family matter for the emperor?!

Wei Qing found the armor that Wei Ping had once worn and put it on.

"Where is Brother Yu?"

"My younger brother is here."

"Follow me to eliminate the thieves!"

"Here you go!"

Wei Yu also donned his armor, and the two of them, along with a squad of elite veterans, stormed into a grand mansion in Chang'an.

"Just kick it away."

Wei Qing waved to Wei Yu, and Wei Yu kicked the solid wood door, sending it flying.

"Who dares to cause trouble at the Li residence? Doesn't he know that our master is the maternal uncle of the current Crown Prince! The future Marquis, Prime Minister, and Grand General!"

"How many of you have the brains to cause trouble?"

Seeing the gate fly through, several gatekeepers ran out cursing and swearing at Wei Qing and Wei Yu.

"A future Marquis, Chancellor, or Grand General?"

Wei Qing, his face filled with fear, exclaimed, "I'm so scared!"

"To prevent your master from causing me trouble in the future, I have no choice but to nip the danger in the bud."

"Kill! Leave no one alive."

Wei Qing said coldly.

He naturally had information about Consort Li's younger brother. He had done many things by taking advantage of being the Crown Prince's uncle, such as bullying men and women, acting tyrannically, and forcing women into prostitution.

The people in the manor are all his lackeys who have done all sorts of bad things. Killing them all would be a sure thing.

Behind them were veterans, some of whom had served the Wei family for three generations, and were the Wei family's most loyal subordinates.

They didn't care about the Crown Prince's maternal uncle; all they knew was that their commander had given the order to kill everyone in the entire household.

Stepping over the gatekeeper's corpse, Wei Qing and Wei Yu walked toward Li, the Crown Prince's maternal uncle, Marquis Che, Prime Minister, and General, who was walking towards them.

"Marquis of Yan, Marquis of Wu'an, what do you mean by this! Tell your men to stop right now!"

"Don't you want your entire Wei family lineage gone?!"

"Nine generations? We are saving nine generations of our Wei family!"

"Consort Li insulted my late father, spoke disrespectfully to the Empress Dowager, interfered in the affairs of the court as a concubine, and requested that she be granted a title of nobility or kingship for someone who had not rendered any service."

"By order of the late Emperor, exterminate the Li clan and purge the harem!"

Wei Qing held up the imperial edict, and Wei Yu drew his sword, beheaded Chestnut, and held the severed head in his hand.

"Come with me to the palace!"

Wei Qing led Wei Yu to the palace gate, leaving all the soldiers behind. The two of them, one holding the imperial edict and the other carrying the head, walked towards Consort Li's palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

A palace attendant, terrified, ran into the palace and shouted at Princess Kuri.

"You'll be wrong, Your Majesty is perfectly fine!"

"Slap him!"

When Consort Li heard the eunuch say that she was in bad shape, she was already in a bad situation, and now that the servant had offended her, she said sternly.

"Clap clap clap clap clap".

Princess Kurisu's anger subsided only after the eunuch's face became red and swollen, and she ordered the maid to stop.

"Speak, what is it?"

The eunuch knelt on the ground.

The eunuch stammered, his words slurred, "The Marquis of Yan and the Marquis of Wu'an are carrying a million bloody heads toward the Empress's palace. At their speed, they should be here by now."

"What are you saying? You're such a useless piece of trash, you can't even speak properly."

No sooner had they finished speaking than Wei Yu and Wei Qing arrived at the entrance of Consort Li's palace.

"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects."

Wei Qing and Wei Yu bowed to Consort Li and said.

Then, without waiting for a response, he stood up directly.

What do you mean by this?

"Bring a human head to my palace."

"Do you know what kind of crime this is?"

Princess Kuri said sternly.

"Your Majesty, perhaps you should first check whose head this is."

Wei Yu threw the severed head directly at Li Ji.

Princess Kuriki screamed and flung the severed head away.

"How dare you!"

Princess Kuri was so frightened that she trembled and dared not open her eyes.

"Your Majesty, won't you take a look at whose head this is? There's a surprise in store!"

Wei Yu spoke softly, his tone gentle, as if chatting with an old friend.

Princess Kuriki had a bad feeling. Suppressing her fear, she opened one eye and looked at the human head on the ground.

Although the head was covered in dust, she recognized her brother at a glance.

"Chestnut, my little brother, how dare you?"

Princess Kuri felt like she was going crazy. Her younger brother had been beheaded and the person had even brought him to see her.

Her brother is dead!

Princess Li looked at Wei Yu and Wei Qing with murderous intent.

"How dare you kill him! Do you even know who he is? He's the Crown Prince's maternal uncle!"

"Is your Wei family planning a rebellion?!"

Wei Qing waved the imperial edict in his hand. "The late emperor left an edict ordering the Wei family to oversee the inner palace. If there is any suspicion of interference in politics by the inner palace, the Wei family may execute first and report later."

"I do not know by what capacity Your Highness requests His Majesty to grant your brother a marquisate and your father a kingship. I do not know by what capacity Your Highness wishes to exterminate my Wei family's nine generations, to insult the Empress Dowager, or to arbitrarily execute His Majesty's concubines and sons."

Princess Kuri trembled and dared not speak.

"snort!"

Wei Qing snorted coldly, "My father has been gone for several years, and none of you have taken the rules he set out back then seriously. It's time to use blood to make you fear those rules again."

"Your Majesty, just keep being so arrogant and domineering. This time it was your brother's entire family that died, next time it will be your entire clan."

"Your entire family will be reunited in the afterlife, and your brother's family will not be alone."

Wei Qing kindly offered the suggestion.

Li Ji trembled, knowing that Wei Qing, that murderous bastard, would definitely keep his word.

Her brother was already dead, and she couldn't let her whole family die because of him.

Even if she was stupid or wicked, she was still afraid.

The ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless.

After leaving Consort Li's palace, Wei Yu and Wei Qing did not leave immediately, but instead went to Changxin Palace.

They didn't change their clothes; instead, they walked towards Changxin Palace covered in blood.