With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

"Su Wu, I will return to the royal court immediately and ask the prince to teach Ye Cheng'an a lesson. You lead the troops to guard this place and make sure Ye Cheng'an does nothing out of line."

"He's like a mad dog, I always feel uneasy..." Su Wanrou said to Su Wu as she got into the carriage.

Su Wu, leading his imperial guards, solemnly assured them, "Your Highness, rest assured, as long as I am here, and as long as Lord Su is here, Ye Cheng'an will have to step over my dead body before he can even touch a hair on Lord Su's head!"

"Well done, Jingyuan is counting on you. Once this matter is over, I, the Princess Consort, will definitely have the Prince promote you three ranks!" Seeing Su Wu's confident appearance, Su Wanrou felt relieved and had someone drive her back to the royal court.

At that moment, Zhang Hanfeng walked up to Ye Cheng'an. "Young Master, the Princess Consort has left. What are your plans now?"

"What to do?" Ye Cheng'an sneered. "The evidence is overwhelming. Why keep such a treacherous villain like Su Jingyuan alive?"

"Perfect! With so many people here, I'll show them what it means to be subject to the same laws as the emperor!"

"Even though Su Jingyuan is the younger brother of the Northern Queen, he must pay the price for breaking the royal laws!"

"Uncle Zhao, I'll trouble your men to accompany me in escorting Su Jingyuan through the streets for his execution. Uncle Zhang, you now lead your men to the Su family's treasury and count out enough silver for twelve thousand sets of armor. Transport it to the eldest son's residence. If that's not enough, you can use the Su family's treasures and paintings as payment!"

"Also, Uncle Li, go and count out ten thousand sets of armor from the armor we seized from the Su family and keep them for future use to equip the Tiger Roar Battalion."

Zhang Hanfeng, Zhao Yuchen, and Li Tieshan were all stunned when they heard Ye Chengan's arrangement.

This young master is ruthless. Not only does he want to falsely accuse Su Jingyuan of selling 10,000 more suits of armor, but he also wants to take the money for 10,000 more suits of armor from the Su family. Of course, that's not enough. To make the show more convincing, he also wants to confiscate another 10,000 suits of armor that originally belonged to the Northern Royal Court, to be used to equip the Tiger Roar Camp in the future...

Trying to profit from both ends is too ruthless.

If the eldest son had done this earlier, there would be no place for Su Wanrou and her son in the Northern Territory.

Even the prince seemed as green as a green recruit in front of him.

"This humble general obeys the order and will do it immediately!" The three men accepted the order in unison.

Ye Cheng'an, accompanied by Zhao Yuchen and a hundred soldiers, paraded Su Jingyuan through the streets as a public spectacle.

While parading through the streets, they recited the proclamation condemning Su Jingyuan: "This traitor Su harbors wolfish ambitions, substituting inferior armor for superior armor, and launching an attack on the troops during the review, attempting to frame the eldest son unjustly, thus disgracing the army and the northern border! This villain has deceived the emperor, sowed discord among the troops, and framed loyal officials; his crimes are heinous… Now that he has been captured, he will be publicly executed to appease the world and demonstrate the might of the army!"

The people of Beian City were enraged early on by the news that the army that Zhu Yu had deliberately released had received the second set of armor. They were also angered by Ye Cheng'an's troops surrounding and searching the Su residence, and taking out tens of thousands of sets of good armor. Now, upon hearing the proclamation to punish the traitor, they were ready to set it on fire.

They joined the parade, raising their arms and shouting, "Kill the traitor Su to demonstrate our military might!"

"Kill the traitor Su to demonstrate our military might!"

Seeing the angry crowd, Su Jingyuan, who was being led through the streets, completely lost his composure.

It's over. This can't be kept secret anymore. This time, even if he doesn't die, he won't get away with it...

Su Wu, who was secretly keeping an eye on Ye Cheng'an, was even more shocked. How dare this damned Ye Cheng'an!

The prince had already given an imperial edict ordering him to release the princess's brother, but instead, he had him paraded through the streets and beheaded, and even wrote a proclamation denouncing the traitor, inciting public sentiment.

No, he had to stop Ye Cheng'an. Otherwise, if something really happened to Lord Su, he and the Princess would have a hard time explaining it to each other.

At that moment, Su Wu led his men to meet Ye Cheng'an's parade. "Young Master, what are you doing? You cannot act first and report later without the Prince's order!"

Ye Cheng'an coldly stared at the dog blocking his way. "You, I remember you, the commander of the imperial guards beside Su Wanrou, right?"

"Your opinion that I cannot kill Su Jingyuan doesn't count. We need to ask the people for their opinion!"

"Gentlemen, should this traitor Su be killed?"

The people cried out, "He should be killed! He should be killed! He should be killed!"

Ye Cheng'an then asked, "What if someone tries to stop me from killing that traitor Su? What then?"

The crowd was stunned. Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke up, "They say officials protect each other. Anyone who tries to stop the young master from killing the traitor Su must be his accomplice, a den of snakes and rats. They should be killed too!"

"Yes! He's right. Anyone who dares to stop the young master from killing Su Jingyuan, we'll kill them!"

"Charge and kill them!" The crowd, their eyes bloodshot, surged toward Su Wu and his men, looking as if they wanted to tear them to pieces.

This terrified Su Wu. He only had a little over a hundred men under his command. How could he possibly be a match for these common people?

"Young Master, do not make another mistake! Inciting the people to kill the Imperial Guards is a grave crime!"

However, his voice was quickly drowned out by the roars of the crowd: "The young master did not incite us; we volunteered to clear the way for him!"

"You treacherous dogs, colluding and changing your armor to plunge the Northern Frontier into crisis and turmoil! You're all in cahoots! Die!"

The crowd beat Su Wu with their fists and feet, and he quickly lost his breath.

His hundred soldiers were clearly frightened by the angry crowd.

Their monthly salary is only a few taels of silver, why risk their lives!

At that moment, someone shouted, "Quickly, quickly return to the Prince's residence and tell the Princess and the Prince this news!"

"The eldest son killed Su Wu!"

Ye Cheng'an ignored the Imperial Guards who were scattering and fleeing, and did not order anyone to stop them.

Given the current situation, even if Ye Jinglan came, what could he do?

Within the Northern Territory, anyone with a modicum of sense knows that the imperial court and the Northern Territory have never had a harmonious relationship. This inspection is of great importance, yet Su Jingyuan dared to tamper with the inspection in order to frame him.

Today, even the Heavenly King himself can't protect Su Jingyuan!

"Continue onward and kill Su Jingyuan at Caishikou!" Ye Cheng'an shouted.

This time, Su Jingyuan was truly frightened. He had never seen Ye Cheng'an like this before, and he never even dreamed that the gentle and kind-hearted eldest son Ye Cheng'an would have such a fierce side.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have dared to provoke Ye Cheng'an even if he had ten times the courage.

"Young Master Ye... please don't kill me, I beg you, please don't kill me..."

"If you're willing to spare me, I swear I'll go back and persuade my sister to stop targeting you, and I'll return the title of heir to you..."

"And those armors you mentioned, I took the blame for them all. I stole and sold them. Please forgive me, sob sob."

Su Jingyuan cried until his voice became hoarse.

However, Ye Cheng'an didn't even glance at him. Now he's begging for mercy? Too late!

He didn't want the title of heir apparent for a long time.

...

While Ye Cheng'an was escorting Su Jingyuan to the execution ground, Su Wu's guards also ran back to the palace and informed him of the public's outrage and their determination to kill Su Jingyuan.

Su Wanrou threw herself into Ye Jinglan's arms, crying even more uncontrollably. She looked so pitiful. "Please, Your Highness, save Jingyuan! He may have made a mistake, but he must have been blinded by greed for a moment. He doesn't deserve to die..."

"Outrageous! This rebellious son dares to disobey me!" Looking at his pitiful concubine, Ye Jinglan clenched his fists, veins bulging, and roared almost like a tiger. But he quickly regained his composure. "This matter involves public opinion, and I cannot easily show my face in public. However, my concubine, do not worry. I will have the Ministry of Justice take over this matter. Once the Ministry of Justice's troops are there, I do not believe this rebellious son can do anything!"

"Furthermore, Wang Chengen, you should personally go and take Pei Heng with you. As the chief secretary, Pei Heng watched that rebellious son grow up from childhood, teaching him to read and write, and the art of governing the country. I refuse to believe that that rebellious son would disrespect him!"

After saying that, Ye Jinglan comforted Su Wanrou in his arms, "My beloved concubine, don't cry. Without my permission, that rebellious son will never be able to touch your brother."

"Your Highness, although that is true, I am still a little worried. May I go with Wang Chengen?" Su Wanrou was afraid that Pei Heng would not be willing to stop her because of his teacher-student relationship with Ye Chengan. Only if she went with him to supervise would he not let her off the hook.

Similarly, Pei Heng is a hostage in her hands. If Ye Cheng'an refuses to release Jingyuan, she will severely punish Pei Heng and make Ye Cheng'an bear the heavy infamy of disrespecting his teacher!