The Demonic Crown Prince

At this moment, Li Yuan had already arrived outside the Wende Hall and was waiting for the eunuch to announce his arrival.

As soon as he entered the hall, Emperor Jinglong roared in fury, "Li Yuan, you bastard, get in here!"

"Father, I almost couldn't return to see you today!"

Li Yuan entered the main hall and went to the emperor's presence. He immediately knelt on the ground and cried out in utter grief.

Damn it, you guys are the ones who always accuse the guilty party first, I can do that too.

Xu Rui and the others, who were watching him with smirks, were taken aback. What trick was this kid up to now?

Sure enough, when the originally furious Emperor Jinglong saw Li Yuan covered in blood, he was immediately stunned.

In addition, Li Yuan's performance was quite vivid and convincing, and his sorrowful lamentation made Emperor Jinglong frown and soften his tone.

"How did you get into this state? What happened?"

"Father, today I went to the military camp outside the city to receive the troops, accompanied by Vice Minister Wang Zhe of the Ministry of War."

Unexpectedly, Wu Ying and his men refused to fight out of fear of death and were completely uncooperative, trying to drive their son out.

When I argued with them, they threatened me with a knife.

As a prince, I naturally cannot disgrace the royal family, so I rebuked them on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Wu Ying, enraged and humiliated, picked up the sword that was meant to kill the enemy and used it to kill her son.

Fortunately, I dodged quickly, otherwise I would have died at the hands of Wu Ying and his men before I died at the hands of the enemy.

Fortunately, there were three loyal and righteous men in the tent: Wang Wanquan, Zhang Chuang, and Xu Lei, who directly helped me fight against Wu Ying and the others.

In the chaos, I survived thanks to the help of three righteous men, and even managed to kill those rebels.

However, Vice Minister Wang was brutally killed by Wu Ying's blade, and I was also wounded.

"Father, it is already a blessing from Heaven that I have been able to return alive to see you!"

Li Yuanyi's Oscar-worthy performance immediately stunned the entire audience.

Anyway, the tent door was closed at the time, and no one except him and Wang Wanquan knew what happened inside.

With no way to verify the truth since he's dead, whatever he says is the truth!

"this……"

Emperor Jinglong frowned and looked at Liu Yuwen, the Minister of War, who was standing next to him.

What Li Yuan said seems to be different from what Liu Yuwen said.

"Your Highness, what happened to those three hundred-plus junior officers whose arms were broken and who were expelled?"

They came to complain to the Ministry of War. The matter is of great importance, and I, your humble servant, can only report it to His Majesty without delay.

Now, those junior officers are all waiting in the side hall, ready to appeal their grievances to His Majesty!

Liu Yuwen narrowed his eyes, deliberately not taking the bait immediately, and instead revealed the more than three hundred junior officers.

If Li Yuan can't explain this matter clearly, it could trigger a chain reaction.

"Summon those junior officers to the palace; I will interrogate them personally!"

Emperor Jinglong was indeed misled and shouted angrily.

Those people selected a dozen or so representatives to enter the hall, while the rest knelt outside, crying out in unison for their grievances.

"Your Majesty, when the Prince of Qin arrived at the military camp, he killed Wu Ying and his group, claimed that we were Wu Ying's accomplices, confiscated our property, broke our arms, and expelled us..."

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin deliberately murdered our garrison general, and even the Vice Minister Wang was killed by him."

"Indeed, Your Majesty. It is extremely fortunate that no mutiny has occurred in the army."

A group of representatives cried out.

This ignited Emperor Jinglong's fury. He glared at Li Yuan and roared, "With so many witnesses pointing the finger, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Li Yuan, who had been observing the scene with a cold eye for a long time, smiled coldly at those people and knew that someone must have deliberately taught them to say that.

He looked up at Emperor Jinglong and said, "Father, when I arrived in the army, I heard countless reports from soldiers that those lower-ranking soldiers were eating soldiers' flesh and drinking their blood, and that the military pay issued by the court was being embezzled at every level."

After inspecting them, I found more than 200,000 taels of silver on their persons.

Expelling them is too lenient. If possible, and if I really want to court-martial them, I'll have them all executed, leaving no one alive!

They were holding a grudge and deliberately framed them!

"The King of Qin is the one who is slandering us. We have always treated our soldiers like our own children. That money is the result of our hard work and sacrifices. The King of Qin is the one who is robbing us."

"We beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for us and punish the King of Qin; otherwise, the morale of the troops will be low, and the army will descend into chaos!"

Those people shouted one after another, almost lifting the entire hall up, basically insisting that Li Yuan had committed murder and robbery and undermined the morale of the army.

"Father, I have a list here, with the soldiers who were confiscated and their own signatures. It can serve as evidence of their crimes."

Li Yuan was prepared. He took out the list from his pocket and handed it to the eunuch in charge of ceremonies.

Emperor Jinglong was shocked after reviewing the list. "Over two hundred thousand taels? Is it really that much? And it even has a handwritten signature?"

"Your Majesty, listening to both sides leads to enlightenment, while listening to only one side leads to darkness. Remember, numbers can be falsified, and signatures can be obtained through torture!"

Xu Rui was sneaking around in the tunnel.

"This..." Emperor Jinglong was at a loss as to whom to believe.

"Your Majesty, there are over three hundred people present who unanimously accuse the King of Qin, but the King of Qin's evidence seems rather weak and unconvincing. It is probably quite obvious who is right and who is wrong."

Reminded by Xu Rui, Liu Yuwen immediately seized the opportunity to strike.

"Father, this matter is easy to handle. I also have witnesses, and I can immediately send people to the military camp to investigate and collect evidence!"

Those soldiers were involved firsthand; they are the ones who have the most say.

Li Yuan said calmly.

But just as he finished speaking, suddenly, the sound of drums could be faintly heard outside, and then imperial guards rushed over.

"Your Majesty, someone has struck the petition drum, claiming that they are all the soldiers of the thirteen garrison divisions in the capital region, numbering over 1,600, and they would rather all be flogged than not file a petition with Your Majesty..."

"What?" The entire hall was shocked, and even Emperor Jinglong was stunned.

What's going on? All the soldiers of the Thirteen Garrison Army have come here to complain?

Li Yuan frowned. What was going on?

Wang Wanquan and his group actually all came to the capital?

How did they get in?

He glanced at Xu Rui and the others, only to see them exchanging glances, looking slightly surprised.

Things seem to be getting a little off.

Li Yuan was puzzled and secretly surveyed the hall, but there were too many people, and in the rush, he couldn't find much that was unusual.

"In urgent situations, expediency is key. There is no need for caning. Select one hundred men to enter the palace and choose ten to enter the main hall."

Emperor Jinglong over there shouted.

Shortly afterward, Wang Wanquan, Zhang Chuang, and Xu Lei led seven other people into the main hall and knelt there.

Looking at them, Li Yuan was suspicious. What was going on? He hadn't arranged things this way beforehand!

Could it be that something really happened?

His heart skipped a beat!

"Why are you beating the Dengwen Drum?" Emperor Jinglong asked, staring at the people.

"Your Majesty, someone has bribed the three of us brothers with 300,000 taels of silver to falsely accuse the King of Qin!"

"All the soldiers of our thirteen garrison units have specially entered the imperial city to beat the Dengwen Drum, to voice our grievances on behalf of the King of Qin!"

Wang Wanquan and his two companions took out the Chu coins, placed them on the ground, and said loudly.

Silence reigned; you could hear a pin drop.