Martial Arts Crossover: Starting as a member of the Imperial Guard, all the ladies are demons

So she thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Yes, Your Highness Prince Yu."

Upon hearing her answer, Prince Yu was instantly excited and quickly said, "Then...then could you perhaps contact them and ask them to help me collect them?"

"Don't worry, I will reward you handsomely if you succeed!"

"Once I become the crown prince and ascend the throne, I can give you whatever you want."

Prince Yu spoke frantically, his ambition beginning to swell rapidly.

Seeing this, Qin Banruo pretended to be hesitant and pondered for a while before finally speaking: "Alright... I understand. Banruo will do her best to find incriminating evidence against the officials for Your Highness."

"Hahaha, good!"

"With you, Prajna, I am better than a thousand armies. What kind of genius is this? In my opinion, he is not even half as good as you!"

At this moment, in Prince Yu's heart, Qin Banruo was a more powerful figure than Mei Changsu, and he placed Qin Banruo in a very important position.

His regard for Mei Changsu was no less than it had been back then, and perhaps even greater.

"Your Highness is too kind. However, intelligence gathering takes time, so please give me some time."

Qin Banruo felt no joy upon hearing this, but still replied with a smile on her face.

"Alright, it can take as long as you like, but Prajna, you must remember to keep it a secret and never let anyone know."

Prince Yu also knew how serious this matter was; if word got out, he would be in deep trouble.

But he would never know that Qin Banruo, standing before him, was the one who pushed him toward hell.

"Yes!"

Qin Banruo replied.

After chatting for a while, Prince Yu then dismissed Qin Banruo.

A short while later, Qi Min also came over, took away the indictment, and happily went to collect evidence.

...

With the evidence against Xiao Jingyi, the subsequent interrogation of Lou Zhijing went exceptionally smoothly.

The case, which was originally supposed to drag on for one or two months, was finally settled in just over half a month.

The reason it has taken so long is because Lou Zhijing's case involves quite a few other people...

Lou Zhijing's crimes ranged from patronizing prostitutes to embezzlement and bribery, and then to nepotism...

As evidence of his crimes was confirmed, he was stripped of his official post and exiled to the frontier for life, forbidden from returning to the capital.

As for why they weren't killed?

That was naturally a tug-of-war between various forces, including not only the Crown Prince's faction but also Prince Yu.

There was also the tug-of-war between powerful families and the emperor.

Furthermore, Lou Zhijing's crime was not as serious as Xie Yu's, which is why he was not sentenced to beheading.

"Hahaha, I never expected that Your Highness's move would put Lou Zhijing in such a precarious position."

"It hastened his capture, which I admire."

Inside the Su residence, Mei Changsu was looking at Xiao Jingyi with great excitement in his eyes.

Less than three months after his return, the Duke of Qing, Xie Yu, and Lou Zhijing all fell from grace.

This speed greatly exceeded his expectations.

Sitting opposite Mei Changsu, Xiao Jingyi shook his head: "Changsu, if you hadn't used the Lanyuan case to lure Lou Zhijing out first, I wouldn't have been able to present these pieces of evidence."

Xiao Jingyi was originally going to call him Lin Shu, but Mei Changsu insisted on calling him by his current name.

"Your Highness, now that Lou Zhijing has fallen from power, who will you deal with next?"

"So, who do you want to deal with?"

Xiao Jingyi did not answer, but instead asked Mei Changsu.

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu paused for a moment, then pondered and said, "If it were before, I would have advocated letting the Crown Prince and Prince Yu rise and fall in turn, gradually eroding the power in their hands."

"But now... with you here, my thoughts are..."

"Make the Crown Prince dismount immediately!"

"At that time, we will let Prince Yu get burned, and point all the sources of the downfall of the Crown Prince at Prince Yu. Given His Majesty's personality, once Prince Yu becomes dominant and powerful in the court, he will definitely suppress him."

Upon hearing Mei Changsu's words, a glint flashed in Xiao Jingyi's eyes.

Because his plan was similar to what he had in mind.

After all, the current situation is not the original plot. In the original plot, Mei Changsu said this in order to use the opposing sides in the political struggle to his advantage and bring down the other side.

This plan is good and safe.

But that doesn't apply now!

It's important to understand that at that time, Mei Changsu and Prince Jing had no support from the officials and no armed forces, making them extremely weak and forced to resort to this desperate measure.

But Xiao Jingyi is different now. He has a third of the officials in the court under his control, and local officials have recently received a lot of pledges of allegiance.

He even had an army of 100,000 men under his command.

They were many times more powerful than Mei Changsu and Prince Jing back then.

They weren't afraid of Prince Yu becoming too powerful, but of course, in their plan, Prince Yu couldn't become too powerful either.

Putting aside his thoughts, Xiao Jingyi nodded and replied, "Changsu, your plan coincides with mine. So, I intend to depose the Crown Prince, and on the other hand, I need you to abolish the Ministry of Rites."

"Ministry of Rites?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu frowned slightly, then nodded and replied, "Very well, the day the Crown Prince is deposed will be the day the Ministry of Rites is dismissed!"

Hearing his answer, Xiao Jingyi smiled and nodded: "I trust you to handle things."

"Your Highness, there is one thing I would like to ask of you."

At this moment, Mei Changsu paused for a moment and said to Xiao Jingyi.

"You said."

Xiao Jingyi put down his teacup and looked at Mei Changsu.

"I hope Xie Yu is dead."

Mei Changsu said in a deep voice.

He knew Xiao Jingyi's plan, and he also knew that Xiao Jingyi was trying to control Xie Yu, so that he, the one who massacred the Chiyan Army, would personally overturn the old Chiyan case.

However, this does not mean that Mei Changsu can forgive Xie Yu, which is why he said this to Xiao Jingyi.

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi chuckled lightly: "Changsu, when did I ever say that Xie Yu could survive?"

After all, Xiao Jingyi was trying to overturn the old case of Chiyan.

Even if Xie Yu personally overturns the verdict, he, the executioner, will definitely not survive.

Xie Yu was destined to die.

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Upon hearing Xiao Jingyi's answer, Mei Changsu was stunned for a moment.

Fang Cai laughed and said, "Oh right, I completely forgot that you're also someone who hates evil. I was worried before..."

Before Mei Changsu could finish speaking, Xiao Jingyi replied, "Are you worried that I'm someone who cherishes my reputation? Do you think I'll give Xie Yu a chance to redeem himself because he did this personally?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu smiled and said somewhat awkwardly, "Generally speaking, many emperors would use events like Xie Yu's to win over the hearts of the people."

Mei Changsu's words make sense.

Throughout history, no matter which dynasty the emperor ascended the throne, he would not ruthlessly kill the ministers of the previous emperor.

On the contrary, we should win them over, demonstrate our benevolence, and win over our ministers.

Even if they dislike it, they'll settle the score later.

If Xie Yu is pardoned in front of the ministers this time, it would be an excellent friendly signal to win them over.

Therefore, it's understandable that Mei Changsu would think that way.

Xiao Jingyi shook his head: "Changsu, you've known me since we were little, so you should know some of my personality traits."

"Whether Xie Yu is killed or not, I truly do not care."

"But if I could kill Xie Yu and let you stay in the court and work for the Great Liang again, I would kill him without hesitation."

“I can even kill everyone involved in that incident back then for you.”

As he spoke, Xiao Jingyi looked at Mei Changsu.

He said some of his words were for show, but some were genuine.

After all, Xie Yu's value to him was used up once he had used it.

But if his death can completely bind Mei Changsu, it would definitely be worth it.

Because he knew that Mei Changsu would retire after overturning the old case.

"Jingyi...I...."

It must be said that his words were quite powerful, and Mei Changsu was deeply moved after hearing them.

He didn't care whether Xiao Jingyi's schemes were open or covert.

He coughed a few times, picked up his teacup and said, "If I weren't physically unable to drink right now, I would definitely drink with you to my heart's content today."

"We won't leave until we're drunk."

"Then I will have someone heal your body. If the people of Daliang can't do it, then I'll have someone from other places come to see, whether they are at the Vajra Realm, Finger Profound Realm, or Celestial Phenomenon Realm."

"I will invite them all. When you are fully recovered, I will drink with you."

Xiao Jingyi said decisively.

Perhaps there is only one antidote for the Fire and Ice Poison in the world of Nirvana in Fire.

But this is a world of martial arts, and he refused to believe there wasn't another way.

Hearing his words, Mei Changsu was even more moved. He put down his teacup, looked at him, and said, "Alright, let's talk about this later."

"I haven't reached the end of my rope yet."

"As for Qin Banruo's plan that you mentioned before, how feasible do you think it is?"

Mei Changsu now knows that Hongxiuzhao has submitted to Xiao Jingyi, and the two of them just talked about the plan that Qin Banruo reported.

Upon hearing Mei Changsu's question, Xiao Jingyi shook his head: "Although it achieved the goal of making him go crazy, in my opinion, it's not enough."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu looked at Xiao Jingyi with great interest: "Do you have a better plan?"

"Chang Su, don't you have one too?"

Xiao Jingyi looked at Mei Changsu with a faint smile.

"How about we both write it down and see whose plan is better?"

"Okay."

Xiao Jingyi immediately became interested.

The two then went to get pens and paper, exchanged a glance, and wrote down their plans on their respective papers.

"Your Highness, how about we make a bet and see whose plan is better?"

Putting down his pen, Mei Changsu looked at Xiao Jingyi and raised an eyebrow.

This was a game the two of them often played when they were kids; they would compete against each other at the slightest disagreement.

"Okay."

Xiao Jingyi wasn't intimidated. He picked up the paper and said, "Since it's a bet, let's add a prize. If you lose, you have to give me the wine that Uncle Lin buried underground back then. It's not much, just one jar."

Upon hearing this, Mei Changsu was taken aback, then shook his head and looked at Xiao Jingyi: "I didn't expect that you would still remember something that happened so many years ago?"

However, he did not refuse: "Okay, I'll give it to you if I lose, but if you lose, I hope you won't risk more lives to save me."