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

"In other words..."

Prince Yu trembled with excitement as he turned to Qin Banruo: "So you mean that I can take this opportunity to prove myself to Father Emperor!"

“Your Highness, this is indeed an opportunity,” Qin Banruo said, bowing slightly.

"Yes, I will go and buy it from my father right away!"

As Prince Yu was about to attack, Qin Banruo stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, if you enter the palace now with only this, I'm afraid it won't be convincing enough."

"In my opinion, we should find witnesses and physical evidence... and then present them to His Majesty. I'm sure His Majesty will be delighted!"

!!!

Upon hearing Qin Banruo's words, Prince Yu found them very reasonable and quickly praised, "That's right! Banruo, you're right. I'll send people to investigate immediately!"

"If this is confirmed, Xia Jiang will surely fall!"

"I am definitely the Crown Prince of Liang!"

Chapter 067 The Net Closes, Emperor Liang's Dao Heart Shatters (Bonus Chapter for 1.8 Flowers)

Without hesitation, Prince Yu put in all his effort to impress Emperor Liang.

They immediately took their soldiers and began their operation.

During this period, he also contacted the civil and military officials he had been cultivating and persuaded them to come along.

For a time, the streets of Kyoto were filled with soldiers from the Kyoto government.

Many people were so frightened that they scrambled to either side, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

As Xiao Jingyi had planned, after arriving at Hongxiuzhao, Prince Yu pried out the hiding places of the other disciples from the mouth of the Sun Moon Sect disciple.

They also possessed tokens from the Sun Moon Cult to prove their identities, and confessions were obtained from them.

This confirms Xia Jiang's identity as a disciple of the Sun Moon Cult.

Later, the people sent by Prince Yu to infiltrate Xia Jiang's residence "luckily" obtained a token and some letters indicating that Xia Jiang was a disciple of the Sun Moon Cult.

"Hahaha!"

"With these things, I will surely be valued by my father this time!"

Holding the witnesses and physical evidence he had collected, Prince Yu happily walked towards the palace.

He knew he had gained a lot of face this time.

No matter which prince followed, none of them performed as well as him.

Little did they know that on the Moon Ascension Tower by the street, Xiao Jingyi, Yaoyue, and Dongfang Bubai were watching their departing figures.

"Don't worry, this time, in order to do as you said, I ordered those disciples to keep attacking that person named Xia Jiang."

Dongfang Bubai picked up his wine glass and said to Xiao Jingyi.

"I just don't understand why you're going to treat that Xia Jiang like this. Will it really succeed?"

In Dongfang Bubai's view, this Xia Jiang, the commander of the Xuanjing Division, had been loyal to Emperor Liang for so many years.

How could anyone possibly believe that?

Even if they do everything perfectly, without finding a single flaw.

"No, this approach might not work for other emperors, but it is very effective against the current emperor of the Great Liang."

"Because he was suspicious and distrustful, and even because of this suspicion, he killed his favorite son."

“Anyone or any action that he considered a challenge to the imperial authority was unacceptable.”

Xiao Jingyi spoke slowly and deliberately, watching Prince Yu and the others walk away into the distance, a cold smile playing on his lips.

He knew that after this day, Xia Jiang would fall.

With witnesses and physical evidence, Xia Jiang was unable to defend himself, and coupled with Emperor Liang's personality, the result was that he was imprisoned.

The worst outcome would be execution.

"I don't understand you power-hungry people. You always use your brains when you do things. In my opinion, it would be simpler to just kill them. It's so much easier."

Dongfang Bubai complained.

Xiao Jingyi glanced at her and smiled, "Actually, sometimes I really want to take action directly, but using my brain has far fewer side effects than taking action."

"The Great Liang cannot be thrown into chaos; I will need it in the future."

"alright."

Dongfang Bubai shrugged and replied, "By the way, my people..."

"Rest assured, I will return them to you in perfect condition, and I will also compensate you for the suffering they endured."

Since Dongfang Bubai has sent people, Xiao Jingyi naturally won't let anything happen to them.

After all, this is the first collaboration between the two parties, and there will likely be many more opportunities like this in the future.

"Then I thank Your Highness on behalf of my disciples for your generosity."

Xiao Jingyi offered compensation, and Dongfang Bubai naturally did not refuse.

The three then started talking about other topics.

..

Hanging Mirror Division.

"Master, it's so late, aren't you asleep yet?"

Upon seeing Xia Jiang standing in the corridor, Xia Chun immediately stepped forward to inquire.

"I don't know why, but I feel palpitations tonight and can't sleep."

Xia Jiang looked at the moon, which was obscured by clouds, and sighed.

He then looked at Xia Chun and asked, "Have you finished compiling all the cases in Kyoto that I asked you to organize a few days ago?"

"Reporting to Master, everything has been prepared."

Xia Chun cupped his hands in reply, but then asked with a puzzled look, "Master, there is something I don't understand. Please enlighten me."

"Speak, what is it?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chun said, "Master, I believe these cases are all airtight. Whether it's Marquis Xie, Duke Qing, the Crown Prince, or the Ministry of Revenue, there is solid evidence."

Why are you paying attention to them?

"Could there be wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice?"

Hearing Xia Chun's answer, Xia Jiang smiled gently, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Wrongful convictions? What wrong could these cases be? The evidence is all there, they are already ironclad cases."

"There is absolutely no possibility of overturning the verdict."

"Then... why has Master been investigating them these past few days?"

Xia Chun asked again.

Seeing this, Xia Jiang shook his head and chuckled: "Xia Chun, then let me ask you, why do you think so many officials have run into trouble in such a short period of time, including His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Did they slip up?" Xia Chun asked tentatively.

Xia Jiang shook his head: "Given a clue? So many cases, all revealing clues at the same time? Don't you think that's too suspicious?"

"Does Master mean that these cases are being manipulated by someone else?"

Seeing that he had realized what was happening, Xia Jiang nodded and said, "That's right, it's because someone was behind it all."

"They quietly uncovered one case after another, and now the entire court can be said to have been swept up by nearly half of them, with the Crown Prince's faction being completely wiped out."

Do you think there's no one manipulating things behind the scenes?

"hiss!"

Xia Chun gasped. He hadn't thought much of it before, but after hearing his master's analysis, he realized something was wrong.

Three words: Extreme detail breeds fear.

"So, this person is using one case after another to divert attention. Now, half of the court has been affected by him. His meticulousness is simply unbelievable."

"These past few days, I've been trying to find some clues in these cases, but unfortunately, the other side's actions are too secretive, making it impossible to guard against them."

"Then, Master, is there anything your disciple needs to do?"

Hearing this, Xia Jiang shook his head: "You don't need to do anything, because I have already found some evidence. Tomorrow, you can send someone to Hongxiuzhao."

Xia Chun frowned: "Hongxiuzhao? I heard that the owner of Hongxiuzhao is a person of Prince Yu. Master, if we touch her, Prince Yu will probably be displeased."

Prince Yu is now very powerful, and even Xia Chun is wary of him.

That's why he gave me that timely reminder.

"It is precisely because of your relationship with Prince Yu that I have sent you to find Hongxiuzhao!"

Xia Jiang said in a deep voice, "Because according to what I've discovered, every time this person from Hongxiuzhao goes to Prince Yu's place, it causes some kind of trouble."

In fact, Xia Jiang and Qin Banruo are connected (ajdj), after all, Xia Jiang is Qin Banruo's master's old lover.

However, as a member of the Suspended Mirror Bureau, he couldn't openly go to Qin Banruo. He could only use this method to summon Qin Banruo so that he could ask her some questions.

It must be said that Xia Jiang knows how to protect himself.

Even the meetings were conducted in this procedural manner, leaving no room for suspicion.

"Yes! This disciple understands."

Xia Chun immediately noted this down, and after chatting for a few more minutes, Xia Chun withdrew, leaving Xia Jiang standing alone in the same spot.

He looked up at the night sky and muttered to himself, "Could all these tricks have been done by Hongxiuzhao? If so, you've really taught an extraordinary disciple."

Just as Xia Jiang was sighing, Prince Yu arrived outside the palace with a bunch of witnesses and physical evidence.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yu requests an audience!"

"Huh? What's he doing here so late?"

Emperor Liang, who was dozing off while reviewing memorials, immediately woke up upon hearing the guard's words and shook his head.

"Bring him in."

"Yes!"

Soon after, Prince Yu arrived in the main hall, led by his guards.

Before Emperor Liang could even ask, Prince Yu respectfully said, "Your subject has come here in the middle of the night, disturbing Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

"But this matter is of utmost importance, and I dare not slacken in the slightest."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Liang was surprised and looked at Prince Yu, asking, "What has happened? Jinghuan, tell me the truth."

"Father, I had already gone to sleep tonight, but then I received news..."

Afterwards, Prince Yu told Emperor Liang everything he had learned.

From the moment his men discovered the letter, to the moment he found those members of the Sun Moon Cult, and then to the moment those people agreed to testify.

He told Emperor Liang everything, one by one.

Upon hearing Prince Yu's words, Emperor Liang initially found them absurd, but after seeing the witnesses and evidence, his trust in Xia Jiang instantly collapsed.

Finally, the "truth" was obtained from the disciples of the Sun Moon Cult.

Emperor Liang nearly fainted again.

"Xia Jiang, Xia Jiang... How dare Xia Jiang? I trust him so much, I entrusted the entire Xuanjing Division to him."

"Tell me now that he's a spy for the Sun Moon Cult?!"

"I...I..."

A trace of sadness flashed across Emperor Liang's face. Was this Heaven's punishment for me?

These ministers and princes actually did such inhumane things.

I'm so angry!

Seeing this, Prince Yu pressed his advantage, saying, "Father, we have witnesses and evidence, but because the Suspended Mirror Bureau is special and Chief Xia's position is even more special, I dare not act rashly. I beg Father to make the decision."

Prince Yu's words pulled Emperor Liang out of his reverie.