Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 731 - 606: Prince Xiang Must Die_1

Chapter 731: Chapter 606: Prince Xiang Must Die_1

The next noon, on a seemingly inconspicuous blessed ship at one of the piers of the Tianjin Guard.

Li Xuan, Quan Dingtian, Wei Zhen, and Xue Bai were all gathered here. Outside the cabin are Xue Yunrou, Luo Yan, Jiang Hanyun, Lu Xue, and others.

The Fusou people are extraordinarily cautious in their actions. This time they even invited a Yin-Yang master of the heavenly level to oversee the escort. The journey has been so stealthily executed that no information has leaked out.

However, to prevent unexpected incidents, Li Xuan initiated a large-scale mobilisation, activating up to five heavenly levels, including Xue Yunrou’s Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Pimo God Shuttle, to ensure they were not being tracked and safe for the journey back to the capital.

The extraordinary speed of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo God Shuttle was unsurpassed, ensuring that even if they were watched, they could not be caught up with.

Quan Dingtian, sitting in the cabin, became ashen-faced: "Madness, it’s sheer madness!"

After questioning the two Fusou witnesses, and flipping through the records of the capital’s extermination case, he was so infuriated that his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"The Prince Xiang is tyrannical and behaves recklessly, a veritable beast! Qianzhi, you were right. We cannot allow such heartless and brutal individuals to ascend to the throne.

For his own private interests, he stirred up trouble within the court causing havoc. If he succeeds in the future, the people of the world will inevitably suffer his poison, and even a chaotic world can be expected."

Weizhen, the Left Imperial Historian, let out a long sigh after reading a letter: "Such hypocrisy, a wolf in sheep’s clothing! The respectable Xian Emperor of the great Jin, he is surprisingly treacherous and ruthless to this extent, wiping out an entire household. This was his most trusted confidant and a loyal servant, and he was able to bring himself to do it!"

Xue Bai also frowned slightly, anger simmering in his eyes: "What Jin Xian Emperor? He’s a snake in the grass!"

Then he looked at Li Xuan: "Qianzhi, what are you planning to do? With only this evidence, I am afraid that it might not be enough to charge Prince Xiang."

Upon hearing this, Quan Dingtian and Wei Zhen couldn’t help but scoff, thinking where for such an event, you need any certainty of proof?

With these things and witnesses brought by the Fusou people, the Emperor, the True Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and Prince Yi will naturally distinguish truth from falsehood.

"The key is the public deliberation of the Court." Xue Bai glanced at the people: "I am worried that those court officials inclined towards Prince Xiang will still be deceived by him."

Wei Zhen thought this was indeed a problem; those ministers in Prince Xiang’s camp might not believe their accusations.

Take Shangshu Wang Wen of the Ministry of Personnel for example, even if Li Xuan put all these things and witnesses in front of the old secretary, he would still doubt the authenticity of this evidence.

The old secretary probably wouldn’t doubt Li Xuan’s character, but would he think Li Xuan had been deceived?

"Brother Xue is right, this matter must not be neglected. The things we have now are enough to revoke his princely title, even to imprison him, but not enough to nail this beast.

People are ignorant and easily fooled by rumours. If it were me, by spreading one or two rumours, people would find it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood, thinking that the Emperor and you, Qianzhi, are unwilling to choose a successor, and thus fabricate charges to frame an innocent person as a thief.

As long as he can win the sympathy of the court officials, he will have the chance to make a comeback. If anything happens to the emperor, Prince Xiang may even have a chance to succeed."

"There are more than one case involving Prince Xiang. There are other directions I am looking into that can incriminate him. I will do everything I can to ensure that the Xian Emperor has no chance of redemption!"

With a slight wave of his sleeve, Li Xuan collected all the previous blood-stained clothes, letters, files, etc: "So I am not ready to throw out these things yet, let’s first use the Golden Knife case to delay for a while, and then when we have no choice, we can bring up this case, which at least can stop him from becoming a regent king, and then we can talk about the rest."

He then sobered up, looked at everyone, and said, "However, the situation in the court next will rely on your help. This case not only involves the state system, but also the people of the world and our lives. I would appreciate your assistance."

Upon hearing this, Quan Dingtian, Wei Zhen, and Xue Bai all looked grim. Among them, Quan Dingtian looked particularly cold: "It’s a given! No matter what, I will never let such a savage beast ascend to the throne."

If he did not know about this matter, it would be one thing. But having known the details, even if Li Xuan now gave up the case, he, Quan Dingtian, would take it upon himself to carry it through.

Wei Zhen, remembering something, then asked with a slight headache, "So what about the joint exploration trade with Fusou?"

They had previously mobilised a large number of Imperial Censors and Kedao officials to stop the joint exploration trade, which resulted in a campaign attacking the Neiguan Bureau and the Guangji Granary of the Ministry of Revenue.

But turning this corner now wouldn’t be so easy.

Those Imperial Censors and Kedao officials are not people that he, or Li Xuan, could freely dispatch. They are stubborn and obstinate. How easy would it be to make them give up their impeachment now?

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan just smiled, "We could have officials from the Inspectorate and the Official of the Central Government in the Ministry of Revenue supervise the joint exploration trade! The people of Neiguan Bureau and Guangji Granary of the Ministry of Revenue cannot be trusted, but if they are watched by an official of clean reputation, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly.

The joint exploration trade involves national politics, and it is indeed improper to delay it for long. I think that the officers of the Inspectorate and the six ministries should understand."

After hearing this, Quan Dingtian was speechless and thought that the Marquis Guanjun was deeply proficient in governance.

No matter what the issue was, Li Xuan could make it sound justified.

Wei Zhen’s eyes brightened, thinking that this is also a restraint on the Fusou people.

Once Fusou dares to leak information, they can immediately prevent the joint exploration from proceeding through the Inspectorate.

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To Li Xuan’s relief, their journey back to the Capital City remained peaceful.

However, Li Xuan was a very cautious man, he did not let his guard down, and directly lodged his two witnesses in his Marquis of Guanjun mansion.

To the east of the mansion was the Jiangnan Medical Pavilion, where Jiang Yunqi resides all year round; to the right was Xue Yunrou’s Taoist temple, where she began to retreat for cultivation in recent days.

In front of him was Leng Yurou, who currently held the ’Fumo Vajra’ and ’Kongque Qianji’, she was making the final adjustments and improvements.

And behind him was Yu Hongchang’s Princess Mansion, though Yu Hongchang hadn’t moved in. She held the right to open a government office, recruited a full staff, and even several martial arts experts, among which there were three at the False Heavenly Level.

Incidentally, at this street corner, which had been officially renamed ’Guanjun Alley’, there was a small temple housing a statue of Immortal Master Shuide, where Ao Shuying could appear at any time.

Inside the Marquis of Guanjun mansion itself, were Dugu Biluo and Lu Xue, both protected by the ’Huntian Zhenyuan Cauldron’.

Lu Xue was the Black Deer Demon King, Lu Chen, he changed his name as his demon name was not suitable to be used among humans.

So this mansion of the Marquis of Guanjun was indeed a dragon’s pool and a tiger’s den -- a danger spot that was unfathomable.

Three days later, at noon, Luo Yan hastily returned.

Li Xuan looked at the dossier she handed over, his gaze as cold as ice.

"She is now exactly twenty-seven years old, six feet-one inch tall, liked to wear roses in her hair when she was young, likes ’Mingyu Shop’s’ jade ornaments. She also has a ’dutic phoenix-shaped Hetian jade hairpin’, many people have seen this ornament? She likes tofu pudding; her cosmetics have been supplied by ’Hualu’ all year round—"

Li Xuan looked up at Luo Yan: "All matched? Is it really her?"

"As you have deduced, everything matches! Not a word off. The owner of Li Yueer should be her. I don’t think there can be such a coincidence in the world."

Luo Yan nodded slightly with a solemn expression "I never thought that Li Yueer’s owner would be this lady. The mystery of the Crown Prince’s sudden illness is now clear."

Li Xuan tapped the desk with his fingers, deep in thought: "Now that everything is ready, all we need is an opportunity. Ideally, we should get direct evidence to pin this woman."

With the many pieces of evidence he currently holds, he could already arrest the whole party of Prince Xiang.

However, in order to leave no aftermath and not to leave any possibility of a reversal in the future, he still needed a more stringently linked chain of evidence.

He must win the trust of the Court and reverse the public opinion of the court.

Luo Yan asked with a relaxed expression, "Can Zuo Daoxing help with this matter? The Xiuyiwei can’t be idle all the time, can they?"

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, "The Emperor and those around him are being watched by Prince Xiang’s pawns. Even I am being watched right now. Any slight movement could startle the snake.

If I’m not wrong, Prince Xiang should have at least four heavenly levels in his clutches. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to covet the throne. I’m afraid he might do something drastic once he realizes something’s amiss. So we must act now, we must strike him, we must be lethal."

Luo Yan looked outside the Marquis of Guanjun mansion, her expression hardening, "Every time I enter and leave the Marquis of Guanjun’s mansion, I feel a chill in the air. I have to put a lot of effort into shaking it off."

She suspected that it was a magic treasure that allowed them to monitor their movements.

Li Xuan’s gaze was frosty, "So now only you, Yan, and Lu Xue and Shuying, who are outside their sight, can move freely."

The illusion techniques of Demoness Zidie were unparalleled. When she was at the ninth house level, she could already master illusion techniques to the degree where she could play the elites of Zhuque Hall and the Liudao Division at her fingertips.

Now that her cultivation had further improved, approaching the eleventh house level, her illusion techniques had become even more incredible, making it difficult to monitor.

Ao Shuying was a dragon, a mystical creature often heard of but rarely seen.

Lu Xue was a living elixir. How he managed to survive till now showed that his ability to hide and cover his tracks was top-notch.

The fact that he fell into the hands of the Fusou delegation before was just an accident.

He pondered, "Now it’s quite easy to find substantial evidence. Those who were around her during her childhood must recognize Li Yueer! She couldn’t possibly have silenced everyone, could she? And that ’dutic phoenix-shaped Hetian jade hairpin’ must be in her hands now.

Also, we could try to arrest that illusionist. Now that we know the identity of this lady, it shouldn’t be difficult to find traces of this illusionist."

Luo Yan couldn’t help laughing, her voice full of complaints, "It’s usually not hard, but it’s difficult if we want to do it without giving any hint of it. You just send me to do all these things. You’ve been hiding in the Marquis of Guanjun’s mansion these days, having a great time with Qianqian and Xue Yunrou, right?"

Li Xuan could only laugh bitterly, thinking that these days he could hardly spare time for romance?

In recent days, the pressure Prince Xiang had put on him had intensified.

Although in Li Xuan’s eyes, this was merely the madness of Prince Xiang before his death, he had to respond with full alertness.