Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 251 - 242: Call the Crown Prince over, I am going to beat him to death today!

Chapter 251: Chapter 242: Call the Crown Prince over, I am going to beat him to death today!

Emperor Kaihuang was resting in his private chamber when a eunuch came to report.

"Your Majesty, Chief Li Moxian from the Town Martial Office requests an audience."

An older eunuch by the side glared at the incoming eunuch, who immediately lowered his head in fear.

"Why are you glaring at them? If a minister wishes to see Us for official business, can We neglect our duties to sleep a little longer?"

As he spoke, Emperor Kaihuang rose from his bed, grabbed a robe to drape over himself, and then waved the eunuch away.

"That lad, Li Moxian, would rather be eight hundred miles away from Us if he could. Let him in quickly."

Soon, Li Moxian, clad in a white robe with ink-wash paintings of mountains, water, and bamboo forests, entered.

"Greeting Emperor Kaihuang, long live, may the Emperor live forever..."

"Stop stop stop...," Emperor Kaihuang knew how much Li Moxian detested all these cumbersome formalities; otherwise, he wouldn’t have always tried to avoid seeing him.

"Enough talk. We haven’t had a good rest. Speak if there’s matter."

Li Moxian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Chuan-Yu Road that requires Your Majesty’s personal attention."

As he spoke, Li Moxian glanced left and right.

Emperor Kaihuang understood that this must be something not for the ears of others, and glanced at the old eunuch, who took the hint. With a gesture of his hand, everyone inside the chamber withdrew, leaving only Emperor Kaihuang, Li Moxian, and the old eunuch.

And as everyone was withdrawing, Li Moxian quietly said to those leaving, "Prepare some ginseng soup for His Majesty, and it might be best to call for the imperial physician."

Hearing this, Emperor Kaihuang couldn’t help but laugh.

"What could be so significant in the Chuan-Yu Road that might make Us so angry that We need an imperial physician?"

Li Moxian bowed again and whispered, "Your Highness, the report was personally delivered by the Acting Military Chief from the Chuan-Yu Road of the Town Martial Office. I have not seen it myself."

Hearing this, Emperor Kaihuang’s brows furrowed, and he instructed Li Moxian to bring in the person.

After all, for Li Moxian to be so cautious, this was definitely no ordinary report.

At that moment, Third Miss Gan entered from the outside.

When Emperor Kaihuang saw Third Miss Gan covered in blood, he was startled.

"The journey from Chuan-Yu Road to the Capital Region Road is not far, right? What did you encounter along the way?"

Third Miss Gan bowed with a fist in hand, then took out a "ledger."

The old eunuch went over to receive the ledger.

Third Miss Gan said, "I encountered four waves of enemies, totaling twenty-seven individuals at the Spiritual Platform Realm and one at the Purple Mansion Realm. They have all been eliminated."

Upon hearing of such accomplishments, Emperor Kaihuang’s eyes lit up.

He could tell that Third Miss Gan was at the peak of the late period of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

He just didn’t expect that she alone could defeat so many powerful foes.

"We can only hope that tomorrow there won’t be any ministers falling ill, and no more royals or nobles passing away soon."

As soon as Third Miss Gan spoke these words, a shock went through Emperor Kaihuang’s mind.

Clearly, the matter that was just presented was no small affair.

Emperor Kaihuang received the item from the old eunuch and waved him away.

The old eunuch then left the chamber with Li Moxian.

Once outside, the old eunuch couldn’t help asking, "Chief Li, what exactly is going on here?"

Although Li Moxian didn’t see it, he could guess what it was; after all, the Town Martial Office was responsible for the martial artists across the Great Sui. With so many powerful individuals suddenly appearing in the Capital Region Road, how could he not know which power sent them?

Thus, Li Moxian pointed eastward.

The old eunuch was taken aback and inquired curiously, "Is there such a presumptuous Martial Path Sect in the east that even dares to reach into the southwestern Chuan-Yu...?"

The old eunuch stopped speaking halfway, suddenly realizing something.

"You’re not referring to the eastern side, are you?"

Li Moxian gave the old eunuch a cold glance and spoke in a low voice, "I didn’t say anything just now."

At that moment, beads of sweat as large as soybeans began streaming down the old eunuch’s face.

Shortly thereafter, the two people at the entrance of the sleeping chamber heard the sound of things being thrown around inside.

The old eunuch immediately turned and entered.

The moment he walked in, he saw Emperor Kaihuang with red eyes, appearing as if he wanted to kill someone.

"Go! Summon the Crown Prince here, I am going to beat him to death today!"

In all these years, the old eunuch had never seen Emperor Kaihuang so furiously enraged.

Just then, Third Miss Gan spoke up softly, "What if, you can’t kill him?"

The old eunuch was dumbfounded upon hearing these words.

How could Li Moxian, who knew so well how to protect his own interests, have a subordinate who didn’t know how to speak properly?

However, in the next instant, the old eunuch, seeing Emperor Kaihuang who had just been in a fit of rage slowly sit down, realized the meaning behind Third Miss Gan’s words.

"I understand this matter. No wonder that youngster Li Moxian doesn’t even touch it," said Emperor Kaihuang, and gave a cold look to the eunuch kneeling on the ground, "Prepare the imperial edict."

"Yes."

The old eunuch immediately prepared ink, brush, and a blank imperial edict for Emperor Kaihuang to endorse.

Emperor Kaihuang had just used a technique to rapidly go through the entire Eight Hundred Souls-breaking Record and was already aware of all the transactions involving every court official.

Taking up the brush, Emperor Kaihuang glanced at Third Miss Gan standing below and asked, "You are the Acting Military Chief from the Chuan-Yu Road, what is your name?"

"Your humble servant Third Miss Gan, there is also a deputy named Zhang San."

After Third Miss Gan, having her own name on the imperial edict meant that from then on, she would be akin to possessing a Death Exemption Token.

But having Zhang San’s name on it would conveniently save the youngster as well.

Emperor Kaihuang nodded and began to rapidly write on the imperial edict.

It wasn’t long before an imperial edict was written.

And at that moment, a plainly dressed little boy appeared at Emperor Kaihuang’s side, unnoticed.

"Seal, it’s your turn."

The little boy glanced at the content on the imperial edict and stretched out his hand to press lightly on the lower left corner of the edict.

Suddenly, at the lower left corner of the edict, eight large characters appeared —

Appointed by Heaven, May the Emperor live forever!

The old eunuch skillfully rolled up the imperial edict, went down, and handed it to Third Miss Gan with both hands.

Emperor Kaihuang looked at Third Miss Gan and said with a smile, "Although the Town Martial Office has no authority over court officials, with this imperial edict, the Town Martial Office from your Chuan-Yu Road can arrest all the officials named on the list and escort them to the Capital."

Third Miss Gan held the imperial edict with both hands, bowed to Emperor Kaihuang, and then turned and left.

Looking at the bloodstains on Third Miss Gan’s body, even the footsteps on the floor tiles of the sleeping chamber left a trail of bloody prints.

Although Emperor Kaihuang knew that the blood might not belong to this woman, he couldn’t help but feel worried for Chuan-Yu Road.

Of course, he was even more worried about the entire Great Sui.

At this moment, Emperor Kaihuang felt somewhat shaken.

Was it really appropriate to entrust the empire’s future to such a decadent Crown Prince?

And with that thought, Emperor Kaihuang’s anger surged.

"Go, bring me a bowl of ginseng soup. Additionally, have the imperial physician come over."