Chapter 51: Death and Confiscation of Property

"According to the laws of this dynasty, anyone who attempts to murder the prince will be punished by having his entire clan executed."

As soon as Emperor Qing finished speaking, Guo Youzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, finally felt relieved.

Since His Majesty has said so, one can imagine what his fate will be.

If I had known this would happen, I would have asked carefully and seriously when I came here today.

At the same time, after hearing what Emperor Qing said, Guo Baokun lay directly on the door panel, feeling hopeless.

This time it was completely over.

However, when Emperor Qing said this, he changed the subject and said, "However, considering that Mr. Guo has made great contributions and has not committed any other crimes, and the prince has not suffered any harm, I will give him a lighter punishment."

"Then don't execute the entire clan. Instead, confiscate all of their property. Then remove Guo Youzhi from his official position, demote him to a commoner, and imprison him in the Heavenly Prison to await his fate."

"As for Guo Baokun, his official position will be revoked and he will never be employed again."

Afterwards, Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengze standing beside him and asked, "Second Brother, do you have any objection to the punishment I have imposed?"

Li Chengze immediately cupped his hands and said, "Father, I have no objection."

"Very good." Emperor Qing turned to look at Guo Youzhi and said, "Lord Guo, what about you?"

Guo Youzhi lowered his head and said, "I have no objection."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

After listening to Guo Youzhi's words, Emperor Qing nodded and winked at the eunuch next to him.

The eunuch understood immediately and said, "Someone come!"

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, a dozen guards in armor walked quickly from outside the door and stood behind the crowd.

The eunuch pointed at the witnesses brought by Guo Youzhi and said, "These people have bad intentions and are trying to lie and murder the prince. Their crimes are extremely serious."

"Drag them out and behead them!"

Those people who were originally kneeling on the ground were all dumbfounded after hearing the eunuch's words.

They just came here as witnesses, but why were they going to be beheaded for no reason? They kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty is innocent. We did not murder the prince."

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life."

"How come this is different from what we agreed on? I don't want to die."

"Your Majesty, the common people have been wronged."

……

When the eunuch saw that everyone was begging for mercy, he didn't react at all and immediately waved to the guards.

Immediately afterwards, two guards pulled all those who were begging for mercy out of the room.

From beginning to end, Guo Youzhi did not dare to look up, as if he did not hear the plea for mercy.

Because he knew that His Majesty did this on purpose.

Now that things have already happened, simply confiscating his property and throwing him in jail is certainly not enough.

Therefore, someone among those present must die.

Since he and his son are not dead, it is the turn of these witnesses.

As for the bearded man on the side, he was protected by the Second Prince just now, so His Majesty would not kill them.

After a while.

The voice begging for mercy that was originally heard outside the door suddenly disappeared.

The whole room began to fall into silence.

Finally, it was Emperor Qing who spoke up: "Since the matter has been resolved, let's do it."

"Second brother, thank you for your hard work and for coming all the way here."

Li Chengze cupped his hands and said, "It's not hard, it's just a piece of cake."

Emperor Qing waved his hand and said, "If that's the case, then go ahead and don't disturb me from reading."

Soon, Emperor Qing was the only one left in the imperial study.

……

After hearing what Emperor Qing said, Lin Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Brother Chengze is fine, she feels relieved.

She was really scared just now.

I don't know if Brother Chengze has left the palace yet. Thinking of this, Lin Wan'er immediately said to Emperor Qing: "Uncle, since everything is fine, I will take my leave first."

"It suddenly occurred to me that there was something else."

Seeing Lin Wan'er like this, the Queen Mother naturally knew what she was thinking, so she nodded and said:
"Okay, then go ahead and get busy."

"If you are not used to living in the Prime Minister's Residence, then come back to the palace."

Lin Wan'er nodded and said, "I understand, grandma. I'll leave first."

Afterwards, Lin Wan'er walked out of the study quickly.

However, after she left, Emperor Qing suddenly thought of something and asked the Queen Mother:

"Mother, when did this little girl get involved with the second child?"

The Queen Mother's originally kind look suddenly became serious, and she asked coldly: "Why are you asking this?"

Emperor Qing smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just asking."

"Since everything is alright, I will respectfully send my mother off."

The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Qing, said nothing more, and turned and left.

After seeing the Queen Mother leave, Emperor Qing touched his chin with his hand and began to ponder on the spot.

Judging from Lin Wan'er's expression just now, it seemed that she was interested in the second brother.

Thinking of this, Emperor Qing shook his head.

Because he had already made arrangements regarding Lin Wan'er, he was just waiting for the boy from Danzhou to come.

If this is the case, then we must nip this matter in the bud.

After a moment, Emperor Qing nodded.

The second son is an adult now, so we should really pay attention to his marriage.

……

the other side.

After leaving the imperial study, Li Chengze did not leave the palace directly, but waited near the palace gate.

Soon, Jia Xu, dressed in an elegant long gown, came in front of Li Chengze, gently waving the white feather fan in his hand.

"Lord."

Jia Xu bowed to Li Chengze.

Li Chengze nodded and asked, "How are they doing recently?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "I have seen them just now. They hid very well and did not reveal their identities."

"As long as the time comes and the Lord gives the order, they will be able to take control of the entire palace in the shortest possible time."

Li Chengze said: "Very good, I believe this day will come soon."

"By the way, how is the prince doing?"

Jia Xu said: "I have followed the instructions and started feeding the prince some medicine. It is said that he is very happy to eat it."

"This kind of thing can hide for a long time, so it won't be harmful to the body in a short time."

"So, even if a person has great medical skills, it won't be easy to detect it."

Li Chengze smiled and said, "That's good. In the near future, let's make the prince happy first."

"When the time comes, I will make him suffer more than death."

"Since you have chosen to send someone to assassinate, you should do it well. If you fail, you will be counterattacked by the other party."

Jia Xu asked, "My Lord, we are not leaving the palace now. Are we waiting for someone?"

Li Chengze nodded and said, "Yes, I am waiting for someone."

"According to the time, she should be coming out soon."

Soon, Li Chengze saw Lin Wan'er and her maid in the aisle not far away.

When Lin Wan'er saw Li Chengze, she immediately trotted towards him.

"Brother Chengze!"

When Lin Wan'er came over, she smiled and said, "Brother Chengze, you haven't left the palace yet."

Li Chengze smiled and said, "Yes, I'm waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)