After becoming the villain

Chapter 142 "Buddha's Reshaping" and "Princess Taiping's Thoughts"

The next day.

The massacre incident in the suburbs of Jinling came to light.

The chief culprit was Zhang Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division at that time, and a group of high-level patrol officers from the Jinyi Division under him.

The emperor was furious.

The decree was issued overnight, ordering the Ninth Prince and Honored King Zhao Lingrui to lead the soldiers of the Military Aircraft Division to immediately arrest Zhang Jian and a person who intervened in the case.

During this period, they encountered stubborn resistance from Zhang Jian and others.

The culprit, Zhang Jian, was killed on the spot.

All the senior officials of Jinyi Division involved in the incident were arrested and convicted by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.

This incident was extremely bad. It was actually the Jinyi Division, one of the six divisions of the Daqian court, who knew the law and broke the law. In order to establish a deterrent, most of them must have died.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui, who was in charge of this matter, had also heard that Zhang Jinglong, the prodigal son of the Zhang family, had some troubles with Yan Wulu in Jinling City.

Therefore, under the powerful supervision of King Yu Zhao Lingrui and torture to extract confessions, the arrested senior officials of various Jinyi Divisions began to bite the target...

Although Zhang Jian, the culprit, was dead, behind the scenes, the Zhang family was found to have been found guilty of [-] serious crimes of dereliction of duty, including corruption, personal enrichment, bending the law for personal gain, and buying and selling officials.

The Zhang family was searched overnight.

The adult men of the Zhang family were all arrested, stabbed and exiled for three thousand miles; all the women and children were sold as official slaves.

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Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui once personally invited Yan Wulu to the Dali Temple Prison. He pointed at the beaten Zhang Jinglong through a hidden cell and said -

"Your Highness, although my father said that all the men of the Zhang family should be exiled, if you want this man to die, he will not survive tonight."

When Yan Wulu heard this, he turned to look at Zhang Jinglong...

He no longer had the rich appearance he had before, and was beaten to a bloody pulp, like a pile of rotten flesh.

"Killing him will not bring the dead back to life."

Yan Wulu's eyes were a little dim, "...just keep him. Sometimes, living is actually more painful than death."

King Yu knew it well when he heard the words, "If that's the case, then I'll ask someone to 'take care' of Mr. Zhang while he's in exile."

Yan Wulu chuckled upon hearing this.

Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui also smiled faintly.

……

It is worth mentioning that--

When Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui returned to the old emperor Zhao Purui, he reported that Zhang Jian was dead.

I was originally worried that the old emperor would take a look at Zhang Jian's body. However, perhaps the old emperor was busy dealing with the various chain reactions of the village massacre incident and did not pay attention to the small matter of Zhang Jian's death, so he simply responded. , it passed.

Zhao Lingrui originally planned to have Zhang Jian's remains thrown into a mass grave.

but……

Yan Wulu suddenly stopped him.

Yan Wulu took Zhang Jian's body back from Zhao Lingrui. Except for some missing pieces of meat, there was no missing other important parts.

"Zhang Jian is an early-stage sixth-order warrior. How many people in the world can reach the early-stage sixth-order warrior at such an age?"

Yan Wulu said to himself lightly.

Zhang Chunhua, Amaro and others around him were all a little puzzled for a moment.

"I guess Zhang Jian's bones must be pretty good, right?"

"...Anyway, Yao Yingran from Yaowang Valley is idle, so he might as well do something for his master."

Yan Wulu said and suddenly smiled.

This is the first time he calls himself Yao Yingran's master.

Amaro on the side was still a little puzzled when he heard this.

As for Zhang Chunhua, as someone who experienced the Yaowang Valley incident with Yan Wulu, he naturally knew about the existence of the black-armored demon puppet.

Moreover, with her intelligence and understanding of Yan Wulu's character, she immediately understood what Yan Wulu meant.

"Your Majesty, do you want to... gather the 'Five-armored Demon Puppet'?" Zhang Chunhua asked.

Yan Wulu nodded slightly and then explained——

"I heard that there are five 'five-armored demon puppets', namely - black armor, green armor, red armor, yellow armor, and white armor, respectively corresponding to the five elements. Among them, each monster puppet, depending on its quality, is Comparable to powerful warriors from the fifth to seventh levels.”

"...Furthermore, these demon puppets have a spiritual connection with each other, which allows them to create a variety of battle formations. Each time one is added, the combat power increases multiple times. The "Five Elements Battle Formation" formed by the combined force of the five demon puppets is even more powerful. Competing with ninth-level warriors."

Hearing this, Zhang Chunhua also agreed with Yan Wulu's remarks, "I'm just worried that the core evil spirit that makes the demon puppets is a bit difficult to find."

"It's not difficult."

Yan Wulu simply responded: "...My little aunt is the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Department and is in charge of the entire Daqian demon eradication affairs. When the time comes, please ask her to find some demons, which will be better than the Zhenbei Palace. Much easier."

Yan Wulu said, and the two people around him also thought it made sense.

Among them, Amaro felt that this method of killing the enemy and then recreating it as a demon puppet——

"...It's like the Buddha reshaping it, it's really a great thing and a beautiful thing."

"……Amitabha."

Faced with Amaro's praise, Yan Wulu's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that this monk's... interpretation of Buddhism was quite strange.

……

……

Jinyisi undergoes a huge change overnight.

As a result, the original delicate balance within Daqian Jinling was instantly broken.

Many forces hope to re-enter the lucrative Jinyi Division.

At the same time, Prince Zhenbei had also been in Jinling for many days.

Regarding the engagement between Prince Zhenbei and Princess Taiping, the courtiers gradually brought it to the forefront of daily political discussions.

It is said that in today's morning court, the matter of when the engagement between the prince and the princess will be held, which has been accumulated for many days, suddenly broke out, even overshadowing the Jinyisi incident...

The court officials headed by the Ninth Prince and Yu Wang Zhao Lingrui advocated cutting the knot quickly and suggested early engagement and marriage in order to maintain and consolidate the close relationship between Daqian and Beidi.

The court officials headed by the Fourteenth Prince and King of Jin Zhao Lingcheng advocated that the ancestral system should not be changed within two years.

The old emperor Zhao Purui was sitting on the dragon chair, quietly watching the verbal battle between the two factions of courtiers in the hall.

A pair of weathered and penetrating eyes were full of helplessness and disdain.

In fact, when he issued the decree to capture Zhang Jian last night, he already knew that his nephew Yan Wulu was eventually involved in the fight between these princes...

"Prime Minister, what do you think?" the old emperor suddenly spoke.

His voice was not loud, but it instantly silenced the chattering courtiers in the entire hall.

Prime Minister Qin Shuzheng stepped out of the queue slightly, holding a white tablet in his hand, bowed and cupped his hands and replied -

"Your Majesty, I believe that getting married as soon as possible will be conducive to the peace of the North and the stability of Daqian."

The old emperor didn't reply.

The courtiers who knew the emperor well could guess the emperor's thoughts at this moment - His Majesty did not want the Crown Prince of Zhenbei and Princess Taiping to get engaged and married too early.

However, the emperor did not want to say it himself.

After being silent for a while, the old emperor turned to look at another person with a prestigious position in the court, and said in a deep voice——

"What does the prince think?"

"Father."

Prince Zhao Lingfeng came out of the queue, raised his hands and replied respectfully: "...I think, instead of letting us quarrel like this to death, why not see what the Eighteenth Sister means?"

"...After all, this is a lifelong event for the eighteenth sister. Presumably, she should also decide some matters."

"Okay, let Lingrui decide!"

A gleam flashed in the eyes of the old emperor Zhao Purui, and he was very satisfied with the answer.

Didn't Yan Wulu just give Lingrui a good beating at Lanyue Tower?With Lingrui's overbearing, delicate and savage temperament, how could she just give up?
Zhao Purui straightened up slightly and said——

"In this case, I decided by the way that because of Zhang Jian's incident, the position of commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division is now vacant."

"...Then, let's let Lingrui temporarily act as the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division. Anyway, she is good at dancing with guns and sticks all day long, and she should be able to do some work of apprehending criminals, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"...The morning court will end here today. If there is no objection, please retreat."

The old emperor Zhao Purui said simply and directly.

The ministers who can stand in the court are all human beings, and they naturally know that the emperor has made a decision on this matter.

The old emperor seemed to be open-minded and open-minded, but in fact, he was most obsessed with power and arbitrary.

All the courtiers knew this well, so they knelt down and saluted without saying anything more.

Under the shrill voice of the chief attendant, Wang Gonggong, he gradually withdrew from the palace of Qianqing.

……

A bright yellow imperial edict.

Carried by the servants in the palace, it was quickly passed to the palace of Taiping Princess Zhao Lingrui.

In Daqian, among the many adult princes, only the prince will live in the imperial palace, that is, the East Palace.Adult princes with titles such as princes will leave the palace and establish a royal palace.

As for princesses, underage princesses, like underage princes, mostly live with their mothers and concubines.

Adult princesses are almost always married into the son-in-law's mansion, and live a life like a "female ancestor", enshrined by the whole family.

Only Princess Taiping Zhao Lingrui is an exception...

The Daqian girl was 15 years old and had grown up, while Princess Zhao Lingrui of Taiping was deeply doted on by the old emperor and was granted many privileges.Among them, there is the power of being able to live alone in the palace like a prince.

At this moment.

In the palace of Princess Taiping, among the splendor and splendor, there are tulle curtains, highlighting a bit of feminine tenderness.

The decorations on both sides of the palace are filled with various strange and terrifying weapons such as swords, guns, swords, axes, halberds, whips, hooks and locks.

"Follow the heavens, the emperor ordered..."

The attendant's high-pitched voice sounded.

Taiping Princess Zhao Lingrui, led a group of palace maids, respectfully received the imperial edict from her father Zhao Purui.

The decree was read out.

The maidservant beside Princess Taiping Zhao Lingrui went to receive the reward with the father-in-law who passed the order.

Zhao Lingrui himself, slightly absent-minded and with an unpredictable expression, sat back behind the main case in the hall.

Zhao Lingrui always had a hot temper, and the maids around him did not dare to come forward or ask any questions.

He just waited quietly for Zhao Lingrui who was in a daze.

……

Outside the palace.

Qin Jing is currently going to the palace at the invitation of Princess Taiping Zhao Lingrui.

Passing through the main hall of the palace, several courtiers passed by.

Qin Jing vaguely heard their conversation——

"Your Majesty gave the princess such an important position, I'm afraid, in order to make women strong and men weak, yin strong and yang weak, so that the east wind overwhelms the west wind."

A minister spoke plausibly, but his words were somewhat obscure.

"Her Royal Highness is your Royal Highness after all. She is your Majesty's heart and soul. There is nothing wrong with thinking of the princess."

"The princess is already loved by all, and now she holds the important position of commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division. The Prince of Zhenbei is helpless in Jinling, and I am afraid that he will become... afraid of his wife like a tiger."

Several other ministers responded respectively.

Qin Jing hid behind the red pillar and watched them pass by quietly...

As the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister, Qin Jing also has some channels of her own for collecting information.

Although the matter of Princess Taiping and Prince Zhenbei at Lanyue Tower had been deliberately concealed for a long time, it could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Qin Jing is not particularly clear about what is going on in the court today.

But thinking about the great changes in the Jinyi Department last night and the conversation between the courtiers just now, Qin Jing's intelligence was able to roughly guess what decree the old emperor had promulgated.

"...No wonder the princess suddenly summoned me to the palace."

Qin Jing said, her beautiful and narrow eyes slightly raised, looking elusive.

……

I walked through the corridors of the palace several times.

Qin Jing came to Zhao Lingrui's palace.

Zhao Lingrui was still holding the bright yellow imperial edict and resting one hand on the main case in a daze.Even though Qin Jing had come to her side, she didn't notice it at all.

"Your Highness Princess...are you in a daze?"

"Ah? Sister Qin Jing, you are here!"

Zhao Lingrui came back to her senses. She immediately stood up and pulled Qin Jing to sit next to her. "...Father, did your father hand over the Jinyi Division into my hands?"

"It's a good thing."

Qin Jing replied calmly, "...Princess, in addition to her noble status now, she also holds the power of the Jinyi Department. When the time comes, even the Prince of Zhenbei will be overpowered by you, Princess." "

"Yan Wulu?"

As Zhao Lingrui spoke, he also thought of the tall figure dressed in Beidi brocade that appeared later that day in Lanyue Tower.

Every move the other party made at that time was as clear as if it were engraved in my mind.

"...It's hard to imagine that with his style of acting, he will be overwhelmed by me?"

"It feels like he is..." Zhao Lingrui said, but hesitated.

Qin Jing looked at the princess beside her who treated her as if she were her biological sister, and thought that the delicate and pretty girl who was once fearless of heaven and earth would actually have concerns at this moment.

Qin Jing chuckled for a moment, but remained extremely calm and asked——

"Your Highness, have you met Prince Zhenbei?"

"Not only have we met, but they have already started fighting." Zhao Lingrui curled his lips.

Qin Jing pretended to be curious on her face...

In desperation, Zhao Lingrui embellished the story about Lan Yuelou to cover up her ugly appearance and relayed it to Qin Jing.

After a moment.

Qin Jing pinched her fair chin and thought -

"If this is the case, the Prince of Zhenbei has committed a crime of disrespect. The princess can... report it to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to make the decision."

"My father has to take care of the overall situation. With the Zhenbei King Yan Dong and the Zhenbei army here, my father will not really take action against Yan Wulu." Zhao Lingrui replied absently.

Qin Jing was stunned.

Of course she knew this, and in fact, even if Zhao Lingrui hadn't said anything, the old emperor would have known everything about Lan Yue Tower.

Therefore, Qin Jing is just mentioning it casually now.

But she did not expect that this unruly and willful princess would miss this opportunity for revenge.

"Then, do you want to inform His Highness the Crown Prince, or Prince Yu and Prince Jin?"

"The three royal brothers all love me the most."

"...Especially Nine Emperor Brother Zhao Lingrui, he is the best to me. If he knew that I was being bullied, he would never let him go." Zhao Lingrui said vowedly.

"only……"

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(End of this chapter)