The next day, King Cheng executed him.
"Your Majesty has decreed that King Cheng will be beheaded for his rebellion."
King Cheng was in a daze and beheaded...
He originally thought that he would be imprisoned, and Emperor An would demote him to a commoner. Even if he really died after taking ten thousand steps back, he would mostly be poisoned, drunk, and white, and his death would be silent.
But he didn't expect that Emperor An would sentence him to beheading.
Even Xie Tianzhao, who was a "conspirator" back then, died in a fire. How did he end up being executed in front of everyone?
When he was dragged from the prison to the door, King Cheng subconsciously looked at the prison. The mass of flesh and blood that had "accompanied" him for countless days and nights had long since dried up and lay wilted in the corner, still covered with A layer of clothing, and the original appearance has long been unclear.
"This official." Prince Cheng didn't speak for a long time, and his words were like gravel, a bit harsh: "Can you do a good job and bury him well..."
"Why are you burying me? No one wants you. Even the Prince of Hell won't accept you. It's better to wait until the Prince executes the execution and then mix it with your bones and send them to the mass graves, so that you and your son can become lonely ghosts together." We take care of each other."
The sound coming from not far away made King Cheng turn his head sharply.
When he saw the person standing there clearly, King Cheng's pupils shrank: "Xiao Yan!"
Xiao Yan, who was wearing a crimson official robe, raised his lips when he heard this: "The governor said, with the king's mind, how could he suddenly go crazy."
This is not very sober.
King Cheng was confused when he heard this. Even though he knew he was going to die, he was still afraid of the person in front of him. He subconsciously wanted to pretend to be as confused as before, but before he could make a move, he saw someone beside him entering the prison, and he pulled away at will. The layer of stuff covering the corner of the wall kicked the mass of flesh and blood into the dirty grass.
King Cheng's eyes were about to burst: "Don't touch him!"
The mass of flesh and blood spread apart and fell apart before his eyes.
King Cheng felt his vision go dark. He turned to glare at Xiao Yan with a ferocious expression on his face: "Xiao Yan, that's just a child. He's already dead. After death, the light goes out. Why are you still unwilling to let him go..."
Seeing that he seemed to be trying to hurt someone, the jailer rushed forward to suppress him.
Xiao Yan just waved his hand and everyone retreated. When only he and King Cheng were left around, Xiao Yan looked down at King Cheng who was lying on the ground like a maggot, squirming desperately but unable to struggle.
"What the prince said is that he is just a child who was killed by his biological father and has never even been seen by the outside world."
King Cheng froze suddenly, his face pale.
"If you want to not let him go, isn't it the prince?"
King Cheng shrank back. Xiao Yan chuckled lightly when he saw this. After stepping into the prison, he knelt down and stopped in front of King Cheng.
"My lord, do you know that because you made peace with the daughter of the Lu family, the fourth prince led people to break into the Lu family in order to escape for his mother? They forcibly searched the residence of the female family members of the Lu family, exposed Mrs. Lu who was having trouble with you in public, and forced her to commit suicide in Lu In front of everyone in the family, he took her body and announced it to the capital."
"His Majesty admired his righteous act of exterminating relatives very much, and he also wanted to put him to good use. Unfortunately, the fourth prince was not very lucky. He was about to have a bright future, but he was suddenly killed. Not only did he fall from his horse and his face was ruined, Even the legs are useless..."
King Cheng suddenly raised his head: "What did you say?!"
The fourth prince is dead...
How could he be useless? !
Xiao Yan looked at the sudden ferocity in his eyes as if it was not enough, and continued in a low voice: "The governor said that the fourth prince is useless and his legs are disabled. At most, he will be a lame in the future, and he can still act like a prince if he has no chance to take the throne. , to be a rich prince."
"It's a pity that the Fourth Prince was drugged and turned into a human being. I don't know whose crime he offended. My lord, tell me, how could this good nobleman from Tianhuang become like this governor?"
"The ugly, crippled, and extinct prince... is really pitiful."
King Cheng's body swayed, and the arms that were barely supporting his body softened, and he fell to the ground with a "thud". The blood on his face disappeared, and he was shaking all over and breathing rapidly.
Xiao Yan leaned close to his ear, and his words were filled with coldness: "The prince killed your child with his own hands, and now he has to exterminate the heir. Do you think this is retribution?"
King Cheng suddenly raised his head: "You..."
How could he know?
How could he know? !
Facing the half-smiling eyes of the man in front of him, King Cheng suddenly thought of all the events during this period, from the time he was trapped in the mansion due to the involvement of the Song family, to Rongyue's sudden return to the mansion that night, and the appearance in the mansion The owl guards inside, as well as Marquis Wenxin and the second prince who suddenly led troops into the palace.
He always thought that Xiao Yan didn't know about him and Empress Lu, and always thought that that was his biggest secret. Even if he died, even if he had no future, his blood was still the most noble person, and he could still win the throne. To clear his name, but if the person in front of me knew everything from beginning to end.
What about the calculations he racked his brains under torture, and the efforts he made to mislead the Fourth Prince when they came that day?
It was he who personally pushed the fourth prince to break with the Lu family, forcing them to turn against each other, and bringing him to where he is today...
"You lied to me, you have been using me..." Prince Cheng raised his head, his eyes were red, and seemed to have come to his senses: "You have known about her and me for a long time, you have been using me..."
"Why!"
King Cheng screamed hoarse, why did he pretend not to know even though he knew it? Why did he still torture him even though he already knew it.
He widened his eyes and tried to grab the hem of Xiao Yan's clothes, but before the knobby-like arm came close, Xiao Yan easily stepped back and got out of the way.
Xiao Yan looked at Prince Cheng who fell to the ground: "I am just curious, what kind of fool can be exploited again and again without knowing it. For a woman who only cares about imperial power, she kills her own flesh and blood with her own hands to replace him." Other people’s sons pave the way.”
Seeing King Cheng looking at him fiercely, he did not hesitate.
"Twenty years ago, there was a flood in the Southland. Your Majesty was ordered to go south with Prince Ru to provide relief. The official ship carrying relief money and grain was scuttled, and nearly one million relief money disappeared. As a result, the South was rioted, and Prince Ru was impeached by the court officials. .”
"His Majesty, who was the fifth prince at the time, had made outstanding contributions in relieving disasters and quelling chaos. He appeared in front of others without a name. It was precisely because of his meritorious service in relieving disasters that the fifth prince was qualified to request a marriage from the late emperor and propose to marry the Lu family's daughter. So far, I have the support of the Lu family..."
Seeing the ferocious look on King Cheng's face, Xiao Yan said: "Do you think it was His Majesty who ruined your marriage and prevented you from being lovers? You think that if it hadn't been for the late emperor's foolish marriage, you and Empress Lu would have been in love with each other for a long time. You won Lu." The powerful family will not do what happened later?"
King Cheng gritted his teeth and said nothing, but the look in his eyes clearly meant that.
Xiao Yan laughed when he saw this: "Xie Tianyu, you are really stupid."
"Back then, when the imperial court was providing disaster relief, even Prince Ru was defeated by someone else. Do you think that if someone hadn't secretly helped, how could His Majesty, who had no power at that time, be able to quickly put an end to the chaos and take the lead in the disaster relief effort?"
