Chapter 257 Sir, you are really good at finishing off the enemy!

Chapter 257 Sir, you are really good at finishing off the enemy!

Chu Li looked at the person who came and found it was Prime Minister Jiang.

Emperor Qingyuan looked at Prime Minister Jiang unhappily.

"Prime Minister Jiang is here to plead for the eldest prince?"

Prime Minister Jiang lifted his robe and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of failing to persuade the Crown Prince. I want to expose Ji Xueying for instigating the Crown Prince to frame the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was bewitched. I have advised him, but he would rather believe Ji Xueying than me. That is why I refused to see the Crown Prince a few days ago."

After all, Prime Minister Jiang is the eldest prince's husband, and he cannot escape blame for what happened to the eldest prince, so he took the responsibility on Ji Xueying and him.

The eldest prince grabbed hold of a driftwood like a drowning man.

Without waiting for Ji Xueying's reaction, he followed Prime Minister Jiang's words and said, "Father, I was wrong. I made a big mistake because I didn't listen to your advice. I shouldn't have believed Ji Xueying's slander. I know I was wrong!"

Ji Xueying knelt on the ground without saying a word. The palace was guarded by masters from the imperial palace, as well as Chu Li, Pei Ye, and the imperial guards. He had no way of escaping.

Prime Minister Jiang testified, but no one believed him even if he defended himself.

Ji Xueying suddenly laughed, his laughter was bleak, "Your Majesty, I am also a martial arts champion. You let me serve as a guard in front of the emperor, and I have not been promoted for more than three years. It is true that I have resentment in my heart, but I am just a guard in front of the emperor. What virtue and ability do I have to instigate the eldest prince? Besides, why would I instigate the eldest prince?"

The eldest prince pointed at Ji Xueying's nose and cursed, "Shameless bastard! It's you. You said you wanted me to deal with the crown prince, saying that I am better than the crown prince in everything. Why don't you fight hard!"

Ji Xueying wanted to kill the eldest prince. He did say those words, but they were just flattering words to follow the eldest prince's words.

Chu Li watched the two people fighting each other with great interest.

Emperor Qingyuan's expression looked a little grim, but he felt more at ease when he heard that the eldest prince was only targeting Chu Li and not plotting a rebellion or usurping the throne.

Although the eldest prince spread rumors against the crown prince, it was not a serious crime. In addition, with Prime Minister Jiang's plea, he was prepared to make a big deal out of a small matter.

Chu Li thought secretly, it seems that his father is not going to severely punish the eldest prince.

At most he would be imprisoned in the clan house for a year or two.

After being released, it becomes a hidden danger again.

Since she and the eldest prince have already fallen out, she must beat him to death.

She was just thinking about the loopholes in the three people's words when Eunuch Li came to report, "Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor is here."

"Let him in." As soon as Emperor Qingyuan finished speaking, Ye Hanting stepped over the threshold and came in.

"Lord Ye, are you here for the Crown Prince's matter?"

Ye Hanting nodded, "Your Majesty, I received a secret report and found this in the eldest prince's mansion. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Li presented the account book. After Emperor Qingyuan saw the contents of the account book, he slapped the table.

"You are selling salt illegally and training soldiers privately. You are rebelling against me!"

The eldest prince stood there in a daze.

Even Prime Minister Jiang didn't know about what he did, so how did his account book get discovered?

He sold salt illegally just to raise some private soldiers so that he could have a better chance of winning the battle for the throne in the future.

I don't mean to target my father!

There were his handwriting on the accounts, so it was difficult for him to argue, so he simply admitted it.

"Father, I am only doing this to protect myself. I have no other plans!"

When Prime Minister Jiang heard this, he closed his eyes. It was over.

The eldest prince can no longer be saved, and there is no need to save him any longer.

Chu Li raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, sir, you are very good. You are really an expert in finishing off the enemy!"

Before she could swing her hammer, Ye Hanting's knife stabbed directly into the eldest prince's heart.

Ye Hanting stood there calmly, but he was thinking about what happened four years ago.

When the eldest prince was looking for someone to cooperate in reselling illegal salt, it was his subordinates who helped him.

His subordinates resold private salt in the name of the eldest prince and shared the profits with the eldest prince. The money from reselling private salt was used to support the brave army.

Moreover, the private salt he sold was of the same quality as official salt and cheaper than official salt, so it was not considered as harming the people.

After the eldest prince made money, he started to raise private soldiers.

Therefore, he had long anticipated that the eldest prince would end up like this.

Now is the best opportunity for him to get out of this situation safely, and of course he must make sure that the eldest prince will never be able to make a comeback.

"You bastard, do you want to rebel?" Emperor Qingyuan was really angry this time.

He always thought that the eldest prince was honest, but he didn't expect that he was so secretive and so bold!

The eldest prince, who was a big bastard, had no idea that most of the money he earned from reselling contraband salt went to Ye Hanting.

He didn't run his own business, so he didn't know anything.

He only saw the money coming into his account every month and enjoyed the happiness of getting something for nothing.

When the incident really happened, he realized that the crime of reselling contraband salt could actually be linked to private military training.

If it extends further, it will mean rebellion!

The eldest prince became more and more frightened the more he thought about it.

"Father, I am only involved in the illegal salt trade. I am not the biggest beneficiary! If you have any idea of ​​rebellion, I will die miserably! I am just afraid that the crown prince will kill his brothers and sisters after he ascends the throne, so I am only trying to protect myself..."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

The corners of Chu Li's lips twitched. The eldest prince's IQ was indeed worrying. If he hadn't been protected by Prime Minister Jiang on a daily basis, something would have happened to him long ago.

He felt that he spoke his true feelings honestly, but it implied that his father had killed his brothers and climbed to the throne.

Awesome!

The eldest prince insisted on poking his father's lungs, and now his father is really embarrassed.

The eldest prince was crying so hard that his tears and snot were streaming down his face. He didn't notice at all that Emperor Qingyuan's face had become extremely ugly.

Emperor Qingyuan narrowed his eyes, and Prime Minister Jiang was in despair. He knew that the eldest prince was in trouble.

Emperor Qingyuan's voice was heavy and oppressive. "The eldest prince sold private salt and trained troops privately. He is demoted to a commoner and is not allowed to return to the capital for the rest of his life!"

"Ji Xueying and all those who are related to the eldest prince will be executed! Master Ye, go investigate the illegal salt trafficking and give me an explanation."

Ye Hanting nodded: "I obey your order."

Emperor Qingyuan thought to himself: After all, the eldest prince is his biological son, he can let him go.

But his imperial wrath could not be appeased unless the others died.

When the eldest prince learned that he had suddenly become a commoner from a prince, he could not accept it and fainted immediately.

Ji Xueying hated his own choice. The eldest prince turned out to be such a person.

It seems that without Prime Minister Jiang's help, he is nothing.

Originally he trained private soldiers just for self-protection, but now it has been classified as treason.

He was on the wrong side. Ji Xueying closed his eyes and felt the breath of death.

Ye Hanting had a calm expression. If this incident happened to any other prince, the outcome would not have been like this.

The eldest prince lost the opportunity to turn things around because he couldn't speak at the critical moment.

Pei Ye was originally prepared to bring the eldest prince's concubine to testify and prove what he had done.

It doesn't seem to be necessary now.

He glanced sideways at Chu Li. Chu Li was so lucky. It turned a disaster into a blessing as he got rid of the stumbling block that was the eldest prince.

He looked at Chu Li's pink and fair profile, and vaguely felt that she was the woman he saw by the hot spring that day.