Looking at the expression on the Second Prince's face, Su Yuanwu knew that what he had just said had no effect on him at all.

In fact, the second prince was once a small character in the court with no sense of existence at all. Now that he has power, how could he let it go easily?

This is simply human nature.

Even though Su Yuanwu had worked in the court for so many years and endured all his life, although he had a high position, the power in his hands was not that great.

But when he truly tasted the power in the hands of the Minister of Personnel in recent times, he was reluctant to let it go.

It’s a pity that even if he didn’t want to let go now, he had to let go.

"Uncle? The bailiffs are here."

The second prince looked at the two yamen runners beside him.

Su Yuanwu didn't say anything else. He knew at once that he couldn't persuade the second wife.

He said nothing, turned around and followed the two yamen runners away.

Anyway, he has said everything he should say, and his words have been delivered. As for whether the Second Prince listens or not, that is his own business.

He knew that he would not be able to help the Second Prince for too long.

Great power... always comes with sacrifice.

When he reached the city gate, Su Yuanwu looked back at the entire capital.

He longed for the capital and power.

It's gone after all.

The second prince watched Su Yuanwu walk further and further away, but there was no sadness on his face at this moment.

On the contrary, his face was full of fighting spirit.

Now he also realized how dangerous the struggle in the court was. Even his uncle was exiled.

If he wants to gain a firm foothold in the court, he must gain more power!

The second prince went back quickly and continued to win over those officials from poor families. At the same time, he also tried to establish connections with those poor students from Tianling Academy.

These are the only people he can rely on.

Of course, if he could secretly bring Su Yuanwu back from exile later, and let Su Yuanwu make plans for him...

Then the second prince will definitely be able to reach a higher level.

Now he is thinking about how to bring Su Yuanwu back from exile.

However, the next day.

The second prince was about to go to Tianling Academy to meet the newly elected chief disciple, but on his way out, he was stopped by servants.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's not good!"

The servant directly blocked the second prince's way.

The second prince looked a little unhappy, and asked in a deep voice: "What are you panicking about?"

The servant looked at the second prince, and at this moment hesitantly dared not speak.

"If you have something to say, please say it quickly. This prince still has to go to Tianling Academy!" The second prince said and turned to leave.

But at this moment, the servant said something shocking: "Your Highness, Master Su, Master Su is dead."

The second prince was stunned when he heard this.

Then he frowned and asked, "Which Lord Su?"

"Your uncle... Lord Su Yuanwu."

After the servant finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head again.

He didn't want the Second Prince to vent his anger on him again.

"Su...Uncle is dead?" The second prince was stunned and even a little bit unbelieving.

He stared at the servant who delivered the message, grabbed him and asked angrily, "What did you say? Say it again!"

"My uncle was fine when he first set out, how could he be dead?"

The servant knelt on the ground quickly, his body trembling a little: "Your Highness, I dare not speak nonsense."

"Lord Su was indeed fine when he first set out, but not long after he left the capital, he was intercepted by a group of bandits."

"Lord Su himself has no cultivation, and the two yamen runners escorting him are not very strong either... The robbers originally wanted to rob money, but how could the two yamen runners be willing to hand over the silver on them..."

"So, a conflict arose, and Lord Su was unfortunately killed. However, one of the yamen runners managed to escape death, and was able to pass the news back."

After hearing what the servant said, the second prince's face turned pale. He clenched his hands into fists, but they fell down weakly after a moment.

Uncle...is dead.

Moreover, he was brutally murdered by bandits, and now even the murderer cannot be found. What should he do?
The second prince's eyes suddenly became moist. No matter what, Su Yuanwu was his uncle.

He still remembers that when he was young, his uncle basically taught him how to read and write.

Not to mention that Su Yuanwu had indeed taught him a lot of things that he needed to pay attention to in officialdom in recent times.

Su Yuanwu was his guide.

The second prince felt so weak that he leaned against the wall beside him and burst into tears.

After all, Su Yuanwu's death had a lot to do with him.

If he had not asked those officials from poor families to impeach Su Yuanwu, Su Yuanwu would not have been exiled at all.

Even he should have thought of it earlier.

Su Yuanwu offended so many people in the court, and this time both Donghuang Wenshan and Luo Wenshan were impeaching him.

So they would definitely not let him live so easily, and they would definitely arrange assassins on the way to exile.

This was something that didn't even need to be considered.

But the second prince had never thought of this before.

He originally thought that his uncle could reach the place of exile safely, but now Su Yuanwu died just after leaving the capital.

The second prince... miscalculated.

The escape route he had prepared for Su Yuanwu was of no use at all.

In addition, although he now has a lot of people in the court, he actually does not have a suitable proposal.

So after losing Su Yuanwu, he felt like he had lost his backbone and had no idea what to do.

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Royal study room.

After hearing the news, Emperor Zhou was also shocked and filled with anger.

You should know that the reason why he sentenced Su Yuanwu to exile three thousand miles instead of beheading him in public was to save Su Yuanwu's life.

He even specially asked someone to examine the two dentists and asked them to take good care of Su Yuanwu on the way. After all, he was his brother-in-law and the Queen's biological brother!
And Emperor Zhou didn't want others to think that he was intolerant.

Su Yuanwu did do some bad things, but in fact it was only because too many people were impeaching him.

So the Emperor of Zhou had to punish him.

He never thought about Su Yuanwu's death. After all, Su Yuanwu had been an official in the court for such a long time, and the relationship between the monarch and his subject still existed for so many years.

Now that Su Yuanwu is dead, how will the officials in the court view Emperor Zhou?

Do they still dare to work wholeheartedly for Emperor Zhou?
"Immediately ask the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Guards to investigate this matter! Find out who the gang of criminals are. We cannot let Su Yuanwu die in obscurity!"

Emperor Zhou was furious and said to Eunuch Li: "These bandits are really tired of living, daring to touch the imperial court outside the capital!" (End of this chapter)