Emperor Wu is very angry now, and his eyes are full of dissatisfaction when he looks at the eldest prince.

He really didn't expect that his bastard son would ruin his plan.

From the very beginning, Emperor Wu had his own plans.

He originally wanted to let Jun Lintian relax his vigilance in Xuanwu City, and then find an opportunity to kidnap Jun Lintian.

Or wait until Jun Lintian leaves before taking action.

Only in this way can the Jun family, or the Great Zhou Dynasty, dispel their suspicions towards the Xuanwu Empire.

But the eldest prince was too anxious and wanted to take action against Jun Lintianxia at this time.

And once he did something, he had to make such a big deal out of it.

The death of Zhou Lie is actually nothing, but the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was a man of real merit.

This time, Marquis Zhongyong was killed by Jun Lintian. It wouldn’t take long for the news to spread throughout Xuanwu City, and then throughout the Xuanwu Empire.

By that time, perhaps many so-called loyal and righteous people would come to Xuanwu City to assassinate Jun Lintian.

Doing so will undoubtedly make Jun Lintian and the people around him extremely vigilant.

The more Emperor Wu thought about it, the angrier he became. Not only did he fail to make Jun Lintian relax his vigilance, but he also made him pay attention to the dangers around him at all times.

How can Emperor Wu take action in this case?

"Father, what do you mean? I don't understand."

After hearing what Emperor Wu said, the eldest prince's face changed, but he also knew that he could not admit it easily.

At this moment, he also pretended to be clueless and confused.

Emperor Wu sneered, "You just said that Jun Lintian killed the Loyal and Brave Marquis, but why did the Loyal and Brave Marquis fight with Jun Lintian? Wasn't it you who ordered it?!"

A little cold sweat appeared on the eldest prince's forehead.

"Father...I did not instruct the Loyal and Brave Marquis at all. Although I really want to teach Jun Lintian a lesson, I will not use the loyal and brave men of our Xuanwu Empire to lead the charge."

Xuan Fei knew very well in his heart that if he admitted that he was the one who ordered the death of Marquis Zhongyong, then the death of Marquis Zhongyong would be blamed on him.

Moreover, his father had made it clear today that he wanted to settle accounts with him, and he absolutely could not admit that he had anything to do with this matter.

But Emperor Wu looked at him with cold eyes.

"My secret agent clearly saw you go to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion this morning!"

"You still want to quibble now?"

The eldest prince felt that the words in his throat were instantly choked.

How could he have imagined that his every move was under the surveillance of his father.

At this moment, he was speechless and could only look around for help.

However, none of the civil servants or military generals were willing to help him.

Even Prime Minister Li Yongning couldn't help but shook his head secretly at this moment.

When he found out that the death of Marquis Zhongyong was related to the eldest prince.

He knew that the relationship between the eldest prince and these generals had completely deteriorated and there was no possibility of saving him.

In other words, the eldest prince has now lost half of his chance to compete for the position of crown prince.

You know, if you want to sit firmly on the throne, you must get the support of civil officials and military generals.

But now, as a member of the military generals and nobles, Marquis Zhongyong was instigated by the eldest prince to take revenge on Jun Lintian, and now he was beaten to death by Jun Lintian.

These generals now couldn't help but wonder if the eldest prince was taking this opportunity to deliberately eliminate those who were unfavorable to him?
"Mother..." The eldest prince knew that these civil officials and military generals had no intention of helping him. He could only look to his mother Feng Zhuyue for help.

Feng Zhuyue only has this one son, so how could he allow his son to suffer such injustice in the Council Hall?

Besides, Emperor Wu has so many sons. If the eldest prince Xuan Fei loses face in this council hall, the other princes will most likely become restless.

This is extremely disadvantageous for Feng Zhuyue and Xuan Fei.

Feng Zhuyue also moved slightly closer to Emperor Wu at this moment.

She considered her words in her mind and begged, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince just wants to avenge his good friend who grew up with him."

"What's more, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was a pillar of the country, and now he has indeed died at the hands of the young master of the Jun family."

"Any person with aspirations would not let the loyal and brave Marquis die in vain."

"The eldest prince just did what all ambitious people would do... Your Majesty, why are you so angry?"

Before Emperor Wu could open his mouth, Xuan Fei in the audience cast a grateful look towards his mother.

Sure enough, at times like this, family ties are the only thing you can rely on.

Officials like Li Yongning are nothing but fence-sitters.

However, Emperor Wu did not give Feng Zhuyue any face.

He looked at Feng Zhuyue with cold eyes and said coldly: "The Queen should not interfere in the affairs of state."

At this time, Emperor Wu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at Jun Lintian again.

His smile suddenly became warmer.

"Young Master Jun, I have already investigated the matter this time. It is all the eldest prince's fault. It has nothing to do with you."

"I'm really sorry for causing you trouble. If the young master of the Jun family has nothing else to do, then this matter will be put aside for now?"

After hearing this, Xuan Fei in the audience couldn't help but feel relieved.

It seems that the emperor still cares about him.

Although his father didn't give him a good look just now, it can be seen from his words that his father is obviously helping him.

However, Jun Lintian sneered and said, "Your Majesty, I originally intended to have a good negotiation with you."

"But now something like this has happened, and it's very difficult for me to deal with it."

The corner of his mouth curled up into a wicked smile, and he continued, "Originally, this young master was staying well in Xuanwu City. First, Zhou Lie, and then the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery came to cause trouble for this young master."

"Tell me, I can give you some face this time, but this eldest prince wants to drive me out of Xuanwu City..."

"If I can't teach the eldest prince a lesson, I'm afraid he will continue to target me in the future."

When he said this, Jun Lintian looked towards the eldest prince.

"Jun Lintian, don't be shameless!"

Xuan Fei became angry instantly. He stood up from the ground suddenly and looked at Jun Lintian with cold eyes.

"Stop whining here! The Marquis of Zhongyong has already died in your hands. Your father has not pursued the matter, so you have done your duty well."

"Now you still want to teach this prince a lesson?!"

"How dare you be so shameless!"

Jun Lintian was not annoyed at all at this moment. On the contrary, the evil smile on his face became even more intense.

"Difficult? Then don't do it." (End of this chapter)