"How dare you! You dare to shout in front of us to disturb our emperor? Men! Drag this woman away and beat her up thirty times!" The distinguished Duke of Xiao, Xiao Zhenhai, felt embarrassed after being scolded in front of this reckless girl.
"Humph!" Who do you think you are? "The emperor didn't even say he was going to beat me up. You're making a fuss in front of the emperor, are you putting the emperor in your eyes?" Pan Ruocheng glared at Xiao Zhenhai with disdain.
She had grown up in Qing Nan, and her father, An Qing Wang, was the overlord of that area. She had grown up in Qing Nan, and her father, An Qing Wang, was the overlord of that area.
"You …" Xiao Zhenhai didn't expect someone to be so rude to him in public. He was so angry that his beard was blown.
"Who are you? How dare you disregard the senior officials of the imperial court?" Zhou Chengdi asked.
Only then did Pan Ruochu kneel down and say, "Your servant's daughter is An Qing's daughter, Pan Ruochi. If I were to pay my respects to the emperor at the beginning, I would live for tens of thousands of years."
Pan Ruochu?
Was this the daughter of Prince An Qing?
Everyone looked at her and wondered why her daughter was here. She came in with Ninth Prince. What is her purpose?
Feng Qianyue's eyes were icy cold as he stared fixedly at Pan Ruochu. The same doubts that flashed through his mind like the others, only, he was even sharper, and a bad premonition arose within his heart.
This Pan Ruochen was not part of his plan.
Feng Yunzheng also walked forward and knelt on one knee. He said, "Royal father, this son has returned. This son pays his respects to Royal father. Long live and long live Royal father!"
"You two sure are gutsy. Yun Zheng, you committed an unforgivable mistake. However, Pan Ruo Chu, your father secretly wrote a letter to collude with Qi Dan. Aren't you afraid that I will punish you for your death?"
After hearing that, a look of surprise appeared on Pan Ruo Chu's face. "My father colluded with Chidan? How was this possible? Absolutely impossible! I wonder where the news of the emperor came from. "
"As matters stand, you still want to quibble? This King has already ordered for you to capture King An Qing and escort him to the capital." Zhou Chengdi said.
"Your Majesty is aware that my father was wrongly accused. In fact, my daughter came here on my father's orders to present a batch of treasures to you, and to beg Your Majesty to revoke my father's title as the vassal force in order to show your loyalty to the Emperor. Why would he join Chidan to deal with the Imperial Court? Your Majesty, you must have been mistaken. "
Take the initiative to request the removal of the vassal?
As soon as Pan Ruochen said those words, not only Zhou Chengdi, but everyone else was stunned as well.
The system of being a vassal state was independent. The title of a vassal state meant power, it meant territory, it meant wealth —
How could Pancillin have offered to revoke the vassal's throne?
Feng Qianyue and Xiao Zhenhai looked at each other. King An Qing had requested for the vassal lords to be removed, how could they not know about this?
For a moment there were two very different ideas about penicillin.
One was cunning, the other was loyal, loyal to the emperor.
"Pan Ruochu, your father asked me to dismiss him?" Zhou Chengdi frowned and asked.
"Yes, your majesty. I have already brought the seal of my father's vassal state and returned it to your majesty." With that, Pan Ruo gestured to the guard behind her, who walked over with a cloth wrapped around his shoulders.
Pan Ruochu unwrapped the silk cloth, and everyone took a look. It was actually King An Qing's seal.
"May Your Majesty retract your seal and annul your position as the vassal lord of An Qing." Pan Ruochu raised the seal high up and shouted loudly.
Since the seal had already been handed in, there was no way it could be fake.
"Why did King Anqing suddenly ask to be dismissed?" Zhou Chengdi asked.
Back to the emperor, because my father had been aware of the ambitions of King Anping and King Anguang, he was worried that one day, those two vassal lords would do something against the imperial court and the emperor and involve him in it. In order to avoid being misunderstood by the emperor in the future, my father made the decision to request the removal of the vassal lords. Pan Ruochu presented the imperial report.
"Quick, bring it over!" Zhou Cheng Di ordered impatiently.
In the memorial, Prince An Qing explained in detail why they had to be dismissed, and every word he said was filled with sincerity. In the end, he even said that he was proud to be the Emperor's subject, so he was willing to hand in the marshal seal that led an army of eighty thousand soldiers.
As Zhou Chengdi watched, a smile finally appeared on his face …
This was both a seal and a memorial, enough to express King An Qing's intentions.
Pan Ruochu continued, "Your majesty, actually, the reason my father finally made the decision to request the removal of the vassal lords was inseparable from His Highness."
"Oh?" Zhou Chengdi's gaze fell on Feng Yunzheng and he asked, "Where do we start?"
"When the Ninth Prince was in Qingnan, he had a secret conversation with my father for three days and three nights, persuading my father to give up the position of vassal lord and express his sincerity to the Emperor. In the end, my father listened to the Ninth Prince's advice and ordered my daughter to bring a imperial report and seal to the capital to see the Emperor." Pan Ruochen explained in detail.
When Zhou Chengdi heard this, he was extremely happy. Just now, his anger towards Feng Yunzheng had completely vanished. He clapped his hands and said, "In that case, Yunzheng has accomplished a great merit that has solved the great problem in my heart!"
Feng Yunzheng's face revealed a humble expression, and he said, "Royal father, this is something this son, as a prince, should do. "But …" He paused and looked at some of the people around him. "This son has just heard from someone here that Prince An Qing is conspiring against us. How could there be such a rumor? If this matter were to spread to the ears of King An Qing, then this son's efforts would have been in vain. "
Feng Yunzheng's last sentence contained a tremendous amount of formless energy, causing everyone in the sect to shudder. Especially Fan Ming, who frequently raised his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This is related to my father's reputation. I hope that Your Majesty can give justice to my father, this loyal official!" Pan Ruo Chu asked as his eyes fell on Xiao Zhen Hai. "Your majesty, was he the one who said bad things about my father?"
Xiao Zhenhai's face tightened as he said hoarsely, "Little girl, don't push your luck!" There was a hint of warning in his words.
"Fan Ming, what are these letters between Prince An Qing and Qi Dan all about?"
Fan Yu prostrated on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this humble subject has been thinking about these letters. These letters were most likely written by Prince Anqing before he requested that the vassal lords be dismissed."
When Feng Yunzheng heard this, he looked at the sweating Fan Ming and said, "General Fan, you must take responsibility for what you have said."
Fan Ming's heart trembled. Sweat poured down his forehead as he looked at Xiao Zhenhai. "This humble subject, this humble subject …"