After Lu Yang, the great power, walked away, Xu Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, this kid would have been clamoring for the Ministry of Punishments to execute the Fourth Prince's entire clan, making the situation difficult to resolve.

But immediately, another problem presented itself: the evidence of the Fourth Prince's rebellion was undeniable, yet he couldn't directly judge the Fourth Prince. This matter was too big for him to handle.

"Master, you still have superiors above you," the Deputy Minister of Justice reminded his confused boss with good intentions.

Xu Xin had an epiphany.

Right, I am merely the Minister of Justice, a Third Grade official. Matters of rebellion should be handled by His Majesty.

...

After Jiang Qun ascended the throne, he displayed exceptional political ability, handling various state affairs no less adeptly than Emperor Xia; otherwise, Emperor Xia would not have entrusted the throne to him temporarily.

"Father always said how troublesome it was to deal with the affairs of the state, to maneuver among various factions to balance interests. It seems it's not that difficult after all."

Jiang Qun placed a completed memorial on top of the half-person-tall stack of memorials.

The only problem was he remembered there weren't so many memorials before.

"Daoist Buyu has successfully passed Tribulation, and a large number of people have entered seclusion because of it," Jiang Qun realized the reason and sighed inwardly.

It was just a larger number than usual, but it didn't exceed his capabilities.

"Let me see this memorial. Master Xu has temporarily left seclusion, huh? What has he encountered... My fourth brother plotted rebellion, Lu Yang reported him, and even requested to execute his entire clan?!"

Jiang Qun trembled slightly after he skimmed through it.

I take back what I said before. Father, do you deal with matters like these on a daily basis?

As he read the memorial carefully, he grew angrier with every line, finally snorting coldly and slamming the table.

"How dare you, my fourth brother, even think of killing me! You are truly audacious!"

He replied to the memorial, instructing the Ministry of Punishments to summon several Transcendance Tribulation Stage great powers from the court to capture all of fourth brother's allies in one fell swoop!

As for the matter of executing the nine clans, that too was easy to handle.

"Wouldn't pardoning myself suffice?"

...

The major purge against the Fourth Prince's faction began quickly. The people on the Fourth Prince's side didn't even fully understand what had happened before they were inexplicably arrested.

Wasn't it said that Lu Yang was seeking external forces to help the Fourth Prince eliminate the first three princes? How did it end up with his own side being arrested?

What happened?

The Fourth Prince's faction was not small, and during the arrests, they attempted to resist, sparking numerous battles.

However, with several Transcendence Tribulation Stage veteran ministers as the backbone, their resistance didn't make a splash.

The fall of the Fourth Prince shocked the various forces within the Imperial City. Originally, as Emperor Xia's life seemed to be at an end, all factions had their schemes, looking to profit from the situation. But now, the dynasty quelled them temporarily with an overwhelming force.

The Second Prince couldn't believe the intelligence he read. In just a few days, his fourth brother had been eliminated by Lu Yang.

"Could it be that he wants to warn everyone not to attempt to usurp the throne by winning him over?"

The Second Prince shivered, resolving never to be an enemy of that man!

The Fifth Prince, who had originally wanted to win over Lu Yang, calmed down, not daring to target Lu Yang any further, with all subsequent plans of alliance nullified.

...

Fairy Eternity, the mastermind behind the scenes, heard the news about the Fourth Prince's mansion being sealed and happily awaited the Ministry of Punishments to raid the Imperial Palace.

"To my knowledge, according to the legal system of Great Xia, the Emperor has the power to pardon. If you want to implicate the entire clan through the Fourth Prince's affair, I'm afraid it is impossible," Emperor Xia explained to Lu Yang, who had been muttering all the way about when the Ministry of Punishments would raid the house.

The muttering was making him twitch with irritation, so he had to step in to stop Lu Yang's grumbling.

"There is such a law?" Fairy Eternity indeed did not know, and even with her wisdom, couldn't come up with a foolproof plan to usurp the throne.

"It seems that the Jiang Family had far-sightedness indeed, devising such a thorough law about immunity back then, already considering events that would happen today!" Fairy Eternity frowned; the Jiang Family was capable of formulating such meticulous laws; their carefulness was not much weaker than that of the Second-in-command, only a hair's breadth away from hers.

Emperor Xia: "..."

I think when the immunity was first put in place, no one had anticipated what happened today.

"I see you as someone with talent as well. How about you join me?"

Fairy Eternity felt that Xia Tian was quick-witted and could be appointed as Prime Minister once the Great Soy Dynasty was established.

Emperor Xia was unaware that he had already been demoted to the future Prime Minister; he only heard that Lu Yang was a genius of his time, frequently engaging in unusual behavior, with odd occurrences always happening around him.

His time was running out, so he might as well witness the growth of a future genius firsthand and reveal his identity at a critical moment—it would make this experience worthwhile.

"Sure," Emperor Xia agreed cheerfully.

...

"That's Lu Yang!" In the darkness, several pairs of green, gleaming eyes were staring fixedly at Lu Yang.

They were the brothers of the Fourth Prince, having broken through the encirclement and temporarily escaped a prison fate.

But this was only temporary. Now that the Imperial City was sealed off, they could not escape capture, which was just a matter of time.

Being captured was not feared, but the traitor Lu Yang must die!

With Gongsun Jiu's swift Cultivation Technique, Tang Feng's assassination skills bordering on supernatural, and the advanced poisoner... All these were brothers of the Fourth Prince, proud of their ability to execute the elder three princes—once they made their move, Lu Yang, a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, could not possibly withstand them!

"Attack!"

Gongsun Jiu's Spiritual Sense transmitted his shout, and, hearing the signal, his brothers moved like envoys from Nine Nether, their strikes meant death!

No sooner had they left the ground than they sensed several terrifying pressures coming their way, pinning them down firmly.

Thump.

Unable to withstand such pressure, they fell to their knees, faces filled with panic.

Transcendence Tribulation Stage, and not just one but several Transcendence Tribulation Stage powers had taken action against them!

Even the Ministry of Punishments did not dispatch this many Transcendence Tribulation Stage powers when inspecting the Fourth Prince's residence!

What was happening? Why were so many Transcendence Tribulation Stage powers protecting Lu Yang?

Could it be that Lu Yang had calculated even this!?

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

An old man carrying a shoulder pole emerged from an alley, hawking his services: "Sharpening scissors, come get your scissors sharpened!"

The old man stood before Gongsun Jiu, a look of disdain on his face.

"Daring to lay hands on His Majesty, you must truly be tired of living."

Gongsun Jiu and the others looked bewildered. His Majesty? What His Majesty?

The safety of Emperor Xia was of utmost importance; there was no way he could have left the Imperial Palace alone. Experts from the palace had been following him all along, secretly protecting him.

Even if Gongsun Jiu and his group were targeting Lu Yang, there was a potential risk of harming His Majesty, and they could not be allowed to make a move.

In the Spiritual Space, Lu Yang was analyzing the situation with Fairy Eternity.

"Your Majesty, having exposed the Fourth Prince, you may be subject to revenge from his remnants in the future. You need to be careful," Lu Yang said.

Lu Yang was not worried about Fairy Eternity's safety; he was worried about his own body.

His skinny arms and legs couldn't withstand Fairy Eternity's tussling.

Fairy Eternity was touched, not expecting Xiao Yang to be so concerned about her, and reassured him saying, "Don't worry, don't worry at all, I've always been lucky, and there won't be any danger."