CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 31: EVEN IF HE DESTROYED THE CROWN PRINCE, HE WOULD NOT REGRET IT!

Seeing Feng Qingyang suddenly burst into anger, Li Cheng and other eunuchs hurriedly knelt down, not daring to breathe heavily, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger."

"Your Majesty, the most urgent matter is to send people to eliminate the bandit threat. Please don’t let your body suffer from anger! Our Da Qin is full of talents. Clearing a group of bandits is not an easy task?" Li Cheng carefully advised.

Hearing this, Feng Qingyang took a deep breath.

Then his expression calmed down with indifference.

"Li Cheng, in your opinion, who should I send to suppress the bandits?" Feng Qingyang asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng respectfully replied with his head lowered, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, any of the military officers in the court should be able to handle this bandit problem with ease. They are just a rabble. When they meet our Da Qin’s mighty lion, they will surely have no choice but to kneel down and be executed!"

Feng Qingyang immediately chuckled, "You old fox, I asked you to recommend someone, but you’re just sparring with me!"

Li Cheng instantly exclaimed, "Your Majesty, you wronged this humble servant. Every word I said came from the depths of my heart! If it weren’t for my lack of masculine vigor, not being a match for the bandits, I would have gone to the northwest myself to relieve Your Majesty’s worries."

"You? Forget it." Feng Qingyang scoffed lightly.

Seeing this, Li Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Your Majesty is right, but although I can’t help Your Majesty suppress the bandits, I can still serve you. Please have a sip of tea to soothe your throat." Li Cheng cautiously handed a cup of tea to Feng Qingyang.

Feng Qingyang reached out to take it, his expression relaxed as he sipped it.

At that moment, the commander of the Golden Scale Guards, Xia Ziyang, arrived.

"Minister, I pay respects to Your Majesty!"

"Rise. Have the assassins been interrogated?" Feng Qingyang asked gravely.

Hearing this, a serious look appeared on Xia Ziyang’s dark face, "To return to Your Majesty, the interrogation has revealed they are assassins sent by the Qi Country!"

The dancer, who dropped her dagger just by meeting the Crown Prince’s gaze, confessed everything that night.

But after all, she was merely an assassin tasked with murder and didn’t know much.

The woman truly in charge of this assassination was tortured for a whole day and night before confessing today.

After questioning, he immediately reported back.

However, the reason for her confession was quite speechless.

After a day and night of severe torture, the female assassin, who refused to speak, finally confessed when he threatened that the Crown Prince himself would come to interrogate her if she didn’t.

The harsh punishments in Zhao’s Prison were no match for the Crown Prince’s fearsome reputation.

He didn’t even know what to say.

As for the palace maid who framed the Crown Prince, she bit her tongue and committed suicide immediately after waking up.

Presumably, she was also afraid that falling into the Crown Prince’s hands would be a fate worse than death.

...

And Feng Qingyang’s face darkened when he heard Xia Ziyang’s words, "Qi Country?! The All Nations Assembly is coming up next month, and Qi Country dares to assassinate me at this critical juncture! How bold they are!"

Da Qin is the most powerful country on the Xuanhuang Continent. Every five years, other countries must send people to the Daqin Imperial City to pay tribute, as a sign of submission.

And this grand event is also known as the All Nations Assembly.

At the last All Nations Assembly, he noticed a few countries vaguely showing signs of disrespect, but because Da Qin’s national power had indeed declined in recent years, with constant disasters, he could only hold back.

Who would have thought that before this year’s All Nations Assembly has even started, these small countries would become restless again, even sending assassins to kill him at the Empress Dowager’s birthday!

But what good is it to capture the assassins and make them confess?

As long as Qi Country denies it, there’s nothing he can do to them!

Thinking of this, Feng Qingyang’s face turned even darker.

...

Seeing Feng Qingyang’s anger, which had barely subsided, flare up again because of the assassination attempt by Qi Country, Li Cheng couldn’t help but secretly lament in his heart.

Xia Ziyang also didn’t dare to breathe heavily, waiting quietly for Feng Qingyang’s orders.

Feng Qingyang only spoke coldly after smashing the teacup in his hand, "Make sure that assassin leader stays alive until the All Nations Assembly. I won’t let this matter go so easily!"

In his heart, he was filled with frustration and gloom.

Ever since Da Qin’s national power started to show signs of decline, neighboring countries have frequently made probing and provocative moves these past few years.

However, because the Crown Prince used to lead troops that terrified them, they didn’t dare go too far, only acting like annoying flies, occasionally bothering them.

Now, they dare to openly assassinate him!

Do they really think Feng Qingyang is easy to bully?

...

Hearing Feng Qingyang’s words, Xia Ziyang hastily knelt down, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Leave and have Minister Zhao come over." Feng Qingyang said warily.

Hearing this, Xia Ziyang quickly nodded and took his leave.

After he left, Feng Qingyang asked Li Cheng with a heavy heart, "Li Cheng, do you think I made a mistake? When the Crown Prince was still well, none of these people dared jump around in front of me! If the Crown Prince hadn’t gone mad..."

Although he was questioning his past decisions, Feng Qingyang’s eyes involuntarily turned gloomy with a trace of ruthlessness.

Ever since the Crown Prince went mad and lost control five years ago, some people couldn’t hold back anymore.

He, as an emperor... didn’t have the awe and majesty of a Crown Prince.

What can be tolerated!

Even if it’s his own son, he would never allow someone’s authority and reputation to surpass his as the emperor!

Even if it meant ruining the Crown Prince, he had no regrets!

As one of the few who knew how the Crown Prince went mad, Li Cheng was also well aware of this.

So, after his heart skipped a beat, he quickly responded without hesitation, "Your Majesty, what error have you made? You are the true master of Da Qin, and let me say something bold, because you let the Crown Prince be the Crown Prince, he is known to the world; if not for your wise use of talent, who would know who the Crown Prince is?"

"And those who dare jump around in front of you are just emboldened by their ambition! As long as we let them see Da Qin’s might at the All Nations Assembly, let’s see who would dare to provoke the majesty of Da Qin then!"

Feng Qingyang felt much more comfortable hearing this.

"Indeed, at this All Nations Assembly, I will make those with ulterior motives understand Da Qin’s might!" Feng Qingyang sneered.

Did those fools really think Da Qin, without the Crown Prince, is without talented people?

...

That night.

Bai Susu thought Feng Qiwu would sneak into her bed in the middle of the night again, just like the past few days.

But after waiting for a while, Feng Qiwu didn’t show up.

So she simply stopped waiting and went to sleep first.

Her study of medical books these past two days had truly exhausted her mind and energy, leaving her without the energy to stay awake.