When the Punishment Hall announced the first few pieces of news, Gyeongo, the King of Kang, and the other aristocratic families did not care at all. To put it bluntly, this matter was just an internal strife of the human race. The Punishment Hall would at most punish them and throw out some scapegoats to solve the problem. After all, every country had spies in another country. If they really wanted to punish them severely, the Ten Nations and the aristocratic families would not be able to escape.
However, after the news of the rebels' intervention spread, Gyeongo, the King of Kang, and the other aristocratic families could not sit still.
The aristocratic families were slightly better. No matter what, the Punishment Hall would not openly announce that the aristocratic families were in cahoots with the rebels.
However, the King of Kang and the King of Qing were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They immediately went around begging the Punishment Hall to not link them with the rebels.
The human race hated the rebels more than the demons and barbarians. If they caught the demons and barbarians, they might be held captive, but if they caught the rebels, they would definitely be interrogated with the cruelest punishments and finally tortured to death.
The rebels were the red line between the Notre-Dame and the entire human race. Anyone who colluded with the rebels would be severely punished by the Notre-Dame.
In the King of Kang's residence, the King of Kang and a group of aides were sitting in the study.
"Bastard!" The King of Kang grabbed a pen holder and hit one of the aides in the face. The person was hit so hard that he covered his head and did not say a word.
The King of Kang pointed at that person and said, "Back then, you were the idiot who said that Fang Yun was insignificant and provoked my son to argue with Fang Yun. In the end, he ended up with his reputation ruined and all his bones broken! A few days ago, you urged me to join forces with Gyeongo and the aristocratic families, which led to the chaos in the Ding Residence. Who knew that the rebels actually planted spies in the Ding Residence and were even discovered by the Punishment Hall. If the Punishment Hall investigates, your entire family will not be able to escape! "
"I … am unforgivable. I am willing to surrender myself and bear all the blame. I will not let the King of Kang's residence bear the slightest bit of shame."
The King of Kang scolded, "You are indeed stupid! When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? The Punishment Hall originally wanted to use people as a sacrifice because of the opposition of the major forces. They can't touch the aristocratic families and the King can't touch the King, so the first attack is most likely to be aimed at me! Fortunately, my Princess Consort is from the Jiansheng family. She is now in contact with the Jiansheng family. As long as the Jiansheng family sends the Confucian scholars, I will save my life. "
"Your Highness, you must never go against Fang Yun in the future."
"Do you think I want to be enemies with the Ancestor of Poetry? "King" in the Jingo royal family 'of Fang's of of the Royal family, of Imperial of of Kang of the royal family of Fang. of the Jingo Royal family...... Of's, Of Kang... . is to to the families families families families families families rule rule rule of of of of the land.. the the aristocratic families is the Of the Of Evil family 'of.... is to to, to...... to the to the to to to the to. In the end, the aristocratic families are too vicious. I didn't think they would dare to burn down the Ding residence. If I knew they were so crazy, I wouldn't have asked a tiger for its skin. "
"Your Highness, have those aristocratic families who swore that they would protect you in the event of a mishap replied?"
"Reply my ass! These aristocratic families are more shameless than anyone else. The Punishment Hall just announced that there was a traitor and they completely cut off contact with me. No matter how many letters I sent, they were like dead people. These bastards clearly want to abandon the pawn to protect the chariot! "
"Why is this so coincidental, Your Highness? First, someone from the Punishment Hall was burned to death. Now, there is a traitor. I suspect that the Punishment Hall is framing us, so even if the Punishment Hall comes to arrest us, we can still appeal to the Notre-Dame. "
"Idiot! In order to save people, the dead student from the Punishment Hall was smashed to death by the collapsed roof beams. Otherwise, the Punishment Hall wouldn't have gone around arresting people. As for the traitors, it was too normal. The Ding residence is close to Mishou, so the traitors and barbarians will certainly send people to hide. The Punishment Hall may have long suspected that person was a traitor, but they didn't immediately take action. They were waiting for a long time to catch a big fish. In the end, we started the chaos in the Ding residence and the traitors found out that we were involved. The Punishment Hall naturally wouldn't let go of this excuse to link us to the traitors. "
"But, we didn't collude with the traitors."
"The Punishment Hall wants to avenge the dead. The Battle Hall wants to use the traitors to gain merit. Fang Yun wants to implement the new law. The Notre-Dame wants to quell the anger of the people. Those aristocratic families and the Qing Emperor want to shirk responsibility. Whether or not we colluded with the traitors is no longer important."
Everyone was silent. They all understood that the Sangfroid Prince's rise to the third most powerful position, second only to the imperial family and the Left Prime Minister's party, was not due to luck. He also had a clear mind and sharp eyes. At this time, he saw things more clearly than anyone else.
"What should we do now, Your Highness?"
"Let's leave it to the heavens. Perhaps the Jian family can help. If not, I'll go to Fang Yun's door and ask for punishment."
"Your Highness, you can't …"
"A bunch of idiots! Compared to having my entire family executed, what is this prince going to ask for punishment? When it is time to lower one's head, one should lower one's head. Even Mount Liu, that arrogant old thief, often says that losing to Fang Yun is not shameful. What am I afraid of? In the future, I'll just be Fang Yun's lackey and help him deal with the voices of opposition in the imperial family. Perhaps in the future, I'll change my status and become an official who follows the Emperor. "
The others smiled helplessly. The Sangfroid Prince was right. The development of the situation was likely to exceed everyone's expectations.
At this moment, a loud and clear voice with a trace of coldness came from the sky outside.
"Sangfroid Prince, come out."
Everyone in the study stiffened. A cold wind blew down their backs.
For someone to suddenly descend from the sky at this time, and with an unfriendly tone, it was most likely someone from the Punishment Hall.
If the Punishment Hall had come to visit or sent an official document for the Sangfroid Prince to be questioned, it meant that there was still room for negotiation. However, the Punishment Hall's sudden appearance was a very bad sign.
The Sangfroid Prince's face was pale. He took a few deep breaths before standing up and slowly walking out of the study.
Everyone saw that the Sangfroid Prince's fists were tightly clenched.
The Sangfroid Prince pushed open the door and stepped over the threshold to look at the courtyard.
The two Great Confucian scholars led more than ten Great Scholars and slowly descended from the sky.
The Sangfroid Prince's legs trembled. His long robe was like a rag in the wind.
This was because the Sangfroid Prince recognized these two people.
One was the Pavilion Elder of the Punishment Hall, Gao Mo. The other was the Pavilion Elder of the Battle Hall, He Qionghai.
The two Pavilion Elders of the Punishment Hall had come personally. Their expressions were cold. Everything was self-evident.
The people who came did not speak. They only looked at the Sangfroid Prince quietly.
In just a few breaths, the Sangfroid Prince's hair turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye. His eyes quickly became murky. It was as if ten years had passed in a few breaths.
"I … I wonder … What orders do you have for us?"
This Jing Country's insufferably arrogant Wangye stuttered as he spoke.
"The Sangfroid Prince Kang's crime of colluding with the rebels has been exposed. Come with us to the Punishment Hall."
The Sangfroid Prince and the aides behind him had a drastic change in expression.
The two Pavilion Elders brought people directly to the Punishment Hall. They were not going to interrogate or ask questions. They were definitely going to punish him directly.
Even the Demon Clan's Half-saint had succumbed to the Punishment Hall's torture!
The Sangfroid Prince's knees gave way. He knelt on the ground and said in despair, "I admit my guilt. No matter what the Punishment Hall decides to punish me, I will not refute it. However, I hope that the Punishment Hall will take into account that I did not take the initiative to collude with the rebels. I was deceived by my servants. I hope that the Punishment Hall will let off my son. Other than that, everything in the Sangfroid Prince Kang's residence will be given to the Notre-Dame."
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