These words were a little too direct. The three heads' expressions were a little unnatural. They suspected that this fellow was purposely causing trouble and purposely using harsh words to make Shang Jianxiong unable to back down so as to stimulate Shang Jianxiong's courage.
At the end of the day, the three heads believed that Niu Youdao was still not satisfied with the agreement and still wanted to kill Shang Jianxiong.
Although it was indeed an attempt to force the Emperor to abdicate, some things were indeed not appropriate to be too explicit. Guan Fangyi and Wu Zhaoxing secretly looked at each other. Before coming here, they had never thought that they would be involved in an attempt to force the Emperor to abdicate.
Shang Jianxiong gritted his teeth and said, "Is this his idea or the three major sects'?"
Meng Xuan said, "If you dare to do it, then you have the guts to admit it. Your Majesty should have made a decision earlier. We don't have the patience. Don't force us to make a decision for Your Majesty!"
Shang Jianxiong said with grief and indignation, "I am not guilty!"
Meng Xuan said, "Since Your Majesty is not guilty, then Tong Mo is guilty. Please give the decree!"
After all, he was an important official of the Prime Minister level. Unless it was an assassination, no one in the entire Yan territory would dare to kill him. Even Niu Youdao wouldn't dare to do it openly. Killing without a crime would cause too much of an impact. Therefore, it was better to have a justifiable reason.
The other party's words were equivalent to expressing the three major sects' stance. Shang Jianxiong had no way out. If Tong Mo didn't die, then he would.
It wasn't difficult to make a decision. Shang Jianxiong had someone call Gao Jiancheng over. He didn't say what he wanted Gao Jiancheng to do. He only asked Gao Jiancheng to listen to the three major sects' orders. Then, he asked Tian Yu to cooperate with him and turned to leave.
Although he had made a decision, he really couldn't give the order himself.
"Last night, Tong Mo was lawless and reckless …" Gong Lince announced a series of crimes against Tong Mo and asked Gao Jiancheng to investigate.
At first, Gao Jiancheng didn't know what to do. Once he heard this, he understood. He turned to look in the direction where the Emperor disappeared and secretly looked at Tian Yu's expression.
Tian Yu had a difficult expression but still nodded at him bitterly. This was equivalent to hinting that this was His Majesty's order.
Gao Jiancheng sighed. "Then, Head Chief, please summon the Imperial Army Commander."
Tian Yu nodded and waved a eunuch to invite him.
Under Gao Jiancheng's instructions, a group of Imperial Army soldiers charged toward Tong Mo and Shang Yongzhong.
"What are you doing? What do you want? "Shang Yongzhong was scared out of his wits. He leaned against the wall and shouted.
After that, Tong Mo realized that he was overthinking and did not do anything to Tong Mo. The Imperial Guards immediately detained Tong Mo.
"Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty. This old subject wants to see Your Majesty …" Tong Mo shouted loudly. However, he only shouted a few times. No one stopped him, and he stopped himself.
He knew that he had lost last night's life-and-death battle. No matter how much he shouted, it was useless. Some things were within his expectations.
A man with a golden crown who was watching from outside the court was shocked and wanted to ask what was going on.
Who would have thought that an old official would suddenly step forward and pull him back, saying in a deep voice, "Crown Prince! The incident last night was too big. Tong Xiang had lost. If he won, he could summon the wind and rain, but if he lost, he would be consigned to eternal damnation! Crown Prince, what you need to do now is to immediately disassociate yourself from Tong Xiang and prove that you had nothing to do with what happened last night! "
The Crown Prince was filled with grief and indignation. Tong Mo was his maternal grandfather and the reason why he was able to hold the position of Crown Prince for so many years.
Someone else came forward and advised, "Crown Prince, please reconsider. Don't be rash! Right now, they are still acting according to the rules. Once you force them to use force, they will not let you off either. You must not attract their attention now. If they misunderstand that you are related to Tong Xiang, you will be in trouble. "
The Crown Prince was shocked and almost broke out in a cold sweat.
While he was in a daze, a woman ran out from the side door of the rear palace. She was wearing a phoenix crown and a luxurious robe. Lifting her skirt, she ran out and shouted, "Stop! Who asked you to be so rude to Tong Xiang? "
The Imperial Army soldiers were about to detain Tong Mo, and Niu Youdao and the rest were about to leave as well. However, the appearance of this woman caused everyone to stop and look at her.
"Who is she?" Niu Youdao asked.
Gong Lince calmly replied, "Empress Tong, Tong Mo's daughter."
Niu Youdao responded with an "oh". He hadn't really cared about this before. Even though he knew that Tong Mo's daughter was the empress of the Yan Kingdom, he wouldn't have thought of such a woman if he hadn't been reminded.
"Crown Prince, stop the Empress! Quick!" The old official who was holding the Crown Prince pushed him again.
The Crown Prince panicked and ran to stop the Empress.
Tong Mo looked back and panicked. He wanted to turn around, but the courteous Imperial Army soldiers immediately held him back.
Tong Mo forcefully turned around and shouted, "Go back! It's none of your business. Go back! "
The Crown Prince, who had rushed over, grabbed the woman's arm and said in a low voice, "Mother, go back! Go back now!"
His father was his backer in the Yan Empire and also the backer for his son to ascend to the throne in the future. How could he lose him? Empress Tong was really anxious. She struggled to point at the Commander of the Imperial Army and scolded, "Guan Xiao, who gave you the courage to touch Tong Xiang? Release him immediately! I will see His Majesty later! "
The Commander of the Imperial Army was put in a difficult position. The Empress had given the order.
"Mother, Tong Xiang said it's none of your business." The Crown Prince pulled his mother and reminded her.
Tian Yu ran over with a few eunuchs and bowed, "Your Highness, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Please go back!" He kept winking at the Empress.
Tian Yu was still a deterrent in the palace. No one dared to disrespect him.
Empress Tong had rushed over when she heard the urgent report from the eunuchs that something had happened to her father. She calmed down when she saw Tian Yu's warning.
She had been in the palace for many years. Although she had Tong Mo to back her up, she didn't have to worry too much. However, there were some things that she understood. She quickly looked around, and when she saw the leaders of the three major sects, her pupils suddenly shrank.
Tok, tok, tok! Niu Youdao slowly walked over with his sword. Wu Zhaoxing and Guan Fangyi followed him closely.
When Long Xiu, Meng Xuan, and Gong Lince saw Niu Youdao walk over, they either frowned or remained expressionless. Gong Lince shook his head and sighed, "Why did you come out to court death?"
From the beginning to the end, when both sides talked about Tong Mo, perhaps Niu Youdao had overlooked it, but he didn't implicate the Tong Family's people in the imperial palace.
"Go!" Tong Mo shouted anxiously. His bloodshot eyes became even redder after staying up all night.
Empress Tong started to feel uneasy. Under the Crown Prince's tug, she lowered her head and tried to avoid Niu Youdao.
"Wait!" Niu Youdao shouted and gestured with his hand.
Guan Fangyi immediately appeared in front of the mother and son. She stretched out her hand to stop them and said with a smile, "Daoye has something to say. Please wait!"
The mother and son trembled in fear. They feared the woman in front of them like a snake or a scorpion.
Guan Fangyi didn't know if she should be happy. She never thought that the Empress of a country would be so afraid of her. It was unimaginable in the Capital of Qi back then. The Empress of Qi didn't care about her at all.
She vaguely remembered that the Empress of Qi disliked her for tarnishing the reputation of the Capital of Qi and almost chased her out of the Capital. She didn't know what happened after that.
When Niu Youdao arrived, Tian Yu immediately blocked in front of the mother and son. She smiled apologetically and said, "Master Dao, the women in the palace are ignorant. It's this old servant who didn't discipline them well."
Niu Youdao raised his eyebrows, "Move!"
Tian Yu looked forced and couldn't move. Niu Youdao raised his sword like a cane and patted his arm, "Damned eunuch, don't block the way!"
Tian Yu finally smiled apologetically and gave way to the mother and son behind him.
Niu Youdao smiled and asked, "Empress Tong?"
Empress Tong asked timidly, "Who are you?"
Niu Youdao said, "This one is Yan Niu Youdao of Nanzhou. Greetings, Her Majesty the Empress!" He cupped his hands and bowed politely.
The moment she heard that this person was Niu Youdao, coupled with the fact that her father had been captured, it was impossible for her not to know about the commotion last night. The more she thought about it, the more she understood what was going on. Frightened out of her wits, she subconsciously tightened her grip on her son's hand.
The Crown Prince felt the fear in his mother's heart.
Niu Youdao stared at him and asked, "Who is this person?"
The Crown Prince instantly became nervous. Tian Yu hurriedly said, "He is a court official. He has good intentions."
Niu Youdao said, "A court official! This attire doesn't seem like it. How would a court official dare to touch the Empress? This must be the current Crown Prince? "
Tong Mo suddenly shouted, "Niu Youdao, I will take responsibility for my actions. This has nothing to do with them, nothing to do with them. If you have any grievances, feel free to direct them at this old man. This old man deserves to die a thousand times. This old man admits to it!"
Niu Youdao tilted his head and looked over, "Sure enough, they are a family with deep relationships!"
Seeing that the Crown Prince was blocked, an official wanted to rush over to protect the Crown Prince but was stopped by the old official who blocked the Crown Prince earlier. The old official said earnestly, "You have to go over. You can't go over. We can't let that scoundrel think that the Crown Prince is powerful!"
"Are we going to watch the Crown Prince be humiliated?"
"Everyone, don't worry. Even the heads of the three major sects wouldn't dare to mess around with the Empress and the Crown Prince in public. He wouldn't dare."
Although the Crown Prince's faction was blocked, they were all extremely nervous.
There were also many officials who were watching with cold eyes or gloating at the Crown Prince's misfortune.
"Looks like it's the Crown Prince without a doubt. The current Crown Prince, the future Emperor of Yan City …" Niu Youdao smiled and nodded slightly at the Crown Prince.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from outside. Everyone looked over and saw a group of Imperial Guards and cultivators escorting carriages directly into the palace.
Xu Laoliu jumped off his horse and came to Niu Youdao's side to report, "Daoye, the person is here."
Niu Youdao nodded and held his sword with both hands. "Bring the assassin out and confront Tong Mo!"
Xu Laoliu complied and went to pass the message to the Imperial Guards.
"It's not an assassin at all …" A cultivator from the Purple Golden Cave also quickly came to Gong Lince's side and whispered to him.
Gong Lince frowned.
The people in the carriage came out. There were a bunch of men and women, and they looked around in fear. When they saw Tong Mo, some of them were so scared that they covered their mouths.
"Ah!" The officials outside the Imperial Court were in an uproar. They realized that those who were brought in were all Tong Mo's family members. If they weren't Tong Mo's sons, then they were Tong Mo's daughters. In short, there were about seventy to eighty children and grandchildren.
These people who usually ran amok in the capital were now as frightened as quails.
Even the domineering Imperial Guards who no one dared to provoke were now pale. Their usual prestige was nowhere to be seen.
"Aunt, Aunt, Aunt Empress …" Suddenly, someone shouted to the Empress as if he saw his savior. He wanted to go forward but was stopped by the Imperial Guards.
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