Only then did the prominent families come to their senses, and they understood that no matter how prestigious their families were in Bianjing, they were still not worth mentioning in front of this violent prince.
In order to leave the Zhu family alive, they did not dare to hesitate and quickly agreed with Liu Hehai and bowed one after another.
"This is a household matter of the Zhu family and has nothing to do with us."
"The words of Patriarch Liu are very true. Your Majesty is righteous!"
"Zhu Boping sought power and usurped the throne, forgot his ancestors, was unreasonable, and died unjustly."
Zhao Huan clasped his hands behind his back and didn't look at these so-called bullshit noble families seriously: "Since it has nothing to do with you, then stop blabbering here and get out of here!"
As if they had received an amnesty, all the prominent families were not angry at all when faced with Zhao Huan's scolding. Instead, they were extremely grateful and left the Zhu family one after another.
Lieutenant Si Wu in front of the palace was not stupid. He clasped his fists and said, "Since it is a household matter of the Zhu family, my subordinates will not interfere anymore."
"However, according to the rules, my subordinates still have to report this matter to the peak."
Zhao Huan didn't respond at all, he just raised his hand with the obvious intention of getting out of here.
Zhu Bocai couldn't help but tighten his fists, feeling faintly excited. The investment ten years ago finally paid off.
He immediately took two steps forward and announced loudly: "Bury Xiaochai with dignity!"
Zhu Lian refused without hesitation: "No need! Please ask father to remove Xiaochai from her household registration, and I will bring her back to the palace."
Realizing that Zhu Lian was extremely disappointed with the Zhu family, Zhu Bocai felt uncomfortable and had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Then as the princess said, Xiaochai's household registration with the Zhu family will be erased. From now on, Xiaochai will no longer be a member of the Zhu family."
"Go prepare the carriage and the red lacquer coffin, and escort Xiaochai back to the palace."
Half an hour later, the highest-level funeral team that the Zhu family could use was formed. Two tall horses pulled a large red lacquer coffin, escorted by dozens of servants and mourning bands, and slowly headed towards Prince Ding's Mansion.
The people standing by the road pointed at the carriage with confusion in their eyes.
"Which big business owner is missing?"
"What a big family! I heard that she is... the maid of Prince Ding's Mansion, her name seems to be Xiaochai?"
"Are you kidding me? A funeral procession of this size is just for a maid? Does Prince Ding's palace have money and nowhere to spend it?"
"What do you know? As long as you are from Prince Ding's palace, even the old woman who cooks and sweeps the floor is worthy of this kind of pomp."
"Good fellow, I really didn't expect that Prince Ding's Mansion would value love and justice so much."
"You all don't know that Xiaochai was killed by Zhu Boping. Just now, Zhu Boping and a dozen of the troublemaking Zhu family members were all beheaded by King Ding just to avenge Xiaochai."
"hiss……"
After learning the whole story, the people couldn't help but gasp, and their eyes towards the funeral procession changed drastically.
For them, this kind of thing is tantamount to subverting their three outlooks.
"Then... that Xiaochai is not only a maid, but also a lowly person. In terms of status, she is not as good as us. How would the prince go on a killing spree in the Zhu family for this lowly maid? Oh my God!"
"Hush! You dare to call Xiaochai a slut. I think you don't want to live anymore. If King Ding hears this, I will tear off your head and use it as a ball to kick."
"As long as someone enters Prince Ding's palace, no matter whether he is a lowly citizen or not, even the King of Heaven will not be able to touch him."
"What does Zhu Boping mean? Hasn't Tong Guan been..."
"Hey! What's there to be afraid of? Everyone thought that when Cai Jing came back, he would definitely make King Ding look good. But what happened? Didn't King Ding kill Zhu Boping and his son under Cai Jing's nose? Do you think Cai Jing dares to let him go?
Shit?"
"Hehehe, our prince is absolutely not the same as any other prince in the past."
"You're right...haha, with King Ding here, maybe even the Jin soldiers will be wary of our Song Dynasty. It seems that the good days of our Song Dynasty are coming."
What happened to the Zhu family shocked the whole city.
Not only the common people poured into the streets, looked at the slowly advancing funeral procession, and lamented that the treatment given by Prince Ding was astonishing.
Even the various administrators in Bianjing came together urgently to discuss the matter.
In the Cai family, dozens of officials were quarreling with each other and kept making accusations.
"It doesn't make sense! It really doesn't make sense!"
"Zhao Huan was too presumptuous. He knew clearly that the Duke had arrived in Beijing, and that Zhu Boping and his son were the Duke's accomplices, but he still went on a killing spree. This was clearly to deliberately antagonize the Duke."
"We should go to Dali Temple immediately and sue Zhao Huan for killing innocent people indiscriminately and maiming the elders of three dynasties, and convict him of a heinous crime!"
"Oh, that's easy to say. Who is Zhu Boping, the elder of the three dynasties? Although he is the cousin of Queen Qincheng, his relationship is very different. If it is Zhu Bocai who is victimized today, His Majesty will be furious. As for Zhu Boping, hahaha, Your Majesty may not even know that he is
neither knows."
"Besides, the Zhu family defines this matter as a family matter. Since it is a family matter, it is naturally handled by family law. How can it be the turn of outsiders to intervene?"
"I heard that even many prominent families in the city are keeping silent about this matter, for fear of provoking King Ding and causing death."
"This prince is extremely violent. You must not use force against him. You can only use tactics to plot against him. This is why the prince returned to the capital and did not conflict with Prince Ding."
"What are you talking about! I see that you are clearly trying to embolden others and destroy your own prestige. Is it possible that you let Zhao Huan go like this? How unreasonable!"
Just when everyone was arguing and blushing, a light cough came, and the originally noisy scene suddenly became quiet.
Sitting at the top, the old man with white hair and a kind face is none other than Cai Jing, one of the six powerful ministers.
Under the awe-inspiring gaze of everyone, Cai Jing actually showed a deep smile.
"I have heard everything about King Ding as early as in my ancestral land."
"After ten years of dormancy, he suddenly flourishes. His forbearance is even worse than that of Gou Jian. Don't be too hasty when dealing with such a person."
"We are all officials of the imperial court, how can we risk our lives against such a lunatic?"
Having said this, Cai Jing calmly raised his tea cup and gently blew the hot air on it. He acted calmly, as if in his eyes, Zhao Huan was just a little brat who could only resort to force.
Tong Guan had tried his best to make mistakes for him, so how could he follow Tong Guan's old path again?
As long as there is no direct conflict with Zhao Huan, no matter how crazy the prince is, he can't just attack the general, right?
Hahaha, if you want to punish him privately, there are many ways.
"I just received the news that the capital of Yizhou was directly attacked, and the previous governor and Jiedushi were both beheaded. If this continues, it won't be long before Zhao Huan takes control of Yizhou."
"Isn't the Ever Victorious Army in Yizhou? Wouldn't it be interesting if Zhao Huan could have a fight with the Ever Victorious Army?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's eyes flashed.
"As expected of a minister, he is indeed very resourceful!"