Rebirth of the Strongest Empress

Chapter 1313: Everything Is Ready (3)

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The Eldest Prince and the Second Princess worked together seamlessly so that although they seemed to be speaking up for Ling Yan, they hinted that the Eternal Emperor should finish listening to Lord Hu.

The Eternal Emperors expression grew sterner. He finally spoke in front of the full court of civil and military officials.

“If you dare to malign the Crown Prince today, I will make sure you are quartered.”

The Eternal Emperors eyes were sharp. His words clearly showed that he was protecting Ling Yan.

“I hear and obey…” Lord Hu replied. Then, he continued. “I wish to impeach the Crown Prince on two major counts. Firstly, the Crown Prince condoned his subordinates when they broke the law and committed crimes in the capital. They have harmed people and caused good and loyal citizens to suffer.”

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As he spoke, Lord Hu presented the memorial he had prepared earlier to the Eternal Emperor.

The Eternal Emperor glanced at it, and his expression suddenly grew stern.

“The Crown Princes adherents, Mo You, Wu Liang, Chang Kai… and others have abused their position in the capital and killed the citizens of our dynasty…” Lord Hu carefully read out the numerous crimes on the memorial to the entire court of civil and military officials.

Everyone knew that all those mentioned by Lord Hu were Ling Yans trusted subordinates. All the crimes were clearly detailed, and many of them were committed after Ling Yan had become the Crown Prince. Many of the officials in the capital had heard of these incidents in the past few days.

All the officials were instantly abuzz.

Ling Yans reputation within the court was fairly good, and many ministers thought well of him. Ling Yan had always performed his duties flawlessly in the past and gave the ministers no occasion to be displeased with him.

However…