Chapter 396 Under Power, Human Life Is Worthless

Yan Li looked at his posture at this time, and her voice was as cold as ice: "If I hadn't seen through your vicious plan in Fenglu, and Mu Cang hadn't controlled the secret passage in advance, you would have admitted your mistake like this now. ?”

King Xiao remained silent.

"Speak!" Yan Li suddenly raised her hand and slapped him, and spoke sternly, "Even if you use crooked means, are you still the Third Emperor Brother I know? In order to cultivate those evil-bewitching skills over the years, you How many innocent girls have you and Shen Yanshu killed?”

Prince Xiao was hit to the side of his head, and five finger prints clearly appeared on his face.

"Power is very important to you, important enough to make you go crazy and do whatever it takes!" Yan Li's voice was cold and biting, and every word was an indictment of his crimes. "You think that by showing such a posture at this time, you can offset it?" Get rid of your cruel evil deeds?"

"Then those innocent girls who died in your hands, who will pay for their lives?"

"I suddenly wake up. Your awakening is a false confession that has been stepped on many corpses and ultimately ended in failure!"

After Yan Li finished speaking, he kicked him: "When you had someone beat Shen Yanshu until he was dying, why didn't you feel sorry for him? Who can show you this loving and righteous look now?"

Seeing her anger, Mu Cang subconsciously wanted to speak, but he swallowed the words when they reached his lips.

Yan Li looked cold and sat down on the chair silently: "Even if I kill you and Shen Yanshu now, I can't save the lives of those innocent women."

Prince Xiao remained silent.

He is an extremely proud man, passionate about power, and ruthless by nature. Even if he is completely defeated at this time, he does not really feel that he is at fault, let alone be humble in order to survive.

If it weren't for saving Shen Yanshu's life, even if he was executed by Ling Chi, he would never be able to repent for what he had done.

So Yan Li was right, his confession and confession were indeed hypocritical and had a purpose.

Under power, human life is like a piece of grass.

Who is fighting for power and profit without losing a few lives on his hands?

But now that he is here today, his pride and dignity have long been abandoned, and protecting Shen Yanshu is his only purpose.

"The dead cannot come back to life." He said calmly, "So talking about making amends is useless, and atonement is indeed hypocritical, but there must be an explanation for the matter."

Yan Li said coldly: "How do you want to explain?"

Prince Xiao was silent for a moment and said: "Although these criminal evidences have been handed over to you, there are too many people. Your status is no better than before. It is impossible to accuse all these people in a short time."

Rebirth is contrary to common sense. Even if she returns to the Southern Kingdom, Yan Li will not be able to accuse anyone as Her Majesty the Queen.

She can only hand over these incriminating evidence to people she trusts, such as Feng Wang.

But Feng Wang is not the emperor, so it is unjust and unreasonable for him to deal with these people. If the excitement becomes serious, it is very likely to even cause a civil strife.

Yan Li's eyes were attentive: "You want to deal with them yourself?"

"I know better than anyone the people I have attracted, what their conduct is like, what their official style is, and what leverage they have." Prince Xiao's voice was indifferent, "I will deal with them, and I will deal with everything that offends people." If you do it, you can personally eliminate the moths in the court, and you can bring clarity to the royal family more quickly."

Yan Li closed her eyes in silence, thinking about what he said.

King Xiao was able to develop all forces quietly in those years, and he indeed had extraordinary ability and government.

The prosperity of the Southern Kingdom does not mean that all officials are honest and upright, nor does it guarantee that all generals will be loyal to the country.

It's better that all the officials in the capital are under the emperor's nose.

If local officials who are far away from the imperial capital take advantage of Prince Xiao's connections to act rampantly, the only people who will suffer will be the local people.

It is indeed the most powerful solution for Prince Xiao to eliminate these forces personally.

"How long will it take?"

"Two years." Prince Xiao thought for a moment, "Getting rid of too many people in a short period of time will cause panic, and to get rid of these people, you must find a reasonable excuse, which will take time."

"I'll give you three years." Yan Li simply said, "If the time is longer, the court can arrange enough manpower to replace these officials, but within these three years, everything you and Shen Yanshu do and say will be monitored. , I hope you take care of yourself.”

Prince Xiao hummed and then spoke hesitantly: "If Shen Yanshu can exonerate his merits, can we allow him to continue -"

"Impossible." Before he could finish speaking, Yan Li categorically rejected his request. "It would be my greatest kindness to let him live." Tianlai Novel Network

King Xiao was silent.

"Besides, once the emperor is the emperor, there are also ministers." Yan Li's anger gradually subsided, but his tone was still cold, "The person in charge of the Southern Kingdom is not the queen. Even if Shen Yanshu continues to stand in the court, he will no longer be able to gain unreserved trust."

Prince Xiao looked slightly gloomy, but he knew that he had no choice.

He was the culprit for everything Shen Yanshu lost.

"I understand." Prince Xiao's voice was silent. "All the consequences today were caused by me alone. I shouldn't have gone too far and made unreasonable demands."

Indeed, as Yan Li said, not killing them was her greatest mercy. She made an exception and kept them alive because they were still useful.

But it was obviously impossible for Shen Yanshu to continue to stay in the court.

They are now rebels.

"You can go now." Yan Li said, "Shi'an River is rich and prosperous. The reason why your mother had the opportunity to arrange enough manpower to build the exit of the secret passage here was because she had her followers here. Since King Xiao is here, he can't go back empty-handed."

King Xiao understood what she meant and nodded slowly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty."

After saying these four words, he stood up and left.

Yan Li sat on the chair and watched him leave with a complicated expression.

"Can't you bear it?"

Yan Li turned his head and looked at Mu Cang, his expression was slightly indifferent: "It's not that I can't bear it, but my current status is special, and many things can't be done legitimately. Using his hand to clean up the court is a good way to go with the flow."

With what King Xiao and Shen Yanshu did, no matter how much friendship they had in the past, it has long been exhausted.

But in this situation, killing them is not the most appropriate decision.

"No matter what King Xiao thinks of Shen Yanshu, since he wants Shen Yanshu to live and live well, he naturally has to do something to make up for his mistakes." Yan Li stood up, "Besides, from the perspective of the noble prince and prime minister, falling into the mortal world and becoming prisoners in disguise is also a punishment for them."

Mu Cang hummed, although he didn't say anything, he understood her approach better than anyone else.

She is the Queen of the Southern Kingdom and rarely acts on emotion.

No matter what she does, she always subconsciously considers the standpoint of the country and the royal family.

If it had just happened, she might have hated Shen Yanshu's betrayal more, and was furious at King Xiao's treason, and then dealt with him according to national law, but it has been so long and she has experienced so many things.

The hatred has faded, and the emotions have long calmed down.

On the contrary, she can consider the overall situation more rationally.

"Let's go." Yan Li walked out of the hall, looked up at the bright sunshine, and smiled faintly, "Such warm weather is perfect for traveling."

Mu Cang followed her side: "But now it's almost the end of the year, it's probably too late to go back to Jin, we may have to celebrate the New Year in the South."

Yan Li smiled faintly: "What difference does it make where we celebrate the New Year? It's not a big deal."