Children of Loulan

Chapter 313 I guessed it too late

Batur sneered with disdain: "Humph, that idiot is so stupid that he is stupid enough to cut off his own wings and cut off his own retreat. I believe he is feeling sad and regretful in his mansion right now!" After saying that, he narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a cunning light.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, Batur turned his head to look at the man standing behind him and asked, "By the way, did the people I sent to investigate that man find out who is the big shot behind him?"

The man stepped forward and answered respectfully, "Your Highness, there is no definite news yet. According to our spies in Prince Xin's mansion, His Royal Highness Prince Xin has been staying indoors for the past few days, drinking all day to drown his sorrows. As for the identity of the person behind him, even the other people in Prince Xin's mansion seem to know nothing about it!"

After hearing this, Batur frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Well, I understand. Tell them not to act rashly, and to do everything they can to find out who the real backer behind him is!"

At this time, the man continued to report: "There is one more thing, Your Majesty. There has just been news from the palace that after the king has dealt with the Prime Minister's matter, he intends to choose a princess for you and Prince Xin. Your Majesty has specially sent someone to ask Your Majesty if there is a girl you like?"

Batur sighed heavily, frowned and said: "You don't have to interfere in this matter. In a few days, I will go to the palace in person to explain this matter to my mother!" His tone was firm but with a hint of helplessness.

The next morning, the sun shone through the tall windows of the court onto the magnificent ground. However, the court was in a noisy chaos, as the ministers argued endlessly about how to deal with the prime minister, and the argument was so intense that it became unbearable.

Some ministers stood up indignantly and said passionately: "The prime minister actually dared to raise private soldiers, and the number of these private soldiers has exceeded 10,000! This is a heinous act, the prime minister should be beheaded immediately and his three clans should be implicated to serve as a warning to others! Otherwise, it will be difficult to appease the public anger!" Their voices resounded throughout the court, causing other ministers to nod in agreement.

Other ministers retorted angrily, "The prime minister led his private soldiers to rush into the capital city recklessly, completely disregarding the life and death safety of the people in the city. They just hacked and killed everyone they saw. At the city gate alone, more than a hundred innocent people were killed! Such a heartless and cruel person should be killed along with his entire clan to give an explanation to those people who died in vain!" These words also resonated with and supported many people.

At this time, the king, sitting on the dragon throne, watched the farce in front of him with cold eyes. When he saw that those courtiers who had once been attached to the prime minister had now turned against him and urgently pleaded for the prime minister to be killed immediately to avoid disaster, he could not help but feel deep contempt and sneer in his heart. Such behavior of swaying with the wind like a fence-sitter was really shameful and unworthy of being an official.

But although he was quite disdainful of these people's behavior, the king knew very well that in many cases, when dealing with certain complex and difficult matters, it was precisely relying on fence-sitters like them who were good at changing their stance according to the situation that could successfully complete the task. Thinking of this, the king narrowed his eyes slightly and secretly thought about how to make good use of this group of people. The king did not directly issue an order that day!

But two days later, the court was solemn and the atmosphere was so heavy that it seemed like water could drip out. The king was sitting on the dragon throne with a gloomy face, holding a memorial tightly in his hand, and his eyes were flashing with anger. With an order, the eunuch's shrill voice sounded: "Send the order——"

Suddenly, the whole palace fell silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the king's order. The king said angrily: "The prime minister has private soldiers, which is the first crime of treason; he dared to kill the escorting officers and soldiers during his exile in an attempt to escape punishment, which is the second crime; what's worse, he led his private soldiers to rush into the capital to rob the prison, disregarding the law of the country, which is the third crime; the most abominable thing is that he killed hundreds of innocent people, which is intolerable, which is the fourth crime. These traitors should be punished for multiple crimes, and all the property of the prime minister's mansion should be confiscated to compensate the dead and injured people, and all his nine clans should be killed to serve as a warning to others!"

After the decree was issued, the whole city was in an uproar. People in the streets and alleys rushed to tell each other and applauded. Someone shouted loudly: "Such a wicked villain should have died long ago!"

Some were so excited that their eyes filled with tears, and they murmured to themselves: "We have finally waited for this day, God is really merciful! My son can rest in peace in heaven!"

At this time, the prime minister was imprisoned in a dark and damp prison. His face was haggard, his hair was disheveled, and his once gorgeous clothes had become tattered. He sat powerlessly on the straw pile on the ground, his eyes staring blankly at the tiny window on the wall in front of him. A faint white light shone in from the window, becoming the only light in this dark world.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from far away. The prime minister slowly raised his head and saw a jailer walking towards him with a tattered wooden box in his hand. The jailer came to the prime minister and said coldly: "Sir, come and eat!"

When the prime minister heard this voice, his heart could not help but tremble slightly. This voice had a familiar charm. He slowly raised his head, looking past the darkness in front of him, and looked towards the source of the voice. When he saw the face of the person clearly, his eyes were still dull, and he said calmly: "It's you, are you... okay?"

The jailer standing there saw the prime minister's reaction, but there was no surprise on his face. Instead, he said calmly: "It seems that you have already guessed me. I originally thought that you knew nothing about this?"

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister smiled bitterly, shook his head, and muttered to himself: "What a pity, it's a pity that I guessed all this too late." His eyes revealed deep regret and helplessness.

The jailer raised his lips slightly, revealing a sneer, and responded sarcastically: "If you had guessed it earlier, I'm afraid I would have lost my life long ago! How could I have lived to this day?"

The Prime Minister's face became paler and paler. He sighed and whispered, "How could that be, child? You are still my own flesh and blood. As the saying goes, even a ferocious tiger will not devour its own cubs, let alone a human. How could I bear to kill you?"

However, the jailer didn't seem to buy into this. He snorted coldly, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Really? But when my mother and sister died tragically, do you remember how cold and heartless you were? At that time, did you treat us as your family members at all?"

When the prime minister saw this, he felt a pain in his heart. He sighed heavily, lowered his head guiltily, and said softly: "Indeed, I am sorry to both the mother and daughter." At this point, the prime minister's body suddenly trembled, as if he suddenly thought of something extremely terrible.