Tao Mingsheng looked around, and finally his gaze fell upon the Emperor. He cupped his fists and bowed:
"Your Majesty, Fang Chen is a Dan Qi martial artist. Such figures have always acted without restraint and broken the law by force. Five years ago, long before his defeat at Three Realms Mountain, he was already utterly lawless and arrogant. How many young scions of high-ranking officials in the Capital has he beaten?"
Pausing for a moment, Tao Mingsheng glanced at the Crown Prince. "Even Your Highness once received a slap from Fang Chen. Given his audacity, it is entirely possible that he plotted to murder a secretary of the Ministry of Rites."
Silence descended upon the crowd. They were well aware of that incident. The Crown Prince back then was not yet the Crown Prince; at that time, support for the Third Prince had reached its peak.
Because of a certain matter, Fang Chen had indeed struck the current Crown Prince across the face. Yet not only did the victim dare not utter a single word of grievance, he had not even dared to issue any harsh threats!
It was not until Fang Chen's defeat at Three Realms Mountain five years ago, and the Third Prince's petition to serve as a hostage in Qingsong Country, that the present Crown Prince finally ascended to his position.
The Crown Prince remained expressionless. He showed no anger at Tao Mingsheng bringing up the past, displaying a profound poise as if he had long since forgotten the humiliation inflicted by Fang Chen all those ye…
Chapter 24