The Rise of Phoenixes Episode 23 Recap
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Feng Zhiwei then requested to persuade the Yan family to contribute sheep herself, and the Tiansheng Emperor agreed. At this time, Duke Min sent someone to deliver a memorial. The Tiansheng Emperor saw that the person delivering the memorial was the imperial guard he had given to Duke Min, and it turned out that the imperial guard had not received preferential treatment but had become a servant.
Feng Zhiwei asked Yan Huaishi to write a letter to his clan leader to discuss the matter of offering long-haired sheep. Yan Huaishi deeply felt Feng Zhiwei's great kindness and immediately kowtowed several times to express his gratitude. Prime Minister Yao spoke to Ning Yi about Feng Zhiwei's bravery in court today, and also about Duke Min's forming factions for personal gain.
Ning Yi believed that they should arrange for someone to collect evidence and then find someone to impeach Duke Min. So Prime Minister Yao recommended his friend Lin Renqi. Ning Yi assented, and Prime Minister Yao immediately took his leave to handle the matter. Xin Ziyan then asked how Ning Yi's personal item, the wool sachet, ended up with Feng Zhiwei. Ning Yi smiled and brushed off the question.
Ning Qi, grateful for Concubine Chang's support, expressed his allegiance to Prince Yan, stating he would follow his lead. Afterwards, Ning Qi wished to meet Feng Zhiwei and asked Prince Yan to accompany him. Prince Yan and Ning Qi stepped out of the carriage and saw Gu Nanyi's figure upstairs, indicating that Feng Zhiwei had arrived. Ning Qi asked Prince Yan to meet Feng Zhiwei first, while he went to see "that simpleton."
Ning Qi tested Gu Nanyi repeatedly, but Gu Nanyi remained silent, and even called Ning Yi ugly in front of him. After Prince Yan exchanged pleasantries with Feng Zhiwei, Prince Yan claimed that Feng Zhiwei's backer was the Yan family. Feng Zhiwei immediately panicked and wanted to drag him to see the Tiansheng Emperor. Prince Yan could only say that he was joking.
Prime Minister Yao and Minister Peng hurriedly appeared before the Emperor, claiming that Lin Renqi had been assassinated by pirates. The Tiansheng Emperor was immediately displeased, asking what good Duke Min's bandit suppression was. Subsequently, the Tiansheng Emperor ordered people to apprehend the pirate Chen Shao and also instructed all officials in Minhai to attend Lin Renqi's funeral. After the two left, the Tiansheng Emperor entrusted the matter of Chen Shao to Feng Zhiwei.
Prince Yan also received a portrait sent by Duke Min. It turned out that Lin Renqi had secretly collected evidence of Duke Min's disrespect, and Duke Min had no choice but to order his elimination. Unexpectedly, Chen Shao took that evidence and escaped. Prime Minister Yao felt that Lin Renqi's death was suspicious, realizing that his collection of criminal evidence in Minhai had been effective. This made Lin Renqi's death even more problematic.
Chen Shao, along with some pirates, had already entered the Imperial City. The group acted cautiously, but their tracks were still discovered by the authorities. So Ning Yi asked Ning Cheng to lead men to seize Chen Shao. Chen Shao and his companions seemed discontent with Duke Min and wanted to use this evidence to bring him down. While they were eating, they were surrounded by soldiers. Subsequently, Ning Cheng arrived with his men.
After a fierce battle, Chen Shao and his group hurriedly threw letters into the officials' residences. The letters stated that Lin Renqi was killed by Duke Min and demanded that officials wear red clothes and bring imperial decrees of pardon before they would hand over the evidence.
Prince Yan had no choice but to order his men to lie in ambush in the West Market, while Ning Yi also prepared to send people to the West Market to protect Chen Shao. In the imperial court, Prime Minister Yao advised the Tiansheng Emperor to find Chen Shao and clarify Lin Renqi's death. Ning Yi naturally agreed, while Prince Yan and Minister Peng held opposing views.
The Tiansheng Emperor found it difficult to decide, so he asked for Ning Qi's opinion. Unexpectedly, Ning Qi feigned illness and fainted. The Tiansheng Emperor then ordered Feng Zhiwei to assist Minister Peng in investigating the matter. After the court session, he only kept Prime Minister Yao. The Tiansheng Emperor asked Prime Minister Yao to recount Lin Renqi's affairs one by one, stating he wanted to see what unspeakable things Duke Min had done.
Meanwhile, Feng Zhiwei stopped Prince Yan and Minister Peng, pretending to be submissive in front of them, saying she only needed an explanation. Prince Yan asked Feng Zhiwei to wear red clothes to draw out Chen Shao and act as the leader. Ning Yi could see that the Tiansheng Emperor wanted to use this case to bring down the Chang clan, but the vacant position of the Censorate allowed Minister Peng to dominate.
It turned out that Ning Yi wanted to be appointed to the Censorate. His ambition was certainly different from those princes who only desired the throne; what he wanted was to unify the world. Xin Ziyan, Prince Yan, and Ning Qi gathered in a tea house. Ning Yi, pretending it was a chance encounter, also arrived at this gathering. Meanwhile, the West Market was not peaceful.
Minister Peng wanted to capture Chen Shao, so he ordered his men to shoot anyone communicating with the person in red. At this moment, Feng Zhiwei, dressed in red, walked swaggeringly down the street, intending to put herself in danger. Ning Yi, seeing her from upstairs, immediately panicked, fearing she might be in danger. Chen Shao, from the shadows, approached Feng Zhiwei step by step. However, another pirate, worried about his safety, stepped forward first.
In an instant, various forces moved, killing that pirate, and the street descended into chaos. As Chen Shao was fleeing, he happened to encounter Prince Chu, and he quickly ran away again. Prince Yan and Minister Peng realized after seeing the portrait that the dead person was not Chen Shao, and secretly knew something was wrong. Late at night, Feng Zhiwei, with an injured arm, was eager to finish drawing the arrow, but Gu Nanyi was worried about her injury. At this moment, Prince Chu arrived.
