Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

In the case of the evil god, Xu Heng was sentenced to death, and Xu Hongtu also retired from his post. It can be said that the foundation of the Ruyin Xu family in the capital was destroyed.

Xu Hongtu was already in his sixties. After this great change, his gray hair was almost completely white, and his former ambitions disappeared in an instant.

Although there were still some descendants of the clan serving as officials in the court, they had basically no hope of making a career under this emperor. Just as he was feeling discouraged and packing up his belongings to return to Ruyin, he suddenly received news that the case of the evil god was instigated by Ling Chuan of Yun Fu Ji.

Although the news came out of nowhere and had no real evidence, it successfully aroused Xu Hongtu's attention and rekindled his originally desperate heart.

Although the Xu family is prosperous, there are only two brothers in his lineage. Now his younger brother's lineage is almost completely cut off. How can he not take revenge?

Of course, he would not act rashly because of an unfounded piece of news, so he decided to investigate the matter based on the clues provided by the news.

As for why he did not return to his hometown after retiring, Xu Hongtu simply pretended to be sick and wrote a secret letter to recruit his clan members from Ruyin to come to Beijing.

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The next morning, as soon as Prince Ning arrived at the court, he brought up the evil god case in front of all the civil and military officials. He said that it was caused by the lack of intelligence agencies. Then he talked about the Investigation Bureau established by the previous emperor, and said that it should be reactivated to avoid such incidents from happening again.

His statement was well-reasoned and immediately won the approval of many officials.

Lu Xi was caught off guard by this sudden proposal. He was still asking Cao Huanchun to prepare for the East Factory, but Prince Ning got there first?

"Uncle Ning, the Criminal Investigation Department was not originally part of the imperial court. Reopening it hastily would be against the ancestral system..."

"Your Majesty."

Before Lü Xi could finish, he was interrupted by Prince Ning: "When the late emperor first established the Jishi Division, he had already stated that it was responsible for confidential matters inside and outside the capital. How could such an important division be left vacant? I suggest that the Jishi Division be established as a permanent government office and recruited from the Yulin Guards to supplement the Jishi Division. Wu Kun, the former deputy commander of the Yulin Guards, can be appointed as the commander of the Jishi Division. Your Majesty, please make your decision."

This statement was very strong. Although he asked Lu Xi to make the decision, he had actually arranged everything.

The most important thing is that a large number of officials echoed and expressed their support for Prince Ning's proposal, which was almost a gesture of forcing the king to abdicate.

There are so many ministers in the court, and more than half of them are on the side of Prince Ning?

Lu Xi frowned. The power he had worked so hard to build up by suppressing the Xu family was just being borrowed by Prince Ning?

"This matter will be discussed later."

Lu Xi tried to delay the discussion and originally planned to postpone it until a small court meeting, but King Ning was not willing to give in and took another step forward.

"Your Majesty, the Judicial Bureau is related to the dignity of the royal family and the stability of the country. There are many people with ulterior motives in the court and the country. If we do not pay attention to it, disaster will surely occur. I hope Your Majesty will agree."

Lu Xi was caught, and Prince Ning was already in direct contact with him. How could he say in front of all the officials that he did not take the matter seriously?

Lu Xi said word by word: "Is Uncle Ning blaming me?"

King Ning then took two steps back and said, "I dare not. I am only offering a suggestion."

Lu Xi's eyes were filled with anger, and he stood up and said, "Dismiss the court. We will discuss this matter at noon."

It was obvious that Lu Xi lost this round. King Ning lost her face in front of all the officials, but Lu Xi couldn't do anything about him.

After court was adjourned, there was a small court meeting in the Qianqing Palace. There were only about a dozen officials present, but the discussion was even more heated than at the previous court meeting.

But what they discussed was what level of government office the Jishisi should be listed as, what level of positions should be set up under it, and how the personnel for each position should be selected.

The only one who did not participate in the discussion was Zuo Xiang'an Changqing.

Because An Changqing never forms cliques or belongs to any faction.

Lu Xi's face turned pale, and he just watched everyone discussing without saying a word. It was not until everyone felt that the atmosphere was not right that the discussion gradually stopped.

"Your Majesty, please make the final decision on the Ning Wang's suggestion that the Jishisi open a government office."

"Please let me decide?" Lu Xi snorted, "Haven't you already discussed it? Is it still my turn to decide?"

The ministers quickly bowed and said, "We dare not."

"Don't dare? What else are you afraid of? Haven't you discussed everything?" Lu Xi slammed the table and said, "Do you take me seriously?"

All the ministers lowered their heads and stopped talking, except Prince Ning, who stood proudly in the middle and bowed to Lu Xi: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The ministers are also thinking about the court. The court is now facing internal and external troubles, and it is urgent to set up a judicial office."

Lu Xi looked at Prince Ning and narrowed his eyes: "Since Uncle Ning said so, please draft a detailed proposal."

A trace of joy flashed through the heart of King Ning, but his face remained expressionless: "I obey your order."

Faced with the Ning Wang's dominance, Lu Xi had no choice but to compromise. She waved her hand feebly and said, "Let's all go."

The ministers could naturally see that the emperor was in a bad mood, and they all left. An Changqing stayed until the last one: "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

"I am tired, please leave."

Lu Xi was too lazy to listen to An Changqing's advice. Originally, the East Factory was supposed to be a secret agency that was only responsible to the emperor, but after being turned into an official government office by Prince Ning, all his previous arrangements had gone down the drain.

"The ninth day."

Lu Xi called out. She had originally planned to go to Yunfuji, but she remembered that she had promised her mother not to see Lingchuan again, so she had to change her mind temporarily: "Let Cao Huanchun come to see me."

"Yes!"

In the imperial study, Lu Xi told Cao Huanchun about this, and Cao Huanchun was stunned.

This old nest has been robbed.

Has the East Factory become someone else's?

"Your Majesty, with my status as a servant, I cannot openly lead the Investigation Department..."

Lu Xi waved his hand and said, "I know all this. I didn't ask you to come here to give me advice. Go back and talk to Ling Chuan about this. It would be best if you could persuade him to join the Investigation Bureau."

Cao Huanchun was stunned, and immediately understood Lu Xi's arrangement. Since this matter could not be stopped, he could only put a nail in it, so he cupped his hands and replied: "The slave knows."

"You know that my mother went to Yunfu Ji, right?" Lu Xi changed the subject.

Cao Huanchun nodded.

"So I can't go to see Lingchuan during this period. You should also tell Lingchuan this and tell him not to think too much. Do you understand?"

Cao Huanchun continued to nod, but he asked again: "What about the Queen Mother..."

"Don't worry about it. Just remember not to let Lingchuan know the identity of the queen mother."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Xi added: "Also, even if this East Factory has nothing to do with you, you can't stop the matter at hand, understand?"

Cao Huanchun knew that His Majesty was talking about the errand running matter, which meant that His Majesty still had some tricks up his sleeve. This made Cao Huanchun feel a little more at ease, knowing that he was still useful to His Majesty.