The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Suppressing the anger and unwillingness in his heart, the Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng felt annoyed at this moment. Not only did he fail to deliver the great gift, but he also lost a man. The most important thing was that he failed to kill Zhao Jingzhong.

Although if Zhao Jingzhong bit him back, it would not cause much harm to him, but he was afraid that he would be exposed.

It will be difficult to act in the future. In fact, he had never thought of relying on his father to pass on the throne. After all, among many princes vying for the throne, the one with the best performance may not necessarily win.

Because the one who stands out first will become the target of public criticism and will most likely die young. This is why he has always kept a low profile and wanted to be the sixth.

He actually wanted to accumulate strength, defeat all competitors at the critical moment, and sit in that position magnificently, but now it seems that his plan is about to fail.

"Your Highness, according to the people who escaped from Huaining, the deputy commander Zuo Hu and several other guards who led the team were captured. Chu Yan'er is escorting them to the capital in a high-profile manner."

The Sixth Prince's confidant spoke again with trepidation.

As soon as he said this, Jiang Zheng's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at his confidant angrily. The murderous intent in his eyes made the confidant unconsciously step back. His eyes were full of fear.

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier..." Jiang Fan's voice was cold, and his body was shaking slightly. He seemed to be trying his best to control himself from running wild.

Just when he had calmed down, his confidant attacked him again, which made him want to kill someone.

Hearing this, the confidant felt aggrieved. Did he not want to say it? He just didn't have time to say it, okay? You are just sulking there.

The Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng's blood boiled again. He suppressed the anger in his heart, and a strong hatred welled up in his eyes.

"Chu Yan'er, you are so vicious and scheming. Are you plotting against me? If I don't send someone to kill Zuo Hu, Zuo Hu will become a witness to accuse me. But if I kill Zuo Hu, I can't get rid of Zuo Hu as a witness either."

He murmured softly, his eyes moving rapidly. Encountering such a situation made him even more irritated.

He never thought that Zuo Hu and others would be caught. Although he should not have sent Zuo Hu this time, Zuo Hu was the best candidate because of his martial arts skills, courage and carefulness.

But what made him angry was that he only sent Zuo Hu and two deputies, and did not send any of his personal guards. Instead, he sent only elite troops who were secretly trained.

But the one who was caught was Zuo Hu. He didn't know whether to say that he was unlucky or that he was overconfident. He didn't choose the raiders carefully and left them with evidence.

In fact, he was indeed too confident, so confident that he thought the industrial park in Huaining County would be destroyed, so he sent his most capable Zuo Hu there.

If he had known this, he would rather send other men over, rather than expose Zuo Hu.

Now, whether he kills Zuo Hu or not, he cannot escape the crime of sending people to destroy the industrial park.

Even if he is a prince, once he is charged with this crime, he may be stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner.

Two thousand elite soldiers of unknown origin raided the industrial park. Not to mention that the industrial park was Jiang Fan's private property, but there was no way to explain the two thousand private soldiers alone.

"Send someone to find a chance to pass on the message to Zuo Hu. If you don't want his family to get into trouble, I don't need to tell you what to do!" The Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng suppressed his anger and his voice turned cold.

Although Chu Yan'er's move was very vicious and almost forced him to lose his composure for a moment, he was not without a solution.

However, he was afraid that his ambition could no longer be concealed. Chu Yan'er's move did not cause much harm to him, but it really disgusted him.

Upon hearing this, the confidant nodded, turned and left.

Jiang Zheng sat there quietly, his eyes flickering. He had to break the impasse with Zhao Jingzhong, otherwise, Zhao Jingzhong would insist that it was him who instructed the collusion with the Red Lotus Sect. Not only would he be stripped of his title, he might even be imprisoned or exiled.

After all, even if he committed a capital crime, he was a prince and the emperor generally would not kill him.

But if he were exiled or imprisoned, it would probably be a fatal blow to him.

Just as Jiang Zheng was thinking about how to break the impasse, several important court officials including Ye Ren, Huang Zhenren, the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince gathered together in the First Prince's Mansion.

Tomorrow is the day when Jiang Fan returns. Emperor Yan will personally go to the East Gate to welcome him, and he will also bring all the officials with him. They are now thinking about how to snatch Jiang Fan away from them.

As long as they can get the person into their hands, they can overturn the verdict and even throw dirty water on Jiang Fan and Su Yuanguang.

Compared to the ruthlessness of the Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng, they still have some humanity. Not to mention, Ye Shixuan is Ye Ren's nephew, and Ye Ren would never bear to see his nephew die.

Furthermore, in this grain tax case, the person who colluded with the Red Lotus Sect included not only Ye and Hou, but also Zhao Jingzhong. There was plenty of room for maneuver, so all they had to do was put the blame on Zhao Jingzhong.

Not to mention, they did not collude with the Red Lotus Sect. They were the ones who colluded to sell the grain taxes, but they really didn't know who they sold them to!

"Grandfather, tomorrow I will send people from the three departments to arrest Zhao, Ye, and Hou. The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple are all our people. As for the people from the Censorate, they don't have the imperial prison, so they can't take the people away."

"No matter where the person is taken, they will be in our hands. There is no need to worry about Jiang Fan being able to intervene in the matter. We can do whatever he wants!"

The eldest prince looked at his grandson Gongdao, a look of joy appeared on his face, but there was even a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth.

He never thought that Jiang Fan would actually dare to bring people back to the capital. They had already made plans for Ye and Hou to be killed by Jiang Fan.

However, in this case, it would be impossible for Jiang Fan to drag them into the case of collusion with the Red Lotus Sect.

After all, the person is dead and the evidence is not credible at all. If the evidence of a dead person could be used to convict them, then they would have been convicted countless times.

This is also the reason why they did not send anyone to kill and silence the witnesses.

They were even more greedy. They hoped that Jiang Fan would use Ye and Hou to deal with them and bring the people back to the capital alive. Then, they could take advantage of Ye and Hou to bite back at Jiang Fan and his men.

According to the convention, major cases like the grain tax case would be tried by the three courts as long as the criminals were brought back to the capital. This gave them enough room for maneuver.

At the court meeting a few days ago, they had mentioned that Ye and Hou should be tried by the three judges. The Emperor of Yan did not say anything, but he nodded in tacit agreement.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ren frowned, and a sense of uneasiness inexplicably surged in his heart. He always felt that things would not be as simple as they imagined.