In the Prince Qi's mansion, Chu Tianling was sitting in the study room, angry and punching the table heavily, "You old fifth brother, you dare to play tricks on me, I will not let you go..."

The men lowered their heads and dared not say a word. Chu Tianling looked at them and gritted his teeth again, "You are a bunch of trash. What's the use of you? Is Mu Linfeng back..."

A guard came out tremblingly and replied, "Your Highness, it seems that Commander Mu has not returned yet..."

"Waste, a bunch of waste..."

After a while, Mu Linfeng knelt on the ground covered in blood. It was the black-robed man who had just escaped with great difficulty. "I am incompetent and failed to kill Zi Yan. The Beijing Guards and the Black Wing Guards of King Yan were guarding us. Moreover, Yu Fengyang was hiding in the dark with the Black Armor Army. It was really difficult for me to break in... Please punish me, Your Majesty."

After all, he had recruited these experts with great difficulty, so Chu Tianling did not dare to scold them too much. "Okay, get up. It's not your fault. Humph, Old Seven actually dared to mobilize the Black Armor Army... Yu Fengyang... the Yu family... are all ungrateful people..."

If it doesn't work tonight, I can only think of other ways...

On the second morning, in the Taiji Hall, Emperor Wenxuan, dressed in a dragon robe, looked unhappy. He stared at his sons with an inexplicable look. He already knew about the assassination of the crown prince last night.

Right Prime Minister Liu Jinhan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Crown Prince was assassinated last night, and it also involves several princes. I think the murderer should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial and the mastermind behind the scenes should be caught."

Bai Linan doesn't get along with the Right Prime Minister, so naturally he won't support him. The Ministry of Justice is his man, so who knows what tricks he will play.

So he quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that this is inappropriate. His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan did a great job in saving the emperor yesterday. It would be more appropriate to hand the murderer over to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

The Minister of War stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Prince of Yan should be punished first. His Highness the Prince of Yan is now in charge of the defense of the capital, but he neglected his duties and this happened. This is the first crime. I also heard that the Prince of Yan's Mansion mobilized the Black Armor Army without authorization yesterday. This is the second crime. I hope Your Majesty will investigate it strictly."

Emperor Wenxuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Seventh Brother, what do you say?"

Knowing that these old men would make a big fuss, Chu Tianze naturally would not leave any room for criticism, so he submitted a memorial last night to explain the whole story. Chu Tianze sneered, "Minister Lu is well-informed. Does Minister Lu know why I mobilized the Black Armor Army last night..."

The Minister of War snorted coldly, "No matter why, it is wrong for you, Prince Yan, to mobilize the Black Armor Army to guard the Prince Yan's Palace without authorization... Your Majesty, please punish me severely."

"The people last night planned carefully. There is only one murderer alive, and there are many experts who want to kill him. That's why I mobilized the Black Armor Army and reported it to my father in advance. Minister Lu, since you know about it, where were you when the Prince of Yan's mansion was full of corpses last night? Are you also an accomplice?"

"That's nonsense. Your Majesty, I only learned about the Black Armor Army this morning. I didn't know that the Prince of Yan had informed Your Majesty in advance. It was my negligence. It's just that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan neglected his duties. I think the Prince of Yan's right to be in charge of defense should be taken back, and He Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Guards, should also be severely punished."

Watching the comings and goings below, Emperor Wenxuan looked cold and said, "Then, Lord Lu, who do you think is better to take charge of the defense of the capital? Why don't I give it to you?"

The Minister of War immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not..."

Emperor Wenxuan said angrily, "If you don't dare, just shut up. The Crown Prince has submitted a memorial to me. The Prince of Yan and He Yan have provided strong protection, so they should be rewarded."

Seeing that the matter of the Prince of Yan had been exposed, the Right Prime Minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, who will judge the murderer?"

It's always unsafe to keep someone in Prince Yan's mansion. If Prince Yan uses some tricks, it will be bad for Zi Yan to implicate Prince Xiang.

Bai Linan would not let him have his way, since he had not yet chosen a side and was only loyal to His Majesty, he might as well help his son-in-law.

"Your Majesty, I think the mastermind behind this is not a simple person. He even dared to enter the Prince of Yan's Mansion and kill people last night. He is so rampant. It is safer to keep him in the Prince of Yan's Mansion. If he is kept in the Ministry of Justice, he may be killed before he can be interrogated. I don't know why the Right Prime Minister had to send him to the Ministry of Justice."

Liu Jinhan snorted coldly, "Left Prime Minister, you are joking. Your Majesty, I just think that when it comes to interrogating people, the Ministry of Justice naturally has more methods than the Prince of Yan. The person behind the scenes is cunning, and I am afraid that Your Highness the Prince of Yan will not be able to get anything out of him. As for safety, once the person is sent to the Ministry of Justice, Your Majesty can also send troops to guard him."

Seeing that the two sons, Prince Xiang and Prince Qi, had remained silent, Emperor Wenxuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Fifth and Sixth Brothers, what do you two think? You were also there yesterday."

The King of Xiang would naturally not show anything that would arouse suspicion. Chu Tianling would take the lead in this matter. "Replying to Your Majesty, I think what the Left and Right Prime Minister said makes sense. It's all up to Your Majesty to decide."

Chu Tianling was calm and said in a deep voice, "Father, the assassin came straight at me yesterday. Fortunately, I know a little bit of martial arts so I didn't let him succeed. I also want to find out who is behind this. Since the left and right prime ministers are deadlocked, I think it would be better to hand the person over to the Jingzhao prefect. This is more fair."

The people in the Seventh Brother and the Ministry of Justice were against him. Although the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor was not his man, he would not help him. It would be easier for him to silence him. There was no flaw in what he said, and it was difficult for everyone to refute him.

The Minister of War quickly came out to agree, "Your Majesty, I think what His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi said makes sense. After all, several of your highnesses are involved in this matter. The Prefect of Jingzhao is a fair person, and I believe he will handle it impartially."

Looking at this old man jumping up and down, Chu Tianze sneered. He knew in his heart that this matter would not end easily. Most of the people in the court were the people of King Xiang and King Qi. They would not watch Zi Yan being interrogated by him.

Emperor Wenxuan curled his lips and said, "Oh? What do you think, Lord Liu and Lord Bai?"

No matter what, it is better to leave him in the hands of Jingzhao Prefecture than in the hands of Prince Yan. If he refutes it again, it will arouse suspicion, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I think this proposal is very good."

Bai Linnan didn't care. This matter had nothing to do with him. As long as the person was not in the Ministry of Justice, it would be fine. "Your Majesty, I agree with you, but I think His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan should send troops to guard the place to prevent the murderer from being silenced."

Emperor Wenxuan nodded. Jingzhao Prefecture Yin Zhang Yu was his man, and the final result would definitely be fair. "Lord Bai is right. Seventh Brother, the safety of Jingzhao Prefecture is in your hands. Before this matter has a result, I don't want to see anyone die."

Seeing that Zi Yan's fate was determined, Chu Tianling finally breathed a sigh of relief. Whether it was to silence her or to make Zi Yan change her words and bite back at Lao Wu, he now had time to act.

Chu Tianze was prepared in his heart and naturally would not be disappointed, "Yes, father, I will obey your order."

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