The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Gu Shijin smiled when he heard the news, and said calmly, "Go and ask Concubine Ning to come over later."

"Yes, your majesty." Xingyue replied.

Li Cairen's death was smooth, but it caused quite a stir in the harem and the court.

Let’s talk about the previous dynasty first. Concubine De was the daughter of the Minister of War. Now that she died in such an inexplicable way, the Minister of War naturally would not be happy.

The imperial concubine committed suicide before, and she herself did such a shameful thing. Therefore, although the imperial concubine was the daughter of Duke Dingguo, Duke Dingguo avoided her after knowing the truth and did not make a fuss at all.

But the Minister of War was not at peace even after Concubine De died. He was already very angry when Concubine De was demoted to a talented person before, but he had his reasons. After all, she had harmed an imperial heir, so the Minister of War could not lose his temper even if he was angry. But now that Talented Li was dead, the Minister of War suddenly started to make a fuss.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li died in unclear circumstances. Please order a thorough investigation." In the imperial kitchen, the Minister of War said again.

Lu Junze looked at the people standing below, with a hint of hostility in his eyes. These people were all the Minister of War's men, and the Minister of War came here today to put pressure on him.

"Your Majesty, a stable harem is conducive to the stability of the previous dynasty. Li Cairen died quietly, and there must be a powerful force in the harem. For the safety of Your Majesty, Your Majesty should also conduct a thorough investigation."

"Your Majesty, I think so too."

"Your Majesty, the court has been quite unstable recently. It is very likely related to the affairs of the harem. Your Majesty must not let your guard down."

"That's enough." Lu Junze said sternly, "I have my own plans for the harem. My dear ministers, if you have nothing else to do, please leave."

The ministers below looked at each other quietly, and the Minister of War was the first to clasp his fists and say, "Yes, I will take my leave."

Then the others also bowed and left.

These ministers understand their emperor, who is decisive and ruthless in his actions and is not someone who can be threatened. Moreover, most of the power in the court is in the hands of the emperor. They cannot push his majesty into a corner, otherwise it will be difficult to resolve the situation.

"These old guys." Lu Junze threw the memorial on the table with a very bad tone.

Lu Junze could indeed avoid being threatened by these old guys, but the people who came today were all people with relatively important positions in the court, and he couldn't possibly depose or kill them all because of this matter.

Lu Junze: “Su Deyuan.”

"Your Majesty, this servant is here."

"Then you should go and check the cause of Li Cairen's death." Lu Junze said, looking up at Su Deyuan.

Su Deyuan had been with Lu Junze for so long that he could tell at a glance what Lu Junze meant. He was asking him to act accordingly.

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

Li Cairen has been dead for several days. If the emperor really wanted to investigate, he would not have waited until now.

The Minister of War left the palace with a gloomy face. He didn't have much affection for his daughter, but now she died inexplicably in the harem. If the Emperor didn't give an explanation, how could he, the Minister of War, keep his face? So he had been going there against his will recently.

After returning home, the Minister of War went straight to the study. On the way, he met his wife, who asked about Li Cairen. The Minister of War said, "Don't ask too much about this matter."

The Minister of War actually knows the emperor very well. Li Cairen must have done something, so the emperor treats her like this. If Li Cairen had always been law-abiding, the emperor would not be so heartless.

As soon as the Minister of War walked into the study, he found the envelope on the desk. He was stunned, then looked around the study and found nothing else unusual.

The Minister of War opened the door of the study and asked the guard at the door: "Has anyone entered the study today?"

"Master, no one has entered the study today."

The Minister of War nodded and closed the door.

The Minister of War opened the letter and was more and more frightened by the contents. His face became darker and darker. He slammed the letter on the table and said, "You think I'm a fool."

The current emperor's throne is very stable, and it is difficult to overthrow him unless there are serious natural disasters or man-made disasters. As a result, what is said in this letter? He really doubts that the person who wrote this letter has no brains.

He was putting pressure on the emperor now for his own face, but he had no real intention of doing anything. It was precisely because of this that the emperor was slightly unhappy, but he did not really get angry.

The Minister of War put the letter on the candle, and just as he was about to burn it, he put the letter down again, then put the letter in the drawer and left the study alone.

Soon, a figure flashed into the study, read the contents of the letter and left.

Lu Junze soon found out what happened in the Minister of War's Mansion. Tianlin asked, "Your Majesty, should we send more people to the Minister of War's Mansion?"

Lu Junze smiled and without even raising his head, he said, "No need. Our Minister of War is a smart man." Otherwise, he would not have left the letter behind.

Tian Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean that the Minister of War deliberately left the letter for people to read?"

Lu Junze raised his head and glanced at Tianlin, and said, "Yeah."

It is a tacit knowledge that some important ministers in the court have the emperor's spies in their homes. The Minister of War's final hesitant move was to let someone pass the contents of the letter to him, which was also an indirect way to show his loyalty to him.

"These old foxes are all very cunning." Lu Junze said with a chuckle.

However, Lu Junze did not mind. It was good to have more smart people in the court so that he, the emperor, would not have to worry too much every day. But this was also because Lu Junze was confident that he could control these people. Otherwise, most people would not be able to accept such tricks of the ministers.

"But the wise king has stretched his hand too far." Lu Junze suddenly said in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. The people that the virtuous king left in the capital have been dealt with almost completely." Tianlin paused, and then continued, "One third of the people in the mountains have been dealt with, and the remaining two thirds have been accepted."

Most of the one third who died were the wise king's confidants who refused to surrender, so Tianlin had them killed as a demonstration.

"Block the news and don't let the wise king know about it now." Lu Junze said.

The virtuous king had just arrived in his fiefdom not long ago, and Lu Junze estimated that he would not take action so quickly, at least until he was familiar with the fiefdom.

Familiar with the fiefdom, controlling the fiefdom, and doing some preparatory work, even if the virtuous king really wanted to do that, it would be at least two years later, by which time the capital would have been cleaned up by Lu Junze. This was also the reason why he let the virtuous king go, so that he could clean up the capital without the virtuous king, otherwise he would alert the enemy.

"We should pay more attention to King Xian and the Yunfeng Kingdom." Lu Junze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."