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

Prime Minister Shangguan sneered and said, "Don't worry about the Queen Mother. She won't do anything." As long as the Queen Mother was still worried about her son, she would not dare to do anything.

When the people below heard Prime Minister Shangguan say this, they looked at each other and then said, "Yes, we will follow your orders."

Prime Minister Shangguan nodded with satisfaction and said, "This time, we must keep Lu Junze in Yunyang City. No more accidents can happen."

He has assisted Lu Junze for many years, and he knows Lu Junze's abilities too well. Once he is given the opportunity to resist, none of them will survive.

Lu Junze was seriously injured this time, and countless of his men were killed or injured in the assassination. Now is the best time to kill him.

"Have the wise king's men arrived?" asked Prime Minister Shangguan.

He wanted to kill the emperor, but he was not stupid enough to do it alone. The virtuous king was the one he would take the blame if the matter was exposed.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the wise king's men have arrived."

"Okay, when the time comes, let the wise king's men go up first. If something unexpected happens, you must retreat quickly and don't leave any evidence behind." Prime Minister Shangguan was still quite wary of Lu Junze, and he felt that this time things were going too smoothly, which made him a little nervous, but he was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity.

"Yes."

"You guys go down, we'll start tomorrow night."

……

With Lu Junze's instigation, the news that Lu Junze was assassinated and seriously injured quickly spread, and all the officials and concubines who came with Lu Junze knew about it.

But most people don’t know where Lu Junze is now. The emperor was seriously injured and missing, so these ministers had no choice but to come to the empress dowager and the queen.

Unfortunately, the Queen Mother was ill and could not meet guests, so in the end the group only saw the Queen.

Shangguan Yan stood above and looked at the ministers below with a hint of pride in her eyes. She said, "Ministers, don't worry too much. The emperor's injury is not serious."

The Minister of War, Lord Li, stepped forward and said, "Empress, where is the Emperor now? Since the Emperor's injuries are not serious, I wonder if we can see him so that we can feel at ease."

"Yes, my dear."

"My lady, what Lord Li said makes sense."

All of a sudden, those staunch royalists stood up one by one, intending to force the queen.

Shangguan Yan saw this but was not angry. Instead, she sighed, with a look of sorrow between her eyebrows, and said, "It's not that I don't allow the ministers to see the emperor, but I don't know where the emperor is exactly."

"Then how did the Queen know that the Emperor's injuries were fine?" Lord Li continued to ask.

Shangguan Yan was questioned, and a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.

"Of course it was the Emperor's personal eunuch Su Deyuan who told me."

When they heard it was Su Deyuan, everyone believed it a little. Su Deyuan had been with Lu Junze since he was a child and was a person Lu Junze trusted very much. It was absolutely impossible for him to betray Lu Junze.

"Then I wonder where Eunuch Su is. Would he be willing to let us meet him?" Lord Li bowed.

Shangguan Yan smiled and said, "Eunuch Su hurried back to take care of the emperor and has already left."

Of course not. Lu Junze did not take Su Deyuan off the boat at all. Su Deyuan was now under the control of Shangguan Yan.

Things have come to this point, and no one has any other evidence. Even if someone does not believe Shangguan Yan's words, they can only go back temporarily. In the minds of these officials, Lu Junze is still very powerful.

However, they were not completely relieved after returning. Officials all have their own concerns, so the royalists once again gathered in the house of the Minister of War, Lord Li.

Now the ministers of the six ministries are all Lu Junze's men. Although Prime Minister Shangguan has the title of prime minister, he does not actually have much power as a prime minister. This is one of the reasons why he rebelled.

"Everyone, what do you think?" Lord Li said to the adults.

"I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter." said the Minister of Revenue.

"Yes." The Minister of Rites glanced at the others and said, "Everyone knows the emperor's temperament very well. If he really sent Eunuch Su back, why would he only see the queen?"

"Let me say something extremely treasonous. The relationship between the Emperor and the Empress has not been very harmonious in recent years."

He was being very polite in his words. In recent years, the Queen was often confined by the Emperor. How could the Emperor only inform the Queen about such a big matter?

"Do you think Concubine Chen knows about this?" The Minister of Works suddenly spoke.

Everyone was stunned when these words were spoken. If they were to say who in the harem was the most favored by the Emperor, it would definitely be Concubine Chen.

"But I don't seem to have seen Concubine Chen today." said Lord Li, the Minister of War.

"If what the Queen said today is false, then Concubine Chen is very likely under the control of the Queen."

"So the Queen Mother is also controlled by the Queen?"

Now everyone hesitated again. They could still believe that Concubine Chen was controlled by the Queen, after all, Concubine Chen did not have a strong foundation as the Queen. But the possibility that the Queen Mother was controlled by the Queen was too small.

"What should we do now?"

"Have you seen Prime Minister Shangguan today?" asked the Minister of Rites.

Several people shook their heads. Since the prime minister of Daxia did not have much real power now, they really ignored the prime minister today.

"It seems something really happened." said the Minister of Revenue.

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door, and the Minister of War, Lord Li, immediately became alert, "Who?"

"My name is Gu Chengfeng."

Gu Chengfeng? Isn't this Concubine Chen's elder brother?

The Minister of War went to open the door anyway.

As soon as the door opened, Gu Chengfeng saw the scene in the room. He walked in without any hesitation.

"Greetings, gentlemen." Gu Chengfeng clasped his fists.

"Master Gu." Several masters also returned the greeting.

Gu Chengfeng’s official position is certainly not as high as theirs, but Gu Chengfeng has a sister who is deeply loved by the emperor. This is his confidence, and no one is willing to offend him.

After all, Concubine Chen has two princes, and they are the only two healthy princes of the emperor. Maybe they will be the next emperor.

"Excuse me, my lords. I am here to convey the emperor's order."

"The Emperor said there's no need to worry about the ship, and that everyone just needs to do their job."

In fact, these words were not passed back by Lu Junze now, but were told to Gu Chengfeng before he got off the boat.

Lu Junze told him that if anything unexpected happened when he got off the ship this time, he should just tell these words to a few ministers and they would know what to do.

Sure enough, several ministers breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Gu Chengfeng's words, and their faces returned to joy.

Compared to the Queen, they were more willing to believe what Gu Chengfeng said.

Because of Concubine Chen, the Gu family is now truly tied to the emperor.