All in all, they had been stalking this gang of criminals for nearly half a month.

Previously, Zhan Ping was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he sent people to watch secretly. Unexpectedly, they were so bold that they actually targeted the goods that the emperor was preparing to send to various countries in the Western Regions.

This is really like an old man eating arsenic, he is tired of living!

In order to catch this group of gangsters in one fell swoop, Zhan Ping has made all the preparations today. He is just waiting for them to take action and catch them in the act. This way, he will be able to catch them red-handed and there is no need to worry about them denying it.

It was late at night, and everything was silent. Zhan Ping held the sword tightly in his hand and hid in the dark with his men, staring at the place where the goods were stored.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, the gang of gangsters appeared.

They were agile and clearly experienced thieves.

They were seen quietly approaching the cargo and were about to take action when Zhan Ping gave an order and the soldiers who were lying in ambush on all sides quickly rushed out and surrounded them.

Seeing this, the gangsters panicked and tried to escape, but it was too late.

Zhan Ping and his men started chasing them, and after a fierce fight, they finally captured them all quickly.

Looking at the tied-up bandits, Zhan Ping felt relieved.

"You are a bunch of bold guys. You even dare to covet the royal goods. You are really courting death!" Zhan Ping shouted angrily.

Looking at the captured bandits, Zhan Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

After half a month of hard surveillance, it’s finally over.

The success of this mission not only ensured the safe delivery of the emperor's supplies to the countries in the Western Regions, but also greatly increased his prestige in the court.

And these are exactly the results that Chu Junze wants to see.

At the morning court the next day, Zhan Ping reported to Chu Junze in detail the progress of their mission over the past half month.

After listening to him, Chu Junze praised him highly and gave him half a month of rest.

So when he walked out of the palace, he felt particularly happy and decided to use this rare day off to relax.

Thinking back on the process of handling the case over the past half month, they had been following them all the way from Jiangnan to the capital, having to sleep in the open air along the way. What made him feel most tired was that the entire time this group of bandits had to travel by water.

This also enabled him to go from being a landlubber prone to seasickness to being able to float on water without getting seasick.

Even when he just got off the boat, he still felt dizzy and floating, which was really uncomfortable.

Now I can finally return home, reunite with my family and enjoy the joy of family life.

However, just as he was immersed in happiness, a mysterious letter broke the peace.

The things described in the letter were shocking and seemed to be related to the escorted goods.

His frown furrowed again as he realized that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

So before his holiday was over, he immediately went to the palace to meet Chu Junze and presented him with the mysterious letter.

After reading the letter, Chu Junze's face became solemn. He decided to investigate the matter in depth with Zhan Ping to uncover the conspiracy behind it.

They began to collect clues separately, and finally they found that the source of this mysterious letter was very suspicious.

During the pursuit, they encountered various obstacles and dangers.

But with wisdom and courage, they gradually approached the truth.

However, the closer they got to the truth, the angrier Chu Junze became, because they had uncovered a shocking conspiracy, and this conspiracy actually involved the aristocratic families in the court.

It turned out that someone tried to use the escort of goods to seek personal gain and even threatened the security of Zhao State.

So Chu Junze and Zhan Ping decided to expose this conspiracy at all costs.

Originally, Chu Junze had no intention of bringing down all the aristocratic families, but there were always some self-righteous ones who thought they could do things perfectly and without any loopholes and hide it from everyone.

In that case, let them vomit out everything they have eaten!

If it weren't for the fact that some other noble families had lent a helping hand when the Chu family was conquering the world, according to the laws of the Zhao Kingdom, the noble families involved this time would be guilty of the extermination of their entire clans.

Thinking of this, Chu Junze went to the Huguo Temple to meet the emperor.

After the father and son had a secret conversation in the temple all night, some of the aristocratic families serving as officials in the court received the secret order from Chu Junze.

Su Qianqian looked at Chu Junze who was standing silently in front of the window, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

"Your Majesty, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Since you have warned them, this is their last chance. If they still do the same thing next time, then if you take action again, no one will be able to interfere with your decision."

Su Qianqian comforted him softly, saying that even as an emperor, he still had many things he had to do.

Chu Junze sighed, "Yeah, I just feel a little unwilling! Those old guys really deserve to die!"

"Yes, they deserve to die, but not in your hands! Not in the hands of your Chu family.

But don't worry, after this they should stop, after all, they won't have another chance." Su Qianqian looked at him lovingly.

In fact, in the past two years, Chu Junze has almost eliminated the power of the aristocratic families in the court, so as far as the current situation of the entire court is concerned, Chu Junze is undoubtedly satisfied.

It was only after this incident that he clearly realized that he still needed to be more diligent, such as giving those people a few words of advice from time to time!

"Qianqian is absolutely right." Chu Junze held her in his arms and gently stroked her hair.

Chu Junze knew that although these aristocratic families were already weak, they were still alive and well, so he still had to be careful. He decided to strengthen his control over government affairs in the future and not let similar things happen again.

At the next morning court, Chu Junze once again emphasized the seriousness of Zhao State's laws in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, and stated that any violation of laws and regulations would be severely punished.

The ministers all expressed their willingness to obey the imperial order, and the court was filled with solemnity.

After the court session ended, Chu Junze left Zhan Ping, Su Xinghe and others to discuss how to further weaken the influence of the aristocratic families.

In the end, they decided to implement some reform measures to gradually break the monopoly of the aristocratic families, allowing more talents the opportunity to enter the officialdom in order to balance the stability of the court.

After dealing with the affairs of the previous dynasty, Chu Junze hurried back to Yaoguang Palace.

It turned out that as Su Qianqian's belly grew bigger, the fetal movements became more frequent recently, so Chu Junze couldn't help but worry.

As soon as Chu Junze entered the Yaoguang Palace, he walked straight towards Su Qianqian and stroked her belly with concern.

"Qianqian, did the children bother you today?" Chu Junze asked softly.

Su Qianqian smiled and shook her head. "The babies are very well behaved, and I am fine too. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."

Chu Junze breathed a sigh of relief, sat down beside the bed, and took Su Qianqian's hand. "Thank you for your hard work, Qianqian. I will definitely give you and your son a stable future."

Su Qianqian looked at Chu Junze with emotion, "Your Majesty, I believe you."

At this time, the palace maid brought the bird's nest porridge prepared for her by Nanny Geng. Chu Junze took the bowl and fed it to Su Qianqian personally.

After drinking, Chu Junze chatted with her for a while until she felt a little sleepy.

"Go to sleep if you're sleepy. I'll be here with you." Chu Junze gently kissed Su Qianqian's forehead, then picked up the book he had not finished reading and paid attention to her situation while reading.

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