In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

At the court session the next morning, all the civil and military officials learned that the third prince had been sentenced to death. His coffin was sent out of the city and buried near the imperial mausoleum.

Most of the officials were shocked and asked quietly: "Is he really dead?"

"Sent away?"

They all agreed that the prince would not execute the third prince. At most, he would just pretend to do it by replacing the third prince, imprisoning him, and providing him with good food and drink.

"He is really dead." said someone who knew the situation.

The officials standing in the front row all looked at the expressions of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince stood in the front row, expressionless and not talking to each other.

They had received confirmed news that "the third prince drank poisoned wine and died."

The two men had mixed feelings, feeling excited about getting rid of their rival but also sad about the loss of their rival.

The two brothers realized from the emperor's way of dealing with things that if they committed a serious crime, they would be executed by the emperor.

"I have to be more careful in my future actions." The prince thought to himself. He knew that he could no longer act as he pleased as before and had to be more careful to avoid making big mistakes. At the same time, he also realized that he needed to strengthen his cooperation with other officials and get more support from them to ensure the stability of his position.

The second prince thought to himself, "I am not as stupid as the third prince, so I will not make such a mistake." He was confident in his intelligence and thought he could avoid repeating the mistakes of the third prince. However, he did not realize that his arrogance could become a hidden danger.

"The Emperor is in court." Eunuch Fu's shrill voice rang out in the hall.

Everyone knelt down and saluted, shouting long live the emperor.

The emperor leaned back on the dragon throne with a tired look on his face, his eyes slightly closed, as if he didn't want to see these ministers. His heart was full of worries and concerns, and he felt confused and uneasy about his future.

The emperor was thinking: "How can Wang Qin still be alive? How can I kill him?"

The civil officials were still thinking about the fact that the third prince was poisoned by the emperor's order, so they didn't dare to report it. They knew the seriousness of the matter and understood that the emperor was in a bad mood at the moment. They were afraid that if they spoke out, they would attract the emperor's anger.

Therefore, they chose to remain silent and wait for the emperor to announce the adjournment of the court. The entire court fell into silence, and the atmosphere was oppressive and tense.

Commander Zuo couldn't wait to stand up.

He bowed and reported loudly to the court, "Your Majesty, bandits have appeared outside the capital, committing robbery and murder."

"Ah!" All civil and military officials were shocked.

Prime Minister Pei turned and looked at the officials of the Jingzhao government office.

They were also shocked and shook their heads slightly at the Prime Minister.

None of them had ever received a report to the authorities about robbery in the capital.

The emperor's eyes widened when he heard this and he shouted angrily, "You have absolutely no respect for the law. If you catch this bandit, kill him without mercy!"

The emperor did not ask any more questions and immediately issued an order, "Zuo Xing is responsible for hunting down the bandits!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

The civil officials were surprised and the military generals were stunned.

Shouldn't such a big matter be discussed and decided by the Secretariat?

Shouldn't this kind of bandit suppression be done by the Jingzhao government and the soldiers defending the city?

Except for Zuo Xing, no one in the court knew the emperor's intention. They left the court with doubts and went to work with confusion.

Qi Lu returned home in the afternoon and took his wife and children to pay their respects to his father.

The family sat in the hall in the front yard and talked about this matter.

Qi Lu mentioned, "Father, it's very strange. We camped outside the capital and never heard of any bandits. Today, the emperor was in court and said that bandits appeared outside the capital, robbing and killing people, and he even sent the imperial guards to hang the bandits."

General Qi twirled his beard and said slowly, "Since it is the emperor's intention, no matter how strange or unreasonable it is, he must have his intentions."

However, except Qi Wan, no one present knew what the emperor's intention was.

Qi Yuan guessed, "I'm afraid some of the Third Prince's guards escaped and took away something important."

Qi Ze remembered something and nodded, "That's also possible. In the Third Prince's mansion, we only found a half-new dragon robe, without any gold, silver or jewelry."

"It's possible that they are chasing the escaped guards." General Qi nodded slightly.

After Qi Wan heard her father and brother's discussion in the hall, she felt a strong anger in her heart. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a cold and sharp light, as if it could penetrate everything.

"The dog emperor actually intends to hunt down Brother Qin!" she cursed inwardly.

In her heart, the Dog Emperor not only took away Brother Qin's throne, but also attempted to burn him to death. Such behavior made her extremely angry.

Qi Wan could barely understand the Dog Emperor's behavior of hunting down those who threatened his throne and life, but she absolutely could not accept the Dog Emperor's slandering Brother Qin as a bandit.

Qi Wan loved Brother Qin and could not stand anyone slandering and hurting him. She decided to protect Brother Qin no matter what and not let him get hurt.

She clenched her fists, her eyes gleaming with determination, and she was determined to fight the imperial power to the end.

Since his rebirth, Qi Wan no longer took the imperial power seriously.

She will be good to whoever is good to her and her family.

She will take action against anyone who wants to harm her and her family.

No matter who this person is.

On that day, Commander Zuo led 30,000 guards out of the city to suppress the bandits.

They started their search from the Royal Summer Resort in Nanshan and searched for a whole day but found nothing.

Before dark, Commander Zuo returned to report to the emperor. The two of them locked themselves in the room and discussed in secret, "Your Majesty, we have searched the royal villa carefully, and there is no tunnel, nor any sign of anyone living there for a long time."

The emperor's face was filled with dark clouds and his brows were furrowed.

He thought for a while and arranged it, "Take them to search a few imperial tombs tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, the imperial tombs are far away and scattered. It will take several days."

"Well, it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer. Just look carefully and search thoroughly. If he's alive, we must find him. If he's dead, we must find his body."

"I obey, Your Majesty."

The next day, Commander Zuo led his men to the imperial mausoleum again. On the official road, they met a large group of city defense troops who were delivering tax silver into the capital.

The two teams stopped, and the generals leading the troops, who were all relatives of the two teams, came forward to greet each other.

"Commander Zuo."

"General Hu."

General Hu had a dignified smile on his bearded face: "Where is the left commander taking the Imperial Guard to do his job? How can we ask you to help? You should protect His Majesty!"

Commander Zuo said with a proud look on his face: "This general has the trust of His Majesty to suppress the bandits."

"Bandits?" General Hu was stunned.

He pointed at the dozens of carts of tax silver being escorted and said doubtfully, "I didn't encounter any bandits on the road."

"Don't ask anymore. Let's go to the Ministry of Revenue to pay taxes and silver first. We are still waiting for the payment of salaries, hahaha." Commander Zuo laughed.

"Commander Zuo, I'm leaving!"

The two teams headed east and west respectively.

General Hu led an army of 10,000 men and drove horse-drawn carriages into the capital city excitedly to pay taxes to the Ministry of Revenue.

He thought that after completing the task, he could go home and hug his beautiful concubine, and his mood became excited.

When Qi Ze, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, heard that the tax silver had been delivered, he personally took more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the treasury to collect the silver.

General Hu handed in the tax bill first: "Master Qi, this time the tax is one million taels of silver."

Qi Ze took it and said with a smile: "General Hu, you have worked hard. Please count the silver in front of me."

"No problem." General Hu commanded, "Come and carry the silver down. Open one box at a time."

"Yes, General."

Twelve people came up and first lifted six boxes and put them on the ground.

The six officials from the Ministry of Revenue came forward to open the box and were stunned. Then they shouted in fear, "Where's the silver?"