The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

The emperor really didn't expect that there were so many things hidden behind this.

If Si Yan hadn't said it, he wouldn't have thought of it at all.

Xin Rui had a bad feeling that Si Yan's attacks today were gradually turning towards him.

Xin Rui said in a deep voice, "Lord Si Yan, aren't you exaggerating too much? These assassins might just be thugs from the Northern Mang Kingdom. Prince Chen doesn't know people well and was deceived by Wei Shu, so he mistook them for capable heroes and kept them as retainers in his mansion. How could it be as serious as you say?"

"Not serious?" Si Yan chuckled and looked at Xin Rui. "Prime Minister Xin, over 200 assassins from the Northern Mang Kingdom were found in Prince Chen's mansion. They were living openly in the residence of Prince Daxuan. Don't you think it's serious?"

"I don't know what Prince Chen is thinking." Xin Rui's eyes were cold. "I just think that a Wei Shu is not worth Lord Si Yan's in-depth investigation. What kind of waves can a small staff member like him cause?"

"That depends on who's backing him. If he has the Beimang Nation backing him, with its immense human, financial, and material resources, what kind of waves can they possibly create, Prime Minister?"

Xin Rui remained silent, and the emperor's expression was already very bad.

He must remain calm and not be hooked by his boss's words.

Si Yan turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, whether these killers are Jianghu killers, perhaps we can get the answer by asking the special envoy of Beimang Country."

All the ministers looked at the trembling envoy from Beimang Kingdom in the corner.

The envoy from Beimang State looked pale and stood there like a piece of wood.

The tiger-head pattern on his official uniform was extremely eye-catching.

"Special envoy from the Northern Mang Kingdom, please tell me, Prime Minister, what kind of person in the Northern Mang Kingdom can wear the tiger head pattern on your clothes?"

The people of Beimang like tiger stripes, but this kind of tiger head stripes are not suitable for ordinary people.

For them, the tiger head pattern symbolizes noble status and can only be used by people of noble status.

The special envoy from the Beimang Kingdom was carried forward by the imperial guards; his legs were so weak that he could not walk.

As soon as he reached the center of the hall, he knelt down with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I, your minister, do not know..."

Si Yan looked at the overly nervous Beimang envoy and chuckled, "Special Envoy Wen, this rule is written into Beimang's laws. Everyone in Beimang knows it, but you don't?"

"Since you don't know, then you will be severely punished. Beat you, beat you hard." The emperor ordered coldly.

The imperial guards immediately stepped forward, held down the envoy from Beimang State, and started beating him with a stick.

"what--"

The Beimang Kingdom's envoy yelled and hurriedly shouted, "I say, I say, this type of tiger head pattern can only be used by officials of the fifth rank and above, as well as nobles of the royal family. Ordinary people can only use tiger skin patterns, but not tiger head patterns."

Xin Rui suddenly said, "But they are just assassins. How can their status be so noble?"

The Beimang Nation's envoy replied, "That means their masters are extremely noble. If what they do brings glory to the nation, something of supreme honor, and their masters are noble enough, they can use the tiger head pattern."

Everyone understood what was meant. This meant that the master of these killers had an extremely important status in the Beimang Kingdom.

Aren’t the killers in Prince Chen’s Mansion’s master Wei Shu?

This also means that Wei Shu is a person of extremely noble status in the Beimang Kingdom.

Song Yi, the Minister of Rites, could not help but say, "Your Majesty, the matter may not be that serious. These tiger head patterns are just embroidery and some markings. Anyone can imitate them..."

"Shut up!" The emperor stared at Song Yi with an icy gaze. "It's better to believe it than not to believe it."

The assassins and spies of the Beimang Kingdom's royal family have already infiltrated the Palace of Prince Chen of Daxuan, but the court officials have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter?

Si Yan slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, let's go back to today's events and see who colluded with the Beimang Kingdom and committed treason."

The emperor said in a deep voice, "Alright, today we must get to the bottom of this matter and bring this traitor to justice."

All the ministers in the court became nervous, but Xin Rui remained calm and looked at Si Yan coldly.

Si Yan said calmly, "It has been verified today that Daxuan has not received any silver from Beimang State. However, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Revenue said that the silver has already arrived at the national treasury. It is obvious that both of them are suspected of colluding with Beimang State."

Xin Rui immediately defended himself, "Your Majesty, I only thought we had received the silver because of what the Minister of Revenue said. I never thought Zou Xue would lie."

Si Yan looked at the Minister of Revenue: "Lord Zou, why did you lie?"

"Because I was forced to do so." The Minister of Revenue sighed and replied.

He really didn't expect that the charges would become more and more serious. Previously it was embezzlement of treasury silver, and now it is treason and collaborating with the enemy.

"Who forced you?" Si Yan asked.

"People from Beimang Country."

He is now just trying to shirk responsibility. As long as he doesn't put the fire on the prime minister, his family can survive.

"Who is from Beimang Country?"

"Those killers from Beimang Country." The Minister of Revenue even straightened his back and made up a story.

Si Yan seemed very patient: "How did they force you?"

"They wanted me to use the silver from the Daxuan treasury to rescue King Hao. If I didn't agree, they would kill my family. I had no choice but to agree."

Xin Rui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the Minister of Revenue's fabricated story.

As long as it doesn't involve him, everything will be fine.

"Where are they now?"

The Minister of Revenue laughed and said, "I don't know either. They come and go without a trace..."

Si Yan's temper suddenly dropped, and he turned to look at the emperor sitting high on the throne.

"Your Majesty, Minister Zou is talking nonsense. If there really were assassins from the Beimang Nation forcing him, he should have reported it to Your Majesty immediately. He wouldn't have blindly acted on behalf of others."

Zou Xue immediately said, "They poisoned me to force me to submit."

Si Yan sneered, "Let Dr. Yunya come and see if the Minister of Revenue has been poisoned?"

"They have given me the antidote, but warned me that if I don't obey them, they will poison me again and poison my entire family..."

Si Yan's expression was as cold as ice. He said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, since Lord Zou cares so much about his family, and he has committed a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of his entire clan, why not bring his family members to the palace immediately and execute them one by one in front of him?"

"That's it." The emperor immediately issued an order, "Come, bring all of Minister Zou's family members to the palace and execute them one by one."