After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

"Lord Ning is right. Killing these evil villains is not enough to appease the public anger!" Minister of War Pei Zhou also said angrily.

He looked at Zhong Ning without hesitation, just like Ning Yuanfeng.

Although what happened a few days ago has not been spread out, how could they, who are from aristocratic families, not know about it?

Who else could escape from the trap and attack the Cui family of Qinghe except Princess Zhaohua?

Several other adults from various families at the banquet also stood up and knelt in front of the table, demanding that the court find out the real culprit and punish him severely!

Pei Zhou was indignant. He bowed and said to his superiors, "Your Majesty, the Qinghe Cui family is a thousand-year-old family that has always been kind to others. Now that they have encountered such a thing, not only is it difficult for the entire Cui family to redress their grievances, but it has also caused panic among other families..."

"Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizu founded the country, our noble families contributed money and manpower, and we were meritorious ministers. But now we have to be so frightened by the evil villain... Isn't it ridiculous?" Censor Zhou Qingshu also stepped forward and said.

He and the Minister of Rites Zhou Qingzhi are cousins, both from the Huai'an Zhou family.

The eight great families are united as one.

Now that the entire Qinghe Cui family has been wiped out, it's clear how ruthless the thieves were...

What would they do if one day the Zhou family in Huai'an was slaughtered again?

All the officials from aristocratic families thought of this at this moment. They no longer cared about their previous attitude of keeping a low profile, but just knelt on the ground and asked Emperor Yong to conduct a thorough investigation!

We are in a life-or-death crisis now, the knife may fall at any moment, why keep a low profile? My family is about to be destroyed, why keep a low profile?

The group of people were filled with indignation, with a hint of fear on their faces.

As they angrily complained, they would occasionally look towards Zhong Ning. After all, they knew clearly what the eight great families had done together before!

"My Lords, if you want to ask for my orders, then ask for them. Why are you all looking at me?"

Zhong Ning looked at the group of people below and suddenly shouted angrily, "I haven't left the palace for a long time. Even if you suspect me, you should have evidence!"

"Qinghe is so far away from Kyoto, and County Magistrate Liu even bluntly stated that the Qinghe Cui family was annihilated seven days ago..."

"That kind of time is not enough for a normal person to go back and forth."

"Besides, I have no grudge against the Cui family of Qinghe in the past, nor do I have any resentment in the present..."

Zhong Ning said this with a forced smile, and the group of people below all looked embarrassed.

They did doubt Princess Zhaohua, but it was just as Princess Zhaohua said.

Even if we rush, it will take at least five days to travel between Qinghe and Kyoto!

For such a distance, a one-way journey would cost so much, and a round trip would take at least dozens of days.

Princess Zhaohua is in Kyoto and she even went to the palace to pay her respects two days ago. This is something that everyone has witnessed!

Even if they have grievances, they shouldn't suspect her, right?

If it's not her, who else could it be?

That is a big family with a thousand-year heritage.

Moreover, there are at least more than 400 members of the tribe. If they did not have strong strength, how could they be wiped out overnight?

Not to mention, the Qinghe Cui family also has an eighth-grade warrior and several seventh-grade masters!

In addition, they also have a patrol escort team of 200 people!

How could something of this scale just disappear like that?

But if Princess Zhaohua really wants to take revenge, she will definitely lead her troops out of the capital. As long as she leads her troops out of the capital, there will definitely be some movement.

But in fact, not only was there no sign of any of the imperial guards being mobilized, but even Princess Zhaohua herself was often in the capital.

She has not left the capital recently, so it is impossible for her to go to Cui's house in person and kill the entire family.

All the court officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

Suddenly, they realized something, that there seemed to be another person who was not in Beijing at this time.

That man's martial arts skills were extremely high, ranking among the top three in the entire Dayong.

The most important thing is that he has a group of Black Dragon Guards who are extremely powerful and only serve the imperial power!

If that person takes action, it will definitely work!

Ning Yuanfeng thought of this and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, may I ask where the Black Dragon Guards' leader, Si Qiyu, is now?"

Emperor Yong's expression changed slightly. What did they mean?

Could it be that he suspected that Qi Yu was responsible for this?

But Qi Yu is his man. If he leads his troops to destroy the Cui family of Qinghe, doesn’t it mean that it was his order?

What's the difference between this and doubting him to his face?

"How outrageous!" Emperor Yong was immediately enraged. "Qi Yu went to Jiangnan at my behest half a month ago... and yet you dared to throw such dirty water on him? How despicable!"

When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses!

Everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks and knelt on the ground!

Including Zhong Ning!

Ning Yuanfeng's forehead was covered with sweat. He suppressed the emperor's anger and defended himself, "Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense. The Qinghe Cui family already has an eighth-grade master in charge... In addition, there are dozens of seventh-grade warriors and hundreds of guards..."

Ning Yuanfeng's meaning is very clear!

With such combat power, apart from Qi Yu and the Black Dragon Guard, he didn't know who else could do it!

Zhong Ning raised her eyebrows slightly. She never expected that the fire would actually burn on Qi Yu's head. At this moment, she felt a little sorry for Qi Yu.

It’s the New Year, and it’s winter again.

In order to work for Emperor Yong, he worked himself to death outside.

As a result, he has to endure such slander from these ministers!

Emperor Yong's expression was extremely ugly, but after hearing the reason, he instantly became suspicious. If it was true as Ning Yuanfeng said, the Qinghe Cui family already had such protection, then who could wipe out the entire Cui family overnight?

He knew that Zhong Ning was now a ninth-grade master.

But no matter how good his skills are, he cannot travel back and forth between Qinghe and Kyoto within four or five days.

Because Zhong Ning had entered the palace two days before, she only had four or five days to commit the crime.

It is a blessing to be able to reach Qinghe in such a short time.

It's impossible to run back and forth.

We have to delay for another night to kill the whole family.

Even if she is a martial arts expert, there are also eighth-grade masters on the other side, and they have hundreds of guards. It will take several days to kill them all.

Moreover, she might not succeed even if she was outnumbered.

So, this is something that is simply impossible to accomplish.

He never thought that Zhong Ning had a cheat that allowed him to not only take hundreds of assassins back and forth instantly, but also kill them back and forth again.

But if it wasn't Zhong Ning, there would only be one Qi Yu.

He is also an eighth-rank master, and all his Black Dragon Guards are elites.

There are quite a few seventh-grade warriors, and if they were to face the Qinghe Cui family, it would be very likely that the entire clan would be wiped out.

Emperor Yong frowned, but before he could speak, the Black Dragon Guard's second-in-command, Deputy Chief Zhang Ping, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Chief has traveled light to handle the case, bringing only about thirty of his men..."

Then, Zhang Ping bowed to everyone and said:

"Not only that, the chief inspector is leading a team to secretly investigate the Jiangnan tax case, using a covert channel... I just received a message from the chief inspector yesterday. The case is now at its most critical stage, and it will still take two days to complete..."