We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

For the prince, seeing Li Che again today, his mood was completely different.

If you ask him whether he hates Li Che, of course he does.

Li Che repeatedly thwarted his plans and set up a Fengwang Party in the court, which repeatedly opposed the prince's party.

When the news of Li Che's assassination reached the Eastern Palace, the prince was ecstatic and wished that he would die at the hands of the assassin.

It doesn't matter even if Li Lin is with him. He has already lost control over his younger brother, and Li Lin is no longer the prince's helper.

For the prince, a disobedient brother is as good as not having him.

However, when Emperor Qing summoned him, the prince began to panic again.

Only then did he realize that if Li Che died in the imperial capital, he would be the biggest suspect.

After all, Prince Feng's faction is at its peak and is already competing with the Prince's faction. If Li Che dies, he will be the biggest beneficiary.

Secondly, the grudge between him and Li Che was known to the whole court. It had only been a year since the witchcraft incident, and he had a motive to commit the crime.

The more the prince thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even felt that he was the one who assassinated Li Che.

Especially when Emperor Qing called him over, the prince was even more frightened.

Now that he saw Li Che returning safely, the prince felt disappointed but also relieved from the bottom of his heart.

At the same time, Emperor Qing also withdrew his gaze and looked at his two grown-up sons, who were not missing any limbs, and his heart was finally at ease.

Li Che and Li Lin climbed up from the sedan chair and were about to salute when they were interrupted by Emperor Qing: "You are injured, so these empty formalities can be omitted."

"Thank you, father, as your son." Li Che and the other man said in unison.

Emperor Qing slowed his voice and asked with some concern, "Is my son okay?"

After saying this, Emperor Qing suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

A year ago, after Li Che hit the pillar, he seemed to have asked the same question.

Although both were caring inquiries, the moods expressed were very different each time.

The previous time he was just pretending, but this time when he heard the news that Li Che was assassinated, he was really panicked.

"My son is fine." Li Che replied in a clear voice.

Emperor Qing said nothing more, but looked at the important officials on his left, and his tone instantly turned cold:

"In this magnificent imperial capital, at the feet of the emperor, how could a prince be attacked in the street? Everyone, shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation?!"

Hearing Emperor Qing's blunt threat, everyone's hearts sank and they quickly bowed down.

"Jingzhao Yin, tell me!"

Emperor Qing glanced at one of the old ministers with gray hair.

Zeng Yi's face was bitter, and he had no choice but to stand up and say, "I have committed the crime of negligence in management. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Emperor Qing didn't even glance at him, but said coldly, "Just a momentary oversight? Are you saying that those assassins tonight had nothing to do with you?"

Zeng Yi was almost frightened to death and quickly knelt down:

"Your Majesty, please understand. To assassinate the king is a crime that will implicate all of your clans. I absolutely dare not do it!"

Zeng Yi complained bitterly in his heart. He was nearly seventy years old and had long reached the age to beg for his life.

However, the former Jingzhao Yin accepted bribes and colluded with unscrupulous businessmen to plot treason, and was sentenced to death by Emperor Qing a few days ago.

The position of Jingzhao Yin was related to the security of the imperial capital and the people's livelihood, and it could not be left vacant, so he was asked to take it up.

Zeng Yi did not join any of the princes' factions and did not attach much importance to power.

Therefore, after taking office, he rejected everyone's attempts to win him over and did nothing practical, just working for three days and drying the net for two days.

Because of his negligence, the assassin took advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the West Market, and he certainly cannot escape the blame.

But if you say that he colluded with the assassin, I would never admit it.

Just as Zeng Yi's legs were shaking and trembling, another person spoke.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zeng certainly made a mistake, but he has only been in office as Jingzhao Yin for a few days, and I'm afraid he hasn't yet sorted out his official duties."

Zeng Yi looked behind him gratefully, and the person who spoke was Qin Huizhi, the Minister of Rites, who was on the side of the prince.

He was suddenly a little surprised. He and Qin Huizhi had no friendship at all, so why would the other party stand up for him at this moment?

Qin Huizhi's expression remained calm as he continued, "On the contrary, during the curfew, no one is allowed to walk on the streets unless it is for military or official business."

"As far as I know, the two princes drank until the closing drum sounded, and then drove back to the palace, violating the court's curfew order, and ultimately suffered this misfortune."

Zeng Yi's face froze and she immediately became annoyed.

I thought Qin Huizhi was pleading for me, but I didn't expect that he was using me as a sword and taking this opportunity to attack King Yan and King Feng.

Everyone present knew the curfew clearly.

This thing is aimed at civilians. Who would be so blind as to stop these important officials from going out at night?

Li Che also glanced at Qin Huizhi with no emotion in his eyes.

Although I didn't say anything, I already remembered him in the little notebook in my heart.

Li Lin is different. Compared with Li Che, he is more like a military general.

Hearing Qin Huizhi's inhumane words, Li Lin immediately became furious and pointed at his nose and cursed:

"Bullshit! I barely escaped death at the hands of an assassin, and you're still here making sarcastic remarks?"

"You damned thing, you're going to die a miserable death..."

Li Lin was really angry, and as he was talking he wanted to stand up and hit someone.

Qin Huizhi had been acting calm, but when he saw Li Lin roll up his sleeves and stand up, he instantly became intimidated.

"In front of the emperor, Your Highness the Prince of Yan should behave properly. How can you speak such foul language?!" Qin Huizhi said as he hid behind.

"I'm going to fuck your mother!"

Li Lin reported Qin Huizhi's place of origin on the spot.

Cursing was not enough, he reached out to hit someone, but fortunately Yingbu, who was standing next to him, reacted quickly and held him back.

"That's enough!" Emperor Qing growled, "Have you had enough of this?"

Li Lin shrank his neck, like a mouse seeing a cat, and the cursing stopped abruptly.

"It's your fault for not obeying the curfew. What else is there to defend yourself?" Emperor Qing glared at Li Lin.

Li Lin stepped aside aggrievedly and said, "I have been disrespectful in front of you, Your Majesty. Please punish me, Father."

"Forget it." Emperor Qing was also somewhat helpless and turned to look at the court officials:

"The grand ceremony is imminent, and envoys from various countries have already arrived in Beijing. This matter concerns the prestige of Daqing. We absolutely cannot afford to make any more mistakes."

"What happened tonight must be kept secret and not disclosed to anyone."

"The Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Justice are investigating this matter privately for me. We must find the real culprit!"

Emperor Qing glanced at Zhu Chun calmly, then said, "As for Zhao Xi...put his family in the Heavenly Prison and interrogate them strictly."

Everyone bowed and said, "Yes."

Emperor Qing looked at Li Che again and asked, "Do Prince Yan and Prince Feng have any clues about the assassin's identity?"

Li Che instantly remembered the gilded lighter hidden in his chest.

Li Lin did the same, looking at Li Che with a conflicted look on his face.

Li Che shook his head imperceptibly, then cupped his hands and said, "In reply to your Majesty, this incident happened suddenly, and I have no clue what's going on."