Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Although they were very reluctant, everyone quickly followed Wang Bao to the Yangxin Palace.

In the Yangxin Palace, Concubine Xiao Shu was sitting next to the angry Emperor Qian.

It looked like Concubine Xiao had added fuel to the fire before they arrived.

"His Majesty."

Huang Zhang sighed, walked forward and saluted with everyone.

Emperor Qian did not answer and stared at him for a long time.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly fell silent.

Du Mingxuan's heart was pounding.

He was very afraid that Huang Zhang would shirk responsibility, and then neither he nor Xu Ruohai would be able to escape.

After a long time, Emperor Qian finally threw the letter on the table to the ground with a cold face.

"Huang Zhang, is this your investigation? The plague's spread area is three thousand acres, and it has been confirmed?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Huang Zhang didn't hesitate and just nodded.

"Did you investigate and confirm this, or are you shielding the King of Qin?!"

Concubine Xiao Shu snorted coldly and started to add fuel to the fire.

Du Mingxuan was startled.

My queen, please don't say that.

Let me say a few more words. If Huang Zhang tells everyone that Xu Ruohai took money, I will not be able to escape responsibility!

Faced with Concubine Xiao Shufei's cold words, Huang Zhang's temper flared up.

However, he did not respond directly to Concubine Xiao Shu, but instead said to Emperor Qian:

"Your Majesty, I am only sending you what I have seen. If you feel there is any problem, you can arrange for someone to go over there."

"If anyone is found to have done something wrong, you can remove my official hat and then judge the crime."

"you……!"

Emperor Qian and Concubine Xiao were both speechless for a moment.

They really couldn't understand why Huang Zhang said that.

But apart from him, no one in the court was willing to go after hearing about smallpox.

Even those who are willing to go may not be able to be as impartial and unjust as Huang Zhang.

"I wonder what King Qin has done to convince an upright official like Lord Huang that his investigation is flawless."

Concubine Xiao Shu spoke coldly, her face full of anger.

"Madam, do you mean to say that I received the money?"

Huang Zhang raised his head and glared at Concubine Xiao Shufei.

Concubine Xiao Shu felt a chill in her heart, but she still said unforgivingly:

"That's not my intention, but some people know whether I've accepted the benefits or not!"

How dare you say this, and to Lord Huang?

The officials behind Huang Zhang were all so nervous at this moment!

"okay."

Emperor Qian had already noticed something was wrong and interrupted Concubine Xiao Shufei at the right time.

There is a saying that goes, A mother's status depends on her sons.

Ever since Prince Jin became the Crown Prince, Concubine Xiao Shufei has become increasingly arrogant and domineering in the court.

He even looked down upon a pillar of the empire like Huang Zhang.

If she keeps saying this, someone will get angry sooner or later.

"Go down, we'll talk about this tomorrow."

"Yes."

Huang Zhang nodded and left.

As for the officials behind him, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Xu Ruohai, who has been very nervous.

"Let's go."

Du Mingxuan should be the most relaxed. He patted Xu Ruohai on the shoulder and signaled him to leave quickly.

According to convention, after going out to do things, Du Mingxuan needs to report his situation to Concubine Xiao Shufei.

But it’s not very convenient today, because Huang Zhang has a big handle on them.

Throwing it out when Emperor Qian was so angry would just add fuel to the fire.

Wait a few days until things gradually stabilize, then I’ll come over and talk to you. This way I can feel more at ease.

I thought it would end like this.

But during the next morning court session.

Emperor Qian laid the matter out in the open.

As usual, after attending court, Emperor Qian had Huang Zhang's memorial distributed to everyone for circulation.

"How can this be?"

"Too strange."

Everyone quickly turned their attention to Huang Zhang.

Could it be that Huang Zhang, who has always been impartial, protected Qin Ming?

"Everyone, the King of Qin enclosed 3,000 acres of land, and the imperial envoys who went to investigate found nothing amiss. Is that possible?"

After letting the matter ferment, Emperor Qian began to ask questions to his ministers.

"You're right. The King of Qin might have used some unknown means to conceal the truth!"

"Master Huang may also be deceived."

Since Qin Ming left, officials from Concubine Xiao's faction have been placed in the court.

As soon as Emperor Qian opened his mouth, there was naturally a lot of support.

"Your Majesty, can't the plague be real?"

Chen Shimao stepped forward and was the first person to object to this argument.

"How can this be true? Three thousand acres of land, he's really getting more and more outrageous!"

Emperor Qian didn't take Chen Shimao's words seriously at all.

Seeing that everyone in the court had been discussing the issue, he finally turned his attention to the regent Prince Jin.

“Qin Yue, how do you think this matter should be resolved?”

It was obvious that Prince Jin was following instructions from Concubine Xiao Shufei.

He stood up with an angry face and shouted:

"Father, my brother has disobeyed the rules and should be punished."

"But my brother didn't do it intentionally. This move might be to guard the border."

After hearing these two sentences, everyone looked puzzled.

The first half of the sentence is relatively normal, but why does he still speak up for Qin Ming in the latter part?

"What do you mean?"

Emperor Qian nodded slightly, seeming to be quite satisfied with the "benevolence and righteousness" of Prince Jin.

Only then did all the officials realize that the King of Jin's rhetoric was not just to harm Qin Ming.

By the way, you can also earn fame.

Sure enough, after Emperor Qian asked again, Qin Yue finally spoke:

"I suggest that the King of Qin be stripped of his command of the Three Guards and replaced with someone else. This will reduce the pressure on my brother and free him from resorting to these tactics."

Everyone thought that Qin Ming used the three guards to forcibly take over these places.

If there are not enough people, the three thousand acres of land behind will be out of control.

Chen Shimao frowned and walked forward and said:

"Your Majesty, if someone else takes charge of the Three Guards, there will undoubtedly be unrest at the border. If the southern barbarians invade, what will we do?"

"It will be easy for my Daqian army to deal with them."

Emperor Qian seemed very satisfied with Qin Yue's answer.

He dealt with Chen Shimao casually and continued to look at the Ministry of War.

"Issue a transfer order, appointing Xiao Tiance as commander-in-chief and Yang Lian as deputy commander-in-chief, to take over the imperial army at the southern border."

"Yes!"

Xiao Tiance is a relative of Concubine Xiao Shufei.

He was originally stationed in the Huxi area, but this time he was arranged to be stationed nearby, obviously to put pressure on Qin Ming.

This is equivalent to a disguised form of weakening the power of the feudal lords.

This also confirmed Qin Ming's original guess.

In fact, if Qin Ming were here now, he would probably mock them for having no new tricks.

It's just laughable that after playing around with it, there are still the same things.

Chen Shimao's face darkened, but after hearing that it was Xiao Tiance, he weighed it in his mind for a moment and did not respond.

Qian Cai poked Chen Shimao with his finger from behind and whispered:

"How long do you think it will take His Highness to capture him?"

"I don't know. Anyway, he's not qualified. That vixen's men are few and far between."

Chen Shimao responded in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"hey-hey."

Qian Cai smiled. Although it was a matter of reducing the power of the feudal lords, he felt very relaxed.

Among the crowd watching the excitement were Huang Zhang, Du Mingxuan and a few others, all of whom had strange expressions on their faces.

Others may not know, but they know.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin doesn’t care whether the three guards take it or not. The court’s focus is wrong...!

But when they looked up at the headstrong figure sitting on the dragon throne, they didn't dare to say anything.