The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Who would dare to have any objections at this time? Even if there are objections, they must be suppressed.

After all, life is the most important thing at the moment. If you lose your life, all the wealth, power and founding heroism will be in vain.

Seeing that those court officials were scared, Shen Tianjiao couldn't tell what she felt at this moment.

These people should have been the backbone of Yunli Country and the pillars of the country, but now they have disregarded the interests of the country and the people for their own selfish interests. They only think about themselves. How can such people be worthy of serving as officials in this court?

Just when Shen Tianjiao was about to send these people away, another palace servant suddenly came to report that there was urgent news from the City Patrol Office.

"Let him in." Shen Tianjiao had a headache. This was really one problem after another. Why were there so many things happening every day?

"Your Majesty, I, Commandant Cao Jianxing of the City Patrol, pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

When Cao Jianxing came in from outside, he knelt down on the ground and performed the etiquette of king and subject to Shen Tianjiao.

Shen Tianjiao looked up at Cao Jianxing and said, "Captain Cao, please stand up. What emergency has you rushed here in such a hurry?"

"In reply to the Empress, at noon today, a large number of people suddenly poured into Ping'an Gate, claiming they were there to beat the drum to file a complaint with the Emperor."

Cao Jianxing, who had been dealing with this matter since he got up in the morning, was now exhausted and just wanted to resolve the matter quickly.

"The people rushed into Ping'an Gate to beat the drum to file a complaint to the emperor?" Shen Tianjiao's head suddenly became big. Who poked the sky again?

"Yes, those people are from the villages near Anguo Temple. Some are also family members of the victims who burned incense at Anguo Temple yesterday."

"They kept saying that the fire at Anguo Temple yesterday was intentional, saying, saying..." Cao Jianxing hesitated and didn't know what to say next.

"What did those people say?" Shen Tianjiao's voice was not loud, but it was extremely intimidating.

Cao Jianxing lowered his head and gritted his teeth as he spoke, "They say that the fire at Anguo Temple yesterday was deliberately set by the Grand Princess in order to gain sympathy and have you release her from the temple."

"Now those people are clamoring for an explanation. Please order an investigation into the truth and give them justice, so that the deceased souls can rest in peace."

Shen Tianjiao was stunned, but she immediately understood that there must be someone behind the people gathering to cause trouble today, fanning the flames.

Although she didn't know who it was, the enemy of her enemy was her friend. No matter who was behind this and what their purpose was, Shen Tianjiao would work with him to confirm this matter and use it to strike Li Chaohui.

The remaining court officials were not as calm as Shen Tianjiao. After all, they knew the truth of the matter best.

If this matter really gets out of hand, none of them will be able to escape.

"How dare you!" Shen Tianjiao's expression changed. She glanced at the court officials and said, "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!"

"We've investigated it thoroughly. If it's true as the rumors say, it was Li Zhaohui who deliberately set the fire and killed people in order to escape."

"Then I will punish him severely and without mercy! I will seek justice for those innocent people who died unjustly!"

As soon as Shen Tianjiao said this, the court officials were shocked.

This person is decisive and will never show mercy.

The truth of the matter will be discovered sooner or later. When the truth comes out, how will they deal with it?

"Your Majesty, I understand." With Shen Tianjiao's permission, Cao Jianxing knew what to do.

"But Your Majesty, how are you going to appease the people?"

The people are very emotional now. If they cannot be appeased, this quarrel will be difficult to end without conflict and bloodshed.

"Well." Shen Tianjiao pondered for a moment, then looked up at Wang Yunzhi and said, "Prime Minister Wang, I'd like to trouble you to comfort the people on my behalf."

"Tell them that I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give them an explanation."

"As for the losses they have suffered and the family members who have died as a result of this incident, I have instructed someone to verify the facts and will use money from my private treasury to compensate them."

Shen Tianjiao left no way out for Wang Yunzhi. She knew clearly who Wang Yunzhi belonged to, but she still sent Wang Yunzhi to deal with the matter.

This was like pouring a pot of charcoal fire directly on Wang Yunzhi's head, making his life worse than death.

How could Wang Yunzhi not understand what Shen Tianjiao meant?

But as the prime minister of Yunli Kingdom, it is his unshirkable responsibility to comfort the people and share the worries of the king.

His status does not allow him to shirk his responsibilities and he should not agree to this matter.

"Sir, obey the order."

"Alright, this small meeting for today ends here. Let's disperse."

Everything that needed to be dealt with had been dealt with, and Shen Tianjiao was too lazy to bother with these people anymore. She wanted to go somewhere quiet where she could out of sight and out of mind.

As soon as Shen Tianjiao left, these court officials were like entering a vegetable market, and the place became bustling with activity.

Someone grabbed Cao Jianxing, who hadn't had time to leave, and asked, "Master Cao, are the people outside really making such a commotion?"

"Of course. If there weren't riots about to happen, would I have been able to enter the palace?"

"Everyone," Cao Jianxing said to his colleagues, cupping his fists. "I have to go take care of some official business. Farewell."

Cao Jianxing said goodbye in a hurry and left in a hurry.

When everyone saw Cao Jian leaving, they turned around and surrounded Wang Yunzhi.

Wang Yunzhi faced these people's chattering, but he waved his hand calmly and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Don't make any noise. This is in the palace."

Everyone fell silent. This was indeed not the place for them to make noise and argue.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Wang Yunzhi said, "Everyone, please go back first. I also have to go and deal with the matters instructed by the Queen."

Shen Tianjiao returned to the back of the meeting room in the imperial study and saw Ruan Yuhu drinking tea there.

Looking at Ruan Yuhu drinking tea leisurely, Shen Tianjiao suddenly had an idea in her mind. The person who instigated the people to cause trouble and sue Li Chaohui might be Ruan Yuhu.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao staring at him and smiling, Ruan Yuhu put down the teacup in his hand and scolded with a smile: "You little devil, have you guessed it?"

"Well, Aunt Jiang is indeed still the most experienced." Shen Tianjiao stood up and bowed to Ruan Yuhu, "Jiaojiao, I admire you very much."

Ruan Yuhu's actions were equivalent to directly pressing Li Chaohui to death on the moral high ground.

Li Chaohui likes to use morality to blackmail others and use his status to suppress others. Now, Ruan Yuhu uses his own method to retaliate against him.

Use Li Zhaohui's method to defeat Li Zhaohui and let her suffer the consequences.

As a princess of a country, instead of sharing the country's worries and protecting the people's well-being, she took human lives for her own selfish reasons and did such a cruel thing without caring about the lives of the people.

This would cause the image of benevolence, gentleness and love for the people that Li Chaohui had long strived to maintain to collapse and disappear without a trace, and he would lose the support of the people.

The people no longer support Li Chaohui, so how can she ever have a chance to make a comeback?

If Li Chaohui insists on continuing her dream of becoming an empress, then no matter what great reasons she finds for herself, she will be regarded as a traitor.

Once Li Chaohui was labeled as having evil intentions and treason, she would never be able to turn things around in her life.

"Jiaojiao, you did a great job just now. If Li Zhaohui's followers knew that she had been stripped of her title of Grand Princess a long time ago, they would definitely cause chaos."

"The truth about the Anguo Temple incident will soon be revealed. Regardless of whether they were involved or not, they will be implicated because of Li Zhaohui."

"Once their minds become active, our opportunity will come."

Ruan Yuhu's meaning was very clear. Once these officials turned against him, Shen Tianjiao could use them to check and balance Li Chaohui.

"Yeah, I know." Shen Tianjiao nodded. She now knew very well that the game between her and Li Chaohui was about winning people's hearts at this stage.

As long as he could control people's hearts, it would be equivalent to making Li Chaohui lose the opportunity to compete openly with Shen Tianjiao for the imperial power.

Li Chaohui returned to Beijing in a hurry. Without Shen Tianjiao's permission, she would not be able to live openly in the mansion prepared for her by her followers.

Today, Li Chaohui is huddled in an extremely simple and narrow courtyard in Shangjing City.

Last night, the palace maid brought Shen Tianjiao's words to Li Chaohui. After hearing them, although she was very angry, she did not take it seriously.

Her status as the eldest princess was conferred upon her by her father himself, so at least Shen Tianjiao cannot deprive her of the title now.

Li Chaohui does not have any obvious evidence now. If Shen Tianjiao were to deprive her of her title just by relying on her position as regent, Shen Tianjiao would definitely become the target of public criticism.

All public opinion will blame Shen Tianjiao, and everyone will sympathize with her. This is a great thing and opportunity for Li Chaohui.

But this kind of thing should not happen at the moment. After all, Shen Tianjiao is also a very smart person. She would not choose to make such a low-level mistake at this time.

This is also the reason why Li Chaohui forced Pan Qi today to mention it in front of Shen Tianjiao, restore his identity, and return the Grand Princess's Mansion to her.

As long as her identity is not recognized, she will not be able to feel at ease, and she will not be able to plan her great cause under the condition of reasonable protection.

Finally, when Li Chaohui was getting extremely impatient, someone came to report to her what happened in the palace.

However, this person was not Pan Qi, not Wang Yunzhi, nor any of her followers. He was just an ordinary servant.

This made Li Chaohui feel a little uneasy. This was completely different from what she had imagined.

"Your Highness, the Grand Princess, I have been ordered by Lord Pan to report to you what happened in the Imperial Study today."

The boy lowered his head and spoke anxiously.

Li Chaohui was already feeling uneasy, and when she saw the servant's appearance, she felt even more uneasy.

"What happened?" Li Zhaohui stared at the boy, his voice trembling unconsciously.

The servant swallowed nervously before speaking cautiously, "Today in the Imperial Study, Lord Pan mentioned to the Queen the matter of restoring your status and returning you to the Grand Princess's residence."

"But the Empress refuted it. She said that your title of Grand Princess had long been stripped away by Emperor Gaozu."

Li Zhaohui stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning. What on earth did she just hear?

In order to prevent her from turning over, Shen Tianjiao really did everything she could. She was so bold and presumptuous that she even dared to tell such a lie!

This really made her mad. Shen Tianjiao was going to rebel!

"Even if you all believe what she said?" Li Zhaohui felt a pang of pain in his heart. These villains who change with the wind.

After following her for so many years, he now avoids her and dares not see her again just because of a few words from others.

Li Chaohui was extremely heartbroken. The cruel reality made her completely understand one thing: people's hearts will change.

However loyal these people may have been, they have changed now.

"The Queen's words alone are naturally unreliable, but Prince Ping was here today, and he personally admitted it."

"He also said that if you don't believe it, you can go to the royal family and get the imperial decree of Emperor Gaozu's deprivation of power for everyone to see."

The servant's voice became lower and lower, but his words sounded like the beating of drums in Li Zhaohui's ears.

"How is this possible? Impossible. This can't be true. This can't be true. Father loves me so much, how could he possibly strip me of my title?"

Although Li Chaohui said she didn't believe it, she actually knew in her heart that what the servant said might be true.

Shen Tianjiao might lie in order to suppress herself, but Prince Ping would not.

As the elder who manages the royal family, Prince Ping would not lie and there was no need for him to lie.

Thinking of this, Li Chaohui couldn't help but feel weak all over and almost fainted.

She always thought that her father loved her more than his brother and gave her all the best.

But now it seems that all this is a scam, and she has been living in a scam all along.

No, this is impossible, absolutely impossible, this is not true, it is not true.

Li Chaohui was like a schizophrenic at this moment, constantly jumping back and forth between denial and confirmation, and he was almost torturing himself to death.

The servant who came to report the news looked at the silent Li Chaohui and didn't know what to do for a moment.

It's not right for him to leave, and it's not right for him to stay. It's really difficult for him.

Fortunately, Chunniang suddenly appeared and rescued the boy from the predicament.

Chunniang looked at Li Zhaohui, who was silent and stunned, and then looked at the servant who came to report the news, and seemed to understand something.

She waved her hand to signal the servant to leave. The servant breathed a sigh of relief after being allowed to leave, and then disappeared in an instant like a gust of wind.