The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Ji Wuxin was very angry!

This is the second major assassination attempt against the royal family since she ascended the throne!

The first time was at Mantuo Manor, which directly led to the Green Turban Rebellion!

That time, the situation was special, and those people dared to take action because they had the advantage of the terrain!

But this time it’s different!

This is the Great Jing Imperial City!

According to intelligence, these assassins brazenly broke into Wu Quan's Cuiwei Palace and wiped out the entire Fifth Prince's family!

They really didn't even spare a single dog!

The two stone lions at the entrance were smashed to pieces with a single blow!

If Wu Quan hadn't hidden in the tunnel in advance and escaped with his life, his fate would have been extremely tragic!

This shows that these people no longer have any respect for the imperial court or royal authority!

In the capital city of emperors, a prince was almost wiped out, how could Ji Wuxin not be furious!

Upon learning the news, Ji Wuxin immediately issued a death order: the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Commander of the Nine Gates of the Imperial Court would cooperate, turning the capital upside down, to find the murderer!

……

The next morning.

Qianqing Palace.

As soon as it was light, all the civil and military officials arrived early for the court session and waited outside the Qianqing Palace.

The news of what happened at the Fifth Prince's residence has spread throughout the entire capital, and all the ministers are trembling with fear!

They never expected that these assassins would be so crazy as to dare to take action in the imperial city and massacre an entire prince's residence!

That's a prince of the current dynasty!

How could a manor not have several top-tier experts guarding it?

Inside the Qianqing Palace, civil and military officials gathered in twos and threes, discussing the matter animatedly.

Just then, Wu Quan walked in from outside, his face grim and his whole body exuding a murderous aura.

Upon seeing the person in question appear, the court officials swarmed around him.

"Your Highness, are you... alright?"

"Your Highness, these assassins are truly despicable! How dare they act so brazenly in your residence! Once they are captured, these thieves will be torn apart by five horses and executed by slow slicing!"

"Your Highness is deeply favored by the Emperor. These traitors are dreaming if they want to harm you!"

"..."

……

A group of court officials surrounded him, constantly asking Wu Quan's questions, but Wu Quan was in a very bad mood, and he just kept a gloomy face and didn't say a word!

Yesterday's assassination attempt cost him his favorite concubine, pushing him to the brink of madness!

In addition, although he escaped death by using the tunnel, the corpses scattered all over the ground still left a shadow in his heart!

Because all the experts in his mansion are dead!

Two of them, both experts at the Free and Unfettered Realm, were actually killed!

Just how powerful are these assassins?

He really couldn't imagine it!

Moreover, this group of people was far too brutal. When he came out, there wasn't a single living creature left in the entire Cuiwei Palace!

Who on earth did this?!

Just as everyone was surrounding Wu Quan, showing concern and asking after him.

"His Majesty is here!"

Song Zhaoruo's voice resounded throughout the hall.

The court officials dispersed and returned to their positions.

"Long live Her Majesty the Empress! Long live Her Majesty! Long live Her Majesty!"

Ji Wuxin walked up, dragging his black phoenix robe, and stood in front of the phoenix throne. However, he did not sit down immediately, but just stood there, looking down at all the civil and military officials.

At this moment, the aura emanating from this reigning empress was extremely cold, and her eyes held a faint killing intent.

Clearly, this assassination attempt against the current prince has crossed her red line!

Wu Quan stepped forward, knelt down with a thud, and said with a face full of grief and indignation, "Your Majesty! Your son... almost didn't get to see Your Majesty again! Those villains were truly ruthless! They almost slaughtered my entire family!"

Wu Quan looked very aggrieved.

Ji Wuxin glanced at Wu Quan indifferently, then swept his gaze around the court.

Finally, the blame fell on the Eighth Prince, Wu Jue.

Just a few days ago, Wu Jue and Wu Quan did have an argument.

Of course, besides Wu Jue, several other princes are also suspects!

Feeling immense pressure from Ji Wuxin's gaze!

Although he didn't actually do it, he's still a suspect!

After all, if Wu Quan were to die, it would be beneficial for all of the princes!

However, Wu Jue felt extremely aggrieved being stared at like that by Ji Wuxin.

He wanted to have one less competitor, but he wasn't stupid!

This is where?

This is the imperial city!

This is Kyoto!

Who would choose to assassinate someone in such a place?

You not only attempted assassination, but you also went so far as to kill everyone in the entire household in a bloodthirsty frenzy!

That's really impressive!

Wu Jue was extremely annoyed, wondering which idiot had done such a thing!

Actually, he felt there was another possibility: that Wu Quan, that bastard, had orchestrated the whole thing!

Otherwise, this is just too outrageous!

The atmosphere inside the Qianqing Palace was extremely oppressive.

With such a major incident, all the court officials were trembling with fear and dared not speak rashly!

After a long while, Ji Wuxin slowly spoke: "Since I became emperor, this is the second assassination attempt against my royal family! These traitors are good! Very good! They have successfully angered me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Wuxin's gaze fell on the Nine Gates Admiral: "Guo Jing, have you found the assassin?"

Guo Jing stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, these bandits are incredibly fast. When I arrived last night, they were already gone!"

As he spoke, Guo Jing was also very uneasy, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

He was scared too, afraid that Ji Wuxin might take her anger out on him!

Hearing Guo Jing's words, Ji Wuxin said coldly, "As the Commander of the Nine Gates, you are responsible for protecting the peace of the capital! But look what happened! Such a big thing happened in the capital, and not only did you not rush to the scene immediately, but you also didn't even see the thieves afterwards. If I'm not wrong, the city gates of the capital were not closed immediately, were they? What use is a Commander of the Nine Gates like you to me?"

"Guo Jing! Your tenure as the Commander of the Nine Gates is over! After court, go to Xiangyang City and assist the local garrison in defending the city!"

Hearing Ji Wuxin's words, Guo Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Xiangyang was also a military stronghold in the northwest, and like Juebi City, it bordered the Kushan Empire.

Although that place was tough, it was better than having Ji Wuxin behead you.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ji Wuxin ignored Guo Jing and instead looked at another middle-aged man: "From now on, this case will be handled by the Dali Temple. Three days! Yuanfang, I'm only giving you three days!"

Upon hearing this, the officials of the Dali Temple were immediately stunned!

How do you investigate this kind of case?

If we were to investigate, wouldn't that be the death of them?