If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

The intense selection process for the air force is still underway, while inside the main hall of the Imperial Palace in the capital, the atmosphere is one of excitement and high morale!

"Your Majesty, Zong Ze has gone too far! He only selected eleven people from five hundred in a whole day, and he kept saying that this was only the first selection, and there would be a second and a third round of elimination!"

"That's right, Your Majesty! You don't know, Zong Ze didn't care about the soldiers' qualities at all during the selection process. He just did some useless things. I think he completely deceived Your Majesty! It's no wonder that such a selection process could not find any elites!"

“I think so too, Your Majesty. Zongze’s selection process was bizarre. He made people run, read calligraphy and paintings, and even made soldiers strip naked… It was simply…”

"What you've done is nothing! Your Majesty, there's something even worse. Yesterday, my son was also in the selection process, but he was eliminated because he was said to be colorblind. My son argued back, and he accused my son of not cooperating with his selection process and almost used your name to execute him. Your Majesty, you must do justice for me!"

A group of nobles were shouting and making noise, while Lan Qizhan, who was sitting high on the throne, frowned deeply. He was also confused. Although he wanted to trust Zong Ze, after all, Zong Ze had made a solemn promise, he had also sent people to secretly observe when Zong Ze was making the selection. It was exactly the same as what these nobles said!

At this moment, Lan Qizhan really wanted to issue an edict to remove Zongze from all his titles and positions, and even take this opportunity to suppress the entire Zong family. However, he still had a little bit of hope in his heart. You know, that was the air force that made history!

Blue Chess's current mentality is like that of a gambler who has lost desperately and is making a last-ditch effort. He knows that he is likely to lose this last hand, but until the moment the cards are revealed, he is still unwilling to give up and hopes that he will win, even if the chance is less than one in ten thousand!

After hesitating for a long time, Lan Qizhan turned his gaze to Old Freud, who stood in the first row without saying a word. Although this old prime minister could not compare to the legendary Cloud-Soaring Sage, in Lan Qizhan's heart, his teacher was the wisest old man in the entire empire!

"Teacher!" Lan Qizhan finally spoke to old Freud, "What is your opinion on the complaints from the nobles?"

"Hehe!" When Lan Qizhan asked him, old Freud smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, I have heard what you have said, but on this matter, I only want to say a few of my own opinions!"

"Please explain, teacher!" Lan Qizhan said quickly!

"First!" Old Freud first looked at the nobles: "Has any of you ever seen what the air force Zongze spoke of looks like?"

Everyone shook their heads!

"Second!" Old Flort suddenly looked at Chief Judge Tong Xing: "Lord Tong Xing, if what you gentlemen have said is true, and Zong Ze really deceived His Majesty, then what crime should he be charged with?"

Just as the court officials were in a state of high spirits, the usually taciturn Chief Judge Tong Xing had also remained silent. Now, hearing the old prime minister ask him a question, he quickly bowed and replied, "According to the imperial law, deceiving His Majesty is punishable by hanging!"

Tong Xing's words ignited another wave of anger among the crowd: "Yes, hang him! He dared to deceive His Majesty and mislead us nobles! Hang Zong Ze!"

Even when Lan Qizhan heard Tong Xing say that he should be hanged, a subtle glint flashed in his eyes. He knew very well that this might be an opportunity!

"Ahem!" Just as everyone was making a fuss, the old prime minister coughed heavily. Only then did everyone realize that the old prime minister hadn't finished speaking yet. As nobles, it was extremely impolite to start gossiping before the other person had finished speaking!

"Third!" Seeing that the crowd had quieted down, old Flort continued, "Since deceiving His Majesty is punishable by hanging, does Zong Ze know this law? I think he must know it. So how did he dare to deceive His Majesty and everyone else?"

Upon hearing the old prime minister's words, some nobles began to nod: "That's right, everyone knows that deceiving His Majesty is a capital offense, so how could Zong Ze dare to risk being hanged to deceive His Majesty? And in front of so many ministers and nobles?"

"The old prime minister is right!"

At this moment, Finance Minister Fox suddenly stepped forward: "However, I think Zong Ze might actually have the guts to deceive His Majesty?"

"Oh?" Lan Qizhan's eyes lit up: "Fox, tell us about it!"

"Your Majesty, Lord Flott, esteemed lords!" Fox first bowed in a circle, then raised his head and said with his chest out, "First, although Zong Ze has been granted the titles of general and marquis by His Majesty, he is actually only a thirteen-year-old boy, and may not be very clear about the Empire's punishments!"

"Secondly, Zongze's grandfather was a marshal of the empire, and his father was a general of the empire! Even if Zongze knew the laws of the empire, he would still dare to do some illegal things because of the merits his grandfather and father made for the empire. Back then, wasn't Zongze just as fearless towards the prime minister's family?"

"Lord Fox!" the newly appointed Chancellor, Flort, protested. "We are discussing the selection of elite air force personnel for Zongze. It seems my family's private affairs have nothing to do with this."

A hint of anger had already appeared on Flot's face, and Fox immediately fell silent. In the Empire, he could rely on being Lan Qizhan's confidant to suppress other nobles and dare to go against the main family, but he did not have the courage to provoke Flot's family!

It's important to understand that the Frollt family is a true aristocrat. When it comes to the long history of the family, even the Fox family couldn't catch up. Moreover, the Frollt family has produced imperial prime ministers for generations, second only to the emperor. If you were to truly anger this family, the Fox family would have no reason to continue existing!

Lan Qizhan glared fiercely at the incompetent and troublesome Fox, then smiled at old Freud: "Teacher, it seems you haven't fully expressed your opinion yet!"

"This old minister doesn't actually have any good ideas, but I do have a suggestion that I can offer for Your Majesty and the other officials to consider!"

"Teacher, please speak!"

“Since none of us have ever seen this so-called Air Force, we have no right to speak on this matter. However, we do have the right to question it!” Old Freud said.

"In other words, we don't know what kind of elite soldiers this air force needs. So, I suggest that we bring Zong Ze here directly to explain to everyone why his selection process is so... peculiar?"