Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

When Rong Momo arrived in a hurry with a eunuch, Tu Feng had already died.

The eunuch's name was Hua Li. He was a tall, thin man, probably in his thirties. He was the godson of Gao Lian'an, the eunuch. He carefully examined Tu Feng and said with a solemn expression, "Empress Dowager, the man is dead."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand with an annoyed expression: "I know, guards, take him away!"

At this moment, two guards entered and carried Tu Feng away.

Hua Li stood respectfully to the side: "Your Majesty, according to this servant, Lord Tu has been very active these past few days, frequently meeting with those old ministers."

The Empress Dowager gritted her teeth: "What exactly is that old man trying to do?"

Tu Guoqiang's frequent activities are definitely an attempt to persuade those old officials to plot a rebellion. We must not let them unite, otherwise there will be endless troubles later.

It seems that the case of Prefect Song needs to be resolved as soon as possible; it can't be delayed any longer. Every case should be resolved as soon as possible.

……

Hengnan Prefecture

Governor Liao Fan was pacing anxiously back and forth, just...

Someone from the palace has come, saying they want to summon Song Wenjie to the palace. He doesn't know the specific reason. General Song has been missing for the past two days, and he doesn't know where he went. He's looking for him too!

At that moment, someone entered; it was Liu Yu.

Liao Fan quickly went to greet him: "How is it? Did you find him?"

Liu Yu shook her head in distress: "No!"

That day, he told the general about his father's situation, and the general only said that he had to meet someone to take care of something, and then he left.

He has searched everywhere he could think of these past two days, but he still can't find the general.

"Where did he go? This is really worrying me to death." Liao Fan was immediately distressed. If he couldn't find him and couldn't enter the palace on time, he would be in deep trouble if the emperor blamed him.

Suddenly, Liu Yu's eyes widened: "Your Excellency, do you think the General is planning a prison break?"

Liu Yu was annoyed. If that were really the case, he should have gone with the general. At least there would have been more people to lend a hand and more hope.

"If I were to actually break into prison, I'd definitely drag you along!" Song Wenjie's voice rang out.

Liu Yu and Liao Fan were immediately startled and turned around at the same time, only to see Song Wenjie walk in with a half-smile.

Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help complaining, "General, you're finally back! The prefectural governor is looking for you!"

Song Wenjie clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Lord Liao, I was away for two days and neglected my duties. Please punish me!"

Liao Fan interrupted him anxiously, "General Song, you've come back just in time. Someone from the palace has come and wants you to go to court early the day after tomorrow. The Emperor has summoned you. Go back and pack your things, and head to the capital as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Song Wenjie smiled meaningfully. He hadn't expected everything to happen so quickly. It seemed he had to hurry.

"Hey, General, where are you going? Wait for me!" Liu Yu followed him out.

He had just told the governor that he wanted to go to the capital with Song Wenjie, and unexpectedly Liao Fan agreed.

Song Wenjie stopped walking, and Liu Yu, unable to brake in time, almost bumped into his back.

"General, why are you so startled?" Liu Yu was startled and patted his chest.

Song Wenjie's dark eyes flashed: "Liu Yu, can you do something for me?"

"General, tell me!"

Song Wenjie whispered a few words to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu nodded quickly.

Originally, Song Wenjie was planning to go to the capital, but unexpectedly, he was summoned by the emperor. He had already prepared for the worst, fearing the worst.

"How did it go? Did you talk to the prefect?" Zhao Lian was waiting for him at his residence. She asked with concern when she saw him return. The two had originally planned to go to the capital together.

Song Wenjie's expression was uncertain: "There's no need to say anything, because the Emperor summoned me."

Zhao Lian was shocked: "It seems the situation has changed. We need to speed things up and prepare as soon as possible."

"Hmm~"

……

Dali Temple

Tu Guoqiang was preoccupied with his thoughts. Just now, someone from the palace came and said that the case of Prefect Song should be closed, and informed him that he would attend the morning court session tomorrow.

Tu Guoqiang vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know exactly what it was.

Just then, a clerk rushed in to report to the lord: "Sir, the Third Prince has arrived!"

Tu Guoqiang's eyes lit up: "Oh, please invite him in quickly."

The arrival of the Third Prince excited Tu Guoqiang.

After not seeing him for a while, the Third Prince was different from usual. In Tu Guoqiang's memory, the Third Prince did not care about politics and always looked sickly.

But today, the Third Prince's cold and stern face, his features, were strikingly similar to those of the late Emperor in his youth. Tu Guoqiang felt as if he were seeing the late Emperor himself.

Compared to the current emperor's slicked-back appearance, it's like heaven and earth.

Tu Guoqiang was increasingly convinced that the rumors were true. It seemed that his efforts to persuade those ministers were correct.

"Greetings, Third Prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang's lips curled up: "Lord Tu, if I'm not mistaken, you'll be attending the morning court tomorrow?"

Tu Guoqiang's heart skipped a beat: "Your Highness, how did you know? Do you also have to attend the morning court session?"

"Exactly!"

At this point, Tu Guoqiang began to sense that something was amiss.

In recent years, the Third Prince has never attended the morning court session; he's practically invisible in the palace. But tomorrow he'll actually be attending.

What's even stranger is that, even though attending the morning court was something he was used to, the emperor actually sent someone to inform him of it.

Presumably, the other veteran officials must have received the notification as well, and Tu Guoqiang began to sense something was amiss.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang knelt down and bowed to Tu Guoqiang, his face full of sincerity: "Lord Tu, I suspect that the death of the late emperor was related to the Empress Dowager, and that the current emperor is not the son of the late emperor. Please investigate this thoroughly."

"The Empress Dowager must be afraid, afraid that things will be exposed, and she is eager to get rid of me. If I'm not mistaken, you are also on the list."

"Therefore, we cannot sit idly by and wait to be defeated. We must turn defense into offense. The Han River Dynasty cannot fall into the hands of outsiders!"

Tu Guoqiang looked terrified and quickly reached out to help the Third Prince up: "Third Prince, please get up quickly, you are making this old minister feel too bad."

The two talked for a long time in the study. After the Third Prince left, Tu Guoqiang went to the other old ministers without stopping and finally confirmed that they had indeed received the notification.

Tu Guoqiang knew that the Third Prince was right; they couldn't just surrender and wait to die.

They didn't have much time left; they only had half a day left. So they started discussing what to do.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Study of the Qiankun Palace, Empress Dowager Wu Liana was having a heart-to-heart talk with Emperor Zhu Ji: "Your Majesty, tomorrow is a crucial moment. We must wipe them out in one fell swoop. Success is the only option; failure is not an option."

"I don't need you to teach me!" Zhu Ji said coldly. "I have to clean up your messes. I'm ashamed for you."

"You~"

The Empress Dowager trembled with rage: "I am your mother, how dare you say such things to me! I've done all this for you!"

"Mother, don't speak so grandly. That's all to satisfy your own selfish desires. I don't care about this throne at all, because I am the son of that eunuch!"

Zhu Ji was filled with resentment. It was all his mother's fault that he had been placed in this position. He was the son of the current Empress Dowager and his father-in-law, which was a great disgrace. Fortunately, the eunuch would never return.