Chapter 54 The Power of the Emperor

About a cup of tea later, six people came out of the Grand Princess's Mansion. They were all young men, the oldest was in his twenties, and the youngest was sixteen or seventeen.

They were followed by their own servants.

The six people were obviously confused. After stepping out of the gate of the Princess's Mansion, they looked at each other for a while.

"We... are really free?" There was a bit of uncertainty in this sentence, "Are we dreaming?"

"It should be true." Another man in a blue satin robe nodded slowly, "I just don't know what happened to make the Grand Princess change her style tonight and let us all go for the first time."

The man in his twenties hesitated: "Is it a trick?"

The faces of the others changed, thinking of Ji Mingzhu's extremely cruel and brutal methods, they were a little uneasy.

"Are you really playing some tricks?"

Several people stood outside the gate helplessly, feeling a little uneasy, but they couldn't help their desire for freedom. "The eldest princess is indeed not normal today. Could it be that she has really turned over a new leaf?"

Ji Mingzhu is cruel and merciless in torturing people. When she is in a bad mood, she will also play a human duel with wolves. They once watched an adult man lose his strength under the attack of the leader wolf, and finally fell to the ground and became a delicacy in the wolf's stomach.

At this time, facing Ji Mingzhu's abnormality, it is impossible not to think too much.

"Let's go back first." A young man turned his head and looked at the closed door, "It doesn't look like she is going to play any tricks."

Another person nodded, not knowing whether to convince himself or to comfort the others: "There are no archers, so they shouldn't wait for us to walk far before shooting us to death."

Yan Qing and Ji Weiyu stood in the shadows under the high wall of the princess's mansion, listening to the uneasy speculations of the six people, and remained silent.

It seems that Ji Mingzhu is too powerful, and even when she occasionally shows kindness, people can't help but doubt her - of course, such kindness is rare and not voluntary.

It's normal that the "male favorites" who suffered from her couldn't believe it.

Seeing the six people finally leave hesitantly, Yan Qing and Ji Weiyu returned to Fengwang Mansion.

The next morning, the news that the eldest princess Ji Mingzhu's temperament changed drastically and suddenly turned over a new leaf and sent all the young masters in the mansion back home spread like wildfire.

Especially the officials in the court, their sons were released, so they would naturally publicize it. So before the morning court began, the ministers waiting in the side hall knew the news that the eldest princess had turned over a new leaf - in fact, they thought it was a miracle that the sun rose from the west.

The civil and military ministers of the royalist faction were relieved for a while: "The eldest princess is a good person."

Good person?

Yes, she was forced to be a good person.

However, the ministers in the court who belonged to the Queen Mother's party had solemn expressions and couldn't figure out what happened.

Why did the eldest princess suddenly become a different person?

What happened?

"Should we tell the Queen Mother about this news?"

"The morning court is about to start. We'll talk about it after the court is over."

However, today's morning court was destined to be turbulent.

After the emperor arrived and the ministers shouted "Long live the emperor", His Majesty sat down on the dragon throne with a gloomy expression and a majestic gaze that slowly swept over the ministers in the hall.

"I am in a bad mood today." He said coldly, "I have always advocated ruling the world with benevolence and virtue, and I have always been tolerant of others. I am reluctant to kill people unless it is easy, but I know today that some people cannot be killed to appease the anger of the people and the world!"

The ministers were shocked and knelt down one after another: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Calm down?" The emperor said in a cold tone, "It is because I have a good temper that the treacherous people in the court are rampant and have wolfish ambitions!"

The royalist ministers felt depressed. They didn't know what happened to make the emperor so angry. Could it be that the Queen Mother's party was rebelling again?

The ministers of the Queen Mother's Party secretly looked at each other, trying to find out something fishy from their colleagues' faces, but no matter which faction the ministers were from, their expressions looked confused, and no one knew what had happened.

In addition to the poisoning of the Sixteenth Prince, what other major events have happened recently that they don't know about?

Or has the murderer who poisoned the Sixteenth Prince been found?

"I didn't sleep last night, and I read these memorials over and over again countless times." The emperor said in a cold tone, "If I continue to indulge, the Chu Kingdom will sooner or later be destroyed by a group of treacherous flatterers!"

The ministers knelt in the hall, lowered their heads, and their expressions were tangled.

What is the matter, Your Majesty, please tell me.

A cold voice sounded: "Father, please allow me to report."

The emperor's eyes turned slightly: "Speak!"

"To rule the world with benevolence is to be tolerant to one's own people. If there are treacherous people in the court, it will harm the country and the people of the world. Only by punishing them with cruel punishments can the country be stable and the people will be in favor of it." The young man in the prince's robe changed his usual taciturn style and spoke calmly and indifferently, "I hope that father will punish the treacherous people with iron-blooded means and restore the court to a clean and bright state to shock the world!"

The words were sonorous and powerful, and the echoes fell to the ground.

The hearts of all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

This is the fourth prince Ji Chenghao. He went to the border to train at the age of twelve and stayed in the military camp until he was eighteen. When he was eighteen, his mother was seriously ill, and the fourth prince rushed back to Shengjing to take care of her. His mother died only three months later.

After the mourning period, the emperor named him the Ming King and took charge of the Royal Guard Cavalry Battalion. From then on, he walked in front of the emperor, protecting the emperor, and was known as a cold-faced prince.

As soon as he opened his mouth, people could not help but think of yesterday and the day before yesterday, when the emperor discussed matters with the King of Ming in the Imperial Study for two consecutive nights, and the ministers still did not know what they were discussing.

Today, it seems that there is a clue.

"Someone impeached the Marquis of Loyalty for privately storing imperial items in the mansion." The emperor looked around at the ministers of the palace coldly, his voice as cold as iron, and his voice was stern and intimidating, "Is this a rebellion?!"

The expressions of the ministers of the Queen Mother's party changed drastically in an instant, and they had realized the signs in an instant. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue spoke in a hurry: "Your Majesty, calm down! The Marquis of Loyalty has always been loyal, how could he privately store imperial items? Is there any misunderstanding?"

The Crown Prince Ji Fengao was shocked and looked up at his father in disbelief.

Marquis of Loyalty?

Is his father going to take action against the Marquis of Loyalty?

"Crown Prince."

Ji Fengao was startled and quickly responded, "Your son is here."

"My Lord."

Ji Chenghao responded respectfully, "Your son is here."

"You two should take the imperial guards to search the mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty immediately. No mistakes can be made!" The emperor ordered coldly, "All the people in the mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty should be arrested. No one should escape!"

The crown prince's expression was slightly gloomy, and he knelt stiffly in the hall: "Please calm down, father. The Marquis of Loyalty has always been loyal. How could he hide the imperial items? Someone must have framed him. If we can't find out, wouldn't it be wrong to accuse a loyal minister?"

The officials of the royalist faction sneered secretly, loyal minister?

When did a flatterer who won the favor of the queen dowager by serving people with his beauty become a loyal minister?

The crown prince relied on the protection of the queen dowager to openly lie in the hall?

"Whether the Marquis of Loyalty is innocent or not will be known after an investigation." The emperor said firmly, "I also hope that he has been wrongly accused."

"But, what if the Queen Mother--"

"If the Queen Mother knew that the Marquis of Loyalty had secretly kept the imperial items, she would support my decision." The emperor said coldly, "Besides, if the Marquis of Loyalty really has not done such a thing, he will naturally be cleared of all charges after the investigation. Who dares to wrongly accuse him in the future?"