Descending Phoenix- To be Emperor - C296

Outside the pest area’s fence, Liu Jun finally saw Shen Yusu, who had just finished his morning porridge.

Susu rolled up her sleeves, wearing an apron she had borrowed from the kitchen, and walked out of the fence as she took off her apron.

“Lord Liu, why did you come to the epidemic area so early in the morning?”

Liu Jun looked around, pulled Shen Yusu to the side and said in a low voice: “His Highness King Xuan, this subject has something to report, I’m afraid it’s related to the Prince Cheng and the Minister of Revenue.”

Hearing that, Yu Su knew that Liu Jun must have found some clues.

He then smiled and said, “If that’s the case, then it’s just right. This King will bring you to meet someone.”

With that, he instructed the eunuchs to go to the shrine to spread the news, and then brought Liu Jun to the outskirts of the capital city in a horse carriage.

The two of them walked all the way to a small cave at the foot of the mountain. Once they entered, Yu Su turned the corner of the cave into a stone socket, and a secret passage was revealed under the brick bed.

Liu Jun was dumbstruck, he never thought that there would be a secret passage in this abandoned and collapsed cave.

The passageway had seven corners, and was separated by several zhang by an oil lamp. The passageway seemed to be extremely long and endless.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Liu Jun’s heart was filled with suspicions. However, when he pushed open the door in front of him, they had already arrived at a bright underground hall.

At this time, the side door of the hall rumbled open as a man and a woman walked over.

“Yu Su and Vice Minister Liu came really early.” Feng Ningyan laughed.

When Liu Jun saw Shen Lingjue and Feng Ningyan, he was so surprised that hot tears welled up in his eyes. Princess! You are still alive! Thank God! Ever since the Prince Cheng said that you were assassinated, this subject has been in despair. “I did not expect you to be in the capital!”

He was extremely excited, and was about to kneel down and kowtow.

Feng Ningyan hurriedly stepped forward to help him up. “That’s just Shen Youhuang spreading rumors! We have to live well. ”

Shen Lingjue laughed: “Don’t be so agitated Vice Minister Liu, because this matter must be kept a secret, that’s why you are only informed until today. If you’re implicating Vice Minister Liu in his reprimands, then wouldn’t I be harming Da Yue with one less capable official? ”

“Your highness and wangfei are determined to serve the nation and the people. Heaven bless …” Liu Jun sighed.

Shen Lingjue asked: “Vice Minister Liu and Yu Su came together, they must have gone to the epidemic area to look for him, could it be that there is something wrong with the court?”

Liu Jun immediately retracted his excited mood, and reported: “These past two days, this subject has examined the information, and discovered that recently the Minister of Revenue, Gou Xi, has personally approved a salt and silk sports ship’s clearance documents. However, the ship’s information is unclear and clearly does not meet the official requirements for transport. ”

“Moreover, even until this morning, after the prescribed time for transportation has passed, these two ships still have not reported to the Ministry of Revenue …” “Today, after the morning assembly, this subject saw the Prince Cheng and the Minister arguing in front of the palace, and felt that the two ships might have something to do with the Prince Cheng …”

When Feng Ningyan and Shen Lingjue heard this, they immediately understood that the two missing boats were the ones that they had intercepted earlier. One of them had been blown up by Jing Qi while the other one had been hidden by them.

Shen Lingjue nodded his head: “Looks like the Minister of Revenue has already given his all to Shen Youhuang, so his direct relationship with the Department of Revenue is also like that of the wings of Prince Cheng.”

Liu Jun said: “Right now, there are a lot of subjects attached to the Prince Cheng, but all of this is because the His Highness King Yu and the others are not here, everyone believes that the only ones who can inherit the throne will be the Prince Cheng. Many people have been deceived by his hypocritical mask, but this kind of deceit will not last for long. ”

Feng Ningyan nodded his head: “Right now, the most important thing to do is to collect the evidence and drag this matter down.”

Liu Jun understood what Feng Ningyan meant and hurriedly said: “This subject understands, and will pay attention to any clues that may appear during normal times. If I find anything, I will report it to Your Highness and the wangfei.”

Shen Lingjue lowered his voice and said: “This matter shall be entrusted to you. If there is evidence, you can just secretly hand it over to Inspection Department Zhuang Shaoqing. ”

Liu Jun cupped his fists, and said loudly: “This subject obeys!”

At that moment, the side door opened again.

Lu Penglan, Minister of Public Relations, Vice Minister of the Punishment Department Xiao Ling, walked in together with the five Masters recommended by Liu Jun, Li Mo, Cao Xun, Zhao Zongzheng, Xu Wei, and Ke Yunqing.

Everyone was familiar with each other. After exchanging greetings, they exchanged a few pleasantries before turning to the main topic at hand.

After hearing Shen Yusu say that he had seized the concealed weapon on the official ship, everyone was dumbstruck.

“His Highness King Yu, Shen Youhuang is rebelling, you have to return to the imperial court as soon as possible!”

However, Shen Lingjue said, “Now is not the time. The crippled crown prince and Shen Youhuang had previously proposed the ‘reporting system’ in order to promote their own people to power, exterminating others. Since its inception, many officials have been killed, while Shen Youhuang took the chance to plant many supporters in the court. Now, this king has ordered you all to organize the case reports of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the personnel files of the various departments, to divide the members of the old princes, the Prince Cheng and the members of the other parties, and to separate them from those who are clearly neutral and unwilling to submit to Shen Youhuang up till now. ”

When Zhao Lun heard this, his expression became somewhat excited, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Does Your Highness want to gain the initiative?”

Feng Ningyan also looked at Shen Lingjue, not knowing what he was planning.

Shen Lingjue shook his head, and said solemnly: “No, we will not move, and wait for the chance. To hit a snake requires us to be at least seven inches, we cannot act rashly, but the moment we do so, we will cause Shen Youhuang to lose all of his power and reveal his true form! ”

These words made all the officials extremely excited. They immediately made up their minds on what to do, and left.

The thick snow and ice around the capital melted bit by bit under the sunlight, nourishing everything.

The warm weather caused the empty market to become lively once more.

However, no one knew that as the snow silently melted, the situation in the capital had also changed.

Outside the palace, the sun was still warm.

Inside the hall, the warmth had also blended together with the heat from the burning charcoal.

On the Dragon bed, the emperor was carefully attending to the palace maids as he drank the soup from the bowl. As a result, he was slightly drowsy.

Shen Youhuang walked in and smiled: “This son greets royal father, is royal father better now?”

The emperor lightly coughed a few times. With a tired expression, he said, “Prince Cheng, you’re here… It has been hard on you a few days ago. Today, Imperial Concubine comes every day. You also have to busy yourself with matters of the imperial court, so there’s no need to pay respects every day. ”

“Your son doesn’t find it hard to serve royal father. Moreover, if I do not visit royal father every day, this son will not be able to rest at ease. ”

Shen Youhuang laughed and replied, with a humble and filial appearance.

When the emperor saw the imperial reports in his hands, he knew that Chen Changsheng was here to consult with the emperor. He felt even more exhausted. “What? The previous dynasty has another hard decision to make?”

Shen Youhuang’s eyes flashed with a sinister light, and spoke with fear: “royal father, the Minister of Rites and the others joined forces to report this matter. This subject does not dare to make decisions without authorization, so I have come to report to royal father.”

The Emperor shook his head and sighed, “Then read it to me.”