The next morning, the mist had just dispersed.
In the Sacred Heart Palace, other than Ye QingChen, the other eight princes had gathered together and were chatting about something.
At this moment, Ji Xuanyuan walked in.
All the princes immediately became solemn. They stood up at the same time and bowed."Your son greets Imperial Father."
Ji Xuanyuan sat on the main seat and said casually,""Rise."
"Thank you, Imperial Father." The princes bowed again and returned to their seats.
" News from the border: Goguryeon Great General Yeon Gaesomun killed the emperor and betrayed the kingdom. More than half of the Goguryeon royal family has been killed or injured, and the entire kingdom is in chaos. In a while, the court will be discussing the war against Goguryeo, and I would like to hear your opinions.”
Yang Guang immediately replied," Reporting to Imperial Father, the three armies have been set up, and the soldiers are of excellent quality. This is the best time to attack Goguryeo. Your son is willing to personally lead the army and trample over Goguryeo, forcing them to submit to Great Sui.”
"Your son has a good understanding of Yeon Gaesomun. He has the bearing of a mighty lord, and he has a ruthless personality. He controls most of Goguryeo's military power and has long harbored disloyal thoughts. His relationship with the royal family is also extremely bad. His betrayal this time will definitely exterminate the royal factions. Your son believes that Great Yan can temporarily sit back and watch the tigers fight. There is no need to rush to use troops.”
"Sixth Brother, you are wrong. It is precisely because of the endless conflict between the two factions that Great Yan should quickly send troops to flatten Goguryeo. If they waited until Yeon Gaesomun had complete control of the power before they attacked, it would be too late.”Yang Guang retorted.
Li Shi Min sighed. He knew that Yang Guang had been blinded by the failure of the first expedition against Goguryeo and was eager to prove himself in the second expedition, but now wasn't the best time.
"Goguryeo is but a small country. Facing the conquest of my Great Yan's army, it will definitely unite and allow Yeon Gaesomun to smoothly control the country. This will not be beneficial to the country.”Li Shi Min said bluntly.
Ji Xuanyuan had a headache from the quarrel between the two of them and couldn't make up his mind. He suddenly frowned and said,""We'll discuss the matter of Goguryeo in detail during the court session. Do any of you know where Ninth Brother is?”
All the princes followed Ji Xuanyuan's gaze and looked back. Only then did they realize that Ye QingChen's seat was empty.
Before this, Ye QingChen had never participated in any state affairs, and everyone was used to him not being around. This time, no one noticed his absence.
"The gathering in the Sacred Heart Palace is the best time to get close to Father. It might not even happen once a month. Even if there's a huge matter, it should be put aside.”King Wen, Ji Chang, shook his head.
"Ninth brother must be trying the Jiang family's murder case," said Zhu Yuanzhang. I know a thing or two about this case. The murderer is very vicious. He set fire to the entire manor and almost did not leave any useful clues. It is very difficult to investigate the murderer.”
"The most troublesome thing is that this case has already caused a storm in the city. The people of the Holy Capital are talking about it. On the way to the court, I heard arguments in the tea shops on the street. If the case is not closed as soon as possible, it will have a very bad impact. Ninth Brother was a new official and had no experience in handling cases. His Jinyiwei were all martial artists. It was really difficult for him to handle this case.”
"In your son's opinion, it would be better to hand this case over to the East Chamber. There are many masters in the East Chamber. They are very experienced in dealing with such Jianghu murders. They can help Ninth Brother solve his urgent problems.”
Hypocrite!
All the princes revealed a half-smile. Zhu Yuanzhang's act of pretending to be merciful was really brilliant.
The whole city knew about the Jiang Family Massacre Case. It was all because of him, not to mention that this case originally belonged to the East Chamber.
Now that the case was in the hands of the Jinyiwei, and he wanted to go back, where would he put the Jinyiwei?
If Ji Xuanyuan really agreed to hand the case over to the East Military Department, it would be a denial of the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'ability to handle the case, as well as Ye QingChen's personal ability.
This was definitely a fatal blow to a young prince!
However, if he insisted on letting the Embroidered Uniform Guards solve the case and was unable to do so quickly, the fishing boats of the Saint Capital's citizens would also force Ye QingChen to a dead end.
"This is a vicious plan. I'm afraid Ninth Brother is going to fall this time.”All the princes guessed in their hearts.
At this moment, the ceremonial eunuch Wei Zhongxian suddenly said,""I'm afraid you don't need to worry about this matter, Your Highness. Yesterday, this servant went to the Brocade Guard to pass down an edict, and the Sword King swore that he would solve the case within three days.”
"He's just a young man." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said with a mature and prudent expression,"Ninth Brother has just come of age and wants to show off his skills. This is understandable, but we can't let him do whatever he wants in this case.”
"Imperial Father, Ninth Brother is young and doesn't know the severity of the situation. You can't ignore him. If this murder case dragged on, not only would it damage the dignity of the court, but it would also be extremely detrimental to the reputation of Ninth Brother.”Zhu Yuanzhang said sincerely.
If someone who didn't know what was going on saw this scene, they would really think that Zhu Yuanzhang was concerned about Ye QingChen.
However, which prince in the Sacred Heart Palace wasn't an old fox? They all had a clear mind and only watched coldly as Zhu Yuanzhang directed and acted by himself.
Ji Xuanyuan's face was calm, and no expression could be seen. He only said indifferently,"Since Chen 'er is determined to solve the case, we'll wait for him for three days. If they couldn't solve the case within three days, they would make another decision.”
At this moment, a young eunuch rushed in and whispered something to Wei Zhongxian.
" Is Sword King really like this?" Wei Zhongxian exclaimed in a low voice.
"What did Ninth Brother do?" Ji Xuanyuan frowned and asked.”
" Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian replied," the Brocade Guard has just reported that the Sword King has found a key clue to the Jiang Family Massacre Case. He is leading his men to the Palace of Transforming Flowers."”
"What?" All the princes looked surprised.
It had only been one night. Could he really solve the case?
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned ashen. He had just said that the fire in the manor didn't leave any clues behind, but Ye QingChen had already found the key clue.
Wasn't this a slap to his face?
And it was in front of Human Emperor Ji Xuanyuan!
At the same time, Ye QingChen had already led ten thousand Embroidered Uniform Guards to the Embroidered Jade Valley, surrounding the Shifting Flower Palace.
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