"Servant Cao Zhengchun greets the emperor!”
After Cao Zhengchun entered Yangxin Palace Hall, he quickly bowed to Zhu Houzhao respectfully.
Originally, Zhu Houzhao had just ascended the throne, so Cao Zhengchun did not think much of him. However, after the events of the past few days, Cao Zhengchun no longer dared to be disrespectful to Zhu Houzhao.
Inside Yangxin Palace, Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon throne and looked at Cao Zhengchun calmly. He said,""Stand up. Why have you come to see me?”
"Thank you, Emperor!"
Cao Zhengchun thanked Zhu Houzhao and stood up. He continued,"Replying to the emperor, this servant has come this time to report to the emperor regarding the matter of Princess Li Xiu assassinating the emperor's mastermind.”
"Oh? Did the East Chamber find out who the mastermind was?”Hearing Cao Zhengchun's words, Zhu Houzhao was slightly surprised.
In the past three days, the West Chamber, Divine Constabulary, and Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa had been taking action, but they hadn't found any useful information. They hadn't expected Cao Zhengchun's East Chamber to find out first.
It seemed that Cao Zhengchun and the East Chamber were quite capable.
Cao Zhengchun smiled." This is all thanks to His Majesty's blessing. During the investigation, the East Chamber guards accidentally learned from a guard of the Chamberlain of Dependencies that on the night the Empress Dowager was kidnapped, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a meeting between Wu Wan and a young man.”
"This servant found someone and drew the appearance of that young man according to the guard's description. Then, through the comparison of the pictures, I searched the capital and finally found the young man who met with Wu Wan. Does the emperor know who that youth is?”
Towards the end, Cao Zhengchun seemed to have gotten a little carried away and actually kept Zhu Houzhao in suspense.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Cao Zhengchun and said coldly,""What nonsense are you spouting? Who is that young man?"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's expression, Cao Zhengchun was slightly shocked and quickly said,""Your Majesty, that young man is actually a prince from the side branch of the imperial family of the Dayuan Empire. His name is Huo Du.”
"You mean Huo Du?" Hearing Cao Zhengchun's words, Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and asked.
Before Zhu Houzhao transmigrated to the Integrated Martial Arts World, he had watched many movies and TV dramas. He had a deep impression of Huo Du, but it was just a bad impression.
"Yes, Your Majesty. It's Huo Du. Have you heard of him?" Cao Zhengchun replied respectfully.”
"I've heard a little about it," Zhu Houzhao said lightly. Did you bring her?"
"I've already brought them here," Cao Zhengchun replied respectfully.”
"Bring him here. I want to see if this Huo Du has the guts of a leopard!" Zhu Houzhao said coldly.”
" Yes," Cao Zhengchun replied respectfully to Zhu Houzhao. Then, he went outside Yangxin Palace Hall and brought Huo Du, who was being held captive by a pair of East Hall guards, into Yangxin Palace Hall.
Although Huo Du was escorted into Yangxin Palace Hall by Cao Zhengchun, there was not a hint of fear on his face. His gaze was still somewhat impudent as he sized up Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"Impudent, you still don't kneel when you see the emperor, you actually dare to be rude to the emperor!”
Cao Zhengchun shouted coldly when he saw this scene. At the same time, he kicked Huo Du's leg.
"Plop!"
Huo Du's strength was already far inferior to Cao Zhengchun's. Now that he was restrained, he was caught off guard and kicked by Cao Zhengchun. He immediately knelt on the ground.
"Bastard! How dare you treat this prince like this? This prince will not let you off!”
Huo Du struggled to stand up as he cursed at Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Zhengchun ignored him and placed a hand on Huo Du's shoulder, making him unable to stand up.
"Dammit, let go of me!"
Feeling the pressure from Cao Zhengchun's hand, Huo Du instantly felt his body stiffen and he could barely move. He cursed at Cao Zhengchun again.
Seeing that Cao Zhengchun was ignoring him, Huo Du turned to Zhu Houzhao and shouted,"Emperor Ming, I am a prince of the Dayuan Empire. How can you treat me like this? Could it be that they wanted to start a war between Da Yuan and Da Ming?”
"I, Da Ming, am not afraid of war!" Zhu Houzhao sneered. I am also fearless! If the Dayuan Empire really wanted to fight, then so be it! Moreover, if the two countries really start a war, the culprit will only be you!”
Huo Du saw that Zhu Houzhao was young and knew that Zhu Houzhao had just ascended the throne not long ago. He thought that he could use war as a threat to scare Zhu Houzhao.
However, he did not expect Zhu Houzhao to be so unyielding!
After a slight pause, Huo Du argued,"This prince doesn't understand Emperor Ming's meaning. I only came to your Great Ming to play, but you captured me for no reason. How did the person who started the war become this prince?”
"Is it really just for fun?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily. The Yun Nation's envoy first kidnapped the Empress Dowager and then tried to assassinate me. Yet, you are in close contact with the Yun Nation's envoy. How do you explain this?”
"I'm just using my identity as the prince of the Dayuan Empire to get to know the ministers of the Yun Nation. There's nothing wrong with that, right?" Huo Du defended himself. How would I know that the envoy group is fake?”
Hearing Huo Du's words, Zhu Houzhao could not help but reveal a mocking expression. He said indifferently,"Who told you that the Yun Nation's diplomatic team is fake?”
When Huo Du heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He had been too quick with his words just now and had let it slip.
"Your Majesty, Divine Marquis Tiedan, Divine Marquis Zhuge, and the Rain Governor of the West Yard are outside the hall.”
At this moment, the respectful voice of the eunuch on duty rang out at the entrance of Yangxin Palace Hall.
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