Yusui Chang'an

As the so-called "confidant of the Zhangzhou prefect" appealed to the authorities to clear his master's name, Chu Chengyao and the crown prince also took action.

Chu Chengyao has been in trouble recently, and wanted to take this opportunity to lie low, letting the Crown Prince and Chu Chengye fight to the point of mutual defeat, and then plan to return to the court, so he did not expose the matter of the Han family's private seizure of military equipment.

Unexpectedly, the Han family failed to hide their tracks and caused trouble in Kyoto, so it was no wonder that he took advantage of the situation.

The prince originally planned to expose the incident of privately withholding military equipment when the situation in Mobei was stable and the threat from Yeliang was not great. By then, the emperor's concerns about the Han family would be reduced and he would definitely take action to settle accounts with them.

He was originally impatient because of the wait, but now he was sleepy and a pillow was offered to him, so he naturally would not let it go. On the surface, he helped Chu Chengye and his future father-in-law to complain, but secretly he coincided with Chu Chengyao:

He ordered his followers to report the matter to the emperor and make it a big issue, so big that his father would have to punish the Han family.

As a result, in recent days, after leaving court, Chu Chengye's face became darker and darker.

In the court, apart from the usual government affairs and neutral courtiers, most of the officials denounced the Jingzhao prefect, Hong'an Earl's Mansion and Chu Chengyao.

Other officials all petitioned the emperor to put the matter on hold, and ordered Chu Chengye and the two ministers of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War to investigate the matter thoroughly. If the facts were true, the Han family would be severely punished.

Listening to the officials who reported the incident, who all described the military equipment issue as extremely serious, as if Tian Chu would be destroyed if it was not dealt with, the emperor's sharp eyes swept across the prince's face:

The secret guards have already found out that the prince and people from the Duke's Mansion were behind the incident. Although they haven't caught anyone yet, the emperor suspects that the person who spread the evidence everywhere and the evidence were prepared by the prince.

The prince did this skillfully, which was a great improvement over the past. The emperor was not pleased but gnashed his teeth:
He wanted to use Han Yaohui to contain Ye Liang. The prince was doing this to force him to deal with the Han family and oppose him. No matter how angry he was, the situation had become like this, and the emperor had to deal with it impartially. Han Yaohui had already arrived at the border, so he could only summon Han Qi to the palace to reply.

Chu Chengye tried every way to stop it, but failed to change the will. Just as he was thinking about how to ensure Han Qi's safe exit from the palace, an unexpected news came:

The eunuchs and guards from the palace who went to the suburbs to announce the imperial edict, as well as the servants brought out of the city by the Han family, were all killed, and Han Qi's masters disappeared.

In the hands of the dead guard, a Nightingale token was found, with the rope broken and stained with blood.

Nightingale is Yeliang's best spy, responsible for gathering intelligence and assassinations. At this critical moment, they kidnapped the Han family, which was almost a clear statement:
The Han family had long been in collusion with Ye Liang. Now that Han Yaohui was exposed, Ye Liang, as an ally, rescued Han Yaohui's wife and children.

Half a day after the news was reported back to the palace, the news spread throughout Kyoto like a plague. Not only were there people blocking the gate, but even the Prince of Qin's Palace was closed to visitors.

The emperor knew that the matter of the arms was true, but he was suspicious about Han Yaohui having colluded with Ye Liang a long time ago, and that he had chosen such a coincidence as to why. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that someone had done it deliberately.

The emperor was furious on the surface and sent people to arrest the Han family, but privately he ordered the secret guards to investigate the matter of silencing them.

Later, it was discovered that before the incident, Song Yi and Xue Ren had left the city one after the other, heading towards the temple where the Han family stayed. The emperor shouted "rebellious sons"!
"The Crown Prince doesn't have that kind of brains. It must be that bastard from the Qin family! A bastard who listened to the instigation of his foreign relatives and delayed state affairs!"

After scolding the crown prince, the emperor became even more angry and scolded Chu Chengyao:
"In the past, he was hiding in the dark and stirring up trouble, which was fine! But at this critical moment of national affairs, he still dared to cause chaos! Send a message to the Dali Temple to investigate the complaint filed by the son of the Earl of Hong'an, and report back to me as soon as possible!" (End of this chapter)