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Chen Changshi was most familiar with Jiang Shaohua's temperament.

For example, Minister Ji was constantly warned because the emperor was still willing to use him. Minister Ding of the Ministry of War was a little soft, so the emperor wanted to support Minister Ding and help him gain a firm foothold in the Ministry of War and establish his prestige.

As for Minister Zhang, he refused to bow his head and did not change his private actions. Jiang Shaohua would not touch the Ministry of Personnel for the time being.

If you don't move, then nothing happens. But if you move, everything will be turned upside down.

"Please write down what Censor Cao said first." Jiang Shaohua instructed Ma Yaozong: "You are working in the Ministry of Personnel, so you don't have to do too much. Just write down everything you see, hear, and know. I will settle the accounts with you later."

Ma Yaozong accepted the order solemnly.

The emperor and his ministers were discussing matters when Qin Hu entered the palace with a solemn expression and reported: "Your Majesty, Yang Shenshen has sent a message that the father and son of the Wu'an County Prince encountered a group of unknown bandits on their way back to Wu'an County. They were killed by the bandits, their heads and bodies were separated, their death was miserable, and all their money was robbed."

Chen Changshi was startled and quickly looked at the emperor.

Song Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "What kind of bandits are these? How dare they attack the father and son of the Prince of Wu'an!"

Chen Jinyu wanted to say something, but after looking at Jiang Shaohua who remained expressionless, he swallowed the words back.

Jiang Shaohua did not react much when he heard such bad news. He only ordered: "Pass on my order and order Yang to examine the case."

The emperor sent Yang Shenshen to search the Wu'an Palace that day. Could it be that he had expected something like this to happen? Whether it was accidental or coincidental, it was reasonable for Yang Shenshen, who was good at solving criminal cases, to take over the case.

It took more than half a month to send the news from Wu'an County to the capital. With Yang's shrewdness and ability, he should have investigated the murder of Wu'an County Prince in this half month.

However, the necessary procedures must still be followed.

Chen Jinyu received the oral order and asked Wang Zhongshu Ling to draft an edict, which he then sent to Wu'an County.

Wang Jin was in a complicated mood when he heard the tragic news of the death of Wu'an County Prince, but he remained calm. After receiving the emperor's order, he quickly completed the task.

At the same time, the tragic news of Prince Wu'an's murder spread quickly inside and outside the palace.

It is said that Empress Dowager Li sighed deeply, lamenting that the men of the Jiang family had short lives.

Concubine Fan Gui, who was recuperating in the palace, was so frightened by the bad news that she developed a high fever and spoke nonsense that day. The palace servants who served Concubine Fan Gui dared not imitate what she said.

Empress Dowager Zheng in Jingyang Palace also sighed after hearing the bad news and said to Eunuch Zhao: "Wu'an County is remote and has many mountains and forests, so it's not surprising that there are some bandits. It's a pity that the father and son of Wu'an County died just like that."

Eunuch Zhao agreed with a sad face: "It's a pity indeed. Who would have thought that after walking more than a thousand miles and everything was safe and sound, an accident would happen near Wu'an County."

"It can be seen that God wants to take them both. Well, in the underworld, they can serve Song'er." Empress Dowager Zheng said calmly: "Go to the Huaiyang Palace on my behalf and tell the Huaiyang Prince and his son about this death. After all, they are all Jiang clan members, and such things cannot be hidden from them."

Eunuch Zhao accepted the order respectfully.

Eunuch Zhao, who was bowing his head in Jingyang Palace, held his head high and chest puffed out with a haughty manner outside the palace. When he entered the Huaiyang Palace where there was no plaque, his attitude became even more arrogant.

"I am here on the orders of the Empress Dowager to deliver a message to you." Eunuch Zhao didn't even bow, he just stood there with his mouth corners up and his eyes down: "On the way back, the father and son of Wu'an County encountered bandits and were killed by them."

Huaiyang King Jiang Quan's eyes were red and he looked very sad. He cried towards Wu'an County. Huaiyang King's sons were all shocked by the sudden bad news... or rather, they were frightened. They all looked grim, and they were still in shock until Eunuch Zhao left.

The eldest son of Prince Huaiyang was distraught, muttering: "How did we run into bandits? How could it be such a coincidence!"

The youngest brother suddenly said, "No wonder father refused to leave the capital. If we insisted on leaving, would we have encountered bandits before we even reached Huaiyang County?"

Prince Huaiyang said angrily, "Asshole! Shut up! You are talking nonsense based on nothing but conjecture! If this gets out, you will die!"

"If you don't want to live, go find a rope or a dagger to end your life. Don't implicate others."

The sons immediately shut up.

However, now they all understand the painstaking efforts behind their father's actions on that day.

Although 80% of the family property was confiscated, at least 20% was left. When Ma Yaozong returned to Beijing, he had sent 20% of the gold and silver to the Huaiyang Palace. As long as they behaved themselves, this money would be enough for them to live a life without worries.

Compared with the tragic deaths of Prince Wu'an and his son, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
The married Princess Huaiyang returned to her parents' home that afternoon.

The Princess of Huaiyang County came with red eyes again, having cried before coming. After meeting her father and brother, the Princess of Huaiyang County choked up and said, "It's a good thing that my father insisted on staying in the capital. If he had left the capital, I'm afraid he would have been attacked by bandits on the way back to Huaiyang County."

Prince Huaiyang smiled and comforted his daughter: "It shows that your father still has some vision and luck."

After a pause, he instructed: "When you go to the palace to pay your respects to the Empress Dowager, don't talk about these things. The Empress Dowager is old and doesn't want to hear about life and death."

To survive in the capital, they need the emperor's protection and the knowledge and interest of their father and son.

The Princess of Huaiyin County nodded in agreement.

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That night, after Wang Jin returned home, Prime Minister Wang immediately sent someone to call him.

Wang Jin knew what was going on. After all the followers left, without waiting for Prime Minister Wang to speak, he said, "Although I am in the palace, I don't know anything about the murder of Prince Wu'an. I only know that Prince Wu'an was killed by a group of unknown bandits."

Prime Minister Wang sneered, "What an unknown source. Does the Empress Dowager really think that the court officials are all deaf and blind?"

Wang Jin kept silent.

Prime Minister Wang has been recuperating in bed all day and cannot attend court, but he is still clear about the situation in the court: "As for the emperor, since he let Prince Wu'an go, he has no intention of silencing him. This matter must have been done by the Empress Dowager."

"This old hag! I don't know how many secret guards she has raised in private. The last time Ping An was assassinated in the imperial mausoleum, it was the old hag who dragged both the Prince of Huaiyang and the Prince of Wu'an into the quagmire. In the end, she paved the way for the new emperor in vain. I don't know how upset and regretful she is."

"Prince Huaiyang is a smart man. He refused to leave the capital and stayed in the capital shamelessly. He even begged the emperor to send a team of imperial guards."

"The Empress Dowager couldn't take action against Prince Huaiyang, so she directed all her anger at Prince Wu'an." (End of this chapter)