I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 50 Who gave you the courage to confront me?

As soon as the Minister of Revenue Liu Minghan left, the Chief Censor Zhang Ancang, holding a tablet, stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Li Chen raised his hand slightly: "Speak."

Please start your show!
With Li Chen's consent, Zhang Ancang looked at the Minister of Justice Feng Huai with a sharp gaze, and said sternly: "Your Majesty, I am the Minister of Justice Feng Huai. It has been nearly half a year since the death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The whole country is paying attention to this case, and people are panicking. However, to this day, the Minister of Justice Feng Huai, who is in charge of investigating this case, has not made any substantial progress. I dare to ask Lord Feng, why is this?"

When Feng Huai heard this, his face darkened, but he was not flustered.

He was shocked when he heard that someone had reported him just now. He thought that he was reported for defecting to the Second Prince last night with the intention of treason, but it turned out to be such a small matter.

The reason why Zhang Ancang reported Feng Huai was because Zhang Ancang was an old subordinate of the prince.

After the prince died, many of his subordinates surrendered to other forces. Only a few people like Zhang Ancang always remembered the prince's kindness and wanted to find out the truth and seek justice for the prince.

The impeached Minister of Justice Feng Huai slowly stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency the Censor is wrong. The Crown Prince's case is complicated and involves many people. It cannot be solved overnight. Your Majesty, since I took over this case, I have not dared to slack off. I have been interrogating day and night, investigating various sources, and striving to restore the truth. Although there has been no breakthrough so far, I am still doing my best and will not dare to be careless."

This sentence is pure nonsense. You can say this as long as you can't find it.

Feng Huai is a veteran in officialdom with decades of experience and has plenty of tricks to deal with situations.

Zhang Ancang sneered, "Sir Feng, aren't you trying to shirk responsibility? Half a year is enough to search the entire capital and interrogate countless suspects, but what is the result? The case is still confusing and the murderer is still at large. Sir Feng, do you have the ability to solve this case? Or do you have other secrets in your heart that you dare not speak out?"

Feng Huai was scolded and became anxious. He glared at him and said, "Your Excellency the Censor, what you said is nonsense. I am dedicated to the country and seeking justice for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could there be any hidden reasons? If you are dissatisfied with me, you can speak out. Why are you so aggressive?"

Immediately afterwards, the two of them started to attack each other, starting from national and family affairs and escalating to personal attacks.

In any case, Zhang Ancang kept nagging Feng Huai, saying that if he didn't have the ability, he should retire and return home. If he didn't dare to say it, he should hand over the information or give up his authority. He would go to the Ministry of Justice to investigate and make sure to give the prince the truth.

Feng Huai had been an official for many years, and he became angrier and angrier when people pointed at his nose and scolded him.

In the court, the ministers were discussing the matter and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Li Chen also looked like he was watching a show. "You two are just arguing for fun, don't bother me."

This is a regular feature of the court. In fact, some information can be heard from the bickering between the two ministers.

After arguing for about fifteen minutes, Zhang Ancang bowed to Li Chen again and said, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of making things difficult for Lord Feng. It's just that this case concerns the foundation of the country and the spirit of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I have no choice but to argue for it. I hope Your Majesty will be discerning and find out the truth as soon as possible to reassure the people."

Now that he had said this, Li Chen could naturally understand that it was not a solution to keep the cause of the prince's death unsolved.

So Li Chen nodded gently: "My dear minister, what you said makes sense. Feng Huai, as the Minister of Justice, it is your duty to solve this case. I will give you another three months. You must find out the truth and never let anyone go unpunished. As for Zhang Ancang, as the Chief Censor, you have the right to supervise. I allow you to investigate the files of the Ministry of Justice on the case of the crown prince to ensure that this case can be tried fairly and impartially."

There was absolutely nothing wrong with what Li Chen said. He not only urged Feng Huai to investigate the case, but also allowed Zhang Ancang to investigate it on his own. In this way, Zhang Ancang could not say that Li Chen did not give him a chance.

Besides, Li Chen said to give Feng Huai three months, and did not say that he would be punished if nothing was found out. In fact, this was already a perfect answer.

The officials in the court felt that the matter had come to an end. After all, no one had found out the truth after so long, so there must have been many obstacles.

Zhang Ancang had just received the imperial edict and expressed his gratitude, but Feng Huai refused to do so.

He said bluntly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. The Ministry of Justice is an important place in the court. It concerns the safety of the country. Many secret information is stored here. The late emperor entrusted the Ministry of Justice to me, which showed his trust in me. If the Chief Censor Zhang wants to come to investigate, it would be an overstepping of authority. I hope Your Majesty can take back this statement!" When these words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Feng Huai, the old minister, brought up the late emperor in an attempt to confront the new emperor.

To put it bluntly, he relied on the fact that he was an old minister in charge of an important position and his hard work and great achievements to put pressure on the new emperor.

Li Chen frowned and said, "Can you try saying it again?"

Anyone can hear that Li Chen is in a bad mood.

But Feng Huai seemed to have gone too far. Li Chen had already cut away many of his privileges, and now he was letting other people get involved in his Ministry of Justice?
Feng Huai had long been unhappy with Li Chen, so he continued, "Your Majesty, I did not mean to contradict you, but it was the late emperor's trust. You can't take it lightly!"

"Okay, then I'll take you to see the late emperor!"

Li Chen snorted disdainfully and just raised his hand. A powerful and pure energy tore through the void and arrived in an instant!

In an instant, the space moved abnormally and the mountains and rivers trembled!
jump! jump! jump!
The body of Minister of Justice Feng Huai exploded!

Even though he had a high level of cultivation, he had no chance to resist and died instantly!

Every inch of the body was exploding, the bones were blown into powder, and the skin, flesh and blood were mixed into a paste.

A red and black bloodstain was directly created on the ground, and there was blood mist floating in the air.

The power of the explosion was so great that it shook the entire palace. No one knew what had happened, but they could feel the terrifying energy spreading from within the court.

The worst thing was that the ministers around Feng Huai had their faces covered in blood.

Li Chen's performance was so shocking that it was beyond the imagination of the world and directly shocked all the officials in the court!

Those military generals had all been trained, and most of them were still standing. However, a large number of civil officials were blown away by the shock wave and were lying on the ground wailing.

Now, all the ministers are thinking: No wonder His Majesty has always been so fearless, no wonder the Queen Mother dare not rule the country from behind the curtain, is this the power of the Saint Realm!

It was the first time for them to feel a powerful Saint take action at such a close distance, which was truly an eye-opener.

Li Chen doesn't indulge Feng Huai, the old minister.

I gave you one chance, but you insisted on confronting me, right?

You don't even listen to me, and you're using the late emperor to put pressure on me?

You asked me to take back the order, and you dare to say I was joking?

You think you are awesome, right?
If you keep talking about the late emperor, I will send you to see him!
Now you are happy to die without a complete body.

Why do you think I dare not kill you? Who gave you the courage to confront me?

(End of this chapter)