The battle for the throne in Kowloon starts with the steady prince

Chapter 67 A Gentleman Dies for His Friend (Seeking a Monthly Ticket and Reading)
in the hall.

Under the watchful eyes of numerous civil and military officials, Zhu Jinglei's voice resounded here.

"King Qin Changqing of Jin seized the Zhu family's Black Bamboo Mine and sent people to kill my father and son. My father died tragically because of this..."

After these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials present were silent.

This is indeed in line with the style of Jin Wang Qin Changqing, who would do anything to achieve his goal and was almost unlucky.

Zhu Jinglei, the fish that slipped through the net, actually escaped...

Emperor Yongchang Qin Chang'an looked at Zhu Jinglei calmly, "This matter concerns a vassal king of a country. We cannot easily listen to one side's words. This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

Zhu Jinglei knelt on the ground and knocked his head heavily on the ground, "Everything is subject to your majesty's decision!"

Emperor Yongchang Qin Chang'an nodded, then looked at the civil and military officials in the court and asked, "Who is willing to be the imperial envoy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the civil and military officials present lowered their heads, not daring to look Qin Changan in the eye.

You know, this is a job that will get you killed!

It is obvious that Qin Changqing is planning a rebellion. If anyone dares to investigate the case of Zhu's father and son now, it would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth!
The many civil and military officials present are all smart people. How could they let themselves get involved in this mess?
At this moment, a young official stood up. His name was Murong Changkong, and he was an editor of the Hanlin Academy!
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, am willing to go!"

After these words were spoken, Emperor Yongchang Qin Chang'an nodded solemnly, "Since that's the case, I will appoint you as the Imperial Commissioner, responsible for inspecting the territories of the vassal kings and finally investigating the case of the Zhu family father and son."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Murong Changkong bowed deeply, then straightened his back.

The numerous civil and military officials present all had complicated expressions when they looked at Murong Changkong, who was as upright as a pine tree. It turned out that such passionate young people were always present everywhere!

However, such people are always prone to early death!
"Retreat—"

Qin Changan left the Golden Palace.

Many civil and military officials left the court in groups of two or three. At this time, an equally young official named Dongfeng Zhuifeng looked at Murong Changkong, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"Brother Changkong, let's take a walk together." Dongfang Zhuifeng said.

"Yeah." Murong Changkong nodded.

The two walked in the palace, shoulder to shoulder, in silence.

After a long pause, Dongfang Zhuifeng finally couldn't help but speak, "Brother Changkong, do you know what this imperial envoy means?"

Murong Changkong nodded, "Of course I know."

Dongfang Zhuifeng took a deep breath and said, "As the new top scholar, you have a bright future. Why did you end up like this?"

Murong Changkong stared forward with a determined look. "Your Majesty once talked to me about his vision of the future, what the empire would be like. That was when I realized how to underestimate the world. Even a top scholar is nothing compared to a speck of dust in front of His Majesty."

Dongfang Zhuifeng looked at Murong Changkong, "So you..."

Murong Changkong smiled and said, "Although I cannot see this perfect world in the future, if I can open the prelude to this perfect world, then I will have no regrets."

After hearing this, Dongfang Zhuifeng fell silent.

Murong Changkong stopped, and his path ended here, completely different from Dongfang Zhuifeng's.

Dongfang Zhuifeng stopped and stood opposite Murong Changkong. Their eyes met and they both slowly bowed.

"Brother Changkong..."

"Brother Zhuifeng..."

"We'll never meet again, take care of each other!" they said in unison.

Murong Changkong nodded, and then walked in another direction. He was going to collect the official seal and uniform of the imperial envoy, and then use the teleportation array to set off.

Dongfang Zhuifeng looked at Murong Changkong's slowly receding back, then glanced in the direction of the imperial study, and couldn't help but sigh.

"A gentleman will die for his friend—"

"Brilliant!!"

……

……

Haizhou, Prince Jin's Palace.

In the hall, King Qin Changqing of Jin, King Qin Changfeng of Ning, and King Qin Changjian of Zhou gathered together.

"Brother, I heard the Black Bamboo Mine case is a big deal?" Qin Changfeng asked. King Zhou, Qin Changjian, also looked at Qin Changqing hesitantly, clearly worried about something going wrong.

Qin Changqing said calmly: "There will definitely be problems. Even if there is no Black Bamboo Mine case, there are other cases. As long as the Fourth Brother wants to deal with us, he will always find a way to break through."

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian felt a little relieved when they saw Qin Changqing so calm.

Qin Changfeng asked, "What should we do next?"

Qin Changqing said calmly, "Everything remains the same."

Qin Changfeng was a little surprised. "The Imperial Envoy is inspecting the territories of the vassal kings, and everything remains the same?"

Qin Changqing nodded. "The imperial envoy's inspection of the vassal king's territory is just to give the other vassal kings a warning. He will eventually come to my side."

"As long as there's no problem on my end, you don't have to worry."

Qin Changqing looked calm, and it was obvious that he had already made a comprehensive plan.

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian asked, "Is it the same as usual during training?"

Qin Zhangqing said calmly, "Training troops is the ancestral system of the Great Qin. It's for defending the country. What's wrong with that?"

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian both nodded.

Qin Changqing continued, "Right now, we are just trying to buy time. Every moment we can gain is a moment."

"How about we..."

Qin Changjian stretched out his hand and gestured at his neck, obviously preparing to kill the imperial envoy.

Qin Changqing explained, "This is exactly what the imperial envoy wants. If we kill him, it will play into the hands of the fourth brother."

"I see."

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian reacted.

The imperial envoy was sent here this time to die. Otherwise, it would be impossible to bring down Qin Changqing based solely on the case of the Zhu family father and son.

However, as long as Qin Changqing killed the imperial envoy, it would be considered a rebellion, and Qin Changan could legitimately send troops to suppress him.

This is also the reason why no one wants to be the imperial envoy. This is not about investigating a case at all, it is about committing suicide.

"Second brother has a keen eye. Fourth brother's plan will fail this time." Qin Changfeng said with a smile.

Qin Changqing said: "Now it depends on who has the strongest willpower!"

Qin Changjian nodded, "It's right to listen to Second Brother."

……

……

Yunzhou, Prince Liang's Palace.

In the hall, Qin Changge was called out from the underground palace by Xiao Dashan.

"What's wrong again?" Qin Changge looked at Xiao Dashan.

Xiao Dashan said, "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy is coming."

"Ok?"

Qin Changge raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Dashan explained, "Prince Jin committed murder for money, and the victim filed a complaint with the Emperor. Your Majesty has sent an imperial envoy to investigate the case and, while doing so, to inspect the territories of the vassal kings and to warn them!"

[Witness the King of Jin committing murder for money, witness points +10!]

Qin Changge was a little stunned, "This second brother's work is too rough."

Xiao Dashan was speechless, "Your Highness, this isn't the point!"

Qin Changge curled his lips, "Everyone knows that the second brother has the intention to rebel, and now it's just accelerated."

Xiao Dashan said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy is coming. What should we do?"

Qin Changge rolled his eyes at Xiao Dashan and said, "Just do what you need to do. They're not targeting us. They're just going through the motions."

(End of this chapter)