You were asked to impersonate the King of Qin, not to become emperor!

"If it weren't for the Sixth Prince, how could I have achieved my wish?"

After Su Rui finished speaking, he quickly bowed again.

"This humble official is willing to do everything in his power to assist the Sixth Prince in his quest for the throne."

The conditions Chen Feng offered were fatal to Su Rui.

Chen Yingyun did not belong to him only once.

But the days to come belong to him.

Su Rui himself came from a poor background.

This power to control a noblewoman like Chen Yingyun was granted to him by Chen Feng...

"Alright, let's talk in private."

Chen Feng led Su Rui to a study.

Su Rui quickly spoke up: "May I ask, Sixth Prince, what do you wish me to do?"

Seeing Su Rui's initiative, Chen Feng nodded in satisfaction. "It's very simple. You just need to advise His Majesty that you observed the celestial phenomena at night and discovered that someone was using witchcraft to curse His Majesty, which is why His Majesty has been weak and sickly in recent years."

Upon hearing this, Su Rui immediately understood.

No wonder Chen Feng treated him with such courtesy; he wanted to use the Jin Emperor's greed for power to his advantage and completely overthrow the Qin King.

"And then falsely accuse the King of Qin of using witchcraft to curse His Majesty?" Su Rui said.

"Hahaha!"

Chen Feng smiled and said, "Lord Su is indeed wise; he saw through my scheme at a glance."

"It just so happens that His Majesty summons me to the palace tomorrow."

Su Rui understood that as long as he helped Chen Feng with this matter, he could succeed.

In the future, he will have rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, and he will surely become a powerful minister in the imperial court.

In contrast, the King of Qin did not believe in metaphysics at all.

Su Rui also understood that once the King of Qin came to power, he would definitely kick him out of the game, and might even be executed for spreading rumors and misleading the public.

Therefore, he and the sixth prince are natural allies.

"Excellent! As long as the practice of witchcraft takes hold, His Majesty will surely order you to thoroughly investigate this matter. At that time, it will be the day of the King of Qin's death."

"This humble official will do his utmost to persuade His Majesty," Su Rui said, bowing.

The following day, in the emperor's bedroom.

Emperor Jin, dressed in a dragon robe, sat before his desk, his face showing weariness, as he reviewed memorials.

"Lord Su has arrived."

The personal eunuch said.

Immediately afterward, Su Rui stepped into the hall and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be well."

"I am well, Lord Su, please rise."

Emperor Jin raised his hand, gesturing for Su Rui to stand up. He then looked at Su Rui and said, "Su Rui, I feel uneasy today. Since the beginning of this year, the Great Jin has been plagued by natural disasters, causing great suffering to the people. Rebellions by refugees have become increasingly rampant in various places. I have summoned you to the palace this time to have you calculate the fate of our Great Jin in the second half of the year."

Upon hearing this, Su Rui closed his hands tightly, clenched them together, and pretended to do some calculations.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, although there have been many natural disasters this year and the people are starving, this situation will not last long. Although there have been continuous uprisings of displaced people in various places, they are all small forces and cannot shake the foundation of the Great Jin Dynasty."

"Really?" Emperor Jin's eyes lit up with joy. "I have always been worried about this and have been suffering from insomnia day and night. With your words of comfort, my dear minister, I have felt much more at ease."

As soon as Emperor Jin finished speaking, Su Rui suddenly sighed.

Su Rui's sigh immediately piqued the curiosity of the Jin Emperor, who quickly asked, "Why did you sigh, my dear minister?"

"Your Majesty, you are the chosen ruler, blessed with imperial destiny to suppress evil spirits. Although the nation is not in crisis, this natural disaster is too strange, and I am already feeling uneasy! I fear..."

"What are you afraid of?"

The more Su Rui acted this way, the more intense the worry became in Emperor Jin's eyes.

"Your Majesty, have you felt your health declining over the years? Is someone trying to sabotage this, attempting to..." Su Rui trailed off, then stopped.

The Jin emperor pressed further, asking, "What are you planning?"

"I dare not say."

Su Rui knelt down with a thud, his forehead pressed to the ground, trembling.

Emperor Jin's expression instantly turned serious. He waved his hand and said, "Just speak, and I will pardon you!"

"Since Your Majesty has granted your permission, I will humbly speak frankly."

Su Rui frowned, his expression grave. "Someone in the court attempted to curse His Majesty to death using witchcraft, which has brought divine punishment upon us. This is a warning to His Majesty and to the Great Jin Dynasty. Your Majesty's most urgent task is to find out who is behind this and eliminate them!"

Emperor Jin's expression changed drastically. He slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "Who dares to be so bold as to curse me? No wonder my health has been declining in recent years."

"I will show no mercy to such traitors. Once they are captured, they will be executed!"

Seeing the Emperor of Jin's fury, Su Rui knew that his treacherous scheme had succeeded and was secretly delighted.

"Su Rui, I hereby appoint you as the Inspector of Witchcraft and Sorcery, ordering you to thoroughly investigate all officials, from the court to the common people. Anyone involved in witchcraft or sorcery shall be executed without trial! I grant you the authority to execute first and report later!"

Su Rui's words made Emperor Jin feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

He felt that if he didn't stir up a bloody storm in the court and kill all the officials in fear, one day someone would pull him off the throne.

"Your humble servant obeys the decree."

Su Rui immediately knelt down and said.

He never expected that the Emperor of Jin would give him such great power!

As soon as the Jin Emperor issued the edict, all the civil and military officials knew that he was the Inspector of Witchcraft and Sorcery. Whether it was powerful ministers in the court or vassal kings and kings of different surnames, they would all be very wary of him.

After all, if he suspects anyone, that person is bound to suffer!

As the imperial edict was issued, the Sixth Prince Chen Feng's eyes lit up with ecstasy!

He summoned Su Rui to his residence to discuss how to deal with the Prince of Qin.

"The King of Qin is still very favored by the Emperor. To bring down the King of Qin, we cannot directly attack him. We must first cut off the branches and leaves, and finally eliminate the core members. Only when the Emperor has absolute suspicion of him and believes that he wants to form a party to rebel will it be the best time to point out that he is the mastermind behind it."

Chen Feng, with his limited intelligence, would naturally not have thought of such a comprehensive plan.

Clearly, the person who taught him to say that was Han Duo'er.

Upon hearing this, Su Rui wholeheartedly agreed: "Your Highness is absolutely right. In the current situation, we should not be too hasty. The Xu family is affiliated with the Langya Wang clan, which is the Qin King's biggest backer. I believe that we should first use this as a pretext to investigate the Xu family. After we have uprooted the Xu family, we can then shake the century-old Langya Wang clan, and finally point our sword at the Qin King."

"Alright, we'll do as you say. As long as you accomplish this, once I've secured my position as Crown Prince, I will certainly treat you well," Chen Feng quickly replied.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Su Rui nodded quickly.

Now that the imperial edict has been issued, all the civil and military officials know that Su Rui is investigating witchcraft matters by imperial decree, and they are all eager to take action.

To save Prince Jin, Chen Feng had Su Rui speak to the Emperor, revealing that the Xu family's involvement in the witchcraft case was first discovered by Prince Jin…

Emperor Jin was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately lifted the confinement of Prince Jin, restoring his title of Prince Jin.

Originally, the Prince of Jin did not think much of a wicked person like Su Rui.

But this time, seeing this guy stir up such a huge storm in the court, people's attitudes toward him have changed drastically!