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

The next day.

Above the main hall of the imperial court.

The Xu family has been involved in witchcraft for ten days.

At this moment, Chen Feng stepped forward, his face filled with grief:

"Father, ten days ago, when my elder sister returned, she did not encounter any refugees. Instead, she was kidnapped by the leader of the refugees. I sent people to investigate day and night, but so far we have not found anything. I hope you will punish me."

Emperor Jin was already furious and ashamed because the Xu family was involved in witchcraft.

The Xu family had just been dealt with, resulting in the execution of the entire Xu family.

Now, however, we hear that the Princess of Dajin County, the emperor's adopted daughter, has been kidnapped by a leader of the refugees.

This enraged the Jin emperor.

"A humiliating disgrace! The county princess has been abducted! This is a humiliating disgrace!"

"You bunch of useless trash, you still haven't found any results!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhao stepped forward and quickly said:

"Your Majesty, the Great Jin is currently suffering from natural disasters and the refugees are causing trouble. This matter has nothing to do with the Sixth Prince. I believe that this matter should be investigated discreetly to preserve the reputation of our Great Jin and prevent further trouble."

Prince Chen Heng of Jin also stepped forward and said:

"Father, my sixth brother has done his best to investigate this case. I hope you will not punish him."

All the officials in the court were speaking up for Chen Feng.

Emperor Jin frowned deeply. At this moment, all he wanted to do was investigate the witchcraft and find the mastermind behind it.

As for a mere county magistrate, she is indeed not worth his great efforts.

"Very well, although Princess Tiantong was kidnapped by the refugee leader at your invitation, this is due to the national situation and you are not to blame," Emperor Jin said solemnly.

Chen Feng never expected that this matter would be so easily dismissed.

If this matter is investigated slowly, it will eventually be left unresolved.

Seeing this, Su Rui felt a sense of relief.

This matter will most likely not be investigated further.

Princess Tiantong will be imprisoned in her mansion and slowly enjoy herself.

It was precisely because Chen Feng gave Chen Yingyun to him that Su Rui has now become one of Chen Feng's most vicious and rabid dogs.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the Xu family case is merely a symptom of witchcraft. The investigation should be intensified. Only by finding out the mastermind behind it as soon as possible can our Great Jin Dynasty be restored to peace."

Su Rui knelt down and said loudly.

The court officials all knew that Su Rui was using the Xu family as a pretext to gradually target the King of Qin.

Although the civil officials led by Zhang Xianzhao despised people like Su Rui, in order to overthrow the Prince of Qin and stabilize the court, they immediately echoed Su Rui's words.

Emperor Jin, as an emperor who rose from horseback, was well-versed in the ways of power.

The weaker he was, the stronger his fear of losing power became.

However, he needed to stir up even bigger trouble and kill even more people to consolidate his power.

"allow."

"This matter is entirely led by Minister Su."

Emperor Jin said slowly.

These past few days, Chen Xuan has been preparing for the Zhen family's affairs in Jizhou.

But I never expected that so many things would happen in the past ten days.

Su Rui suddenly launched a witchcraft attack.

This is exactly the same as what happened during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han in history.

However, the Jin emperor also possessed the heroic spirit of Emperor Wu of Han.

Chen Xuan knew that Su Rui was not the direct mastermind, but that the Prince of Jin and the Sixth Prince must be behind him.

Why would two ordinary people suddenly devise such a vicious scheme by manipulating human nature?

Chen Xuan dared not be negligent in the slightest when it came to matters of witchcraft and sorcery.

Now that the Xu family has been wiped out, the next target may be the Langya Wang clan, with the ultimate goal being him.

Fortunately, the Jin emperor trusted him.

Otherwise, that fiend Su Rui might directly bring trouble upon him.

however.

Immediately following the witchcraft incident, Princess Tiantong was kidnapped by the leader of the refugees.

Princess Tiantong was protected by guards.

How could they possibly be so easily abducted by refugees without alerting the imperial court?

All of this is highly suspicious.

Since transmigrating, I have been fighting with the Prince of Jin and the Sixth Prince for so long.

Only this time did Chen Xuan realize the enormous crisis.

"No, we must figure out what's going on as soon as possible and come up with a solution, otherwise we might repeat the mistakes of Liu Ju, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty," Chen Xuan thought to himself.

Just as Chen Xuan was pondering, Emperor Jin suddenly spoke:

"There are only three days left until the selection of a son-in-law for the Zhen family of Jizhou. This time, I have ordered that the selection of a son-in-law for the Zhen family of Jizhou be held in the capital."

"How are your preparations going?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Feng felt secretly pleased with himself.

He had already won over the elders of the Zhen family in Jizhou and learned the exam questions in advance.

He even commissioned a scholar from the Imperial Academy to write a poem on this topic.

In his view, marrying Zhen Mi was a must.

If he wins the selection of a son-in-law in three days and makes Zhen Mi his woman, then he will have the support of the entire Zhen clan of Ji Province.

At that time, he will have the strength to directly attack Chen Xuan.

Chen Feng said, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the nation, I have spent my days and nights in my study, unable to sleep. Fortunately, I have made progress in my studies, and therefore I am confident that I will succeed this time."

Emperor Jin did not take Chen Feng's words seriously.

Instead, he turned his gaze to Chen Xuan and Chen Zhi, and said:

"I have heard about your poetry recitation at Lido Tower. Among all the princes, only the two of you are truly talented. However, the selection of a son-in-law this time will be based on fairness. Ultimately, whoever wins the favor of Lady Zhen will depend on their abilities."

Chen Feng was initially full of expectations.

He thought his bold words and deeds would surely attract the attention of the Jin Emperor.

However, the Emperor of Jin thought he did not possess such talent and ignored him completely.

This extinguished Chen Feng's burning passion, and a trace of resentment rose in his heart. He cursed inwardly, "You old bastard, how dare you ignore me like this? Fine, three days later, I'll show you how I crush these two pieces of trash."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhi quickly replied:

"Although Your Majesty is renowned for your poetry and prose, I have been working on improving myself these past few days and am confident that I will be selected. Therefore, in three days, when it comes to poetry and prose, I will undoubtedly be the best."

In order to prove himself and seize this opportunity to compete for the throne, Chen Zhi was indeed determined, studying diligently and visiting famous scholars in the Great Jin Dynasty.

"Good, as expected of my son, his indomitable spirit is very much like mine." Emperor Jin nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately afterward, Chen Xuan said, "In my opinion, we should focus on the results. Before the results are in, any boastful words are just empty bravado and meaningless."

These words were quite arrogant.

Chen Zhi's face was directly humiliated by Chen Xuan in public.

Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes, looking at Chen Xuan with resentment, thinking to himself, "Chen Xuan, I hope you still have the confidence to speak like this three days from now."

After the court session ended, the court officials left in a bustling manner.

Chen Xuan frowned deeply; the struggle for the throne was now escalating rapidly.

Currently, the Prince of Jin, the Sixth Prince, and the Seventh Prince all regard him as their greatest enemy.

Moreover, there is also the threat of witchcraft looming ahead, which must be guarded against.

He had already informed Zhen Mi about the Sixth Prince's collusion with the elders of the Zhen family.

Zhen Mi has replied and will change the topic that day.

However, the sixth prince, Chen Feng, was still unaware of this matter.

Therefore, the biggest obstacle to Zhen Mi's marriage was probably Chen Zhi.