Perhaps he comforted himself like this, Yan Zhen gradually calmed down, but when the gentle wind blew, Yan Zhen took back his long and unconscious thoughts, and his hands and feet felt cold. He closed his luxurious robe, without saying a word, and left the woods.

After leaving the woods, Zhang Kaifeng really didn't think about how to meet Qingqing. The path he took was no longer allowed to turn back. If Qingqing knew that what he was doing was to overthrow his father just to restore the innocence of the Demon Sword Dao, which involved too many people, the process would inevitably involve many people and make people die. Some of them might be her brothers and sisters, which would be too cruel. Moreover, the plan was too dangerous, and he would die at any time due to the failure of the plan. He didn't want her to wait for a promise that could be fulfilled.

On the secluded path, a figure was riding on a horse and walking on the road with a long sword on his back. The sun was shining brightly, but it was already dark clouds at this time. The downpour of rain fell down quickly. Zhang Kaifeng looked at the distance, which was covered in the rain, so he did not choose to continue walking. Instead, he chose to stop under a big tree on the side of the road, sit under the tree, and take out a gourd from his waist. This was a pot of wine. The rain was covered with cold raindrops, and he took a sip of wine to warm his body.

"Tao----."

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came urgently, a sound from behind. The people riding on the horse rushed over quickly. The people walked in a hurry. They didn't notice Zhang Kaifeng's existence at all, but from the stubborn eyes of these people, we can tell that they were good warriors, and the direction they were going was very purposeful. Next, several groups of people arrived in a row, and then they hurriedly rushed to the road without taking a break.

"That's the direction of Fengcheng." Zhang Kaifeng frowned. After participating in Yaowu's interception this time, he received news that many warriors have disappeared inexplicably in the direction of Fengcheng. At first, there were still one or two, but the last wave of disappearance finally attracted the attention of the righteous and sent people to investigate.

The rest did not take long, and the heavy rain stopped, and Zhang Kaifeng also got on his horse and left.

Just as the martial arts world was in full swing again, the disappearance of the general guarding the border finally aroused everyone's nerves two days later. This news quickly swept across the entire Dayan territory like a storm. The court, who originally wanted to suppress it, was extremely angry.

The solemn palace and the magnificent palace seemed very depressing at this time. The dark clouds floating above seemed to be black, as if a storm was about to come. The wind and rain were about to come and the wind filled the building, and there was nowhere to hide.

"What's going on? Why did the Ministry of Personnel find out so late?" In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a heroic man in apricot yellow court robes were asking.

Below the Lord, the ministers were silent for a moment. This heroic man wore a court crown with red velvet on his head, a golden dragon on his head, a 10th floor of east pearls, a ruby ​​on it, a court suit embroidered with four claws, and apricot yellow boots. He was extremely noble in his status and was the candidate for the crown prince today. Although he had not officially established a crown prince, he had already obtained the agreement of Emperor Yan and was one of the competitors with the current eighth prince.

At the lower side of the Lord, the eighth prince was wearing a silver-white court wardrobe. The clothes were embroidered like the eldest prince, and the status was the same, but the elders were ordered and naturally could only stand behind the eldest prince. A group of princes were on one side, while the officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and labour masters of the six ministries stood in six directions, and could only remain silent in the face of the eldest prince's questioning.

"The elder brother calms down. Although the Ministry of War has the responsibility to spread the news, why do the general guarding the border keep the official road and walk the path?" The eighth prince's eyes flashed with light and asked: "Why did the news leak? There is still a reason to return to Beijing. What is the so-called thing? You should know that as a soldier guarding the border, he left his post without an imperial edict. This is a serious crime. Once the Qi side learned about it, it is a crisis to attack the border with a large number of generals without a guard."

Although the questions were not directed at anyone, anyone with discerning eyes knew that the Eighth Prince had always been inconsistent with the eldest prince, and the series of questions were obviously directed at the eldest prince.

"Yes, the border general resigns without permission, who will bear this crime?" Starting with the Eighth Prince, the old minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who is the Eighth Prince's faction, also spoke out.

The eldest prince's face darkened. This person belonged to the Eighth Prince faction. Looking at the Eighth Prince, he had no gains. The Eighth Prince was good at plotting and naturally he would not be so easy to see, and his expression was still the same. However, without his instructions, the old wastes would not dare to be so arrogant in the court. They immediately burst into anger and their face darkened: "Ruan Qiong, are you questioning this prince?"

"I don't dare. I just heard that Yaowu has always been intimate with the eldest prince. I wonder if he was instructed by the eldest prince when he secretly entered the capital this time?" This sentence was very disrespectful, and even punished the heart. Asking this question was equivalent to plotting rebellion, and it implied that the eldest prince overstepped power. This was a serious crime. No matter how noble the identity was, once the eighth prince faction passed that line, the people of the eighth prince faction would not miss this opportunity. So, Ruan Qiong took the lead in firing.

"Bold, when will this prince secretly instruct the general guarding the border to return to the capital? Do you want to frame the prince?" The eldest prince was furious.

"The eldest prince is so serious. Lord Ruan has just reported it to the truth and has no intention of offending the eldest prince. "Cai Jing, the Minister of Works, came forward. This man was over thirty years old, with two beards and brows spreading, and said slowly: "But the people's hearts are like water, and water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats. Once something happens to the border, people's hearts are floating. How do the people think of the court? Besides, Your Majesty's condition has not improved yet. Once the people know this news, it will be unstable. The day of the turmoil in Dayan is not far away."

"You are blaming the prince for not being able to reign the country." The eldest prince glanced at him again. This person was also a faction of the eighth prince, and he was even more angry.

At this moment, a middle-aged man stood up in the crowd, which was the Minister of Revenue: "The eldest prince is so bad. Your Majesty issued a sage edict while recuperating from the illness, ordering the eldest prince to supervise the country. Now this happens. If Your Majesty knows that the dragon face will inevitably be furious, how should we deal with it? Will the condition of Your Majesty's dragon body aggravate your majesty's dragon body."

Although this person's implied mistake was not the eldest prince, and the saying of the sacred edict is still to be doubted, only the eldest prince has seen it. Therefore, the people in the Eighth Prince's faction naturally would not believe that there was any saying of the sacred edict. In the past, the eldest prince made them breathless in the name of the sacred edict. The anger finally came out, and they felt very happy. This time, they joined forces to attack the eldest prince and they were well prepared, and they moved out of the mountain of Emperor Yan to suppress it. In addition, Emperor Yan is now considered sick and unable to attend the court. The fallen incident, the first crown prince was in charge of the country. If it was not handled properly, it would cause civil unrest and lose points among the people of Dayan. In fact, this kind of thing would be very unfavorable for the eldest prince who would compete for the position of crown prince in the future. Moreover, the entire Dayan people were staring at the results of the court's handling. Now that the news leaked, it was too late to make arrangements and could not block the public. Under the double pressure, the eldest prince was in a situation where he could not retreat.

"You---." The eldest prince's eyes shot out sharp light, and the pressure of the superior made Cai Jing frightened.

However, the Eighth Prince was beside him, and the Lord Shangshu recovered in a while, and he sneered in his heart. The handle this time was inexplicable. At first, he did not dare to make a conclusion, but the news from the border was indeed true. After a group of people secretly discussed with the Eighth Prince, they concluded that it was indeed a good opportunity to defeat the eldest prince this time. How could they miss this opportunity to take the lead? Sure enough, the attack was quite effective. It hit the prestige of the eldest prince, but what they had always wanted to do was to secretly fight back and forth since the two most powerful princes took power, but the results were very little. Both sides wanted to break the balance, but they had no chance. The news this time was an unexpected joy of helping the charcoal in time.

"The Minister of Revenue is such a bad statement. The eldest prince is busy with national affairs. The news is inevitable. When he gets the news, it is difficult to block the crowd. Eight hundred miles have passed the border generals to ask the facts. Yaowu returned to Beijing to sweep the tombs for his deceased father. This is a filial piety. Do you need to inform all the people in Beijing to visit the tombs?" The Minister of Rites came out and clearly came to everyone's ears: "Your Majesty has always governed the country with kindness. If even the general guarding the border returned to Beijing to sweep the tombs, it would be considered as leaving his post without permission. This move would make the soldiers guarding the border feel heartbroken."

This person is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. The court's etiquette is the right-hand man of the eldest prince. At the critical moment, he seized the loopholes in the other people's words and launched a sharp counterattack on the spot, which relieved the anger in the eldest prince's heart a lot.

The Minister of War also walked out and said, "Hmph! My brother-in-law of War was guarding the border and killed the enemy, sacrificed his head and blood, and returned to Beijing to visit the graves. You actually said that you had left your post without permission. How did I tell the soldiers that the soldiers had lost confidence in the court and no one was guarding you, the sour scholars, have read the books of sages in vain."

"Stop, how can you understand the great cause of sages and wise men who educate the people?" The Minister of Personnel shouted angrily and said, "Besides, the border general disappeared for no reason. Your Ministry of War has a heavy responsibility. Have you thought about how to explain to the people of Dayan?"

"The Minister of Personnel is passionate, but you joined the palace together to ask about the relationship between the eldest prince and Yaowu, and it was a big mobilization." The Minister of Justice sneered: "As for the people's explanation, you have rashly entered the palace before you have confirmed the authenticity of the news, and this is a serious crime. You should punish the nine clans."

"Who said we didn't-----?" The Minister of Revenue was about to speak.

"The remarks of the adults who entered the palace this time may be too radical. I hope the elder brother understands that they are also considering the country and country of Dayan." The Eighth Prince interrupted the Minister of Revenue and continued: "This time, the emperor entered the palace to deal with the matters of the border, but it was already noon. The elders were hungry, so they would discuss it after the meal."

The Eighth Prince faction, who understood it, did not speak anymore, but became quiet.

"Okay, let's follow the words of my eighth brother." The eldest prince waved his sleeves, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly became empty.
Chapter completed!