[Oh my god, this is the Imperial Guard's military token!]
When Xia Miaoyuan heard the word "military token", he stretched his neck to see.
[A tiny tiger-head jade pendant could actually control a hundred thousand imperial guards. Tsk tsk tsk.]
Xia Zhengqi's face lit up with surprise, his lips curled up wildly. "Chengnian, I only asked you to go to the Imperial Guards to investigate Wei Jianzhong, and in just two days, you actually found the stolen money and arrested him?!"
"You've given Father such a surprise!"
The Second Prince scratched his head sheepishly: "Hehe, this subject stumbled upon it by accident, it's also a stroke of luck."
A hint of doubt appeared on Xia Miaoyuan's little face.
[Hey, why does my Erguoguo seem to have become smarter? ]
[I remember that in the book, he was quite useless.]
Second Prince: It all depends on the key information you revealed.
"I've found out that Wei Jianzhong was promoted by Grand Tutor Jiang and has always been his subordinate. In recent years, he has done a lot of dirty work for the Jiang family."
"When I went to the main camp to investigate, I happened to see Wei Jianzhong's wife causing trouble there. From that, I learned that Wei Jianzhong had a mistress."
"I followed the clue of the concubine and found the stolen money in his outer residence."
Xia Zhengqi's mouth curled up: "I see."
"I will immediately order the Ministry of Justice to severely interrogate Wei Jianzhong."
The Second Prince's eyes turned, "Father, I have also found out something about the previous commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhou Yibai."
[Woqu, are you still my second pot? Even Zhou Yibai found out? ]
Xia Miaoyuan opened his mouth in surprise.
Xia Zhengqi glanced at the second prince and motioned him to continue.
"The soldiers in the camp have always praised Zhou Yibai highly. During the three years he was in charge of the Imperial Guard, the army maintained strict discipline and there were no incidents of any kind."
"But suddenly one day, a junior general reported Zhou Yibai for embezzling military pay and enriching himself. Sure enough, the Ministry of Justice searched his home and found 50,000 taels of silver."
[He's been in charge of the Imperial Guards for three years, and there haven't been any negative comments. Suddenly, stolen silver was found. It's obvious that he was framed.]
Xia Miaoyuan grabbed Xia Zhengqi's collar and rolled his eyes in disdain.
[At that time, the emperor dismissed Zhou Yibai from his post and exiled him without conducting a thorough investigation.]
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xia Zhengqi's face, and he quickly lowered his head and pretended to be calm.
"I felt that what happened back then was suspicious, so I went to ask the old man in the army. I learned that Grand Tutor Jiang had tried to win him over, but he refused."
[Right, right! This time, Erguoguo is a big hit!]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the second prince and wanted to give him a thumbs up, but found that his baby hands were unable to make this gesture, so he had to give up.
Zhou Yibai was framed because he was too upright and refused to associate with the Jiang family. Then, Grand Tutor Jiang pushed his own man, Wei Jianzhong, to the position.
[It's so obvious, Daddy, why didn't you think of it? ]
When Xia Zhengqi heard this, he felt complicated. He was glad that the second prince had investigated the truth, but he was also ashamed of his own judgment back then. His face turned red and white.
"Your Majesty, look, this week Zhou Yibai..." The second prince wanted to ask Xia Zhengqi for mercy and let Zhou Yibai return to Beijing, but seeing his strange expression, he didn't dare to say anything more.
[Transfer Zhou Yibai back. He was wrongly accused.]
[Let him continue to lead the Imperial Guards. Such a talented person must not be given away to the crown prince of a fallen nation!]
Xia Miaoyuan was so anxious that he dug and kicked Xia Zhengqi on the chin.
Xia Zhengqi didn't care about the pain on his face and just stared blankly.
What does it mean that the prince of a fallen country got an advantage?
Could it be that according to the fate of mortals recorded in the Book of Heaven, Zhou Yibai was exiled and joined the army of the prince of a fallen country?
Later worked for the Liang State?
Thinking of this, Xia Zhengqi felt a chill down his spine.
If that's true, it would be terrible.
"Chengnian, I understand everything you said."
"You will keep this military token for the time being. You will go to the Imperial Guard camp and take over the command temporarily."
"I will immediately issue an imperial decree to recall Zhou Yibai to Beijing and re-investigate the corruption case." Xia Zhengqi ordered in a deep voice.
"If he is truly innocent, I will hand over the Imperial Guards camp to him again."
The Second Prince smiled from ear to ear: "Your Highness obeys your command."
[The Emperor is wise! We must save the situation this time and not be deceived by treacherous ministers again!]
Xia Miaoyuan also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xia Zhengqi's decision.
"I must return to the palace immediately to draft an imperial edict. There can be no delay."
Xia Zhengqi became extremely anxious when he thought that the loyal ministers of Daxia were about to be taken away by the prince of the fallen country to serve them.
He immediately ordered the Wei family to send the two doctors to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation as soon as they were brought back to the capital.
After explaining all this, he immediately carried Xia Miaoyuan back to the palace.
The second prince took the military order and Xia Zhengqi's handwritten letter and went to the imperial guards camp to take over the affairs of the imperial guards.
Although the beginning of autumn has passed, the weather in Beijing is still hot in the afternoon.
In Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was napping on the beauty couch after lunch, while the Fifth Prince was playing chess under the shade of a tree in the courtyard.
"The Fifth Prince has been acting strangely lately. He comes to our place twice a day and doesn't even go back in the middle of the day." A young palace maid on duty in the corridor complained to a young eunuch.
"That's not true. He didn't come so often before Concubine Jiang was banished to the cold palace." The little eunuch whispered.
The fifth prince was holding a chess piece in his hand, seemingly pondering the game, but his eyelids were twitching uncontrollably.
Ever since the Fifth Prince heard his sister say that Concubine Jiang was not his biological mother, he began to think about finding his biological mother.
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