"Your Highness, I have also collected all the evidence against Cui Boyong!"
Xie Yuan raised his head, his bright eyes full of capable business acumen, "When will the trial be held publicly?"
"Or do you intend to escort him back to the capital?"
Xie Yuan roughly guessed Helian Jue's thoughts—to establish a separatist regime in Lingnan as a king, but not yet wanting to completely break ties with the imperial court.
Therefore, nominally, Helian Jue was still the King of Yue, appointed by the imperial court.
Heinous corrupt officials and treacherous bureaucrats have emerged in Yuezhou. Helian Jue's task is to report this to the imperial court and send the guilty officials and evidence back to the capital.
Helian Jue: ...
I sighed silently. Ah Yuan still doesn't get it.
However, there's no rush; he has a lifetime ahead of him.
Having temporarily suppressed his emotions, Helian Jue began to focus on official business.
"Three days later, I will personally interrogate Cui Boyong and several corrupt officials who colluded with him."
“You’ve collected evidence of his crimes, and I’ve also found a few witnesses.”
At this point, Helian Jue clenched his fist. "Since there are both witnesses and physical evidence, let's proceed with the trial in court."
Helian Jue's voice was cold, and his words were filled with murderous intent: "I will publicly execute Cui Boyong."
To make an example of someone, one must use swift and decisive measures.
"Excellent! Your Highness's arrangements are superb!"
Xie Yuan nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "And Zhou Wencheng, I think he was quite frightened."
Helian Jue smiled upon hearing the name Zhou Wencheng.
"Of course he was frightened! He was an extremely upright and honest man, and he was also incredibly loyal to the court and the emperor."
Helian Jue had a high opinion of Zhou Wencheng's character.
Unfortunately, "his abilities are somewhat lacking! In any case, he cannot escape the charge of 'negligence'."
"However, the Sage probably won't punish him too much, since without Zhou Wencheng, the Sage probably can't find a better successor for the time being."
If the sage wanted to understand the situation in Yuezhou and even Lingnan, he would need an informant.
Helian Jue has completely established himself in Yuezhou.
His willingness to kill even a high-ranking governor was enough to intimidate countless officials.
Those people wouldn't care that Cui Boyong truly deserved to die; they would only care about Helian Jue's "reckless and arbitrary actions."
This man was arrogant, domineering, and cruel when he was the crown prince.
After killing Cui Boyong, his infamy will only grow stronger.
With such a formidable figure in Yuezhou, who would dare to come and die?
Let alone a position like the Chief Secretary of the Prince's Palace, which is clearly meant to cause trouble for the Prince of Yue, even positions like the Governor of Yuezhou or the Magistrate of He County are not easy for those who want to become officials!
Try it and you'll die! Who dares?
Zhou Wencheng was, after all, the chief secretary of the Prince of Yue's mansion, and had not yet been purged by Helian Jue. Perhaps the authenticity of the messages he sent back was questionable, but it was better than nothing.
With so many capable court officials, they were always able to extract useful information from false intelligence!
...Zhou Wencheng's identity became awkward.
The court didn't trust him, and Helian Jue directly regarded him as a spy.
If he were smart enough, he would never be a fence-sitter, but would make a decisive choice.
"And Xiao Zixiu, he's still in the capital!"
Xie Yuan couldn't help but laugh when he thought of another contestant he had tricked so badly.
"he?"
When Xiao Zixiu was mentioned, Helian Jue's expression turned somewhat cold.
“He is different from Zhou Wencheng. Zhou Wencheng came from a poor family and had neither a family to rely on nor a favored concubine as an older sister.”
"Not to mention, Xiao Zixiu also has his own nephew, the third brother."
"I suspect that Xiao Zixiu will not be coming back."
Helian Jue said calmly.
They were both nephews, yet they were treated differently.
Helian Jue was naturally not in a good mood.
However, he wouldn't care too much.
Relationships between people are based on fate, even among blood relatives; if you don't get along, you just don't get along.
He understood this principle as early as when Helian Jue was just old enough to understand.
Therefore, even when he later discovered that he was neither loved by his birth mother nor valued by his adoptive mother, and that he was more of a pawn being used, he was not too sad.
He merely expressed his disappointment and sadness, but his heart was already completely unmoved.
Why would he care about someone who doesn't love him?
He was born into nobility, served as the crown prince for over a decade, and was so handsome that naturally countless people would admire and fawn over him!
Most importantly, he also has A-Yuan.
Oh, Ah Yuan's little chubby dog is pretty good too, he's kind of like family.
Helian Jue thought to himself, but his face remained aloof.
"Your Highness, what about the capital—"
Xie Yuan couldn't hear Helian Jue's true feelings. She put herself in Helian Jue's shoes and thought that she would definitely be sad if she were rejected by her closest relatives.
Seeing Helian Jue so indifferent, Xie Yuan felt a pang of heartache for no reason—there is no greater sorrow than a broken heart, and Helian Jue must have lost all hope in family ties to be so indifferent.
"The capital is three or four thousand miles away from here. As long as we live our own lives well, why should we care about the capital?"
Helian Jue waved his hand and said casually.
Xie Yuan felt more and more that Helian Jue was heartbroken by his family, so she quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Your Highness, the Champa rice you sent back from Jiaozhou has already been planted and will be ready for harvest in another half month!"
Helian Jue's eyes lit up. "Really?"
He silently calculated the time. He ordered someone to send the rice seeds from Champa back. Taking into account the travel time, it would only take a little over a month.
Can Champa rice be harvested in less than two months?
"If Your Highness does not believe me, you can visit the Imperial Estate when you have time!"
Xie Yuan planted Champa rice in both his own estate and the imperial estate, with more land in the imperial estate where he planted even more rice.
Vast fields of rice about to ripen are more visually striking and impactful.
"Alright! Once things are settled in Yuezhou, let's go check out the estate!"
Helian Jue nodded. It wasn't that he didn't trust A Yuan, but he wanted to see it for himself.
The couple then shared more details about the events on their respective sides.
Soon, it was getting late, and someone came to report: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, the palace has been cleaned up, and those thieves have been imprisoned!"
"Yes, pass down the order: leave 3,000 soldiers behind, and have the rest set up camp in the five county towns according to the plan."
Helian Jue and Xie Yuan exchanged a glance, and Xie Yuan nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with all of his arrangements.
Helian Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief. The feeling of husband and wife working together as one was truly wonderful.
"Your Highness, I am still here in the palace. You should arrange the matters in the military camp yourself."
Xie Yuan knew that military affairs were the most important, and she gently reminded her.
"Okay, I'll be right back! You've had a busy day too, get some rest."
Helian Jue gave Xie Yuan some instructions, then got up and left.
Xie Yuan escorted Helian Jue to the door, watching his figure slowly disappear.
No sooner had Helian Jue left than Xie Yuan had a chance to sit down and catch her breath when someone ran in to announce, "Your Highness, the woman the Prince brought back has come to pay her respects!"
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