Although Hezhou is called Hezhou, it is actually a provincial capital located in a remote area. The reason it is called Hezhou is because our ancestors prayed that this place would have abundant water and be away from drought.

Therefore, drought is common in Hezhou, but this year, in the early spring, not a drop of rain fell for more than a month, and the seeds planted by the people dried up and died before they could sprout.

Opening the granaries and releasing grain is also a solution, but the people in Hezhou will lose their harvest for the year. Whether it is the food they eat or the taxes for several consecutive years, it has become a huge problem for the people.

Everyone present knew that opening the granaries and releasing grain was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. As a native of Hezhou, Kong Chenyang should not fail to understand this truth.

The emperor sitting on the dragon throne glanced at Kong Chenyang without saying anything, as if nothing had just happened. He brought up the drought in Hezhou again, but in fact, only he knew what he felt in his heart.

The officials' words were full of innuendos towards Kong Chenyang, which made Kong Chenyang very confused and secretly worried.

His intuition over the years told him that this matter must be complicated and that Night King Chu Xuan might have had some influence on it. Could it be that... the medicine had no effect on Chu Xuan?

When leaving the court, Kong Chenyang deliberately fell behind a few steps and walked side by side with several court officials. He asked casually, "Why are Lord Lin and Lord Wang treating me so strangely today? Did I do something wrong to offend you two?"

Lord Lin and Lord Wang were the two people who had just been attacking him in the court.

The two shook their sleeves, looked at each other, and said calmly: "Master Kong, you are joking. We are officials in the same court, so there is no such thing as offending each other. It's just that we have different political views. Master Kong, don't think too much about it."

Kong Chenyang wanted to test him, but it was obvious that the two did not want to get involved with him, so they bowed and said goodbye: "There are important matters in the mansion, I have to leave."

Kong Chenyang had no choice but to give up. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and the more he felt that Chu Xuan's amnesia was fake.

After returning home, Kong Chenyang stayed awake all night and tossed and turned. He decided to go find Chu Xuan to verify it.

If Chu Xuan's amnesia was fake, then he must have come prepared, so he should make plans early.

Early in the morning, the Night King's Palace was still quiet. Ever since Chu Xuan was relieved of his post in the camp outside the capital, he no longer had to get up early every day to inspect the army, nor did he have to return home in the middle of the night. He was indeed much more free.

When it was almost time to go to court, Chu Xuan came out of the mansion calmly and saw the person who had been waiting there for a long time, Kong Chenyang.

Chu Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and nodded, "Master Kong, why are you interested in taking a walk in my Yewang Mansion so early in the morning?"

Kong Chenyang looked at Chu Xuan, his eyes full of scrutiny. After a long while, he said, "I have been feeling uneasy since I sent the prince away that day, so I came to see if the prince is okay. Seeing that the prince is okay, I feel relieved."

Kong Chenyang's words were full of temptation. If Chu Xuan really lost his memory, he would definitely be surprised. Otherwise...

Chu Xuan was silent, neither surprised nor excited, but unexpectedly calm, and asked, "Oh? Really? What nonsense are you talking about, Lord Kong, blocking my residence so early in the morning? Did you not sleep well last night and have a dream?"

Kong Chenyang slowly loosened his clenched hands in his sleeves, feeling relieved. Chu Xuan had indeed lost his memory. If not, with the upright character of the Night King, he would never have tolerated that matter.

"Your Highness is right. I was confused early in the morning and talked nonsense." Kong Chenyang bowed to apologize and was about to leave.

Chu Xuan looked at Kong Chenyang's departing steps, sneered, and called out, "Master Kong."

Kong Chenyang paused for a moment, then turned to look at Chu Xuan again: "What advice do you have, Your Majesty?"

Chu Xuan walked slowly to Kong Chenyang with a sneer on his face: "Master Kong is really good at acting. You are scheming so hard. Do you really think that no one knows your ill intentions? Why did you leave Tatuo and agree to leave your hometown to hide in Tianji with the King of Tatuo? Oh, no, maybe what I said is not accurate enough. After the destruction of Jingjing, Master Kong, you have already left your hometown."

Kong Chenyang's expression changed, and his eyes gradually became fierce.

"You don't have amnesia! You're just pretending!"

Chu Xuan nodded as if he had suddenly realized something. "Oh, you came here today just for this matter. Then I can answer you with certainty that your so-called secret medicine has no effect. I have remembered everything I should remember, so don't bother testing me."

Kong Chenyang stared at Chu Xuan with deep eyes: "So what if you remember? Even if you go to Taiji Palace right now and expose my identity, the emperor doesn't believe you at all. He is too late to suspect you. Compared with me, I am afraid that the prince's words are not enough to convict me. What a pity."

Chu Xuan shook his head indifferently: "What's a pity? Compared to reporting you to His Majesty, I prefer to find you out bit by bit myself and let me guess your purpose of coming to Tianji."

"Abandoning yourself and living under someone else's name, is it really for the sake of serving King Tatuo? I don't think so. Perhaps compared to King Tatuo's attack on the capital of Tianji, Lord Kong should be more willing to push the emperor off the throne with his own hands to relieve the hatred in his heart."

"What nonsense! I don't know what Your Highness is talking about. Who do I have a grudge against and what is it? Your Highness is just accusing me of something!" Kong Chenyang retorted angrily.

Chu Xuan snorted coldly: "Recently, this king heard a story. Princess Luochuan of the Jingjing Kingdom was kind, gentle and dignified. Back then, when the emperor led his troops to attack the Jingjing Kingdom, in order to cooperate with the bandits, she deliberately pretended to be a passing merchant being chased by bandits."

Chu Xuan looked at Kong Chenyang who was in a state of rage and knew that what he said was true.

"Princess Luochuan was indeed soft-hearted and rescued the people, but she ended up rescuing a poisonous snake instead. She then opened the gate of Jingjing and led the enemy into the city. Jingjing was destroyed overnight. Princess Luochuan felt guilty and blamed herself. When the city was breached, she committed suicide on the city wall."

"Shut up! Shut up! Don't mention her! You don't deserve to call her name!"

Kong Chenyang was furious and raised his hand to attack Chu Xuan. Chu Xuan dodged sideways and continued, "Tianjing was destroyed, Luochuan committed suicide, and your mother should be buried there. You originally lived with your mother in Tianjing and became homeless. You had no choice but to go to Tatuo alone. In order to seek revenge, you even agreed to let the King of Tatuo come to Tianji to be an insider. Is that right?"

"No! No!" Kong Chenyang became more and more crazy, and soon alarmed the guards of the palace, who went out and captured him.

Chu Xuan looked at Kong Chenyang who was struggling, and after a long time he waved his hand to signal the guards to let him go.

"You can go now." Chu Xuan said, "Sooner or later, I will make your crimes known to the world. Just wait."