Xingmu went deep into Liu Mansion alone and left at dawn.

After that, Liu Sheng attended court as usual. The emperor was furious about Ning Qingqing and the others' escape a few days ago.

"It's been so many days, and we can't even catch two robbers. What are you Jinyiwei doing?"

The emperor was just about to throw the Jinyiwei's fruitless memorial in the face of the new Jinyiwei commander.

The commander of the Jinyiwei was also very aggrieved. Most of the Jinyiwei were under the prime minister's command, and a small number were under Tutor Liu. He just bore the title of commander in vain, and no one listened to him at all.

Besides, they searched all the streets and alleys in the capital city, any place where someone could hide, but they just couldn't find anyone, and he had no other options.

"Your Majesty, I am also confused. Could it be that these two people can dig holes..."

"Dig a hole?!" The emperor became angrier and angrier as he listened. He was about to get down from the dragon throne and dig a hole to bury him.

You said they can dig holes, right? Then go down and dig a hole, and look carefully.

Liu Shengjian stood aside and laughed secretly. He really couldn't blame the commander. Who could have thought that they would hide people in Prince Xiang's Mansion?

Even if he could think of it, King Xiang had a large army under his command, so he didn't dare to search by force. Would he still want to live?

The emperor was furious when a eunuch suddenly ran in and said, "Your Majesty, the queen is having palpitations again."

"If you have palpitations, go find the imperial physician. Why are you coming to me? I can't treat illnesses."

"But, but..." The eunuch looked troubled: "Your Majesty, there is not a single imperial physician in this imperial hospital..."

The emperor's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd: "No imperial physician? Where are all the imperial physicians?"

At this moment, Meng Tao suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. The head of the Imperial Hospital, Doctor He, has come to report that Doctor He was kidnapped by thieves on the way to the palace."

"What do you mean by being kidnapped by thieves on the way to the palace?" The emperor still didn't understand the situation.

A royal physician was kidnapped on the street in broad daylight?

Under the feet of the emperor, in the capital city of Kyoto, even my imperial physician could be kidnapped?!

It's simply ridiculous.

Before he could ask clearly, urgent reports came in from all sides, all of which were about the abduction of the imperial doctors.

The emperor's expression gradually changed from funny to angry. He grabbed the teacup and smashed it to pieces with a clang.

All the ministers immediately knelt on the ground, trembling with fear: "Your Majesty, calm down."

The chief eunuch was also afraid, but he still knelt down quickly and bandaged the emperor's wound.

"Okay, very good. This is a blatant challenge to my authority."

Although the emperor doesn't know who did it, looking at their behavior, isn't it just to show me a warning?

"He Chao."

The commander of the Jinyiwei knelt down in fear and said, "I am here."

"I order you to solve this case and catch the thief within ten days, otherwise you will be beheaded and brought to me."

He Chao opened his mouth to shirk responsibility. How could the case be solved within ten days? Although he didn't know who did it, they dared to kidnap all the doctors in the capital in broad daylight, which showed that they were not small fish or shrimp.

But before he could make a point, the emperor glared at him and said, "We will catch them whether we can catch them or not. How can I tolerate their provocation to me?"

He Chao could only agree with a sad face.

But before one crisis was resolved, another one arose. Just as the incident of the imperial doctors being kidnapped happened, a thief broke out in the princess's mansion.

In broad daylight, the gang of thieves blatantly broke into the Princess's mansion, smashed things and made a lot of trouble. They didn't steal anything and just ran away after destroying everything.

The same situation also occurred in the homes of the major ministers and some old ministers with titles, which frightened the group of civil servants into panic. As soon as the thieves left, they immediately rode their horses into the palace to complain.

The emperor was blocked in the hall by his ministers. Listening to their crying, he felt his head buzzing. He had no choice but to send heavy troops to guard every household to calm them down temporarily.

But he could not keep the situation stable at all. He sent a large number of troops to protect those old ministers in high positions of power, and the thieves went to harass other minor officials. He then sent people to protect those minor officials as well. They simply went to the government to cause trouble, and the entire capital was in turmoil and chaos.

Fortunately, they have not yet extended their hands to the people, otherwise the capital would really be in chaos.

The emperor called all the officials in charge of defense and gave them a scolding. Those officials prostrated themselves on the ground, feeling aggrieved and terrified.

Those people are deliberately causing trouble. They move to another place after each shot. They are good at martial arts and light work. They follow people around every day, running around. When one house is smashed, they rush over, but the other house runs to another one. They run all day and can't even touch the corner of someone's clothes.

"How dare you quibble? When the Prime Minister and Master Liu were in charge of the city defense, when did such a mistake ever happen? In this imperial city, thieves can come and go as they please. Where can I put my face?"

The emperor was so angry that his face turned purple. He had been on the throne for decades and had never been humiliated like this. It was a great shame.

The group of people didn't dare to say anything, and they had nothing to say. If the thieves were doing evil, they could still find clues, but it was obviously not the case. This group of people were clearly here to torment them.

The emperor looked at this group of good-for-nothings and finally compromised. He told them all to get out and then summoned Liu Sheng in.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Liu Sheng knelt down calmly.

The emperor waved his hand, asked him to stand up, looked exhausted, briefly told him what happened, and then asked him.

"Lord Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, from what I see from these people's actions, they are not trying to rob anything, but rather they are trying to cause trouble on purpose."

The emperor finally felt better after hearing him say this. He finally had a brain: "Then in your opinion, why did these people want to cause trouble?"

Risking the execution of his entire clan and causing such a big commotion, he can't be a naughty kid who is born to make trouble, right?

Liu Sheng looked up at the emperor with a serious expression, as if he had something to hide. The emperor saw it and told him to speak freely.

He then said with a desperate expression, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this group of people seems to want Your Majesty to think that the defense of the capital is not strong enough, so as to withdraw the guards."

"Yeah." The emperor looked as if that was right.

But three seconds later, he opened his eyes: "Huh?!"

The emperor finally came to his senses and stared at Liu Sheng in horror.

I have just put Ye Chengfeng in jail because of the incident involving the former crown prince, and because I suspected the relationship between Liu Sheng, Lao Jiu and Ye Qingwan, I put them aside.

Now that I have just replaced my trusted confidants, they have started to make trouble again. Do they want me to remove all the trustworthy people around me and sideline me?!

The emperor seemed to have thought of something and quickly flipped through the memorials on the table. Finally, he found one that recommended a new person to be the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The signature on it was Princess Shui Sheng.

So this was planned by Shui Sheng?

No wonder she suddenly wanted to come back after being married for decades. It turned out that she had other intentions.

But why did she do this?

Yes, she was resentful of Ye Chengfeng and I for sending her to the Western Regions as a marriage partner.

Yes, yes, yes, that must be the case.

Moreover, Shui Sheng and Nangong Qiuming are sisters from the same mother, so it's not without reason for her to get involved in this matter.

Seeing the emperor's face gradually becoming ugly, Liu Sheng revealed a barely perceptible smile.

The princess and the client were too impatient. They had just used a clan leader to overthrow the three of them, and now they were impatient to place their own people in the position. However, they did not know that kings have always been the most suspicious.

Now that Liu Sheng has seized the opportunity, he can divert the disaster away with just one sentence.