At this moment.
A voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness! Lord Pingling, the Imperial Censor of Wei, and the Imperial Guard of Han request an audience!"
"What!"
Zhao Ning's expression shuddered, and he felt something bad coming towards him.
At this time, shouldn't the Wei family and the Han family be thinking about how to bite off a piece of meat from each other? After all, someone has pleaded guilty, and this matter can come to an end.
Why did they come together, and with Zhao Qi?
Zhao Ning felt a little uneasy, but there was no reason to refuse them now, so he said in a deep voice: "Let them in!"
"yes!"
After a while, the three of them came forward together and politely performed the ceremony of monarch and subject.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"Everyone, please stand up!"
Zhao Ning smiled slightly, his smile made people feel like spring breeze: "What brings you all to Chongli Palace so late at night? Is there any new progress in the case?"
As she spoke, she gave Han Zhe a meaningful look, which was not without threat.
After all, the instigator of this incident was the Han family. If he insisted on getting rid of this matter, the reputation of the Han family would be greatly affected.
But unexpectedly.
Han Zhe seemed to not understand the look at all, and put on an ashamed look: "Your Highness! It is unfortunate for our family. I never thought that my son would do such a heinous thing for his own selfishness. I have been hesitating for a long time at home, and I feel that the mere soul-stealing technique and the death penalty are really too easy for him!"
Um?
Zhao Ning narrowed his eyes and waited quietly for his next words.
Han Zhe continued, "It doesn't matter if he dies, but this incident has had an extremely bad impact on the internal unity of our Great Li and the diplomatic relations with the Great Li. If we don't handle it carefully, it will cause harm for a hundred years. We really don't want to be a criminal in the eyes of future generations!"
Don't want to be a criminal?
Zhao Ning didn't understand what he meant, but he had already guessed his purpose. He turned to look at Wei Huan and said, "Where is Wei Qing? The two most suspected murderers in the case have been imprisoned. Does Wei Qing want them to lose their heads faster?"
Wei Huan cupped his hands and said, "Of course not! The exact punishment is entirely determined by the laws of Dali. I believe Your Highness can make the most correct decision. However, this case involves the princes of the two countries of Gan and Yan, so you must be extremely careful."
Zhao Ning's eyes narrowed slightly: "I understand, you two are not satisfied with my judgment!"
The two men quickly denied: "Your Highness, please calm down. We have no objection to the verdict!"
"oh?"
Zhao Ning sneered: "Even though you are satisfied with the penalty result, you still went to Chongli Palace overnight. Does that mean you are not satisfied with the person who made the penalty?"
She suddenly stood up, moved a body position away from the throne, and made a condescending gesture: "Since you are not satisfied with the choice, you three can discuss and see who is more suitable to sit on the throne!"
As she spoke, her eyes were like two sharp knives, cutting the faces of the three people.
The three of them were secretly shocked. They didn't expect that although Crown Prince Ning was young, his aura was not weaker at all when facing three people. When the three of them faced a mere crown prince, they actually felt like they were facing King Li directly.
The three of them looked at each other. They naturally did not dare to sit on the throne. After exchanging glances, they all bowed and said, "This is a major case that concerns diplomatic relations. We are very worried. Please ask Your Majesty to come out and make a decision!"
When they spoke, they all used all their inner energy. Although their voices were not harsh, they were heard by almost everyone in Feiqi Palace.
Hearing this voice, Zhao Ning's face turned ugly.
This was the answer she least wanted to hear.
In the entire Li Kingdom, no one could know Zhao Ji's situation better than her.
A rare genius in the Zhao royal family in hundreds of years, he is extremely gifted and has practiced the secret art of burning blood to the extreme. He broke through to the realm of enlightenment at the age of thirty, one year earlier than Ying Yue. He is also the strongest person in the history of the Zhao royal family who is closest to the saint realm.
No one knows what will happen if the princes break through to the sage realm, but among the hundreds of schools of thought, the sages bless their disciples and benefit all living beings. If the princes become saints, it will definitely bring about a qualitative change in the entire country.
But as the price of burning blood, Zhao Ji's life span is shorter than previous Li kings, and it may only be a matter of a few years.
That’s why he has been in seclusion so frequently. The most recent time he was in seclusion was over a year. If he can’t become a saint again…
The secret art of burning blood is an open secret, but few outsiders know the details. Only the royal princes who have practiced it personally can make a rough guess.
"Oh……"
Zhao Ning looked at Zhao Qi with extremely cold eyes. She had always thought that Zhao Qi was shameless, but she had never thought he was so shameless.
It would have been fine if he was willing to be a puppet of the Zhou royal family, but now he is colluding with the Wei and Han families to plot for his own foundation.
"Your Majesty, please come out and make a decision!"
The three of them repeated it again.
Zhao Ning calmed down instead, looking at everyone indifferently: "I have already been the regent before I even danced the elephant dance! For many years, I have made all the decisions in the court, and never made any mistakes! I have worked day and night, and never failed the emperor! This is the responsibility of the crown prince, and it is also the vision of my emperor and father!
It is true that this case is very serious, but do you think that this one case can outweigh all the cases in Dali in recent years?
Is this what makes you think that only Your Majesty can make the decision?
Or have you been dissatisfied with my administration and your Majesty's vision for a long time?"
These words are very powerful.
None of the three people present had expected that Zhao Ning would be able to refute this request so forcefully.
Who dares to be dissatisfied with these two things?
They all bowed down and said, "I dare not!"
Zhao Ning sat back on the throne and looked at the people indifferently: "If that's the case, my three beloved ministers, do you still want Your Majesty to come out of seclusion?"
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