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But the attitude of Emperor Shenwu was also very unpredictable. He simply kept the memorial in his palace and did not send it out. This could explain a lot of problems.

What else can the political enemies in the court say? Just report it! If it doesn't work, we can talk about it later, but it's enough to make the master-in-chief get into trouble.

Lan Shuren had waited for so many years and finally got this opportunity. He was filled with anger for the revenge of his sister, the former dynasty and the harem, and even the matter of the Seventh Prince. He didn't know what had happened to the Queen. I hope the Seventh Prince is safe, and I hope she is safe too!

Lan Shuren had watched the emperor train and train several princes over the years, and he had long known that as long as the Sixth Prince did not go astray, the Crown Prince would eventually become the legitimate heir of the Empress. As long as the legitimate prince was around, how could the other princes rise to prominence? Furthermore, this legitimate prince was so talented and exceptional that the emperor was often filled with joy.

Lan Shuren figured all this out and was no longer idle. He was already a second-rank official in the court and had his own connections and factions, so he didn't need to speak up himself. In the morning court sessions these days, there were voices of impeachment, and none of them mentioned Master Shi. However, the officials who impeached Master Shi were all from his faction.

The master was still relatively calm, but when he inadvertently glanced at the blue tree man, he saw the cold light in his eyes, and his expression turned cold.

At this point, Master Taifu couldn't help but wonder who the emperor wanted to replace him as Prime Minister. Furthermore, the emperor didn't allow his subjects to dictate the next crown prince's affairs. But with the Shi family at such a disadvantage, if the next emperor didn't stay close to the Shi family, or even became estranged and defensive, then within twenty or thirty years, the Shi family would surely fall from its heyday. It wasn't impossible that they might even be convicted and fall apart. So, could Master Taifu give up at this point? No! Besides, the Shenwu Emperor hadn't appointed a crown prince yet, so the other princes still had a chance! Why should the Shi family not intervene?

After several days of turmoil in the imperial court, Emperor Shenwu finally issued a decree, slowly but decisively: All officials implicated in this corruption case, whether at the imperial court or at the local level, were to be dismissed, their property confiscated, and imprisoned. The local officials had already been jailed and would soon be escorted back to the imperial city. Officials who had left the imperial city for official business had been leaving frequently in recent days, their fleets of fine horses galloping away, leaving wisps of smoke at the city gates.

The Shi family was not seriously injured this time, but they were seriously injured. Emperor Shenwu did not suppress the matter at all. The convicted officials were either beheaded or exiled, and their families were of course implicated. Female family members were exiled three thousand miles to the southwest, and males over fourteen years old were beheaded. In the past few days, the execution platform at the vegetable market in the imperial city was soaked with blood, which was not done at all.

Master Shi watched helplessly but could not do anything. The emperor and the Lan family were eyeing them covetously, and the Emperor Shenwu's ruthless move made him shudder with fear. This time, most of the officials who were dismissed were related to the Shi family. Many people were killed both openly and secretly, but there is always a shortage of talents. After a group of people were dismissed, new officials would immediately fill the position.

The Shi family fell silent from then on until another major case occurred a few years later, when Master Shi and even the officials of the Shi family became active again in the previous dynasty.

The previous dynasty had been busy for some time, and this day Emperor Shenwu asked Li Xiang to summon the eldest princess to the Qianzheng Palace.

Princess Mingzhu had been feeling anxious these days. When she heard that her father had summoned her, she didn't think much about it. After arriving at the Qianzheng Hall, she went to see him as scheduled, but her father didn't call her for a long time. Princess Mingzhu's heart sank.

She seldom comes to Qianzheng Hall. It is the Empress who comes the most. Her father often lets the Empress stay overnight in the main hall. However, she is the eldest princess and does not come here often. Now she has to be treated like this by her father!

After an unknown amount of time, Princess Mingzhu's knees were sore from kneeling that she couldn't help but look up slightly, and saw her father's slightly cold expression.

The eldest princess suddenly became hesitant: "Father, what did I do wrong?"

Emperor Shenwu's eyes flickered slightly. He didn't want to doubt his eldest daughter. Although he, as a father, treated other illegitimate princes and princesses basically equally, the eldest princess had a slightly different meaning. She was his first child and also a legitimate child. Although her mother had done such a thing, he did not have the habit of getting angry with a newborn baby girl. After all, she was his own child.

Emperor Shenwu gently turned the emerald green ring on his finger, and the smooth yellow Hetian jade ring on the ring finger of his left hand emitted a warm light.

Princess Mingzhu caught a glimpse of it from the corner of her eye and immediately felt dissatisfied. It really matched the jade ring on the Queen's finger! What about her mother? What was her position?

"You tell me, or do you want me to send someone to investigate personally?"

Hearing her father's cold question, the eldest princess's face turned pale. Did her father really know? She was also young and had a weak psychological endurance. When her father asked her suddenly, she was exposed.

Seeing that it was indeed related to his eldest daughter, Emperor Shenwu's expression grew even colder. "What's the matter? You're a princess about to be married off, and the eldest legitimate princess. What are you trying to do by reaching out to your father's harem and stirring up trouble? You've sent your own maids to contact Princess Yunqi time and time again. Did you have any hand in your seventh brother's misfortune this time?"

The eldest princess, of course, didn't intervene much; she wasn't even close to being involved in those matters. However, that didn't stop her from gloating over the incident and spreading some negative rumors. For example, how could the Seventh Prince, out of all the people in the palace, have such a serious illness? He must be unlucky! The Seventh Prince had been plagued by misfortunes since childhood, and it was probably difficult for him to grow up!

As soon as this heartbreaking rumor arose, it was suppressed by Emperor Shenwu. At that time, the Seventh Prince was hovering between life and death. If Lan Qingwu heard even a word of it, he would be heartbroken to death!

Therefore, after Emperor Shenwu found out that the eldest princess was also involved in this matter, he was furious and puzzled, "Why!"

Emperor Shenwu looked at the pale-faced princess and asked, "What is the grudge between you and your mother? Why? Why did you do this?"

Without even listening to the eldest princess's explanation, he condemned her. Princess Mingzhu looked at the jade ring on Emperor Shenwu's finger and finally couldn't help but say, "Father, do you still remember my mother? A daughter only has one mother!"

Emperor Shenwu couldn't understand: "What does it matter if I remember or not? Do you think you should vent your anger on others just because of your late mother? Your mother... died a worthy death. If you do these things for her, it's even more unreasonable! No one in this palace owes her anything!"

On the contrary, it was his nominal original wife who owed a lot of people!

Princess Mingzhu felt bitter and helpless. "No? Theoretically, no! But father, have you ever thought about the queen mother? Have you ever thought about letting the queen mother accompany you for the rest of your life?"

Emperor Shenwu sighed softly: "If you are doing these things only because you feel unfair for your mother, then from now on, you should stop! Your mother is not as good as you imagined, so you should surrender, but you don't have to leave your palace, just embroider your dowry in your own palace! Everyone around you will be beaten to death. If you fail to serve your master well, you will die! If you let your master do something wrong, you will not be able to escape death!"

Princess Mingzhu suddenly raised her head and said, "Father, I am about to be exiled! Are you going to punish those around me now?"

Emperor Shenwu was slightly disappointed. "I didn't punish you because you are my daughter! How come the servants around you are more important than your own brother! When you did this, didn't you think about your brother getting into trouble? Wouldn't your father be sad and upset? Mingzhu, you were a sensible child when you were young, but now you only remember to embarrass your father! Are you making your mother sad? In the final analysis, why do you feel that your father and mother have treated you unfairly?"