Princess Consort Is No Pushover

Hearing this, Zhao Wang's face froze instantly.

Shen Langzhong of the Wenxuan Department is only a fifth-rank petty official. If he is the head of a fifth-rank petty official, wouldn't he be a sesame seed mung bean big official?

Such an official might as well be inappropriate.

Father is really biased. At the beginning, he let the virtuous king be Jing Zhaoyin, but when it was his turn, he only gave him the post of chief.

Although he was not convinced in his heart, he had to pretend to be grateful on the surface, and said: "Thank you, Father, I will definitely learn from Shen Langzhong, and I will definitely not disappoint Father."

Seeing Zhao Wang's disappointed face, Chu Xuanchen frowned slightly.

Zhao Wang must have thought that Emperor Hongyuan didn't want to reuse him, so he was dismissed as the head of the post.

Little did he know that Emperor Hongyuan was trying to test him.

Although the official position of the Wenxuan Department is low, it is in charge of the assessment of officials under the fourth rank, and can determine the future of many middle and low-level officials. It is a very powerful department.

As long as Zhao Wang works hard, he will definitely have the opportunity to become the doctor of the Wenxuan Department, so that he can control the lifeline of the middle and low-level officials in the country, and his strength and status will also greatly increase.

However, King Zhao usually doesn't care about political affairs, and he doesn't know about these at all. I'm afraid he will brush off the emperor's painstaking efforts.

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Time flies, and a few more days have passed.

In the past few days, Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue were looking for Liu Hei's whereabouts, but Liu Hei seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and they sent many people but failed to find him.

The longer the time dragged on, the more dangerous the King Xian became.

Even though Emperor Hongyuan valued the virtuous king the most, but now that the virtuous king was testified by the court lady, the evidence was solid, and there was no way for Emperor Hongyuan to spare him.

Only by finding the real culprit can the Xian Wang be saved. If Liu Hei is not caught, the Xian Wang may be in danger.

Soon, the worries of Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue became reality.

As soon as the court came up that day, Prince Rui took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, several days have passed, and Lan Wu's death has not been thoroughly investigated. Now the people in the city are discussing a lot, everyone says that Lan Wu's death is so pitiful. I want to seek justice for Lan Wu and ask the emperor to deal with the virtuous king."

After Prince Rui finished speaking, King Zhao said: "Your Majesty, the common people also said that the virtuous king has such a powerful background that he would not be punished for killing people. They said that the laws of Chu State were made for ordinary people, and that the prince Those who break the law will be covered up, and ordinary people will be sentenced for breaking the law. Now the streets are raging and the people are angry, and everyone wants the emperor to punish the virtuous king."

"Presumptuous! How dare the common people say that about me?" Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that his veins burst, and he slapped the imperial case with his palm.

Seeing Prince Rui and King Zhao singing together, Chu Xuanchen said indifferently: "Your Majesty, the case of Lan Wu is a court secret, so how could it be known to everyone? Could it be that someone is fueling the flames behind the scenes, deliberately using public opinion to inflict damage on the Emperor?" Pressure?"

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he glared at Prince Rui and King Zhao gloomyly, his face full of suspicion.

Prince Rui hurriedly said: "Prince Li, what do you mean? Are you implying that we are behind the scenes?"

Having said that, he quickly looked at Emperor Hongyuan, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the common people said these words spontaneously, and the ministers absolutely did not instigate them behind their backs. Your Majesty, the ministers stood up for the sake of our country of Chu." Tell the truth without any selfishness."

Zhao Wang also solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I also think about the overall situation. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Now the people's grievances are boiling. As long as the emperor treats the virtuous king and rewards them fairly, the people's grievances can be quelled, so that no one dares to discuss it."