Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

The moment Emperor Qian Yuan spoke, the Golden Luan Hall fell into complete silence, not a sound could be heard, even a needle dropping could be heard.

The civil and military officials of the court all turned into shrinking turtles, not uttering a word.

Who didn't know that the White Lotus Sect case was a hot potato?

With Song Heng's example, no one was willing to repeat the same mistake.

Back then, Song Heng, in order to compete for the White Lotus Sect case, argued all the way to the imperial presence with Yu Shenxing, and finally, Emperor Qian Yuan made a decision in front of the emperor, handing the White Lotus Sect case to the Ministry of Justice.

And the result?

He stumbled!

Suffered a crushing defeat.

What's worse, Song Heng even created momentum in advance, wanting to get a glimpse of the Grand Secretariat position.

As a result, he tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice, blocking his own retreat.

If he hadn't created momentum among the people, Song Heng might have had a chance to redeem himself.

The Golden Luan Hall was eerily quiet.

Emperor Qian Yuan's expression was slightly cold, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad at this moment.

"Why is it that among all the beloved ministers in the court, not a single one is willing to share my worries?"

Emperor Qian Yuan's majestic voice echoed in the Golden Luan Hall, and with the reverberation of the walls, the atmosphere became even more solemn.

Suddenly, the Crown Prince stepped forward and said with cupped hands.

"Father Emperor, your son is willing to share your worries!"

The Crown Prince's initiative to volunteer surprised some, disdained others, and sneered at others.

The civil and military officials had different expressions.

Only Emperor Qian Yuan on the dragon throne was furious and sneered.

"Crown Prince, are you busy exonerating your brother-in-law?"

"Your son is terrified!"

Cold sweat the size of beans appeared on the Crown Prince's forehead.

"Terrified?"

"When you moved the secret treasury without authorization, why weren't you terrified?"

Emperor Qian Yuan shouted violently, and an extremely oppressive aura swept over him.

His voice contained a strong anger, like a volcano about to erupt.

Everyone in the Golden Luan Hall was dripping with cold sweat, feeling that a terrible storm was brewing in the Golden Luan Hall.

"Your son is wronged!"

"Your son is wronged!"

"Please, Father Emperor, investigate!"

Bang—

Bang—

Bang—

The sound of kowtowing echoed in the Golden Luan Hall.

The force of the kowtowing was so heavy that after only three kowtows, the Crown Prince's forehead was red and swollen.

The Crown Prince was a powerhouse of the seventh realm of martial arts—the True Astral Realm.

After a few breaths, Emperor Qian Yuan's face softened slightly.

"Hmph—the Crown Prince is unclear about people, return to the Eastern Palace and reflect on your mistakes for a month!"

"Thank you, Father Emperor!"

"Your son obeys the decree!"

The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief, his head was lowered very low, and he never looked up from beginning to end.

After the Crown Prince was reprimanded, the Second Prince felt great joy in his heart, as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit.

He stepped forward and took the initiative to volunteer, saying.

"Father Emperor, your son is willing to share your worries and thoroughly investigate the White Lotus Sect case!"

"The White Lotus Sect once assassinated your son, and your son will never coexist with the White Lotus Sect and will definitely not let go of any demon from the White Lotus Sect."

The Second Prince's initiative to volunteer made everyone present once again feel the smell of gunpowder in the battle for the throne.

The Crown Prince had just been reprimanded, and the Second Prince took the initiative to volunteer, making it clear that he was adding fuel to the fire for the Crown Prince.

If Emperor Qian Yuan agreed to let the Second Prince thoroughly investigate the White Lotus Sect, then the meaning of it would be enough to make many officials unable to help but imagine.

For this reason, the Second Prince also mentioned the fact that he was assassinated by the White Lotus Sect, stating that he would never collude with the White Lotus Sect.

However, the next second, Emperor Qian Yuan's reaction was beyond the Second Prince's expectations.

"Thorough investigation?"

"Is the result of your thorough investigation that the Crown Prince is instructing you in secret?"

"Or am I instructing you in secret?"

An almost roaring voice resounded throughout the Golden Luan Hall.

The atmosphere in the Golden Luan Hall was extremely heavy, almost squeezing out water, and everyone felt the feeling that a storm was about to come.

Zhou Hao Chen saw Emperor Qian Yuan's reaction, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

The Second Prince was really lifting a stone to smash his own foot.

The last time he investigated the White Lotus Sect assassination case, the Second Prince planned to collude with Song Heng to put the blame on the Crown Prince.

With the lessons learned from the past, Emperor Qian Yuan obviously did not trust the Second Prince.

The Second Prince would put the blame on Emperor Qian Yuan's head, which was a heart-wrenching statement.

With just one sentence, the Second Prince was almost scared to pee.

"Your son dare not!"

"Your son dare not!"

"Your son dare not!"

The kowtowing sound that had just ended rang out again.

It was more dense and more rapid than before.

"Hmph—you dare to frame even your own brothers, what else is there that you wouldn't dare to do?"

"Go back and copy the Classic of Filial Piety ten thousand times."

"Your son thanks Father Emperor for your kindness."

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince suffered setbacks one after another, pouring a basin of cold water on the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and several other princes who wanted to show themselves.

The enthusiasm to volunteer instantly dissipated.

The Golden Luan Hall once again fell into silence.

Emperor Qian Yuan's gaze swept over everyone, and his oppressive gaze made everyone feel like they were sitting on pins and needles.

"Don't see me!"

"Don't see me!"

"Don't see me!"

"I am a small transparent person!"

Zhou Hao Chen prayed secretly in his heart.

The next second, Emperor Qian Yuan's voice rang in Zhou Hao Chen's ear.

"Chen'er, are you willing to share my worries?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Hao Chen's eyes suddenly went black.

Let me, a blind man, investigate the case.

Father Emperor, you are too good!

Although Emperor Qian Yuan was asking, and it seemed that there was still room for discussion, and he seemed to be able to say he was unwilling.

But in reality, there was no room for discussion at all.

Refusing would be publicly refuting Emperor Qian Yuan's face.

Daring to do such a thing would be courting death!

Zhou Hao Chen could only choose to accept, and he also had to reluctantly show a look of ecstasy to express his excitement at being valued by Emperor Qian Yuan.

At this time, Zhou Hao Chen's inner feeling was as uncomfortable as being with a dog.

In the Golden Luan Hall, he must accept.

But in actual operation, it was not impossible to be flexible.

For example, halfway through the investigation, he suddenly fell seriously ill and could not continue the investigation.

Zhou Hao Chen had already begun to ponder how to slack off under Emperor Qian Yuan's eyes.

In the sea of consciousness, there was a buzzing sound, the Bagua diagram appeared abnormal, and four hexagrams appeared in front of him.

【Earth Water: Middle-Upper Hexagram, accept the appointment, fully investigate the White Lotus Sect, find out the truth, if you are blessed, you will be favored by Emperor Qian Yuan, and you will get a third-grade opportunity, but if you are in trouble, you will attract the White Lotus Sect's revenge, as well as the suspicion of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, small luck.】

【Earth Ze: Middle-Upper Hexagram, accept the appointment, use public office for private purposes, use the White Lotus Sect case as an excuse to secretly target Taishu Qing and seek the Reincarnation Seal imprint for yourself, if you are blessed, you will get a second-grade opportunity, but if you are in trouble, Taishu Qing will escape and completely form a deadly feud, small luck.】

【Heaven Mountain: Lower-Lower Hexagram, accept the appointment, secretly slack off, gain nothing, Emperor Qian Yuan will be disappointed in you, the White Lotus Sect will harbor resentment towards you, Taishu Qing will secretly plot against you, great misfortune.】

【Volcano: Lower-Lower Hexagram, disobey the order in public, refuse to thoroughly investigate the White Lotus Sect, attract Emperor Qian Yuan's anger and Emperor Qian Yuan's suspicion, great misfortune.】