In the Council Hall.

At this moment, many officials were looking at each other in bewilderment. The development of today's morning court was really beyond their expectations.

But in fact, they were also shocked in their hearts.

It's only been a few days and the young master of the Jun family is going to force Emperor Zhou to abdicate again?
Last time, Emperor Zhou was forced to behead the eldest prince. What is the young master of the Jun family going to do this time?
Are we going to kill the second prince?
Are they planning to exterminate the entire royal family?

It is true that people with great skills are bold and daring!

Only someone who holds power like the young master of the Jun family would dare to force Emperor Zhou to abdicate.

As for the generals in the hall, they all exchanged glances at this moment.

There was only relief in their eyes now.

Fortunately, they are all military generals and do not need to get involved in the mess of these civil officials.

Not to mention that they have always been on the Jun family's side.

As long as they recognize the Jun family as their leader, this kind of thing will never happen to them.

At this time, Luo Wenshan saw that Emperor Zhou on the dragon throne did not speak, so he took another step forward.

Today, he is going to turn the entire court upside down.

Since the Second Prince has been targeted by the Young Master of the Jun Family, then as the Young Master of the Jun Family's vanguard, he must give this fallen dog a good beating.

"His Majesty!"

Luo Wenshan's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his face was even more serious as he said, "This old minister implores His Majesty to issue an order to punish the Second Prince!"

"If this crime is not punished, other princes will follow suit in the future, and the court will be in chaos!"

After saying this, he cast his cold gaze towards the Second Prince again.

The other civil servants also came forward at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

"The Second Prince's actions violate our ancestors' teachings. We cannot let him set this precedent!"

"That's right, please give your order! Punish the Second Prince!"

Emperor Zhou had an ugly look on his face. With so many civil officials coming to force him to abdicate, it was difficult for him to deny what the second prince had done.

At this moment, his expression changed again and again.

In his heart, he couldn't help but curse the Second Prince for being so stupid.

How could such an important secret letter for communicating with officials be stolen?

At this moment, he couldn't help but think that he had previously wanted to focus on training the second prince.

Now it seems that Zhou Mingyu is only slightly better than Zhou Mingyuan, but in fact he is still not up to the task.

Emperor Zhou took a deep breath and his face finally regained its calm.

"I understand what you mean, my dear ministers."

"However, the Second Prince has just started to deal with the affairs of the court and does not understand many of the rules. As a human being, it is inevitable that he will make mistakes."

"Besides, the Second Prince's actions did not cause any serious consequences. I think we should first consider how to deal with the Second Prince."

Even though he was very dissatisfied with the Second Prince, Emperor Zhou would never allow Prime Minister Luo and Donghuang Wenshan to step on his head like this.

After all, Emperor Zhou had already lost face when he ordered the beheading of the eldest prince.

If he agreed to it right away, where would he keep his dignity as the emperor?

Is he just going to let these civil servants step on his head?

Wouldn't he then become a puppet emperor?
When he thought of this, Emperor Zhou couldn't help but look at the Second Prince with a cold gaze, and he could hardly hide his anger in his heart.

If these secret letters had not been stolen, this matter could still be turned around.

But now, even if he is the emperor, he can't help and can only delay.

Emperor Zhou sighed again. It was not scary to have hidden agents around him. After all, this was the basic rule of the court. He himself knew very well that there were hidden agents of many officials around him, such as the Luo family, the Jun family, and the Donghuang family.

Many people have already been planted in the palace.

Of course, Emperor Zhou would not sit idly by and wait for death. He also placed secret agents in the homes of some important officials.

After all, these families and the power of Emperor Zhou have been infiltrating each other.

Everyone went back and forth, digging up each other's faults to check and balance each other.

Only in this way can the balance of power in the court be achieved.

After all, these officials had to protect themselves, and the Zhou emperor had to protect his throne, so this kind of thing was really common.

This has been the case in every dynasty throughout history.

The people placed by these major families and those placed by Emperor Zhou himself will use each other.

Emperor Zhou would even take the initiative to hand over some unimportant things in order to achieve a real balance.

However, letting these spies steal your life-threatening evidence would be extremely stupid.

"Father, I... I have absolutely no intention of usurping the throne, let alone forming a clique for personal gain."

The second prince could only explain frantically at this moment.

He didn't want to be driven out of office just after entering the court.

"Father, Father, please do not listen to the slander of these people. Your son..."

"Shut up!"

Emperor Zhou glared coldly at the Second Prince.

"You are so disgraceful. You have no right to speak here!"

He was becoming more and more disappointed with the Second Prince. Could the word "plotting to usurp the throne" be uttered in the court?

Don’t you understand now that trouble comes from the mouth?
Maybe these civil servants will use the term "plotting to usurp the throne" to make a fuss about it later!

The Second Prince was so frightened by Emperor Zhou's tone that he shrank his neck and quickly lowered his head like a quail.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but look at the Minister of Personnel Su Yuanwu, who had not spoken a word.

In his heart, the Second Prince already regarded his uncle Su Yuanwu as his life-saving straw.

Not to mention that it was Su Yuanwu's idea to win over and make friends with these officials from humble backgrounds.

Now that this matter has been exposed, Su Yuanwu has to find a way to clean up the mess, right?

Moreover, the Second Prince and the Su family are now in a relationship where they share weal and woe. If Su Yuanwu does not help, he will be of no help in the court in the future.

At this time, Emperor Zhou also gave Su Yuanwu a wink.

"My dear fellow ministers, do you have any other ideas? Tell us about them."

This was a delaying tactic on his part, and at the same time he was throwing this hot potato to Su Yuanwu.

After all, from the very beginning, other civil servants had been impeaching the second prince.

Only Su Yuanwu and his people did not speak, and he did not defend the Second Prince.

You must know that Su Yuanwu is the Minister of Personnel. Among the only officials who have not impeached the second prince, he is the one with the greatest power and the most say.

Any other official mentioned at random would not be qualified.

Although the Emperor Zhou did not mention any names.

However, everyone in the council hall turned their eyes to the shrewd and calculating Minister of Personnel who had been lurking until now.

If no one speaks up for the Second Prince today, his fate will not be much better than that of the First Prince.

So everyone also wanted to see how Su Yuanwu would rescue the second prince from this desperate situation? (End of this chapter)