Chapter 26: The Emperor's wrath left millions of people dead
"Thank you for your concern, Second Prince." Fang Dongyun said with a cupped hand.

"I'm glad you're okay, brother!"

The second prince looked very magnanimous, but there was a hint of gloom in his heart.

He always felt that there was something between Fang Dongyun and the Eleventh Prince that was being hidden from him.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

The sound of crutches tapping on the ground could be heard in the Temple of Heaven.

Even without looking, one could tell that the person coming out was the Thirteenth Prince. After all, apart from the Thirteenth Prince, no one else could use a cane.

"Huh? This is it?"

Everyone suddenly realized that when the Thirteenth Prince came out, he was carrying a minor official wearing the robes of a Secret Realm official on his shoulders.

Bang!
Zhou Haochen threw Sun Mu to the ground and reported to Emperor Qianyuan.

"Father, this is the White Lotus thief that I captured in the Earth Mother Tree Realm."

"In my opinion, the changes in the Earth Mother Tree Realm are closely related to the White Lotus Sect."

When Zhou Haochen said this, all the civil and military officials were in an uproar.

"White Lotus Sect?"

"How did the White Lotus get in?"

"Didn't Minister Song capture the White Lotus thief? How come…"

Song Heng immediately stepped forward and questioned.

"Thirteenth Prince, are you serious? You can't just make random accusations."

"How could I say such nonsense?"

Zhou Haochen snorted unhappily, his expression slightly cold.

The one who is in the most trouble at the moment is Song Heng.

As the Minister of Justice, he was in charge of the White Lotus case.

Now that the White Lotus Sect has caused such a big fuss under the noses of Emperor Qianyuan and all the civil and military officials, Song Heng cannot escape the blame.

Forget about entering the cabinet, it would be a blessing if I could avoid being sent to prison.

Song Heng's expression was gloomy and changed continuously. It was obvious that he knew how dangerous his situation was.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to enter the Earth Mother Tree Realm and capture the thief."

Song Heng volunteered, but up to now he only used the word "thief" and did not mention the term "White Lotus Sect". It was obvious that he still had illusions in his heart.

"enough!"

Emperor Qianyuan roared, the real dragon became angry, his rage reached the sky, and the sky and the earth changed color.

boom--

boom--

boom--

Everyone present knelt down and prostrated themselves on the ground.

This is the wrath of the emperor.

When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses!

"Song Heng, is this how you do your job?"

"You disappoint me so much!"

Song Heng's body shook twice and his face turned pale.

Emperor Qianyuan spoke such harsh words in public, which shows how angry he was.

It's almost like an erupting volcano.

Emperor Qianyuan stared at Song Heng coldly with an indifferent look, as if he was the heaven presiding over the judgment.

"Song Heng, you are not young anymore."

After these words were spoken, Song Heng's body shook even more violently.

Song Heng understood Emperor Qianyuan's subtext.

I'm old, it's time to retire and return home.

This is already a preferential treatment given to him by Emperor Qianyuan.

If he does not know what is good for him, what he is destined to be with will not be his hometown, but the prison in heaven.

Even though I am extremely reluctant to give up power, even though I am extremely yearning for the position of cabinet minister.

Faced with such a huge hole, he had no choice but to retreat.

Song Heng kowtowed heavily to Emperor Qianyuan.

"Your Majesty, I am old and weak, please allow me to retire and return home."

"I'm sure!"

With just a few words, Emperor Qianyuan dismissed a Shangshu.

When the second prince saw Song Heng retiring and returning home, he wanted to say a few words in his defense.

But before he could finish his words, he noticed the extremely cold expression of Emperor Qianyuan, which was as sharp as the thousand-year-old black ice in the Far North. In an instant, the Second Prince chose to shut up.

Seeing the Second Prince being humiliated, the Crown Prince felt extremely happy, just like Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit.

If the occasion was not wrong, the prince would have laughed out loud three times on the spot to express his joy.

"Second brother, you lost a minister of six ministries. Let's see how you can fight me."

"It's just Fang Dongyun, I'll let you go."

Half an hour later.

In the Jinluan Palace.

Zhou Sheng and Leng Shangyun returned from the Earth Mother Tree Realm.

Immediately, Leng Shangyun reported the situation in the Earth Mother Tree Realm to Emperor Qianyuan.

"Your Majesty, I encountered a demon from the White Lotus Sect disguised as a minor official from the Secret Realm Department in the Earth Mother Tree Realm."

"The heart of the Earth Mother Tree was stolen by the White Lotus Sect demon. I chased and killed them all the way. I wanted to stop the White Lotus Sect thieves, but unexpectedly, I met Tai Shuqing outside the space node."

"I was unable to capture Tai Shuqing by myself, and was blocked by him, allowing the White Lotus thieves to escape."

"In addition, the nine secret vaults in the Earth Mother Tree Realm suffered heavy losses. The specific losses have not yet been counted."

As soon as Leng Shangyun finished his report, all the civil and military officials in the Golden Palace were in an uproar.

The heart of the Earth Mother Tree was actually stolen.

This is simply a shame!
The loss is too heavy!

The tree heart has been stolen and the situation of the Earth Mother Tree is very bad. If we are not careful, Dayu may completely lose this sacred tree.

As for the name Tai Shuqing, it made the old ministers who had experienced the last fight for the throne tremble with fear and their hearts were broken.

Tai Shuqing, a die-hard loyalist of King Zhao, was also one of the top three wanted persons on Emperor Qianyuan's wanted list.

The Earth Mother Tree Realm incident involves the White Lotus Sect and the remnants of King Zhao.

Doesn’t this mean that the remnants of Prince Zhao are colluding with the White Lotus Sect?

This is a complete revelation.

Song Heng, who was silent and seemed like a transparent man, suddenly felt that retiring and returning home was also a good choice.

There was the theft of tree cores, the White Lotus Sect, and the remnants of King Zhao.

The water is too muddy this time.

His old body can’t bear it.

"Ah--"

"What a White Lotus Sect! What a remnant of King Zhao!"

"How did they sneak into the Earth Mother Tree Realm? How did they find the space node? Where did they get the robes of the Secret Realm officials?"

"Zhou Sheng, give me an explanation."

Emperor Qianyuan's voice, which was almost like a roar, made everyone in the Golden Throne Hall hold their breath, and they didn't even dare to breathe deeply.

Bang!
The sound of Zhou Sheng kneeling down couldn't be any deeper.

"Sir, death penalty!"

"You also know that you are guilty of a capital crime?"

"Zhou Sheng, for failing to do his job well, has been imprisoned in the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison. Without my permission, no one is allowed to visit Zhou Sheng."

There was total silence in the Golden Palace.

The eighteenth floor of the Heavenly Prison is the most dangerous place in the entire Dayu.

So far, none of the officials who have been imprisoned has been able to escape unscathed.

Zhou Sheng is hopeless.

Now it's the prince's turn to be in trouble.

Everyone in the court, whether civil or military, knew that the Crown Prince and Zhou Sheng were brothers-in-law, and that each of them took one of the Wang sisters as a concubine.

This made the incompetent and furious Second Prince feel a little more balanced.

He lost the Minister of Justice, and the prince lost the Chief of the Secret Realm Department.

A double loss is better than a single win!
After more than ten breaths, Emperor Qianyuan calmed down his anger a little and spoke slowly.

"Lord Yu, the case of the Earth Mother Tree Realm will be handed over to your evil suppression department."

"Within seven days, I want a result."

"Sir, obey the order!"

The Minister of Justice had just been dismissed, so a heinous case like the one involving the Mother Earth Tree Realm naturally fell into the hands of the Evil Suppression Department.

It’s a pity that this case is a hot potato.

In the Golden Palace, many people were laughing at Yu Shenxing for being unlucky and taking over such a mess.

At the same time, he was also glad that Emperor Qianyuan did not ask him to investigate the case.

(End of this chapter)