Chapter 53: Incident, Grand Court Meeting
Baicao Garden.

"Miss...it's so loud outside...is it thundering?"

The maid on the couch opened her eyes drowsily and muttered softly.

Before she could fully open her eyes, she heard Cui Caiwei's gentle voice.

"fine!"

"Go to sleep. I'll dream of braised pork elbows."

"Woo - in addition to pork elbows, there must also be Beijing roast duck, big plate chicken, bear paws with oyster sauce..." The maid clicked her lips and soon fell asleep.

If the maid was fully awake, she would be surprised to find that Cui Caiwei had been sitting in a wheelchair at some point, looking at the moonlight outside the window with a gloomy look in her eyes.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

"Master Yu doesn't know how he investigated the case?"

"We've been investigating for so many days, and we haven't found anything."

Qin Qiulan's pretty face turned slightly cold. It was rare to hear such harsh words from her.

Tai Shuqing’s night attack last night really scared Qin Qiulan.

"Inform Master Yu about what happened in the palace last night." Zhou Haochen instructed the servant.

Tai Shuqing visited the Prince of Wu's mansion at night, so it was natural for the Evil Suppression Division to react.

Half an hour later, the result surprised Zhou Haochen.

"Cough cough!"

"What did you say? Master Yu was seriously injured? When did it happen?"

"Your Highness, it's what happened last night."

"I heard that Chief Yu went to the underworld to investigate a case and was ambushed..."

The news that the servant brought back from the Evil Suppression Bureau was earth-shattering and horrifying.

Yu Shenxing, the head of the Evil Suppression Bureau, was ambushed by seven of the Eight Lords of the Black Street while investigating the White Lotus Sect in the black street and was seriously injured.

After hearing the news, Zhou Haochen was shocked at first, but after a few breaths of shock, he quickly calmed down.

This news was unexpected, but also reasonable.

How could Yu Shenxing not be retaliated against after causing such a scene in the underworld?

"Your Highness, the Black Street is too arrogant. They dare to ambush you." Qin Qiulan turned pale and patted her curvy chest, as if she was lamenting the audacity of the Black Street.

"Will His Majesty crack down on the underworld?" Qin Qiulan murmured.

Zhou Haochen shook his head, his tone firm and resolute.

"how is this possible?"

"How could Father forget the tragic defeat of Emperor Xuanzong at Sanliu Street? If there is another tragic defeat, where will the royal family's reputation be?"

"Unless Lord Immortal dies, Father will definitely not start a war."

"The price of killing a twelfth realm expert is too high."

“No one wants to be the price!”

For the Dayu court, the underworld is a very complicated place filled with love and gratitude.

The core of the black street problem is the immortal man who founded the black street.

According to Mr. Bu Si himself, he was born in the late Xia Dynasty, grew up in the midst of war, and once fought with the Emperor Taizu of Dayu but survived.

When Taizu was on the throne, Bu Si Ye lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, ignoring worldly affairs.

After Taizu's death, Taizong ascended the throne.

The Immortal Master returns to the underworld, establishes a black street, and gradually grows stronger.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the trouble caused by the underworld became increasingly serious and was regarded as a cancer by the court.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, who had just ascended the throne and had just been promoted to the twelfth realm, he wanted to show his power and take action against the underworld.

The result was the disastrous defeat at Sanliu Street.

Xuanzong, who had just been promoted to the twelfth realm and had not yet consolidated his realm, fought with the Immortal Master, who had entered the twelfth realm for many years. The result can be imagined.

If it weren't for the Xuanyuan Sword, the national treasure, the country would have been in danger of collapse.

Since then, the court's attitude towards the underworld has changed.

Focus on appeasement and stop using harsh suppression.

Those "masters" in the underworld have gradually become the black gloves of high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

For example, Beidouye is the black glove of the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel here does not refer to the Minister of Personnel, nor to a certain Vice Minister of Personnel, but to the entire Ministry of Personnel.

All officials in the Ministry of Personnel can benefit from it.

Moreover, the Ministry of Personnel’s black glove is just Beidou Lord’s public identity.

The Ministry of Personnel is the prince’s territory. Is there any relationship between Lord Beidou and the prince?
Apart from the crown prince, are the great generals in the army and the dukes and marquises among the noble relatives related to Lord Beidou?
It can be said that Beidouye’s identity is like an onion. After peeling off one layer, there is another layer.

No one knows what will be exposed in the end.
Even if the center of the onion was Emperor Qianyuan, no one would be surprised.

This is just one of the "bosses" in the underworld. The situations of the others are pretty much the same.

It can be said that the water in the underworld is too deep.

It was so deep that even a prince like Zhou Haochen didn't dare to wade through.

"Your Highness, are we just going to leave it alone?" Qin Qiulan frowned and asked softly.

"Based on my understanding of my father, it's probably just a lot of thunder but little rain."

"We may ban the black market for a while to save face for the imperial court."

"After all, Lord Yu was only seriously injured, but not killed. This shows that these lords in the underworld are just dissatisfied with Lord Yu, and do not want to tear their faces with the court."

Zhou Haochen analyzed in an orderly manner.

He could see at a glance that the imperial court and the underworld were in a state of mutual exploitation and mutual vigilance.

Unless the underworld takes the initiative to completely tear its face apart, the court will choose the status quo until...

Until the Immortal Lord dies.

The Immortal Lord is more than a thousand years old, and no one believes that he can really be immortal like his nickname.

Once the Immortal Lord passes away, the underworld without the Twelve Realm experts in charge will become easy prey for the imperial court, right?

Zhou Haochen even had some malicious speculations in his heart.

The reason why they don't go to the underworld is probably because they are raising pigs and then killing them after they are fattened.

"Auntie Lan, change my dragon robe for me. Today's imperial court is definitely not peaceful."

"As ordered, Your Highness."

Qin Qiulan took the sisters Liyue and Chunyue to change Zhou Haochen's python robe.

Three pairs of soft and boneless hands brushed across his body and put on his clothes one by one. Zhou Haochen felt like a toy in the hands of the three women, allowing them to manipulate him as they pleased.

……

Jinluan Hall, the great court meeting.

Dayu held a grand court meeting every half month, and all officials, big and small, in Yujing City had to attend.

Zhou Haochen, leaning on a cane, stood among the civil and military officials, like a transparent figure, quietly listening to the whispers of the civil and military officials.

Most of the officials were discussing Yu Shenxing's affairs.

It was so shameful that the chief of the Evil Suppression Division was ambushed by gangsters and seriously injured.

In addition, after Yu Shenxing was injured, who was responsible for investigating the White Lotus case?
This is also a tricky thing.

The Minister of Justice retired and returned to his hometown.

The two assistant ministers almost fought to the death for the position of Minister of Justice.

Among the six ministries, the assistant ministers of other ministries, as well as bigwigs such as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chief Censor of the Censorate, and the Minister of Public Security, were also eyeing the position of the Minister of Justice and wanted to make a move.

In addition to these big guys, the middle and lower-level officials of the Ministry of Justice are also working frantically, trying to take the opportunity to raise their positions.

With all the chaos in the Ministry of Justice, how could it have the ability to investigate the White Lotus case?
Most of the officials were praying silently that the task of investigating the White Lotus would not fall on them.

After a while.

Emperor Qianyuan arrived at the Golden Palace and the grand court meeting officially began.

As soon as the person came up, Emperor Qianyuan was furious at the black street, and then all the civil and military officials knelt down and shouted "I am incompetent".

Some of the more radical ones even shouted slogans to flatten the black streets.

However, Emperor Qianyuan’s final decision was almost the same as Zhou Haochen had expected.

Send in the imperial guards to temporarily close off the black street.

No word on when it will be unblocked.

I estimate it won’t take more than a month.

After dealing with the matter on the black street, Emperor Qianyuan's expression eased a little. He glanced at the civil and military officials present and asked.

"Which of you, my dear minister, can help me with the White Lotus case?"

(End of this chapter)