I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

The Minister of Justice Jiang Wen'an died.

He died in his own home.

The news spread throughout the imperial capital the next day.

After all, under the emperor's feet, even ordinary people are keen to criticize the current situation, so this kind of news naturally spreads very quickly.

Although Jiang Wen'an's reputation and status are far inferior to that of Weiguogong Jiang Hao, no matter what, he is also a well-known court official.

His sudden death in his own home naturally caused widespread discussion.

When the empress learned of the news, she was shocked for a while, and even lost her appetite for the sumptuous breakfast.

Since she put Jiang Hao in the sky prison and took power personally, it seems that all kinds of things have emerged one after another.

At present, the heavy snow in the imperial capital has just been barely settled, but I didn't expect that such a mess would emerge in the blink of an eye.

It can be said that one wave has not settled before another wave rises.

For a moment, even she herself couldn't help but wonder if she was unlucky. Maybe she shouldn't take action herself, but should be a mascot and rule the country.

Of course, she just thought about this idea and quickly cut it off.

Then she looked at the Jinyiwei Commander Cao Shaobing of His Highness, and said coldly with a blank expression:

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"Why did Jiang Wen'an die suddenly at home?"

"Did he take the wrong medicine, drink too much, or play with too many women?"

Feeling the strong ill intention implied in Ji Luoyao's tone, Cao Shaobing couldn't help swallowing his saliva, raised his head and said carefully: "I dare not deceive your majesty. In fact, Lord Jiang did not die suddenly, but was assassinated to death."

"Assassinated to death?"

Hearing this, Ji Luoyao's eyebrows jumped, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

"The Minister of Justice was assassinated in the imperial capital, in his own home?"

As the saying goes, heroes break the law with their martial arts. There are many martial arts masters in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so naturally there are all kinds of fighting and killing, and even court officials are often affected.

However, there is an essential difference between ordinary officials and powerful court officials like Jiang Wen'an.

A court official was assassinated in his home in the imperial capital. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the court. How can Ji Luoyao, the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, tolerate it?

"Who did it?"

Ji Luoyao was furious, and she wanted to know who was so bold that she dared to touch the tiger whiskers of the court under her nose.

"The Black Witch Cult, it is said that the Archbishop of the Black Witch Cult personally took action!"

Cao Shaobing hurriedly reported.

"The Black Witch Cult again!"

Ji Luoyao gritted her teeth.

The heavy snow in the capital not long ago was used by the Black Witch Cult to gain attention, and it can be said that it stole the limelight.

Unexpectedly, not long after, the Black Witch Cult actually did such a trick again.

So happy!

Do you really think the court can't do anything to them?

However, before she could continue to get angry, Cao Shaobing quickly spoke again: "But Your Majesty, there may be another mystery in this matter... This is why I deliberately blocked the news."

"Speak!"

The empress temporarily suppressed her anger when she heard this, and uttered a word coldly.

Cao Shaobing did not dare to neglect and explained quickly:

"Lord Jiang was assassinated late last night. I rushed over immediately after I got the news. Lord Jiang was already dead at that time, and the murderer had already fled. However, when the guards of Jiang Mansion fought with him later, they saw the face of the murderer clearly. It was undoubtedly the Archbishop of the Black Witch Cult."

"But I was confused at that time. The Black Witch Cult had no grudges with Lord Jiang in the past or in the present. How could they assassinate Lord Jiang for no reason, and it was the Archbishop of the Black Witch Cult who did it himself? This matter was a bit unreasonable no matter how you look at it."

"Until I carefully checked the surrounding situation, I finally found a clue. Although Lord Jiang was dead, he left key information before he died. The Archbishop of the Black Witch Cult left in a hurry and ignored this."

Speaking of this, Cao Shaobing's eyes flashed with hesitation, but he gritted his teeth, took something out of his sleeve, and then raised his hands above his head.

"This is the blood letter left by Lord Jiang before his death. It is of great importance. Your Majesty, please take a look at it yourself."

Ji Luoyao did not speak when she saw this, but just glanced at the female official next to her.

The female official immediately understood, walked forward, took the blood letter from Cao Shaobing's hand, and then checked it a little before handing it to Ji Luoyao.

This so-called blood letter is actually a piece of rag torn from clothes.

It's just that there is a line of words written in blood on it.

The handwriting is messy.

And there are only four words.

But the content above is shocking.

"The King of Yan wants to rebel!"

Seeing these four blood words, Ji Luoyao's pupils suddenly shrank.

She suddenlySuddenly she stood up, staring at Cao Shaobing.

In an instant, a terrifying breath burst out from her body, and the pressure as if it was real pressed down on Cao Shaobing fiercely, like a surging sea wave.

Cao Shaobing was caught off guard, and he dared not resist with his luck. His legs softened and he knelt on the ground, looking very embarrassed for a while.

But Ji Luoyao ignored him, and saw that his face was full of murderous intent, and he asked coldly word by word: "Is this blood letter... true or false?"

"I am willing to guarantee it with my life, it is absolutely true!"

Cao Shaobing gritted his teeth and swore.

However, after getting Cao Shaobing's guarantee, Ji Luoyao was not only not happy at all, but her face became more and more ugly.

Who is the King of Yan?

He is one of the vassal kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In terms of identity alone, like the King of Duan, he is also her uncle.

However, unlike the good-natured Prince Duan, Prince Yan had great ambitions since childhood and even competed with his father for the throne.

Although he failed in the fight for the throne, he was able to become a vassal king safely thanks to the Queen Mother's favor and became one of the largest vassal kings in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Prince Yan has a strong army and a strong relationship with the court.

Fortunately, he has been generally well-behaved over the years.

If this blood letter is true, once Prince Yan really rebels, the impact will be too great.

At this moment, Ji Luoyao felt very upset.

In the past, Jiang Hao always gave her advice, helped her defeat the enemy, and solved all the problems for her.

She just needed to enjoy the fruits of victory peacefully.

But now...

Without Jiang Hao, she obviously had to do it herself.

"I, Ji Luoyao, am the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I don't need to rely on anyone!"

She took a deep breath, suppressed her inner panic, looked at Cao Shaobing again, and asked in a deep voice: "Who else knows about this blood letter?"

Cao Shaobing understood and quickly assured: "No one else except me!"

"Do you think this is true?"

Ji Luoyao was obviously still reluctant to believe it.

Cao Shaobing opened his mouth, speechless for a while, and didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, he didn't need to speak, Ji Luoyao soon spoke on her own.

"Yes, Jiang Wen'an is in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and he has nothing to do with the Black Witch Cult. The Black Witch Cult has no grudges against him in the past or in the present, so how could they assassinate him for no reason?"

"Most likely Jiang Wen'an discovered the secret of the King of Yan's rebellion, so the King of Yan sent the Black Witch Cult to kill him to silence him. To be on the safe side, the Archbishop of the Black Witch Cult decided to do it himself!"

"In this way, everything makes sense."

At this point, Ji Luoyao's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Although there is no ironclad evidence, some things do not require so much evidence.

First, the King of Yan has a history of ambition.

Second, the Black Witch Cult is not a good person.

The two sides are colluding together, just like dry firewood and raging fire, which is completely reasonable.

As for Jiang Wen'an, he is naturally a loyal minister of her empress, a loyal and heroic man who sacrificed himself to defend the orthodoxy of the court!

"The Black Witch Cult!"

Ji Luoyao gritted his teeth.

The King of Yan is not easy to deal with for the time being.

After all, the matter is too big, and one move will affect the whole body.

So we can only pick the weakest persimmon and start with the Black Witch Cult.

"Thinking back then, they secretly helped the eldest prince and opposed me everywhere. Now they are helping the King of Yan and are simply afraid that the world will not be in chaos. If such a rebel party is not eliminated, how can the people be at peace?"

At this point, Ji Luoyao immediately ordered:

"Cao Shaobing, listen to the order, I order you to lead the Jinyiwei, the Shenbu Division, and the Gongfeng Hall to work together to encircle and suppress the Black Witch Cult. It must be wiped out in the shortest time. If this task is not completed, you will be beheaded!"

Jinyiwei is responsible for supervising civil and military officials and inquiring about the news of the world.

The Shenbu Division specializes in dealing with the Jianghu sects and is responsible for arresting criminals and thieves.

The Gongfeng Hall is composed of recruited Jianghu masters, who specialize in dealing with those martial arts masters.

These three can be said to be the three major violent institutions of the Great Zhou court.

They have always been independent and have not interfered with each other.

Now Ji Luoyao has granted Cao Shaobing the authority to lead the three major organizations, even if it is only temporary, which is unprecedented.

This shows how much she wants to kill the Black Witch Cult.

Cao Shaobing was naturally excited when he heard this, and he did not hesitate at all. He immediately responded loudly: "As ordered!"