After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Zhang Rang showed a rare look of panic when he heard Yuan Yanchong's words. Just as he was thinking about how to refute, he saw Jia Gonglu standing up with a hu tablet in his hand, and he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With someone's support, Zhang Rang straightened his back. He tilted his head with disdain and glanced at Yuan Yanchong.

"Your Majesty, I received the confession submitted by the Jingzhao Yin yesterday. The assassin has already identified that he was instructed by the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to assassinate Yuan Zhongcheng." Jia Gonglu said coldly.

Zhang Rang, who had been so proud just now, suddenly became embarrassed like a landslide. He turned his head and looked at Jia Gonglu in disbelief, his lips trembling. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

Jia Gonglu still maintained a gentle look on his face, not even looking at Zhang Rang. He took out a rolled-up piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "Here is the assassin's confession. Please review it, Your Majesty."

Yuan Zhengze, who was standing at the foot of the throne, followed the order and stepped down the steps again. He took the paper from Jia Gonglu and returned to the throne.

"Read it." The Emperor of Wei said in a light voice.

Yuan Zhengze, who was highly regarded by the Emperor of Wei, showed a look of delight. He cleared his throat and read out the contents of the confession verbatim.

As Yuan Zhengze spoke, Zhang Rang's face became uglier and uglier. He tilted his head and looked at Jia Gonglu in astonishment. He had no idea that his trusted ally would actually join forces with others to deal with him.

Fear and despair spread in his heart. Zhang Rang thought quickly about how to respond. He raised his head and looked at the Wei Emperor. However, the Wei Emperor on the throne had his eyes closed.

While he was thinking, Yuan Zhengze had already read out all the contents of the confession. He held the paper in his hand and bowed his head to listen to the instructions.

The hall was also completely silent. Zhang Rang knelt on the ground with his head lowered, not daring to speak. For him now, the only solution still lay with Jia Gonglu.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rang secretly looked at the Emperor of Wei. Seeing that he still had his eyes closed, he tilted his head and looked at Jia Gonglu for help. However, the other party did not even look at him, and looked ahead calmly.

"Mr. Jia, are the assassin's words true?"

The voice of the Emperor of Wei finally rang out again in the hall which had been silent for a long time.

"After receiving the confession from Jingzhao Yin, I sent someone to meet with Jingzhao Yin to investigate the situation. The assassin confessed to what he had done." Jia Gonglu said in a faint voice.

The Emperor of Wei suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Yuan Yanchong with interest. "So they admit that they were ordered by Zhang Rang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but they didn't see him in person."

"Yes. They only said that it was Zhang Rang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who ordered it, and no one said that they had seen Zhang Rang." Jia Gonglu tilted his head and glanced at Zhang Rang who was kneeling on the ground. "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is busy with affairs, and Zhang Jue must have no time to leave the palace. Since someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a good relationship with Lu Yi, and also guessed the intention of the King of Wu, he took the initiative to hire someone to assassinate Yuan Zhongcheng."

Yuan Yanchong was surprised when he heard this. Although he didn't expect Jia Gonglu to cooperate with them in this way, he was still surprised that he turned black into white in his confession.

There was no time to think about how to respond before Zhang Rang was nailed to death on the charge of assassinating an important official of the court.

"Since no one has seen Zhang Rang, those assassins must have lied. Execute those assassins who refuse to confess on the spot, and exile the rest." The Emperor of Wei looked at Yuan Yanchong and said, "Your Excellency Yuan has made great contributions in investigating the case, but I feel guilty for frightening you. You have been granted the title of Prince of a County, and an additional 100 households of fiefdom, and a reward of 200,000 strings of cash as a reward."

Before Yuan Yanchong could express his gratitude, the Emperor of Wei turned to look at the King of Wu and Zhang Rang.

"The King of Wu is not strict in managing his subordinates. He is punished to serve for half a year and reflect on his mistakes in seclusion in his palace for a month. As for Zhang Rang..." The Emperor of Wei looked at Zhang Rang kneeling on the ground with a sharp gaze and said in a cold voice: "I gave you power, but you didn't use it like this. I am really disappointed that a Ministry of Internal Affairs is managed like this. From today on, Yuan Zhengze will temporarily take over as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and my summons and the reports of all ministers will be handled by the Privy Council."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the ministers changed suddenly.

Yuan Yanchong was about to speak when he heard Cen Xi cough lightly. Then came the call to adjourn the court.

As soon as the Emperor of Wei left, a flurry of discussions broke out in the hall.

Holding the tablet, Pei Jiaoran looked at Jia Gonglu with a smile, "Mr. Jia is really good at calculating."

"Prime Minister Pei, with your intelligence, can't you see that His Majesty will never kill Zhang Rang? All you did was to let the Privy Council revive again." Jia Gonglu sneered.

Hearing the sarcasm in Jia Gonglu's words, Pei Jiaoran smiled indifferently, "It's a pity that the Privy Council is not clean either. Whether they can get far depends on whether they have the luck."

After saying this, Pei Jiaoran turned and left.

Standing in front of Chengtian Gate, Pei Jiaoran sighed. Although he had thought that Jia Gonglu would not agree so easily, he must have a back-up plan. He had never thought that he would push the Privy Council back to the poker table. Let the poker table continue to maintain the scene of four people.

"Prince Pei, the prince wants to see you."

Pei Jiaoran turned around when she heard the voice. She saw a eunuch looking at her breathlessly, as if he had trotted all the way to find her. She nodded and left with the eunuch.

Seeing the prince standing in the corridor with his hands behind his back, Pei Jiaoran walked over quickly.

"Your Highness." Pei Jiaoran called.

"I never thought that His Majesty would allow the Privy Council to revive. If so, wouldn't Yuan Rui's death be in vain?" The prince placed his palm on the stone pillar of the railing, letting the rough pillar rub against his palm. "I really don't understand why my father is like this."

"Your Highness, don't worry. Yuan Rui's death is not far away. Even if the Privy Council is revived, it will not dare to act rashly as before." Pei Jiaoran said in a deep voice.

"Then I hope everything will turn out as Pei Qing said." The prince paused, his eyes showing worry, "Father's rheumatism has worsened. It's no longer just taking medicine, he has sent Immortal Lan to make pills for him."

She could tell that the Emperor of Wei was in poor health, but taking the elixir was another matter.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran said, "Your Majesty's health is getting worse day by day. The King of Wu has now left the palace to set up his own government. Even if he has placed our people as his subordinates, we still have to be on guard."

After all, the King of Wu was an adult prince, and he had many vassals around him. Regardless of whether the King of Wu had ambitions or not, the people around him alone had many concerns.

The prince turned around and looked at Pei Jiaoran. He frowned slightly, "What does Pei Qing mean?"

"After thousands of years, let the King of Wu leave Chang'an."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince revealed a cold and stern look, "I'm afraid my father will not agree, and King Wu will not agree either."

Leaving the palace and setting up a government office already indicated a crisis. If the King of Wu was allowed to go to his fiefdom, it would mean that the King of Wu would most likely be eliminated.

"Your Highness, it is not important whether His Majesty agrees or not. What is important is that if His Majesty dies, the King of Wu should not stay in Chang'an." Pei Jiaoran sneered, "Your Highness, don't forget. There are many cases of brothers fighting each other in the royal family. I still have to go back to the Secretariat and the provinces. I hope Your Highness can understand my painstaking efforts."

After Pei Jiaoran left, the prince's eyes became increasingly cold. He understood what she meant. But the people around the King of Wu were not ordinary people, and his father's mind was hard to guess. No matter what he chose now, it seemed like poison.