The scumbag wanted to wipe out the whole family, but rebirth ruined him!

"It's Mr. Zhou! Come in quickly, hahahaha..."

When Zhou Pei walked into the study, he heard King Xuan's uncontrollable laughter.

"Sir, did you see that man outside? God is really helping me!

That man was a salt dealer who was engaged in private salt trading. My secret guards followed him for a few days before they tied him up and brought him back on the way to complete the transaction.

I already have a lot of evidence in my hands, plus the people I just arrested, I can go see my father tomorrow."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! As long as you present all the evidence to His Majesty, His Majesty will surely reward You!"

"There is no time to lose. Please help me draft the memorial to be presented to my father. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace to meet my father."

After saying that, the two of them gathered in front of the desk and discussed it in detail.

But before the two of them could finish drafting the memorial, the servant from outside ran in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, someone has arrived from the palace. Prince Xuan, please come to the palace to see me immediately!"

King Xuan was puzzled.

"Hmm? Father, are you announcing that Prince Ben should enter the palace?"

It is no wonder that King Xuan asked this question. It was already past midnight, and Emperor Hui should have rested from playing by now.

What happened today? Emperor Hui summoned me in the middle of the night.

Seeing that King Xuan was somewhat doubtful, Zhou Pei hurried forward and said,

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Could it be that His Majesty knows that Your Majesty has caught the private salt dealer who caused chaos in the capital, and wants to summon Your Majesty to inquire about the situation?"

King Xuan thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense. He nodded and said,

"You have some truth in what you said. I will go to see my father now."

King Xuan rushed into the palace excitedly, and as soon as he entered the imperial study, he felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

Emperor Hui was sitting on the dragon throne, yawning, looking like he was still hungover, and his face was full of impatience as if he had been forced to wake up.

Standing below, besides the Prime Minister with an angry face, there was also the Jingzhao prefect with a bitter face and the stunned and stern Minister of Justice Cui.

"My son, please see your father!"

"Get up."

Emperor Hui was too lazy to say anything more and just raised his hand to King Xuan.

"Greetings to His Majesty King Xuan."

The three of them also saluted King Xuan.

"No need to be polite."

"I wonder why my father summoned me here so late at night?"

King Xuan paid respectful obeisance to Emperor Hui.

"If it's not an urgent matter, you can summon me tomorrow. Why bother disturbing your rest?"

When Emperor Hui heard this, he felt relieved.

As expected, this son was the most caring and always concerned about him. He then looked at the prime minister with resentment.

Apart from this old prime minister, there was really no one who could wake Emperor Hui from his concubine's bed in the middle of the night.

"That's what I said, but the Prime Minister said this matter concerns the foundation of the country and is of great importance, so he must call you in to ask you about it clearly."

"Prime Minister, you want me to call King Xuan here. What is it about this? Can you tell me now?"

“It is wrong to disturb Your Majesty so late at night, but if I don’t report this matter to Your Majesty in time, I will feel uneasy!

Your Majesty, for your own selfish reasons, has messed up the case that Your Majesty has personally ordered to investigate. All the hard work of the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Jingzhao Prefecture government for several months has gone to waste. I am here to ask Your Majesty to make the decision!"

Seeing the old prime minister kneeling on the ground and pleading with a look of deep grief, Emperor Hui had to sit up straight.

When King Xuan heard what the old prime minister said, his heart skipped a beat and he felt something was wrong.

"Please stand up quickly, my dear! Please tell me the reason slowly."

The old prime minister stood up and Lord Cui hurried over to help him.

The prefect of Jingzhao who was standing by thought that as long as the culprit of the illegal salt trafficking was caught, he could also follow the old prime minister and Lord Cui to get a share of the profits.

Unexpectedly, King Xuan would appear and interfere. Now he could not make any contribution and might even be punished. How could he have the mood to listen any further? He just stood there in a daze.

"Your Majesty, since your Majesty issued an order to hand over this case to the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Jingzhao Prefecture for joint investigation, I immediately went to find Lord Cui to discuss it.

The Ministry of Justice sent spies to sneak into the underground casino to collect intelligence. The Jingzhao Prefecture government kept an eye on the outskirts of the underground casino to prevent any other incidents from occurring, while the Dali Temple was responsible for tracking them.

The case had made some progress. With the increase in the amount of salt used in South Korea, the business of this gang of thieves has become more rampant. This is a good opportunity to catch them red-handed in one fell swoop."

Emperor Hui listened to the old prime minister talking about the progress of the case and unknowingly changed from sitting to standing.

"and then?"

Emperor Hui urged.

"Lord Cui found me the other day. According to reliable information, the scale and amount of the transaction between the private salt dealers and South Korea is not small. All the private salt dealers must be mobilized.

After such a long period of tracking, the Dali Temple has basically grasped the whereabouts and movements of these people, except for the location of a warehouse.

So we discussed that since they were trading in batches, we should not make any move during the first transaction. We would wait until they felt it was safe and then take them all out in one go during the second transaction.

Tonight is their first transaction. We wanted to let them go and then track them down, but who knew..."

The old prime minister suddenly turned around and glared at King Xuan.

"Who would have thought that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan would actually capture someone!"

The old prime minister was so angry that his chest heaved. Emperor Hui finally understood that the case, which was originally going smoothly, was messed up by King Xuan. No wonder the old prime minister was angry.

"King Xuan, is what the Prime Minister said true?"

"Your son...Your son did catch one person."

"Why did you arrest that man?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, it was also... just a coincidence."

Emperor Hui sat back in his chair, thinking that King Xuan had just accidentally arrested the wrong person, and it was no big deal. He would ask King Xuan to send some gifts to the old prime minister's house to apologize later.

It’s not a big deal, it’s not worth all the trouble. I might as well go back to the harem and rest early.

When Emperor Hui thought about this, his expression relaxed again.

"Your Highness King Xuan is modest."

Lord Cui, who had been standing aside and watching coldly, suddenly spoke when he saw that Emperor Hui did not intend to investigate further.

"The secret guards around His Highness were really capable. They injured several of the Ministry of Justice's secret agents. Even Lord You from the Dali Temple tried to stop them in person but failed and was injured. The person who came to trade was taken away just like that.

If it was just a coincidence, the secret guards in your Highness's residence wouldn't have to fight so hard."

Lord Cui's words were like a sharp sword stabbing at Emperor Hui. Emperor Hui's heart shuddered, and his eyes pointed directly at King Xuan like a sword.

"You have secret guards in your house? What do you want to do with them?"

"Father calm down!"

King Xuan knelt down and begged for mercy.

"There must be some misunderstanding. There are only ordinary guards in my mansion."

"Humph!"

Emperor Hui pointed his finger at Lord Cui.

"you say!"

"Reporting to your majesty, the secret guards of Prince Xuan's mansion sneaked into the underground casino a few days ago, but they found the private salt dealer in just a few days. If it weren't for the secret guards of Prince Xuan's mansion being so powerful, then Prince Xuan must have known your majesty's will early in the morning."

Upon hearing this, King Xuan cursed Lord Cui several times in his heart. Lord Cui did not speak for a long time, and every word he spoke was vicious.

If he admitted that he had secret guards in his mansion, it would arouse Emperor Hui's suspicion. If he did not admit it, he would be the latter. Spying on the secret decree without permission would be an even greater crime.

After Lord Cui finished speaking, Emperor Hui's eyes became fierce.

"Tell me how you happened to catch that person!"

King Xuan was so frightened by Emperor Hui's words that he had no choice but to speak.

"Father, you are wise. I just want to help you better share your worries, so I have raised a few people with better skills."

"Do you want to share my worries, or do you want to be my master?"

Emperor Hui was furious and felt that his imperial authority was violated.

"Your Majesty, our investigation over the past few months has been ruined in an instant. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"

When the old prime minister made his plea, Emperor Hui was no longer as tolerant as before and stared at King Xuan fiercely.

“Since Prince Xuan has such a capable person in his palace, this case will be handed over to Prince Xuan for investigation. The thief must be arrested within five days!