The Return of the Demon

General Chen came to the imperial study and found Geng Jing was there.

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you!"

"No need to be polite, General! Quansheng, give you a seat."

After General Chen sat down, Emperor Xuan asked, "Have you visited Ning Chen?"

"Your Majesty, I just came out of the prison of the Supervisory Department."

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly, "How is that kid?"

"Ning Chen is in good condition."

General Chen finished speaking, glanced at Geng Jing, and hesitated to speak.

Emperor Xuan said lightly, "General, just say what you want to say. If it's for Ning Chen, you don't have to avoid Geng Jing."

"Yes!" General Chen pondered for a moment and said, "When I went to visit Ning Chen just now, he told me that he had evidence of the crimes of all officials in Chongzhou."

Emperor Xuan was shocked and looked at Geng Jing.

Geng Jing was confused. He didn't know anything?

Emperor Xuan hurriedly asked, "Where is the evidence?"

"Your Majesty, the evidence is still in Zhenyuan County...Because Ning Chen only trusts me, he has never told anyone about this."

General Chen was a little proud.

Emperor Xuan was unhappy. This brat didn't trust me?

I was trying to find ways to get him off the hook, but he didn't trust me?

Emperor Xuan felt sour and angry!

Geng Jing secretly glanced at Emperor Xuan's face and knew that His Majesty was angry...He thought to himself, Your Majesty, don't be angry. Doesn't this kid trust me too?

General Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I want to send someone to Zhenyuan County to retrieve the evidence. Please grant me your permission."

Emperor Xuan pondered for a moment.

"General Chen, Geng Jing, listen to my order."

"I order you to send people to Chongzhou immediately... General Chen, send a few trustworthy people with 300 imperial guards."

"Geng Jing, send someone to assist."

Emperor Xuan narrowed his eyes and continued: "Find out the truth of the evidence. Once it is true, all officials of Chongzhou, big and small, will be arrested and brought back to the capital for trial."

"If anyone obstructs and resists, I will allow you to kill first and report later."

General Chen and Geng Jing hurriedly said: "Minister, obey the order!"

Emperor Xuan said in a deep voice: "A glimpse of the whole picture... Chongzhou may not be an exception. This time I will let those who are in office and do nothing see that this is the end of inaction."

"Eating the emperor's salary, but harming my people... Such people, what's the point of not killing them?"

"You go and do it immediately. I'm waiting for your good news!"

General Chen and Geng Jing saluted and left quickly.

Emperor Xuan picked up the rice paper on the table, which had a poem on it.

"Thousands of hammers and chisels have been used to carve out a deep mountain, and the raging fire burns as if it were nothing. I am not afraid of being torn to pieces, but I want to leave a clear name in the world... What a good poem, what a good poem!"

"Quan Sheng, do you think this kid is the reincarnation of the immortal poet... Otherwise, how can he write such a great work at such a young age?"

Eunuch Quan bowed his waist and said respectfully: "I don't know, but Mr. Ning is indeed talented."

Emperor Xuan snorted coldly and said: "He has used his little talent to anger me... He still wants to leave a clear name in the world, what? Is he a tyrant in his heart? Must he be killed?"

"This stinky boy is as annoying as those censors who oppose me for fame."

Eunuch Quan lowered his head with a flattering smile.

He knows His Majesty's mind best. Although he dislikes it, he really dotes on Ning Chen in his heart... I have never seen His Majesty treat any prince so well? Even the prince is scolded three times a day.

"Has the prince visited Ning Chen?"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly said, "I don't know, but he should have visited, right?"

"Should he?" Emperor Xuan frowned and said, "He has a stupid head, he definitely didn't go... Go remind him to visit Ning Chen, this is the best opportunity to win people's hearts, he doesn't even understand this, it really worries me to death, even Huai An knows to plead for Ning Chen."

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

"Wait a minute!"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly bowed, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

Emperor Xuan looked puzzled and asked "Why do you think Huai'an wants to plead for Ning Chen?"

"The Ninth Princess may not want to see a young talent like Mr. Ning be beheaded. This is a loss for my Great Xuan."

"Really? How can she think so deeply?" Emperor Xuan knew his daughter's IQ very well. He muttered, "I remember Huai'an hated Ning Chen very much, but now she ran to plead for Ning Chen. There is something wrong, absolutely something wrong."

"Huai'an will be fifteen soon. Could it be...Okay, you go first!"

Eunuch Quan bowed and retreated.

On the other side, General Chen and Geng Jing immediately split up after leaving the palace.

An hour later, Qi Yuanzhong led 300 imperial guards and met with two gold-clad and 30 silver-clad soldiers from the Supervisory Department at the city gate, and then headed straight for Chongzhou.

.......

Three days passed in a flash.

Ning Chen had been locked up in the prison, but he lived a comfortable life.

Gao Ziping and Feng Qizhen often came to bring him delicious food.

Geng Jing and the prince also came.

Ning Chen is only concerned about whether General Chen has obtained the evidence of his crime?

He doesn't know when he will be executed?

Ning Chen is bored and has a few pets... mice.

At first, there was only one, stealing his leftovers.

Later, seeing that Ning Chen had no ill will towards it, it called all its relatives to come.

Now there are five or six, and they are gradually growing stronger.

Ning Chen is now bored and teasing a little mouse with a straw. The newborn mouse is not afraid of people and plays well with Ning Chen.

A sound of footsteps is heard.

Ning Chen thought someone was coming to see him again, but when he turned around, he saw a group of strangers.

The leader was a young man, about 23 or 24 years old, dressed in brocade and magnificent clothes, with an extraordinary demeanor.

Behind him, there were four guards.

Judging from the way these four guards were dressed, they looked like guards of the imperial palace.

Before Ning Chen could speak, the other party said sternly: "Are you Ning Chen?"

Ning Chen was slightly startled, it seemed that the person who came was not friendly.

"I'm not Ning Chen, my name is Ning Gan."

The other party sneered and said, "Ning Chen, stop pretending, I know it's you."

Ning Chen spread his hands, "You know it, but you're still asking?"

"Ning Chen, you're so brave, you dare to kill the uncle with a knife, ignoring the majesty of the royal family, do you know your crime?"

Ning Chen thought: "You are also a member of the royal family, right? Don't smear the royal family... I just killed a beast, he doesn't deserve to be a member of the royal family."

"Okay, okay... You're still stubborn when you're about to die? A little silver-clad girl dared to kill the uncle... Today, I'll make you pay with blood."

"Come on, open the door for me... This prince will kill him with his own hands and avenge his uncle."

Ning Chen's eyes shrank slightly, did he guess who this person was?

This person is the third prince.

It is said that the queen doesn't know why? She has been unable to give birth to a dragon seed, but how can the mother of a country be without an heir? She will be criticized.

The third prince was born to Concubine Ming, and was taken to the queen's palace after birth and raised by the queen.

The uncle is the Queen's brother. He just said he wanted to avenge his uncle... It must be the Third Prince.

Now, the biggest threat to the Crown Prince is the Third Prince.

The Crown Prince is the eldest son of His Majesty.

But the Third Prince was raised by the Queen and has a noble status.

Therefore, the court officials are divided into two factions, one supporting the Crown Prince and the other supporting the Third Prince.

Although the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, as long as he has not yet sat on the throne, everything is possible.