With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

Nie Chongshan and others did not disappoint Ye Cheng'an. As soon as they were released, they immediately submitted a joint memorial to the Northern Border Royal Court, accusing Ye Cheng'an of detaining and imprisoning the officials of the Nine Cities and threatening each of the Nine Cities to pay 100,000 taels of silver to ransom them.

This incident caused a great uproar within the Northern Kingdom.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jinglan, as always, said without asking any questions, "This rebellious son's audacity is growing! He actually dares to commit such banditry and lead the way in promoting evil..."

"Fortunately, I didn't let him continue as the heir apparent of the Northern Territory, otherwise the entire Northern Territory would have turned into a bandit stronghold under his leadership!"

"Gentlemen, what do you suggest I do to punish him?"

Earlier, Liu Chengye, whose congratulatory gifts were snatched during Ye Jinyu's promotion ceremony, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the reason why the eldest son is so rampant and lawless even after going to Liuzhou is because he considers himself a member of the royal family and thinks the heavens are high and the royal court is far away, so Your Highness can't do anything to him... In my opinion, if you want to teach the eldest son a lesson, you must strip him of his royal status and demote him to a commoner!"

"Let him completely lose his reliance on his rampant behavior!"

Yue Shichang, who had suffered the same fate as Liu Chengye, also said, "I second that!"

With two people taking the lead, all the officials from Su Wanrou's faction stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I second that proposal!"

Pei Heng frowned. He simply couldn't believe that the eldest young master, such a kind and benevolent person, would detain the Nine City officials and extort money for no reason!

Something must have happened!

"Your Highness, I object!" He glanced coldly at Su Wanrou's lackeys and shouted, "The Northern Court officials have all witnessed the character of the Eldest Young Master; he would never do such a thing without a reason!"

"Furthermore, why did all the managers of the Nine Cities suddenly go to Yong'an City?"

"Could it be that they started the trouble with the eldest young master?"

"I believe Your Highness should handle this matter impartially and make a decision only after thoroughly investigating the facts!"

As soon as Pei Heng spoke, Han Zhaolie, Chen Bingzheng, Liu Jianzhang, and others also stood up.

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"Your Highness, I believe the Chief Secretary is absolutely right. After all, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Perhaps, before the Eldest Prince went to Liuzhou, the officials of these nine cities had already formed a clique. The reason they reported to the royal court was perhaps because they realized that the combined strength of the nine of them was no match for the Eldest Prince, and therefore they wanted to use Your Highness to punish him..."

"Your Highness, please investigate thoroughly before making any further decisions! Do not be misled by treacherous individuals and do something that will hurt your own people and please your enemies!"

Seeing that his rebellious son Ye Cheng'an had already left, and that more than half of the court officials were still on his side, Ye Jinglan was extremely displeased.

Then he thought of the day Ye Cheng'an left. He had clearly ordered that no one was allowed to see him off, but these people still went under the pretext of seeing the princess off, openly slapping him in the face.

He became even more furious. "Fine! I'll deal with that rebellious son after I've investigated the matter thoroughly!"

"Liu Chengye, Yue Shichang, and Zhou Jianming, I hereby appoint you three as imperial censors. Go to Liuzhou to investigate whether that rebellious son has caused any trouble or abused his power. If the Nine City Magistrates' statements are true, I grant you the authority to strip that rebellious son of his royal status and demote him to a commoner!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Heng and the others looked even uglier. The three people Ye Jinglan sent were all Su Wanrou's lackeys!

Su Wanrou was already determined to kill the eldest young master; if she were to take all his people...

Even if the eldest son had a valid reason for detaining the Nine City officials, he would still be blamed.

"Your Highness, I believe it is inappropriate for only these three to go. I am willing to go with them!" Pei Heng said.

However, Ye Jinglan gave him a cold glare and said, "The Chief Secretary is old and it is inconvenient for him to travel around. Let them handle this matter."

Pei Heng knew that Ye Jinglan wasn't afraid of him traveling, but rather that he was dissatisfied with Ye Jinglan because Su Wanrou and her son had whispered in his ear about the day they saw off the eldest young master, and was deliberately trying to suppress him.

What's even more infuriating is that even though he knew everything, he couldn't change the king's fate.

Seeing that Pei Heng's suggestion was rejected, Liu Chengye's eyes gleamed with even more smugness. "Chief Secretary, the Prince is right. How can such a small matter be entrusted to a veteran official like you who has served two dynasties? Let us do it."

"Rest assured, we will uphold the law impartially. If the young master has indeed committed the heinous act of having the nine city officials of Liuzhou jointly submit a memorial to the throne, we will not let him off lightly!"

"Conversely, we will never wrong the innocent!"

Pei Heng was filled with rage. The sinister look in the eyes of Liu Chengye and the other two was almost tangible. How could they talk about upholding justice?

No one, not even a fool, would believe that!

No, he must quickly send a message to the eldest son so that the eldest son can prepare in advance and prevent these three treacherous officials from framing him!

...

Yong'an City.

After a period of fermentation, Golden Crispy Dragon Wings have become more than just a local delicacy.

It has reached the point where almost everyone in Liuzhou knows about it, and some high-ranking officials and nobles even travel thousands of miles just to taste this Golden Crispy Dragon Wing.

Juxianglou's business was booming, and he sent someone to deliver 1.2 million taels of silver notes to Ye Cheng'an.

Ye Chengan made a fortune.

At the same time, both the chief official of the Nine Cities and Xiao Heming knew that Ye Chengan had made a fortune of 1.68 million taels of silver using those locusts.

All ten were heartbroken and nearly fainted from anger, never to wake up again.

Fortunately, they still have hope.

The petition jointly accusing Ye Cheng'an had already been sent to the royal court. It is said that the prince was furious in court and sent three officials from the Censorate to investigate.

Moreover, they even threatened that after investigation, if it was confirmed that the matter was as they claimed, Ye Chengan would be immediately stripped of his royal status and demoted to a commoner!

The three officials who came this time are all from the Princess's faction, and they will surely help them solidify Ye Cheng'an's crimes!

Once Ye Cheng'an is dealt with, wouldn't the money he earned from selling locusts belong to them?

Ten people gathered in Panlong City, waiting for the arrival of the royal envoy.

Meanwhile, Ye Cheng'an received the letter that Pei Heng had ordered to be delivered by fast horse as scheduled.

"Young Master, Chief Secretary Pei has sent someone with a message," Zhu Yu announced.

"Teacher?" Ye Cheng'an frowned, immediately took the letter, and after just one glance, his face turned extremely cold. "I thought it was something serious, but it turns out that old scoundrel Ye Jinglan believed the Nine City officials' out-of-context remarks and sent three vicious dogs under Su Wanrou's command in the Overwatch Council to cause trouble for me in Liuzhou..."

"How dare you venture your dogs into my territory! Don't blame me for ensuring these three vicious dogs never return!!!"

An endless killing intent surged in Ye Cheng'an's eyes.

Even Zhu Yu was taken aback. "The eldest young master wants these three to die in Liuzhou?"

"They are royal envoys. If anything happens to them within Liuzhou, the Prince and Su Wanrou will definitely not let the eldest son off the hook..."

Ye Cheng'an smiled contemptuously, "Just because they died within Liuzhou doesn't necessarily mean I was the murderer. Just wait and see. In short, this time, if they dare to come, I will make sure Su Wanrou and Ye Jinglan have no choice but to swallow this bitter pill!"

"Shen Jingchuan, go and spread some news for me..."