We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

After arranging the training competition, Zhou Tiancheng went directly to see Zhou Rui.

He didn't go alone.

He walked at the front, and behind him were dozens of people carrying more than thirty dead brothers.

As for those who were injured, they are still receiving treatment in the military camp and it is inconvenient to move them around.

Arriving at the tent, Zhou Tiancheng looked up and saw Zhou Tianze eating meat and drinking wine. However, when he saw him, Zhou Tianze looked up with a slight surprise.

Zhou Tianze clearly didn't expect him to still be alive.

Without hesitation, Zhou Tiancheng strode into the tent and approached Zhou Tianze.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhou Tianze raised his head, a mocking smile on his face.

He was clearly telling Zhou Tiancheng, "I've hired someone to assassinate you, what can you do about it?"

next moment.

A huge fist came closer and closer, and then slammed into his nose with a thud.

Just like that, Zhou Tianze's nose started bleeding.

"Your Highness! What are you doing?"

"His Highness the Crown Prince has hit someone!"

"How dare you, Your Highness! How dare you be so insolent in front of His Majesty!"

One voice after another came over; these were officials from Qin Zhi'ang's faction speaking out for the Third Prince.

Zhou Tiancheng ignored him, grabbed a bronze wine vessel from the table and lunged at it. Just as he was about to make a move, he was grabbed around the waist by a group of people.

"Relax!"

Zhou Tiancheng shouted, his voice filled with suppressed rage.

But those officials dared not let up.

If Zhou Tiancheng were to smash it down, what if something were to happen to the Third Prince?

People kept glancing at Zhou Rui.

"Your Majesty, you must do something about this!"

What can Zhou Rui say?

The crown prince was almost killed by an assassin!

What's wrong with getting a little angry now?

Zhou Rui didn't say anything, kept his head down and drank, pretending not to see anything.

It wasn't until the wine cup in Zhou Tiancheng's hand was snatched away and he was surrounded that he looked at Zhou Tiancheng.

"Your Highness, let's talk things out calmly. There's no need to get so angry."

As for accountability?

That's impossible! This is the Empress's son!

Zhou Tiancheng turned to look at Zhou Rui, his eyes red-rimmed.

He pointed to the more than thirty corpses outside the tent, his voice trembling as he spoke.

"Father, these are more than thirty living lives, more than thirty brothers who entrusted their lives to me!"

"They could have had better lives, they could have been reunited with their families, and now? They're all dead!"

"Their parents are waiting for them to come home outside the hunting grounds. How am I supposed to face them?"

"If I had a knife, I would have killed the third brother today!"

Zhou Rui opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Qin Zhiang squinted at Zhou Tiancheng.

"Your Highness, you can't speak so carelessly. What does the Third Prince have to do with their deaths?"

Zhou Tiancheng suddenly turned around, his eyes looking like he wanted to devour someone.

"What does it have to do with anything? You old codger, how dare you ask?"

"Who brought the warhorse into the hunting grounds?"

"Who was it that, after their defeat, delivered fifty warhorses to the assassin?"

"Are you senile? Without these fifty warhorses, would so many of my brothers have died?"

"Let me tell you, you old fool, Zhou Tianze can't escape responsibility! If you dare to stop me today, I'll beat you up too!"

He kept calling him an old codger, an old thing, and a senile fool, which made Qin Zhiang's face turn extremely ugly.

"How dare you insult me ​​like this?"

Who is Qin Zhi'ang?

Minister of Rites.

Even Zhou Rui had to give him some face, how could he have been humiliated like this before?

He was so angry that his beard trembled. He wanted to intimidate Zhou Tiancheng, but Zhou Tiancheng wouldn't have any of it.

"Insult you? I haven't even hit you yet!"

As soon as Zhou Tiancheng finished speaking, he suddenly charged towards Qin Zhiang.

Unfortunately, there were too many people surrounding him, some grabbing his hands, some grabbing his feet, and they managed to subdue him.

"You old bastard, you better watch where you're going from now on, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"

Left with no other option, Zhou Tiancheng could only resort to cursing.

Even Zhou Rui couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's enough!"

"Your Highness, how long are you going to keep causing trouble?"

"Throwing a tantrum in public will only make you a laughingstock!"

"If you're really upset about this, go find out for yourself!"

"Whatever you find out, I will stand up for you!"

It must be said that Zhou Rui's timing in speaking was very sophisticated.

Zhou Tiancheng beat someone up and then berated Qin Zhiang. Zhou Rui spoke up at this moment, seemingly blaming Zhou Tiancheng, but actually expressing his own attitude.

He told Zhou Tiancheng to investigate freely!

Zhou Tiancheng struggled for a moment and broke free from the crowd's grasp. He looked up at Zhou Rui.

"Father, it's pointless to investigate the murderer now."

"When Hou Tian died, was there an investigation? Were anything found?"

"Xue Fan is also an official of the imperial court, isn't he? He dared to assassinate me so openly, could he be even more stupid than Hou Tian, ​​leaving behind any evidence?"

"Cannot be found!"

"I don't want to investigate! I just want an explanation!"

Zhou Rui narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the Ministry of Justice.

"By order, Minister of Justice Qin Tao will investigate this case and find out the real culprit within three days."

"If the truth is not uncovered by the deadline, Qin Tao, you may as well resign as Minister of Justice."

What is this?

Punishment!

Everyone present knew perfectly well who the real culprits were: Qin Zhi'ang and the Third Prince.

But who dares to say it?

Not a single person will stand up for the more than thirty people who died.

Only the Crown Prince, without saying a word, first beat up the Third Prince, and then gave Qin Zhi'ang a good scolding.

Even so, it was still impossible to get justice for those thirty-odd people.

Now Zhou Rui has given an explanation, which is to dismiss Qin Tao.

The so-called investigation is just an excuse.

Qin Zhi'ang's expression grew even more unpleasant upon hearing this.

He gave Zhou Tiancheng a deep look, feeling inexplicably annoyed.

This guy is incredibly lucky; he's still alive?

If Zhou Tiancheng were dead, there wouldn't be so much trouble!

He turned to look at Qin Tao, nodded slightly, and signaled to Qin Tao to obey the arrangement.

No matter how unwilling Qin Tao was, he could only accept the order dejectedly at this moment.

Even so, Zhou Tiancheng was still not satisfied.

"Father, I have a few more conditions."

Qin Zhi'ang's beard trembled upon hearing this.

"Your Highness, don't push your luck!"

He thought Zhou Tiancheng was trying to harm him again.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Tiancheng only glanced at him contemptuously before looking away.

"Father, I want a fiefdom, preferably near the northern border, so I can use it to train troops."

"Secondly, I want military power; at least give me a quota for an army to recruit soldiers!"

"Finally, all members of my National Protection Army shall enjoy preferential treatment from the entire nation. They need no special exceptions from the law, but benefits such as exemption from taxes and corvée labor must be fully provided!"

"Furthermore, if anyone slanders my National Protection Army in the future, I have the right to request local officials to punish them!"