Royal Palace.

Star Observation Deck.

Emperor Shouzheng was wearing a Taoist robe, sitting with his eyes closed, listening to the new eunuch Wang Zhong read the summary of the memorial.

Although he did not go to court often, he did not ignore government affairs.

After the five palace elders sorted out all the memorials, they selected the important memorials, drew up a summary, wrote down their handling opinions, and sent them to the palace.

After Emperor Shouzheng inspects it, if he approves it, he will stamp it and hand it over to relevant departments and officials for execution.

If it is not approved, the chief eunuch will draft a new treatment plan in accordance with Emperor Shouzheng's wishes, stamp it and issue it.

The five pavilion elders have different factions and supervise each other. The memorial is also registered with the Secretary of General Affairs, so there is no need to worry about being hidden by a certain pavilion elder.

In this way, although Emperor Shouzheng rarely held court meetings, he still controlled the affairs of Bei'an and would not be ignored by powerful ministers.

"Your Majesty, these memorials are all about impeaching Gu Zhao, the White Crane in Tsing Yi, who was in charge of He, for killing Dong Hao's envoy without permission, affecting the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and demanding that Gu Zhao be severely punished."

Wang Zhong read out the handling measures drawn up by the cabinet: "Order Gu Zhao to apologize to the Donghao mission, dismiss him from office and hand him over to a responsible person for trial and punishment."

Emperor Shouzheng slowly opened his eyes, "Gu Zhao killed the Dong Hao envoy?"

Huh? The emperor actually asked out loud? Wang Zhongnian was a little surprised.

He had read many memorials before, but Emperor Shouzheng just said "hmm". This time he actually opened his eyes and wanted to understand the situation carefully.

Is it because the Donghao mission is very important, or because Gu Zhao is different?

Wang Zhong was thinking in his heart, but he did not dare to neglect his actions. He opened the memorial and read the words describing the murder case.

"Because your informant had a conflict with the Donghao Mission, so you confronted the Donghao Mission and killed the members of the Donghao Mission?"

"Lead a hundred little cranes and force them with swords, making the members of Donghao's mission miserable?"

Emperor Shouzheng could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

He closed his eyes again. "Young man... stay in China."

To stay in the palace means to leave these memorials in the palace without giving any advice on how to deal with them.

It doesn't express an attitude, it's just an attitude.

Wang Zhong speculated on Emperor Shou Zheng's true thoughts, but could not find any entrance at all. He could only say that His Majesty was arbitrary and unpredictable.

After all the memorials were processed, Wang Zhong called to Hsinchu and asked him to send these memorials to the cabinet.

"Go and ask the prince to come see me." Emperor Shouzheng said calmly.

Not long after, Prince Qin Youzhen rushed over.

What he is wearing today is a tuanlong uniform made of distant mountains. Coupled with his increasingly rosy face, he looks like a spring bamboo growing happily in the distant mountains on a spring day.

Climbing to the top of the building, the prince bent down and knelt down, "My son, please see your father!"

Emperor Shouzheng didn't ask him to get up, but just asked with his eyes closed, "How was your conversation with Gu Zhao?"

Speaking of Gu Zhao, the prince's face showed a bit of frustration, "Gu Zhao said, she doesn't deserve it."

Emperor Shouzheng stroked the beads on his wrist, "Does that mean he doesn't like you anymore?"

The prince was speechless.

Gu Zhao just doesn't want to be the princess, obviously she doesn't want to use herself as a bargaining chip.

Skilled people, regardless of gender, have their own dignity.

However, as my father said, maybe, probably, this is correct.

Emperor Shouzheng's voice had no ups and downs: "Gu Zhao killed members of Donghao's mission. Several censors are impeaching her, demanding that she be dismissed and punished, and she should explain to Donghao's mission."

The prince suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief, "She...killed members of Donghao's mission? Why?"

Emperor Shouzheng waved his hand, and Wang Zhong understood the situation carefully and repeated the situation described in the memorial.

"These censors are evading important matters and only say that Gu Zhao killed members of Donghao's mission, but do not say what those members of Donghao's mission did!"

"It's really heartbreaking!"

"Are they officials of Bei'an or servants of Donghao?"

The more the prince spoke, the angrier he became. His hands were clenched into fists, veins bulging out, and he was exuding obsessive hatred.

The Donghao people assassinated him many times, but none of these officials stood up and said they wanted to take revenge on him, the prince.

On the contrary, when the Donghao envoy died, they were as angry as if their biological father and mother had died, and they wanted Gu Zhao to apologize and take responsibility!

Whose salary and job are they getting from?!

"Shut up." Emperor Shouzheng only said two words, and he calmed down the prince's anger.

The prince exhaled heavily, feeling extremely depressed, but he could only clenched his fists in his wide sleeves.

"Remember, you are the prince and the heir apparent of a country. The situation must be big. Don't just focus on the personal grudges in front of you."

Emperor Shouzheng said in a vague tone, "Speaking these angry words now will not help solve the problem at all."

"Internal and external troubles have yet to be resolved."

"When you become emperor, you can deal with those officials as you wish."

"If I can't pass these hurdles, I'm afraid I won't die well, and you..."

Emperor Shouzheng chuckled twice and did not continue.

The prince was frightened by Emperor Shouzheng's words, and leaned down to plead guilty, "Father, forgive me, I just think of those days and nights tortured by Ye Hehuan... Life is really worse than death..."

His voice was trembling a little, with a hint of crying mixed in it. "That kind of pain from the bone marrow to the internal organs, from the limbs to the heart, even if it is hell on earth, it is nothing more than this."

"What do those Donghao people think of the prince, Erchen? A chess piece, a pig or a dog? Torture at will, without any respect!"
Chapter completed!