Apparently not convinced.

"Your Majesty?" Cui Gonggong asked tentatively.

The emperor came back to his senses and waved his hand to silence Grandpa Cui.

Grandpa Cui bowed and quietly did not speak.

"Your Majesty?" Sheng Lixin looked at the emperor worriedly on the side, and cautiously proposed, "The old minister thinks that this news may be fake."

"You think so, too?" The emperor looked at Sheng Lixin and asked.

Sheng Lixin stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Feng Yuanchen is my apprentice, and his martial arts are outstanding, how could he lose to Xichu so easily!"

The emperor nodded appreciatively, what he admired most was Sheng Lixin's open-minded and transparent character.

The emperor pondered for a moment and continued to speak, "Send someone to investigate, and be sure to clarify the matter."

"No need to investigate." At this time, Sheng Lixin suddenly stopped him.

"Why?"

"Zhiyao is not in the mansion either, it must be in the past." Sheng Lixin guessed.

"Zhiyao?" The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.

"Yes, it's been a few days since I went out, and Mei Lan Zhuju is not here, so I guess I have already received some news to save people." Sheng Lixin sighed, "I don't know what happened to these children."

"Since Zhiyao is gone, there shouldn't be any accidents." The emperor was relieved, and then ordered, "You immediately draft a decree to seal Yuanchen as the general of the protector of the country, and crown him as the general of Pingnan."

"Yes!" Grandpa Cui happily agreed.

The emperor also instructed: "You send another message to the southern Xinjiang, and tell them that when the army returns this time, I will definitely reward them heavily."

"The old slave obeys!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned to Sheng Lixin and said, "Notify me as soon as there is news."

"Yes, the minister retired first." After Sheng Lixin saluted respectfully, he left the imperial study.

After walking out of the palace gate, Sheng Lixin did not take the car back to his house, but walked slowly along the long street.

His eyes were fixed on his feet, as if he were looking at something, and as if he was not looking at anything, and the whole person fell into deep thought.

Not long after, a sturdy figure appeared in Sheng Lixin's sight.

Seeing the visitor, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Sheng Lixin's mouth.

Steward Li stepped forward quickly, looking anxious and said, "Master Hou, Miss has sent Hongxue to pass the word!"

Sheng Lixin hummed softly: "What happened?"

Steward Li briefly recounted the matter before asking, "Master, what are you going to do?"

Sheng Lixin groaned slightly, and replied, "The plan will be calculated."

Steward Li nodded and agreed, "It's still the old man's wisdom."

Sheng Lixin bowed slightly, raised his head and walked back.

The next day, the people in the capital discussed the announcement on the street today, which was nothing more than two things, one was the assassination of King Chen, and the other was that Feng Yuanchen had outstanding military achievements and was named the general of the protector of the country, and he was also crowned the general of Pingnan.

Although the two unbeatable official positions were not particularly abrupt together, everyone still felt strange, because they had never heard of the two positions of General Protector and General Pingnan related.

"Eh, why did you say that this King Chen was assassinated?"

"I don't know...... Maybe it's really as rumored that this King Chen is too unfavored, and it is not unusual for him to be sent to the frontier and die."

"Who's to say it isn't, don't you see? King Chen's Mansion doesn't even have a figure anymore."

"Ouch! Who doesn't know that King Chen is the concubine of the second prince, and if he has no father or mother, there must be no one in the mansion."

"What are you yelling about? I'm not afraid of death!" An eldest lady scolded.

The crowd was silent.

"This Chenwang Mansion can't be empty, right?" The young man on the side couldn't help but mutter.

The young man's mother gave him a blank look and scolded, "Nonsense, how can King Chen's mansion be empty?"

"How could it be impossible for King Chen's mansion to be empty?"

The young man straightened his neck and said, "I was standing in front of the mansion just now, and I couldn't even see a cat!"

The boy's mother suddenly became dumbfounded and glared at the boy.

"How do you know that King Chen's mansion is empty? Have you been?" The man next to him asked.

"Just ran to see it." The boy said confidently.

The rest scoffed, "You're only ten years old, what are you going to see? You can't be trying to steal, are you?"

"I'm ......," the boy blushed and stammered, "I...... I'm just passing by, so I'll take it in and have a look."

"Hmph." Everyone snorted coldly, not believing the boy's nonsense.

"If you don't believe it, forget it, I saw it with my own eyes anyway." The young man pursed his lips and said, "If you don't believe it, you can go to King Chen's mansion to have a look, maybe it's exactly the same as I guessed!"

"Okay, you doll don't talk about this, it's all scattered." The boy's father shouted.

The boy shut his mouth in a huff.

The crowds in the streets dispersed, and the people began to go about their business, and the things that had been talked about just now seemed to be of little importance, because no one cared about the details.

Just when everyone was busy working, at the end of the street, a light purple figure slowly approached.

King Wu looked at the notice, although his face was not shocked, but his heart set off ripples.

But this announcement only said that King Chen was assassinated, but it did not say that he was dead.

King Wu frowned, he deliberately ran to the street to read the announcement, just because the emperor didn't say anything in the court, and he was worried that something would happen.

However, the announcement only mentioned the assassination and the sealing of officials, and as for the specific situation, he did not mention anything.

Thinking of this, a trace of joy rose faintly in the bottom of King Wu's heart.

Now it's time for the people on his side to send back the specific news, as long as it is confirmed that Feng Yuanchen is dead, then he will be the only heir to the throne, as for his third brother, he doesn't have to think about it at all, after all, he is a waste.

King Wu quickly regained his composure and walked away.

After returning to the palace, King Wu couldn't wait to have his staff call to discuss the matter.

When the group came to the study, King Wu asked them what they thought of the announcement issued by the emperor today.

The staff analyzed and argued, and finally came to the result - Feng Yuanchen must be dead.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates think that what we have to do now is to try to avoid anything to do with King Chen's death." Staff A spoke.

"Subordinate seconded." Staff Member B nodded in agreement.

Staff member Bing also said: "Lord, the ministers will write to the emperor tomorrow about the establishment of the prince, after all, now is a good opportunity, don't miss the opportunity."

"Hmm." King Wu nodded approvingly, and then asked, "This king also thinks that now is a good opportunity, but it is not enough for you to write alone, the most important thing is those old ministers."

Staff Officer C was silent for a moment and said, "Lord Wang, my subordinates have an idea, but they don't know if it's suitable or not?"