Su Liuyue couldn't help but sit up, frowned slightly, and looked down at Zhou Yunke.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Yunke knew that she would not be able to fall asleep for a while. He sighed, sat up, leaned on the bed, took one of her hands and held it in his palm, and said in a deep voice: "After the emperor knew that the Cui family might have replaced the eleventh prince, he was very angry. He immediately had Cui Zhaorong brought from Changmen Palace and tortured her severely. Cui Zhaorong just kept smiling foolishly. However, there was obvious hatred and murderous intent in her eyes, which could not be suppressed. It should be as we guessed before, she has been pretending to be crazy.

Later, she couldn't bear the punishment and fainted.

The emperor ordered her to be thrown into prison, and all members of the Cui family were interrogated overnight. All officials above the third rank in the court were gathered together. Tonight, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was no different from hell on earth.

The officials who were summoned overnight, all the dignitaries from the old dynasty, were worried and pale. The dignitaries of the new dynasty were already somewhat extreme due to the recent frictions with the dignitaries of the old dynasty. Some officials who had advocated friendly coexistence with the dignitaries of the old dynasty took the opportunity to point out that most of the dignitaries of the old dynasty harbored evil intentions and should not be allowed to hold important positions in the court.

Not to mention, there is a group of new dynasty dignitaries who look down on the old dynasty dignitaries and have advocated suppressing them from the beginning. "

Just like Changshi Sun, at the beginning he had a very peaceful attitude towards the dignitaries of the old dynasty, but after this case of missing children, he hated them to the core.

Su Liuyue's face turned serious when he heard this.

Zhou Yunke gently pinched her fingers and continued: "Among them, the most uneasy one is Wei Yushi. He and Gu Jijiu can be said to be the two leaders of the dignitaries of the old dynasty. Some time ago, they were the ones who led the dignitaries of the old dynasty to criticize the dignitaries of the new dynasty.

Now, knowing that Wei Erlang of the Wei family was likely involved in the eleventh prince's substitution, a group of Xin Dynasty dignitaries took the opportunity to drag the Wei family into the water. My father was furious and immediately dismissed Wei Yushi from his post. All the adult males of the Wei family were thrown into prison to await trial. The Wei family was temporarily sealed up and awaited punishment. "

Su Liuyue couldn't help but frown even more tightly.

Of the five major families of the previous dynasty, two of the four existing families were destroyed at once.

Can the other two still sit still?
She pursed her lips and said, "I have been thinking about why Wei Erlang suddenly came out to stop Madam Shu Shao tonight. Not to mention that his stop has no weight at all, except that he will drag his family into the trap, it has no meaning.

He himself doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a stupid thing.

I think……"

She took a deep breath and said, "Wei Erlang did it on purpose. He is trying to drag the Wei family into this and further stir up conflict between the dignitaries of the old and new dynasties!"

Only one family of the Cui family failed, but that’s not enough.

Zhou Yunke obviously thought of this as well, and nodded, "I think so too. Father is indeed very angry today. I even think that he is a little irrational in anger."

As he spoke, he could not help but laugh sarcastically, saying, "The process of competing for the throne was too smooth, and the dignitaries of the old dynasty turned to him and fawned on him before he even entered the capital of Dayan, which caused my father's arrogance to swell greatly. This was one of the reasons why he was so magnanimous and tolerated the dignitaries of the old dynasty.

However, today's incident seemed to slap him in the face, letting him know that he was not that great, and that those people's loyalty to him was just a pretense. In their eyes, he might be no different from a juggling monkey. "

Su Liuyue looked at the sneer on his face and suddenly found it a little funny.

What on earth is His Majesty so arrogant about? Everyone in the world knows that two-thirds of this world was conquered by Zhou Yunke.

He only needs to move his hands and mouth to make thousands of people bow their heads to him. He wouldn't really think that those who bow their heads to him are really submitting to him, right?
Zhou Yunke's voice still rang in her ears, "In the end, what happened tonight became a one-sided attack by the new dynasty's dignitaries against the old dynasty's dignitaries. Although the emperor didn't say much, his face looked very strange. In the end, he just asked everyone to go back and rest first, and other matters will be discussed at the morning court tomorrow."

Su Liuyue's heart couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The sky before a storm is often extremely calm.

She said in a hoarse voice: "I'm afraid that this matter will drag down all the dignitaries of the old dynasty."

She thought of Xue Chengyi and Xue Wenjin, and couldn't help feeling a little choked up.

Zhou Yunke seemed to know what she was thinking. He held her hand tightly and whispered, "Don't worry. Even if the emperor wants to take action against the dignitaries of the old dynasty, he will first target those who hold important positions or have powerful families. My uncle is in Beijing now and may be implicated, but it won't be too serious.

And your third cousin is currently working outside Beijing, so this fire won’t affect him for the time being.

The most important thing is that we cannot allow our father to target the dignitaries of the old dynasty in this way. Although the power of the dignitaries of the new dynasty seems to have been cultivated and the court has recruited a large number of new people, Daqing was built on the foundation of Dayan after all. The power of many dignitaries of the old dynasty is still very large, just like the intricate spider webs hidden under Daqing, which can affect the whole body if moved by a single hair.

If my father loses his mind and insists on targeting all the dignitaries of the old dynasty, this world... will be in chaos again sooner or later."

Only those who have truly fought on the battlefield know how precious peace is to everyone.

Seeing the solemnity and determination in Zhou Yunke's eyes, Su Liuyue also whispered: "I think so too. Moreover, if our speculation about Wei Erlang is correct, there is obviously an invisible hand behind the dignitaries of the new and old dynasties, constantly pushing the contradictions between them.

This unknown hand may be the biggest hidden danger.

Your Highness, I want to meet Wei Erlang tomorrow."

Cases involving important court officials are generally handled by the Dali Temple.

If nothing unexpected happens, Wei Erlang, Cui Mingyuan and others will be transferred to the Dali Temple's prison next.

If Wei Wuyan's actions were all directed by the person behind the scenes, then the person most likely to know the identity of the mastermind is Wei Wuyan.

Zhou Yunke glanced at Su Liuyue and whispered, "Okay, I will arrange for someone to pick you up at the Dali Temple tomorrow, and you can just go there directly."

The next day, Zhou Yunke went to the morning court early in the morning. Su Liuyue also got up early with him, but she did not go directly to the Dali Temple, but went to the Shen family first.

Wei Wuyan, this madman, obviously doesn't care about the rise and fall of his family anymore.

In this world, there may only be one person left that he still cares about. (End of this chapter)