The old fox's mentality was a bit floating.

Coming out of the meeting hall of the inner Yamen, Sun Shaozong watched as Jia Yucun drifted away amidst the crowd, but he gave him an ominous sign in his heart.

Sun Shaozong's proactive request this time pushed Jia Yucun to the throne of the Governor, but at the same time, he completely lost his checks and balances, and thus established a dominant position in the Central Judicial Office.

Moreover, according to the power and strategy displayed by this old fox daily, even if the latter transferred officials and the central government work together, it might be difficult to compete with him in the short term.

On the surface alone, Jia Yucun seemed to be in a very good situation.

But based on the saying, 'misfortune lies in blessings, and blessings lie in misfortune!'

Over the past year, the old fox has used the power of the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family to establish a wide network of contacts in the Capital and attracted many powerful figures.

Although this has provided him with considerable assistance in ascending to the throne of the Governor, those powerful figures were mostly cannibalistic and weren’t willing to make favors for him in vain.

Once Jia Yucun ascended to the throne of the Governor and gained the authority to speak without hesitation in the Central Judicial Office, it was estimated that it would be time for him to repay his debts.

If Jia Yucun could maintain his consistent prudence, he would not be held hostage by those people. He was afraid that he would forget his taboos and fears as a courtier and would go beyond the agreed-upon boundaries of vulgarity.

And his various performances at the meeting today seemed to have shown signs of this aspect.

If he couldn’t reflect on himself as soon as possible, he was afraid that major disasters wouldn’t be far away in the future.

Of course, Sun Shaozong would not speak out if he saw through it, and even wished for the old fox to fall quickly.

However, this matter has some warning effect on him.

Has he been drifting a bit lately?

For example, regarding the affair with You-Shi, he was determined not to take any risks when he first entered the Capital.

After thinking about it, it was indeed drifting.

It seemed that he must reflect well in the future!

After making up his mind, Sun Shaozong went to the Criminal Investigation Department and ordered Lin Delu to go to the Ministry of Justice to review the files of the case involving Third Sister You; the preparation work for this was also important.

After handling both public and private matters properly, Sun Shaozong naturally did not stay in the Criminal Investigation Department for a long time. He casually reminded Sun Chengye of a few words, asking him to call Yu Qian to gather at home on the Double Ninth Festival of September, and then hurriedly left the government office.

Sun Shaozong had just arrived at the door of the Northern Detective Department, before he could get off his horse, he saw Lu Hui hurriedly walking out from inside.

He ran into Sun Shaozong head-on and loudly ordered, "Inspector Sun has come at the right time. I’m about to go to the palace to meet Commander Dai. You can come along too."

Go to the palace to meet Commander Dai?

Sun Shaozong's heart was stirred, and he quickly got off his horse and approached him, whispering, "Has someone confessed to something important?"

"Let's talk about it on the way."

However, Lu Hui flipped over and mounted his horse, swung his whip, and rushed out.

Sun Shaozong was helpless and had to return to his horse. He quickly rode up and rode alongside Lu Hui.

However, was this the place to discuss military and state affairs when walking through the streets and alleys?

Therefore, it was not until entering the palace through Xuanwu Gate that Sun Shaozong heard Lu Hui explaining the reasons and consequences of this report.

After listening, he couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

What should he say?

The first scapegoat of this week was truly deserving of his reputation!

Before Sun Shaozong could even beat around the bush, Zang Liang couldn't bear the punishment and took the initiative to climb onto Prince Yizhong's head.

Damn it!

I wasted the time of a wise man last night to ponder for half an hour and designed a set of planting schemes that was flawless.

Feeling depressed in his heart, Sun Shaozong deliberately questioned, "According to what you said, Zang Liang doesn't seem to have given any clear evidence. Could this be a beating..."

He held the word 'beating' in his mouth, and before he could reveal it, Lu Hui said decisively, "Since this matter involves Prince Yizhong, we must let the palace know no matter what; let alone if this is the work of Prince Yizhong's remaining followers, there must be a huge conspiracy hidden behind it!"

Although there were some deviations in the process, the subsequent reactions were similar to what he had imagined.

A stone fell to the ground in his heart, and Sun Shaozong calmly accompanied Lu Hui in a small courtyard adjacent to the palace wall, waiting for Dai Quan's summons.

It didn't make the two of them wait too long, but in just half an hour, a eunuch came in from outside, and he was also an acquaintance of Sun Shaozong, Eunuch Li of Jingren Palace.

"Lord Sun."

As soon as Eunuch Li entered the door, he hurriedly said, "The Emperor has summoned you to go to Jingren Palace; you can go with me now."

Summoned again?

Has there been progress in the southward expedition to quell the rebellion?

Sun Shaozong hesitated and looked at Lu Hui, who couldn't help but bow and say, "Eunuch Li, I wondered if Commander Dai..."

"Commander Dai is naturally also in Jingren Palace, but he didn't order you to go in and talk; Lord Lu might as well wait here longer."

Eunuch Li spoke and urged Sun Shaozong, "Lord Sun, we dare not let the Emperor wait for a long time."

Although Lu Hui, beside him, was jealous, he could only casually agree and ask Sun Shaozong to quickly go to the Jingren Palace to face the Emperor.

So Sun Shaozong followed Eunuch Li out of the courtyard.

When he arrived at the long palace wall alley, Sun Shaozong looked at no one in front and behind, and quietly followed closely, stuffing two golden ingots into the palm of Eunuch Li's hand.

Eunuch Li put it into his pocket without any trace and whispered with a straight eye, "Please be careful when you report today. I heard that the Emperor is not in a good mood."

Emperor Guangde's mood was not very good?

It shouldn't have anything to do with summoning him, right?

After all, a few days ago, he voluntarily requested to go to the mountains to fight for his life and suppress the rebellion. With this great loyalty and courage, he shouldn't have been provoked.

Hearing this half-sentence from Eunuch Li, he remained silent. Sun Shaozong had the intention to inquire again about what was causing Emperor Guangde's anxiety, but he was also afraid that it would solidify the internal and external collusion.

So he remained silent and lowered his head to follow the Eunuch Li to the Jingren Palace.

Around the rockery in front of the door, it was still the palace maid waiting in the corridor last time. However, this time she did not lead Sun Shaozong to any courtyard, but directly led him to the pavilion in the northwest corner.

He saw that the pavilion was empty, with only one master, one servant, and a furnace of fragrant sandalwood smoke.

"Sun Shaozong, greetings to Your Majesty!"

Sun Shaozong hurried a few steps and knelt in front of the pavilion, only to hear clothes drifting behind him. He peeked over and saw that the palace maid who was leading the way had already hurried away.

Tch!

This atmosphere was indeed a bit off!

Last time he played a duet in the courtyard, although there were only three officials, there were a lot of palace maids and eunuchs on duty outside.

Now…

Anyway, within a radius of five or six miles, Sun Shaozong didn't even see a single person.

In a moment of doubt, Emperor Guangde asked, "I heard that you just got a supernatural jade yesterday?"