The Miracle Doctor’s Two-Faced Toddler

The Emperor was really angry. It was Eunuch Wang who persuaded him, by saying that the Young Master was sick, that he must have fallen ill and did not even know what he was doing. Only then did the Emperor resist the urge to strangle Yan Jiuchao to death.

However, while he could avoid the death penalty, he could not escape punishment. Yan Jiuchao was punished with a year’s salary, a month of seclusion to reflect on his mistakes, and a hundred beatings. On account of his health, the beatings were enforced on his guards on behalf of him.

Shadow Thirteen obediently received a hundred hits, causing him to cry out loud. After he was done, he slapped his butt, shook his head, and strode towards the Dali Temple.

Although the truth about the breaking into the prison had been “revealed”, Yu Shaoqing’s crime had yet to be cleared. He was still the death row prisoner who ignored General Xiao’s last orders, stole the list of spies, and tried to deceive the Emperor. Zhou Huai was the only person who could prove that General Xiao had never spent time alone with Yan Congming from the moment he obtained the list to his death.

As long as he could prove that the two of them had never interacted, then Yan Congming’s so-called General Xiao entrusting the list to him would be able to resolve.

However, Zhou Huai’s whereabouts were strange, and he was not so easily found.

“Has there been any movement in the army recently?” In the imperial study, the Emperor asked the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

After the soldiers returned victorious, those who had retired from the army had already returned to their hometowns. Those who had not retired from the army had settled down in the various camps in the Capital. Many of them knew Yu Shaoqing, and in their eyes, Yu Shaoqing was definitely not someone who deceived the world.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War said respectfully, “Your Majesty, no.”

“No?” The Emperor asked suspiciously. “Doesn’t anyone think that Yu Shaoqing is innocent?”

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War said, “Yu Shaoqing has been in the Northwest Army Camp for the longest time. Most of the people he knows are in the Northwest Army Camp, but the Northwest Army Camp was slaughtered overnight, and the twenty to thirty people who escaped have all left the Capital… It’s said that they are looking for clues to prove Yu Shaoqing’s innocence.”

The twenty to thirty people were nothing to the Emperor. There was no movement in the army, which meant that Xiao Zhenting was still behaving himself. It also meant that this so-called Yu Shaoqing was not as terrifying as he had imagined.

“Actually…” The assistant minister of the Ministry of War paused and hesitated.

The Emperor said, “What is it? Just tell me. I’ll forgive you.”

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War was the Emperor’s maternal family. He was loyal to the Emperor and the Emperor trusted him very much.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of War said, “Not only did Marquis Yan kill King Wuheng, but he also led the soldiers over the Death Ridge and sent the list to Prefecture You without fear of death. It can be said that he’s brave and resourceful. Marquis Yan is also a general…”

The Emperor said impatiently, “Speak English.”

The Minister of War braced himself and said, “There are rumors in the army that Marquis Yan… will be the next Marshal Xiao.”

“Nonsense!” The Emperor slammed his fist on the desk.

Xiao Zhenting had always been a sore point for the Emperor. He could not be killed or promoted. If he was killed, there would be internal and external troubles. If he was not killed, he would have great achievements.

To put it bluntly, the Emperor lacked someone who could replace Xiao Zhenting. But when this person appeared, the Emperor was worried that he would become the next Xiao Zhenting that he could not control.

Therefore, Marquis Yan who might become the next Xiao Zhenting was definitely not good.

The next day, the Emperor received a memorial from the ministers. Most of them requested that Yu Shaoqing be executed immediately and praised Yan Congming vigorously, claiming that the Emperor should promote Yan Congming.

The Emperor was so angry that he laughed. “I’ve already conferred him as a marquis, so how can he be promoted more? Could it be that I have to confer him as a general and marshal?”

Everyone picked up the firewood. Sometimes, the flames were not strong, but it was an invisible knife.