Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

"Ahem... ahem... it's not impossible."

"Then I will take on this mission."

Xia Zhiyuan sat on the chair, and an image came into his mind. It was the prince in a phoenix coronet and a red robe, walking towards him, with a smile on his face.

Hook your fingers.

He gently stroked her with his thumb, pulled up her palm, and kissed the back of her hand, revealing her lips covered in bright red rouge, which were breathtakingly beautiful.

On the pale back of the hand, a scarlet mark was left, just like a plum blossom falling on the snow. The fragrance of the plum blossom, warm and snowy, made people feel distracted.

The pearl hairpin swayed and the hair rubbed against each other. Xia Zhiyuan felt his heart fluttering and was obsessed with thoughts for a moment.

If that was true, His Highness was so beautiful, how could she resist?

"Ok, host, this system has planned the task list for you!"

Are AIs so ambitious these days? It seems she has to work hard!

"My lord, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me."

"What I just said is true... I really have no intention of deceiving the officials..."

A rough and sad voice was heard at the gate of the county government office. Two sturdy men dressed in constable uniforms were seen holding scimitars and putting them on the neck of the extremely strong man.

Even though there was only a black scabbard between them, the man was frightened. His legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

The wrinkles on his face were almost all covered with tear marks, which made people feel disgusting and pitiful.

"This is?"

Xia Zhiyuan asked, could it be that if we asked the county magistrate to patrol the streets, he would catch a murderer?

"Isn't it a coincidence? No, this is the witness of the murder case that you just mentioned, and he gave the testimony that... the sister-in-law and the brother-in-law had an affair."

"I thought that Your Excellency was very concerned about this matter, so I specially invited this man to the government county office and asked Your Excellency to question him thoroughly."

He spoke sincerely, but Xia Zhiyuan could see through him at a glance. This man was probably afraid of death. The streets were in chaos nowadays, and there were probably quite a few people who wanted to beat him to death with a brick.

But it doesn't matter. Handling this matter well can stabilize the local people's hearts in Xizhou City.

Xia Zhiyuan said calmly: "Detain him first."

The big man felt as if the sky had fallen when he heard these words. He bent his knees and wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy. Fortunately, the two constables were quick to pull him back.

Don't allow him to be presumptuous.

"My Lord... I have said everything I should say... I have not lied at all..."

He looked up and was surprised to find that the person sitting on the throne was actually a weak woman. On the high hanging plaque were written the words "upright and open" in a flamboyant style, looking magnificent and sparkling.

The woman was not wearing the scarlet official uniform of the court, but a clear blue one, with terrifying guards in heavy black armor standing on both sides.

Holding the long knife in his hand, he seemed to be able to see into his heart through the mask.

Xia Zhiyuan couldn't help but find it a little funny to see this man being scared like this before he even started asking questions. He wondered how capable this person who gossiped behind others' backs could be.

I didn't expect to be so scared when I saw the county government office.

Well, whether what he said is true or not, he will tell it after he is locked up for a while.

The most frightening moment for a person is not when he is about to die, but when the unknown fear is always hanging over his head. This feeling of being unable to let go or get rid of is the most devastating.

After hearing Xia Zhiyuan's order, the two constables turned their heads and looked at the face of the county magistrate, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Although these are officials appointed by the imperial court, they are working under the county magistrate after all, so they naturally have to listen to the county magistrate at this time.

What's more, the notice posted on the yellow board also made it clear that the people sent by the court were only temporary transfers. After governing Xizhou City, they would not stay here any longer. Instead, they would pat their butts and leave to return to the court.

The county magistrate, who felt uncomfortable being stared at by the two men, chuckled, put on a stern face, shook his sleeves, and signaled the two men to take the man away.

"Hurry up and go! Didn't you hear what the adults said? If you are hard of hearing, just practice more!"

Hearing that the county magistrate had a hint of displeasure in his voice, the two men immediately sandwiched the big man and walked out, hurrying towards the place where the prisoners were held in the county magistrate's office.

He was afraid that he would be a step late and be dismissed from his post on the spot by the county magistrate.

"Okay, sir, go back and rest first."

"I still have some files here that I haven't finished organizing. I hope you can forgive me."

Although she said that, Xia Zhiyuan didn't even raise her eyes. She didn't care at all what kind of splash this county magistrate could make.

……

"Your Majesty, do you really want to let the Marquis Zhongyong and others leave Jinzhou City?"

"I think this is absolutely unacceptable!"

The Dali Temple Minister finally dealt with the case and then rushed to the palace at night to admonish Zhao Changlin. He had good intentions and did not refute a single word of the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials in broad daylight.

Instead, he was thinking of admonishing His Majesty in private so as not to embarrass His Highness.

This matter can be discussed.

He lowered his head, the night wind was cold, freezing his cheeks red, but he still had a righteous look on his face. The young man of the past had long lost his vigor and vitality, and now only the vicissitudes of middle age and the tenacity of the candlelight were left.

Sitting opposite him was the Emperor, who looked very similar to his deceased father.

Although both were emperors, their application of imperial skills were completely different. The late emperor liked to handle official matters impartially and anything could be made clear in the court, and would never be delayed until tomorrow.

It was common for him to get angry with other ministers in the middle of court sessions, and every time he did so, he was so angry that he almost died.

But His Majesty today would not do so, which is why he came here in the severe cold.

"Why not?"

"Wouldn't it be more dangerous to have them stationed in Jinzhou City?"

Zhao Changlin naturally knew the danger of letting him go, but she had to take this risk. If she kept seeking stability, she would be boiled like a frog in warm water sooner or later. What she wanted was to take an unconventional approach, weapon against weapon, to see whose sword would pierce the other's throat first.

"If they were in the capital, the guards and General Nuo could still implicate the Loyal and Brave Marquis, but if the Loyal and Brave Marquis returned to his own barracks, wouldn't that be like letting a tiger go back to the mountains?"

"I beg Your Majesty to think twice and not make a big mistake. The Liang Dynasty can no longer withstand the consumption of civil war."

His feelings were sincere and he was truly considering the Daliang Dynasty. Zhao Changlin continued to correct the memorials and listened quietly.

Just as the Dali Temple Minister said, this memorial was all about advising her not to let the tiger go back to the mountains.

Everyone knows that Lu Boshan proposed to leave Jinzhou City at this point in time. He definitely has no good intentions and may have had ulterior motives.