The next day.
Night.
High up in the sky, Ye Fan was stepping on the Auspicious Clouds. Above his head, the stars were shining brightly. He was moving as fast as lightning in the direction of the capital city.
Baihu, whose body was covered by Ye Fan's spiritual energy shield, was quietly standing on Ye Fan's shoulder. From time to time, she would raise her head to look at the bright stars in the sky.
Ye Fan was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful night. Instead, he was constantly pondering over the words that Matsumoto Takeyoshi had said to him.
Although Matsumoto Takeyoshi had given him the task of investigating the Crown Prince's next move, he could hear that Matsumoto Takeyoshi's words vaguely hinted that he wanted him to get rid of the Crown Prince. Although this meaning was not explicitly stated.
Ye Fan had a very deep impression of the current Crown Prince.
Although this person was about the same age as him, the way he did things was clean and efficient. He was not at all like those nobles, who were extravagant and licentious.
This was the scheme that the Crown Prince had set up to kill Zhou Dao. It was closely linked, step by step, and seemed unrelated. In fact, there was a hidden killing intent. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have imagined that such a shocking scheme would come from such a young person!
They were all of the same age. Compared to this person, his mental strength and mind were simply worlds apart!
No wonder Matsumoto Takeyoshi valued this person so much. With this person's status and wisdom, if he had the help of an expert, he would definitely have the strength to fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi!
* Hong long … *
As Ye Fan was thinking, the sky in the distance was covered with dense clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
A rainstorm was coming.
And below the black clouds was the capital city.
"Xiao Zhao, sit tight. I'm going to speed up." Ye Fan turned his head and said to Baihu.
When Baihu heard this, she was shocked at first. Then, she immediately hugged Ye Fan's neck tightly with her front claws and grabbed Ye Fan's collar with her back claws. She stuck close to Ye Fan, afraid that she would fall from the sky when Ye Fan used his strange movement technique.
It knew the speed of Ye Fan's movement after he entered the demonic state. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was as fast as lightning!
When she heard Ye Fan say to speed up, Baihu's heart began to race!
"Don't worry, it won't take long." Seeing that Baihu was facing a formidable enemy, Ye Fan smiled and patted Baihu's head. Then, he activated his Primordial Spirit Devil Spirit!
Buzz … Ye Fan's figure instantly transformed into a dazzling green star, and a long tail of light instantly tore through Ye Kong!
Whoosh …
The thick clouds in the sky were instantly cut open by Ye Fan's movement technique, creating a path of clouds that was more than three feet wide. The cloud path was quickly dispersed!
Before Baihu could close her eyes, she saw the surrounding things instantly distort and transform into various colors of light that swept past her at high speed!
At this moment, if it were not for Ye Fan's spiritual energy barrier protecting her body, she would have been torn apart by Ye Fan's speed.
Whoosh!
Before Xiao Zhao could blink three times, Ye Fan's figure suddenly stopped!
Baihu lowered her head and was surprised to find that the capital city, which was thousands of miles away, was already under her feet!
Although she had never been to the capital city, she had heard of the imperial palace.
Below it, there was a large group of majestic buildings. They were majestic and dignified. Without even guessing, they knew that this was the legendary Forbidden Imperial Palace!
"Come, let's go down." Ye Fan said, and his figure instantly disappeared.
Whoosh! In the blink of an eye, Ye Fan appeared above a luxurious and imposing building.
This was none other than the Crown Prince's Palace that he had been to last time!
Ye Fan crouched down and picked up Baihu, who was tightly lying on his shoulder, and gently placed her on the golden roof.
Baihu's eyes lit up as she looked around excitedly.
She had never been to the imperial palace before, so she was naturally very curious about everything here.
"Shh …" Ye Fan raised his index finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture to Baihu, who was excitedly wagging her tail.
Baihu blinked her clear eyes and nodded at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan smiled and gently lifted up the glazed roof.
An orange light shone out from the hole that he had used his heat energy to penetrate the roof last time.
Ye Fan looked down.
The main hall was brightly lit.
Dressed in a golden robe, the Crown Prince held a red brush in his hand and seriously read through memorials.
On the exquisite wooden table in front of him, bundles of bamboo slips were piled up like a small mountain.
An elderly eunuch stood quietly beside the Crown Prince, holding a horsetail whisk.
Everything was as Matsumoto Takeyoshi had said, the Crown Prince was already in control of the country and had even begun to read through memorials.
Crash …
The Crown Prince threw out the bamboo slips in his hand.
At the bottom of the steps in front of him, there were already more than a dozen bamboo slips thrown there.
"A bunch of flattering dogs!" The Crown Prince angrily said, "Seeing that I am in control of the imperial power, you all came to flatter me!"
"Your Highness, please calm down." The old eunuch advised the Crown Prince, "Most of the officials in the imperial court were promoted by Zhou Dao and Xuanji. Now that the tree has fallen, the monkeys have scattered, so they naturally want to find a new backer."
"Backer? Humph, "the Crown Prince sneered," Aren't they afraid that this mountain of mine will crush them to death? "
The old eunuch smiled, but did not speak.
"Fulin, pass down the order, all the officials in the imperial court are to come to me within half an hour." The Crown Prince said as he picked up a bamboo slip from the wooden table and opened it to read.
"Your Highness, it is already late, if there is anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow morning. Your health is more important." The old eunuch said to the Crown Prince.
"Today's matter, today's end," the Crown Prince said to the old eunuch without raising his head as he used a red brush to mark the bamboo slips. "I am only in my twenties and am not so delicate. Quickly go and handle the edict."
"Yes." The old eunuch said, slowly walked to the door and whispered a few words to the eunuch guarding the door.
After the eunuch finished listening, he nodded and flew away.
"Your Highness, forgive this old servant for speaking out of turn." After the old eunuch returned to the Crown Prince's side, he said, "Your Highness has just taken power and has not yet ascended the throne. Summoning all the officials in the imperial court in the middle of the night will not benefit Your Highness in the future when you inherit the throne."
"I understand your meaning." The Crown Prince raised his head to glance at the old eunuch, then continued to read the memorials. "But now the country is in great trouble, and the people are about to suffer. I can no longer care so much. If I do not remove these black sheep from the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later be destroyed by their hands."
"But Your Highness, have you ever thought about how many people will be left in the Imperial Court after we get rid of all these flatterers and corrupt people? I fear that there will not even be seven or eight left, "the old eunuch said with a grave expression." In this way, there will be a large number of empty officials, and the imperial court will be paralyzed. "
The old eunuch had already guessed what the Crown Prince wanted to do.
This Crown Prince was too focused on governing and did not want to waste a moment.
But the corruption and muddleheadedness of the imperial court officials could not be resolved in a day or two.
It was impossible for the Crown Prince to change this situation in a short period of time.
"Fu Lin, you are wrong." After the Crown Prince heard the old eunuch's words, he gently put down the brush, raised the fragrant tea to his mouth, and took a sip. "The imperial court being paralyzed is not scary. What is scary is that it is rotten to the bone and they do not know it. The Ming Dynasty is like a sick tiger. It only has a set of claws and teeth, but it does not have the power to shake the mountains and forests. If we do not use strong medicine, it will not just be a problem of paralysis, but the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family!"
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