Chapter 224

Hearing the faint commotion outside the main hall, Jiajing finally let a smile appear at the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Lu Fang, standing behind Jiajing, asked.

"Master, those remonstrance officials have come to cause trouble again."

Jiajing sat in his chair and nodded slightly.

"I know."

Lu Fang whispered.

"Do you need this servant to summon the Eastern Depot agents to drive them out?"

Jiajing slowly shook his head and said nothing.

Lu Fang then wisely closed his mouth.

At this moment, within the Xiyuan, chaos had already erupted.

Several Eastern Depot agents desperately blocked the crumbling Xiyuanda Sect gate.

Chen Hong, sweating profusely, turned to the Eunuchs behind him and asked.

"Where has the Master gone? Hurry and find him to report!"

"Laozu Sect, we don't know where the Master has gone; this servant has checked everywhere, but he is not there!"

Hearing this.

Chen Hong froze completely in place.

And Jiajing, atop the corner tower, saw Chen Hong's expression clearly.

Inside the chat group, Zhu Di carefully studied Jiajing's expression.

He couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath of cold air.

"Father, this child is truly ruthless!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, however, scoffed and clicked his tongue.

"Ruthless? The more I look at this kid, the more I like him."

"This is the correct way to use Eunuchs! All of you, take note!"

"Especially you, Zhu Qi! Look at him, and then look at yourself!"

Zhu Qi, with a confused expression, asked.

"Great-Grandfather, how is this different..."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted.

"With the civil officials causing trouble and trying to storm the palace, guess what this eunuch is looking for the Son of Heaven to do?"

Zhu Qi blurted out.

"Of course, he is looking for the Son of Heaven to order the execution of these traitorous rebels!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

"Correct, but if this eunuch cannot find the Son of Heaven, how will he handle the situation?"

Zhu Qi's brain began to race.

However, it was obvious that the Baozong Emperor's brain could not process such complex data.

Zhu Yuanzhang said leisurely.

"This eunuch must still execute these civil officials, because his duty is to guard the gate for the Son of Heaven! If he allows these officials to storm into the Xiyuan, his career is finished!"

"Therefore, why should the Son of Heaven issue an order and personally bear this infamy?"

Upon hearing these words.

Zhu Qi suddenly realized.

So Jiajing was hiding here to avoid this?

Everything unfolded exactly as Zhu Yuanzhang had predicted.

Just as Chen Hong was turning the place upside down, unable to find Jiajing.

The noise made by the civil officials outside grew louder and louder.

Finally, Chen Hong, gritting his Yaguan, stared at the Qingliu and Hanlin officials causing trouble outside, made up his mind, and roared.

"Damn it, if you won't let me pass, then none of us shall pass!"

Having said this, a look of murderous intent appeared on Chen Hong's face.

He suddenly raised his hand and said.

"You little ones!"

"Here!"

"Go and capture all these people causing trouble outside!"

"Yes!"

In an instant, a large contingent of Eastern Depot agents rushed out toward the Xiyuan.

They surrounded the offending officials completely.

The smile at the corner of Jiajing's mouth grew even more intense.

These civil officials, powerless to tie a chicken, seeing the gleaming Pu knives in the hands of the Eastern Depot agents, all involuntarily began to lose heart.

Chen Hong waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"Throw them all into the Imperial Prison!"

Chen Hong's words were heard clearly by Jiajing.

Jiajing helplessly let out a long sigh and couldn't help but shake his head.

Even at this moment, Chen Hong's mind was still focused on leaving a way out for himself.

But obviously, Jiajing had foreseen this scene long ago.

Just as these officials were about to be locked into the Imperial Prison by Chen Hong.

In the crowd, someone unknown shouted a sentence.

"The Son of Heaven is not in the Western Garden at all; Chen Hong is forging the Imperial Edict!"

The moment the words fell.

The hundred officials who had originally accepted the Eastern Depot's arrangement immediately reacted.

Each one stared fiercely at Chen Hong and shouted loudly,

"Eunuch, do you have the Son of Heaven's edict in your hand?"

Chen Hong was stunned by this sudden question.

If I had the Son of Heaven's edict in my hand, would I need to lock you into the Imperial Prison?

"We must see the arrest warrant before we can enter the prison!"

"You treacherous villains, move aside quickly; we wish to see Your Majesty!"

"..."

In an instant, the officials outside the Western Garden exploded into chaos.

Once again, they surged toward the interior of the Western Garden, their spirits inflamed.

And at this moment, Chen Hong did not even have time to think.

He roared with a voice torn by strain,

"What are you all staring at? Hurry and seize these people!"

"Do you intend to rebel against the Imperial Order?!"

For every sentence Chen Hong shouted, the Hanlin scholars and the Physicians had ten sentences ready to reply.

If this shouting continued, the Eastern Depot's agents would likely mutter on the spot, bind Chen Hong, and hand him over to the Pure Stream faction.

Chen Hong's eyes gradually turned blood-red.

He could not afford to think further.

He grabbed a sword and immediately charged into the crowd.

A flash of cold light appeared outside the Western Garden.

Immediately, someone fell into a pool of blood outside the Western Garden.

When the scent of blood spread outside the Western Garden.

These Eastern Depot agents, who had been at a loss, finally came to their senses and obeyed Chen Hong's orders.

On the other side, the hundred officials, stimulated by the blood, pushed and shoved against the Eastern Depot agents; relying on the righteousness of their cause, they immediately began to brawl with the Eastern Depot's agents.

The order between the two sides vanished into thin air in an instant.