Hanjiang Bureau

Twelve years ago, the entire Xie family in Qinghe County was executed on the charge of embezzling huge sums of money from Mohe Engineering. Twelve years later, outside the Zhuque Gate in the capital, a green-covered carriage quietly entered the city. The young man in the car looked pale and had a volume of "Qinghe County Chronicles" spread out on his lap. The annotations were written in ink as cold as a knife's edge. "Qing Yan, find out clearly. What is the official position of the censor who was responsible for investigating the Xie family back then?" "Back to the young master, Qin Zhong has become an extremely popular minister, commanding six tribes and monopolizing the direction of the court." He coughed a few times and traced the record on the page with his fingertips: "Xie Yunzhan, the eldest son of the Xie family". "Very good. Tomorrow, go visit the Seventh Prince." Half a year later, the seventh prince was established as crown prince. In the Nuan Pavilion of the East Palace, the new crown prince bowed deeply to him: "Why do you teach me, sir?" He raised his eyes and looked out the window at the falling snow: "Your Highness, it's time to settle the matter." In Linyuan Pavilion, Qin Zhong, the chief assistant of the dynasty, overturned the chessboard and asked sternly: "Who are you?!" He gently brushed away the fallen snow from his clothes, revealing half of a damaged jade pendant around his waist: "Prime Minister Qin, twelve years ago, in front of the Xie family ancestral hall in Qinghe, the other half was the one you trampled to pieces." Qin Zhong staggered back, all blood drained from his blood. He picked up the cold tea, a sweet taste welling up in his throat: "This game of chess has just begun."