Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.
Seeing the rage about to erupt on his face, no one in the hall dared make a sound.
Yet they could imagine it.
Just how furious Zhu Yuanzhang was at this moment.
"Summon Jiang Yan," Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
As soon as those words fell.
Everyone in the hall instantly understood.
He was deploying the Imperial Guard.
This meant he had no intention of waiting for evidence. He was going to seize the Shen Family outright.
It seems the Emperor already knows Xiongying's identity.
His Highness the Crown Prince must have told him, Lan Yu thought to himself.
Looking at the enraged Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lan Yu realized something else as well.
"Father, please calm your anger."
Zhu Biao spoke at that moment.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
The officials in the hall also immediately spoke up.
But Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing. His expression remained cold as he waited quietly.
At last.
Jiang Yan, dressed in a Flying Fish Robe, strode swiftly into the hall.
When he saw all the dukes gathered within, he could not help but freeze for a moment.
But he quickly recovered.
He immediately knelt and paid his respects. "This subject greets Your Majesty. May I ask why Your Majesty has summoned me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised a hand, and Jiang Yan slowly stood.
"Take a hundred Imperial Guard men. We will also give you a thousand Imperial Guards."
"Surround the Shen Family estate. Seize every member of the Shen Family and throw them into the Imperial Guard prison."
"Interrogate them thoroughly. Find out who hired assassins to kill the Marquis of Victory," Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
Hearing this.
Jiang Yan could not help raising his head, a chill running through him.
When he had arrived, he had already learned that Zhu Ying