kvmb Chapter 474 A Murderer with No Morality
Chapter 474 A Murderer with No Morality
“This is impossible.” The Prince Xian found it absurd: “The Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel hold important positions in the court. How could Father Emperor arrest them all in one day? Wouldn’t this cause turmoil in the court and make all the civil and military officials panic?”
The Minister of Personnel was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting the Prince Xian to react this way.
“Besides, even if Father Emperor wanted to punish them, he wouldn’t hand this case over to Prince Guangling… No… no…” Prince Xian seemed to remember something, and his expression suddenly changed drastically: “Father Emperor and I have been tricked by Prince Guangling!”
The Minister of Personnel, seeing the Prince's ferocious expression and his overwhelming hatred, asked, "Your Highness, do you know what happened?"
The wise prince gritted his teeth and said, "The Prince of Guangling has gathered many ministers in Northern Qi and enjoys high prestige among the people. Father Emperor is worried that he covets the throne, and because he has the support of Great Zhou, Father Emperor does not dare to openly deal with him. He can only take advantage of his pacification of the rioters in Yongqing County to break his legs. If the mission fails, he will be killed."
“The Prince of Guangling clearly knew that it was the Emperor who sent someone to assassinate him, but he pretended not to know and begged the Emperor to order an investigation into the murderer. Then he exposed my crimes of colluding with Feng Zhihuan, seizing the people’s land, and embezzling and accepting bribes.”
"In order to protect my reputation, my father had no choice but to order him to thoroughly investigate my case. He said that my case involved officials of the court, and what should be done if anyone was obstructed from handling the case? My father gave him a token and said that anyone who hindered him from handling the case could be beheaded in public."
"All that the Prince of Guangling did was for this token. He truly has a clever mind and cunning methods."
The wise king realized Zhao Yi's motives and wished he could kill him.
The Minister of Personnel was secretly alarmed. Zhao Yi was indeed incredibly resourceful, manipulating the Northern Qi emperor at will.
Zhao Yi's actions today were indeed carried out on the emperor's orders.
However, the current situation is not what the Northern Qi emperor wanted to see.
The Northern Qi emperor was helpless against Zhao Yi.
The emperor of Northern Qi could only protect one of the two: the wise king or the court officials.
Without a doubt, the Northern Qi emperor would choose a wise and virtuous king.
Those officials who were imprisoned will likely be punished.
For some reason, the Minister of Personnel felt that Zhao Yi had made a grand plan, and what he was doing now was just the beginning.
Realizing this, the Minister of Personnel became wary of Zhao Yi: "Your Highness, what do you intend to do?" After a pause, he probed: "The Prince of Guangling's goal is to cut off your left and right arms. If he succeeds today, it may affect your reputation among the officials and shake their determination to support you."
The wise prince disagreed: "The support of the court officials is important, but it is nothing compared to the attitude of my father."
The Minister of Personnel's gaze darkened.
The words had barely left his mouth when the wise king realized his mistake.
After all, the Minister of Personnel was also a minister who supported him.
“Of course I want to save them, but I am currently a criminal under my father’s control and confined to my residence. If I leave the residence without permission, wouldn’t that give Prince Guangling another handle to use against me? Not only will I not be able to save them, but I will also be in danger myself. Once I fall, Prince Guangling will ascend the throne, and he will definitely settle accounts with you later.”
The wise king added, his face full of helplessness, "It's not that I don't want to save them, but I have to consider the bigger picture and protect you."
The Minister of Personnel understood the wise prince's intentions; he wanted to protect himself.
“This time, I made a mistake in my confrontation with the Prince of Guangling.” The wise prince’s eyes were sinister. “The Prince of Guangling has overshadowed me. We might as well take advantage of this incident to solidify his reputation as cruel, ruthless, and bloodthirsty.”