Chapter 173 Resonance: Grievances (1/2)

Unexpectedly, the Eot the better of him

A few days after Situ's demotion, which appeared like a promotion on the surface, some officials already started to subeneral of the Northern Ar Xin, and the General of the Right, Cheng shi+fei for accepting bribes and lining their own pockets, e thethe whole area as their own fiefdo powerless in controlling the general situation

This was the first tienerals ever since they were stationed in the North

At first, the E as if he had utter trust in the Northern Ar his unpredictable s the past few days, were left baffled

The second time those few officials submitted their memorials, the Emperor reprimanded them and explicitly stated that he trusted the Northern Arenerals

The third time, the Emperor's expression diate thisthat he would definitely not tolerate evildoers His rapidtheh the ones ere ienerals of the North, the officials' gazes were all placed on the meritorious Situ Everyone understood that this was equivalent to i to tread on this muddy water and involve themselves in this mess

“Your Majesty, I feel that this matter shouldn't be settled just based on a feords After all, those generals are stationed far away in the deserts of the North, toiling and contributingour borders They are strict and i the troops, so it's inevitable that they will offend soate this s”

The one who stepped forward to speak was Cha Many officials already had a tacit understanding of the relationshi+p between Situ and Chah they hadn't reached the stage of discussing hout the whole kingdom

Situ was deeplyprohibited Feng Luodi fro close to him in every possible way Yet, noas the first one to step out and speak up for hi's attitude towards hie that he was satisfied with

Upon seeing Cha Luodi adaround in the Ie to the son of the Huaiyang Co his proposal to wed his precious daughter, the Fifth Princess It was all thanks to these people that his precious daughter was married off to that far away place, Ailao

The old Eotten all the mistakes Concubine Lan's clan had committed At this moment, his mind was filled to the brim with Situ's 'mistakes' That way, he could punish hi has said dom was founded; when five orthe saation This rule cannot be abrogated”

At this er calm and unpredictable Naturally, he didn't seeovern the Xuan Kingdoed at his lips

Deterioration with age and indisposition had taken awayhis rationality and lucidity

Regardless of whether the officials were upright or obsequious, it was of ut of the Ehts Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to continuein officialdom Hence, as soon as the Emperor spoke, many officials lowered their heads and assented in succession

“Your Majesty's words are enlightening”

The Eoing to investigate the three generals Instead, he was directly deterht Minister wanted to voice out their opinions, but they were silenced by the E and, at the same time, his absolute authority It was an expression they had never seen before

Sigh…they were both veterans who had experienced two reigns, yet there was nothing they could do

Amidst the silence, someone eventually spoke up, it was the First Prince He stepped forward under the Eaze

The E that what I have said is wrong? The policies targetting scholars, artisans, farmer and merchants that you have proposed recently is extre I haven't even rewarded you yet, so why are you in such a hurry?”

What he'd said completely circuh to let the officials, including the First Prince, understand the underlying h the First Prince wasn't brought up beside the Emperor, he are of his Imperial Father's temperament He also kne important Situ was to him; they were friends and comrade-in-arms, who couldn't make do without the other

“What Imperial Father has said is naturally correct” The First Prince unhurriedly spoke, careful with his words

“However, I feel that the three generals, notably the General of the Left who defends the Yunzhong Pass, have all grown up in the barracks since they were young and have decades of experience in fighting on the battlefield Logically speaking, since they were ihly However, I feel that this case shouldn't be carried out with great fanfare Not only would this upset the spirit of the Northern Army, but I'm afraid that the Huns and those other ambitious countries would exploit this opportunity to launch an attack”

Speaking up till here, the Emperor's expression remained indecipherable

The First Prince then continued, “We naturally need to investigate It is a priority to appoint soation, and at the same time, it is important to kno to proceed with this case If wethem a chance for an explanation, this would only cause an upheaval a to chaos in our nation”

The officials stared at the First Prince, who appeared gentle and tranquil, in shock because when the latter said these words, he actually radiated a do that the Emperor was about to be persuaded by his Ihth Prince hastily stepped forward and said, “Ienerals have worked hard and contributed many meritorious deeds, the court shouldn't treat theate properly and the investigation hth Prince's words, which ain

The First Prince was quick-witted and hastily added, “Ihth Brother has said hth Brother to the deserts of the North to investigate this matter I believe that he would definitely not disappoint Iate this hth Prince gnashed his teeth in silence At this crucial 'an first would lose the decisive opportunity Otherwise, he also didn't have to exert hi'an He really hadn't expected that Situ, who'd maintained a neutral stance all this while, was actually standing on the First Prince's side In this case, all thestay