41 THE GENERAL PART V (1/2)

”I Trust You.”

Then the next day, the Ministers requested the 'King' to attend an assembly in the hall.

”What will be the urgent matter that all of you are here today?”

”Your Majesty, we received suspicious letters from an unknown source and the said letters contain treasonous information.”

”What is the content?”

The Prime Minister steps forward. He gives the King the letters. The 'King' reads the letters intently and his rage shows as he rips the letters into pieces.

”Audacious! Who would believe such accusation from a letter?!”

”I believe this is not a false accusation, Your Majesty,” the Prime Minister says. ”Last night, the interrogators to such accused people said you had killed their witnesses and may I know if the action was to protect the perpetrators?”

The 'King' stumped for words as General Sun and the 'Queen' come into the Hall. They greet the King and stay on their knees.

”Your Majesty, we heard we are being the center of everyone's rage. We come to show that we're not afraid to be interrogated and will give our full cooperation,” the 'Queen' says.

”General Sun, I don't think that it's necessary to ask questions anymore,” the Ministry of Defense says. ”The result of the interrogation last night helped us to find the thousand others that perpetrated with him, Your Majesty. We had already executed them,” he reports.

General Sun is shocked to hear the news and unsheathed his sword and points it to the Minister. ”What did you do to my brothers?! We are being accused of things we didn't do, why did you just simply took their lives without a concrete proof?” The sword is just inches away from the Minister's face but I could see that the General has no intention to swing his sword to anyone there. His rage does not cloud his judgement.

”I think you're mistaken about something, General Sun. Your brothers had been interrogated for days and they had told everything about your plans, you're one greedy human aren't you?” The Minister of Justice steps in.

”Your Majesty, we had also inspected General Sun's residence and found excessive amount of proofs of his despicable plans,” the Minister instructed few servants to bring in a chest and put in front of the throne. He opens the chest and makes most of the audience there gasped and starts to murmur.

Inside the chest I could see stacks of gold bars and few land deeds and expensive jewelleries. To my surprised, I catch a glimpse of a jewellery that I used to own before the Ministry closes the chest. The 'King' stands up, he looks perplexed as he looks at both the General Sun and the 'Queen'.

”Your Majesty, it's not what you think. I'm not a traitor!”

”Everyone, leave,” the 'King' orders. ”My Queen, General Sun, both of you stay.”