50 THE FALL (2/2)
The General looks around and then asks the servant to come into his chamber.
”What is the issue that keeps you awake, it's already near midnight.”
”Your Highness, I heard that the Royal Advisor and the Commander are allies and they are having a meeting after midnight.”
The General's face turns grim, ”Who told you this?”
”Servant Man, he said his brother was guarding the Guest House and he heard
the servants' conversation.”
”Then, it is not a reliable information,” the General ponders.
”My apologies, Your Highness, I thought it's an important news that is why I'm in a haste. I care about this Nation, Your Highness. It didn't give me the life that I wished for but it gives me the one that I needed and I'm grateful every day. When I heard of this news, I couldn't put away my fear that someone is compromising this Nation's well-being and I don't have anyone else I could tell this worry except to you, Your Highness.”
”I understand your frustration. I will have someone to look into it, let's just hope that this Nation is not in any danger.”
The General sent Lieutenant Han to investigate about the matter and after more than two hours he came back with a dark expression; it carried both worry and anger at the same time.
Both of them sit on the floor with a table in the middle of them.
The Lieutenant's eyes are red, ”General...” he hesitates.
”Whatever you had witnessed or heard, speak without any constraints.” The General orders.
The Lieutenant takes a sip of the wine placed in front of him and with much effort he says with anger, ”I believe the Royal Advisor is in hands with the Mings to plot a regicide!”
The General is taken aback by the news. It is indeed a big news. Whoever dares to mention the word regicide is bound to not see the next sunrise. He will be killed immediately!
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The General steps up and checks outside the chamber and he closes the door swiftly, ”Slow down your voice, it is not a word to be thrown publicly.” The General sits again and asks the Lieutenant to continue.
”When I arrived there, they are already gathered in a room. They were only few guards there, I guess they didn't want to make it obvious but they had the audacity to have a meeting about regicide in the Palace!” The Lieutenant grits his teeth and he gulps down another cup of wine.
”What did you hear?” The General calmly asks.
”From what I heard, the Royal Advisor was their leader and the Commander was hired or sent by the Emperor to help the Royal Advisor to carry out their treasonous plan. The Royal Advisor said that all the Ministers that willing to support them will be given rewards after their plan succeeded. Those traitors! They dare to speak of treachery under His Majesty's nose!” He suddenly withdraws his sword, ”I'll kill those snakes!”
The General grabs his hand, ”Calm down, you have drunk too much,” he speaks with a low but firm voice.
The Lieutenant sits silently and indeed he is drunk, his eyes are half-closed, ”What is your plan, Your Highness?”
”If they are planning a regicide then we have to be careful. They must have been planning this for long if they managed to make the Emperor joined hands with them.”
The Lieutenant looks at the General, ”We have to inform the King but we also must tread carefully, the King trusts the Royal Advisor and the Royal Advisor could use this to blame you of treason! He's a very manipulative man, I don't like him,” then he drops to the floor, sleeping.