C526 The Third Princes Tactics (1/2)
When everyone heard this, An Liu looked at each other in dismay. Even if they were asked, they would be stupefied. After all, the monarch's heart was hard to fathom. Who knew what His Majesty was thinking? While everyone was still in confusion, the third prince spoke up, ”Father summoned us at this time. The crown prince also showed up in front of us. I presume it is because of the matter concerning Peony City that has stirred everyone's hearts recently.”
The Third Marquis' words caused the Emperor to nod his head in satisfaction. If it wasn't for Feng Qing, he would have thought that he could pass the throne down to Third Brother. After all, Ol 'Three's personality was similar to his own when he was young.
No one wouldn't want a successor who was similar to them.
Unfortunately … He owed the crown prince too much. The emperor thought to himself as he spoke to the Third Marquis with a gentle tone, ”Third brother is correct. Our beloved officials have been summoned late into the night for the follow-up to the Peony City incident.”
The emperor said earnestly.
Hearing this, everyone began to have different opinions.
Seeing that the ministers were discussing amongst themselves, the emperor did not seem angry at all. After a while, he asked, ”Have all my beloved officials had a good ending?” The Emperor's words caused the crowd to start whispering in discussion.
Finally, all of them kneeled on the ground and said, ”This subject is stupid.”
Stupid?
The Emperor sneered, ”You are truly stupid. After so many years, the actions of Peony City have happened right under your noses.
Now tell me, is this what you call the world's peace! ” As the Emperor finished speaking, he tossed the wine cup in front of him to the floor.
This frightened the ministers so much that their hearts skipped a beat.
He thought to himself, His Majesty's gotten angry.
The matters of the Peony City were indeed too tragic. However, such a huge matter was definitely not done by a Peony City. Therefore, none of them dared to speak out, fearing that they might have offended someone.
The emperor was extremely disappointed when he saw that none of them dared to speak a single word of justice.
He sneered, ”These are my good subjects. I don't even dare to say a word. What use does I have you?!”
The officials present did not dare to speak a word now that the emperor was angry. At this moment. Prime Minister Murong said, ”Your majesty, this subject believes that this matter is too excessive and requires extreme caution. If one is not careful, it will cause the citizens of Peony City to be rebellious.
At this moment, they had determined that the people who had harmed them were all from the Peony City's aristocratic families. In that case, they should have all of those people captured and brought to justice. ”Only by assessing the hearts of the people can we make the people put their faith in the imperial government.”
Prime Minister Murong's words caused the emperor to look at him even more, and he nodded in satisfaction: ”You're right, the Crown Prince and I also have the same intentions. Right now, it's chaotic, and we have to investigate the culprit behind Peony City. These aristocratic families are getting more and more outrageous! ”
The words of the Emperor caused the hearts of everyone present to tighten. That was because those words signified that the Emperor was planning to take action against those aristocratic families. He wasn't talking about Peony City, but the entire next month.
The Empire had existed for too long, which was why there were so many aristocratic families. It was to the point that the imperial power was no longer as prestigious as it used to be. This was something the emperor absolutely could not tolerate. They had been constantly guessing when the emperor was planning to make a move, and in what name.
He didn't expect that the matter regarding Peony City would be exposed. At this critical juncture, it was destined to be Peony City's name.
The Emperor's killing intent that had been hidden for so long finally died down.
The ministers were all sighing. The emperor looked at these people and asked coldly, ”What do you think, my lieutenants?”
”The Emperor is right.” Everyone said in unison. After all, at this time, no one dared to be unlucky. Even if his heart was with the Venerable Class, he wouldn't cause trouble for Peony City.
The emperor was very satisfied with this result. He looked at the crowd and continued, ”Then, what do you think about the matters concerning the people of Peony City?”
The Emperor's question caused everyone to look at each other in dismay.
”Father, this son has something to say.” The Third Marquis stood up.
The Emperor nodded, indicating that he should speak frankly.
”This son believes that the people of Peony City should not interfere too much with the royal family. Instead, we should give Peony City a certain amount of privileges.” The Third Marquis said seriously.
”Hmm?” The emperor slightly narrowed his eyes as he sized up the situation. The Third Prince did not hesitate and said, ”Imperial Father, right now, the citizens of the Peony City are extremely respectful to the city lord. In a situation like this, no matter what our Imperial Family does, in their eyes, it is unnecessary.