C212 (1/2)
The entire imperial court was as quiet as a chicken, many people were gloating, while the Prince Mu's eyes were filled with anxiety and worry, they bellowed: ”Left Prince An, right Prince An, have you lost your mind to An Lingge?”
The fact that Mu Junhan and An Lingge were at odds was not a secret in the capital. Although it was not to the point that everyone knew about it, those with the mind to know more or less knew about it.
No wonder Mu Junhan was so abnormal, and repeatedly mentioned the An father and daughter in front of the emperor, so it turned out that he actually wanted to give them the task of curing the plague. This plague was extremely dangerous, and if it was unable to be cured, and provoked the emperor's anger, then it would truly be a heinous crime, and might even be executed by the emperor.
The emperor's thoughts went through a few circles, and the darkness on his face disappeared in an instant. He sighed, and spoke: ”Why is King Mu angry? Junhan is doing this for the sake of the people of the Great Zhou Empire, this is a good thing. I think that's a good idea, so I might as well let King An control the plague. If he knew that the plague was going to break out, he should have his own ways to deal with it. ”
There was a warm smile on his face, and there was no trace of anger on his face.
The monarch's thoughts were like his face. In an instant, it changed a million times, and no one could predict it accurately.
If An Yingcheng was unable to come up with a way, the emperor would have an excuse to openly eliminate the Prince An's Palace.
But now, it seemed that the Emperor had only decided to release the two of them because of Mu Junhan's suggestion.
”I will soon issue an order to have An Wang released. However, the plague is an important matter, and only An Wang alone cannot do such a thing.”
The emperor rested his chin on one hand as his sharp gaze swept across the crowd. ”My dear ones, who would be willing to deal with the plague with King An?”
The old officials kept their heads low without uttering a word. The generals were at a loss. There were even some newly promoted officials who were looking at their own feet. Regardless of their attitude, they all maintained the same attitude — silence.
The imperial court fell into a strange silence again. When the emperor who was sitting on the throne saw the situation, he sneered. ”The officials are called the citizens. When it really comes to the citizens, do all of you become mute?”
After being scolded by the Emperor, all the officials lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound. Only the old official who had been standing up trembled as he walked out, ”Reporting to Your Majesty, this old subject believes that Hereditary Prince Mu has very deep ties with the Prince An, and that the Hereditary Prince is very intelligent and astute. If Hereditary Prince Mu were to assist the Prince An, we would definitely be able to resolve the plague smoothly.
Since Mu Junhan was the one who suggested this, then let him do it himself.
The experienced officials were well aware that the plague had always been difficult to deal with. No one could get away with it, and they even had to be punished and cursed at by the emperor.
It would be better to blame this matter on Mu Junhan. Given the emperor's personality, even if he was afraid of other princes, he would definitely be willing to see Mu Junhan fall flat on his face.
There was no lack of people who shared the same thoughts as this old official. It was only at this point that they finally opened their mouths, ”What Ma said makes sense, this old official also agrees with Ma's view.”
”I second that.”
”I second that.”
A large group of people stood out from the imperial court with angry expressions. Their expressions were completely different from the silence from before.
The emperor half closed his eyes and looked towards the direction of Mu Junhan. His eyes were sharp, causing people to not dare to pry into his eyes, ”Junhan, what do you think?”
”This subject does not like Miss An.” Mu Junhan's words paused for a moment, his black phoenix eyes swept across each of the officials one by one, and then he said, ”But for the sake of the common people, this subject will do as the Emperor commands.”
When his words came out, even the thick-skinned old officials who were impervious to swords, spears, water, and fire couldn't help but blush.
Even a playboy like Mu Junhan could stand up in times of danger, but they were still worried about their own interests. It was really shameful for them to push each other.