His Majesty Makes a Wise Decision That’s Just and Leaves Him Void of Concern (Part 1)

　　This dynasty doesn’t hold just morning conferences alone. There are also afternoon and evening conferences. They are held at Chongwen Hall and Hongwu Hall, and the location will be determined based on the contents to be discussed.

　　The morning conference had wrapped up and the Emperor had finished lunch. By the time he came to Chongwen Hall again, there were already two va.s.sals awaiting him. They were the a.s.sistant Minister Zhang Chunfeng, a.s.sistant Minister Zhang, as well as the current Prime Minister, Li Si, old Prime Minister Li. These two individuals were the pillars of the Imperial Court, so the Emperor heavily relied on them to handle national affairs.

　　As soon as a.s.sistant Minister Zhang saw the emperor, he immediately demanded, “Your Majesty, since it has been decided that the Orange Prince shall not be executed, please decide on his sentence.”

　　Yesterday’s conference turned into quite the quarrel, and it took a lot of effort to decide that the Orange Prince wouldn’t be executed.

　　a.s.sistant Minister Zhang was the pillar of the faction that wanted to have him executed to appease the people.

　　Even if it was decided that they wouldn’t execute him, in the end, he wasn’t going to let him continue enjoying the peaceful, unconcerned, wealthy lifestyle of a prince in his territory for the rest of his life. He wanted to at least strip him of his royal status, take back his territory and have demoted to a commoner.

　　Only in that way would the va.s.sals of the Imperial Court, and people of the world, be satisfied.

　　Hence, he couldn’t wait to bring it up, despite the Emperor being the one who called them to the hall. He wanted to gain the initiative; otherwise, he might be in a pa.s.sive position, if the Emperor gains the upper hand.

　　The Emperor looked neither sad nor happy. He basically looked akin to a block of wood. He slowly sat down and cleared his throat.

　　“I call you two elders here today regarding the betrothal proposal from the new master of the Gold and Silver Sect. I wanted to ask for your opinions.”

　　The Emperor acted as though he didn’t hear what a.s.sistant Minister Zhang initially said, and instead spoke with confidence and composure.

　　“As you two are aware, Jin w.a.n.gsun requested a marriage. It was so sudden that I’ve now got a headache over it. The importance of the Seven White Champion Princes to the Capital is obvious, but what about the Gold and Silver Sect…?”

　　“Your Majesty!” a.s.sistant Minister Zhang got angry, as His Majesty ignored what he said. He cut him off in a loud voice, “May I ask if you heard what I said, just now, Your Majesty?”

　　Chongwen Hall immediately turned silent. The Emperor silently looked at a.s.sistant Minister Zhang, but didn’t speak. After a while, he continued, “Where was I?”

　　It was as though he had been diagnosed with dementia, and a.s.sistant Minister Zhang didn’t exist.

　　The Emperor returned the topic of the importance of the Gold and Silver Sect, as well as the pros and cons of the marriage proposal.

　　“Your Majesty! Yesterday, you and Her Majesty utilised underhanded means to do away with the Orange Prince’s capital punishment. Are you going to act deaf and mute, to cover the Orange Prince’s crimes, today?” a.s.sistant Manager Zhang took a step forth and then continued fuming, “Your Subject may be old, but shall not allow this to happen in the Imperial Court!”