King of Creation Chapter 2094 - 2079: Petty Scoundrels Disrupting the Court

As soon as Ye Zhen stepped forward to request a sacred judgment, the expressions of the military department bigwigs, led by Minister Ban Di of the Military Department, changed dramatically.

In such court discussions, it’s usually the courtiers who come to a conclusion, allowing the Emperor to make minor adjustments and decisions, with the overall outcome and direction still within the influence of the courtiers.

But today, this matter swiftly entered the process of sacred judgment.

Especially problematic is that a basic conclusion has not yet been reached by the senior officials, and now it’s up for sacred judgment, which introduces too many variables.

At this thought, Minister Ban Di of the Military Department stepped forward again, "Your Majesty, all of this stems from Ye Zhen’s one-sided statement. It is advisable to appoint key figures for a reinvestigation..."

"Is the Minister intending to deploy a delaying tactic?"

Princess Changle, who had remained silent until now, unexpectedly interjected, "Now that the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea has received the co-defense military order from the Human Demon Battlefield, due to the hindrance of your military department, they face the risk of execution by military law for missing the deadline. That’s why Left Chief Priest Ye sounded the Sky-Shaking Drum.

Minister, appointing key people to re-investigate will likely delay the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army again. By then, under military law, the officials of North Sea and the Heavenly Wave Army will face capital punishment.

This tactic of the Minister is no different from that of the Deputy Director of the Armory Division, Ren Xinsu!"

Minister Ban Di of the Military Department was so furious at the words of Princess Changle that his chest heaved violently, nearly causing him to vomit blood.

He had simply suggested a temporary hold on the matter to deal with it properly, but Princess Changle’s words subtly implied he was the instigator behind Ren Xinsu.

Yet, distressingly, because of Princess Changle’s special status, he could not rebuke her as freely as he would other courtiers.

"Your Highness, when did I ever...."

Regrettably, Princess Changle didn’t give Minister Ban Di of the Military Department a chance to explain but instead directly appealed to the Ren Venerate Emperor on the throne, "Father, the actions of the military department this time have suspicious undertones! Lest you be unaware, the priests of my Barbarian Spirit Hall intend to join the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, accompanying the Earl of North Sea to the Human Demon Battlefield to serve the nation.

Furthermore, I also intend to join as a military priest, accompanying the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army to the Human Demon Battlefield to serve the nation.

But now, the military department intentionally hinders the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, forcibly dragging them into the penalty of execution by military law for missing the deadline.

Under our Great Zhou Military Law, the royal clan, nobles, meritorious officials, senior officials, and generals are treated equally, and if execution is ordained, it shall be done. Hence, I suspect that someone wants to use military law to assassinate my son and aim to eliminate all the main priests of our newly ascended Barbarian Spirit Hall, intending to destroy it.

The malice and cruelty of such intent are extreme indeed."

Upon saying this, Princess Changle stepped forward, gracefully kneeling beside Ye Zhen, "For the nation’s foundation, and to prevent military law from becoming a weapon for some to eliminate dissent, ensuring that our passionate sons of Great Zhou die a worthy death, I specially request my father for a sacred judgment!"

Without allowing anyone to react, Great Sun Priest Bai Xiang of the Ancestor God Temple heavily thumped his Great Sun Scepter and stepped forward, "I, an old minister, also request a sacred judgment from His Highness. Our Barbarian Spirit Hall of the Ancestor God Temple, which has been weak for countless years, has just risen to prominence, and now some wish to uproot it, shaking the foundation of the nation. I request a sacred judgment from His Highness!"

This harmonious back-and-forth performance left not only the senior officials dumbfounded but also stupefied the likes of Minister Ban Di of the Military Department and senior officials, including Ye Zhen.

This maneuvering is terrifyingly effective.

This is not how things were supposed to be.

Deputy Director Ren Xinsu of the Armory Division nearly collapsed on the spot.

All he did was hinder the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea, yet in an instant, he was accused of intending to murder the royal clan, destroy the Barbarian Spirit Hall, and destabilize the foundation of the nation.

Such accusations alone are enough to annihilate his entire family.

Ye Zhen was equally astounded.

In just a few short years, Princess Changle’s means in the court have reached an astonishing level.

With a few words, she dragged the bigwigs of the military department into a greater vortex, a forbidden vortex.

A plot against the royal clan—involving the military department—what are they up to?

The way Ye Zhen handled the situation—turning it into a massive issue—what was initially a defensive strategy for self-preservation was transformed into the most aggressive offensive by Princess Changle in just a few sentences.

The faces of Minister Ban Di of the Military Department and Assistant Minister Wang Zizhen were ashen beyond compare.

The most critical issue now is that being implicated in such a forbidden vortex concerning plotting against the royal clan and destabilizing the nation’s foundation means if Minister Ban Di of the Military Department dares to continue retaliating, there truly must be an issue.

As an old fox of the court, the minister clearly understood the most appropriate course of action at this time.

Even if it’s somewhat humiliating and frustrating, to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, he had no other choice.

"Your Majesty, the military department has not received any military registration documents concerning the priests of the Barbarian Spirit Hall and Princess Changle joining the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea. Our military department, with the goal of safeguarding the foundation of the Nation of Great Zhou, has no ulterior motives.

Regarding this, the old minister has nothing to say. I request a sacred judgment from Your Majesty!"

Having spoken, Minister Ban Di of the Military Department, who had long ago dispensed with the necessity of kneeling in court, stepped forward to the center of the Imperial Study Room and bowed down to Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long.

"I request Your Majesty’s sacred judgment!"

Then, the Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Military Department, along with the senior officials of the military department, all stepped forward in unison, kneeling to request Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long’s sacred judgment!

On the throne, Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long’s face revealed no emotion, only his fingers gently tapping on the imperial desk, emitting a rhythmic light sound.

This repeated light sound, when heard by Ren Xinsu, the Deputy Director of the Armory Division kneeling below, felt like a demonic sound chasing after his soul, bringing him to the point of collapse.

His gaze was filled only with despair.

As a courtier qualified to discuss matters in court, if Ren Xinsu couldn’t discern the current situation, then he truly would have had a wasted tenure.

The gaze of Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long swept over Ye Zhen, Princess Changle, Bai Xiang, Ren Xinsu, Minister Ban Di of the Military Department, and others one by one.

In front of him, more than a dozen Jade Scrolls had already silently appeared.

While the courtiers were arguing and engaging in a verbal battle, the largest intelligence agencies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Heavenly Patrol Department and the Inner Eunuch, were not idle. They delivered the intelligence gathered from all aspects to his imperial desk, without any emotion, in its original form.

This comprehensive intelligence, combined with the Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long’s insight into human nature, had already made the Ren Venerate Emperor see through this matter clearly.

The rhythmic tapping on the table stopped, and the Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long spoke.

"Minister Ren, what is your explanation for the matter reported by Minister Ye?"

The Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long began to inquire, but with just a short sentence and two different titles, he demonstrated different attitudes toward the involved parties. The senior ministers quickly understood the Ren Venerate Emperor’s basic stance on this matter.

Feeling that disaster was imminent, Ren Xinsu was already speaking incoherently. "Your Majesty, I...I...I...did indeed act according to the regulations of our Armory Division. Indeed, it was because Count Ye submitted his order late...."

"Silence!"

Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long suddenly let out a thunderous shout, causing the faces of the group of senior ministers kneeling on the ground from the Military Department to turn pale, while other senior ministers quickly stepped forward in unison, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

"Regulations?"

"The regulations of your Military Department demand that twelve hundred thousand sons of the North Sea, who just received orders to assist the Human Demon Battlefield, be sent to the guillotine?"

"Under the heavens, none but the Emperor’s lands. To the very edges of the lands, none but the Emperor’s ministers! I wish to know what mistake these twelve hundred thousand sons of the North Sea committed; their blood hasn’t yet been shed on the battlefield, yet their heads are to be sent to the guillotine due to the meticulously crafted regulations of the Military Department."

"The policy of rotating defenses at the Human Demon Battlefield has been an unshakable national policy of the Great Zhou dynasty for countless years, complete with all military laws to ensure its unwavering execution.

Moreover, all departments of the Great Zhou Dynasty strive to guarantee the long-term execution of this national policy of rotating defenses at the Human Demon Battlefield.

All you ministers know that the death rate at the Human Demon Battlefield is over twenty percent. It can be said that every man of the Great Zhou who heads there goes with his head at risk.

But as for you, even before their heads reach the battlefield, they have already been severed by your obstructive regulations."

"What are these regulations for?"

"These regulations are shaking the very foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"This is destroying the root of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Saying this, the Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long was already full of anger in his tone, "Minister Ban, I wish to know, who exactly established these foundation-shaking regulations?" Ji Long’s voice was overflowing with Killing Qi!

The senior figures of the Military Department were completely dumbfounded.

Led by the Military Department Minister Ban Di, the senior ministers of the Military Department were already sweating profusely, with a pool of sweat accumulated on the golden bricks before them in just the span of a few breaths.

Princess Changle had not expected Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long to be even harsher, directly pinning the label of shaking the foundation of the state.

If this were to escalate, a major reshuffle of the entire Military Department could occur, providing a sufficient excuse for the Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long.

The long-prepared rhetoric was swallowed back by the Military Department Minister Ban Di.

"I am guilty!"

"This old minister has not managed the Military Department properly, allowing vile elements to usurp governance. Please, Your Majesty, administer justice!"

After speaking, the Military Department Minister prostrated himself with his forehead touching the ground, remaining kneeling without uttering another word.

Ren Venerate Emperor had already brought up the tone of shaking the foundation of the state. If he did not act wisely now, the consequences would be truly unpredictable.

The Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Military Department, along with other senior ministers, followed suit, kneeling to plead guilty.

"Vile elements usurping governance?"

Upon hearing these four words, the Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long let out a chilling laugh that filled everyone’s hearts with unease.

At this moment, the Deputy Director of the Armory Division Ren Xinsu was utterly collapsing.

Who was the vile element usurping governance mentioned by Minister Ban Di?

It referred to him, Ren Xinsu.

In other words, all the responsibility had been entirely shifted onto him, and the outcome he faced was self-evident.

However, he did not wish to die!

He did not want to become a scapegoat; he was merely following orders!

Under immense fear, the Deputy Director of the Armory Division Ren Xinsu cried out in a hysterical wail, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. This matter is...."

But right at this moment, Chief Eunuch Yu Chao’en raised a hand, and several streams of light instantly entered Ren Xinsu’s body.

Subsequently, no matter how wide Ren Xinsu opened his mouth or exerted effort, he could not produce a single sound.

Ren Xinsu’s eyes were instantly filled with boundless despair and regret!

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