Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 917 877: The Officials Are Scared Stiff

As soon as the words of the old fellow fell, soldiers outside the grand hall suddenly carried something in.

Everyone curiously turned their gaze that way, only to see a stretcher covered by a long white cloth.

It was clear they reacted immediately and knew what was underneath the white cloth.

Yet, at this moment, they felt even more puzzled—what does this mean?

Why did the Right Chancellor say such words in the hall, and why did he have this thing carried in?

One must know, this is the Imperial Council Hall.

Without the Emperor's permission, bringing this thing in casually is a grave taboo; if it angers the Emperor, the Right Chancellor might be dragged out and beheaded.

After all, the current Emperor's temper is known to all; he is someone who doesn't recognize kin when angry.

Of course, this does not include Prince Ning.

If one is a trusted aide of Prince Ning, even if furious, the Emperor could not touch them.

Although he cannot attack Prince Ning's people, he can vent his anger on his own men or the smaller ones under Prince Ning.

Due to this situation, Prince Ning once deliberately placed countless small fries in the Imperial Court—what for? Essentially, as a vent for Prince You.

As for the real trusted aides, even if given two guts, Prince You wouldn't dare to deal with them.

Now, standing in the hall boasting, though they are Prince You's trusted aides, it's undeniable that if Prince You is truly provoked, he wouldn't care for these.

He would just push his most proud aide to execution; such authority, such momentum, though useless to outsiders, is very effective internally.

To describe Prince You with a common phrase: he's a classic example of being harsh at home.

Commonly, when suffering at Prince Ning's place, Prince You would vent on his own men.

Seeing this, some might question, why would anyone still follow Prince You knowing this?

It must be said, following Prince You offers great chances to engage in corruption, meaning they often have better opportunities to grab silver, unlike following Prince Ning.

Thus, driven by greed, many are willing to risk beheading to be by Prince You's side.

Amid the discussion, two soldiers placed the stretcher right in the center of the hall.

Then, they left briskly, their armor clanking loudly, echoing sharply throughout the hall.

It simultaneously struck the hearts of everyone present.

So, as the soldiers retreated, the Right Chancellor slowly approached the stretcher, bent over, and abruptly pulled off the white cloth.

At the next moment, the sound of sharp intakes of breath filled the air.

Some opened their eyes wide, stepped back in shock.

More people rubbed their eyes, uncertain about the reality of it all, doubting their own vision, wondering if their eyes deceived them, unsure who this familiar figure lying here truly is, questioning—is it really them?

Suddenly, everyone had the same doubt in their hearts; it's not obscured vision, nor unclear who this is.

They just couldn't believe it—the once mighty Emperor now lay pathetically there.

The scene was extraordinarily impactful, leaving them utterly stunned.

They couldn't believe what they saw, and many began to tremble, muttering softly:

"This, this, could it be that I've seen wrong? Who is this?"

"My God, what's going on? Why do I see him looking so much like..."

Some pointed at the figure on the ground, trembling, stuttering:

"Could this really be Prince You?! My heavens, Prince Ning was just struck down by the messenger of the heavens, now Prince You too?"

The atmosphere turned heavy and eerie.

Behind the screen, Lin Yi couldn't help smiling subtly; he understood the crowd's thoughts and feelings well.

But now, he wasn't planning to step forward; he needed to wait for the Right Chancellor to finish speaking before stepping out to meet everyone.

Thus, after uncovering the white cloth, the Right Chancellor didn't hurry to speak, instead coldly scanned each presence.

Once capturing everyone's expressions, he gently raised his hand, signaling silence.

Not only him, but previous few were also observing everyone's reactions closely, even guessing their thoughts. This was pre-discussed with Lin Yi.

He wanted to use this event to filter potential subjects in the court, removing the noncompliant ones.

As the Right Chancellor raised his hand, all discussions instantly ceased.

All eyes turned to the Right Chancellor, now filled with shock and confusion.

They desperately wanted answers to what had happened, craving to know what they were about to face.

The Right Chancellor didn't make them wait long, straightforwardly continuing:

"Everyone, you must have seen clearly by now; if not, step closer to examine."

[To be continued...]