The Empress remarried, and I retaliated by wiping out the court.

Ye Wudao's three consecutive "is it?" silenced all the officials.

How can they refute this?

How can you tolerate your own wife running off to marry another man?

Furthermore, Ye Wudao is the emperor, and his harem is indulging in promiscuity. Why can't he interfere?

In the past, even if all these licentious concubines were killed, no one would have said a word against it!

All the officials were speechless, except for one person who started shouting.

Li Chongde cursed loudly, "What a silver tongue you have!"

"Ye Wudao! How dare you talk about the law?"

"The nine empresses are daughters of important ministers of the state. They entered the palace by order of the late emperor to rule the country together with the nine powerful ministers!"

What happened last night was merely a stopgap measure!

"You disregarded the overall interests of the court, recklessly unleashed a reign of terror, massacred the imperial palace, and slaughtered the sons and daughters of court officials!"

"Today he again assaulted an imperial censor in court, displaying his power and tyranny!"

"You keep talking about acting in accordance with the law, but which of your actions conforms to ancestral rules?"

"Does a tyrannical and incompetent ruler like you deserve to sit on this supreme throne?"

"Even if I am reduced to dust today, I will still do so on behalf of the people and our ancestors, to depose you, you tyrant!"

As he finished speaking, his beard and hair stood on end, and his voice reverberated throughout the imperial palace.

Ye Wudao simply watched Li Chongde quietly.

a long time.

He then slowly opened his mouth.

"Li Chongde, you've spent your whole life studying the classics and serving as an imperial censor, but in the end... you haven't even understood the law."

Li Chongde angrily retorted, "What do you mean?"

Ye Wudao slowly walked to the dragon table.

Reach out.

He grasped the emperor's sword that hung beside the dragon desk.

Clang——

A dragon's roar.

The longsword was drawn.

The cold light shone on the Golden Palace.

All eyes were fixed on the imperial sword that symbolized imperial power.

Ye Wudao slowly raised his longsword, its blade pointing directly at Li Chongde.

"You keep saying that I am immoral. But as an imperial censor, you openly distort the truth and confuse the law."

"I executed the wicked according to the law, yet you claim he is innocent."

"I am reforming the harem, yet you slander me as tyrannical."

"He even instigated the officials in front of the entire court to persuade them to depose the emperor."

"Li Chongde, tell me, according to the Great Yan Code, what is the punishment for a subject who incites the deposition of an emperor, misleads the court, and sows discord between the emperor and his ministers?"

Looking at Ye Wudao's icy expression, Li Chongde felt a little apprehensive.

But then he realized that Ye Wudao was nothing but a good-for-nothing with no foundation in the court. He himself was the regent's right-hand man, and this puppet emperor would certainly not dare to touch him!

"Your Majesty...I am innocent! Your Majesty..."

Before Li Chongde could finish speaking, a cold glint flashed in Ye Wudao's eyes.

"I'll tell you."

"This crime—"

"die!"

The last word fell.

Ye Wudao took a step forward, his long sword emerging from the water like a startled swan.

With all his might, the blade flashed with murderous intent in the Golden Palace, and before anyone could react, he slit Li Chongde's throat!

puff!

A flash of cold light disappeared in an instant.

Li Chongde's eyes widened suddenly.

A thin line of blood appeared in his throat.

Fast, too fast.

No one expected that Ye Wudao, who was always weak, would actually kill people himself, and do so with such decisiveness and ruthlessness!

Li Chongde never imagined that he was the Imperial Censor, who oversaw all officials, and was also a former top scholar in the imperial examinations. Everyone in the court and the country had to give him face.

Even if others wanted to harm him, they would have to find a charge and go through a joint trial by the three judicial authorities. But now, he was killed by Ye Wudao with a single, light sword stroke!

next moment.

Fresh blood gushed out.

He staggered back two steps, his lips trembling, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The corpse fell heavily in the center of the Golden Palace, and scalding blood slowly spread along the gold bricks.

The entire Golden Palace was deathly silent.

The assembled civil and military officials stared at the still-warm corpse, feeling a chill run down their spines and forgetting to breathe.

No one expected that this puppet emperor, who was once at the mercy of others, would dare to openly execute the Imperial Censor during the morning court session!

This moment.

Many officials simultaneously had the same thought in their minds.

Ye Wudao... has gone mad!

At this moment, Ye Wudao held the Emperor's Sword, making him appear like a demon god amidst the pool of blood!

His gaze swept past the nine powerful ministers and met that of the Regent. Ye Wudao slowly spoke:

"Regent, do you think I'm wrong?"

Xiao Linyuan looked at the traces of blood still remaining on Ye Wudao's face, his murderous aura overwhelming.

It felt like today was the first time I had ever met Ye Wudao.

He said with a grim face, "This man has committed insubordination and, according to the law, should be executed!"

The Censor-in-Chief's official job is to supervise all officials, but everyone in the court knows that Li Chongde is already Xiao Linyuan's lackey, and he will bite whoever Xiao Linyuan tells him to bite.

But right now, Li Chongde has been killed by Ye Wudao with a single sword strike, and Xiao Linyuan has no choice but to back down.

Why?

Ye Wudao is the emperor. He kills treacherous officials, punishes adulterous concubines, and occupies the moral high ground!

Even if Xiao Linyuan had a silver tongue, he couldn't out-argue Ye Wudao!

Ye Wudao stood with his sword at his side, smiling as he said, "Minister Xiao is quite right! I thought you were like some others, not even understanding basic principles!"

Murder and kill!

Ye Wudao not only killed Xiao Linyuan's men, but also made a sarcastic remark to him!

Xiao Linyuan's face turned black and white in turns, then he spoke:

"Your Majesty killed the eldest son of the Prince of Nanling yesterday, and I estimate he is already on his way!"

Xiao Linyuan sneered inwardly. Liang Yan, the Prince of Nanling, only had this one son. Now that Ye Wudao had killed Liang Ze, Liang Yan would definitely fight Ye Wudao to the death!

Perfectly, by framing Liang Yan for the crime of regicide, Xiao Linyuan can have a legitimate reason to kill Liang Yan, seize military power, and ascend the throne!

Suddenly.

"Bang!"

A furious roar grew louder as it approached: "Ye Wudao, give me back my son's life!"

The next moment, the palace doors were smashed open, and a towering figure stepped into the court.

The man was clad in black iron armor, his cloak fluttering behind him.

He was over eight feet tall, with a broad back and thick waist, a rugged face, thick eyebrows like knives, and bloodshot eyes.

He rushed back to the capital, covered in dust and grime, without even having time to remove his armor.

This man was none other than Liang Yan, the Prince of Nanling!

One of the four kings of the Great Yan, he commanded 100,000 elite troops and guarded the southern border for more than 20 years.

"Ye Wudao!"

Liang Yan's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Ye Wudao, who stood atop the dragon steps.

"You killed my son! Today, I, the king, will make you pay with your blood!"

boom!

A terrifying killing intent instantly swept through the entire Golden Palace.

Many civil officials turned pale and couldn't help but back away.

The military officers looked even more solemn.

This is the King of Nanling.

The murderous aura emanating from him on the battlefield is enough to chill even the most ordinary person to the bone with just a glance.

Xiao Linyuan stood to the side, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

coming.

finally come.

Liang Yan, that reckless man, is as impulsive as ever.

If Liang Yan kills Ye Wudao in public today, then everything will be simple.

The emperor's death at the hands of a vassal king shocked the world, giving Xiao Linyuan a legitimate reason to purge the court of corrupt officials and seize control of the government.

Even... ascend to the supreme throne!

Thinking of this, Xiao Linyuan's smile deepened.

On the other side...

Grand Secretary Li Juzheng, however, frowned deeply as he looked at the scene before him and sighed inwardly.

Chaos.

Complete chaos.

If Liang Yan were to actually kill the emperor today.

So what's next?

Who will suppress the world?

The nine powerful ministers were already wary of each other, and if the imperial power collapsed, someone would inevitably take the opportunity to start a rebellion.

At that time, the century-old foundation of the Great Yan Dynasty will likely crumble in an instant.

Things are getting increasingly out of control...

"His Majesty!"

Minister of Rites Zhang Shouzhi cupped his hands and said:

"Although Prince Liang Ze of Nanling has made mistakes, his crimes do not warrant death!"

"Furthermore, the Prince of Nanling has guarded the border for many years, making outstanding contributions to the Great Yan!"

"Your Majesty executed the descendant of a meritorious official without a joint trial by the three judicial departments or a conviction by the Ministry of Justice!"

Such actions have chilled the hearts of soldiers across the land!

"Your Majesty, please abdicate! Choose another wise and virtuous ruler!"

These words were spoken.

More and more officials are stepping forward.

"His Majesty is cruel and tyrannical!"

"Killing meritorious officials after their deaths!"

"Abuse of power!"

"This is the act of a tyrannical ruler!"

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

The entire Golden Palace was once again filled with cries of a coup.

Xiao Linyuan watched this scene with icy eyes.

It became.

The die is cast.

Even if Ye Wudao had three heads and six arms, he couldn't turn the tide today.

however.

Just when everyone thought Ye Wudao was doomed.

The man on the dragon throne suddenly laughed.

"interesting!"

"That's really interesting!"

Ye Wudao slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping over the entire court of civil and military officials.

"You all say that I killed Liang Ze."

"But when did I ever say that I was the one who killed the person?"