Chapter 342: The Asura Field Against Li Yinhǔ

Chapter 676: Playing the Long GameChapter 342: A Shura Field Against Li Yinhu

"The official had a conflict with the Long family and, in the end, led troops to forcefully enter their estate. They successfully discovered letters proving their collusion with rebel forces."

Faced with overwhelming evidence, the Long family stubbornly denied everything. When they realized the situation was dire, they resorted to armed resistance. Luckily, with the help of three other families like the Lei family, they were eventually brought to justice under the cooperation of the Eastern Factory.

After finishing his words, Zhao He Shan clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "That's the whole story. This subordinate has not fabricated or concealed anything. Everything I have stated is true."

Li Chen let out a cold snort and addressed the other officials: "You all heard that, now discuss it. What are your thoughts on this"

The Taihe Palace was eerily silent.

Any fool can see that the biggest mastermind behind this is on the imperial court. It's either the chief minister or Prince Zhao standing below, or the Crown Prince standing above.

Although they had their own factions and distinct banners, at this moment, even their masters remained silent, and no one dared to speak out of turn.

Li Chen narrowed his eyes, his voice gradually turning cold, and said: "No one speaks Well, King Zhao, you go first."

Li Chen's eyes fixed on Li Yinhu, "Do you know the West Mountain Dragon family"

Here it is!

Although he knew the Crown Prince would surely make an issue of him today, when Li Yinhu actually stood in Taihe Hall facing the prince, a sliver of unease crept into his heart, something he wouldn't even admit to himself.

He secretly glanced at Zhao Xuanji, whose calm demeanor infuriated Li Yinhu to the extreme.

But there's no way around it, I still have to say something.

With a cupped fist salute, Li Yinhu, who hadn't even considered denying it, readily admitted: "Your Highness, this humble one knows him."

"That's good."

Lee Chen's voice, thick with pressure, followed close behind, "The Long family colluded with the rebels in Xishan province, and they know you. What role did you play in their dealings with the rebels"

This sentence made Li Yinhu's face tighten. He said solemnly, "Reporting to Your Highness, this prince has only a superficial acquaintance with them and doesn't know them deeply. My understanding of them is limited to the fact that they have some influence in Xishan Province. Moreover, they are descendants of founding heroes. Besides that, I don't know anything else. I certainly didn't know they were colluding with rebels. If I had known, I would have severed ties with them immediately. Please, Your Highness, see through this!"

What he said made perfect sense.

To an outsider who doesn't know the full story, it sounds perfectly reasonable.

But Li Chen, who was deliberately looking for trouble, didn't care what Li Yinhǔ said at all.

It's said that if you want to find a reason to accuse someone, there will be none. In other novels, it's always the protagonist who suffers this kind of grievance. Now that Li Chen holds great power, he also enjoys using this tactic.

"You're unaware!"

"You have grown up in the palace and never left the capital. The Dragon family has always been developing in Xishan Province, and only recently did Long Tiande and Long Huaiyu come to the capital. You two are worlds apart, but you pretend to know each other. If it weren't intentional, how could a newly appointed county king like you be acquainted with a fallen aristocratic family whose marquis title was revoked by the imperial court a hundred years ago"

"The Dragon family colluded with the rebels before, and they already have disloyal hearts. As for you, Eighth Prince, newly appointed as King Zhao, your connections with these people are unclear. King Zhao, tell this palace, how can this palace trust you"

The words hit him like a storm, leaving Li Yinhu standing in the center, his expression rigid and his body numb with cold.

This was his first taste of the brutality of politics.

This Tahe Hall, transformed into a hellish battlefield of Asuras, and the target, it was all aimed at him!ionalism within the government, forming cliques and engaging in backstabbing might be excellent skills they possess, but with Confucian thought as their guiding principle, how could scholars possibly...