The Human Emperor (1-200)

C166: Wrath of the Han!

Dong!

Within the royal palace, the dragon bells and dragon drums reverberated in harmony.

The news of Wang Chong's imprisonment spread like wildfire across the entire capital, and before the morning assembly began, a white-haired old official appeared in the inner palace. His emaciated body was trembling, and an indignant look was on his face. His pale head struck the dragon bell forcefully time and time again, and it didn't take long for crimson blood to ooze from the impact.

"There are no precedents of indicting one with the crime of 'blindly interfering with court matters'. Your Majesty, are you making history by indicting a person for his earnest opinion?!"

Old Censor He Can knocked his head on the dragon bell time and time again with an incomparably agitated and sorrowful expression.

As an official of the previous era, the censor of the former emperor, He Can, was loyal to the country, and he spoke and admonished without bias or fear. Out of respect for his upright personality, the former emperor once bestowed him an Immunity Token. However, due to his old age, having exceeded seventy to date, he had retired and returned to his homeland.

It had been thirty years since he was involved in governance, but upon hearing about Wang Chong's arrest, the old censor's agitation and indignance prompted him into action. As soon as he received the news, he ordered his offsprings to prepare his official robe, and carrying the Immunity Token from the former emperor, he walked through the palace gates, headed straight for the inner palace.

"In the two centuries since Great Tang's establishment, there has never been such a matter. If Your Majesty were to indict him because of this matter, Your Majesty will go down in history as an inept emperor!! --"

...

This was just the start of the shock wave that Wang Chong triggered.

As soon as the morning bell was struck, the officials rushed straight into the assembly hall.

"Your humble subordinate, Zhang Yakun, pleads for Your Majesty to spare Wang Chong!"

The moment as everyone stepped into the hall, 'dong!', an influential official kneeled heavily on the ground. Then, following suit, the second one, the third one, the fourth one...

"Your humble subordinate, Lu Lin, pleads for Your Majesty to spare Wang Chong!"

"Your humble subordinate, Xu Hanwu, pleads for Your Majesty to spare Wang Chong!"

"Your humble subordinate, Sun Taijia, pleads for Your Majesty to spare Wang Chong!"

"Your humble subordinate, Gu Tong, pleads for Your Majesty to spare Wang Chong!"

...

All of the officials had a grim and agitated look on their faces.

"Zhang Yakun, Lu Lin, and Xu Hanwu, what are you all doing?"

Upon seeing the sight, Zhou Zhang and the others were dumbfounded. However, as soon as Zhou Zhang said those words, another even shocking event occurred.

"Your humble subordinate, Shang Guan, wishes to submit a formal report against Zhou Zhang!"

"Your humble subordinate, Li Yunlin, wishes to submit a formal report against Liu Yu!"

"Your humble subordinate, Zhang Song, wishes to submit a formal report against Zhou Jue!"

"Your humble subordinate, Liu Feng, wishes to submit a formal report against Zhang Kuai!"

...

"Your humble subordinate, Zhou Ren, wishes to submit a formal report against Great General Abusi!"