"Ye Xiaoying has retired just like that. Come to think of it, he was probably the one who got screwed over the worst."
When the Little Prince of Langya left Tianqi City and returned to the Eastern Sea, Grand General Ye Xiaoying submitted his resignation. Now that Prince of Langya Xiao Ruofeng's case had been cleared and the Little Prince of Langya had no interest in the throne, he could only resign. After all, it would not be a good thing if he remained Grand General.
Speaking of which, Ye Xiaoying deserved great credit for Emperor Mingde issuing an edict of self-reproach this time, as well as for the Little Prince of Langya daring to come to Tianqi City. Without the deterrence of the Langya Army under Ye Xiaoying's command, how could Emperor Mingde possibly have issued such an edict? It would be recorded in the history books, after all. Unless he had been forced into a corner, Emperor Mingde would never have done such a thing.
Just as the Little Prince of Langya had not followed what was written in the Dragon Seal Scroll and chosen to become emperor himself, Emperor Mingde had merely chosen the lesser of two evils. With the Dragon Seal Scroll in existence, if he still refused to clear Prince of Langya Xiao Ruofeng's name, did he think Ye Xiaoying would not truly dare to rise in rebellion? Ye Xiaoying had indeed entertained that thought.
Xiao Se would probably think Emperor Mingde's edict of self-reproach meant that he truly regretted what had happened back then. All that could be said was that Xiao Se understood creatures like emperors far too little. Emperor Mingde certainly regretted Prince of Langya's death back then—otherwise, he would not have developed a heart ailment—but regret was one thing, while issuing