May twentieth was one of Great Zhou's three monthly Grand Court Assemblies.
By custom, all officials holding active posts in Luoyi had to attend. If they could not, they had to request leave in advance.
Otherwise, a charge of neglecting court affairs could mean docked salary at best or reduced rank at worst. Neither was easy to bear.
It was tantamount to handing a handle over to the Great Zhou Holy Son of Heaven. Anyone with sense would not do such a thing.
As Governor of North Sea and Marshal of the Zhenhai Army, Ye Zhen naturally had to attend the Grand Court Assembly. He arrived early and on time.
Moreover, Ye Zhen had received word in advance. Today's Grand Court Assembly would determine the Zhenhai Army's destination. No matter what, he had to attend. Otherwise, once the Imperial Decree was issued and the Zhenhai Army was sent over as expendable fodder, there would not be many choices left for Ye Zhen.
As Ji Long, the Great Zhou Holy Son of Heaven, entered Qiankun Hall, Great Zhou's routine Grand Court Assembly officially began.
The moment the assembly began, everyone's eyes fell on Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu. The incident that had caused such an uproar days ago—the assassination attempt against Duke of North Sea Prefecture Ye Zhen and a Creation Realm Shadow Demon infiltrating Luoyi—had to be settled today.
Under the burning gazes of over a thousand court officials, Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu was the first to step out from the ranks and present his memorial.
In truth, the matter of Duke of North Sea Prefecture Ye Zhen's assassination attempt had already been defined at the minor court assembly several days ago— a Creation Realm Shadow Demon of the Devil Race had infiltrated Luoyi to exact revenge, but its