What he said was far too blunt. The three Sect Masters all looked somewhat uneasy, suspecting that this fellow was deliberately stirring up trouble, deliberately using harsh words to leave Shang Jianxiong unable to save face and provoke the blood in his veins.
At the end of the day, the three Sect Masters believed that Niu Youdao was still unwilling to accept the agreement they had reached and still wanted Shang Jianxiong dead.
Though they were indeed forcing the palace, some things were simply inappropriate to lay so bare. Guan Fangyi and Wu Zhaoxing secretly exchanged glances. Before coming here, neither had imagined they would be taking part in forcing a nation's emperor to abdicate.
Shang Jianxiong gritted his teeth. "Is this his intention, or the intention of the three great sects?"
Meng Xuan said, "If you dare do it, you must dare own it. Your Majesty, make your decision soon. We do not have that patience. Do not force us to make the decision for Your Majesty!"
Shang Jianxiong said in grief and indignation, "I am innocent!"
Meng Xuan said, "Since Your Majesty is innocent, then Tong Mo is guilty. Please issue the decree, Your Majesty!"
After all, he was a heavyweight minister on the level of a nation's Prime Minister. Unless it was an assassination, no one in all of Yan Kingdom dared kill him recklessly. Not even Niu Youdao dared act openly and without restraint. Killing him without a charge would cause far too great an impact, so they still needed a legitimate pretext.
Those words had made the stance of the three great sects plain. Shang Jianxiong had no road left to retreat down. If Tong Mo did not die, then he would have to die.
The choice was not difficult to make. Shang Jianxiong had