After seeing Lu Yang, this towering powerhouse, off, Xu Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, that kid would've kept clamoring for the Ministry of Justice to wipe out the Fourth Prince's entire clan, and there'd have been no good way to clean up the mess afterward.
But another problem immediately presented itself. The evidence that the Fourth Prince had rebelled was conclusive, but Xu Xin couldn't just pass judgment on him. This was far too big for him to handle.
"My lord, there are people above you." The Ministry of Justice's vice minister saw his superior puzzling over the problem and kindly reminded him.
Xu Xin was enlightened.
Right! I'm only the Minister of Justice, a mere third-rank official. The emperor should handle a matter of treason like this.
After Jiang Qun took the throne, he demonstrated extraordinary political acumen. He handled affairs of state no less capably than Emperor Xia; otherwise, Emperor Xia wouldn't have felt at ease entrusting him with the throne for the time being.
"Father used to say that handling state affairs was such a headache, that he had to maneuver among all the factions and balance their interests. It seems it's not that difficult after all."
Jiang Qun placed a newly reviewed memorial atop a stack that stood half a person tall.
The only problem was that he remembered there hadn't been this many memorials before.
"Daoist Buyu succeeded in Tribulation Transcendence, and a whole lot of people went into seclusion." Jiang Qun understood the reason and sighed inwardly.
There were just a few more than usual; it wasn't beyond his ability to handle.
"Let's see what this memorial says. Lord Xu has temporarily come out of seclusion. What could have happened... The Fourth Brother rebelled, Lu Yang reported him, and even