Jiang Qun stiffly turned his head to look at Xu Xin.
"Lord Xu, what's the story with this Xia Tian?"
You never told me there was someone called Xia Tian.
Xu Xin had mainly been focused on Lu Yang. In his eyes, Xia Tian was a nobody, too insignificant to mention, so he hadn't gone into detail before. Since His Majesty had asked, though, he naturally needed to explain.
"Your Majesty, besides Lu Yang, there was another conspirator who helped him rebel, a man named Xia Tian. According to Lu Yang's confession, this cultivator named Xia Tian was quick-witted and well versed in government affairs. After establishing the Great Bean Dynasty, Lu Yang promised to make Xia Tian prime minister, and that was why Xia Tian agreed to join the Great Bean Dynasty."
Jiang Qun pressed a hand to his forehead and tried to sort out his thoughts. After hearing Xu Xin's words, his mind was such a mess that he still couldn't work out the logic, even after a long while.
So Father had joined a new dynasty and become its prime minister, and now he wanted to overthrow Great Xia?
No, Father, you wouldn't go this far just to make me emperor, would you?
As the crown prince, I'd just finished dealing with two younger brothers while acting as regent, and now I was using my power to deal with the reigning emperor, on the grounds that he'd rebelled. If this made it into the history books, future generations would think it was some kind of unofficial history.
Down below, Emperor Xia met his eldest son's gaze and felt a little awkward. He hadn't expected that after going out for a stroll, he would end up back here, in this predicament of all things.
Yesterday, when the Ministry