Yin Kuang let out a final sigh in his heart—he knew Emperor Xian would not spare him.
In the age of feudal imperial rule, anything involving rebellion and treason had always been handled with the principle of killing the innocent rather than letting the guilty escape. Especially with the Han Empire in its current sorry state, these were even more sensitive times. Never mind the many suspicious points surrounding how Yin Kuang had rescued Emperor Xian before—even without any suspicions, being linked to rebellion and treason meant a death sentence.
Yin Kuang suddenly felt as though he had lifted a stone only to drop it on his own foot.
Sure enough, the moment Yuan Shao finished speaking, a buzzing clamor rose behind the golden tent of the court assembly. On the platform, Emperor Xian wore a dark expression as well. Behind the pearl curtain, a pair of eyes stared at Yin Kuang and Wang Yue. This emperor, still little more than a boy, was furious. He recalled that during their escape from pursuit, those traveling with Yin Kuang had shown him, the emperor, not the slightest bit of proper respect. They had not even bowed to him. One of the women had even shouted at him. The situation had been critical then, so Emperor Xian had not thought much of it. But now that he remembered it, his suspicions toward Yin Kuang and the others only deepened.
Would a group of people who had treated him so disrespectfully truly save him out of kindness!?
"Guards..."
Just as Emperor Xian was about to call for someone, Kong Rong stepped forward again and said, "Alliance Leader Yuan, what you have said is merely speculation. Treason concerns the very foundation of the Han Dynasty; it is no trifling matter. That traitor Dong may