Ji Yanxiu still felt somewhat uneasy facing Su Xin. After all, he had been the one to burn the bridge after crossing it.
Yet Ji Yanxiu did not regret doing so. What use was a Su Xin who was beyond his control?
Ji Yanxiu admitted that he had indeed acted too hastily back then. He should have made use of Su Xin for a while longer first.
But sooner or later, he would have laid his cards on the table with Su Xin anyway. The outcome would have been the same.
But for Su Xin to step forward at a time like this left Ji Yanxiu feeling somewhat unsettled.
Still, Ji Yanxiu quickly steadied himself. Su Xin might be an important minister of Great Zhou, but he was not one of Great Zhou's true rulers.
Even if Su Xin spoke ill of him now, it would not matter. So long as Ji Xuanyuan and the others agreed to let him inherit the throne, that was enough.
Su Xin walked to the center of the Council Hall and said in a deep voice, "My lords, I believe it would be highly inappropriate to let His Highness the Crown Prince ascend the throne. In the single month that His Highness has served as regent, how much trouble has he brought upon the Imperial Court?
Great Zhou is in the midst of a crisis. We cannot allow certain people to act recklessly. This has only been one month—when the day comes for His Highness to truly ascend the throne, what sort of state will Great Zhou become?"
The moment Su Xin said this, the entire Council Hall fell silent. Everyone present was shaken, staring at Su Xin in astonishment.
What had he just said? He had attacked Ji Yanxiu before so many important