A wish to sweep the world clean, and worry!

[Everyone held their breath, their gazes converging on Dai Zhong as they awaited his decision.]

[Yu Chen was anxious as well. The post of chief minister of the Court of Judicial Review concerned the capital's stability and order among its officials; its importance went without saying.]

[In recent years, the Court of Judicial Review's extensive powers, including its authority to oversee all officials, had touched the raw nerves of many ministers at court. They expressed their discontent both openly and in secret.]

[Every day, the Censorate submitted a thick stack of memorials accusing the Court of Judicial Review.]

[And now!]

[If the chief minister made another misstep, it would undoubtedly give those ministers, already itching to act, a perfect excuse.]

[They would surely seize the chance to launch an attack, directing their spearheads straight at the Court of Judicial Review.]

[Most importantly!]

[The most terrifying outcome would be for this affair to shake the emperor's trust in the Court of Judicial Review.]

[Once doubt took root in the emperor's heart, the Court of Judicial Review would be like a guttering candle in the wind, liable to vanish at any moment.]

[Yu Chen did not want to see that happen. After all, the Court of Judicial Review truly served the people.]

[Without it, the powerful nobles and local gentry would likely grow even more unbridled.]

[Yet after hearing Yu Chen's words, Dai Zhong shook his head and said,]

["A true man should indeed die for a worthy cause!"]

["My life is worth a great deal, too."]

[Yu Chen hurriedly said, "Chief Minister, you still have a bright future ahead of you. His Majesty trusts you, and the people love you..."]

[Dai Zhong did not answer him directly, but continued on his own. "I have three great wishes in this life. If