Ma Shunde glanced at the emperor in surprise, then lowered his eyes. "Including the Jade Toad Temple, which was just dealt with, there have been sixteen."
Whenever he thought of that number, Ma Shunde's scalp tingled. Sixteen-these were not sixteen workshops, nor sixteen restaurants. These were sixteen Divine Shrines!
Any Divine Shrine that had entrenched itself in the Capital City for years could not be underestimated, even the weakest of them.
Besides, when Prince Dai dealt with the Divine Shrines, he was not simply picking the softest persimmons to squeeze. He could genuinely list their crimes and deal with them according to their severity-which of these was easy to handle?
Dealing with a few Divine Shrines that had plenty of followers but kept themselves out of trouble might well have caused less difficulty than these sixteen.
Prince Dai truly had tremendous nerve!
Even Ma Shunde had to praise him. Remarkable!
Ma Shunde admired him inwardly. Prince Dai was practically throwing his life away. Was he really acting on nothing but hot-blooded passion, or did he have something else to rely on?
However he thought about it, there could be no greater backer than the emperor.
Yet His Majesty's feelings toward Prince Dai were probably complicated too. Even if Prince Dai boldly carried out the work now, he might not reap a good harvest in the future.
To act despite knowing it could not be done-perhaps Prince Dai was still just a young man?
The thought flashed through Ma Shunde's mind, but it did not seem right either. He merely bowed his head and waited for the emperor's orders.
After hearing this, the emperor remained silent for a long time. His eyes gleamed in the lamplight and candlelight, then suddenly dimmed again. "Prince Dai is willing to devote himself to his