The emperor pricked up his ears, listening even more intently.
General Pei had been accused of plotting rebellion. Although a dragon robe had been found in his residence in the Capital, the emperor did not believe it at all.
The emperor and General Pei had met as youths. They had practiced martial arts together and spent several years in each other's company.
The emperor knew General Pei's character well. Even with a dragon robe already uncovered, he refused to believe that the general intended to rebel.
Although the emperor had ordered General Pei escorted back to the Capital and his entire family thrown into the Celestial Prison, he had not ordered the extermination of their nine familial branches.
All this time, the emperor had been searching for evidence that General Pei had been framed.
Suspecting something was wrong with Wang Zhifang, the emperor had promoted him to a Subordinate Fourth Rank post in the Capital. Only officials of that rank or higher were eligible to attend court.
He had done this to bring the man into court and see whether Little Lord Song and Guagua would discuss any juicy gossip about Wang Zhifang.
Previously, Guagua had gone away for an upgrade. When the emperor could not hear Guagua's voice, he had thought he might have wrongly suspected Wang Zhifang.
He had never imagined that Guagua's absence these past few days had been for an upgrade, or that Guagua would drop such a massive bombshell immediately upon returning.
In his fury, the emperor clenched his fists, released them, then clenched them again...!
Wang Zhifang was nothing short of a venomous snake!
Guagua's voice rang out again:
*[Wang Zhifang committed all manner of evil. Under his threats, most of those officials had already submitted.*
*But a few still refused to swallow their