Long Xuan'en asked, "Did you kill him?"
Ji Feihua sighed. "Did you want me to kill him?"
Long Xuan'en countered, "Does it make any difference whether he's dead or alive? He's nothing more than a puppet."
Ji Feihua said, "You seem to have long since seen through life and death, Retired Emperor. But if that is so, why do things that bring disaster upon your descendants?"
Long Xuan'en said, "I do not understand what you mean."
Ji Feihua said, "The wax pill!"
Long Xuan'en lowered his head.
Ji Feihua said, "You used the Imperial Seal and that supposed secret treasure to incite the First Prince, intending to overthrow Great Kang. Your traitorous ambitions truly refuse to die."
Long Xuan'en raged, "Great Kang belongs to my Long family! You, eunuch scoundrel, are the one overturning its foundations and throwing its court into chaos! You bewitched that worthless son of mine, encouraged him to butcher his brothers and rebel against his own father. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Ji Feihua said, "The victor becomes a king, the loser a bandit. Throughout all history, there has never been any such thing as retribution! Since you took the throne, how much blood has stained your hands? How many innocent commoners died because of your benighted, immoral rule? How many ministers died nursing bitter grievances? You dare speak of retribution? Are you even worthy of speaking that word?"
Long Xuan'en said, "I am the sovereign ordained by Heaven. You defy your superior and plunge the court into chaos. Aren't you afraid your name will stink for ten thousand years?"
Ji Feihua advanced step by step. "You are the one who threw the court into chaos. You are the benighted, immoral ruler. You are the one who imposed crushing taxes and extortionate levies. You are the