The civil and military officials were all beaming, lavishing praise on Jiang Wenhuan. Their joy today matched every bit of the guilt they had felt recently.
Zi Shou's feelings were complicated. He could only remain silent.
The nobles of Li Territory were silent as well.
Though their faces were wreathed in smiles, those smiles were painfully stiff.
They had actually been singing Li Yu's praises? He was a traitor who had colluded with the Rongdi!
Soon, they found a way out. Whether Li Territory was governed by Marquis Li or a Commandery Governor really had little to do with them.
But Li Yu's affair had to be handled properly, or people could easily come away thinking the nobles of Li Territory were biting the hand that fed them.
And so, one after another, they turned their guns on Ji Chang.
"Your Majesty, please judge wisely! Li Yu must have been bewitched by Ji Chang into colluding with foreign enemies. We are all subjects of Shang, and the sun and moon can bear witness to our loyalty!"
Ji Chang was the perfect scapegoat! His collusion with Tu Fang had already been proven beyond doubt!
In the more than six hundred years since Great Shang's founding, he was the only one who had openly colluded with foreign tribes to raid its borders!
The Feudal Lords of the Western Frontier were on friendly terms with the tribes of the Western Rong, but that did not mean they would invite them to attack!
For a time, the nobles of Li Territory seethed with indignation.
Seeing this, Chong Houhu understood.
Li Yu and these nobles alike had all fallen into the trap.
His Majesty knew Jiang Wenhuan's capabilities, so he had sent him into Li Territory without concern. But Li Yu did not know. Nursing