At the Pinnacle of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Every Step Tightened the Grip on the Throat [IV]
"I plead guilty."
Those three words fell.
The entire Court Deliberation Hall became like an empty mountain valley, so quiet that not a single sound could be heard.
The High Ministers looked dazed.
In truth, with the evidence laid before them, pleading guilty preserved some dignity. Otherwise, once the whole world knew and the Central Court pronounced its verdict, he would become an utter laughingstock.
Yet when they actually heard "I plead guilty" with their own ears, the ministers struggled to restrain themselves, but towering waves of shock still surged through their hearts!
For years, court and country alike had grown accustomed to Jiang Wuyuan holding the position of Commanding Commissioner, commanding the Embroidered Uniform Guard throughout the realm.
Yet suddenly, today, this formidable overlord was to leave the stage?
The fury in Emperor Jingde's heart steadily rose, and all his discontent erupted.
Bang-
He shattered the imperial desk with a slap.
The long desk split apart, sending splinters flying.
The supreme sovereign's face twisted with rage. He slammed another fist onto the armrest of the Imperial Throne, leaving it teetering.
The emperor's wrath swept through the entire hall.
Emperor Jingde was already restraining himself, longing to vent his fury in a hysterical outburst!
First, he was enraged at Jiang Wuyuan, that vicious dog who knew no restraint. Second, with Jiang Wuyuan pleading guilty and submitting to punishment, the Embroidered Uniform Guard Office might spiral out of control!
Suddenly.
Two decrepit Old Eunuchs appeared at the hall doors, their skin like chicken hide and their hair white as cranes' feathers. They might well have been a hundred years old, yet their eyes shone with vigor as they watched Jiang Wuyuan without blinking.
Two of the eunuchs guarding the Great Qian Ancestral Hall!
No matter how powerful the realm's Martial Arts