The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.
Since coming to the Capital for the Grand Court Audience celebrating the promotion of a Commanding Commissioner, the Prince of Zhennan had remained there for a month and a half.
Now, in the mansion's main hall, several advisers voiced the same question.
"Why not enter the seat of government and impeach the Empress before the whole world?"
"Jia Commanding Commissioner has that Brocade Pouch. As long as he exposes it in public, he will surely leave the Empress humiliated. If he is ruthless enough, he could propose deposing her! With sufficient evidence, even the Retired Emperor might support him, and the lords of the court would uphold the rites of the state and its altars."
Depose the Empress!
Only Jia Commanding Commissioner could take the initiative to impeach and depose her!
Deposing the Empress would force the reigning emperor to swallow a monstrous humiliation!
If an emperor's lawful wife was morally corrupt, the emperor could hardly escape blame!
This was a political duel in which he held the upper hand, yet Jia Commanding Commissioner had kept his weapon hidden and refused to strike.
The Prince of Zhennan knitted his brows and shook his head in rejection.
"Forget deposing the Empress. The emperor would never endure such humiliation before all his subjects. He would spare no cost to protect her."
"But if Jia Commanding Commissioner submitted an impeachment, he could at least drag her reputation through the mud and make her personally issue an edict of repentance, admitting her crimes to the world."
One adviser stroked his beard and sighed.
"Your Highness, Jia Commanding Commissioner has already sheathed his edge and is trying to compromise with the emperor. He only wants his position as Commanding Commissioner to remain as firm as Mount Tai."
"But what exactly