"An edict?"
Jiang Xiaobai's expression filled with curiosity at that. He looked at Xiao Jinfeng and asked, "What edict?"
"Oh, if an official neglects his duties, he may be executed!"
Xiao Jinfeng smiled faintly, paused, then continued, "If a sovereign loses his virtue, he may be deposed!"
Huh?
Disbelief immediately spread across Jiang Xiaobai's face.
If a sovereign loses his virtue, he may be deposed?
The imperial family's ancestor actually gave Hidden Edge Mountain that much power?
This was no ordinary edict. It was practically a blade hanging over the emperor's head!
Li Zhiwei's and Tang Ningshuang's expressions also visibly changed at those words.
Although they knew little about the affairs of the Imperial Court, they could still tell just how much power this edict carried!
Li Bingzhang, however, remained calm. Clearly, he already knew something about this.
Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's shock, Xiao Jinfeng smiled faintly again and glanced toward the Azure Robe Society.
"Unless I'm mistaken, the Azure Robe Society... should have an edict along these lines too, shouldn't it?"
Yet when Xiao Jinfeng finished speaking, the elders of the Azure Robe Society acted as though they had heard nothing, keeping their heads lowered as they leafed through Jiang Xiaobai's manuscripts.
Xiao Jinfeng shook his head helplessly at the sight and did not press them.
Still, he knew full well that the Azure Robe Society most likely had one too.
They simply... refused to say so.
Jiang Xiaobai looked at the elders of the Azure Robe Society, a peculiar light flashing in his eyes.
Whether the Azure Robe Society had one or not, Hidden Edge Mountain's edict alone was enough to prove that the Great Hua imperial family's ancestor had undoubtedly been an enlightened ruler.
Indeed, leaving something like this in advance showed that the ancestor had understood one