The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
Emperor Xuan looked at the impeachment memorials piled like snowflakes across his desk and could not help habitually rubbing the space between his brows.
"These fellows were all as silent as cicadas in winter when facing Chancellor Gu.
Yet the moment they turned around, their impeachment memorials came thick and fast. They've dumped this entire mess on me!"
Beside him, Hongxi sighed as he sorted the memorials for Emperor Wu.
"Your Majesty, hasn't Chancellor Gu gone a little too far this time?"
Emperor Xuan sneered.
"Too far?
Never mind that Chancellor Gu brought out the Founding Emperor's Human Emperor Sword to purge the court-even I have no authority to intervene.
After everything the Huangfu Lineage and its faction did while Chancellor Gu was in seclusion, shouldn't they be severely punished?
Especially that old bastard Huangfu Hong! He actually dared to reach into the Imperial Guard, acting first and reporting afterward, even drawing me into his schemes!"
A trace of darkness suddenly flashed through Emperor Xuan's eyes.
Knowing Emperor Xuan's temperament well, Hongxi's expression shifted slightly.
He knew that the Huangfu Lineage had crossed Emperor Xuan's greatest taboo this time.
What happened in the Dragon Ascension Hall today had seemed like Chancellor Gu losing control over the harm done to his descendants and splashing the ceremony with blood.
But had Emperor Xuan not also deliberately indulged him, using Chancellor Gu's hand to teach those people a bloody lesson?
Hongxi hesitated before speaking. "Your Majesty, be that as it may, you must know about the Huangfu Lineage's relationship with that person in the Azure Sky Sect.
Chancellor Gu destroyed Huangfu Yun's Dao Foundation on the spot this time. I fear the Huangfu Lineage won't let this rest, and the Azure Sky Sect may intervene."
"The Azure