Once Liu Xun's imperial decree had been sealed and dispatched, Huo Guang, whatever anyone else felt, breathed a sigh of relief.
An emperor at odds with the Luo Clan was the sight he least wanted to see.
Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety had been difficult to fulfill together. If the emperor truly stood against the Luo Clan, he certainly could not take a stand against the clan, but betraying the emperor would cross the line in his heart. He would probably have no choice but to repay his sovereign's kindness with his death.
At this thought, a rather cruel smile appeared on Huo Guang's face. Let me see whether you wanted to bring down the Eastern King of Dayuan out of public concern, or deliberately sowed discord with some other purpose in mind.
Huo Guang worked swiftly. He soon persuaded Liu Xiang to conduct a private investigation, but after several months of searching, neither had found any leads. Suspicion was what kept them going, yet by the end, even Huo Guang wondered whether he had been overly sensitive.
Just as the two were about to give up, a breakthrough actually appeared.
A merchant inexplicably presented several treasures to the minister who had submitted the memorial, then swiftly vanished without a trace. Even the Commandant of Justice's men failed to keep up with him.
This was where the benefits of having the Commandant of Justice handle matters became apparent. They simply took the minister away. At first, he tried to resist, but someone with Huo Guang's thunderous methods was not a man ordinary people could withstand. He pried open the minister's mouth with ease.
It turned out that a merchant had approached him and asked him to submit a memorial. Its contents were very simple: an impeachment of the