No Retreat South: Defiance of an Empire
Chapter 257

Shocking news of a drastic turn

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"When the Imperial Secretariat handled these matters, they did not summon me. I knew nothing of it."

"With the General of the Guards outside, the ministers surely would not dare act recklessly."

"Do not be impatient. Please return and tell His Majesty that we, his subjects, are outside and certainly will not let them run wild."

"Tell him to wait with his mind at ease."

Zhong Yu's attitude was thoroughly perfunctory.

It was at that moment that Zhang Hua understood what he was thinking.

Zhang Hua flew into a rage. "Lord Zhong, do you not care in the slightest about the Altars of Soil and Grain of Great Wei?!"

"The ministers intend to harm His Majesty, yet you, the Minister of Justice, sit here leisurely drinking tea. Have you no sense of shame?!"

These were harsh words, but Zhong Yu did not care at all.

He glanced at Zhang Hua. "Rather than waste your efforts here, you would do better to return to His Majesty's side sooner and devise strategies for him."

Zhang Hua rose angrily and left without looking back.

Only after watching him leave did Zhong Yu unhurriedly summon his trusted aide and give him instructions in a low voice.

Once Zhang Hua left, the anger on his face instantly vanished.

His anger just now had merely been intended to mislead Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu truly was Zhong Hui's elder brother. His temperament seemed the complete opposite of his younger brother's, but in truth, both were men who would stop at nothing to achieve their ends.

Zhang Hua suddenly had more ideas. Could he deal with Sima Zhao's people along with them?

After leaving, however, Zhang Hua did not hurry back to the Imperial Palace.

He knew that returning to the Imperial Palace now probably would not help

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