The Small Emperor’s tone was nothing like this.
Today, the Small Emperor had come with ill intent!
“Leader Wang!”
The Small Emperor spoke again.
Soon, a person appeared in the imperial court.
“You know what he’s doing? Gathering evidence of your crimes. You really should thank them; they didn’t even bother to hide it, and a casual investigation unearthed the whole affair.”
“Leader Wang, read it out loud!”
The person known as Leader Wang expressionlessly pulled out a notebook and read aloud, “Prime Minister’s ledger…”
Leader Wang, just reading the contents of the notebook, read for almost half an hour, his voice becoming hoarse toward the end, even though he was a Martial Artist.
“These pieces of evidence should be recognizable to you, right?”
The Prime Minister lifted his head and said, “Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?”
Everyone had a bad feeling.
“It’s nothing, just that whatever law you’ve broken, you must suffer the corresponding punishment.”
Every face in the room darkened, and the more hot-tempered ones began to curse loudly.
“You’re respected as the Emperor because we allow it. Without our consent, who do you think you are?”
The Small Emperor’s expression did not change and he said, “State Preceptor, make his death painful and prolonged. I remember he caused chaos in the harem, right?”
The Small Emperor thought of his own mother.
She had committed suicide.
She was also the mother of the Crown Prince.
The reason for her suicide was this man, who barged into the harem. Some of Zhou Tianyuan’s concubines immediately killed themselves, knowing what they would face.
That’s how the Small Emperor’s mother died. When she found him in his chamber, she told him to hide, then took her own life.
The Valley Master of Stargazing Valley remained silent.
But the man who had just uttered such wild claims had already fallen, letting out painful wails that echoed through the great hall.
The smile on the Small Emperor’s face grew wider.
“Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, must you really assist the Royal Family? You should know that if you do so, Stargazing Valley can’t maintain its current status.”
Stargazing Valley and the Border Army remain aloof by avoiding any involvement. But once they get involved with the affairs of the Royal Family, the next Master of Destiny will certainly not ignore it.
The Valley Master of Stargazing Valley did not respond.
The successor had already been sent. If the stars could be passed down, then it meant success in supporting the next Master of Destiny, trivial matters aside. If it was Yue, who lived in seclusion, passing down the legacy would be even simpler.
So, there really weren’t any serious problems.
“State Preceptor, can you kill all the people on the Prime Minister’s side whose names have been read out?”
The Small Emperor issued another diabolical statement, casually condemning a score of people to death.
The Valley Master of Stargazing Valley nodded, then moved instantaneously. The Prime Minister’s group weren’t all weaklings and attempted to resist.
But no renowned figure lacks substance.
Twenty-odd people, without any ability to resist, were killed, and their blood stained the entire hall.
Everyone began to tremble.
Especially those on the Prime Minister’s side who had miraculously survived.
Wu Yuancheng was shaking all over.
He was fortunate not to have gone too far; otherwise, he might have been killed as well.
The heads of the Imperial clan bowed even lower.
By now, they didn’t believe the Small Emperor would spare them.
The leader of the Imperial clan raised his head to look at the Small Emperor.
The Small Emperor was eight years old but showed no discomfort at the bloody scene, even smiling.
It seemed he was somewhat excited.
“Your Majesty, why did you keep us alive?”
“To have you cooperate with me and die with dignity. Otherwise, you’ll end up like him.”
The Small Emperor pointed at the man still wailing.
That man was a Grandmaster Level Martial Artist, in so much agony that he had bitten his own teeth to pieces, which showed just how excruciating his pain was.
“Spare…me, let me die…”
But the Small Emperor didn’t even look at him.
Instead, he addressed the Imperial clan, “Well, do you accept this deal?”
They were all going to die, but one would be a painful death, while the other, a dignified one.
“Your Majesty, we are family after all…”
“Wasn’t it you who said there are no kin in the Royal Family?”
The men of the Imperial clan thought about what they had intended to do to the Small Emperor earlier and knew there was no room to turn things around now.
Resist?
Just look at what happened to the Prime Minister’s group.
“We choose to cooperate!”
The Small Emperor looked toward the Imperial clan and exchanged a glance with the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, and both smiled.
Success!
They knew the Imperial clan wouldn’t just accept their fate, but that didn’t matter; as long as things went according to their plan, that was enough.
Covert actions were not of concern.
“Very well, the first order of business is to deal with the aftermath, and then prepare for the Heaven’s Sacrifice ritual.”
“Heaven’s Sacrifice?”
Heaven’s Sacrifice was usually conducted only when some major event occurred.
Why did the Small Emperor want to perform a Heaven’s Sacrifice?
“You don’t need to concern yourselves with the why; just gather all the royals and various civil and military officials together. As for you, I trust you can accomplish this without even leaving the palace, correct?”
The members of the Imperial clan glanced at the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley and said, “Yes!”
In year 535 of the Great Zhou Calendar, November.
The Emperor appointed the Great Grandmaster, Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, as the State Preceptor. That very evening, all civil and military officials and their wives and legitimate children were called into the palace for a banquet, intending to reconcile differences and reorganize the court.
That night, the palace was a scene of chaos as hundreds died.
The next day, the palace announced that the differences had been reconciled and preparations would begin for the Heaven’s Sacrifice ritual, with a timeline of fifteen days.
Some powers received this news.
“Stargazing Valley has also joined the fray. Why support a Royal Family that exists in name only?”