Capítulo 1063: Chapter 569: Suppressing and Killing the Immortal! (Part 2)
Jingtai’s grave gaze shifted to him, stared at him for a mont, and the Imperial Study Room fell into silence once again. After a long pause, he finally spoke:
“Chen Yuan is a smart man, he knows what should and shouldn’t be done. With such an incident arising at this ti, I actually don’t believe he made the move.”
In his view, for Chen Yuan to arrive at where he is now, bravery, strategy, and foresight are second to none; he must be aware of the consequences of this matter.
The more people believe it was his doing, the more likely it wasn’t him.
It’s very likely soone is trying to fish in troubled waters, making him dissatisfied with Chen Yuan, even apprehensive of him.
Cao Zhengxian was visibly startled upon hearing this; he didn’t expect the Emperor to have considered this, leaving him sowhat uncertain for a ti.
Would Chen Yuan be so impulsive?
He’s just a re Primordial Spirit; if the Emperor were to view him with suspicion, it would be normal for him never to leave the Capital in his lifeti, making such a reckless move implausible.
“Your Majesty makes a valid point.”
He hastily agreed.
“It seems Chen Yuan has garnered a lot of attention, which is understandable; a once-in-several-centuries genius with high prestige, it’s only normal for others to sche,
unfortunately, I… am not an ordinary ruler, thinking of pinning this on him is sowhat absurd.”
Jingtai sneered coldly.
“Your Majesty is right, this old minister holds the sa opinion. Previously, while at the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, Great Governor Xiao remarked that he intended for Chen Yuan to oversee the Southern region for a few years, which is the Bureau’s regulation.”
Since the Emperor is disinclined to think negatively of Chen Yuan, he naturally had to bring up these words.
Hearing Cao Zhengxian ntion Xiao Jing, many of Jingtai’s doubts were truly dispelled; he had only spoken casually earlier, yet his suspicions were serious.
Xiao Jing was his confidant; from the ti he just beca the Divine Envoy of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, they had secretly acquainted, and over the years, Xiao Jing’s insight into the Bureau had beco invaluable to him.
He had grown accustod to it.
After Gu Tianqiong ca out of seclusion, he instead felt uneasy and thus reassigned him, allowing Xiao Jing to fully control the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, turning it into his violent Governnt.
“However, Chen Yuan is indeed bold.”
Jingtai said in a grave voice.
Chen Yuan and Fourth Prince Sima Ke were too close, being the court minister among the current officials and Nobles most influential and closely aligned with the Prince.
Though unaware of what ans Sima Ke used to win Chen Yuan’s support, it left him feeling uncomfortable.
A discomfort not just from threatening royal authority.
Inexplicable, yet truly existent.
After careful consideration, he thought it was due to his possessiveness being at play, unwilling to allow ministers under him to have ulterior thoughts, the sa applied to Chen Yuan.
Cao Zhengxian knew what the Emperor ant and remained silent.
“Qian’er and You’er’s montum now slightly lags behind Ke’er, all because of Chen Yuan, we cannot let him continue his support, it’s fine to post him away.”
Jingtai tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, a rhythm more imposing than soothing.
As if tapping directly on a person’s heart.
“And… about the grand marriage?”
Cao Zhengxian squinted his eyes, pondering for several breaths before speaking slowly.
The Emperor had sched for so long, aiming to fully integrate Chen Yuan into the Sima Family, it couldn’t just be resolved simply, he could no longer understand the Emperor’s mind.
“After the grand marriage, assign him to an external post.”
“But if Chen Yuan adamantly refuses…”
“Then don’t bla for suppression.”
A glint of coldness flashed in Jingtai’s eyes.
Chen Yuan had just made unparalleled achievents, his reputation in the Central Plains was exceptionally high, and he was universally acknowledged as a peerless genius with imnse potential. Killing him was certainly not an option.
Such an action would cause the court’s reputation to plumt.
Countless people would be disillusioned.
But he could be suppressed, thoroughly confined to the Capital, only when he becos his son-in-law might he be given ‘freedom’.
Otherwise, given Chen Yuan’s rate of developnt, a few years at an external post might bring him to an unpredictable level, making dominance impossible.
He would have the leverage to turn against authority.
“Your Majesty, please calm down.”
Cao Zhengxian bowed.
“Take a rest, tomorrow we convene at court.”
“This old minister takes his leave.”
Cao Zhengxian bowed once more, turned, and slowly departed.
The lights in the Imperial Study Room remained unchanged, without the slightest alteration.
The Divine Capital City, still the sa unremarkable courtyard.
The concealed Heavenly Patrol Bureau’s Great Governor Xiao Jing appeared here silently, standing with hands behind, seemingly awaiting sothing, roughly a quarter-hour later.
The surrounding void fluctuated slightly.
A vague human face slowly ford.
Xiao Jing bowed with clasped fists, his gaze steady:
“Greetings, Lord.”
“Mmm….”
“What the Lord did in Shuzhou is sowhat dangerous, it is easy for suspicion to fall on Chen Yuan; I even feel that Jingtai might already be wondering if Chen Yuan had a hand in it.”
Xiao Jing couldn’t help but say.
His ties with the Xiang Family were indeed deep, yet not devoid of standing entirely; as the Great Governor of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, he held so sway, bold enough to voice these concerns.
“It wasn’t the Xiang Family’s doing.”
Xiang Qianqiu slowly stated.
“It wasn’t?”
Xiao Jing hesitated, frowning slightly.
Previously, he believed that Shuzhou’s Golden Envoy Lu Renjia perished at the hands of the Xiang Family, paving the way for Chen Yuan’s reassignnt out of the Capital; after all, during their last encounter, the other party had ntioned this matter.
However, he understood Xiang Qianqiu’s character; since he stated as much, then it assuredly wasn’t.
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