Now, it was Qin Ziheng's turn.
He, too, made his own choice!
"May Your Majesty achieve your desires and rule over the empire."
Sui Zihua knelt before Qin Ziheng and bowed deeply.
...
Blue Patrol Pavilion Headquarters.
The Main Pavilion is located in the Inner City, adjacent to the headquarters of several other cabinets.
Yu Hong had reported to the Main Pavilion several tis before, but this was the first ti he was so nervous.
Because today, Sangji found him and said Duke Jing'an wanted to see him!
Yu Hong had been an inspector for two years and had never t Li Fei.
Not to ntion him, even many First Level inspectors within the pavilion might never have t their own Pavilion Master.
So today's private audience made Yu Hong both nervous and expectant.
Yu Hong sat alone in the room, unable to calm down for a long ti.
After so ti, the door opened, and Li Fei, dressed in a golden robe, entered, holding a wooden box.
Yu Hong instantly stood up, eyes wide as he looked at Li Fei:
"Third-level Patrol Inspector Yu Hong of the Blue Patrol Pavilion, greets the Pavilion Master!"
Li Fei nodded to Yu Hong:
"No need to be formal, sit down and speak."
"Yes!"
Yu Hong sat down stiffly, unsure of where to put his hands and feet for a mont.
Li Fei placed the wooden box down, looked at Yu Hong, with a hint of a smile on his face:
"Sangji has told everything about you."
Sangji had truthfully reported Yu Hong's performance in Chong City and various actions along the way to Li Fei.
Upon hearing Yu Hong's performance in the tavern at Chong City, Li Fei had so thoughts.
Now, seeing him in person, those thoughts beca even stronger.
"You're sowhat aware of recent events in the Capital, aren't you?"
Li Fei asked.
Yu Hong sat upright: "Are you referring to the Grand Secretary... Ye Ze'an case?"
Li Fei nodded: "What do you think?"
Yu Hong, sowhat nervous, said truthfully: "I'm inexperienced and haven't been involved in the investigation, so I don't know the details and can't judge."
After the Monitoring Pavilion publicly announced the Ye Ze'an case, almost everyone in Lanling City cursed Ye Ze'an.
Officials with a slight understanding of the situation, as well as people from the martial world, also cursed Ye Ze'an.
Yu Hong was the first person Li Fei t who said he couldn't judge because he didn't understand the details.
"It does seem like..."
"Eh?"
"Nothing."
Li Fei ca back to his senses, looking into Yu Hong's eyes:
"I can tell you for sure, the cris announced by the Monitoring Pavilion are real; there's no fabrication, no false accusations, and no forced confessions."
Yu Hong's eyes widened, finding it hard to believe that the Grand Secretary of a nation could commit such cris!
He subconsciously clenched his fist, with anger and doubt in his eyes.
"I want to know, how is Ye Qin doing now?"
After a mont of silence, Yu Hong asked a question.
Li Fei's eyes showed a hint of appreciation.
"After confessing to all his cris, Ye Qin committed suicide in prison last night."
"Suicide?"
Yu Hong pursed his lips, recalling the elderly man's deanor and appearance over the past month or so.
The opponent, when facing the Eighth of the Earth List, Huang Wenshan, in Chong City, despite being at a disadvantage, still protected him with full power.
The two had rely been passing acquaintances.
Such a person turned out to be a terrible criminal?
Then why did this criminal choose to surrender?
"...This ti, was it arranged by that Grand Secretary... by Ye Ze'an himself?"
After a mont of silence, Yu Hong looked up at Li Fei and asked.
"Yes."
Li Fei did not hide from Yu Hong, "In order to suppress the gate valves, Ye Ze'an collaborated with various gate valves many years ago. Of course, he did this not only to bury 'gunpowder' but also to leverage their power to push through his policies, which is how the Mingxin Reformation succeeded."
"Mingxin Reformation?"
Yu Hong opened his mouth, never imagining that the reformation which brought new life to the Da Lan Dynasty, benefiting billions of people across the world, was hiding such a truth behind the scenes?
"So... to accomplish things... he didn't hesitate... he shouldn't..."
Yu Hong's thoughts were now sowhat chaotic.
Even after learning the real story from Li Fei, he didn't know how to judge it for a while.
Li Fei quietly observed Yu Hong, with an appraising look.
After Yu Hong cald his heart realm, Li Fei asked:
"Now that you know the inside story, do you think Ye Ze'an's actions were right?"
"I..."
Yu Hong opened his mouth, then slowly lowered his head under Li Fei's gaze:
"I'm sorry, Pavilion Master, I... I don't think things should be done this way!!!"
Ultimately, he summoned the courage to say it.
He was not stupid. Having been an inspector for two years, he had so understanding of the power dynamics within the Da Lan Dynasty's officialdom and aristocratic families.
He knew that behind this incident, without a force capable of overriding everyone, the matter couldn't be pushed forward, and the Da Lan Dynasty would likely have already descended into chaos!
Relying solely on Ye Ze'an's power was far from sufficient, even with the Emperor's support.
Considering the relationship between Sangji and Li Fei, Yu Hong could easily guess that behind this matter stands soone unmatched on a national level!
Li Fei supported Ye Ze'an from behind the scenes, which explained everything.
Knowing Li Fei supported Ye Ze'an, knowing Li Fei could decide his future and even his life with a single word, Yu Hong still summoned the courage to express his true inner thoughts:
"Things shouldn't be done this way; should the sacrificed people simply be destined? Should they die for the greater future of the majority?!"
Speaking, he slowly raised his head to look at Li Fei.
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