Everyone was standing on neat rows inside on their formal official clothes of the court, after giving the grand salute to emperor discussions started.
The neutral faction were the first one expressing their views of poisoning incident and how the entire kingdom is under threat hence in dire need of alerting all the commanders and generals on borders. To have them ready on any given situation.
Minister of war stepped ahead and expresses that though peace in surface still have to be careful. The supplies and weapons shouldn't be reduced for the army but rather should also have a reserve stock ready for possible threat.
Soon the Li named Bai of imperial censor faction stepped forward.."holy one with all the possible threats aside there is also one thing which we should pay attention to, now as we are in turmoil it's better to have more good heads to think.
His highness the third prince have proved his intelligence and sincerity by serving the country all these years, though the protocol demands his house arrest but if as we have guessed this poisoning was caused by enemy nation....
Then it is unfair for his highness to be kept in house arrest. Holy one, till the result is out we better have third prince aid us with some of the kingdom matters, but to keep the protocol we can have him restricted within the country like others with a royal guard following him anytime."
All the people of third action were happy with li bai's choice of words. He had managed to remind everyone that unless proven guilty he was a prince with a good reputation, also that even if third prince is let out he can still be monitored by having a person near a him anytime.
Indeed to remove from house arrest is top priority for them, there will be many ways to handle the guard thought all the supporters of third prince.
Resulting them to also stepping forward and agreeing with the matter.
How did you get your hat? questions Pei Jin silencing everyone, then continues "Li Bai as far as benwang have learned, your work is to find faults on people that the holy one is unaware of. How come you are trying to act as minister of justice today?
How daring of you to judge the situation with results unknown? Are you implying that the holy one is unfair and cruel or that the third prince is unhappy of his holy ones decision?
Li Bai was sweating and cursing prime minister Zhou inside his heart for making him a sacrificial lamb. Who said qinwang would rather kill than to speak? His every word was pushing him near the tip of the cliff. Never he thought, it would be qinwang who will rebuke him.
If it was other people then he would have answered back. The plan was to try to turn the situation of third prince, but also not to push too much and step back when needed. They just wanted for the emperor to have some sympathy as a father.
But now with qinwang pointing his flaws and even dropping the bomb of going against the emperor, he could only knowtow and ask for forgiveness.
Prime minister though looking on the ground had malicious eyes. Seeing qinwang attack his pawn leaving no leeway just waiting to be punished he was feeling ill inside. Though he didn't expect to succeed today but he also never thought qinwang making this difficult for his pawn.
"Daring to say anything from that mouth, rather than helping with situation to ease holy one troubles by working properly instead adding the trouble even criticizing the holy one infront of all his subject for being a cruel father and now trying to wash everything clean by asking for forgiveness.
Say who are you acting for or rather who do you take for a fool here among us." pressures Pei Jin walking each step near li Bai who had now blood pouring out of his forhead from knowtow.
"Uhmm.. speaking a lot is indeed more tiring" saying that without giving anyone to react cleanly beheads Li Bai. Head rolling sideways, the body stuck in kneeling position with blood spurting like a water fountain.
Then slinging his sword removing the blood droplets looks in the eye of petrified people and slowly with voice cold as ice and dark as demons said "Justice sword given by holy one to benwang is not an accessory. For those who dare act above ones boundaries trying to create unnecessary drama rather than obediently doing your duties, better have your neck ready.
Benwang feels it's tiring to speak long but is very sturdy in physical aspect, and the justice sword has not been used for decade so unless you all want benwang to practice it on you behave yourselves."