Prime Minister Zhang’s declaration sent a shockwave through the court. It was a brazen execution of generals. With their trial nowhere in sight, all those implicated in the case stood up with feigned indignation, accusing the 18th Prince of being lawless, abusing his authority, and murdering loyal subjects, while begging the King to investigate the matter thoroughly.
To these accusations, Prime Minister Zhang stood silently, neither opposing nor agreeing. His calm demeanor served as a tacit admission.
The ministers further lambasted the Prime Minister, accusing him of having no regard for the law or the King. They claimed he had overstepped his authority by acting without the King’s permission, labeling it an act of insubordination and demanding he be punished for failing in his duties to the throne.
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