Chapter 845: 346: The Emperor's Price

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Chapter 845: Chapter 346: The Emperor’s Price Now there won’t be any more. The White Tiger Marquis was also among the crowd, and when she heard this, she couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart. She had foreseen that the Vermilion Bird Marquis would have to pay for his negligence. The relationship between her and the Vermilion Bird Marquis was not particularly good, often clashing in official duties. However, they were colleagues after all, having worked together for many years. The White Tiger Marquis couldn’t help but feel a sense of sad empathy. She could understand the Vermilion Bird Marquis, who merely wanted justice for the fallen brothers of the Six Gates and aimed to convict Chu Xisheng, the true culprit. Unfortunately, he had lost his reverence for the rules and had crossed a line with his methods. In the past, even if the Vermilion Bird Marquis acted like this, others could do nothing about him. However, today, the Master of the Formless Sect pressed forward like a mountain. “Is this how your Six Gates act with impunity and abuse power?” Li Changsheng saw that the Beichen Shuji and the Four Symbols Divine Captors of the Six Gates were speechless, so he turned to look at Emperor Jianyuan: “The court must give our Formless Divine Sect an explanation for this matter!” Emperor Jianyuan followed this suggestion easily, his expression solemn and majestic, nodding slightly: “This matter indeed requires severe punishment! Not to provide an explanation to your sect, but to uphold the law and order of my court. The Six Gates is responsible for arrests, inspections, imprisonment, and security, managing pre-emptive measures and maintaining security throughout the realm. Its responsibilities are second only to the Ministry of War. As the leader of the Six Gates, how can the Vermilion Bird Marquis break the law knowingly? If even the people of the Six Gates do not follow the court’s laws, what about the ordinary citizens? How can we ensure peace across the various provinces? Moreover, today’s disturbance in the palace was entirely due to the Vermilion Bird Marquis’s abuse of power, and even I have been reproached by the Sect Master because of him.” Among those present, including the Grand Tutor and the Grand Protector, many high-ranking officials nodded upon hearing this. In their eyes, the Vermilion Bird Marquis was indeed the culprit, the source of the trouble. Had it not been for the Vermilion Bird Marquis’s arbitrary actions, how would Li Changsheng have come to demand justice, resulting in over ten thousand imperial guards being seriously injured, and the emperor and court’s reputation and authority severely damaged? If the emperor did not severely punish this person, they would find it difficult to be convinced. Emperor Jianyuan then shifted his tone: “However, considering the Vermilion Bird Marquis’s past meritorious deeds, he shall be spared from death, but he cannot escape punishment. Sect Master, it’d be better to follow the previous example set by Zong Qianliu and exile this person to the Northern Border, placed under the supervision of the Formless Divine Sect. This person can either serve thirty years of hard labor in the North or slay three Second Grade Giant Spirits to atone for his previous crimes.” His relationship with the Six Gates was relatively distant. The Six Gates was passed down from the previous dynasty and has existed for tens of thousands of years, tracing back as far as the era of Emperor Xuanhuang. Hence, the Six Gates is relatively independent within the court’s system. Emperor Jianyuan didn’t like the Vermilion Bird Marquis’s personality, but he wanted to keep an enemy of the Formless Divine Sect. This was the very thought in Li Changsheng’s mind. Placed in Wang’an City, the Vermilion Bird Marquis would threaten Chu Xisheng, but if used in the North, he would be a capable man. He did not immediately agree but instead met eyes with the Beichen Shuji from afar: “As I know, Zhuang Mingdao, the Purple-clothed Divine Catcher of the Six Gates, is a Third Grade Martial Arts talent with outstanding achievements and remarkable ability. He would be an ideal candidate to inherit the Vermilion Bird Mansion.” The ‘Beichen God Marquis’ Beichen Shuji knew this was Li Changsheng’s offer, a condition to let the Vermilion Bird Marquis live. Zhuang Mingdao, the Purple-clothed Divine Catcher mentioned by Li Changsheng, was actually a True Disciple of the Formless Divine Sect. The Formless Divine Sect indeed had many disciples working within the Six Gates. After pondering briefly, he nodded: “Zhuang Mingdao’s martial arts and character are indeed excellent. As long as it is confirmed that he has no bad records, I will personally recommend him to inherit the position of Vermilion Bird Marquis.” Beichen Shuji was not opposed to this matter. Within the Six Gates, they had long been infiltrated by the emperor, noble families, and major sects. Moreover, in recent years, due to the emperor’s intentional and unintentional suppression, the Six Gates actually treated the Formless Divine Sect disciples within the gates quite unfairly, frequently oppressing them. Now that Li Changsheng, with unparalleled might, had crushed the Inner Court, trampling the emperor’s dignity to the ground, the Six Gates naturally needed to recognize the situation. In Beichen Shuji’s view, as long as the many Divine Captors and Chief Captors within the gates could fulfill their duties and responsibilities, it didn’t matter whose people they were. “Good!” Li Changsheng finally showed a smile: “This time, the Direct Palace Supervisor set an ambush in the Returning Ruins, resulting in severe injuries to our Holy Transmission Disciple and consuming dozens of Jade Talismans, shattering several precious Magic Artifacts, and exhausting numerous precious elixirs to barely survive. This must also be addressed.” He had already acquired everything he wanted, and now it was time to demand compensation for Chu Xisheng.

Chapter 845: 346: The Emperor's Price

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