"Someone from the Vatican wants to see me?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please hurry up. The two elders are already angry in the hall."
The young eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, helped the stumbling Emperor Shunde up and walked out.
We have to act quickly. Compared with the Holy See, Dayu is like an ant trying to shake a tree. He is overestimating his own abilities.
Didn't you see how frightened the emperor was? The elder's status was much higher than that of the previous envoy.
An envoy is at most someone sent by the Holy See to do odd jobs and run errands, but an elder is different. When discussing important matters, the elder has the power to make decisions.
Although he is the lowest-ranking member of the Elders Council, he still outshines high-ranking officials from various countries.
When Emperor Shunde arrived at the hall, it was as if he saw wounded soldiers on the battlefield, a scene of horrific misery and chaos.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the late Emperor Shunde, but after just a second, everyone shifted their gaze elsewhere, some bandaging the patient, some comforting him.
Only the palace servants bowed to Emperor Shunde in a panic.
Both families are angry. Now the hall is in such chaos that there is no place to step. Let’s forget about kneeling and kowtowing!
The two elders of the Holy See glanced at Emperor Shunde and said unhappily:
"Your Majesty is truly very busy with government affairs, dealing with countless matters daily. It's only now that such a major incident has occurred that he has come out."
"Now that my people from the Fujiwara family have been beaten to death and maimed by the Jun family, I hope Your Majesty will stand up and uphold justice."
Emperor Shunde wiped his sweat, walked up to the two of them timidly, and said with an apologetic smile:
"I didn't know the two elders were coming in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you will forgive me."
"The hall is noisy and chaotic. Please move to the side hall, elders. I have prepared some light wine for your entertainment."
"No need for that. Your Majesty, don't you see that there are so many wounded lying on the ground?"
"According to Dayu's laws, if a dispute arises between two families, Your Majesty must mediate. If Your Majesty is unable to do so, then the two families will resolve the dispute on the martial arts field. Is that right?"
Emperor Shunde nodded in agreement. He just wanted to take the two men to the side hall first and then interrogate these two troublesome bastards. However, the two men did not appreciate it and insisted on staying here to question him.
"Two elders, please take your seats. I will investigate the cause of the matter and resolve the misunderstanding between your two families."
Wasn't it just a misunderstanding? The fact that both families were able to bring the wounded to the palace showed that they were not yet ready to completely break off relations with each other, so he was the mediator between the two families.
"Okay, then the two of us will wait for your Majesty's decision."
Seeing that both of them were seated, Emperor Shunde returned to his dragon throne. He pretended to cough twice, indicating that the two families could start crying and protesting their grievances.
The two families had been waiting for this moment. Old Madam Jun staggered to the center of the hall and knelt down facing the blood-stained floor.
"Your Majesty, my grandson is so wronged! Woo woo..."
"My grandchildren were surrounded, beaten, robbed, and humiliated by members of the Fujiwara clan on their way home from school."
"My two grandsons were severely injured by them and are still unconscious. The guards are also dying."
"The Fujiwara family is so cruel! How did our Jun family offend them that they would bully us like this? They want our Jun family to be extinct!"
"Your Majesty, your family has been loyal and righteous for generations, protecting the borders of Dayu and never doing anything to offend others. The Fujiwara family's actions today show that they completely disregard us, their meritorious officials, and have even abandoned their family oaths and treated us like worthless people."
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for my Jun family!"
“Woo…”
Madam Jun was in tears and kowtowed tremblingly, as if she was about to fall down at the next moment.
"Old Madam, please stand up first. I will investigate the facts and deal with them impartially."
At this time, Fujiwara no Kōji, Fujiwara no Koinu, and several female members of the Fujiwara family also knelt down.
"Your Majesty, my grandsons were just trying to spar with the children of the Jun family. Who would have thought they would use hidden weapons and shoot them to death? Woo woo."
"It's not easy for us elders to interfere in the fights between the younger generations, but they are so cruel as to want to kill our Fujiwara family."
"Not only did they kill my grandson, they also injured and maimed other children of my Fujiwara family. Your Majesty, the people of Jun's family disregarded the law and killed people without restraint. They should pay with their lives and return my grandson's life."
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for my Fujiwara family, wuwu..."
Seeing that the other party was deliberately distorting the facts by adding fuel to the fire, the Jun family was so angry that they were about to start cursing.
"Old Fujiwara, stop crying thief!"
"It was you, the three-tailed red fox, who robbed my granddaughter and used a poison needle to attack my grandson. You even asked the Vatican for help and killed my Jun family."
"You were the ones who broke the contract first. The manslaughter was purely accidental. My granddaughter acted in self-defense."
"The three major families have an agreement that any irreconcilable conflicts can be resolved through fair duels in the martial arts arena. By seeking help from the Vatican, you've broken the rules."
Seeing that the people from the Jun family were about to continue talking, the short elder sitting at the head of the group spoke up.
"The Vatican's people were just passing by and happened to meet them, so they wanted to mediate between the two families. Who would have thought that the girl would use a hidden weapon to beat both of them into cripples."
"Humph, you Jun family members are so bold. You don't take the Holy See seriously. Then the Holy See won't have to give you face in the future."
Jun Shutong couldn't stand it anymore. These two bastards were determined to confuse right and wrong today, right?
"May I ask the two elders, the people from the Church are holding magic scrolls and using them against a little girl like me. Is this what you call reconciliation?"
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