Wu Guangping ignored the two of them, even closing his eyes and disregarding their presence, his contempt evident.
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The palace, the main hall.
A memorial, delivered by express courier, was presented to the emperor.
With a loud bang, the memorial was slammed onto the ground!
The emperor sat high on his dragon throne. Upon reading the contents of the memorial, his face suddenly turned ashen, and the veins on his forehead became unusually prominent.
When the chief eunuch saw the fallen memorial, he hurriedly ran to pick it up. When he accidentally saw a few words inside, he was so frightened that he almost dropped the hot potato in his hand.
"Wu Guangping! What a fine Wu Guangping!"
They actually opened the city gates to let the enemy attack! Do they want the Great Jin Dynasty to perish?!
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials changed their expressions drastically, bowed their heads, and dared not utter a word, fearing that they would be implicated in the emperor's wrath.
The Second Prince, standing before the assembled officials, heard the news of Wu Guangping's betrayal. His eyes flickered slightly, and the shock in his heart was no less than an earthquake.
However, he quickly regained his composure, tried to keep his voice steady, and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, I humbly request that you take care of your health."
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall responded in unison, "We earnestly request Your Majesty to take care of your health."
Hearing the words of his officials, the emperor felt somewhat relieved, but his anger remained undiminished. He said, "Wu Guangping betrayed the country and committed treason; his crime deserves to have his entire family executed!"
The civil and military officials exclaimed, "Your Majesty is wise!"
After a moment, the emperor thought of something and said, "Wu Guangping has a concubine who is brave enough to expose this, which is a blessing to our Great Jin. From now on, his merits and demerits will cancel each other out, and this matter shall not be mentioned again."
The Minister of War stepped forward and said, "His Majesty is benevolent and kind-hearted; he is a blessing to our Great Jin!"
Although the Minister of War spoke in this manner, all the civil and military officials present were astute and naturally understood the emperor's intention in sparing Wu Guangping's concubine.
Exposing wrongdoing can save one's life, and many others will likely follow suit, greatly reducing the occurrence of similar incidents!
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