The emperor's power of life and death has been firmly restricted by the constitutional monarchy established five hundred years ago.
Without the power to kill people at will, Tan Tai Hongyuan felt that he was in vain as the emperor and his thoughts were not clear!
This time he was clearly right, but so many people still opposed him, which shows that those people are also very concerned about restricting this power!
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan thought about it carefully and realized that he didn't have to kill Xia Chujian immediately, but he intuitively had an irresistible murderous intent towards her!
Moreover, he also wanted to try to use this incident to knock on the door of the constitution and slowly take back the royal power that was restricted by the constitution.
One day, step by step, he will abolish the constitutional monarchy law!
But now it seems that the time is not right.
Among the high-level government agencies of the empire, only the Special Security Bureau led by Huo Yushen stood on his side and carried out his orders unconditionally.
No, it cannot be said to be unconditional.
Huo Yushen is very methodical in his work, too "by the book"...
That constitution not only restricts myself, but also restricts the Special Security Bureau, which is the knife in its own hand!
The rest of the people, including the Cabinet Chief Quan Juntai, the Speakers of the Senate, the five military chiefs of staff, and even the High Priest Su Yanxing, all had their own plans...
Do you think you don’t know?!
Although he is the emperor, even with the addition of a special security bureau, he is not enough to fight against the cabinet, the Senate, the military and the temple.
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan had so many thoughts running through his mind, but it only took a moment.
He said in a deep voice: "So, in the end, you just don't want me to order her to be killed immediately!"
High Priest Su Yanxing sighed and said, "Your Majesty, human life is at stake... In such a serious case, it is best to be cautious."
"What if, as Chief Quan said, Xia Chujian already knew that Tan Taijing wasn't the Queen's biological daughter? Then, if her self-defense counterattack was seriously threatened, it would be completely legal and reasonable..."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan glanced at the high priest with a slightly strange look, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect the high priest to come and plead for Xia Chujian..."
"I've seen her before, she's ordinary and plain looking, yet you're all so interested..."
Everyone in the imperial study twitched their lips at the same time.
Who would care about a sophomore?!
Aren’t they just opposing the emperor using this incident to steal imperial power from the constitution?
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan still didn't dare to hand this matter over to the cabinet, the Senate, and the military for joint discussion, because he discovered that Xia Chu Jian seemed to have considerable support among the four great nobles...
He didn't want to take any risks, and he was also very angry about this!
In the past, when the emperor dealt with those nobles, he had to send the Special Security Bureau to collect evidence and then present it to the cabinet and the Senate. Only after the two parties jointly approved it would they impose various punishments on those nobles, such as confiscation of property, execution, or extermination of the clan.
There has never been a case as big as this one. He said he would kill and he did, without any regard for the power and reputation of other departments!
But these are taboos that can be done but not said.
Some people know each other very well, but no one will take the initiative to mention what they really care about.
As for Xia Chujian, he was just a tool in the game between the two sides.
In fact, who would care about the life or death of a tool?
Those who really care can only use the game between the two sides to fight for a living space for Xia Chujian.
Even Zong Ruoan has become much calmer after becoming a senator in the lower house of the Senate.
He no longer talks to himself like before, but he still stubbornly sticks to his own ideas.
He thought about it and changed his words: "Your Majesty, we are not pleading for Xia Chujian."
"We have gathered here for His Majesty and for the long-term stability of our Beichen Empire. We hope His Majesty can revoke his order and use other reasonable and legal methods to punish Xia Chujian."
Zong Ruoning was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I can testify that Xia Chujian has long known that there is something fishy about Tan Taijing's identity."
"If Xia Chujian is to be sent to a military court, I can serve as her witness."
Quan Yuxun gave him a meaningful look, nodded, and said, "Commissioner Zong is not only the political commissioner of the Empire's first military academy, but also a noble. His testimony in court will carry great weight."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan seemed a little surprised when he heard Zong Ruoning's words.
He said, "Ruoning, do you know how Xia Chujian found out about Tan Taijing's identity?"
Zong Ruoning pursed her lips, an uneasy look on her face: "It was me. One time, I accidentally told her about some of Tan Taijing's past with the Queen in the palace..."
"After hearing this, Xia Chujian specifically asked me if the mother and daughter were really not real mother and daughter at all, since they were fighting like this?"
"I'd say, nine times out of ten."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan's heart tightened. He asked, "Xia Chujian believed this sentence?"
Zong Ruoning glanced at the high priest again, as if he had made up his mind, and continued, "Of course, she didn't believe it right away. Instead, she asked me if I knew any inside information..."
"I just revealed a little..."
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan's face darkened: "How did you know that?!"
Zong Ruoning didn't say anything else, but looked at the high priest Su Yanxing.
Su Yanxing understood and said with a wry smile, "So it's still me who has such a big mouth..."
"But please believe me, Your Majesty. I didn't mean it."
"I haven't told Ruoning about this. I only mentioned it once when chatting with my sister, Ruoning's mother..."
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