"Speak, speak... it's all just slanderous nonsense against Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please don't listen!"
The atmosphere in the hall grew even colder.
Di Yu pursed his lips tightly and uttered one word: "Speak."
The Prime Minister gritted his teeth, his mind racing, thinking about how to organize his words to alleviate the Emperor's anger.
Emperor Yu, sitting on the dragon throne, had no patience and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Huaian who was standing behind the prime minister.
"Lord Jiang, you should know a thing or two about the fallacies that slander me. Tell me about them."
Minister Jiang, who was named, shuddered and said hastily, "Your Majesty, I have been busy with the case recently and am unaware of the rumors."
Jiang Huaian removed himself with a few words.
He knew the emperor's temper very well. If he said such abhorrent things and angered the emperor, would he lose his head?!
Jiang Huaian had indeed been dealing with paperwork these days. Emperor Yu knew about this and did not make things difficult for him. He turned his attention to other officials.
Sensing a captivating gaze sweeping down upon their heads, the ministers froze and lowered their heads even lower, fearing that Emperor Yu would call their names and bring about their own deaths.
"His Majesty!"
The Prime Minister was afraid that Emperor Yu would hurt others, so he quickly spoke up to stop him from looking.
He was the one who brought up this matter first, so he should be the one to bear the wrath of His Majesty!
As he is the head of the civil officials, even if Your Majesty is angry with him, he will not chop off his head easily.
At the Prime Minister's exclamation, Emperor Yu turned his attention back to him.
"explain."
The Prime Minister gritted his teeth and told everything he had just organized.
"Because Your Majesty has been childless for so many years, people from the other three kingdoms have used this to slander Your Majesty, saying that Your Majesty injured his dragon roots during his early years of war... That's why the harem has been childless..."
"These words have reached the ears of the people. Now Kyoto is in turmoil because of these rumors. Your Majesty, the matter of an heir cannot be delayed!!"
After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he lowered his head fiercely, waiting to bear the wrath of Emperor Yu.
"Oh."
Emperor Yu supported his temple with one hand and tapped the table in front of him with the other hand.
In the hall where one could hear a pin drop, his light sigh was clearly heard by everyone present.
Inside the main hall, court officials and palace maids knelt on the ground, lowering their heads tightly, wishing they could find a rat's hole to crawl into!
Even Eunuch Su, who had been serving Emperor Yu, was worried about the Prime Minister.
Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me!
This is the voice of everyone present.
Emperor Yu uttered a light sigh and said nothing more. In the huge Golden Throne Hall, only the sound of fingertips tapping on the table could be heard, making everyone feel uneasy.
He knelt stiffly on the ground, waiting for torture.
After a long time, Emperor Yu finally spoke again.
"Pull out those who spread rumors one by one, behead them in public, and hang their heads above the city gates!"
"I want all the people of the capital to take a closer look and see what happens if they believe in slander and fabricate defamation!"
"yes!"
All the ministers responded in unison and breathed a sigh of relief.
After Emperor Yu gave the order, he stood up and left.
"Withdraw from the court——"
Eunuch Su shouted in the hall and hurriedly followed Emperor Yu.
It was not until Emperor Yu disappeared from the Golden Throne Hall that everyone's blood began to flow again.
They slumped on the ground, where was the dignity they once had?
It’s so, so scary!
They wanted to dispel the rumors outside, so they began to press the issue of offspring step by step.
But he almost forgot how cruel the emperor was. He was a man who could even kill his own brothers!
He kept pressing on, and he didn't want his head anymore?!
The ministers fell to the ground and gasped for a few breaths. They only got up from the ground after their limp bodies had some strength.
Jiang Jingyu's father, Jiang Huaian, stood up, took two steps forward, and stretched out his hand towards the prime minister on the ground.
The prime minister wiped the sweat from his temples, raised his arms, and stood up with the help of Jiang Huaian.
"Prime Minister, you've been too radical today! If you anger His Majesty, you'll be killed!"
The Prime Minister now realized that he had been a little rash and swallowed his saliva with lingering fear.
"It's me, I was too anxious."
Jiang Huaian sighed.
"We have been advising His Majesty on the issue of offspring for a long time. Even after so many years, there is still no movement from the harem. If we just mention it a little bit every day, His Majesty will naturally take it to heart."
"Why did you push so hard and almost lose your life?"
The Prime Minister slapped his thigh anxiously and said, "Alas, Minister Jiang, the rumors about Your Majesty are getting more and more intense. I don't want to take this risky move, but if I don't force Your Majesty, how can I stop these people from talking?"
If there were only three or five people spreading rumors, it would be fine, they could just catch them and execute them, but now the situation has escalated and is beyond their control.
They can shut up three or five people, but they can't shut up the crowd!
Jiang Huaian also knew the seriousness of the matter, but now they had angered His Majesty. In order to appease the emperor's anger, they could only put the matter aside for the time being.
The Prime Minister sighed, and he seemed to have aged ten years.
"Oh my God, please open your eyes and let the harem make some noise, even if it's just one person!"
As long as a royal heir is born, the rumors outside will be self-defeating.
The Prime Minister staggered out of the Golden Palace. Behind him, Jiang Huaian frowned, his face full of worry.
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