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Chapter 638 With ulterior motives

early morning.

Eunuch Wei shouted loudly, "If you have something to report, speak up; if not, leave the court."

This is the last chance the government is giving those people from yesterday.

After all, he has been making a lot of personnel changes lately, which is not conducive to political stability.

As a result, some people just won't turn back until they hit a brick wall, and they insist on courting disaster.

Before anyone else could bring up anything else, the adults who had been the most boisterous yesterday stepped forward again.

They still held onto their views from yesterday, kneeling and begging the Emperor to punish the King of Donghai.

After returning home last night, I reviewed the situation and felt that the authorities didn't really want to deal with the King of the East Sea, but they had already offended him badly.

Even if you want to back out and stop, it's too late. At this point, there's really no way out.

They're now in a bind, with no way out but to stick to their path.

So he brought out the arguments and evidence he had been working on all night again and began to rattle off why the King of the East Sea should be punished.

The courtiers who debated with them yesterday were also busy; they went back and discussed it with their advisors.

So the two sides started arguing again.

As for the others, they naturally stood aside and watched the spectacle. Perhaps their lives were boring, so coming here once in a while was quite interesting.

The emperor remained silent, watching the people argue until he grew tired of it all. Then he said, "Enough! What's the point of you arguing? Come, let's hear the King of the East Sea's self-defense before we discuss this further."

With a wave of his hand, the official produced several sheets of paper, ready to be read.

Everyone thought to themselves, "This is going to be quite a show."

As expected, after listening to the King of the East Sea's self-defense, everyone realized that no matter what they initially thought, they really couldn't punish the other party.

Anyone who dares to punish the King of Donghai for this is a traitor who colludes with the enemy and betrays the country. Who would dare to do such a thing? Who would dare to admit it?

The key point is that they did it openly and honestly, so can you say that the King of the East Sea was wrong? You really can't.

Back then, our own people were being ravaged by the Japanese pirates to the point of desperation, so the King of the East Sea took on the mission of suppressing the bandits.

The other party is right. For the sake of future generations, we should exterminate the Japanese pirates to prevent them from making a comeback.

Some military generals even felt that the King of Donghai was too benevolent.

Naturally, those people were so frightened that they forgot everything else and knelt on the ground to defend themselves:

“The King of Donghai is spouting nonsense. I did not. My bloodline is fine. Your Majesty, please do not believe him.”

"I did not. I am a descendant of the Dali people for generations. The Prince of Donghai is sowing discord and making false accusations..."

……

Some people cursed them as idiots in their hearts, knowing they were doomed to lose the moment these people opened their mouths to prove themselves.

The situation on the ground took a complete turn for the worse; the disaster shifted eastward, and the situation instantly became one-sided.

What started as whether or not the King of the East Sea should be punished has turned into a question of how each of their families should prove their lineage.

If one cannot clearly prove their innocence, then they are suspected of being a spy.

Some even stepped forward to add fuel to the fire, agreeing with the King of the East Sea: "Your Majesty, those men are truly treacherous. As officials of our Great Li, instead of working for the welfare of our people, they're speaking out for the Japanese pirates? What kind of logic is that?"

"I agree with what the King of Donghai said. Those few are the ones with ulterior motives. They are the ones with the real wolfish ambitions."

……

Then came another round of self-defense and discussion.

The outcome was predictable: after the expressionless emperor had seen enough of these people's self-justifications, he directly ordered the imperial edict, which had been prepared in advance, to be read aloud.

Just as Shen Ruyi had requested, these people were allowed to take up their posts on Penglai Island with their families.

It's because they jump around the most enthusiastically and never learn their lesson.