Chapter 51: Power is something that, once grasped, few are willing to let go

At this moment, there was no official who didn't fear Li Chen; this man truly killed when he said he would.

Regarding Feng Huai's death, no one dared to say anything; after all, he had brought it upon himself.

His Majesty's words had already reached that point, yet he was still there "late Emperor," "late Emperor." If the person on the throne had been an incompetent Emperor, even if angry, he would certainly have had to follow procedures, letting the Imperial Guards arrest Feng Huai; even if Feng Huai were arrested, he would at most be imprisoned and certainly wouldn't die.

At that time, many people would plead for him, and he himself would write a letter of repentance or something, and the Emperor would have to release him.

But Feng Huai was facing Li Chen, a Sage Realm Emperor; he didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy and exploded on the spot.

Now, the officials began to re-evaluate the attitude they should have when speaking to Li Chen.

They were already afraid of Li Chen, and now they were even more afraid.

Zhao Wenyuan had been Chancellor for decades and always looked as steady as Mount Tai; this was truly the first time he had been scared like this.

It really came too suddenly.

He never expected that this new Emperor would have such an explosive temper!

It seems this is the best interpretation of "If the ruler wants the subject to die, the subject must die."

This Emperor really doesn't hold a grudge; he explodes on the spot!

Soon, the Commander of the Imperial Guards, Li Sixing, led people into the court to ask Li Chen what had happened.

Li Chen said indifferently: "Nothing, just killed someone who wouldn't listen; you call people to mop the floor."

"I obey the decree." Li Sixing swallowed his saliva.

With the power just now, Li Sixing was afraid even from far away.

He was a Heavenly Abyss Realm peak expert, a cultivation genius rarely seen in the royal family for a hundred years, who had grown up being fed elixirs to have his current cultivation.

But even so, he felt he couldn't take a single move under Li Chen.

Originally loyal, he was now even more loyal.

Before leaving, Li Sixing scanned the surroundings and asked: "Where is the body?"

A military official next to him replied: "It has already exploded into powder."

Li Sixing: "."

After Li Sixing left with the Imperial Guards, eunuchs and palace maids quickly walked in to clean up the scene.

At this time, Li Chen began to mutter to himself.

"I clearly lowered the power quite a bit; why are you still sitting on the ground? Next time I take action, I'll try to lower it even more; everyone get up."

This sentence brought even more terrifying shock to the officials.

The Minister of Justice, Feng Huai, was an expert who had practiced cultivation, and you directly killed him in seconds while lowering the power?

If you really took action, or didn't control your strength, would we all die?

If Li Chen knew what they were thinking, he would certainly say: Nonsense, if you didn't all die, wouldn't my practice be in vain?

If you can withstand one of my moves, you're formidable.

Li Chen's words indeed had the suspicion of showing off, but he had even more capital to show off.

The civil officials climbed up one by one, and the court session continued.

Those who hadn't offended Li Chen were naturally just frightened and quickly recovered.

In any case, they hadn't provoked the Emperor, and the Emperor wouldn't kill them.

But those officials who had signed the "pledge of allegiance" with Feng Huai last night were all trembling.

If His Majesty discovered it, would they have the same ending?

Otherwise, after the morning court, go to the Imperial Study to beg for mercy.

They were originally "forced" by Feng Huai; they were loyal to the royal family, heaven is my witness!

As for the Second Imperial Prince, I really don't know him! If you want to die, don't drag us with you!

This group of officials was already thinking about how to cry later, starting to prepare their acting skills.

Among them, the one who felt most lucky was the Minister of Rites, Yan Hai.

He was a person of the Second Imperial Prince, but he had always listened to Li Chen.

He did whatever Li Chen said, and he thought twice about the Second Imperial Prince's words, only daring to do them if he didn't offend Li Chen. At that time, he guessed that offending Li Chen would lead to death on the spot, and now someone had been hit.

This time, it further strengthened Yan Hai's determination not to defy Li Chen.

To say something treasonous, as long as Li Chen doesn't die, he will be a subject for one day!

This farce had ended with Feng Huai's death; Li Chen looked at Zhao Wenyuan and said: "The position of Minister of Justice concerns the safety of the nation and cannot be left vacant for long. Chancellor Zhao, do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?"

Zhao Wenyuan was Li Chen's professional scapegoat; in any case, if he didn't understand, he would ask him.

Zhao Wenyuan knew he couldn't hide, so after pondering for a moment, he stepped forward, cupped his hands in salute, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I do have one person in mind who can take on this heavy responsibility."

Li Chen nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Zhao Wenyuan took a deep breath and continued: "This person is the Ministry of Justice Director, named Pang Jin. Since Minister Pang entered the Ministry of Justice, he has been diligent and responsible, repeatedly solving major cases, with outstanding merits; he is upright and unyielding, with high prestige, and has quite a reputation among the officials of the Ministry of Justice; and his strength is not bad. I believe that whether in ability or prestige, Minister Pang is fully capable of taking on the position of Minister of Justice."

This sentence caused a somewhat large reaction among the officials.

Because Pang Jin was a Ministry of Justice Director, a mid-level official, who didn't even have the qualifications to attend the morning court.

Above him were high-level officials like the Vice Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice Assistant Minister, and the Ministry of Justice Department Director.

!

If Pang Jin became the Vice Minister of Justice, that would be several levels of promotion.

The reason Zhao Wenyuan recommended Pang Jin was that Pang Jin was not anyone's pawn, just a person with strong working ability.

Feng Huai had been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years, and those like the Vice Minister of Justice, the Ministry of Justice Assistant Minister, and the Ministry of Justice Department Director were all his confidants; choosing any of them to go up was actually not very appropriate.

If His Majesty wanted someone with strong working ability, Pang Jin was undoubtedly the best choice.

This promotion by Zhao Wenyuan made the officials feel it was unexpected, but also within reason.

After all, Pang Jin had indeed been in the Ministry of Justice for a long time, and people in the Ministry of Justice knew his ability and strength.

"Fine, let it be as you recommended, promote Pang Jin to Minister of Justice. Does anyone have any opinions?"

Li Chen's sentence could be said to have settled the matter; who would dare to have any opinions.

Didn't Feng Huai just have a little opinion, and didn't he explode?

Especially those high-level officials of the Ministry of Justice, they hurriedly said things like His Majesty is wise.

Where would they dare to compete for the position of Minister of Justice; it was already quite good that Li Chen hadn't killed them.

Such things were rare in the court, but not difficult to understand, and the court session continued.

The news that Feng Huai had been directly executed by Li Chen spread quickly.

In the Empress Dowager's palace, the shaken Empress Dowager received intelligence from her confidant palace maid.

"What? Feng Huai was so bold, actually daring to directly defy His Majesty?"

Only now did she understand that the commotion just now was caused by Li Chen.

The Sage Realm is indeed powerful, making her eyes fill with a look of hunger.

"That's right, His Majesty gave Minister Feng a chance, but Minister Feng remained obsessed and unrepentant."

The confidant palace maid briefly explained the matter, like a cold-blooded broadcaster.

"Power is something that, once grasped, few are willing to let go."

The Empress Dowager knew very well what these ministers were thinking, but they didn't consider who they were facing.

Don't look at Li Chen as easy to talk to usually, but when he really takes action, he is unreasonable.

Dealing with the Sage Realm is much more dangerous than dealing with an Emperor.

Not to mention Li Chen occupies both!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 52 =====