Chapter 950: A Loyal Minister Does Not Serve Two Masters

"Minister Wei Zheng, I am considering it for your sake. You have to shoulder the affairs of my Great Tang and also participate in the affairs of the Heavenly Court. Even an immortal cannot bear shouldering two positions at once!"

Emperor Li Shimin of Tang had already made up his mind to dismiss Wei Zheng from the position of Prime Minister, so no matter what Wei Zheng said, Emperor Li Shimin of Tang would not change his mind.

At this moment, Wei Zheng finally reacted: why did Emperor Li Shimin of Tang keep pestering him when he had only taken a nap?

He even went so far as to force out the secret that he possessed an immortal register.

Wei Zheng then associated this with the fact that as soon as he went up to the Heavenly Court, the Jinghe Long Wang was shocked and kept saying it was impossible.

Even in the end, when Wei Zheng beheaded the Jinghe Long Wang, he borrowed a trace of the Great Tang's dynastic luck, which the Jinghe Long Wang sensed.

He even roared: "Emperor of Tang, you actually dared to deceive me. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go."

With this, Wei Zheng already understood that Emperor Li Shimin of Tang must have had a secret agreement with the Jinghe Long Wang, which was why he had dragged him to play chess today and had intentionally stalled for time.

"Your Majesty, you may not know, but this Jinghe Long Wang was an evil dragon. You may have been deceived by him."

"Your humble servant beheading the Jinghe Long Wang was to maintain the majesty of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Law."

"Your Majesty, if you dismiss your humble servant from the position of Prime Minister because of this, your humble servant has nothing to say, but I only hope Your Majesty understands that justice and fairness lie in the hearts of the people!"

Wei Zheng did not think there was anything wrong with what he had done.

After all, as an immortal official, beheading a sinful dragon that violated the Heavenly Law was completely reasonable, sensible, and legal.

Because Wei Zheng did not know about the matter between the Jinghe Long Wang and the Turtle Prime Minister; he only knew that the Jinghe Long Wang had violated the Heavenly Law.

"What a 'justice and fairness lie in the hearts of the people'! Wei Zheng, are you saying that I lack the ability to distinguish right from wrong?"

Wei Zheng remained silent, which indicated his attitude in his heart.

Seeing this, Emperor Li Shimin of Tang was angry, but he did not dwell on it, for after today, he would not see Wei Zheng in the imperial palace again.

As for killing Wei Zheng, not to mention that Wei Zheng held an immortal register, the head of the Jinghe Long Wang was there as an example.

Emperor Li Shimin of Tang did not want to bear the name of harming a loyal minister.

"I wonder if Minister Wei Zheng knows a principle: a loyal minister does not serve two masters!"

"Since you are a minister of my Great Tang, how can you hold an immortal register and work for the Heavenly Court?"

"I ask you, if there is a conflict between my Great Tang and the Heavenly Court, which side will you, Wei Zheng, stand on? Or are you, Wei Zheng, going to sit on the sidelines?"

"Your Majesty, as for a loyal minister not serving two masters, your humble servant is already not one!"

Wei Zheng did not give an answer to Emperor Li Shimin of Tang's inquiry; after all, no matter how he, Wei Zheng, answered, he could not give a satisfactory response.

Therefore, Wei Zheng avoided the topic directly; instead, he answered Emperor Li Shimin of Tang's so-called "loyal minister does not serve two masters" by avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial.

"Good, good, good! Minister Wei Zheng, it seems that in your eyes, I have never been as good as Jiancheng!" Emperor Li Shimin of Tang laughed out of extreme anger: "Since that is the case, why must Minister Wei Zheng serve me?"

Wei Zheng also understood very clearly at this moment that he had torn the mask off with Emperor Li Shimin of Tang, and the position of Prime Minister of Great Tang would inevitably be dismissed.

Therefore, Wei Zheng did not hold back or yield anymore; after all, with an immortal register to protect him, and now that Emperor Li Shimin of Tang knew about it, his life and the lives of his family would inevitably be safe.

So, his words were no longer reserved, but instead poked directly at the sore spot of Emperor Li Shimin of Tang. ===== CHAPTER 952 =====