Chapter 1078: Speechless

Liu Zheng finished saying everything he had to say.

And so, he just sat there, quietly watching the two of them, quietly waiting.

He knew.

Whether it was the Prince of Qin or Zhu Zhen, they were both men of great vision.

In fact, once everyone reaches this height, what they consider is no longer the gains or losses of one person, or the gains or losses of an entire group; what they must also consider is whether the great ship of Longyan will capsize.

If it capsizes...

They will have nothing at all.

The one most able to accept this was naturally the Prince of Qin.

The originally excellent situation, the chance for Xie Chan to become the Female Emperor, had been so generously let go by Liu Zheng just like that...

But he also knew that Xie Tianyao's last will and testament was for Xie Ming to succeed to the throne. That meant that if they wanted to get Xie Chan into power, they were destined to take the risk of tampering with the will.

Behind this matter, it was also filled with all kinds of uncertainties.

Longyan could not withstand such turmoil.

Finally.

After a long silence.

Seemingly having accepted his fate, the Prince of Qin raised his head and looked at Liu Zheng: "How do you intend to deal with the Old Aristocrats?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Liu Zheng and Zhu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The fact that the Prince of Qin asked this question meant that he had already accepted the reality before him.

However, Zhu Zhen also looked at Liu Zheng with worry.

The Old Aristocrats.

They were also a group of people who were not easy to handle.

Just like today, there was certainly no way to completely subdue them.

Even if they were imprisoned, what then?

Their territories were still their people!

Regarding this, Liu Zheng had long been prepared, and he laughed heartily: "As long as the two of you have no objections, there is no need to worry about the Old Aristocrats!"

Both of them were somewhat surprised.

Finally, it was settled!

At this moment, Liu Zheng could not help but let out a long breath!

For a moment, he was full of confidence. He strode toward the Han Wang Fu.

"Lord Liu!"

"Vice Minister Liu!"

"Young Master!"

Along the way, these Duqi greeted Liu Zheng respectfully.

The defense was strict, and weapons were everywhere.

The Noble lords inside were still glaring fiercely at this time.

When they saw Liu Zheng, the Prince of Qin, and Zhu Zhen walk in, their expressions changed drastically one by one.

"Lord Zhu, can you explain what exactly is going on here!"

"Prince of Qin!"

A group of people spoke up one after another.

The Prince of Qin looked calm; after all, he had previously belonged to the Noble class and was part of the same group as these people. It was only later that he decisively chose to support Liu Zheng, acting as Liu Zheng's base in the Capital.

Facing these people's questioning, he also did not know how to answer.

Zhu Zhen naturally did not speak either.

Both men wanted to see at this moment how Vice Minister Liu would resolve the predicament before them!

These Old Aristocrats were all old foxes, and they were not to be trifled with!

Liu Zheng looked around the circle and said indifferently: "Gentlemen, I, Liu Zheng, take full responsibility for today's matter!"

"You..."

"What exactly do you want to do!"

"Vice Minister Liu, you are acting against your superiors!"

A group of people cursed angrily.

Liu Zheng smiled coldly: "Tsarist Russia has invaded, and the Emperor has ordered the Feudatory Kings of every province to resist with all their might! But some people are merely paying lip service and acting in bad faith! There are even traitors who have colluded with Tsarist Russia!"

"The Emperor has ordered me to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

"Who dares to have an objection?"

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen's eyes lit up immediately.

This excuse was acceptable.

It was just that...

"What did you say?"

"Vice Minister Liu! If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext!"

"Do not use the Emperor's decree to pursue your own private interests!"

A group of people began to curse loudly one after another.

In reality, whether any Feudatory Kings had colluded with Tsarist Russia during this invasion was already the subject of rumors everywhere in Longyan. In particular, the Prince of Zhao in Youzhou was the person most likely to have colluded with Tsarist Russia!

Therefore.

Liu Zheng's words struck right at the hearts of these Old Aristocrats.

The Yan King glared at Liu Zheng, gnashing his teeth: "Vice Minister Liu, is this your way of handling problems? The Emperor's decree is like the heavens, yet you use it to act recklessly!"

"The whole country is resisting the enemy, united as one, yet you are here engaging in deceit and infighting among brothers!"

"I think the one colluding with Tsarist Russia is you! If we don't go back to coordinate, the war effort will be delayed; can you bear that responsibility!"

"Are you worthy of the Emperor's trust in you!"

"Are you worthy!"

"Vice Minister Liu!"

All the Old Aristocrats in the hall followed the rhythm.

The Qin King and Zhu Zhen looked at each other in dismay.

"You investigate your case, yet you place us innocent people under house arrest; what is your intention!"

A group of people began to attack Liu Zheng one after another.

Liu Zheng gave a cold laugh.

"Innocent?"

"I fear that if the kings present are investigated thoroughly, not a single one will be innocent!"

"Bullshit!"

"Vice Minister Liu!"

Liu Zheng couldn't be bothered to pay them any mind and waved his hand.

Jiang Xuan led a group of men and rushed in.

The group of people were all stunned.

Because these men were carrying in large box after large box.

"Vice Minister Liu, what is this?"

The Yan King glared over.

Liu Zheng looked at the Yan King and chuckled: "Since the Yan King is so anxious, very well, then we shall start with you..."

The Yan King's expression sank; suddenly, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Liu Zheng walked over and opened one of the boxes.

Then he bent down and took out a large stack of files.

"Yan King, you are so anxious to return to your fief because thirteen days ago, a batch of Cannon ordered from Loulan arrived in Jizhou, and a five-thousand-man artillery unit will be equipped with the most powerful Weaponry and Equipment in Longyan at present... yet this unit, the Yan King did not include in the establishment, and did not report to the imperial court..."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the Yan King's expression changed drastically.

How could he know?

How could he possibly know!

This was a secret force he had prepared for Jizhou!

Before the Yan King could speak, Liu Zheng looked smilingly at the Wu King beside him.

"Wu King, this time, with the Wa defeat, you must have lost quite a bit of income..."

"Two large Wa pirate groups suffered a devastating blow..."

"In the Li Dynasty war, the Wu King also participated, sending three thousand troops to infiltrate the Wa pirate groups..."

"And this time, the Wu King wanted to facilitate a cooperation with the Nanyang Xie Clan..."

The Wu King was terrified, stepping back step by step, his face full of horror: "You, you, you..."

Liu Zheng looked at another Feudatory King beside him.

"Zheng King..."

"Chang King..."

He spoke as if counting his family treasures, stating one charge after another, and with proof and evidence, the chain of evidence was extremely sufficient and complete.

One after another.

One person after another was rendered speechless and pale by Liu Zheng.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They wanted to refute, but they couldn't.

The Qin King and Zhu Zhen also looked at each other in shock.

Liu Zheng had actually been waiting here all along...

So, he had made such thorough preparations long ago!

It's just that...

How on earth did he manage to do it!

So precise!

So accurate!

Even the Qin King and Zhu Zhen felt their whole bodies go cold at this moment.

For anyone, does Vice Minister Liu still have any secrets? Pop-ups are severe recently, you can click to download to avoid pop-ups.