txolops Chapter 20 Dealing with Ji Chang
Chapter 20 Dealing with Ji Chang
"Oh? Ji Chang, do you mean that the King has slandered your innocence?"
"You truly have no respect for the emperor." As Li Xuanchen spoke, an invisible aura pressed down on Ji Chang.
Instantly, Ji Chang knelt down on the ground under the pressure of this aura.
The floor of the main hall was cracked by Ji Chang's knees.
Fortunately, Ji Chang himself also possessed a certain level of cultivation, and this was merely a wisp of Li Xuanchen's aura.
Otherwise, Ji Chang would probably have been crushed into mincemeat by Li Xuanchen.
Even so, Ji Chang felt that every bone and every piece of flesh in his body was incredibly heavy, pressing down on him so much that he could not move at all.
No one present expected Li Xuanchen to suddenly launch an attack.
For a moment, no one spoke up to plead for Ji Chang.
The main reason is that Ji Chang's actions just now were indeed a bit arrogant.
The accusation that Li Xuanchen had of disrespecting the emperor was not entirely unjust.
Ji Chang was forced to kneel on the ground, feeling extremely humiliated.
He looked up at Li Xuanchen, who sat high and mighty, exuding an air of superiority.
The feeling of humiliation gradually transformed into hatred.
Why should these accomplished cultivators be allowed to act so recklessly?
Why should he, a dignified marquis, be humiliated like this in the grand hall in front of all the civil and military officials?
If one day he were to sit in that position...
He must drag these damned immortals down from their lofty heights.
If Li Xuanchen knew what Ji Chang was thinking, he would probably just laugh with disdain.
The dynasty established by Ji Chang and his son no longer had any high-ranking immortals among the human race.
Because the human race has directly become the luck ranch of the immortals.
Humans are nothing more than livestock, not even qualified to stand before immortals. So how can they be considered superior?
Although Ji Chang was being suppressed by Li Xuanchen, he still did not intend to give up.
He firmly believed that Emperor Xin was a tyrannical and incompetent ruler, and that he only needed to expose the things Emperor Xin had done.
Ji Chang refused to believe that Di Xin and this Xuan King would dare to attack him directly in front of everyone, right here in the hall.
Ji Chang desperately channeled his meager amount of magical power.
He spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty, are you really that afraid of this old minister telling the truth?"
Wasn't the daughter of Su Hu, the Marquis of Ji Province, forcibly married by Your Majesty and then abused to death?
Upon hearing Ji Chang's words, the expressions of everyone present changed.
Leaving aside whether Su Daji was actually tortured to death,
However, she did indeed die shortly after entering the palace.
Now that Ji Chang has said this, it's hard not to have some thoughts in one's mind.
When Di Xin heard Ji Chang's words, it was as if he were looking at a clown jumping around.
Su Daji had already been killed before she entered Chaoge.
It has absolutely nothing to do with him.
Moreover, Su Hu's rebellion failed, and she sold her daughter to him as a way to save her life.
Even if it's truly abusive treatment of life and death, so what?
Ultimately, Su Daji was not a normal Shang king's concubine; she was merely the daughter of a rebel.
However, Emperor Xin did not intend to tell the officials what Li Xuanchen had said to him.
He understood what Li Xuanchen could talk to him about in private.
This must be a very important matter, so he paused before speaking.
"That Su Hu's daughter was originally the daughter of a rebel."
She was sent to my palace in exchange for her brother, who had been captured after his rebellion.
However, after entering the palace, she refused to serve me, even at the cost of her life.
They actually resorted to threatening suicide in front of me, that kind of act!
Now you're trying to throw this dirty water on me instead.
Di Xin narrowed his eyes. "Ji Chang, do you truly harbor rebellious intentions?"
Upon hearing Di Xin's words, the expressions of the assembled officials changed once again.
The main reason is that after Emperor Xin ceased to be incompetent, under the blessing of the great calamity's fortune,
His kingly aura only grew stronger.
Now that he said that, the officials present finally remembered...
Su Daji was just the daughter of a rebel; even if she really died, it wouldn't matter.
Moreover, she actually forced the king, so she deserves to die.
Bi Gan immediately stepped forward, gave Ji Chang a cold snort, and then said,
"What Your Majesty says is absolutely right. That Su Hu is nothing but a traitor."
The fact that the king was willing to spare the lives of his family is already an immense favor.
The Marquis of Xibo is unable to distinguish right from wrong, and instead claims that the King has mistreated the daughter of a disgraced official; this is truly ridiculous and laughable.
Li Xuanchen propped his head up with his hand, lazily looking at Ji Chang, who seemed to be trying to attract attention.
He spoke lightly, "I think the Marquis of Xibo is truly senile."
He is no longer suitable to continue serving as the leader of the two hundred vassal states in the west.
"The environment in Youli is beautiful; why not send the Marquis of Xibo there to retire?"
Upon hearing Li Xuanchen's words, Ji Chang's hatred intensified.
This Li Xuanchen is truly turning black into white; he was the one who just said he had a knack for health preservation.
Now he's the one saying he's senile; that's really going too far.
Ji Chang was about to say something, but he found that he couldn't make a sound at all.
Li Xuanchen looked at Ji Chang with disdain in his eyes.
He was too lazy to listen to Ji Chang's nonsense anymore.
In fact, if Ji Chang hadn't been the key figure in the Great Calamity...
He carried the immense fortune of a great calamity, and he would have simply slapped him to death long ago.
There was no way Ji Chang would have the chance to waste time talking nonsense here.
The ministers present all changed their expressions slightly upon hearing Li Xuanchen's words.
They all knew perfectly well that Li Xuanchen's talk about a beautiful environment for retirement was utter nonsense.
This so-called retirement is more like house arrest.
If the treatment was even slightly worse, it would be tantamount to complete imprisonment for Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo.
However, at this time, not a single civil or military official, including the other three major feudal lords, wanted to stand up and plead for him.
The main problem is that Ji Chang did something really stupid today.
The most influential figures in the court, King Xuan, and his uncle Bi Gan, unanimously decided to deal with Ji Chang in this way.
At this point, pleading for Ji Chang would be useless, not to mention...
On the contrary, it's possible to get yourself into trouble.
Most importantly, the three major warlords had just discerned from Li Xuanchen's words the difference in their attitudes towards them and towards Ji Chang.
As the King of Zhenguo, Li Xuanchen's every word and action represented the will of the Great Shang Dynasty.
His behavior just now clearly indicated that he wanted to give them important positions.
Since that's the case, they pose no threat to them.
Why should they care whether Ji Chang lives or dies?
Ultimately, in the original timeline, it was because Di Xin was too tyrannical.
This instilled a sense of shared fate in the four major warlords, prompting them to plead for each other and band together in solidarity.
However, Li Xuanchen is now treating Ji Chang differently from them.
Their relationship with Ji Chang wasn't that good, so naturally they wouldn't plead for Ji Chang.
Not to mention, behind them are not only themselves, but also an entire family.