Chapter 785 - 92: Chi Xiao Sword, Come!_4
Only this title, the privilege to establish my own office, and so on, are meaningless.
If I had troops, talents, and territory under my control, and this justification,
things would be different.
As Li Guanyi thought about what he would have to do next, he realized that the Imperial Path did not seem very long; however, just as he reached this point, a sudden rebuke rang out, "Scum who brings chaos to the world! A traitorous rebel!"
It seemed as though something struck Li Guanyi’s back with a loud crack. He stopped in his tracks, the atmosphere around him freezing, and even the students peering from outside the Imperial Gate involuntarily held their breath.
The one who struck Li Guanyi with the dragon-head staff was an old man with white hair and beard.
It was Ji Daochun, the elder of the royal family who was the first to object after the Imperial Decree was announced. Presently, as Ji Daochun fixed his gaze on Li Guanyi with unwavering authority, even as Li Guanyi, this Qilin, turned around, Ji Daochun’s voice was cold yet commanding, unweakened, "A traitor and a scoundrel!"
"You were originally a servant of Chen Country, and Emperor Chen pitied your background, gave you a title, and made you part of the Imperial Guard. But look what you did, you actually rebelled against your home country, cough, cough, cough, leaving the country may be considered self-preservation, a lesser punishment accepted for a greater offense can still be seen as loyal and filial."
"But you, you first broke through Zhenbei Pass and then occupied the Jiangnan Eighteen States; that is, cough, cough, that is the heartland of your Chen Country! You actually committed such actions, showing neither loyalty nor filial piety, nor humanity nor righteousness, and now you also hold the power of a powerful minister!"