Chapter 316 - 306
Emperor Chengping’s control over the court could be described as absolute. Having held his position for thirty years, to this very day, not a single person in the court dares to disrespect or neglect the imperial power, even though the current Emperor Chengping has aged, and even though several Princes are engaging in a fierce struggle for power, none dare to defy him openly or covertly. After Emperor Chengping’s outburst of rage, officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Imperial Examination Hall, and the Ministry of Justice were dispatched to Liao’an Prefecture on the same day.
At the same time, an imperial decree was sent to Liao’an Prefecture at the speed of an eight-hundred li expedited relay.
And just as the imperial decree was sent out from the Capital City, Prince Xin Mansion also received a pigeon-transmitted message from Liao’an Prefecture.
The newly adult Prince Xin, standing within the magnificently decorated hall, saw the piece of paper that had been delivered and his face turned deathly pale in an instant.
"Your Highness, what’s happened?"
A middle-aged man dressed in a Confucian robe sitting beside him saw the unpleasant expression on his face and couldn’t help but ask aloud.
"Mr. Ji, something happened to Luo Fu!" Prince Xin handed the piece of paper to Mr. Ji.
Mr. Ji, Ji Zhonghuai, had entered the civil service as an Imperial Scholar in the twenty-first year of Chengping’s reign and was now serving as the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture; a close official to Prince Xin and an important adviser by his side.
Ji Zhonghuai, in his forties with a face as white as jade showing no sign of aging, exuded a mature and elegant temperament, giving him an air of graceful charm.