Chapter 825: Chapter 825
Capítulo 825: Chapter 17: Army Formed! Unmatched Lineup (6000+)
In the conference hall, faced with Li Fei’s counter-question, Prince Cheng’s demeanor was no longer as solemn as an ancient glacier.
He looked at Li Fei with a half-smile and slowly rose from his seat, his grand voice buzzing in the room:
“I never expected my royal brother to value you so highly!”
This prince did not salute, but no one present found this inappropriate.
‘As if His Majesty were here’ is, after all, not really the Emperor visiting, and even if it were, Prince Cheng wouldn’t need to salute.
Who in the world today doesn’t know about the deep bond between the Emperor and this younger brother of his?
If there wasn’t complete trust, how could the Emperor allow Prince Cheng to command a hundred thousand troops in the Northern Territory?
To know, there’s that Prince Li, whose cultivation realm is far above Prince Cheng, being a Human Martial Saint and the Emperor’s uncle, doesn’t even hold much real power, let alone military power!
Prince Cheng suddenly called out.
The trusted aides standing outside the conference hall door immediately pushed the doors open and entered.
“Bring a chair for Marquis Jing’an and place it beside this Prince!”
So said Prince Cheng.
Two trusted aides took the order and left.
Soon, a chair was placed to the left of the head seat in the conference hall.
This scene made Luo Xu’s face look even more unpleasant.
Prince Cheng beckoned to Li Fei.
At this point, Li Fei had already put away that gold medal and finally took the initiative to bow: “Thank you, Your Highness.”
Then he walked boldly to his new seat and sat down with assurance.
After everyone had reseated, Prince Cheng directly called out to Luo Xu.
Luo Xu stood up and saluted: “Your Highness.”
Prince Cheng resumed his solemn expression like an ancient glacier:
“Speak, what happened today?”
Luo Xu glanced at Li Fei, who was sitting beside Prince Cheng and also looking at him, biting his teeth in hatred.
Originally, this meeting was supposed to be him and Li Fei jointly on trial, but now Li Fei was sitting above, watching him being tried alone.
Has the criminal become the judge?
“Today, it was Li Fei… it was Marquis Jing’an who led people to storm the Military Supply Headquarters, first blatantly attacking the guards of the Military Supply Headquarters, then allowing irrelevant people to enter the storeroom for a thorough search, and finally ruthlessly murdering the head of the Military Supply Headquarters, Zhang Anwu, in public!”
Luo Xu spoke with a tone of grief and indignation:
“Such arrogance, disregarding the military law and prestige of our Northern Border Army, as the Vice Governor of the Northern Territory, I was obliged to stop his actions and bring him to justice to uphold military law!”
After listening, Prince Cheng did not immediately express his stance but instead looked at Li Fei next to him:
“How does Marquis Jing’an explain this?”
Li Fei did not stand up but said calmly:
“Zhang Anwu, the head of the Military Supply Headquarters, embezzled the Replenishing Essence Elixirs meant for the training of over three thousand martial artists of the Blue Patrol Pavilion. This Marquis found evidence of his crime and thus immediately took people to capture him at the Military Supply Headquarters. In the end, the evidence was conclusive, and six officials from the Military Supply Headquarters confessed on the spot, pointing out Zhang Anwu’s crimes.”
Luo Xu immediately retorted: “What right do you have to enforce the law in the Northern Territory? His Majesty only appointed you as the Inspector of the Savage Killing Army and did not make you the Inspector of the Northern Border Army!”
Li Fei responded just as unceremoniously:
“This Marquis, as the Blue Patrol Envoy and also the head of the Blue Patrol Pavilion’s inspection team, has the right to manage all affairs related to the Blue Patrol Pavilion!”
Luo Xu, angered, said: “What a joke! An organization overseeing local Jianghu Influence dares to bypass our Northern Military Department and enforce the law in the Northern Territory directly? Did the court give such power to the Blue Patrol Pavilion?!”
This was actually Li Fei’s biggest vulnerability in this matter and the point most susceptible to attack.
He indeed had the right to oversee the affairs of the Blue Patrol Pavilion, and Zhang Anwu’s embezzlement of that batch of Replenishing Essence Elixirs was indeed related to the Blue Patrol Pavilion.
Ultimately, he did find evidence of Zhang Anwu’s crime.
But even if all this was true, does the Blue Patrol Pavilion have the right to bypass the military department and enforce the law directly?
Li Fei, as a Level 16 Blue Patrol Envoy, does have the privilege to act first and report later, but this privilege is limited to officials below Sitting Official.
The killed Zhang Anwu was a Level 15 official, and a military officer of the border army, completely out of the Blue Patrol Envoy’s inspection range.
In this case, Li Fei directly executed him, and Luo Xu had every justified reason to arrest him!
This logic was clear to everyone present.
If Li Fei hadn’t taken out that plaque, he would likely have been at a disadvantage today.
He might even face military law punishment!
But since he pulled out the ‘As if His Majesty Were Here’ plaque, and Prince Cheng moved his seat next to his own.
Thus, the nature of the situation changed yet again.
“Lord Luo is absolutely right, the court indeed did not grant such power to the Blue Patrol Pavilion.”
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“But His Majesty has given this Marquis such power!”
There was a silence in the conference hall.
No matter how much hatred Luo Xu held in his heart, he could not open his mouth to refute it at this moment.
Some matters have one meaning in private.
But when brought to the public forum, they have a completely different meaning.
No matter how disregarded the state laws might be in private, no matter how arrogant he might be in the Northern Territory.
But at this moment, in front of Prince Cheng and the plaque of ‘As if His Majesty Were Here,’ Luo Xu must maintain the necessary respect.
Can a ‘As if His Majesty Were Here’ plaque authorize the execution of a clearly convicted Level 15 Military Supply head?
The answer requires no elaboration.
Back then, when the Emperor had Feng Cheng send Li Fei this plaque, he ultimately did not elaborate on anything.
But in truth, if there was anything to be said, it was encapsulated in those four words.
The highest trust a monarch can give to a minister can be nothing more than this!
Prince Cheng called out Luo Xu’s name once again.
“Is there anything more to say?”