Chapter 220: Chapter 218: Letting Ma Zhou Go? (15th Update)
I have to admit, Lin Yi’s last question was indeed too harsh.
As a result, Ma Zhou had no idea how to respond.
Are you kidding me? Did Ma Zhou dare to say the court of the past was all wrong?
Did Ma Zhou dare to say that what the kings had done since ancient times was all wrong?
If he really said so, putting aside how the little Emperor would treat him, or whether or not he could topple Lin Yi today,
But just consider the heavy ministers in the court, consider the people in the world, no one would be able to spare him.
At the very least, he could forget about wearing his official robes ever again.
If you can say that the court is wrong, it means that you are denying the court’s governance plans.
With that said, how could you, as an official, possibly be employed by the court?
By then, no matter what your wealth or status is, you will likely have no place to stand.
Thinking this, Ma Zhou couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
At the same time, when he looked at Lin Yi, he felt that this fellow was not as simple as he thought.
It seemed that he was indeed a tough nut to crack.
However, thinking of it, he felt relieved; if his adversary was truly so easy to defeat, how could he possibly have reached his current position?
How could he be trusted so much by the little Emperor?
And more importantly, one can say that for the Emperor to have his current identity and status, Lin Yi played an indispensable role.
In turn, if he put himself in that position, he had no confidence in helping the little Emperor get to where he was today.
And with these series of rhetorical questions, Ma Zhou was not only rendered speechless, but all the officials in the court also fell silent.
Even the Imperial Censors, for a moment, didn’t know what to say.
They thought of many arguments, but under the current circumstances, it was obviously not the time to speak.
At the very least, if they refute Lin Yi at this moment, it would be indirectly proving that they deny all the achievements of the past court.
Let’s not talk about the distant past, just the policy of the previous Emperor, the current Emperor’s father, would have been directly overturned by them.
This is a responsibility they dare not bear.
If they really took it on, it would be a lifetime of infamy, an everlasting stain that could never be washed away.
For such things, these Imperial Censors naturally wanted to stay as far away as possible.
Watching Ma Zhou fumble for a long time, the little Emperor was about to speak and drag him out for punishment.
But just as he was about to speak, Lin Yi shook his head at her secretly.
Seeing this scene, the little Emperor immediately retracted her words, swallowing back the ones that had reached her lips.
At the same time, she continued to coldly sweep her gaze over everyone present without speaking, waiting for Lin Yi’s next move.
Because the little Emperor knew that at this moment, Lin Yi must have something up his sleeve.
This was why she chose to remain silent.
And everything that Lin Yi had done before had somewhat shocked the little Emperor.
She hadn’t expected Lin Yi to be so eloquent.
And as for the matter of leaving Ma Zhou speechless, all of this was actually within the little Emperor’s expectations.
After all, she understood Lin Yi’s capabilities to some extent.
It wasn’t just his verbal Kung Fu; the little Emperor was even more aware of some of his Kung Fu.
Even compared to verbal Kung Fu, Lin Yi’s martial Kung Fu was even more impressive.
And it was the kind of impressive that was soaring straight up.
Of course, these were all digressions. Temporarily speaking only of inside the court, facing Lin Yi’s aggressive questioning, Ma Zhou was rendered speechless and chose to concede defeat.
And naturally, he also knew what kind of consequences awaited him upon defeat; undoubtedly, punishment was inescapable.
Even so, he had prepared himself for getting whipped and broken.
Because he knew that today he had not only offended Lin Yi but had also directly offended the little Emperor, so this punishment would certainly not be light.
Not only did he think so, but the Imperial Censors beside him had the same idea, and even the Civil and Military Officials, as well as the Fourth Prince and Sixth Prince, thought the same.
However, in such an atmosphere, as everyone awaited the little Emperor’s anger, what they did not expect was the absence of the little Emperor’s scolding voice.
This caused Ma Zhou to be intrigued.
He looked cautiously at Lin Yi, only to see Lin Yi smiling at him, which made his heart skip a beat.
At the same time, he secretly guessed whether this guy was planning some dirty trick. If that were the case, considering his own skills, his own abilities, he really could not contend with him.
Of course, he did not believe the other party would directly make a move on him, but he was thinking that the other party must be scheming something sinister.
However, he was also pondering that, although he and Lin Yi had reached such a point, it should not be the case that the other party would directly put him to death.
Moreover, he was an Imperial Censor, and an Imperial Censor naturally has the duty to give candid advice.
Therefore, no matter how unreasonable the advice given, there’s no such thing as a capital offense for it.
If one were to be sentenced to death for misspeaking, then which Imperial Censor would dare to speak the truth?
Just as he was nervous, he indeed heard Lin Yi directly and magnanimously speak to him:
“Hehe, it seems that Master Ma still lacks in learning. Perhaps Master Ma should go back and read some history books.”
In this tone, this demeanor, could it be that he doesn’t intend to pursue Ma Zhou’s responsibility?
In this moment, Ma Zhou was somewhat stunned, and the Civil and Military Officials likewise.
At the same time, those with ulterior motives were thinking, could it be that this guy wants to use this opportunity to curry favor with these Imperial Censors?
It has to be said, there indeed was such a possibility, even the Fourth Prince thought so.
Thinking this, the Fourth Prince immediately looked towards the Imperial Censors and frowned.
Upon seeing this look, the Imperial Censor immediately knew the Fourth Prince’s intention, so another Imperial Censor took one step forward under the guidance of the Imperial Censor.
He directly took over from Ma Zhou and bowed to the little Emperor:
“This humble official, Imperial Censor Wang Kui, greets Your Majesty.”
Seeing someone else jumping out, the little Emperor’s frown deepened.
She also glanced at Lin Yi and upon seeing his still smiling demeanor, she controlled the urge to drag Ma Zhou out for a beating.
She wondered what this guy was thinking.
He was actually not considering pursuing Ma Zhao’s responsibility any further.
Could it be that this guy is actually a pushover?
However, the little Emperor was well aware of Lin Yi’s nature and certainly did not think he was a pushover.