Chapter 37: Old Man Chen's Scheme

  The whole field was shocked and quiet as if time had stood still!

  After the death of the Holy Master, everyone present, including His Majesty the Emperor, had never seen Old Man Chen blow up like this before.

  Especially the high and mighty emperor, he knew that Old Man Chen had his own concerns, and chose to endure the pressure step by step, so much so that he even forgot that when he was young, before the Great Hua Empire was truly established, facing the powerful forces from all sides, Old Man Chen's prestige of killing in all directions.

  Everyone was even more surprised, for many years, Old Master Chen had been in seclusion at home and didn't know about worldly affairs. Even when the power of the Town National Wang Fu was reduced by the Emperor's Majesty with all sorts of methods time and again, he never protested. Why would he be so furious today?

  It turns out that the object of Old Man Chen's anger is none other than the Second Prince, who is the most favored by the Emperor and also has a designated heir. Such behavior undoubtedly tells everyone that he is dissatisfied with the Emperor himself.

  That night, nothing happened after all. The setup that day was just to make things difficult for the Chen family. To put it further, even if Chen Ye couldn't resolve it, the Second Prince and others wouldn't go too far, nor would they harm Chen Ye.

  Just as Old Master Chen said, as long as he is alive, without a particularly big reason and grasp, the imperial family will not dare to touch a single hair of the Chen family, because no one can withstand Old Master Chen's boundless anger.

  But today, Old Man Chen exploded in anger, ignoring the imperial power and the emperor, and scolding the emperor in front of everyone!

  What exactly happened behind this?

  Everyone absolutely does not believe that just because Chen Ye suffered a bit of grievance, or a small maid from the Chen family was bullied, it is worth Master Chen doing this.

  No matter what the reason was, when Old Master Chen's whiskers stood on end, all the civil and military officials of the imperial court, as well as the emperor himself, were so dissatisfied in their hearts, yet no one dared to utter a single word!

  "Your Majesty!"

  The Emperor smiled wryly and said with sincerity: "I apologize to you on behalf of Xuan Qi, and I promise that from now on, such a thing will never happen again. Otherwise, without waiting for your uncle to come personally, I will immediately bind the person and send him to the Wang Fu to apologize."

  Saying it this way is not enough to calm down Old Master Chen's anger, and the Emperor also knows that the former's outburst was simply a pretext!

  "Old Master Wang, I, Xiao Wang, know I was wrong. Here, I guarantee to you that there will absolutely not be a next time." Even the Emperor said this, and the Second Prince couldn't help but feel humbled.

  Moreover, although he had not seen the mighty aura of Old Man Chen, just being stared at by him made a boundless pressure surge forth from space. This display of power let the Second Prince know that while Old Man Chen might not dare to kill him in the Golden Throne Hall, he could still make him suffer extremely with ease.

  Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen finally burst out laughing, but when his gaze turned to Zhangsun Wuji, everyone knew that the anger he had deliberately brought upon himself was still there.

  As expected, after that glance, Old Master Chen coldly snorted: "The Second Prince is the current crown prince, his status is noble and important. He admitted his mistake, I as a senior, it's just a trivial matter between children, so let's just forget about it. But those two bastards from the Longsun House..."

  "Old Master Wang, it's just that the children don't understand things. You are a magnanimous person, so please let those two rabbit kids off and go back. After returning, I will definitely teach them well."

  Joking, Chen Lao matched the second prince to vent his anger. The emperor had to swallow his breath and apologize for his son. Although Zhangsun Wu was angry in his heart, he could only lower his voice and compromise.

  Otherwise, he really believed that this old fellow would go to his great-grandson's house and start a massacre.

  "Does the young master not understand?" Old Master Chen smiled strangely and said: "May I ask, Great Grandson Sun, how old are Longsun Wei and Longsun Fei? They are still young children. According to your way of speaking, this king is still in his prime?"

  "Cut the nonsense, old Changsun. If you can't even discipline your own grandson, I'll immediately petition His Majesty to charge you with failure to educate your descendant and allowing him to commit evil deeds. You can't even manage your own family properly, what qualifications do you have to assist His Majesty in governing the imperial court? In my opinion, you should hand over the position of Prime Minister."

  The emperor's face changed, and Chang Sun's face also changed. As for others, it's not necessary to say more. No one had ever thought that the old general who was used to leading troops and fighting battles would have such a muddle-headed and unreasonable behavior.

  On the dragon throne, the emperor slowly closed his eyes...

  Chang Sun suppressed the anger in his heart and forced a smile, saying: "I don't know what I can do to extinguish the flames of anger in Old Master Wang's heart."

  "It's simple, from now on, when you see anyone from my Chen family, take a detour and avoid them. Unless summoned by Your Majesty, do not appear within the sight of anyone from my Chen family." Old Master Chen said with a chuckle.

  "Old Master Wang!" The hatred in Zhang Sun's heart, if he agreed to this, wouldn't it be telling everyone in the imperial capital that the Zhang Sun family would be inferior to the Long Chen family from now on?

  Chen Lao Ye smiled faintly and said, "Of course, you can also refuse to answer. However, if that's the case, I'm afraid this king will have to pay a visit to your Long Sun family to take a good look around. To be honest, since the founding of our dynasty, I've never been to your Long Sun family before!"

  "Old Master Wang!"

  Chang Sunmo's face trembled greatly, his lips moved for a long time, but in the end he could only force out: "Don't worry, Old Master Wang. After I return, I will definitely warn everyone in the manor. Is that alright with you, Old Master?"

  "The king says it's not possible, what will you do now, old Changsun?"

  Grandfather Chen smiled slightly, then turned to face the Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I had already heard about what happened today before I came here. At the same time, I also asked some people and have a certain understanding of this matter. Here, I will draw a conclusion about this matter, whether it is correct or not, please decide, Your Majesty!"

  "Please speak, Uncle!" The emperor let out a soft sigh in his heart. Until now, if he still didn't understand what Old Man Chen's true purpose was for coming this time, then he wasn't qualified to be chosen by the Holy Master as his successor.

  It has come to this, and I've already fallen behind, so it doesn't matter who gives in anymore.

  "Your Majesty, I'm sure you and everyone present are all clear about what happened earlier. Whatever you may think in your hearts, to me, this is just a farce, and nothing more than the foolishness of children."

  As soon as this was said, everyone looked at each other in dismay, some couldn't help but smile bitterly!

  The old master scolded the family's eldest grandson, saying that his two grandsons were just children who didn't understand things. You not only got extremely angry but also forced the family's eldest grandson to take a detour whenever they saw someone from your family.

  It's only been a short while, and you've already changed your tune to say it was just a child's prank, acknowledging that it was indeed a childish farce. This change of heart is quite sudden, isn't it?

  Only then can everyone, especially those young people, see the domineering aura of Old Master Chen.

  "Imperial Uncle?"

  The Emperor's heart was filled with indignation. Uncle, you have had the upper hand all day today, and I suppose you want to end on a good note as well. This is something that I am very clear about in my mind. Unfortunately, I can only acquiesce to your wishes. However, would it be possible for you to come up with a decent excuse?

  Are you intentionally trying to embarrass me and use this to tell the officials that King Hu's prestige is still here, while also warning me?

  The emperor's subtle change, how could it escape Old Man Chen's notice? However, Old Man Chen just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, gentlemen, after hearing my words, you will no longer think that I am talking nonsense."

  "It was almost dawn when, along with the second prince, many people were attacked and several important figures' businesses were disrupted for a while. It seemed like someone had planned it out beforehand, but thinking back, if there hadn't been prior causes, how could today's consequences have occurred?"

  Grandfather Chen smiled faintly and said, "Everything has two sides. Of course, we can also bring the real culprit to justice and give the Second Prince and others a fair trial, but what about their fairness? Your Majesty, I really don't know how to do it, please teach me!"

  "What happened today actually gave us a very good lesson, telling us that as people in high positions, we must not rely on the power we have to bully others. Otherwise, someone will come looking for trouble. In this world, none of us can be invincible, and even if we could be invincible, once we provoke public anger, it's not easy to put an end to it."

  "Your Majesty, gentlemen, I don't know if what I'm saying makes sense?"

  Looking afar at everyone, Old Man Chen smiled and asked!