Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 814: Storm!

Chapter 814: Storm!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"Bullshit," Yang Chao loudly declared. "Lord Zhang and Lord Zhao of the Bureau of Military Personnel, Lord Xie and Lord Li of the Bureau of Revenue, Lord Chen and Lord Shen of the Bureau of Personnel, and there was even Lord Lu and Lord Huang… all of them were there, celebrating the Xiayuan Festival with the Fourth Prince. There were even honorable Protector-Generals of the borders. They all support the Fourth Prince in his claim to the throne. I was at that party just now; I saw it for myself…"

Buzz!

The moment Yang Chao finished speaking, the entire restaurant fell silent, all noise vanishing without a trace. It was like one had been transported from a bustling and crowded marketplace to a remote desert. Countless gazes were aimed at Yang Chao, all of them suffused with shock.

Meanwhile, the words had barely left Yang Chao's mouth when he realized that he had been too loose with his lips. As astonished eyes bore down on him, Yang Chao felt his heart drop to frigid temperatures. And it was only now that Yang Chao recognized where he was.

He was in the capital's famed Blue Sky Pavilion, and almost half of the officials of the court had been gathered in the restaurant, with members of the Bureau of Military Personnel, Bureau of Personnel, Bureau of Punishments, Bureau of Revenue, and Bureau of Works all present. Even Imperial Censor He Zhang was here, staring at him with a dour expression.

Fuck!

Yang Chao felt like he was drowning, his complexion ashen.

……

Boom!

Like a boulder crashing into a lake, the incident in Blue Sky Pavilion sent a tempest raging through the capital. On the morning of the next day, Imperial Censor He Zhang submitted a memorial to the Imperial Court impeaching Yang Chao, and the words spoken in that restaurant made the entire court quake.

A prince of the Great Tang had been privately courting important officials of the court and colluding with border generals, a massive taboo in any era.

Before the morning court sess

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