Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1226: The Capital Under a New Sky!

Chapter 1226: The Capital Under a New Sky!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Gen shook his head.

"In this period of time, I've met His Highness King Song a total of two times, and we didn't have time to chat much on either occasion."

Wang Chong instantly frowned at his big uncle's words.

From the moment he received the imperial decree at Khorasan, he had been pondering this matter. Even if someone had wanted him to be de facto demoted and stripped of military power, and his soldiers withdrawn from Khorasan, such a proposal logically should never have passed.

Wang Chong could usually rely on King Song, his big uncle Wang Gen, the Bureau of Military Personnel's Zhangchou Jianqiong, and also Yang Zhao and Consort Taizhen. This was combined with the enormous influence Duke Jiu wielded in the court and the support he had from the officials of his faction, as well as the Sage Emperor's favor. All these things formed an invisible barrier that would keep out all malicious intentions. This was precisely why Wang Chong could go out campaigning in peace.

But even with this sturdy barrier, this imperial decree had still been passed, stripping Wang Chong of his military authority and rendering all his efforts in Khorasan to nothing in a single blow. Wang Chong had never imagined this, and when he turned to review the incident, the strangest thing of all was King Song's stance.

When the incident happened, Wang Chong had believed that he would very quickly receive a letter from King Song informing him of the causes. This way, he would at least know what was going on. But in the more than half a month after the incident that he spent returning from Khorasan to the capital, King Song had not sent a single letter. This was simply too strange.

After a few moments of silence, Wang Chong finally voiced the burning question on his mind. "Just what happened during that court session?"

In all of the Imperial Court, if King Song could not provide him the answer he wanted, the person with the second-greatest chance

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