Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife-Chapter 580 - 346 Junwan Loses Power_1

Hearing the words of Imperial Censor Zhang Yuanbai, all the officials in the great hall were stunned; no one had anticipated Zhang Yuanbai would choose this moment to impeach Princess Junwan.

Although Zhang Yuanbai was the Imperial Censor, Great Wu had just suffered a defeat, and the Martial Emperor was still furious; Zhang Yuanbai's actions at such a time risked having his head chopped off by the Martial Emperor.

At this moment, the eyes of the ministers turned to the face of the Martial Emperor, wanting to see how he would react now.

However, the Martial Emperor did not show anger. He merely asked indifferently, "Does Zhang consider himself to know what he is talking about?"

Cold sweat began to bead on Zhang Yuanbai's forehead; he calmed his emotions and then continued, "Your servant knows what he is saying!"

"This military defeat is entirely due to our lack of understanding of the mysterious weapon possessed by the North Country, and Princess Junwan, who controls Great Wu's intelligence service, didn't even know about the North Country's mysterious weapons, let alone provide any information about them."

"In addition, some spies under Princess Junwan have recently started gravitating towards your servant, submitting ample evidence of her abuse of authority to eliminate dissidents and her extensive embezzlement."

"I believe that Princess Junwan is no longer suitable to manage the intelligence service, and even her title should be stripped away as well!"

After hearing Zhang Yuanbai's speech, the officials on Prince Wu Ming's side immediately seized the opportunity, and other officials also began to stand up in support of Zhang Yuanbai.

"Your servant also impeaches Princess Junwan, the Princess..."

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Soon, more voices calling for impeachment arose in the court, and Zhang Yuanbai kept his gaze on any change in the Martial Emperor's expression.

Seeing the Martial Emperor so composed, Zhang Yuanbai guessed that the Martial Emperor must also have grievances against Wu Junwan. Under normal circumstances, the Martial Emperor would have stopped people from continuing at this point, but today, he did nothing.

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Just then, Chai Jiliang could no longer bear to watch; he immediately said, "Master Zhang keeps accusing Princess Junwan of negligence, reckless killings, and abusing power, but where is the evidence?"

"Would the evidence rely solely on Master Zhang's words?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanbai sneered and then said, "If I had no evidence, I naturally would not impeach the Princess." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Having said this, Zhang Yuanbai gave a bow to the Martial Emperor and then requested, "Your Majesty, please allow your servant to summon witnesses!"

Hearing this, the face of the Martial Emperor finally showed a slight change. He furrowed his brows and then commanded, "Granted!"

Seeing the Martial Emperor actually agreeing to Zhang Yuanbai's request, the hearts of officials like Chai Jiliang who were on the side of Princess Junwan chilled by half.

If the Martial Emperor still trusted Princess Junwan, he definitely would not have allowed Zhang Yuanbai to bring the evidence, or witnesses, to the court; the fact that he agreed now proved that the Martial Emperor also wanted to curb Princess Junwan's power.

Zhang Yuanbai immediately had someone bring Qian Xingchang and others to the court.

Upon seeing members of the Qian Family appear in court, the faces of Chai Jiliang and the ministers from Princess Junwan's camp instantly turned extremely unsightly.

They were well aware that Wu Junwan had intended to use the Qian family members as scapegoats. They had started to capture the Qian family members initially, so how could they appear here?

The Qian Family was also core to the intelligence service, after all, the Qianhai Commercial Association of the Qian Family provided a large amount of funding for the intelligence service, and many spies operated under the guise of the Qianhai Commercial Association among various dynasties.

The members of the Qian Family held many pieces of evidence unfavorable to Princess Junwan!

This was trouble!

After arriving in the great hall, Qian Xingchang immediately knelt down and said, "Commoner Qian Xingchang pays his respects to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live Your Majesty!"

The Martial Emperor asked coldly, "I remember your Qian Family has always had some form of cooperation with the intelligence service."

Qian Xingchang answered, "Your Majesty, indeed, Princess Junwan initially reached out to us in order to build the intelligence network."

At that moment, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the Martial Emperor, "Do you realize what fate befalls those who betray their masters?"

In this era of strict hierarchical systems, servants who betrayed their masters generally met with dire fates, and Great Wu's laws explicitly prescribed decapitation for servants who betrayed their masters.

However, Qian Xingchang was not intimidated by the Martial Emperor's words, and he said at this time, "Your commoner knows that the intelligence service is directly under Your Majesty's control. Your Majesty is the commoner's master, and the commoner has never betrayed Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the Martial Emperor couldn't help but sneer.

Then the Martial Emperor continued, "Tell me, what things did Princess Junwan have you do?"

At this point, Qian Xingchang glanced at Zhang Yuanbai, who then said, "Qian Xingchang, have no fear, speak freely, His Majesty will protect you."

Thereafter, as Qian Xingchang knelt on the ground, he revealed all the deeds Wu Junwan had done, one by one, piece by piece.

After all, Wu Junwan was a woman infatuated with power, which led her to commit many secretive acts, and in fact, most incidences were known to others, they had just not been exposed before, and many were even known to the Martial Emperor himself.

Once Qian Xingchang finished exposing all the deeds of Wu Junwan, the eyes of the ministers all turned to the Martial Emperor, waiting for him to speak.

Yet at this moment, an official from Prince Lu Yi's faction suddenly knelt down, "Princess Junwan, royal Princess appointed by His Majesty, neglects her duties day by day, indulging in trade and commerce, even abusing her authority, which led to the intelligence service's severe lack of information about the North Country, causing the failure of this northern campaign.

This servant earnestly requests that His Majesty revoke the title of the Princess!"