Beauty and the Bodyguard

Once Wu Wudi was eliminated, the emperor would be reduced to a toothless tiger. Even the last bit of deterrence would be erased!

Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that the emperor would pay any price to protect Wu Wudi.

After all, he was the emperor. At least in the official process, he had the highest decision-making power.

Even if it was very difficult for him to pardon Wu Wudi because of the existence of Qin Wang, it was also very difficult for Qin Wang to formally sentence Wu Wudi to death.

It was also because of this that although the emperor was worried and tried all kinds of methods, his overall mentality was still stable even though there was no effect.

As long as Wu Wudi didn’t die, there would always be a chance to get out.

Unfortunately, the other party would not wait for him.

With the power of King Qin’s Mansion, if they wanted to kill a prisoner imprisoned in the Heaven Prison, they did not have to go through the official procedures to publicly execute him. They had plenty of methods.

For example, right now, he had directly thrown it into the ninth level of the imperial prison.

The ninth level of the imperial prison was not so much a level of the imperial prison as an independent small world.

It had the harshest environment, where even the most tenacious cockroaches could not survive. It had the most lax guards in the world because there was no one guarding it at all. Anyone who entered could only fend for themselves.

Most importantly, the most vicious criminals in the world were imprisoned there.

Almost all the top criminals in the history of the Inner Court were thrown into the ninth level of the imperial prison unless they were publicly executed.

There was no way of knowing how many people were still alive inside.

However, one thing was clear. That was a place that no one was willing to enter.

If hell was in the human world, then that would be the eighteenth level of hell.

Even someone as powerful as Wu Wudi, who was a top-notch expert of the royal family, could not guarantee that he would survive inside. Especially since King Qin’s Mansion had made such arrangements, they would definitely try their best to limit his strength and prevent him from using it freely.

” What?” The emperor was deeply worried.” Nearly half of the top criminals on the ninth level were personally captured by Marquis Wu.”

“That’s troublesome.” Lin Yi’s eyes twitched.

If it was just a small invisible person who kept a low profile and did not attract attention, they might be able to hide inside.

However, Wu Wudi’s situation would definitely be attacked by a group of people at any moment. The difficulty of surviving would really increase infinitely.

Even an outsider like Lin Yi couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.

” Marquis Wu won’t die so easily, but if it drags on for too long, it’ll be hard to say.”

“I can’t wait any longer, I have to act as soon as possible.” The emperor looked at Lin Yi with a pleading expression.

“Your Majesty wants to pardon Marquis Wu?” Lin Yi frowned.

As the Son of Heaven, he naturally had the power to grant amnesty. Even if he was the puppet Son of Heaven, he still had this power in name.

However, even if the emperor disregarded all obstacles and forcefully issued an amnesty, without the approval of King Qin’s residence, this amnesty would not be granted in the end.

On the contrary, it would only make Wu Wudi die earlier.

“I still have this bit of self-awareness.”

The emperor smiled bitterly and said seriously,” The operation I’m talking about is a rescue operation. No matter what, we have to rescue Marquis Wu from the ninth level. Minister Lin, this mission is of great importance. I can only entrust it to you.”

“..”

He wanted the horse to run, but he also wanted the horse to not eat grass.

He hadn’t even fulfilled the promise he had made a few days ago, and now he was assigning missions again?

“I’m willing to die for you, Your Majesty, but with my experience, I can’t interfere with the internal affairs of the prison. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t.”

“I also know that this matter is very difficult, but there are always more ways than difficulties. I believe that with Minister Lin’s ability, you will definitely have a way to overcome it.”

The emperor was filled with anticipation.

Lin Yi fell silent.

He could see that this puppet emperor really did not have any cards that could be used, especially in the entire imperial prison system. As a dignified emperor, he could not even find a trustworthy and powerful person. Otherwise, he would not have forced it on him.

The emperor thought about it and suddenly changed the topic.” Xiao Mang is dead. His position as Grand Tutor is now vacant. The position of the three dukes cannot be vacant for long. Minister Lin, do you have any good candidates to recommend?”

Lin Yi was surprised.

It was true that the position of Grand Tutor had been vacated. This position was bound to become the focus of all the factions. There would definitely be a big storm in the court.

What surprised Lin Yi was that this was something that he could interfere with at his level?

The emperor, do you want to hear what you’re saying?

Speaking of which, Lin Yi didn’t think the puppet emperor had much say in this matter.

The emperor said meaningfully,” A key position like the three dukes would normally require the seven kings to jointly discuss and elect. However, in the end, it still requires me to personally make the decision. If I’m not satisfied, there’s nothing the seven kings can do about the process.”

Lin Yi understood immediately.

In other words, the seven kings had the power to elect, and the emperor had the power to reject.

The emperor indeed had no way to directly promote his own candidate and could not succeed. However, as the emperor, he could still ruin things.

Unless the seven kings completely shed all pretense of cordiality and directly pulled him down from the throne of the Son of Heaven.

From the looks of it, although King Qin’s Mansion was aggressive, they were not prepared to go this far.

In this way, the emperor really had the qualifications to participate in this competition.

He was using this as a bargaining chip to make a deal with Lin Yi.

Seeing that Lin Yi didn’t react, the emperor decided to point it out.” No matter who I choose to be the tutor, the seven kings will definitely overthrow him. But if you want to push someone up, it might be possible with my support. After all, you have a good relationship with the seven kings.”

The relationship between Lin Yi and Zhao Wang was known to the world after what happened with Xiao Mang.

Adding on his interactions with King Han’s mansion and even King Qi’s mansion, Lin Yi’s connections with the higher-ups were quite impressive.

It sounded like a fantasy to interfere with the selection of the Grand Tutor, but thinking about it carefully, it might not be impossible.

Lin Yi’s heart skipped a beat as a candidate flashed through his mind.

The tutor wasn’t just a high official, he was also in charge of etiquette and law, especially since the entire publicity was under his control. If he could control it, it would be of great value to Lin Yi, who needed to promote man-made rules.

On the other hand, if it fell into the hands of the enemy, there would be all kinds of trouble.

Xiao Mang’s previous actions were a lesson for him.

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