Chapter 260: Impregnable_2

Emperor Zhaode did not speak but thought to himself, "A bloodless victory, lifting heavy as if it were light? If the previous emperor had really resolved that crisis, why would he have died in his prime..."

However, he was also aware that what Wang Jiangling had said was indeed the words of an experienced and prudent statesman.

In his heart, he did really want to seize the opportunity of this famine crisis to have the Embroidered Guards investigate thoroughly, to apprehend high officials in the court, punishing them as an example to others.

But as he governed longer, his understanding of the court deepened, and he increasingly felt as powerless as a bird caught in a web...