I'm Ecstatic About Transmigrating Into a Novel As the Villainous Empress's Follower

520: Section 520”This Duke is a veteran of three reigns!”

”If you won’t consider my contributions, at least consider my hard work!”

”Even if This Duke really was derelict in his duties!”

The Grand Commandant gritted his teeth: ”I can still make amends for my faults; this is not enough!”

”Not enough?”

”Do you think This Prince is here to negotiate with you?”

Cao Yang sneered.

”...”

The Grand Commandant’s face turned livid.

This Treacherous Official!

He is simply too arrogant and presumptuous!

”Fine then—”

Looking at the jealousy and unwillingness in the Grand Commandant’s eyes.

The coldness in Cao Yang’s eyes became even more frigid:

”Since you feel it’s not enough?”

”Then This Prince will let you die with clarity!”

”King of Zhenbei, Xu Xiao, the Prince of Jin Li Keyong, the Prince of Liang, Zhu Wen...!”

”The reason why these Feudal Princes were able to grow strong, carve out their own territories, and become an unmanageable hidden danger for the imperial court!”

”In all of this—”

”It could not have happened without your secret collusion, Grand Commandant!”

”This is an act of nurturing bandits to increase one’s own importance!”

”This is—”

”A traitor to the nation...!”

Once these words were spoken.

A flash of panic crossed the Grand Commandant’s aged eyes.

But he could never admit to the crime of nurturing bandits to increase his own importance, even if it killed him!

”Nonsense!”

”This is clearly slander!”

”Naked slander!”

”This Duke will not accept this charge!”

The Grand Commandant huffed coldly.

”You won’t accept it?”

Cao Yang laughed.

”Has the Grand Commandant forgotten?”

”Beyond killing, the Embroidered Uniform Guard under This Prince’s command—”

”More importantly—”

”They are tasked with gathering intelligence from across the world and monitoring all the officials in the imperial court!”

”If you behave with dignity, This Prince can still grant you a dignified end!”

”If you refuse to be dignified?”

”This Prince...”

Cao Yang’s eyes held a mocking glint: ”Can also help you be dignified...!”

Upon hearing this.

The Grand Commandant’s face turned livid.

He gritted his teeth tightly, ultimately not saying another word!

”Take him!”

”Escort him to the celestial prison!”

Cao Yang waved his hand, took the grand marshals seal from his hand, and stopped looking at him.

”Hmph!”

”This Duke is a dignified first-rank official; I can walk on my own!”

Having been exposed by Cao Yang.

The Grand Commandant no longer offered any defense.

However.

As the Grand Commandant!

The head of the three ducal ministers, with a noble status!

How could he be detained by these lowly Embroidered Uniform Guard?

He flicked his official sleeves.

And strode toward the celestial prison.

Seeing this.

Ding Xiu and the others glanced at Cao Yang. After receiving Cao Yang’s signal, they followed behind the Grand Commandant, granting him a dignified end.

Playing with the grand marshals seal in his hand.

Cao Yang’s expression was indifferent.

Whether or not to kill the Grand Commandant right now was not important.

What was important was the grand marshals seal and his position.

As for how to deal with the Grand Commandant after he was escorted to the celestial prison?

That was a matter for the Empress.

In all likelihood.

After the battle with the Dragon Clan was over.

That would be the time to settle accounts with the Grand Commandant.

If the Empress wanted to show benevolence, she would strip him of his official status and send him home to retire.

If the Empress wanted to establish authority, she would kill the chicken to warn the monkey and intimidate all the officials!

For an Emperor.

It was nothing more than these schemes and methods.

Of course.

The Empress would only choose the second option.

After all, she still had to carry out the act of stripping the Feudal Princes of their power.

And the disaster of the Feudal Princes.

Was inseparable from this old fellow, the Grand Commandant!

Killing him.

Would serve as the perfect way to establish authority for stripping the Feudal Princes of their power...

...

Putting away the grand marshals seal.

Cao Yang looked again at the Minister of Works before him.

He smiled leisurely: ”I wonder why the Minister of Works is not at the Ministry of Works Residence, but has come to this Grand Commandants Residence instead? Could it be that you were discussing some important matter...”

”Your Highness is truly joking!”

The Minister of Works gave a sheepish smile.

Then, with a look of indignation on his face.

He hurriedly drew a line between himself and the Grand Commandant: ”This Duke never expected that the Grand Commandant, who usually appeared so loyal, was actually a traitor to the nation in secret!”

”Such a traitor to the nation is despised by all!”

”How could This Duke possibly discuss matters with him?”