Free Web NovelChapter 1261: Chapter 1261: Tell Me, How Have I Treated You?
Xie Yu evidently anticipated this scene.
He looked up at the Regent King and said, "Yuan Min, what do you think of how I have treated you?"
The Regent King sneered coldly, "At first, the Emperor treated me with the respect one would give to his own father."
"Later, the treatment was akin to that owed to a teacher, one of reverence and awe."
"But ultimately, the disdain grew so vast that the Emperor could hardly wait to kill me, first humiliating me for amusement and then creating endless difficulties."
"Therefore, how the Emperor has truly treated me is something I dare not overly comment on."
Xie Yu slammed the table, his eyes flushed red, "You should be clear why I changed."
"If not for you abusing power arrogantly, doing as you pleased in the court, improperly using public authority for private matters, would I have gradually found you intolerable?!"
"Regent King, I never intended to take your life, yet you devised a grand betrayal, conspiring with the Xiliang people inside and out."
"Do you not realize the danger in bargaining with a tiger? They are not so easily manipulated. Even if you really managed to dethrone me, what then? Have you considered the countless subjects that would die at the hands of Xiliang Country’s soldiers?!"
The Regent King knew he was in the wrong in this matter.
It was due to desperation that he sought collaboration with the Xiliang people.
But unexpectedly, not only did it fail, he nearly became a historic sinner.
The Regent King sighed slightly, "As I said, whether to kill or torture, the decision is yours, Emperor."
"Wrongs are wrongs, I no longer offer excuses."
Xie Yu chuckled coldly, and promptly threw a pre-prepared imperial edict into the Regent King’s lap.
"Read it yourself, even before you acted, I had decided to exile your entire family under criminal charges."
"However, take a closer look, the place I intend to send you is to the south."
"Have you ever seen a criminal official sent to such an affluent land of fish and rice? I considered your old age, and arranged for numerous followers to accompany and care for you on the journey."
"Yuan Min, I have always left you a way out, but you returned seeking my life!"
The Regent King opened the imperial edict in disbelief and read it through, then raised his head to stare at Xie Yu, "How is this possible..."
"I taught the Emperor, I am most familiar with his character, how could he let me off..."
Xie Yu stood with hands behind his back by the window, letting out a cold laugh, "Of course I would."
"For, despite your numerous wrongdoings, I still remember from before, how you tightly protected me in front of the former Emperor."
"Yuan Min, in my eyes, you have always been a mentor, not merely a Regent King, but someone akin to family, do you understand?"
Upon these words, the Regent King’s entire body trembled.
He was stunned and said, "Emperor..."
Xie Yu only let out a bitter smile.
"I still recall when I was seven, the former Emperor increasingly ill with life hanging by a thread, and his temper more peculiar."
"While serving him medicine, I accidentally spilled some, and his fury was boundless, he lashed me with a whip."
"After getting hurt, I went to your residence, and you looked at the wounds on my arm with heartache, saying if it were your son, you would never bear to beat him like this."
The Regent King’s tears freely flowed.
Xie Yu was almost raised by him.
Those days neglected by the former Emperor were spent under the Regent King’s personal guidance.
He taught Xie Yu how to be a wise ruler, how to govern the realm.
But as time passed, why did everything seem to change so?
The Regent King bent his knee and knelt to the ground, "Emperor, please forgive me..."
He heavily kowtowed, his tears streaming down.
