Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System

With the addition of these people, he would never lack manpower again.

Under such conditions, if anyone was unsatisfactory, he could be dismissed directly.

Hahaha, who would have thought that one day I would have an inexhaustible supply of manpower? This feeling is truly exhilarating.

However, while he was thinking like this, he heard the Minister of the Ministry of Justice interrupt him:

"Your Majesty, absolutely not, the death of Prince Ning was the doing of an Immortal sent by the heavens to claim his life. We cannot meddle in such affairs. If we attempt to investigate, it would mean opposing the heavens, which would undermine the foundation of our Dayou Kingdom.

Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to reconsider!!!"

Upon hearing this, King You was stunned, not understanding how this person connected the matter with the heavens.

The death of Prince Ning, though unusual, surely had nothing to do with the heavens?

He thought this way entirely because he wasn't clear on the events' true nature.

The earlier report from the young eunuch was simply everything the young eunuch knew, which was incomplete. All he knew was that someone had killed Prince Ning in the street.

As for what Daoist Wu previously said about the Heavenly Dao sending him fortune, he firmly believed in this.

But even though he believed it, and knew it was likely the work of the Heavenly Dao, he couldn't admit it here.

If he admitted it, Ning's death would implicate him, and bearing a fratricide charge would be detrimental to him.

Because of this, he was determined not to speak of the Heavenly Dao to the public.

Upon seeing the expression on the king's face, the Minister of Justice understood that the king probably didn't know the full context, so he recounted the events clearly.

Though he wasn't present at the scene, there were plenty of witnesses, some of whom were his men.

Thus, he was thoroughly informed of the situation there. He knew every word Lin Yi said.

For this reason, he vehemently intervened.

Of course, if Prince Ning had not been killed by the Heavenly Dao, not been a divine punishment, he wouldn't mind pursuing the murderer. This would help win the loyalty of Ning's followers!

Just like King You, who now wanted to find Ning's killer to account to Ning's followers.

In doing so, he would establish a reputation for virtue, proving to them he was a king of emotion and righteousness, making them peacefully rally to him, trusting them unconditionally.

However, upon hearing the Minister's words, he suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back.

He deeply feared his previous words might have incited the Heavenly Dao's displeasure.

After all, he almost instructed someone to trace the Heavenly Dao's actions.

Thinking of this, he looked at the Minister of Justice with gratitude.

If the Minister hadn't interrupted him, he might have said even more nonsensical things.

Thinking this, he recalled Daoist Wu's words once more.

As Daoist Wu had previously mentioned, it indeed seemed to be the work of the Heavenly Dao; why else would an Immortal appear out of the blue?

One who could stride on clouds, who could casually kill a prince—surely an Immortal.

Of course, not to say that ancient people were so superstitious in believing in ghosts and gods.

The prior signs, Daoist Wu's divine assistance, followed by Lin Yi's appearance, convinced King You of the Heavenly intervention.

In sum, these actions together left no doubt about Lin Yi being an Immortal.

Upon learning the whole story, King You naturally wouldn't mention finding any murderer. Instead, as he looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground, his eyes revealed a glint of vicious intent.

In the end, he slammed the table before him, this sudden movement startling the kneeling ministers.

They inwardly sighed, thinking it was all over.

Surely, how could these people not know who killed Ning or about the Immortal?

Even the Minister of Justice knew, let alone the confidants.

Knowing the whole story, they acted this way to secure their positions.

Or perhaps, to preserve Prince Ning's former power.

In their hearts, they were reluctant to disband, or to be subordinated to King You.

Once under King You's banner, their positions would be substantially disrupted.

After all, having betrayed before, how could King You's original subordinates tolerate them acting arbitrarily?

Undoubtedly, they would be suppressed endlessly.

By that time, whether they had official positions would be irrelevant.

Their true intention was to support another prince against King You.

Only then could they better protect their standing.

Asking King You to find the murderer was a ploy to use heavenly means against him.

They thought even if King You understood and got to the bottom of things, he would act for appearance's sake due to the ministers' sentiment.

This would justify supporting another prince, portraying King You as defying the heavens, potentially leaving a negative impression on the populace. He would be deemed an irresponsible ruler.

Never did they expect King You to slam the table, clearly rejecting their ideas. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

[To be continued...]