Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 198 - 183 - The Risks of a Powerful Minister Usurping the Throne? (Long - , Vote for Monthly Tickets!)_5

Chapter 198: Chapter 183 - The Risks of a Powerful Minister Usurping the Throne? (Long Chapter, Vote for Monthly Tickets!)_5

Chuge had roughly summarized everyone’s progress and briefly introduced his own.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now, and disband the meeting.

"It seems that our progress is pretty fast, everyone should plan according to their situation and strive to achieve a breakthrough tonight!"

The chat group quieted down again as the four players went to look up information and formulate their plans to clear the game.

...

At 10 p.m.

Chuge once again began to play the role of "Emperor" Taizu of Sheng.

This time he encountered the North-South List Case and the Blank Seal Case, but he resolved them smoothly without spending too much time.

After all, he had dealt with them before and was familiar with the process, as long as he didn’t change his approach, the game would proceed in the same way as before.

Chuge’s main focus was on finding the hidden case.

"Based on previous results, this final case affecting the fate of the Great Sheng Dynasty is likely hidden among these memorials.

"Moreover, it’s very likely related to a certain high-ranking official.

"But the problem is... now there seems to be no official of the same rank as Zhou Ping in the court..."

Chuge still had few clues and could only keep flipping through the memorials, especially those related to well-known ministers, hoping to find some traces.

Suddenly, his hand stopped.

"The former Prime Minister Sima Yan had petitioned for the pardon of his distant relative Li You... and it was not the first time he had made a request...

"Li You’s crime involved Zhou Ping’s case, and he was to be exiled.

"If we talk about the handling of this matter alone, whether to pardon him or not seems to depend solely on a single thought from Emperor Taizu of Sheng. To pardon or not to pardon, both can be justified."

Chuge fell into deep thought.

He had seen this petition before but didn’t consider it important and had approved it directly.

The reason was simple: he didn’t think it was a necessary issue to address.

Former Prime Minister Sima Yan was a great contributor to the expansion of the empire under Emperor Taizu of Sheng and could even be regarded as the greatest.

By that time, Sima Yan had already left his position due to illness and even his replacement, Zhou Ping, who was executed for treason, had been gone for nearly ten years.

The reason Li You was implicated and exiled now was that Zhou Ping’s case was significant, lasting nearly ten years and still ongoing.

Previously, Chuge had simply thought that since Sima Yan was a great contributor and had already retired from his position, and was 76 years old, there shouldn’t be any significant issues.

Moreover, Zhou Ping’s case had extensive implications, and it was certain that many implicated were innocent. Since Li You was a distant relative of the former Prime Minister Sima Yan and was implicated ten years after Zhou Ping’s case, it likely meant that his involvement in Zhou Ping’s case wasn’t that deep.

Given that, why not grant Sima Yan a favor and pardon the inconsequential Li You?

However, seeing this petition again, Chuge realized something was amiss.

Because he remembered that according to historical reality, Sima Yan’s entire family, over seventy people, were ultimately executed, and his descendants were spared thanks to marriage ties with the imperial family.

Chuge had always felt there was no need to execute Sima Yan, but now it seemed that the situation might not be so simple.

"Could it be... this person must also be killed by me??"

Chuge frowned deeply, engulfed in confusion.