499 Just that wilful 5yr

Translator: Sparrow_Editor: Sparrow_

Having been fighting with the Crown Prince for this long, King Duan had a good grasp on the affairs of the court. He knew what Chi Hou was saying.
　　
The Crown Prince had the upper hand in the courts.
　　
It was impossible to snatch the position of the Minister of Law from the Crown Prince in court. The only way was for the Emperor to appoint one himself.
In order to influence the Emperor, Chi Hou wasn't suggesting that they planted names in his mind. He was suggesting that they choose someone the Emperor trusted.
In that case...
There were no more than three people in the capital who the Emperor trusted. To be exact, there were two and a half.
The first one was Xing Yuanguo of the Stabilization Constabulary. As the leader of the 13 Constabularies and the pillar of the empire, the Emperor's trust in Xing Yuanguo was unequivocal.
However, Xing Yuanguo had never meddled in these affairs. The main reason was because Xing Yuanguo didn't need to.
Regardless of who was on that thron