THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE 145 I Don't Trust Any One Of You

Arjun asked, " Grandpa Gutherson! How did you know that we were in danger back then?"

Gutherson said, " Your Majesty! I was a supreme general! I have many loyal informers in the royal palace to know that you three were under attack. So I immediately rushed for your rescue along with my son."

Arjun asked, " You informed some kings and district governors and asked for their help. But they were very far from the empire. Why did you call the people who are living very far from the royal palace but not these many ministers for help?"

Gutherson replied in cold tone, " Because...I don't trust them. I have been a supreme general for more than a million years. All these years what I have found is that these so called ministers always care about their own profit. They never cared about the empire's future. I always hated them for that behaviour! I felt that calling them for help is the waste of time and effort. Especially when you were in danger. So I somehow protected you three for the entire night. These district Governor's and kings came at the right time for rescue. You know the rest of the story."

All the ministers gritted their teeths in anger. Killing Intent could be seen in their eyes. They wanted to kill Gutherson very badly.

Prime Minister said, " See. If the news didn't reach any of us, how were we going to rescue you people? He didn't tell us because of his false a.s.sumption. We only cared about only our profits? That's really absurd. If the news was put away from us, then how could we protect the emperor and his family?"

Arjun said, " You mean...You have good sense of loyalty with the empire? You always worked for the welfare of empire?"

Prime Minister said, " Yes."

Arjun asked, " If you knew that the emperor and his family was in danger, then you would have protected them with all your heart?"

Prime Minister said, " Absolutely!"

Arjun asked all the ministers, " You always cared about the emperor's protection?"

Everyone replied, " Yes!"

Arjun smiled and asked, " Then why didn't you have any informers who can inform you about the situations inside the Royal Palace? Why only grandpa Gutherson had a informer? If you really cared about the emperor, why didn't you take any protection measures like grandpa Gutherson?"

" That...", someone wanted to say something in response. But couldn't.

Arjun said, " If you really cared about the emperor, why didn't you look for us in these past 30 years? If you really cared about the emperor, why not any of you personally came to request grandfather to become the emperor again? "

n.o.body dared to talk. They all bent their heads in shame.

Arjun said to prime minister, " You hold the second highest authority in the empire. Your responsibilities are no less than an emperor. You don't know the responsibilities of a minister. You don't have the minimum knowledge like Alwyn and others. You didn't take any precautions or safety measures for the emperor's welfare! How could I trust you? You even claim to be senior and experienced person. You claim to be wise. How laughable?"

Prime Minister didn't say anything. His face was all red with anger.

Arjun asked, " Let me ask you a question. You people are staying in the empire for a very long time. That means you worked for that woman Nege. Some of you might have been appointed for any official positions by her. That means their is a possibility that those appointed people are the members of the a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation! So how could I trust any one of you? I don't want that terror which took place 30 years ago to be repeated."

Everyone in the courtyard were stunned. They were stunned because of the news of the possibility of the spies from the a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation in the empire.

Arjun said, " There are so many loopholes in your loyalty towards the emperor. I will tell you something. If a giant empire needs to be pure and clean from disloyalty, betrayal, and any other issues, then the first place which should be cleaned is the Royal Palace itself. If the Royal Palace is cleaned, then the entire empire will be cleaned. I'm not going to trust any one of you whatsoever. So you all are fired."

All the ministers were speechless. They didn't know what to say anymore. They didn't have any proof to prove their innocence of being the member of the a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation. They all kept their mouth shut in shame and regret.

Arjun said, " I don't know how grandfather ruled the empire. I don't care how that woman ruled the empire. Even though I don't have the proof, I don't want to believe if you say that there are no p.a.w.ns from the a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation in the empire. I'm well aware that the people from a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation exist in all kingdoms. We have already seen a man named Reynolds in the kingdom of Bloom 10 years ago. We have Kiera and Alwyn who were the former Prince and Princess of the kingdom of Bloom present right here among us. They personally felt the terror of the deeds of the a.s.sa.s.sins Organisation just like grandfather and father 30 years ago. After seeing these two incidents how could I not learn. So I'm going to change the entire government structure. There will be new laws, new ministers, new schemes, projects, and new style of government. I'm going to rule the empire in my style. As for who are those new ministers and their responsibilities are, I will announce it tomorrow. I hope n.o.body has any complaints with my decision!"

"Hahahaha!" , Prime Minister laughed very loudly.

He said, " Complaints? You are ignorant. You are foolish and unwise. You think the empire will survive with your kind of mindset. We heard that you are a demon's child! The man with no magic power like you, thinks that you will protect the empire? How could you protect the empire? You are nothing but an ant with no power. The Ant like you thinks that you can protect the empire! How laughable! An hotblooded idiot like you thinks that you can protect the empire? Today you are sitting on that throne because of your family background. Not because of your strength. Only strong rules the weak. Only strong people has the power to ascend that throne. What power do you have? A shrimp like you who ascend the throne using your family background has any rights to spout the nonsense? You don't have the proof against us. You don't have the strength to defend the empire. First prove your power. Then we will walk away from the empire on our foot!"

Everyone who heard the Prime Minister were stunned. Because Prime Minister is clearly insulting the emperor.