Colluding with the Heart Gate?
Zhang Tao was shaken to the core.
He was aware of the Capital City Heart Pavilion case; Your Majesty's Pingxin Pavilion, the deposed Crown Prince, sparked a nationwide uproar, and also widespread speculation.
Zhang Tao's background was in information gathering. He was well aware that behind the Heart Pavilion was the Heart Gate, one of the Nine Gates of the world, a power unparalleled in its reach, already displaying deep infiltration into various dynasties. While His Majesty has cracked down on the Capital City Heart Pavilion, he has not eliminated the other seven pavilions within the Dahuang boundary, reflecting His Majesty's complex and conflicted mindset towards the Heart Gate.
On one hand, His Majesty must have realized the Heart Gate's ambition against the dynasty.
