The capital of the Le Dynasty, Thang Long Palace, the Royal Palace of the Le Dynasty, and the Nam Hua Hall.

Above the main hall, the young officials of the Li Dynasty knelt on the ground one by one, saying with sincerity and tears:

"Your Majesty, the previous war was disrespectful and the elite of the army was lost. The court had already levied an additional military training tax on the people. Afterwards, they sued for peace with the Yun State. The compensation required for signing the contract could not be paid, so they also collected donations from the state and the court.

, this is all together. At this time, you must not...use, in the name of worshiping the ancestral temple, to levy additional taxes on the people!"

"Sacrifice in the ancestral temple is of course important. But now the vitality of the country is severely damaged. Yun and Xia are eyeing each other, and the people's livelihood is in decline. It is time to make every effort to restore the country's strength. As for other things, please ask the king to wait a little longer!"

"Your Majesty, the situation in our country has been so difficult before, but the people have tried their best to help us and have never complained. The people of the country are worthy of our country and the country. Please also think about the people!"

At this time, many ministers of the Li Dynasty had no connection with each other. Why did this king, who was originally diligent and caring for the people, had an excellent reputation, and was quite a wise king, become more and more confused after the defeat of Yongzhou?

The previous defeats in several battles, numerous losses, and great loss of national strength could be said to be not the fault of the king.

But after exhausting the national treasury and private wealth, and spending a huge price to obtain peace, instead of working hard to restore the country's strength and wash away the shame, it instead went to search the people in the name of worshiping the ancestral temple, which really confused a group of young officials.

.

Could it be that after ceding territory to the Yun Kingdom and paying compensation, the young king really became completely disheartened?

But even if your fighting spirit is gone and you have been unable to recover since then, that's it. It's understandable to build palaces and select beautiful women. As a result, you collect the wealth of the country and use it to worship the ancestral temple, which is unacceptable to all the ministers.

!

Why, go to your ancestors at this time, and don’t forget to leave a good place for you when the country, dynasty, and the country are destroyed in the future?

The young ministers in the court did not understand, so naturally they were filled with righteous indignation and united together, as if they would die if they did not retract the decree.

And the king of Li Dynasty, Li Weining, looked extremely ugly.

At this time, Li Weining's face was livid, his eyes were evil, his fists were tightly clenched, and he sat on the throne without saying a word.

He has always cherished feathers and paid attention to maintaining his reputation among the government and the public.

The Li Dynasty's signature school officer was such a good secret service organization. In the years since Li Weining came to the throne, the most important thing he did was to act as Li Weining's navy and spread his good reputation.

Because Li Weining knew that after most of the important forces in the court were tightly held by the old immortal from the ancestral temple, his only support was his title as king.

Therefore, Li Weining could act as a driving force behind the scenes and lead to the defeat of the national war, and he would never want to squeeze the people of Li Dynasty at this time.

But he never expected that the old immortal would ask Li Weining to collect heavenly materials and earthly treasures to offer to the ancestral temple at this time.

Although Li Weining has been planning for a long time and has developed a certain amount of power secretly. But the time has not yet come, so Li Weining does not dare to fall out at this time, and can only continue to obey and be a small boy.

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Please, Your Majesty, take back your order!"

"..."

All the young ministers still did not react when they saw Li Weining, and each of them shouted eagerly.

But at this time, in the main hall, there were more than a dozen noble-dressed ministers standing at the forefront of the ministers, who were the clan ministers who really held the power of the court, but they were in sharp contrast with these young ministers.

One by one, they looked at each other with their eyes, nose, and heart, but there was no reaction at all. They just regarded themselves as wooden puppets.

The young officials don't know the key, but these people do. The current king has no decision-making power at all when it comes to all matters related to the ancestral temple.

Facing the persecution of these young courtiers, Li Weining finally stood up with a gloomy face, waved his royal robe and said coldly:

"This agreement has been decided. There is no need to discuss it further. Retreat from the court!"

All the young courtiers immediately became anxious and shouted excitedly:

"Your Majesty..."

But those at the forefront, the officials of the Li Dynasty who were well aware of the affairs involved, did not want to get entangled any longer. At this time, they immediately knelt down on the ground, interrupted the young officials, and shouted:

"Congratulations to your Majesty!"

Li Weining turned around and led a group of eunuchs, and walked out of the Nanhua Palace. No matter how many young officials tried to give advice, he remained livid and turned a deaf ear.

After returning to the harem, Pi Hui beside Li Weining immediately dismissed all the waiters.

Li Weining could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and suddenly touched his sleeves on the desk in front of him.

There was only a sound of "ding, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong" as all the pens, inks, paper, inkstones and memorial incense burners on the desk were swept to the ground.

Pi Hui on the side was shocked, and immediately fell to his knees with a thud, saying with a bitter face:

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Li Weining's face turned red and his eyes even gave up the color of blood. He slammed his fist on the desk and shouted:

"How can I calm down my anger? This old immortal deserves to be killed! He deserves to be killed!"

Pi Hui knelt on the ground, moved his knees in front of him, hugged Li Weining, and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, there is still something hidden in the palace. To avoid alerting the enemy, my servants dare not clean it up. So it would be known to everyone. Please control your emotions, Your Majesty!"

Li Weining was almost going crazy at this time and said hoarsely:

"Your Majesty, the king, has been so aggrieved that he is about to drive me crazy. He is like this now, and my father was like this back then. The royal family of our country has always swallowed and acted like a puppet for generations. Now I am like this

I want to desperately gather my cronies to go to the ancestral temple, kill and kill, and kill all the people in the ancestral temple..."

Obviously, at this time, Li Weining just wanted to use a bloody killing to vent all the pent-up anger that the Li family had been using as puppets for generations.

When Pi Hui saw this, he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, calm down! Well, well, wasn't the little emperor of the Yun Kingdom as tolerant as the king at the beginning? At that time, he even had to pretend to be crazy and stupid to avoid the surveillance and temptation of the powerful officials. But look at it now.

Emperor Yun, once he reversed the situation and regained power, who in the world does not admire his forbearance back then?"

Hearing Pi Hui's words, the furious Li Weining finally calmed down a little.

Seeing this, Pi Hui quickly continued:

"If Emperor Yun hadn't held back back then and had taken action before he was fully fledged, how could there be the Emperor of Yun who is now dominating the south and dominating the world?"

Li Weining gasped and gritted his teeth:

"Emperor Yun has only been patient for a year and a half. But what about Gu? His family has been patient for dozens of generations..."

Although there was still a sense of reluctance between the words, just listening to the tone, it was obvious that Hui Hui had listened. At this time, the desperate anger that had surged in Li Weining's heart gradually dissipated.

Although at Xiao Cheng's suggestion, the Li Dynasty ceded territory and paid compensation, everyone in the Li Dynasty and the public would inevitably feel resentful and hostile when they heard Xiao Cheng's name.

But for Li Weining, he had never had any hatred for Xiao Cheng. Even many times, Li Weining felt inexplicably proud of Xiao Cheng's achievements.

Because for him, the two of them had too many similarities. When he looked at Xiao Cheng, he had the illusion that he was looking at himself. As for Xiao Cheng now regaining power, revitalizing the country, and becoming powerful throughout the world, it is even more

It gave him more expectations for the future.

We are pretty much the same, so it’s okay to go alone! As long as I can survive for the time being...

Pi Hui is indeed Li Weining's confidant, and he obviously has an excellent grasp of Li Weining's psychology.

At this time, some advice quickly restored the angry Li Weining to his senses.

Li Weining took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and then said:

"Yes, you are right! The more it is at this time, the less impatient it is. Once the old immortal is removed, all the previous problems can be blamed on him!"

Having said this, Li Weining suddenly seemed to realize something, frowned and murmured to himself:

"There's something wrong... The secrets of the royal family left by the late king before his death. When the old man founded the dynasty, he was unable to break through the realm of martial arts due to his limited qualifications. Only then did he find a new way and figure out the mysterious method of transporting the dynasty.

I am connected with the fate of the country. Not only did I reach the peak of the ninth level in one fell swoop, but I also relied on the fate of the country to survive to this day."

When Pi Hui heard this, he was stunned.

As Li Weining's absolute confidant, he also knows the secrets of the royal family.

But he didn't understand why Li Weining wanted to say this at this time.

Li Weining slowly sat back on the throne and frowned:

"Nowadays, the situation in the country is turbulent and the national fortune is extremely weak. It stands to reason that in order to sustain himself, the old immortal should accumulate national power and influence as soon as possible to restore his fortune. But now, it does not make sense for the old immortal to force Gu to raid the country.

…”

Pi Hui's eyes blinked, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he said uncertainly:

"Could it be that...the man from the ancestral temple has reached the point where he wants to make a profit?"

When Li Weining heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he clapped his hands and said:

"Most likely!"

"Then, Your Majesty, do we still want to..." Pi Hui asked hesitantly.

Since the old guy can't hold on any longer, why take the risk?

Li Weining shook his head firmly and said:

"No matter how we can't wait, we have to speed up our plans! Otherwise, we don't know what tricks the old man will come up with."

Having said this, Li Weining immediately looked at Pi Hui and said:

"Aohou has contacted Emperor Yun before. Emperor Yun has also promised to help Gu. There are many ninth-level masters under Emperor Yun. As long as the problem of the most lacking masters in Gu is solved, the ancestral temple will

There is nothing to worry about anymore! Have anyone from the Yun Kingdom contacted you recently?"
To be continued...