Qin Hao went deep into Xiliang and stayed there for more than half a month.

After Lingxiao's army captured Shiyan County, the two counties of Sanhe and Shiyan were connected for 1,500 miles and completely changed hands.

Although the governor of Jingzhou wants to destroy the enemy, his family fortune has long been defeated by the war king. In addition, the 250,000 troops that he scraped together last time were almost completely wiped out by Lingxiao's army. At this time, he has more than enough ambition. And lack of strength.

The royal family also did not expect that the Ling Xiao Army, which numbered only more than 20,000 people, would become a serious problem for them.

The royal family wanted to mobilize a large army to suppress the rebellion, but as long as they took half a step back, the Xiliang army in the western border of Zhongtian Prefecture would take a step forward.

Beiyun Prefecture was driven straight in by the foreign tribes from the Northern Territory, and a third of the territory was abandoned to let them enter the hinterland, approaching Jinshang Prefecture, the northern barrier of the royal family.

This group of aliens didn't care about any previous collusion with the royal family. They were bloodthirsty and just burned, killed and looted, forcing the royal family to divide their forces to fight.

The original plan of the royal family was to rely on the disaster of blood corpses to hold back Xiliang, and the foreign tribes in the northern region to hold back Beiyun, and then use the War King's rebellion to quickly capture Jingzhou, then divide the two states of Dongshen and Nanli, and then capture the two states in one fell swoop. .

But the appearance of Qin Hao directly disrupted the royal family's plan.

Not only did Jingzhou become unstable, but Xiliang and Beiyun also had extra strength to fight against them.

How could the royal family not hate him to the core?

In Zhongtian Prefecture, in the center of the divine capital, in the Fengtian Hall known as the Heavenly Palace, the emperor was not seen on the supreme throne. Prince Li Yin stood in front of the throne, looking down at the royal officials, although he remained silent. , all the officials who were overwhelmed by the majesty of the emperor did not dare to breathe.

"My father is not feeling well. Today, I will be acting as my proxy at the court meeting. Do you have any notes for me?"

After the prince finished speaking, there was silence in the court hall. Even the princes standing in the front row all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak easily.

Over the past year or so, the emperor has rarely been in court. The prince Li Yin has basically acted as the official in charge of the government. Moreover, the prince has great talents in both civil and military affairs. Now his power in the court is not even lower than that of the emperor.

After a while, a minister finally stood up.

"My lord, Wei Boyu, the chief censor, has written a memorial."

This person's voice was loud and upright, which was quite shocking to the ears of all the officials.

The prince glanced at the official of Yushitai indifferently. He had also heard of Wei Boyu's name, but most of the information about this person that came to his ears was not very pleasant.

Today at the court meeting, Wei Boyu had a rare opportunity to enter the palace to attend court. The prince also wanted to see what the famous censor Zhongcheng wanted to say?

The eunuch walked up to Wei Boyu with small steps, took the memorial, then returned to the prince and handed it over respectfully.

After opening the memorial, the prince couldn't help but praise "good words"

Then he read it word for word from beginning to end.

Wei Boyu lowered his upper body slightly and glanced at the prince secretly.

What was different from what he imagined was that there was no emotion on the prince's face. This scene made Wei Boyu feel a chill in his heart.

After reading the memorial, the prince looked up at Wei Boyu and asked:

"Wei Zhongcheng, they say you are talented, why do you have such superficial ideas?"

The prince's voice was very calm, but all the officials in the court couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking. Those officials who were good friends with Wei Boyu were even more anxious and wanted to persuade him to admit his mistake and retreat, but they did not dare to speak.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Wei Boyu's forehead. He slowly closed his eyes and took two deep breaths in succession. When he opened his eyes again, the hesitation and panic in his eyes had long disappeared.

"Your Highness, I am not superficial. The world is in chaos. Both Beiyun and Xiliang are facing foreign enemies, and there are rebels in Jingzhou. At this time, it is really not appropriate to have another dispute with Xiliang and Beiyun. We should give up and make peace. , first deal with the blood corpses and the rebellion of the foreign races, and after the rear is free from worries, the Jingzhou rebels will naturally not dare to touch the power of heaven, and will inevitably collapse without a fight."

The prince looked at him, shook his head slightly and said:

"You underestimate Xiliang and Beiyun too much, and you underestimate the Jingzhou rebels too much. If you have time, go out and take a look. The general trend of the world cannot be seen clearly by just reading a few briefings or listening to a few rumors. of."

Wei Boyu was startled, raised his head and said again:

"The royal family and the royal court have ruled the Middle Earth together for thousands of years, and the world has always been auspicious. This proves that this path is correct. Your Highness must not ignore thousands of people for the sake of the holy name for thousands of generations. The people of Jingzhou So there will be rebellion, isn’t that the reason? Please His Highness the Crown Prince, please stop fighting and rest with the people.”

The ministers were shocked and looked at Wei Boyu in disbelief.

Can you say this casually? This is what the prince cares about most, and no one is allowed to question it.

Wei Boyu was almost committing suicide.

Sure enough, the prince's face turned gloomy.

"There is no need to discuss this matter further, stand down."

Wei Boyu didn't give up and kept trying to persuade him.

Since ancient times, it has been common for civil servants to remonstrate with death. Since Wei Boyu raised this matter today, he has no intention of going back alive.

But he was just a civil servant with a fifth-level physique. When the eunuch next to the prince saw that he wanted to say anything else, he just waved his hand and a stream of true energy flew out, which suppressed the meridians around his body and made him unable to speak anymore. .

The eunuch quickly waved, and the two young eunuchs hurried over.

"Carry him away and send him back to his house."

The prince just looked at him coldly and said nothing.

After Wei Boyu was carried away, the prince scanned the audience again and asked:

"Who else has this book?"

All the officials bowed their heads and chose silence.

The prince shook his head slightly, waved his hands and said:

"In that case, let's retreat."

After that, the prince ignored everyone and turned around and left the hall.

At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The royal family had been entrenched in the Middle Earth for too long. It still seemed to be glorious, but in fact, it had begun to decay inside.

These officials have been sitting in that position for a long time, without competition or foreign troubles. They have lost their enterprising spirit. If things continue like this, one day the royal family may fall apart because of this.

Li Yin would never allow such a thing to happen.

After retiring from the court, the prince first went to the harem. Originally, according to the etiquette system, even if he was the prince, he could not enter or exit the harem at will without the emperor's edict.

However, since the prince took charge of the government, this rule has become useless to him.

By an artificial lake outside the Yangju Hall, the beautiful concubine Li Fei was surrounded by warblers and swallows. An old man with gray hair, wearing a black and gold dragon robe, was concentrating on fishing surrounded by the concubines.

An old eunuch walked quietly to the old man's side and whispered:

"Your Majesty, the prince wishes to see you."

The old man waved his hand impatiently and said:

"Let him make his own decision on something, why didn't he watch me fishing?"

"yes."

The old eunuch resigned and came to the prince's side, apologetically saying:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has said that everything will be decided wisely by His Majesty."

The prince had long expected such a result. He nodded, cupped his hands towards the old eunuch and said:

"Then I will go to pay my respects to my father. Please tell me, father-in-law."

After leaving the Yangju Hall, the prince did not return to the East Palace, but continued deeper into the palace until he came to a slightly desolate palace in the innermost part of the palace and stopped.

Pushing open the door of the hall, a ray of light shines into the hall from outside, leaving a bright spot on the ground, but that's all. Beyond the spot, there is only suffocating darkness.

The prince walked into the palace, closed the door, and his eyes suddenly turned dark.

He took a few steps forward and found a futon at his feet.

The prince bent his knees, knelt on the futon, and worshiped respectfully:

"Li Yin, pay homage to our ancestor."

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