Chapter 137: Star-Picking Tower

"presumptuous!"

As expected, Li Qing could no longer contain his anger and slammed his palm on the golden table in front of him. The sound exploded like thunder, and Li Qing shouted, "Do you want to hold me hostage under the pretext of doing good for me?!"

"I dare not! I have no intention of controlling the king! I am truly concerned about the king! I am concerned about the Shang Dynasty! I am concerned about the world!"

The businessman was not afraid of Li Qing at all and just kept shouting loudly.

"Then I will tell you! I have chosen these two! I want to see! Will my great Shang Dynasty be destroyed because of these two women! Will the world be in chaos because of these two women! Withdraw from the court!"

Li Qing was so angry that his head hurt. If it were the former King Zhou, he would have tortured Shang Rong to death with fire, but he couldn't do that. So Li Qing stood up suddenly, pointed at Shang Rong and shouted, then flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the throne.

"Your Majesty! I am sincere and sincere! If Your Majesty insists on marrying these two girls, I will die in this Wanshou Palace!"

When Shang Rong heard this, the corners of his eyes trembled, his eyeballs turned red, and he suddenly roared, then stood up suddenly and rushed towards the Panlong Pillar.

“Fuck!?”

At this moment, Li Qing had already walked to the bead curtain, reaching out to lift it and go out, but suddenly he heard Shang Rong roaring. He turned around, but it was too late.

Shang Rong was about to hit the Panlong Pillar!

"Why does the Shang Xiang have to do this?!"

But just when Shang Rong's head was about to hit the Panlong Pillar, a hand was placed on Shang Rong's forehead, blocking him.

Shen Gongbao stood before Shang Rong and sighed, "Your Majesty is a sage monarch, and you know right from wrong. You took the two women as concubines because you truly have a deep affection for them. Moreover, both women are virtuous and capable of only helping Your Majesty, not harming him. Shouldn't Prime Minister Shang have learned a little more about them? Why are you so reckless?"

"What Master Shen Gong said is absolutely right!"

"Yes, Shang Xiang, since His Majesty has considered everything carefully, why do you have to go against His Majesty?"

Shang Rong was restrained by Shen Gongbao, and his fearless determination to face death faded. Standing before the Coiled Dragon Pillar, he listened to the crowd's pleas, closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth, saying, "I am devoted to the Shang Dynasty, and to Your Majesty! Since Your Majesty accuses me of blackmailing him, I can only die to prove my resolve!"

"I didn't say that!"

Li Qing had already walked over. He looked at the stubborn old man and calmly asked the officials around him, "Did you hear me say that the Shang Xiang threatened me?"

"I didn't hear it."

Many ministers responded immediately, each with a smile in their eyes.

Li Qing sighed, reached out to straighten Shang Rong's official robes, which were a little messy from his struggle, and said softly, "Prime Minister Shang, I already understand what's right and wrong. You don't need to worry, okay?"

When Shang Rong saw Li Qing straightening his robe, his blood rushed to his head. The grievance, stubbornness, and emotion in his heart suddenly turned into tears. He suddenly knelt on the ground and said in tears: "Your Majesty! I will never change my mind!"

"I know, of course I know. I just said it in anger. Please don't take it to heart, Minister Shang. The Great Shang needs the Minister Shang, and I need the Minister Shang, too!"

Li Qing reached out and held Shang Rong's hands, sighing and saying.

"Your Majesty! I, your humble servant, am ashamed! I, your humble servant, have used my humble heart to judge your Majesty's noble intentions. I, your humble servant, am ashamed!"

For a moment, Shang Rong just cried loudly, holding Li Qing's big hands tightly with both hands.

"Alright, alright."

Li Qing smiled helplessly upon seeing this, then reached out and helped Shang Rong up, sighing, "Prime Minister Shang is also wholeheartedly doing this for me, but I have grown up now, so Prime Minister Shang can rest assured."

Shang Rong nodded and said, "Since Your Majesty has spoken so, I will say no more! Since the two girls are in love with Your Majesty, Your Majesty, then Your Majesty, please marry them!"

Li Qing immediately laughed and nodded, saying, "Then I would like to thank Prime Minister Shang for your help."

After saying that, Li Qing straightened Shang Rong's collar again, then patted him on the shoulder, waved his sleeves, turned around and left with his hands behind his back.

"Ding, completely subdue Shang Rong, get the hidden mission reward, one Human Emperor attribute point."

"Ding, the ministers are deeply grateful to the Emperor. Their loyalty has increased significantly, and the national fortune has increased a little."

Behind Li Qing, there were more than a hundred court officials, all with expressions of deep emotion in their eyes. They looked at Li Qing's back, and felt in their hearts that even if they died for the Shang Dynasty, they would not regret it!

At the same time, Li Qing heard the system prompt sound.

With a smile on his face, Li Qing walked out of the Wanshou Hall and strolled towards the back garden.

He took Shiji and Xueling as his concubines. Since there was no objection from the court officials, he only needed to choose an auspicious day to bring them into the harem immediately.

And now, he is heading straight to the Zhaixing Tower.

It has been half a month since he left Chaoge. If you ask Li Qing who he misses the most, there is no need to think about it. Apart from the charming woman who enchants the world, there is no one else he misses.

Daji, Daji.

It would be fine if he didn't think about it, but when he thought about it, and because he was already in the palace, Li Qing felt a little hot all over, and there was even a ball of fire in his lower abdomen.

His pace suddenly increased by three points.

The Star-Picking Tower had been turned into a cold palace, so there were no longer any guards around it, let alone palace maids and eunuchs. From a distance, it looked nothing like the former splendor it once had. It was filled with a desolate atmosphere.

For a moment, Li Qing's heart moved, and he wondered whether he should restore Daji?

During the time he was thinking, he had already arrived at the entrance of Zhaixing Tower.

Looking at the seal on the giant door, Li Qing smiled, then waved his hand and said, "You guys wait here."

"promise."

The four divine guards nodded immediately and stood at the door.

Li Qing reached out and removed the seal, pushed it open, and walked in.

The nine-story Star-Picking Tower entertains guests from heaven. There are wine pools and meat forests, and all the gods and immortals come.

This extravagant place has now become completely dilapidated, with only spider webs left.

But Li Qing didn't care about these things at all. He strode forward, climbed the stairs, and in a blink of an eye he reached the ninth-floor attic.

It was still the same place of wine pool and meat forest. Of course, there was no wine in the wine pool and no food in the meat forest, but there was still a beautiful woman on the huge chair that could be used as a bed!

Daji was wearing pink gauze and was lying on a big chair, playing with her hair out of boredom.

But suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Li Qing's majestic figure was standing outside the door!

"ah?"

Hearing the noise, Daji quickly raised her pretty face and looked forward. At this glance, her somewhat dim eyes suddenly shone with brilliance. She screamed suddenly, then moved her body and jumped up, revealing her long legs. As she landed on the ground, she looked at Li Qing and shouted in disbelief, "My King!?"