Chapter 277 The Disaster of the Western Zhou Dynasty

Li Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking at the guard, he said slowly, "What did he say to me? Tell me directly."

The guards saw that the ministers were all around.

He hesitated and said, "Lord Xibo, Lord Xibo said..."

"Just say it!"

Suddenly Li Qing said in a low voice again.

"The Duke of Xibo cursed Your Majesty, calling you a tyrant who refuses to listen to honest advice! A fool who will bring disaster to future generations! A tyrant who only knows how to satisfy his own selfish desires! A foolish ruler who only loves the nonsense of flatterers! You are..."

The guard shuddered all over after being shouted at.

Immediately, it was like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

He spoke out all the words he heard.

Just follow the guard's words.

The expressions of all the officials in the hall became solemn.

And Li Qing's face was as cold as ice!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Then the guard finished speaking.

Li Qing suddenly stood up, first chuckled, then laughed out loud!

Li Qing laughed and said, "You all saw it? You all heard it? I'm really terrible."

"Your Highness dare not!"

In an instant, hundreds of officials suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted in panic.

"I have tolerated the Duke of Xibo time and again, yet he has humiliated me time and again!"

Li Qing's laughter faded. Standing on the high platform, he spoke slowly, "Xiqi has disobeyed imperial orders for many years and has declared himself king. Even when appointing and dismissing officials, they only obey the orders of Marquis Xibo and are unaware of the existence of the Shang King! Even if I don't say this, you all know it."

All the ministers remained prostrate.

"I have always let them off the hook, remembering their contributions to the Shang Dynasty. However, they have secretly developed and are now rivaling the Shang Dynasty! I will not hide this from you! Do you know why the North Sea Barbarians are rebelling?!"

"Why?"

But Shang Rong looked up and looked at Li Qing in confusion and asked.

"Hahaha! Wasn't it the Western Zhou who instigated this?! They overturned my royal decree and used spies to collect tenfold taxes from the barbarian princes of the North Sea! When there were no taxes, they robbed them! They ultimately forced them into a complete rebellion, which is why the century-long cholera outbreak began!"

Li Qing shook his head slightly and said, "But I was concerned about the turmoil in the country's foundation, so I suppressed this matter for the time being and did not bother with them. I never thought that the Marquis of Xibo would slander me like this!"

"A century-long cholera outbreak on the North Sea border is actually a Xiqi conspiracy!?"

As soon as Li Qing said this, Shang Rong stood up with a changed expression!

Bigan was even more incredulous and asked, "Is this true?!"

And a group of old ministers also looked up at Li Qing.

You can't say this casually!

If there is any deviation, it will be a catastrophe that will cause the world to collapse!

After all, Xiqi’s military strength is not weaker than that of the Shang Dynasty!

Li Qing, however, looked up and smiled, "Do I still need to slander them? Uncle Bigan, you only need to briefly check the personnel transfers in Beihai Sea City and the various tax changes a hundred years ago, and you will understand everything."

When Bigan heard this, he said without hesitation: "I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, he stood up and ran out of the Wanshou Hall.

Li Qing said sternly, "Since the Marquis of Xibo is shameless and insists on giving me some title, so that he can use it as a pretext to raise an army, then I don't need to bother with them. What if the Shang Dynasty is shaken? What if there is unrest everywhere? I will lead a million-strong army and directly attack Xiqi!"

"Your Majesty, please be patient."

Shang Rong, seeing his king seemed to be losing his mind with rage, quickly stood up and shouted, "Even if the Duke of Xibo has long harbored rebellious intentions, Your Majesty must not initiate a war. Otherwise, the people and the military will think Your Majesty is destroying the Western Zhou Dynasty for no reason, thus losing his moral integrity. This matter must be carefully considered!"

"Your Majesty! This is something you should consider carefully!"

But with another loud shout, Shen Gongbao also walked out with a serious face and said, "The Xiqi Ji family is deeply bound to the Chan sect of the Great Dao Sage Yuanshi Tianzun, and their national strength is almost rivaling that of the Shang Dynasty! Your Majesty, if you want to raise an army to attack Zhou, you must think carefully! Make a plan! And recruit more people! Especially Qigong practitioners! Otherwise, those powerful Qigong practitioners of the Chan sect will be a huge obstacle!"

Li Qing took two deep breaths and simply waved his hand, saying, "Go! Put Ji Chang in jail! Spread the news of his insults to me throughout Chaoge!"

The guard lying on the ground and trembling suddenly screamed "Yes".

Then, with overwhelming anger, he turned around and rushed out of the Wanshou Hall.

Then, Li Qing calmly said, "I was impulsive. The Western Zhou Dynasty has long been too powerful to be destroyed overnight. Moreover, I am on the right path. If I were to attack them without authorization, I would end up in a wrong way."

"good!"

Shang Rong nodded and said, "Since Xiqi has rebellious intentions, they won't remain dormant forever. Your Majesty has been governing the country and suppressing rebellions during this period. With the favorable weather and good harvests, the national strength will only increase rapidly. They will definitely not sit idly by. That's right! That's right! No wonder the Marquis of Xibo disobeyed the imperial edict and entered Chaoge for no reason! And he was extremely disrespectful to Your Majesty as soon as he arrived! Did he do it on purpose!?"

Li Qing sneered and said, "Isn't that intentional? He just wants me to imprison him! So that he can win the hearts of the people and prove that I am an absolute tyrant! He even imprisoned and killed a kind-hearted man like Xibo Hou!"

"Then Your Majesty shouldn't have imprisoned him!"

Shang Rong also realized what was going on and immediately shouted, "Isn't this exactly what he wants?"

"Don't worry, Shang Xiang. Didn't the king say that his words should be spread throughout the world? He insulted the king so much. If the king did not punish him, that would be despicable."

But Shen Gongbao shook his head and smiled, then spoke slowly.

"good."

Li Qing nodded, then waved his hand and said, "All of you, please stand up. Why are you kneeling here? My temper is not directed at you."

All the officials stood up at once, each of them with indignation in their eyes.

They finally understood that King Ji Chang of Xibo was truly vicious!

He wants to exchange his life for an upright morality! ?

"The power of the Western Zhou Dynasty is out of control. If we don't rebel today, we will rebel tomorrow. Your Majesty, we, your subjects, should focus on the situation in the Western Zhou Dynasty!"

Shang Rong took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.

"Well, thank you for taking great care of this matter, Minister Shang. You will be responsible for all the personnel arrangements!"

Li Qing nodded gently, then said to the court officials, "I favored Daji before, and that period of time was indeed quite foolish. But how I have done for the Human Emperor, I believe you know better than I do. Whether I am a foolish or a wise ruler is up to you to judge, but I ask myself, I have never treated you badly, so I don't think there are any of you who are secretly communicating with the Western Zhou Dynasty. If there really is, don't worry! From today on, as long as you cut off contact with the Western Zhou Dynasty, I will forgive the past! I mean what I say! Dismiss the court!"

"Withdraw from the court!"

Wang Youzhi's voice then rang out.

Hundreds of officials filed out, each with a different look on their face.

Today's court meeting was too shocking!