On New Year's Eve of the fifth year of Daxia, Wu Tianci had dinner at Zhuo's house.

But faced with a large table of dishes, Wu Tianci didn't have much appetite.

He drank a few glasses of wine, ate a few bites of food, said goodbye to Zhuo and his group, and returned to the palace.

The emperor passed away, and his passing was unhappy. The Zhuo family had a rather uncomfortable New Year's Eve, and it ended in a hurry.

Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren sat in Zhuo Yixing's study again. The atmosphere was naturally a bit depressing because everyone knew why.

"I am old."

Zhuo Yixing picked up the teacup handed to him by Zhuo Donglai, raised his head and sighed softly: "Besides, I am no longer the Prime Minister of Daxia. I am just the Speaker of the Cabinet with only voting rights."

"If I could go back another twenty years, I would have the ideas and experience to make some arrangements to help the Emperor fulfill his wish."

"But now..."

Zhuo Yihang lifted the lid of the bowl and blew on it. "I really can't keep up with the energy right now. Besides, I've witnessed the development of Daxia over the years. Even in the past two years, when the Emperor Emeritus left, I've seen it all. Yan Xiwen and the others have done a really good job."

"So, from the bottom of my heart, I hope that the Emperor will follow the path arranged by the Retired Emperor. He can actually live a very easy and comfortable life, and Daxia can continue to develop and grow steadily as before."

"But I don't know why this child is so obsessed with power..."

Zhuo Yixing took a sip of tea and looked at Zhuo Bieli, "Do you know why the Great Xia Army is invincible?"

"I think... the Great Xia Army was built by the Emperor Emeritus. They obey the Emperor's orders and are proud to sacrifice their lives for the country, which is why they are invincible."

Zhuo Yixing raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "You are wrong, the Great Xia Army was expanded from the Divine Sword Army back then!"

"The history of the Divine Sword Army can be traced back to more than ten years ago when Fu Xiaoguan was still in Linjiang. He formed the first Divine Sword Army in Fengming Mountain in the West Mountain. And now, both the army and navy of Daxia actually have veterans of the Divine Sword Army in them!"

"These veterans passed on the spirit and will of the Excalibur Army to the new recruits through words and deeds, allowing millions of soldiers in Daxia to know the Excalibur Army's glorious achievements and brilliant history."

"This is the military spirit of the Great Xia Army and Navy!"

"It is precisely because of this military spirit that the soldiers of Daxia have the strongest backbone! It is because of this spirit that they have an indestructible will!"

"Now Tianci wants to replace all these soldiers..."

Zhuo Yixing tilted his head back and closed his eyes, only opening them after a moment. "He's going to make the soldiers of Daxia lose their souls. He's going to break their backbones!"

Zhuo Bieli listened carefully, and after a moment he asked in a low voice: "Then in your opinion, what should I do?"

"Remember, Fu Xiaoguan is not dead!"

"He just ran away to some faraway country!"

"He will come back!"

"Think about it. If he comes back and sees everything turned into a mess...what will he think? How will he view Wu Tianci?"

"Tianci has the blood of our Zhuo family, but, but... when he did those ridiculous things in the first half of the year, I was biased towards him. But after the past six months, especially after listening to some of what Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping said, I think they are right."

"No one can go against the wheel of history!"

"The wisdom of the people is gradually opening up. The education that Fu Xiaoguan has been promoting has yielded results. The cage that has been encircling the people's heads has cracked, and the crack is only growing wider!"

"When the people no longer fear local officials and dare to question the court's policies, they have already raised their heads and gazed towards the higher heavens. Trying to blindfold them and hold their heads down as before... I'm afraid it will ultimately backfire!"

"When Fu Xiaoguan was in power, he once told the people of the world that when the people's rights were violated, they had the power to overthrow the regime!"

"This sentence is also recorded in the Constitution and is widely known. Now it is accepted by the people of the world. If we really want to go back... do you think the people would be willing?"

"So, some of the soldiers can be laid off, but the souls must remain!"

"Also... the Tianji Pavilion sent a number of spies to the Yueshan and two roads. I heard some news that Tianci sent eunuchs from the inner court to provoke Yun Xiyan in the Yueshan and two roads."

"The Great Xia Engineering Corps is under the jurisdiction of your Ministry of War. This matter... your Ministry of War cannot interfere in any way, let alone give false testimony! No one knows better than me how important Yun Xiyan is to the position of Minister of Revenue!"

"I can tell you this: if Yun Xiyan is wrongfully imprisoned, the Ministry of Revenue will be in chaos! Also, don't forget the deep friendship between Yun Xiyan and Fu Xiaoguan!"

"I remind you again, Fu Xiaoguan is not dead! He will definitely come back!"

Zhuo and his group were exhausted from talking.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and sighed after a long moment: "I have advised the Emperor many times... He is my great-grandson, why is he so stubborn and insists on going down this path?"

"Our Zhuo family cannot go down this path. When Fu Xiaoguan returns, he will definitely bring great news. Daxia will surely take off again and truly stand at the top of the world!"

"I'm old, and Donglai and the others are young. They will witness that unimaginable flourishing age... So, I almost took the wrong path in the Zhuo family. From now on, the Zhuo family is handed over to you. You must not make the wrong move!"

"...Move the Second and Third Armies of the Great Xia Army to the Western Xia Autonomous Region... and kill Tuoba Wang! Donglai, you're going to the Western Xia Autonomous Region to serve as Governor-General. Grandfather will meet with Yan Xiwen and the others tomorrow. It's the beginning of the new year... and we have to wipe out the inner court!"

"We need to cut off all of Tianci's thoughts now. He will definitely hate us, but at least he can live...even if he will feel a little wronged."

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Ji Yungui's mansion.

Although there were only him and Huqin, Huqin still prepared a large table of dishes and a pot of Xishan Tianchun.

The couple sat at the table. Huqin poured Ji Yungui a glass of wine, looked at Ji Yungui's still frowning face, and said with a smile: "What? Are you still worried about the emperor's matter? Let it go for now. After all, it's the New Year. Who knows, after the New Year, when the emperor is a year older, he might have changed."

Ji Yungui looked at Hu Qin and forced a smile: "After all, he is the young master's son!"

"But what he's doing now... is so unfair to the young master!"

Ji Yungui picked up his wine glass and said, "I'm also conflicted. In thousands of years of history, impeaching an emperor has never happened before, but now it seems to be about to happen!"

Hu Qin was stunned: "So, he is really doing something perverse?"

Ji Yungui nodded slightly, "With the money from the imperial treasury, he allowed Tuoba Wang to raise an army of 30,000 men in the Xixia Autonomous Region!"

"The entire Daxia belongs to him. What do you think he's secretly maintaining these 30,000 troops for?"

"...Do Xiwen and the others know?"

Ji Yungui shook his head. "I haven't told them yet, but I will have to tell them sooner or later."

Just as he finished speaking, the doorman came to report that Zhuo Bieli was here to visit!