Chapter 2177 Come on!
Seeing Zhu Feng remained silent, Wu Yingqiu's inner sneer appeared on his face.
At this moment, not only was the emperor's situation hopeless.
Even his psychology has collapsed.
You know, for an emperor to have his legitimacy questioned is the thing that every emperor fears most. Initially, Si Nanyan was willing to sacrifice her own reputation to protect him. Of course, her "sacrifice" was not in vain. After that, the emperor still doted on her, which shows the truth of the matter.
Now, the evidence is irrefutable and he cannot deny it.
What's more, he has so many princes and nobles backing him up!
Today, he has no choice but to abdicate.
Thinking of this, Wu Yingqiu became even more proud. He said, "Your Majesty, now, do you have anything else to say?"
At this time, Zhu Feng looked down at him.
There was no joy or anger in those deep and bottomless eyes, but instead a hint of coldness.
It seems like I no longer resist everything in front of me.
When he saw Zhu Feng not resisting at all, and knowing that everything was under his control, Wu Yingqiu felt a little uneasy for some reason.
Zhu Feng, are you really giving up so quickly?
Even if he already controlled the inside and outside of this great altar; even if all the facts were laid out before him; even if...
Would he admit defeat like this?
Once a person feels a little uneasy, all previous confidence will begin to waver. At this time, Wu Yingqiu's feet, which were about to step onto the top level of the altar, subconsciously stopped.
Zhu Feng said calmly, "It seems that the Duke came prepared today."
Wu Yingqiu didn't want to talk for the time being.
Just looked at him and sneered.
Zhu Feng added, "Since you've come prepared, the Duke shouldn't be the only one standing here."
Having said that, he raised his head and looked at the dark crowd below.
The firelight shone brightly, illuminating the faces of those people.
For a moment, Zhu Feng couldn't see the expressions on their faces clearly. Only Ye Zheng and the others clearly wanted to rush up, but Zhu Feng raised his hand and made a gesture to stop them.
It's too late to rush up now.
He said to Wu Yingqiu, "I want to see who else wants me to abdicate today."
“…”
"Am I really so unbearable in front of you? Am I the king of Jie and Zhou?"
“Hahahahahaha!”
At this point, Wu Yingqiu burst into laughter.
He said, "Your Majesty, you are not the kings of Jie and Zhou. Do you think you are still a wise king?"
“…”
"You want to know who wants you to abdicate? Good!"
After saying that, he waved to the people in the audience.
Several people stood up from the crowd.
At the beginning, there were Wan Liangchou and Wan Pengkun.
These people were obviously relatives of Duke Cheng, naturally Concubine Hui, or members of the Duke's faction. Zhu Feng was not surprised at all to see them.
He just said, “Just these people?”
Then, several more people stood out from the crowd.
More and more.
Zhu Feng's gaze grew colder and colder.
Although he couldn't see the expressions on these people's faces, he could clearly see who they were.
Remember that too.
After a while, he sneered and said, "It seems that just because I want to reduce the number of troops in your Guard Department, you have united to oppose me."
Wu Yingqiu sneered.
"Okay, very good."
Zhu Feng nodded and glanced at the faces of these people.
He said, "I only have one question for you: do you really want to follow Duke Cheng and force me to abdicate?"
“…”
When these words were spoken, the entire altar was so quiet that not even the sound of the wind could be heard.
Everyone held their breath.
No one answered him.
However, none of those who came out of the crowd retreated.
Wu Yingqiu glanced back, then looked at Zhu Feng, sneered and said, "Your Majesty, why do you have to ask again?"
“…”
"If you ask again, do you intend to discard even the whitewashing in this memorial and let everyone speak out about the atrocities you've committed since ascending the throne?"
"Atrocity!?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him: "I, what atrocities have you committed?"
Wu Yingqiu sneered and said, "In just a few short years since your Majesty ascended the throne, brothers have turned against each other, and even brothers have killed each other. Even Prince Jing and Prince Ning, not one of them could live peacefully under your rule. Isn't this your brutality?"
“…”
"Since you ascended the throne, your harem has been in turmoil, and your offspring have withered. Isn't this God's punishment for you?"
“…”
"And us princes and nobles!"
At this point, Wu Yingqiu's face revealed a ferocious expression. He said, "Which of us hasn't made contributions and shed blood for the Great Yan Dynasty? But which of His Majesty's new policies has any consideration for us old ministers?"
“…”
"Not only are you showing no sympathy for us, you're even going to reduce the number of our Guards."
“…”
"Since you want to attack us, don't blame us for taking the initiative!"
“…”
"Since we are standing here today, everything has been decided."
“…”
"As the saying goes, the world does not belong to one person, but only to those with virtue. Your Majesty, your virtue is unworthy of your position. It is best to abdicate as soon as possible to avoid disasters that will bring trouble to others and yourself."
Zhu Feng didn't say anything and continued to look at the people below.
These people did not express anything.
But, even without expressing it, the attitude is clear.
He was silent for a long time, nodded gently, and said, "I understand."
Wu Yingqiu said: "Then you——"
Zhu Feng suddenly looked at him again and said, "The Duke said that the world is not ruled by one person, but only by those with virtue. Then, after you force me to abdicate, who will be that 'virtuous person'?"
Wu Yingqiu's face darkened and he said, "This is not what you should think about."
“…”
"Your Majesty, even now, I still respectfully address you as Your Majesty. This is to preserve your dignity, and also because I do not wish to see a bloody encounter with you on the late emperor's anniversary."
“…”
"You, are you going to retreat or not?"
“…”
His questioning had already pushed the atmosphere to its most tense point.
The people below didn't even have the slightest doubt that if Zhu Feng dared to utter the word "no", he would immediately summon his men and massacre the altar with blood.
Those grey eyes, full of cunning and ferociousness, stared at Zhu Feng intently.
After a long silence, Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "I've always believed that a scholar's rebellion would take three years to succeed. This is because scholars have narrow minds and can't accomplish great things. To accomplish great things, one must have drastic measures."
“…”
"But now, I realize that I was wrong too."
“…”
"Even with the brilliance of thunder and lightning, but a narrow mind, this great task still cannot be accomplished."
Hearing this, Wu Yingqiu's face darkened.
He said harshly, "It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
After saying that, he waved his hand suddenly: "Come on!"
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