Wu Wei backed down, but before Zheng Ya could reply, the real show began.
Two emperors led civil and military officials to gather on the street in front of the Viscount's mansion. After Zheng Ya's puppet avatar greeted the guests, Prince Rong publicly challenged, "Viscount Fu, the border is in dire straits. Your Qian Yuan Immortal Sect won't just cower and refuse to come out, will you?"
"The various forces of the Great Li Dynasty shall advance and retreat together, share glory and disgrace; this is a vow jointly made by our ancestors throughout the ages!" The Minister of Rites proclaimed loudly, his intention to coerce clearly evident.
It makes one thing clear: if you can't advance and retreat with the Great Li Dynasty, and share its glory and disgrace, then you're an outsider, a spy.
Those immortal sects that harbor treachery or malicious intentions are considered enemies.
To show mercy to the enemy is tantamount to courting death.
Civil and military officials echoed this sentiment, each explaining their principle of sharing both glory and disgrace, and donated supplies to support the dynasty's army in resisting foreign enemies.
Among them, the Fu family donated one million yuan in cash and grain.
Prince Rong publicly pledged to call on all the world's chambers of commerce to transport supplies to the soldiers on the front lines free of charge, and to donate ten million taels of silver.
This was a blatant attempt to force Zheng Yalu to reveal his true colors.
The retired emperor, trying to be a good guy, said: "Alright, the dynasty under my and my son's rule is peaceful and prosperous, and we have no shortage of resources for the soldiers on the front lines to defend against foreign enemies."
"Since Viscount Fu Ya and his immortal sect have just joined the dynasty, they can be exempted from material donations. Therefore, we request that the immortal masters of the sect come out to meet us, to demonstrate that the sect shares the same hatred as the dynasty, thus boosting the morale of the army, defending against external enemies, and winning the hearts of the people!"
"Father is wise and mighty, but I'm afraid Viscount Fu can't invite the immortal masters from the immortal sects?" Prince Rong mocked. The guards outside the circle of civil and military nobles all put their hands on their weapons, ready to surround and kill Zheng Ya. Everyone glared angrily.
Zheng Ya's puppet body remained smiling and waited anxiously, which made Wu Wei very anxious. She kept calling Zheng Ya to urge him: "Where are you?"
"Why aren't you addressing the real problems? What are you waiting for?"
"Little girl, you dominate this world and plunder all the resources under heaven, yet you're only worth one million high-grade crystals? Isn't that a bit beneath you?" Zheng Ya replied from the void, watching the show from above.
The stand-in puppet also spoke up: "What Prince Rong said is ambiguous!"
"What, you're clearly showing distrust of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, deliberately stirring up trouble. What's the point?"
"I didn't say that. You said it all yourself. It has nothing to do with me."
I'm just worried that you have no say in the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect. At best, you're just a shill sent by the sect to do business with the royal family, using the sect's power to put on airs and damage the sect's reputation.
If that's the case, you'd be too ashamed to invite the immortal masters from the immortal sects, which would be tantamount to damaging the relationship between the immortal sects and the royal family, and your intentions are sinister.
"You've committed treason by colluding with the enemy!" Prince Rong subtly sabotaged him, and the civil and military officials echoed his sentiments.
This made two emperors realize the power and influence of Prince Rong, which emboldened them to act with impunity.
Of course, some people fanned the flames, deliberately creating chaos to push the emperor and Prince Rong into a fight, using others to do their dirty work.
The most urgent task is to urge all forces in the Great Li Dynasty to fight Zheng Ya. The troublemakers have gradually increased from one or two to everyone, and they are now united against a common enemy.
This included the Fu family, who claimed that Fu Ya had forgotten his ancestors, was disobedient and unfilial, and must have treacherous intentions.
This clearly exposes Zheng Ya's crimes and preserves the wealth and glory of the Fu family.
A psychological battle unfolds with passion.
The venue had 30,000 to 40,000 people, and it was still growing. Almost everyone was burning CPU, imagining achieving their wishes!
Zheng Ya's substitute puppet was no exception. After listening to the imagined accusations and framing of the crowd denouncing him, it smiled and said, "You've all finished speaking. Now it's my turn to speak, isn't it?"
"Viscount Fu, please speak frankly. I have always believed in your sincerity and would never do anything like relying on the power of the immortal sects to bully the weak or using the spiritual root repair liquid to disrupt the dynasty!" The Emperor Emeritus acted as a peacemaker.
The civil and military officials all fell silent, waiting for Zheng Ya to make a fool of himself and expose his true colors.
Coercion, coercion, and more coercion?
Zheng Ya's stand-in puppet smiled politely and said, "Your Majesty is wise; you have spoken to my heart."
I can't answer everyone's questions with just my words, so I'll have to have a discussion with some people who are deliberately trying to frame the good and honest.
Prince Rong…
“Viscount Fu, please don’t speak with veiled sarcasm…” Prince Rong scolded angrily, but Zheng Ya waved his hand unmoved and said, “We are in the same boat.”
Just because you're a prince doesn't give you the right to make baseless accusations against me, or to say that I have ulterior motives..."
"Hmph, then tell me, where did I harbor any ulterior motives?" Prince Rong asked through gritted teeth, his teeth aching with anger.
The court officials echoed their sentiments, claiming that Fu Ya had slandered Prince Rong.
If it weren't for the Emperor Emeritus's angry rebuke, there would likely have been another scene of a mob attacking Fu Ya.
The voices of ministers echoing Prince Rong were suppressed by the retired emperor, who openly and secretly protected Fu Ya.
As Fu Ya's double, Zheng Ya's puppet said with a smile, "Prince Rong is insulting the intelligence of the world!"
Little did I know that from the moment you sent someone to assassinate me, which failed, to the moment I was poisoned while dining at Fuxianglou Restaurant and accidentally killed the puppet of the Fu clan chief, it was only then that you, Prince Rong, arrived at the private room of Fuxianglou Restaurant and turned around to accuse me of poisoning the Fu clan chief.
If I had no other choice, I would go to the palace and beat the drum to appeal to the emperor, but unfortunately, two generations of emperors and you civil and military nobles have made it impossible for me to file an appeal.
If it weren't for the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect backing me up, I'm afraid I would have been devoured by you, Prince Rong, long ago, leaving not even a trace.
As for what happened afterward, and how I am now being pressured by you, isn't it all because you fear the immortal sect behind me? You want to kill me, but you are afraid of angering the people in the immortal sect, so you have to subtly slander and defame me in various ways.
I'm not going to argue with you. Let's get straight to the point: I'll make a bet. Do you dare to take it?
"What are you betting on? Name your terms, and I'll take them all." Prince Rong hadn't expected him to be so direct in making the bet, disrupting his entire plan.
Naturally, two emperors acted as a check and balance, repeatedly interrupting his plan to gang up on Zheng Ya, and even preventing him from assassinating Zheng Ya and provoking a conflict between Zheng Ya and the two emperors.
With the Imperial Guards in control and royal retainers watching closely, the assassins who wanted to use Zheng Yafu to commit murder were unable to get close to him.
Zheng Ya's telepathic puppet replied: "Hmm, well, given your status as Prince Rong, if you bet too little, wouldn't the whole world laugh at you for playing house like a child..."
"Hmph, enough nonsense. How much do you want to bet? I'll play along to the end." Prince Rong was so angry he wanted to kill someone. This guy's unpredictable behavior had disrupted his plans again. Damn it.
Zheng Ya raised his right index finger and laughed, "We'll bet on one person: that the immortal master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect will show himself and speak."
"Haha, very well, I'll be watching closely. How big is the bet?" Prince Rong's heart began to pound. Could this damned Fu Ya really summon a celestial master?
Zheng Ya laughed: "Your Prince Rong previously instigated all the civil and military officials to collectively slander me for not being able to invite the immortal masters of the immortal sect, saying that I am a wicked scourge of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, and so on."
Tonight I will invite the immortal master and present the dynasty's army with supplies to defend against foreign enemies, including ten bottles of high-grade spiritual root repair liquid.
Each bottle of advanced spiritual root repair liquid is worth tens of millions of top-grade crystals.
The stakes are ten bottles of high-grade spiritual root repair fluid. I wonder if Prince Rong dares to accept?
"Hmph, I accept. I was just afraid you couldn't summon a celestial master, that's why you boasted to me?" Prince Rong replied in shock, secretly communicating with his guards and other experts, preparing to make his move...
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