The Jin Emperor was furious. If it were just about being humiliated by Liu Fu and losing face for the Jin royal family, he wouldn't be angry anymore.
Now, an even more serious situation has arisen: the sons are actually fighting each other, killing one's own flesh and blood. Moreover, that brat Wanyan Kuo dared to lay a hand on his own father. One can imagine the despair Wanyan Xi felt at this moment.
Her stomach was churning, and she wanted to vomit but couldn't because her mouth had been sewn shut by her third son.
Don't even mention how disgusting and frustrating it was.
Coupled with the infighting among their own flesh and blood, Emperor Jin seemed to foresee an extraordinary new palace intrigue and battle for the throne unfolding.
Throughout history, the most feared moment was the death of the emperor, the point in time when power transitioned from the old to the new, as this was an extremely sensitive period.
Even the most powerful dynasty can fall apart if the issue of succession is not handled properly, leading to internal strife, with several princes leading troops to fight each other for the throne.
A pair of chopsticks is strong, but if each chopstick is separated, it is easy to break.
Seeing the irreconcilable conflict between the two brothers, Wanyan Xi felt a chill in his heart.
What truly shattered his spirits was the sight of his third son, Wanyan Kuo, kneeling before Liu Fu and acknowledging him as his godfather!
This is truly intolerable!
The more anxious Wanyan Xi became, the more her blood rushed to her head, causing the contents of her stomach to churn up.
But his mouth had been sewn shut, so the excrement that had been gushing into his throat and mouth could not get out. Instead, it could only be sprayed out through his nose. The bizarre sight of green excrement spraying out of the emperor's nose shocked everyone!
Liu Fu was truly surprised that Wanyan Xi would perform such a disgusting talent for him.
However, his gaze was still focused on Wanyan Kuo, who was kneeling on the ground. This guy wanted to recognize him as his godfather, but he just wanted to use his strength to bully others.
If Wanyan Kuo succeeds, even Crown Prince Wanyan Zhenguo will not dare to resist him. Wouldn't that be pointless?
Liu Fu's goal was to make the Later Jin people fight amongst themselves, weakening their own strength, so that he could then take action, thus saving a lot of effort.
That is why Liu Fu politely declined Wanyan Kuo's offer to become his godfather.
"You are well aware of my strength, aren't you? Even if you want to adopt a son, you must be qualified."
When Liu Fu saw Wanyan Kuo's hopeful and fervent expression, he thought, "This guy is such a good actor! His loyal, excited, and straightforward demeanor makes it seem as if he has already decided on Liu Fu for life and will not bow down to anyone else. If someone else saw this guy's sincerity, they might actually be moved by him."
But Liu Fu knew that Wanyan Kuo didn't even spare his own father. Wanyan Xi had already met this end today, so who knew how he would turn around and cause trouble for him tomorrow?
Although Liu Fu politely declined, he deliberately gave Wanyan Kuo a glimmer of hope:
"If you want to be my adopted son, you'd better prove to me that you're qualified. As for how to do that, I don't need to say more, do I?"
Wanyan Kuo was a smart man. He turned back and glared fiercely at the Crown Prince, gritting his teeth as he said:
"Don't worry, godfather. I will kill the crown prince and lead the entire Jin Dynasty to submit to the Later Han Dynasty and pay tribute. Then I will ask you to take me in."
Liu Fu remained silent, neither denying nor agreeing.
Upon seeing this, Wanyan Xi could only sigh inwardly.
"It's over!"
"Wanyan Kuo, I'm entrusting the affairs of the Later Jin to you. As for how to do it, that's your business. Today, I will depose Wanyan Xi from his throne and appoint you as the emperor of the Jin Kingdom."
"Alright, I'm leaving now."
After Liu Fu finished speaking, he took all the gold and silver treasures from the Later Jin treasury and also seized the four walls of the Later Jin imperial palace. He then ordered his gorilla underlings to capture the disgusting Jin emperor Wanyan Xi and bring him back to Liaodong.
A few days later, the Great Wall in Liaodong was expanded by another 200 li, and the national treasury gained more than 20 million taels of silver and more than 1.4 million shi of grain.
Liu Fu's use of Wanyan Xi is very simple.
His mouth was sewn shut, and he was put in shackles and handcuffs. Every day, he was made to sweep the streets of Dongcheng with a broom from morning till night.
Their meals consisted of leftovers from the court officials, and they lived in the stables, leading a similar life to the two Southern Song emperors captured during the Jingkang Incident on Earth.
Not only that, Liu Fu also ordered the people not to harm the Later Jin emperor or interfere with Wanyan Xi's work.
In reality, the people were ecstatic; who would bother to harm such a precious child?
This was the emperor of the Later Jin! He was captured and forced to do hard labor, clearly to humiliate him. When the people of Liaodong, who had suffered greatly from the Later Jin's oppression, saw Wanyan Xi, they neither hit him nor cursed him.
Upon meeting, he immediately spat a mouthful of phlegm at Wanyan Xi.
So many people on the street spit on him and spew at him every day that Wanyan Xi quickly became a phlegm-spitting person.
From now on, when we meet every day, the first thing we'll ask each other won't be "Have you eaten?" but rather, "Did you spit today? How many times did you spit on that old beast?"
Wanyan Xi never expected that the once glorious emperor of the Later Jin would fall to such a state.
Whenever he dared to get angry, the two guards behind him would immediately lash him with a leather whip dipped in salt, causing Wanyan Xi to cry out in pain.
For a time, Wanyan Xi no longer dared to resist. He was unwilling to die, so he could only suffer this humiliation in Liaodong.
Liu Fu has done a lot of big things lately.
Emperor Liu Laowu stipulated that the princes of each fiefdom should go to the capital to report on their duties at the end of each year, briefly report on all the major and minor affairs of their fiefdoms during the year, and then hand over their taxes to the court. They would then have a reunion dinner with their sons during the New Year.
Therefore, the many shocking things Liu Fu did in Liaodong and the Later Jin had not yet reached Liu Laowu's ears.
Liu Fu's seventh brother, Liu Jia, fought against the Japanese in the southeast. Thanks to the Mandarin Duck Formation given to him by Liu Fu, the quality of his battles against the Japanese warriors improved significantly, and he won one victory after another.
The fiefdom of the eldest brother, Liu Shan, was intimidated by Liu Fu's power and the terrifying methods he had used to eliminate the four major families of Liaodong. These combined factors were enough to intimidate the local powerful clans. Although there were occasional resistances, after Liu Fu gave his brothers that brilliant plan, those who should be killed were killed and those who should be arrested were arrested. The situation in the fiefdom improved a lot.
The situation is starting to improve for my second brother Liu Dai, my third brother Liu Bai, and my other brothers.
These past few days, Liu Laowu has been incredibly excited and unable to sleep, because his sons' letters have been arriving in Handu like snowflakes. Liu Laowu is so excited that he almost cries; his eyes are truly brimming with tears.
"Well, that lousy idea of Lao Ba is really brilliant. We've managed to get the powerful clans and aristocratic families of the fiefdom under our control so quickly."
However, Liu Laowu searched through all his sons' letters but found no letter from Liu Fu. He wondered:
"What has that Eighth Brother been up to lately? Why haven't I seen any letters from him home?"
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