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"You, you."
At this moment, the emperor felt a great humiliation.
He, the ruler of a country, was forced by a group of ministers to issue an edict of self-reproach.
No, actually, it was Wei Yuan who forced him to do it.
How could the majesty of an emperor be trampled upon like this?
Emperor Yuanjing ascended the throne at a young age and has maintained a firm grip on the court for the past thirty-seven years.
While his ministers fought tooth and nail behind the scenes every day, he sat calmly on the sidelines, watching the show as if it were nothing more than a spectacle.
He pointed tremblingly at the officials in the hall and roared, "Do you really think I dare not punish you?"
"Guards! Guards! Drag these traitors away and give them sixty strokes of the cane!"
The sound echoed throughout the hall, outside the Golden Palace, and in the ears of the assembled officials.
This is the king's anger; when the emperor is angry, millions will die.
Seemingly defying him, under such pressure, an even more unbelievable scene unfolded.
Outside the palace, from the steps to the official residence, hundreds of officials knelt down simultaneously and shouted in unison.
"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to repent and admit your guilt."
"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to repent and admit your guilt."
The sound waves rolled and echoed over the palace.
Emperor Yuanjing could hardly believe his ears; for a moment, he wondered if he was hallucinating.
He slowly rose and looked out of the palace, from the steps to the square, and saw with his own eyes hundreds of officials kneeling and shouting.
"What are you doing, trying to force me to submit?"
Do you still have any respect for your sovereign and father? You are traitors and rebels!
The last four words were shouted hoarsely.
He had never lost his composure like this in thirty-seven years.
I have been playing with monkeys for thirty-seven years, but today, I was fooled by the monkey.
Thump thump thump. Emperor Yuanjing staggered backward and fell hard onto the dragon throne.
He muttered, "They've rebelled, they've rebelled."
"I am the ruler of a country, how could I be wrong?"
"You will never get me to issue an edict of self-reproach."
At this point, his face suddenly flushed red, and he roared hoarsely, "Don't even think about it!!!"
Just then, a sigh came from inside the hall.
A flash of light appeared, and an old scholar with disheveled hair and wearing an old long gown appeared in the sky above the hall.
Yunlu Academy, Dean Zhao Shou!
Zhao Shou calmly looked at Emperor Yuanjing and said, "Yuanjing, issue an edict to repent."
Emperor Yuanjing's face suddenly turned pale.
Yunlu Academy, headed by Zhao Shou, a third-rank Confucian scholar.
The foremost Confucian scholar of our time.
Zhao Shou represents not only himself, but also the entire Yunlu Academy and all scholars who follow the Confucian system.
So he came with a carving knife.
Emperor Yuanjing's face suddenly turned pale when he saw the carving knife.
"How did you get into the capital? How did you get into the palace?"
Emperor Yuanjing slumped onto his dragon throne, pointing at him, his emotions running high: "Supervisor, Supervisor, come quickly and protect me!!"
"Confucians will not commit regicide, they will only kill traitors!"
With a fearless expression of self-sacrifice on Zhao Shou's face, he said, "Zhao Shou, representing Confucianism, asks you for two promises."
His first promise was to immediately issue an edict acknowledging his own guilt and offering a sincere apology.
The second promise was that the Marquis of Jingning had rendered great service to the country and must be further honored.
Emperor Yuanjing's face was ashen as he slowly swept his gaze over the officials below.
None of these scholars from the Imperial Academy dared to refute this.
Before we knew it, the Imperial College and Yunlu Academy had come together.
"Just because Li Chang'an practiced the Confucian system, you have to speak up for him!"
Zhao Shou smiled slightly, "Exactly!"
In fact, Zhao Shouneng's presence already explained the problem.
The fact that the supervisor did not stop it speaks volumes about his attitude.
When Wei Yuan unleashed his cultivation, Emperor Yuanjing had a vague idea of what was going on.
"Wei Yuan, Zhao Shou, I am the ruler of a country, a dignified Son of Heaven."
"One of you is brandishing your aura, the other is brandishing a knife—do you really dare to kill me?"
The enraged Emperor Yuanjing kicked over the large table and paced back and forth on the Sumeru pedestal.
He wanted to take one last gamble to see if the supervisor had truly given up on him.
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous! I still have the Supervisory Commissioner!"
I don't believe the Imperial Censor will stand by and watch you take action.
He didn't believe that Zhao Shou would risk his life for something so trivial.
He knew that Zhao Shou's lifelong wish was to bring glory to Yunlu Academy.
He was even less convinced that the Imperial Censor would stand idly by and watch the emperor be killed.
Unless the Imperial Observatory wants to sever ties with the fate of the Great Feng Dynasty, and unless the Director of the Observatory does not want to be a first-rank diviner.
After being coerced by Wei Yuan and threatened in front of the palace by Zhao Shou, Emperor Yuanjing was on the verge of exploding.
At this moment, the air suddenly became turbulent, as if space itself were being torn apart.
Above the Golden Palace, in front of Zhao Shou, two figures slowly stepped out.
A man and a woman stepped out of the void at the same time, their sharp gazes fixed on Emperor Yuanjing.
The man was handsome yet imposing; in that instant, Emperor Yuanjing felt that Li Chang'an was more like an emperor.
The woman had a graceful figure, wore a black Taoist robe, had a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, and wore a veil.
Apart from Wei Yuan, the ministers were all amazed.
Zhao Shou, a third-rank official of the Confucian school, has arrived; Dao Shou, a second-rank official of the Human Sect, has arrived; and Jingning Hou, a third-rank official of the Three Lineages, has also arrived!
The fact that three extraordinary individuals entered the Golden Palace can only mean one thing!
The Imperial Censor abandoned Emperor Yuanjing!
The Imperial Preceptor was very beautiful. Emperor Yuanjing had previously thought that the Imperial Preceptor's beauty was breathtaking, but unattainable.
Now, she even wears a veil, making her seem even more distant.
"National Division!"
"Imperial Preceptor! Why have you come here!"
The Imperial Advisor glanced at Li Chang'an, her beautiful eyes filled with affection.
Then, she reached out an arm and took Li Chang'an's arm.
The two floated in the air, like a divine couple.
Emperor Yuanjing felt his body grow cold; the Imperial Preceptor had completely abandoned him.
The goddess I've always fantasized about is with someone else!
Luo Yuheng said in a faint voice, "The will of the people cannot be reversed. Your Majesty, issue an edict to repent."
Emperor Yuanjing, as if possessed, cried out, "Grand Preceptor, even you are forcing me to issue an edict of self-reproach!"
"Li Chang'an, you instigated them all, didn't you!"
"Li Chang'an, are you planning a rebellion?!"
"If you want to rebel, you'll have to ask the Superintendent if he'll allow it! And whether the people of the world will allow it!"
Li Chang'an looked down from his high position, surveying all around him, and all the officials felt a strange chill.
He did not answer Emperor Yuanjing's question, but instead gave him a choice.
“Yuan Jing, either issue an edict to repent or issue an edict to abdicate.”
"Now, give me an answer immediately."