Chapter 365

And with their push, Prince Prince Fusu and Kill Chunyu Yue were born!

They almost became the mouthpieces for this group, waving the banner of Confucianism and restoring Zhou Li to fight for their benefits and secure tangible gains!

However, at that time, Seeing Ying Zheng's power was at its peak!

Under Seeing Ying Zheng's suppression, even though the crowd wanted to gain benefits, no one dared to make any moves!

After all, this was Seeing Ying Zheng!

The First Emperor who completed the great unification!

No one dared to provoke him!

But all of this only lasted until Facing Ying Su usurped the throne!

Before Facing Ying Su usurped the throne, although the Great Qin did not have Li Yuanba and Li Cunxiao, nor Han Xin's hundred thousand soldiers!

But... under the rule of the First Emperor Seeing Ying Zheng, the Great Qin could still ensure stability in all four directions!

The crowd, cowed by the First Emperor's pressure, dared not raise weapons!

But after Facing Ying Su usurped the throne, everything changed!

Yes!

Facing Ying Su!

Many people say that the Zhou Dynasty began to decline after Zhou Youwang!

But actually, that is not the case!

Even after Zhou Youwang's death, when King Ping of Zhou moved the capital, the Zhou Dynasty still possessed immense deterrent power!

Even though the Zhou Dynasty of that time was truly very weak, few dared to make any moves!

Indeed, at that time, the Son of Heaven of Zhou could still maintain the posture of commanding a hundred responses with a single call!

As long as the Son of Heaven of Zhou issued an order, no feudal king dared to disobey!

But all of this only reached Duke Zhuang of Zheng!

Although it looked like Duke Zhuang of Zheng merely cut a few acres of wheat from the Son of Heaven!

Yet, when placed before the feudal lords, this was a very clear signal!

Even the high-and-mighty Son of Heaven was not beyond bullying!

Thus, the feudal lords' tests began!

They started with small matters, and then moved to big ones!

They began to bully the Son of Heaven one by one!

This caused the Zhou Dynasty to completely exist in name only!

The source of all this began with Duke Zhuang of Zheng!

It was precisely Duke Zhuang of Zheng's actions that directly pulled the god down from the shrine, causing the god to lose the dignity he should have had!

Back to the Great Qin!

The same applies to Facing Ying Su!

The Son of Heaven of Zhou was stripped of his dignity merely because someone cut a few acres of his wheat!

How many times worse were Facing Ying Su's actions compared to Duke Zhuang of Zheng?

Usurping the throne!

A single usurpation, and a successful one at that, directly halved the dignity Seeing Ying Zheng had gained by destroying Lao Ai, pacifying Lu Buwei, and unifying the world!

At that time, although no one spoke out, no one dared to do anything!

But Facing Ying Su's actions sent a strong signal to everyone!

Even the high-and-mighty Emperor was not entirely untouchable!

Thus, this gave rise to the pretext of the forty-thousand-strong noble alliance marching to protect the throne without imperial edicts!

This itself was a test!

Although Facing Ying Su suppressed all of this!

But at this moment, the person suppressing the nobles had silently shifted from Seeing Ying Zheng to Facing Ying Su!

At this time, if Facing Ying Su had left Seeing Ying Zheng even a shred of dignity, Seeing Ying Zheng would not have been completely devoid of authority!

But Facing Ying Su's subsequent actions were rebellious everywhere!

He defecated all over Seeing Ying Zheng's head in various ways!

And even... staged a military exercise!

This simply trampled Seeing Ying Zheng's dignity underfoot!

Later, Facing Ying Su left!

At this moment, this should have been Seeing Ying Zheng's chance to turn the tables and regain his dignity!

At this time, as long as he could accomplish a few major deeds, relying on his past prestige, he could quickly turn the situation around!

But... Zhuge Liang and Zuo Zuo Zongtang suppressed him too severely!

They did not let Seeing Ying Zheng sit on the imperial throne, nor did they allow him to wear imperial robes!

Regarding various major affairs, Seeing Ying Zheng no longer had the right to make independent decisions!

This group continued to suppress him, causing Seeing Ying Zheng's dignity to almost vanish completely!

When Li Yuanba returned that time, he intimidated Seeing Ying Zheng in front of the entire court, and then forced the nobles to pay taxes!

At that time, even if Seeing Ying Zheng had spoken a single word for them, he could have restored his image and become the backbone for all of them!

But Seeing Ying Zheng at that time did not speak for them; instead, he believed this tax should be paid!

Thus, although they said nothing openly, inside their hearts, they were all unconvinced!

Almost no one recognized Seeing Ying Zheng anymore!

Now, nearly everyone in their hearts harbors resentment, and in their hearts burns hatred!

If Ying Su had not met with disaster, then Ying Su could still rely on martial might to intimidate everyone!

Making anyone dare not act rashly!

But now, Ying Su has suffered a crushing blow, and with the hatred in their hearts, who cannot see the opportunity?

Who would not seize this opportunity to launch an attack?

Therefore, the danger of national destruction that Ying Zheng spoke of is truly not an empty phrase!

The mess Ying Su created is simply too large!

So large that even Ying Zheng can no longer hold it down!

Even... Wei Wei Liaozi dares to be certain that once this news explodes and is confirmed as true, within a few days, forces from all sides will surely make their move!

At this very moment, Wei Wei Liaozi is panicked!

But even knowing all this, they all bowed down before Ying Zheng!

Wei Wei Liaozi said, "Your subject! Swears to serve the Emperor Your Majesty unto death, and wishes to defend our Great Qin with his life!"

Li Xin also bowed down: "If anyone dares to cause chaos, this subject will surely kill that person!"

They all declared their loyalty!

Even Zhao Gao bowed down!

However, he did not say anything!

Wei Wei Liaozi and Li Xin need to declare loyalty; does he, Zhao Gao, still need to declare loyalty?

What a joke!

And facing everyone's bowing down!

Ying Zheng merely glanced over, then looked no further!

Only upon Li Xin did his gaze linger!

This Li Xin!

Even after sinking into depression for over ten years, his temper has not changed in the slightest!

He is still that arrogant!

Still that fearless of heaven and earth!

But at the same time, this is precisely the one thing Ying Zheng admires in him!

If not for such arrogance and pride, how would he dare lead three hundred thousand men to attack the State of Chu, a state even Wang Jian dared not attack casually?

Ying Zheng greatly admires this trait in Li Xin!

However... after admiring it, he turned his gaze toward Wei Wei Liaozi and Li Xin:

"Saying these things now is meaningless; let us speak of something practical! How to resolve this crisis, or avoid this crisis?"