Chapter 258: Public opinion was overwhelming

"If Your Majesty does not agree, this old subject will kneel here until he dies!"

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji suddenly raised his head and shouted angrily.

He was gambling!

He had staked everything!

The matter had already blown up.

The entire population of Changancheng had gathered here.

No matter what.

This time, he would mobilize the entire strength of the nation to tear Qin Mu into pieces!

The furious Li Er still yielded!

Your Majesty!

You must agree, whether you want to or not!

"Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji, what is this? Are you forcing me?"

Li Er's face was terrifyingly gloomy.

As a political master, he understood everything.

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's actions were purely to force him into a war with Great Qin!

But what time was it now?

The Great Tang was at a critical moment of reform!

The books had already arrived.

A full 100,000 books meant that in the next few years, they could cultivate over ten thousand scholars from humble backgrounds.

"460"

Such a large number of talents would be enough for Li Er to flex his muscles and clear out all the aristocratic families in the upper echelons of the imperial court.

What the Great Tang needed most right now was time!

Developing quietly was the right path!

Yet at this critical juncture, you, Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji, for the sake of your own private interests, want to use the state's power to avenge your son?

You are quite something, Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji!

Li Er was so angry his teeth itched; he wished he could just cut Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji down with one strike.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to dispatch troops against Great Qin. My Empress Empress Zhangsun family will never forget Your Majesty's great kindness for generations to come!"

"For the Great Tang, for Your Majesty, we are all willing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!"

"Great Qin has the ambition of a wolf; they have bullied our Great Tang too much. Even the Empress and Princess Princess Princess Changle are still in Qin Mu's hands."

"Such a great humiliation—I cannot bear it any longer. I would rather die on the battlefield than suffer such indignity."

On Zhu Que Avenue, over a thousand members of the Empress Empress Zhangsun family all knelt on the ground, shouting loudly.

They were filled with righteous indignation and passion, wishing they could immediately go to the battlefield to die.

"You!"

Li Er was trembling with rage, pointing at Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji and the clansmen behind him, unable to speak.

Is this the trusted confidant I relied on most?

Now they are actually colluding to force me!

"Duke of Zhao, calm down!"

"In such a public place, where do you put His Majesty?"

Fang Fang Fang Xuanling really couldn't watch anymore.

As far as the current situation was concerned.

The Great Tang absolutely could not go to war with Great Qin!

Various reforms within the imperial court were blocked at every turn, and disputes between the aristocratic families and the humble scholars were constant.

Conflicts of interest were countless.

Even the Five Surnames and Seven Clans and the Guanlong nobility had complaints about Li Er's actions.

These forces were the foundation upon which Li Er currently held his throne.

Seeing that the Great Tang's rule was already precarious.

If they were to rashly go to war with Great Qin, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The worst-case scenario.

The Great Tang's empire might not even be preserved!

"This old subject dares not! It is just that Great Qin has bullied our Great Tang too much. The Empress Empress Zhangsun family has an Empress imprisoned and a son killed by Qin Mu! Qin Mu's actions are not just bullying our Empress Empress Zhangsun family; he is also slapping Your Majesty in the face!"

"Any man of spirit in the Great Tang could never tolerate another country treating our Empress and Princess in such a way, insulting the dignity of our Great Tang!"

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's voice echoed over Changancheng.

These words were no longer meant for Li Er, but for the onlookers around them.

These words were no longer meant for Li Er to hear, but for the onlookers gathered around.