Chapter 87

Which of the officials present was not from an aristocratic family, and which one was not pampered since childhood?

They were arrogant and never put others in their eyes.

Now.

Suddenly, a person appeared, and the gap between them was so large.

This made them completely unable to accept it.

What's more.

This person was also from a humble background.

"Fang Fang Xuanling, you were a death row prisoner, and today you are here to bewitch people, saying that Qin Mu is a stunningly talented youth, are you trying to absolve yourself of your crimes?"

"Exactly! I think you are just bragging, where in this world is there such a powerful youth?"

"Yes! Well said, Fang Fang Xuanling's heart is not dead, his heart is vicious, that is truly unforgivable."

The officials in the Taiji Hall became more and more excited; they didn't want to and didn't want to accept this fact, and instead attacked Fang Fang Xuanling in a group.

As long as this storyteller was suppressed, the authenticity of this story would definitely not exist.

"Fang Fang Xuanling is bewitching people, am I also doing it?"

Just as everyone was discussing, Li Er's majestic voice echoed through the entire hall.

The Taiji Hall was instantly silent.

Everyone kept their mouths shut, lowering their heads and being submissive.

They dared to attack Fang Fang Xuanling, but they didn't dare to attack the high and mighty Li Er.

"These things, one by one, were all seen by me personally; Fang Fang Xuanling saw them, and I saw them too."

"I know that hearing about the existence of such a demonic youth in the world, you all cannot accept it in your hearts. Which one of you here is not from an aristocratic family, which one is not pampered since childhood? Do you think I am willing to accept it? I watched Qin Mu and his Great Qin become powerful with my own eyes. But facts are facts, even if you want to deny them, you cannot change them!"

Li Er didn't give anyone any chance of luck, and directly closed the coffin on this matter.

An indescribable atmosphere permeated the Taiji Hall.

Oppressive!

Frustrating!

Forcing people to accept a fact they didn't want to accept, it really didn't feel good in their hearts.

Everyone present clenched their teeth, their faces flushed red.

Some even clenched their fists, panting heavily.

They were not convinced!

Envy, jealousy, hatred, all kinds of emotions surged into their hearts.

Why?

Why could he, a person from a humble background, be so radiant?

Are we worse than him?

In an instant.

Qin Mu had almost become a public enemy!

Li Er didn't care whether these people were convinced or not; he had an even more important matter to announce.

"Today's court meeting, I presume you all are very puzzled as to why it is so grand."

"Then now, I am going to announce a major event."

"A major event that will affect the national destiny of our Great Tang!"

Hearing this, everyone straightened their bodies, held their breath, and looked at Li Er.

"Gulp!"

Some were even swallowing nervously.

The surroundings were extremely quiet.

It was so quiet that even a needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly.

"I announce that from today on, the Great Tang will begin a comprehensive reform."

"Whether it is politics, military, agriculture, or economy, the Great Tang must change from top to bottom!"

Li Er said decisively.

When he finished this sentence, the Taiji Hall instantly exploded.

"What? Comprehensive reform? Isn't this nonsense?"

"Absurd! It is simply absurd! Our Great Tang is now the wealthiest in the world, with all nations coming to pay tribute, how majestic is that? Does it still need any reform?"

"Exactly! His Majesty is really something, after going to Tubo once, how did he become Wu Li Ke a different person? Was he scared out of his wits by a mere traitor?"

"That number one traitor, he is truly a disaster! Even after rebelling against the Great Tang, he still makes us restless."

"Yes! Yes!"

Everyone was shouting with red faces and thick necks, all of them extremely excited.

Reform?

What reform?

Isn't it good to eat and drink well Wu Li Ke this every day?

Isn't it fragrant?

Only someone with a broken brain would go for reform!

Seeing the extremely strong opposition from the civil and military officials, Li Er couldn't help but frown.

He had already prepared himself mentally.

No matter when, reform would definitely touch the interests of many people.

He had already anticipated the opposition of the officials.

But he didn't expect.

The reaction of these people would be so intense.

Li Er felt unprecedented pressure!

The people before him were all aristocratic nobles and imperial relatives.

Perhaps changing a trivial matter would offend a large group of people.

What's more.

The Great Tang had long since changed its appearance.

The benefits brought to the Great Tang by the eternal masterpiece written by Qin Mu were simply too huge.

Whether it was the curved plow, refined salt, or the three-piece set for warhorses, they all made the aristocratic families make a fortune.

In just a few years.

The wealth earned by these aristocratic families was more than what they had accumulated over hundreds of years!

It is conceivable...

How huge the interests involved here were!

What does reform mean?

It means redistribution of interests.

This was fundamentally unacceptable to those aristocratic families.

It was even more uncomfortable than killing them!

If these people were pushed too far, who knows what they would do.

Didn't Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, lead to a crushing defeat and even trigger the tragedy of the Sui Dynasty's demise because he touched their interests?

Li Er felt as if his heart was burning with ten thousand fires.

Sigh!

It's hard to do!

If the reform is not handled well, even he, the emperor, might be overthrown!

If I had known this, I wouldn't have done it in the first place.

Li Er suddenly felt some regret in his heart.

Regretting that he was too eager for quick success and didn't realize what price would be paid behind these huge benefits.

If Qin Mu hadn't appeared, if the Great Qin hadn't appeared, perhaps these drawbacks of the Great Tang would have erupted a hundred years later.

But now.

Qin Mu forcibly advanced these drawbacks by a full few decades!

But that's fine too.

I cannot leave all these problems to my descendants.

Li Er clenched his fists and finally made up his mind.

No matter how difficult it is!

This road must be walked.

"If our Great Tang doesn't make changes, in a few years, Qin Mu will be able to lead a million troops to the city walls! Have you all forgotten the Weishui of a few years ago?"

"Yes! Such a great shame, you all think it doesn't matter, dynasties change, and you can still sleep soundly, have many wives and concubines, and children around your knees."

"But what about me?"

"Huh?"

"A hundred years from now, how will history books curse me? A tyrant with hands stained with the blood of his relatives? A mediocre ruler who only knows how to sign humiliating treaties?"

"You are not afraid! But I am afraid! Since seeing Qin Mu, I have been unable to eat or sleep, sitting on this dragon chair as if I were roasting on a mountain of knives and a sea of fire!"

"Others are riding on my neck, pointing at my nose and cursing me and the Great Tang, while you are still obsessed with your own interests!"

"How many years has it been since Emperor Yang of Sui hanged himself in this Changancheng?"

"Have you all forgotten!!!"

"I swear today that within ten years, I will definitely conscript a million troops to crusade against the Great Qin and bury Qin Mu and his ambitions forever!"

Li Er's thunderous words exploded in the minds of everyone in the hall.