Chapter 660: Chen Yan's Appearance Is to Bury You All

I originally thought my words would stir some emotions in these people, perhaps anger or insults.

In short, Wang Gui has already prepared to be targeted.

I never expected these people would just look at him coldly, as if not moved at all by his words.

Wang Gui instantly understood, and gave a self‑deprecating smile.

So that's it.

I have now lost all status, about to strip off my official robe and become a miserable old man.

He no longer has any utilitarian value.

How could these inherently arrogant people care about the words of a miserable old man?

Wang Yanzhi said in a deep voice, "Uncle Wang, stop dragging these useless things. You are still surnamed Wang, a member of the Wang clan; that mark has been stamped on you since birth and cannot be erased by anything."

"I know you harbor resentment; when you were destitute, the family never extended a helping hand."

"But you also said that the world is cold and fickle; that's the norm. All under heaven bustle for profit. If you cannot bring profit, who would pay attention to you?"

"Since you later rose to glory, is it different to act this way?"

"I have never seen you help a destitute family member."

"The world is like this; what is there to complain about?"

"If you truly have anger in your heart, you can vent it to me; there's no need to say it in front of so many people."

Silence.

Nothing but silence.

Wang Gui truly had no words left.

In fact, he always knew how aristocratic families handled matters, but he hadn't expected that when it came to him, they'd be so unceremonious.

He called him "Uncle Wang" with his mouth, yet his words gave him no respect at all.

But that doesn't matter.

Anyway, from today onward, he intends not only to withdraw from the Court but also to leave this family rife with profit and scheming.

Whatever others say or think, it doesn't affect him.

Wang Gui said lightly, "Think whatever you like; you're all big figures. What opinion could a miserable old man like me possibly have?"

"If you think I'm complaining, then complain; it doesn't matter."

"By the way, if you have anything else to say, be quick; I still need to go to the Ministry of Personnel to complete the resignation procedures."

"I've already ordered people to settle the household; I plan to leave Chang'an City in the next couple of days."

Cui Han frowned; he didn't care when Wang Gui left, but frowned because Wang Gui had actually prepared in advance.

"Old Wang, I call you Old Wang; isn't what you did a bit excessive?"

"Fine, let's not discuss resignation now; resigning is one thing, but why recommend Kang Chong? Don't you know he was personally promoted by Chen Yan?"

"You're promoting our enemy, then turning it against us!"

Zheng Zhi echoed, "Indeed, what is Kang Chong? He's just a youngster from a humble background with a bit of luck."

"He was once suppressed for over a decade by an Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which has long eroded his spirit."

"Not to mention he was personally promoted by Chen Yan."

"Even if you intend to retire, and recommend family members in the Court, we wouldn't say anything; but Old Wang, this matter of yours really went a bit too far."

"So what?" Wang Gui sneered lightly, "What of it?"

"So what?"

"When does it become your turn to point fingers at me, Wang Gui?"

Zheng Zhi's face darkened: "Wang Gui, how can you still have the nerve to spout such words here?"

His address to Wang Gui had shifted from "Old Wang" to "Wang Gui."

Obviously, Zheng Zhi was already angry.

"Hehe…" Wang Gui coldly scanned the people in the ancestral hall, "Honestly, I have already begun to regret."

"I truly shouldn't have recommended Kang Chong, leaving you a favor with Chen Yan and a future escape route."

"Millennial aristocratic family?"

"Your faces truly make me want to vomit!"

"What do you mean?" Old Cui's expression shifted slightly, hearing something in Wang Gui's words.

"What do you mean?" Wang Gui composed his expression, calmly saying, "Nothing in particular, just feeling pleased."

"You indeed wield great power; even when facing the endless tactics of Chen Yan and Li Shimin, you still manage to stay stable."

"It may seem you paid a huge price, but in fact it's within an acceptable range; your influence and base remain."

"That's why Chen Yan and Li Shimin are so wary of you, hesitant to act, and even the progressive tax system proposed long ago hasn't been formally presented even today."

"However, I already have a premonition."

Zheng Zhi stared at him intently and asked, "What premonition?"

"What premonition? Of course it's that you will be eliminated by Chen Yan one by one, then swept into the trash heap like garbage and set ablaze!"

Wang Gui, while speaking, suddenly paused, then burst into a hearty laugh, "I understand."

"I say why such a person as Chen Yan appears in the world, like a fairy yet not, an extreme demon!"

"Dynasties rise and fall, and everything of the old era is buried in the vast histories, becoming cold, indifferent text."

"Damn your mother's fart!" Old Cui seemed to have his unacknowledged feelings struck by Wang Gui's words, shouting angrily, "We have stood for a thousand years immortal; who can destroy me? Who can kill me?"

"You're getting worked up!" Wang Gui laughed until tears came out, roaring, "On this land, each era always gives birth to figures that outsiders find hard to comprehend."

"For example, Qin Shi Huang, who unified the six states and founded a great unified dynasty, and Liu Bang, who at forty‑eight watched dogs fight and at fifty‑four vied for the world."

"At seventeen he outshone three armies, at twenty‑one he was appointed General of the Wolf's Camp, Huo Qubing. He started wanting only to farm, yet ended up recreating the great Han as Emperor Guangwu!"

...... Hahaha, and Li Shimin, who has never known defeat in his life, makes the four barbarians submit and all nations pay tribute.

Each of them comes to this land bearing their own purpose and mission—some for unification, some to bring an end, and some to save.

And Chen Yan!

At this point, Wang Gui abruptly stopped, pointing at the crowd: "His appearance is to sweep away the remnants of your old era."

You will eventually perish and become ancient history!

Just like the original Yellow Turban Rebellion, which shouted "The azure heavens have perished, the Yellow Heaven shall rise," it was to end the Han Dynasty!

Chen Yan, it is to eradicate you filthy, plump parasites!

This is Heaven's will!

As Wang Gui's words fell, the ancestral hall remained quiet for a long while, with no one speaking for a good half hour.

After a while, Cui Lao suppressed his angry expression and said slowly, "Wang Gui has already gone mad. Someone, take him away."

"No need!" Wang Gui waved his hand, turned and left, leaving only a few sentences echoing in the ancestral hall.

"Whether I'm mad or not, I know clearly, and you know clearly as well."

"I am waiting!"

"Waiting for Chen Yan to bury together the brilliance and arrogance you pride yourselves on!"