Chapter 572: Hard to Distinguish Loyalty from Treachery

Winter Is Coming.

Winter Is Coming!

Everyone present was shocked.

Everyone was horrified!

At this moment, those present in the backyard of the Hanlin Academy were all young people. Although they had been pampered since childhood, living in luxury.

But precisely because of this, they did not have to worry about how to fill their stomachs, so every day when they gathered together, what they discussed were those romantic trifles and the great affairs of the world.

To put it bluntly, this was a group of hot-blooded youths.

There were not a few who worried about the country and the people.

There were not a few who were cynical.

There were not a few who criticized reality.

There were not a few who held dissenting views.

Winter Is Coming...

Winter Is Coming!

Many people had their blood boiling and their hearts churning from what Liu Zheng said.

Added to this was the support of Chen Qian at this moment.

In an instant, the entire scene exploded.

"Winter Is Coming!"

"Good! Winter Is Coming!"

"Longyan is in danger!"

"Unite! Longyan is in danger!"

"Unite! Expel the barbarians!"

Countless people shouted with excited emotions.

Do they want to continue living in luxury?

Do they want to continue to ensure their status as people above others?

If Longyan ceased to exist, then what would they count for? When the nest is overturned, are there any intact eggs?

At a time when the nation is in extreme danger, are they even afraid to offer an Admonishment?

They must tell the Emperor. Longyan must change...

Smash!

This group of hot-blooded youths, following Liu Zheng's previous actions, began to smash the large red lanterns around them, began to smash those colorful flowers and plants, smash those seven-colored glazed glass, and trample to pieces those plaques and banners used to sing praises.

"This..."

Gu Jin was stunned at this moment, let out a scream, and roared: "No! No! Everyone stop for me!"

However, the emotions of the others had already been ignited by Liu Zheng at this moment.

Terrifying!

Gu Jin looked at Liu Zheng at this moment in disbelief.

At this time, she finally put away her contempt for this Prefect Liu.

Looking like a little lamb...

Who could have thought, who could have thought, that once he spoke, he would have such infectious power.

Liu Zheng watched all this quietly.

Gu Jin ran to his side, looked at him viciously, and gritted her teeth as she scolded: "Do you know what you are doing? You are purely making a mess! What Winter Is Coming, you will be beheaded!"

"And do you know, there are only seven days left! Only seven days left!"

She was practically going crazy.

These things were all collected over so many days, costing so much manpower and material resources!

Now it's all gone.

All smashed to pieces!

All smashed to pieces!

How is she supposed to manage this grand ceremony? How is she supposed to compete with those barbarians!

She is a person who values her reputation very much; she does not allow her own failure!

Liu Zheng, however, chuckled and said: "What is Miss Gu worried about?"

Gu Jin almost vomited.

Worried about what?

She scolded angrily: "We will lose, do you know? Lose? Once we lose, the Emperor will lose all face; will he care if you offered an Admonishment with your death? You are a lunatic, a lunatic!"

Liu Zheng smiled and said: "What if we don't lose?"

Gu Jin sneered: "You are talking in your sleep!"

"You tell me, come, Winter Is Coming!"

"For such a theme, how much ice and snow is needed?"

"It is currently the height of summer, and this time we only bought ten carts of ice and snow from the polar regions!"

"How is that enough, you tell me, how is that enough!"

Gu Jin finally almost roared it out.

Once these words were out.

Those people who were in a state of excitement all stopped their actions abruptly.

Then.

The whole room went silent.

You look at me, I look at you.

That's right...

The theme is correct, but with only seven days left, where are they going to get all this ice and snow to build such a stage and atmosphere?

Use fake ones?

Are you joking? If the Emperor gets angry, he will charge you directly with deceiving the monarch!

Liu Zheng chuckled, then continued firmly: "I said, we will not lose. Miss Gu, please feel at ease handing this matter over to me. Don't worry, you are still the GeneralDirector... Liu Zheng guarantees that I will make that group of barbarians drop their jaws!"

Gu Jin gritted her teeth: "What if you can't?"

Liu Zheng smiled and said: "If I can't, Liu Zheng will bring my head to you!"

Gu Jin was speechless on the spot.

Only then did she realize that Liu Zheng was serious and not intentionally trying to cause trouble.

But...

At this season, where can one find that ice and snow?

Could it be that he is truly a divine being who can conjure it up for you with magic tricks?

"Hahahaha, give me three days, how about that?" After saying this, Liu Zheng turned and left.

Pei Qianyun followed behind him.

Leaving behind a group of people looking at each other in dismay.

"Teacher!"

Gu Jin stomped her foot and looked at Chen Qian: "Do you believe his bragging too?"

The latter laughed: "Jin'er, what if he really can do it?"

Beside them, Shen Manqing was still looking at Liu Zheng's departing back with a look of infatuation, nodding as she said: "He can, he definitely can!"

Crazy!

This group of people is all crazy!

Gu Jin was about to go mad. Hurry, hurry, continue cleaning up for me! She had no intention of pinning her hopes on Liu Zheng!

"Lord Liu, Lord Liu, this, this..."

Deng Wenhui had such a headache.

What kind of person have I ended up following...

Why is he so restless?

He just arrived in the Capital and has already stirred up such a big mess?

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Lord Deng, please stay calm. You only need to tell Liu Zheng where there are Shichang within or around the Capital, and that will suffice."

"Shichang?"

Although Deng Wenhui did not understand why, he still took the order and left.

Winter Is Coming...

Liu Zheng took a deep breath.

Although he knew that doing this would not change anything for Longyan, at least he was acting as a loyal official, a loyal official whose honest advice was hard to hear. At least he was telling the old Emperor that Longyan was actually still salvageable. But it depended on the old Emperor's magnanimity.

Longyan.

Winter Is Coming.

On the street.

Songs and dances were everywhere.

Riding a horse all the way to the Feng Family, the main gate was tightly shut.

Liu Zheng was dumbfounded; the news he had gathered left him unable to laugh or cry—kicked out?

His family of three had actually been kicked out by the Feng Family?

He laughed, the pain growing, but he did not take it to heart.

He turned and headed toward the Post House of the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Winter Is Coming.

Xie Tianyao quietly looked at the four bold, sweeping characters he had just written on his desk.

Inside the study, a group of officials were kneeling, sweating profusely and trembling all over.

"Alarmist talk!"

"Alarmist talk! Emperor, this Prefect Liu's heart is punishable, his heart is punishable!"

"That's right, the Longyan Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, with favorable weather... under the Emperor's governance..."

"Emperor, this child is a great evil; he must be executed, he must be executed!"

Xie Tianyao gave a cold laugh, threw the piece of calligraphy out, and roared: "Blockheads!"

"You are all a bunch of blockheads!"

"Favorable weather, peaceful and prosperous, heh..."

"I have been hearing this for over thirty years!"

"Over thirty years!"

"Today it is still favorable weather, still peaceful and prosperous..."

A flash of killing intent appeared in Xie Tianyao's eyes: "Do you really think that just because I do not step out of the house, I know nothing? Hmm?"

A group of people wailed, and no one dared to speak.

"Get out!"

"All of you, get out of my sight, get out!"

The group felt as if they had been granted a pardon and scrambled away in a panic.

"Your Majesty..."

Grand Eunuch Lao Zhou sighed and stood respectfully by Xie Tianyao's side.

Xie Tianyao gave a self-deprecating smile.

"Lao Zhou..."

"This old servant is here."

"I cannot understand it again..."

"Tell me, is this Prefect Liu loyal, or is he a traitor?"

Grand Eunuch Lao Zhou lowered his head.

He remained silent for a long time.