Chapter 903: The Turning of the Tide

The tense atmosphere at the scene escalated once again.

The group of soldiers who entered were clearly the armed forces of the Duqi. This army, which should have been guarding the Capital City, had long since been under the command of Min Weizhong, though no one knew when that began. From this, one could see that the prestige of the Li Family in Joseon had begun to wane as early as a hundred years ago. At this moment, these Duqi could point their swords and blades at this group of Li Family royals without the slightest hesitation on their faces.

Are you filial?

This single sentence left the entire room in dead silence.

Li Tun's corpulent body trembled along with it.

This sentence, combined with the current scene, was undoubtedly a sword that pierced deeply into Li Tun's heart.

Filial?

If you are benevolent and filial enough, then why are these Duqi pointing their swords at you right now!

But what about the current Li Dynasty?

Wa invaders are violating the borders, the army is retreating steadily, the common people are being slaughtered, smoke signals are rising everywhere, and the ancestral temple is being humiliated.

Are you filial?

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Are you filial?

If you were filial and wise enough, why would the Li Dynasty have become what it is today?

For a monarch, the greatest filial piety toward his ancestors should be to govern this country well, to let the people live and work in peace, and to ensure favorable weather for the crops throughout the land.

There are too many decisive factors in whether a country is strong or weak. How could Li Tun not want to revitalize the court, and how could he not want to govern diligently? But his father left him such a mess; what could he do?

His voice was somewhat low.

"Your son is unfilial!"

No one answered.

Li Tun also closed his eyes tightly, his fists clenched.

Indeed.

"My Liege!"

A group of people burst into tears.

When the monarch is humiliated, the subjects die.

Thousands of words converged into just this one sentence.

With a thud, he knelt on the ground, his face streaming with tears.

"Your Majesty!"

Min Weizhong remained expressionless.

The sounds of slaughter outside were growing louder; the Duwei who had just arrived were indeed clashing with the Duqi. But among the Guard Army of the Capital City, the Duwei were a cut below the Duqi in both the quality of their troops and their Weaponry and Equipment. Soon, this group of Duwei was driven out of the Taimiao by the Duqi. Coupled with the fact that the Taimiao was already as solid as a fortress, it was now very difficult for the Duwei to break back in.

Sounds of slaughter.

On the spot, a white-haired old man stood up shakily and shouted angrily, "Min Weizhong, you will come to no good end!"

After saying this, he slammed his head against a pillar in the Xiangdian, blood flowing as he died with his eyes wide open.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room became sorrowful once again.

Min Weizhong had won.

Everyone felt only despair and sorrow in their hearts.

Min Weizhong said coldly again, "An unfilial descendant, how can you hold the throne? Your Majesty, abdicate!"

From weak to strong, from strong to weak—hearing this, those present naturally understood what had happened.

The Duwei had not broken in.

The Duqi had won.

"Grandfather."

Although Queen Inhyeon and Li Xuanya had long known that Min Weizhong had great ambitions, now that it had truly come to this, this pair of beautiful mother and daughter were still streaming with tears. They were family, so why must it come to this?

Other civil and military officials hugged each other and wept.

Abdicate!

Min Weizhong finally said these words. According to his plan, he would first force Li Tun to abdicate, preferably letting his granddaughter Li Xuanya become the Queen, and then he would find a Method to turn both Queen Inhyeon and Li Xuanya into his puppets; when the time came, if he wished, he could ascend the throne at any moment and unify Joseon!

"Father!"

Min Weizhong was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Li Tun asked indifferently, "Minister Min, you are a veteran of three reigns with outstanding achievements. You say I am unfilial, but you have controlled the Li Dynasty for many years; I have delegated power to you, so how have you governed this Li Dynasty?"

"You..."

Could it be that the Li Dynasty was truly about to change hands?

The cold swords and blades spoke of the determination and madness in Min Weizhong's heart at this moment.

Li Tun finally stood up slowly, turned his head, and looked at Min Weizhong expressionlessly: "Minister Min, may I ask you a few final questions?"

All these years, the court affairs of the Li Dynasty had been controlled by Min Weizhong and his Westerner Party; although Li Tun was the monarch, he had handed the great power over to them. Whose responsibility was it that the Li Dynasty had been governed into such a state?

Li Tun smiled bitterly and asked again, "I followed my father's words and entrusted you, Min Weizhong, with great responsibility—is that filial, or unfilial?"

Min Weizhong was once again speechless.

Min Weizhong's expression changed drastically.

The plight of the Li Dynasty was something he had used to attack Li Tun, but who would have thought that Li Tun would so easily throw the question back at him.

Isn't that so?

The crowd listened, feeling extremely satisfied.

"Good!"

"Min Weizhong, you unloyal and unfilial scoundrel!"

Li Tun smiled and asked again: "Lord Min says that the likes of Li Hang and Zhang Xuan are disloyal officials, but what about you, Min Weizhong? The partisan Bitter Remonstrance in the Li Dynasty has lasted for many years; the Sarim Faction has many branches, yet they struggle to work together. Is there not some responsibility of yours, Min Weizhong, in this? So, are you a loyal official, or a Traitorous Official?"

Murderous intent flared in Min Weizhong's eyes.

Li Tun continued: "Min, my beloved subject, you are the father-in-law of the King, yet you disregard that your own daughter is not yet the mistress of the palace, and you disregard that your own granddaughter is not yet a Princess! How do you have the face to stand here and teach others about loyalty and filial piety!"

Li Tun, however, had a calm expression.

Watching those Duqi, their blades were about to strike these civil and military officials.

"No!"

"Min Weizhong, you will die a horrible death!"

Min Weizhong was finally enraged; he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill!"

Following that, the group of Duqi prepared to act.

Queen Inhyeon, tears streaming down her face, shielded Li Tun.

However.

At this very moment, the four great doors of the Xiangdian suddenly burst open unexpectedly, and following that, a group of people dressed in black military attire appeared around the Xiangdian. These people numbered a full thousand! In their hands, they all held Divine Crossbows, and with fierce expressions, they aimed the Divine Crossbows at Min Weizhong and the Duqi in the courtyard.

"Protect His Majesty!"

"Father King!"

Li Xuanya was frantic, rushing out like a madwoman, but she was held back tightly by Liu Zheng.

"This..."

That is correct.

These men in black were none other than the Divine Crossbow Guard that Min Weizhong had taken some time ago to meet Princess Li Xuanya!

Everyone was shocked.

"What?"

"The Divine Crossbow Guard?"

A subordinate beside Min Weizhong had only just finished shouting half an angry roar when an arrow ruthlessly shot into his throat; he collapsed with a thud, dead with his eyes wide open.

"This..."

"Your Majesty!"

These Divine Crossbow Guards were originally part of the Imperial Guard establishment and had always been under the command of Min Weizhong, but today...

Min Weizhong's expression changed instantly: "What are you doing?"

"How dare you..."

Min Weizhong's face turned deathly pale, and he retreated several steps.

He probably never imagined that the Divine Crossbow Guard would actually betray him!

At this moment.

"Great! This must have been arranged by the King!"

The appearance of the Divine Crossbow Guard caused the scales of the situation to tip instantly. Everyone knew that the Divine Crossbow Guard was the most elite force among the Imperial Guards.

"You, you..."

The sounds of slaughter outside rang out once more.

The situation.

Reversed instantly.