Chapter 954: Does Mandarin Not Dare to Kill You?

With a single sentence from Li Tun, the entire scene was shocked.

Jin Wanji, who had almost buried his head in the ground, suddenly raised it.

Li Hang and the others also had their expressions change drastically.

Those Duqi and Duwei generals were even more bewildered, at a loss for what to do for a moment.

Recalling the Tiger Tally?

No one had expected that Li Tun would actually issue such an order! One must know that even not long ago, when Min Weizhong relied on the Duqi to rebel, the King, Li Tun, had not taken the Duqi back! There was only one reason for this: the Duqi and Duwei were the protective talismans that the King gave to these two interest groups.

They were armed forces used for checks and balances.

Simply put.

Giving the Duqi and Duwei to the Westerner Party and the Southern Faction respectively was, on one hand, an affirmation of their contributions in the court and their widespread personnel in the court. On the other hand, it was an expression of the King's trust in them. "I have entrusted my life and fortune to you; as for the matters, you handle them."

But today.

Jin Wanji's expression suddenly changed; he seemed to understand what Li Tun wanted to do.

Remember the website.

He wanted to take back the power?

Therefore.

Since ancient times, these Duqi and Duwei had been in the hands of these parties respectively.

But today.

Although this Jin Wanji belonged to his own faction, what kind of decorum was it to question Li Tun in front of so many people?

Jin Wanji, however, was undaunted and continued to look coldly at Li Tun: "Your Majesty, why must you recall the Duqi Tiger Tally? This does not conform to the ancestral laws of the Li Dynasty, does it?"

Li Hang also raised his head at this moment and said: "Your Majesty, what Chief Councilor Jin says is very true. If Your Majesty does this, I fear it will cause turmoil in the court!"

Once this thought emerged, as the leader of the Westerner Party, he finally could not hold back. He slowly stood up, and with his movement, his gaze became bone-chillingly cold. He stared fixedly at Li Tun, gnashing his teeth: "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"

"Audacious! Kneel!"

Li Tun did not speak, but Queen Inhyeon beside him grew anxious.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Jin Wanji had already straightened his back, glaring coldly at Li Tun.

"Audacious Jin Wanji, do you also want to rebel?"

"Indeed! Your Majesty, I hope you will think thrice!"

"Your Majesty—"

Whether it was the Westerner Party or the Southern Faction, their stance was the same at this moment. There was no help for it; no one wanted to lose military power. The twenty thousand Duqi and twenty thousand Duwei were the capital they used to stir up trouble in this Capital City. If they lost them, they would be fish on the chopping block. For the sake of military power, Jin Wanji had even begun to consider at this moment whether to order his Duqi to fight the Imperial Guards!

Only they were the true Royalist Faction.

You, a Chief Councilor, actually dared to openly rebuke the King; who gave you the courage?

Jin Wanji gave a cold laugh and waved his hand.

"With Min Weizhong as a cautionary tale, I hope you will think carefully!"

"How dare you show disrespect to the King!"

At this, the onlookers, or the group of commoners who had just come to cause trouble, would not let it slide. As mentioned earlier, the reason the royal family had always existed was that the people needed such a leader in their hearts, needed such a faith, and needed such a spiritual leader.

Many people's expressions sank upon hearing this.

Only then did they realize that Jin Wanji's frequent disturbances recently were aimed at purging the fence-sitters in the Duqi ranks and replacing them all with his own confidants! It seemed that ever since Vice Minister Liu entered the city, he had been planning that if one day it became absolutely necessary, he would imitate Min Weizhong and stage a military coup!

"Jin Wanji, you—"

Sure enough, those Duqi also drew their swords one after another and began to confront the Imperial Guards.

He even laughed heartily and looked at Li Tun with contempt: "Your Majesty, this time, the generals among these Duqi probably no longer have your people!"

"What?"

He looked at Jin Wanji and asked indifferently: "Does Chief Councilor Jin think that Mandarin truly dares not kill you?"

Jin Wanji's whole body shook, and he looked over in disbelief.

Clatter, clatter.

"Wolf-hearted ambition!"

The Southern Faction side also could not help but curse angrily.

Li Tun's expression remained calm.

It became tense once again.

"Is this his sword?"

Clatter, clatter.

Just at this moment, on all the surrounding buildings, the Divine Crossbow Guards appeared again; they had been lying in ambush here for a long time!

The situation.

Liu Zheng smiled, slowly stood up, and rested his arms on the railing with interest, watching everything happening not far away.

He said softly: "It is already very clever."

"If your King practices the sword, he must also be a master of the Dao of the sword."

Lu Yao was upstairs, her clear eyes filled with questions.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "What does Miss Lu think?"

Lu Yao sneered for the first time: "Lu Yao does not think it is very clever. If the King wanted to eliminate these officials, he would have done so long ago. If he were not worried about the collapse of the court, he naturally would not have endured for so long. Then today, with enemy troops invading the borders, how could he kill them?"

Hearing this, Lu Yao blinked her eyes.

Liu Zheng laughed heartily: "The King also has the King's difficulties. Think carefully, under what circumstances could he take down these party leaders? One, in the court, but it is unavoidable that just after he takes them down in the court, the Duqi and Duwei would begin to rebel; by then, blood would flow like a river, and the losses would outweigh the gains."

"Two, when the Duqi and Duwei are fighting fiercely, he appears rashly, but without this corpse, it would be easy to fall into a pincer attack from both sides."

"How do you mean?"

"First, he used the life of a royal to make the Southern Faction and the Westerners unforgivable and unable to back down. Second, if not for this royal corpse, it would not be easy to gather these faction leaders together. Third, at this moment, the generals in several key positions of the Duqi and Duwei are also surrounded here."

"Does this count as killing three birds with one stone?"

Only then did Lu Yao's pretty face change slightly.

So that was it.

All things are swords, and this does not just refer to one's own objects or one's own sword.

"Therefore, in today's situation, the King's sword is this corpse, these indignant commoners, these gathered faction leaders, and these generals who can almost represent everyone in the Duqi and Duwei."

He paused, then asked with a smile, "Miss Lu, have you realized it?"

"This..."

It is not simply a matter of 'Hidden' or 'Drawn'!

In the end, the one word that brings it all together is: Use!

To use, or not to use.

The enemy's objects, the enemy's swords, can also be used!

Hidden Sword!

Drawn Sword!

Great Dao!

This is the true Sword of the Great Dao!

For the first time, Lu Yao looked at Liu Zheng with a gaze of shock.

How to use, how to go about using, and when to use.

In the darkness of fate, there are many subtleties.

Use it!

Right at this moment.

Li Tun gave an order.

"Kill!"

Liu Zheng smiled.

"Your Majesty is going to kill someone."

"Does Mandarin dare not kill you all?"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

How could he dare!