NOVEL NEXT Chapter 420: Who is the Ruler and Who is the Subject_2
However, several decrees from the Emperor forced them to face the harsh reality once again.
For the various power struggles within the court, the common people have always only listened to the excitement.
Which party prevailed, which group benefited, these were not greatly related to them.
But this time's turmoil was closely related to them.
It was heard that the Emperor's decree to abolish the reform, though issued, was not successfully implemented due to obstruction from the Left and Right Prime Ministers.
The two Prime Ministers stood on the side of the common people.
On this day, countless people prayed at home.
They desperately hoped that the Emperor would suddenly meet a violent death, even if it required exchanging their lifespan, they wouldn't hesitate.
These two years, they have barely started living a decent life, and they really do not want to suffer again or endure double hardships...
Imperial Palace.
Imperial Study Room.
The Xia Emperor leaned back on the dragon bed, suddenly threw a report on the ground, and angrily said: "It's rebellion, all rebellion!"
Due to the obstruction from the Left and Right Prime Ministers, his decrees could not be implemented.
Rebels, Confucian, they are all a group of rebels!
What frightened him even more was that he could already feel his lifespan rapidly diminishing.
Chu Country had already ceased warfare, it must be that an issue arose at Qi Country, while Daxia continued to quickly seize Qi Country's territory.
Expansion is every Emperor's dream, but as Daxia's territory continues to expand, he finds no joy at all.
He has been eroded by the national destiny for too long, every new county and state in Daxia has become his death warrant.
If he can unite the world in an instant, allowing him to ascend to the Saint Realm, not only would he not worry about his lifespan, but there would be no one in this world to be his opponent, including that Seventh Realm strategist old ghost!
Right now, he cannot stop, nor can he continue.
Even if he orders the army to stop, without Li Xuanjing extending his life, he won't last through the year.
And if he continues the attack, he would die even faster.
Abandoning the vast territories annexed by Daxia might reduce the lifespan's consumption, but his power would also diminish greatly, then he would have no confidence facing Li Xuanjing's family.
He cannot advance, cannot retreat, cannot stop...
Damn Li Xuanjing, damn School of Cross and Vertical!
At a certain moment, the Xia Emperor's eyebrows suddenly moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Come out."
Three figures appeared within the hall.
Chu Country's State Preceptor smiled faintly, said: "We speculate, Emperor might not be the strategist's opponent, instructed by the teacher, we come to assist Emperor..."
The Xia Emperor's gaze slightly narrowed, with the assistance from these three, the court could be stabilized.
Chu Country's State Preceptor said: "Emperor's lifespan is not much; Zhao Country will be left to Qi Country and Chu Country. Once they conquer Zhao Country, they will surrender to Daxia and assist Emperor in unifying the world, entering the Saint Realm..."
The Xia Emperor nodded slightly, with no expression on his face, but in his heart, he already harbored murderous intent.
Once he unifies the world and steps into the Seventh Realm, the first thing he plans to do is to kill these strategists without leaving any!
These people are only afraid of chaos in the world; their threat to the Royal Family is second only to the Confucian.
However, what he could not understand was that the Confucian in the past were not like this; although they cared for the people, they wouldn't go against the monarch. From when did Daxia's Confucian become a group of rebel parties...
A moment later, in a certain hall within the Imperial Palace, three strategists gathered together.
After setting up a soundproof barrier, Wei Country's State Preceptor said: "That Xia Emperor harbors murderous intent towards us."
Qi Country's State Preceptor sneered: "Just a lucky fool, if it weren't for the strategist's assistance behind him, would he have come this far?"
Wei Country's State Preceptor still harbored resentment, said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for that person's assistance, Xia Country would be the first to be destroyed, and he would be the first to die, 'My whole life has been perilous, reaching today solely by my own efforts.' Bah, does that waste deserve to be called perilous?"
The Emperor of the most powerful Dynasty on the continent could only receive evaluations of "mediocre" and "worthless" from them.
Throughout history, many remarkable Emperors have emerged, yet they have all succumbed to the manipulation of the School of Cross and Vertical, and compared to them, the Xia Emperor is far inferior.
And their teacher is the only Saint on the continent; whether the continent is united or divided is just a thought from him.
As to the so-called Emperor of Daxia, they naturally would not hold him in regard.
Chu Country's State Preceptor sighed and said: "Nonetheless, I really want to meet the mysterious strategist behind him. If Xia Country truly unifies the world, he might become an existence akin to the teacher..."
The reason the teacher became a Saint is because he single-handedly divided that vast Dynasty, single-handedly created the Warring States era that lasted centuries, and the current situation of the continent was also shaped by the teacher.
If any strategist could reverse this path and recreate the unity of the world, he could naturally become a Saint.
In fact, if they hadn't awakened the teacher in time to prevent all of this, that person might have already succeeded.
This maneuver, outside the norms, is extremely humiliating to the School of Cross and Vertical.
The three were all defeated by the mysterious strategist of Xia Country, and they bore no resentment, only admiration for him.
Strategists are meant to sit atop the continent, even if the pinnacle they stand on isn't theirs.
Aside from their school, what famous family, what Emperor, what Confucian or Legalism, they are merely toys manipulated by their hands...
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Zhisheng Year 37.
New Year's Day.
This year, countless people in Chang'an celebrated in extreme depression.