Still, no one spoke.
"Why aren't you speaking? I've already spoken. The one who should feel the most humiliated now should be me!"
"I thought that I was wealthy, that I could rule over Yutang, or even the entire Tianxuan land; that the land under the heavens belonged to the emperor, that those who ruled the land belonged to the emperor, that my words were the law, that my orders were strictly enforced, that no one dared to disobey. However, even after I had all these, I still had to watch the entire imperial court suffer such humiliation!"
"Usually, all of you form cliques for personal gain, eliminate dissidents, deceive your superiors and subordinates, sell positions and titles, trample on human lives, play favoritism and fraud. Aren't all of you quite the trouble-maker? Why, when someone humiliates the entire empire, are you all silent? "
His Majesty's choice of words was unusually sharp and straightforward.
They were like sharp, red-hot steel needles that pierced deep into the hearts of all the officials present.
"What you all think of as high positions and generous salaries, high positions and authority, glory and splendor, ruling over a region, taking charge of an area … What are they when faced with absolute military force? What can they do? "
"All of you who actively participated in the shady ways for personal gain, the clean stream of the parties, and the sects of the literary school … are nothing in the face of absolute power. Can a tongue as sharp as a knife really kill such an existence? "
"What you think of living a long life, having children and grandchildren, leaving your name in history, and being remembered for eternity, what are they when faced with absolute military force? Can you prevent your entire family from being wiped out in one day? "
His Majesty's voice grew colder.
"I have a feeling. This feeling is uncomfortable, but it's very real. It's right before my eyes, right now! "
His Majesty stood up and paced back and forth in front of the dragon throne. He said calmly, "I feel that this so-called conquering the world and unifying the continent is a lofty goal in our eyes, but in the eyes of some people, it is like a tiger watching a bunch of ants fighting each other, competing to be king, watching a bunch of ants killing each other until their blood flows like a river and their bones pile up like a mountain!"
"As for this tiger, it just watched mockingly from the side, as if it was looking at a joke. When this tiger had some kind of idea, it directly went down the mountain and rushed into the ant nest. It rushed into the middle of a group of leading ants. It only needed to say one sentence: 'Respect me. If you don't obey me, I'll kill you all!'"
"Therefore, the group of ants who were celebrating and elated were suddenly stunned. Then, I realized that there was no other way but to yield in this situation! "
"And so, this group of ants, who had experienced countless battles and rivers of blood and mountains of corpses, gave up … and surrendered …"
His Majesty's cold voice seemed to have come from the depths of hell, bringing with it a bone-piercing chill.
"This is how I feel right now. I am just a slightly stronger ant, the leader of a group of ants. " His Majesty said mockingly, "And now, I still have you, us ants. After so much bloodshed, when we were about to celebrate and feel glorious, we met the tiger."
"The tiger is here!"
"Therefore, all the ants dared not to make a sound."
His Majesty raised his finger and pointed at them one by one. He said fiercely, "A bunch of ants! Including me, all of you! "
He turned around and pointed his finger at his chest. He tapped it heavily, making a thumping sound. He shouted, "A bunch of ants!"
Everyone lowered their heads, and countless officials had tears streaming down their faces.
Ants!
These two words had never been like today. They were like two giant hammers, smashing into their hearts!
Who would have thought that these two words would be used on them?
Ants, I am an ant!
Turns out, I am an ant!
The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive like an impending storm; all sounds were solemn.
It was then that a clear voice spoke faintly, "Your Majesty is too humble. Although the School of Kismet State is somewhat capable, we are only Your Majesty's officials. How dare we overstep our boundaries?"
It was still the same voice from yesterday, calm and emotionless.
But it was no exaggeration to say that this voice had been echoing in the minds of all the civil and military officials since yesterday, including in their dreams. It was like the whisper of a demon, causing everyone to hate it to the bone and feel pain in their hearts.
Since the Empire of Yutang was founded so many years ago, be it the enemy or the opposing faction, there had never been anyone like this voice that could garner the common hatred of all civil and military officials and factions!
Even Yutang's top enemy, Han Sanhe, or the Shangguan Family of Generals' nemesis, the late emperor of the Empire of Ziyou, Zi Yicheng, had never received such treatment! In spite of this, the owner of this voice had received this honor within a very short period of time after he spoke.
All the civil and military officials in the imperial court, including the emperor, were filled with hatred.
"Since you have come with a purpose, why don't you show yourself?" His Majesty said in a displeased tone, "Are you afraid that someone as weak as us can keep you here?"
The voice chuckled faintly. "Of course, this lowly one isn't worried that I can't escape unscathed. Your Majesty is the Saint of a generation, about to unite the world. As an enlightened emperor who has created an unprecedented feat, how can you harbor any murderous intent towards an idler like this lowly one and degrade yourself for no reason?"
"The reason why I haven't shown myself before Your Majesty is because this lowly one feels that my description is vulgar. Wouldn't that be a great sin for this lowly one? "
The emperor said faintly, "But you all insist on not showing yourselves. How do I confer titles on you?"
The voice was taken aback. "Confer titles?"
The emperor heaved a long sigh and said, "I've thought about it for a whole night. After much deliberation, I've come to a conclusion in my helplessness, a little bit of recognition. Although the Empire of Yutang is unparalleled and has the potential to conquer Tianxuan, we still lack a supreme martial force to intimidate us. This makes the so-called sovereign of the world reveal its shortcomings and it's hard to truly live up to its name."
The voice hummed in agreement, obviously interested in what the Emperor of Yutang had to say and was rather moved.
"A wise man will speak the truth. I do not like the methods and style that your sect has displayed. I believe that any ruler or emperor would not like it …" The Emperor's face showed an expression of disgust that was not hidden at all.
The voice said, "Your Majesty, we are also helpless against the current situation … The difficulties we face are difficult to express. We will explain it to Your Majesty slowly in the future. I hope that Your Majesty will bear with it for now. We will talk about it in the future."
The voice sounded a little anxious.
It was obvious that the conferment just now had attracted his full attention. Naturally, it was his top priority to reduce or even put an end to the resentment of his superior.
Although they were powerful and unparalleled in Yutang, they still lacked a righteous and legitimate title.
This was the easiest thing to obtain in the past battles for supremacy, but they had bet on the wrong treasure this time, causing them to lose their title completely.
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