"What a glib tongue. Haha, it's a pity that it's all sophistry. Mu Mu, no matter what you say, if everyone behaves like you, then the dignity of His Majesty will be ruined."
Fan Min, the Right Deputy Prime Minister, asked bluntly.
The Emperor also looked at Li Mu.
Obviously, this was also something that he was brooding over.
Li Mu laughed.
Fan Min said angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
Li Mu said calmly, "If everyone behaves like me? I want to ask you, besides me, who else dares to do this kind of thing? Do you dare? "
Fan Min said angrily, "I follow His Majesty's lead, and I do my best to follow His Majesty's will. How can I imitate the behavior of a man who has no father and emperor like you?"
Li Mu said, "Since even you, who is in a high position, don't dare to imitate me, then let me ask you, in this Huangjiya Dynasty, how many people have the same status as you? Who else dares to do what I did? "
"You … this … this is sophistry."
Fan Min scolded.
He vaguely felt that he had fallen into Li Mu's trap.
Li Mu didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore. He turned to salute the Emperor and passionately stated the speech he had long prepared.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to Your Majesty. That's why I killed Zhou Kefu at the cost of my life."
"Your Majesty, you may not know that Zhou Kefu has been greatly favored by Your Majesty, but he doesn't care about Your Majesty's interests and orders. He only knows how to cultivate his henchmen in the army and suppress the dissidents. When faced with the opportunity to win, the first thing he thought of was not to pursue and expand the victory, but to fight for power and profits. He wanted to kill me with an excuse …"
"Over the years, these so-called old generals have been entrenched in the army, forming cliques for personal gain. They only care about the interests of themselves and their families, not the interests of the dynasty. It's really abominable. For Your Majesty's sake, I had to get rid of him. Only by doing this could I ensure that the army is really under Your Majesty's control."
"The opportunity at that time was once in a blue moon, and it will never come again. In order to take advantage of the situation, I had to fake an imperial edict to drive the Western Punitive Expedition Army forward.
"Fortunately, it worked."
"Your Majesty, the enemies who invaded our territory have all been annihilated, and the lost land has been restored. The Western Punitive Expedition Army has killed their way into the Eastern Xuan Immortal Sect and occupied several cities. This is the biggest victory our dynasty has had in the past five hundred years. With this result, Your Majesty will have enough bargaining chips whether you want to increase the number of troops or defend the cities safely. I have also achieved my goal …"
"Your subject's painstaking efforts have not been in vain."
After saying so much in one breath, Li Mu finally calmed down.
He continued, "Now, I can guarantee that the entire Western Punitive Expedition is under Your Majesty's control. No one will disobey Your Majesty's edict … I have received Your Majesty's great kindness, and I dare not forget it for even a moment. If Your Majesty is angry with me, I am willing to accept any punishment from Your Majesty."
After that, Li Mu bowed and didn't say another word.
The Emperor's eyes flickered.
Of course, he was very clear about the problems that the Extreme Emperor Cliff had accumulated over the years.
Zhou Kefu and the other influential figures in the army were also an imminent threat to the imperial power. However, he had no choice but to use these people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have any generals or soldiers to fight under him.
In his original plan, after settling the Western Punitive Expedition Army, he would free up his hands and use the power of the Donghuang Divine Dynasty to gradually disintegrate and clean up Zhou Kefu and the others.
But he didn't expect Mu Mu to be so domineering.
To some extent, what Mu Mu did was also what the Emperor wanted to do.
But what the Emperor was most worried about was not Zhou Kefu's death, but the domineering and unruliness that Li Mu showed in the whole process.
There was a kind of uncontrollable danger in it.
The Emperor was worried that this danger would backfire on him.
Because the more capable and powerful the uncontrollable people were, the more dangerous they would be.
But now, after Li Mu's impassioned speech, the Emperor's doubts and worries suddenly dissipated a lot.
The Emperor recalled that since Li Mu pledged allegiance to him, he had been loyal and sincere. Although he always expressed his loyalty like the other ministers, in terms of actions, he had always been on his side.
"Maybe this kind of person is really loyal to me?"
The doubt in the Emperor's heart gradually dissipated.
The Emperor's eyes softened.
Xiao Xiao saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly reminded the Emperor, "Your Majesty, this Mu Mu is definitely not as simple as he said. He definitely has evil intentions. Don't be fooled by his beautiful words. In fact, he is retreating in order to advance. He just wants to escape the punishment of Your Majesty …"
Li Mu sighed.
He had a bleak and disappointed look on his face, as if he had been betrayed by the person he trusted the most. He said in a daze, "I had always thought that Lord Xiao was the most loyal person by His Majesty's side. I thought that you would consider His Majesty's interests in everything. You would never associate yourself with those who pretended to be loyal, but in reality, only seek their own benefits. Therefore, Lord Xiao must understand my painstaking efforts. I didn't expect … Sigh, since even Lord Xiao thinks so, then … then I, Mu Mu, have nothing to say."
Before Xiao Xiao finished his words, he was interrupted by Li Mu. When he heard Li Mu's words, his heart suddenly thumped, and he realized that the situation was not good.
This Mu Mu, with his glib tongue and bewitching people, was really terrible.
As expected, the way the Emperor looked at Xiao Xiao changed a little.
These days, Xiao Xiao's impression in the Emperor's heart was greatly reduced because of the poor reception of the diplomatic corps. The relationship between the two was not as good as when they were poor and had a dirty heart.
Now, after being indirectly provoked by Li Mu, the Emperor began to doubt Xiao Xiao more and more.
"Commander Mu, I have never slandered you."
The Emperor looked at Xiao Xiao and said calmly.
Xiao Xiao's heart sank, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am just stating the facts. I am not …"
Li Mu interrupted him again and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the ministers in the imperial court who have committed serious crimes will be thrown into the Howling God Cliff and suffer the bitter cold of the Immortal Gang day and night. I know I am guilty, so I am willing to resign from my military post and ask to go to the Howling God Cliff to atone for my crimes."
"What?"
When the others in the hall heard that, they were instantly shocked.
Especially Fan Min and Ke Yilun, the two representatives of the old faction who had long regarded Li Mu as a thorn in their flesh, thought they had heard it wrong.
"How could this Li Mu act so ruthlessly?"
Even the Emperor frowned and said, "Mu Qing, don't say such angry words. No matter what, you are a meritorious minister. How can I throw you into the Howling God Cliff?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the officials are right. I have overstepped my bounds. No matter what the reason is, I should be punished. If Your Majesty does not punish me, how can you convince the public?"
"Huh?"
"What the hell?"
Xiao Xiao, Fan Min, and Ke Yilun all wanted to curse in their hearts.
"Isn't this just repeating what we have said?"
"Why didn't you take the initiative to confess before?"
"Now you are playing this game again?"
"You have said all the good and bad things."
"Are you playing us like monkeys?"
But the Emperor looked at Li Mu in a different way.
This Mu Mu, when he said those words, it seemed that he was really thinking for me.
Li Mu continued, "In fact, the current situation is serious. Your Majesty, in addition to giving an explanation to the ministers in the court, you also need to give an explanation to the two branches of the Yuechuan Mansion and the Caochuan Mansion, as well as other forces. After all, this time I led the army to the west, slaughtered many people of the Dongxuan Immortal Sect, and broke many rules. If Your Majesty does not punish me, they will definitely not let it go. They will find reasons and excuses to help the Dongxuan Immortal Sect to deal with the Extreme Emperor Cliff. Before they say anything, Your Majesty, you need to punish me severely to shut their mouths. Only in this way can we keep the victory of the western punitive expedition."
After that, Li Mu said resolutely, "I'm not putting on a show here. I really want to do this. Even if Your Majesty is reluctant to punish me, I will go to the Howling God Cliff to share Your Majesty's worries … Your Majesty, take care. I'll go by myself."
After that, Li Mu took off his armor and token, turned around and left.
When the emperor saw that, he hurriedly said, "Mu Qing, wait …"
Li Mu said without looking back, "Your Majesty, I will reflect on my mistakes at the foot of the Howling God Cliff. Your Majesty, don't worry about me. As long as Your Majesty needs me, I will show up again to serve Your Majesty."
As his voice faded —
Li Mu's figure had disappeared.
After a while —
A half-step Golden Immortal guarding the Howling God Cliff hurriedly came to report in person.
"Your Majesty, I don't know why, but Commander Mu came to the cliff. He took off his armor and put on a cloth. He said he wanted to atone for his crimes. I couldn't stop him. He has entered the Howling God Cliff himself."
The half-step Golden Immortal did not know the cause, so he was still surprised when he reported.
The emperor looked excited.
By this time, he already trusted Li Mu to the extreme.
He wanted to release Li Mu from the Howling God Cliff by force. After all, under the cliff, the Astral Wind of the Immortal Path was like a bone-scraping knife. It could blow through any Immortal Path defense and corrode the body of an immortal. The pain was indescribable.
Even if it was a Golden Immortal, after a long time, his body would dissipate and his cultivation would fall.
But on second thought, if that was really the case, Mu Mu's painstaking efforts would be in vain, and the emperor would have let him down.
The emperor suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and turned to look at Xiao Xiao and the others.
He could not hide the disappointment on his face.
"Humph."
The emperor flung his dragon robe sleeves, turned around, and left.
Xiao Xiao and the other two ministers looked embarrassed. They wanted to explain, but they could not say a word.
They were well prepared for today's confrontation.
They thought they could completely defeat Li Mu.
Who would have thought that Mu Mu would be able to resolve the matter with just a few words? Not only did he clear his name, he had also alienated the Emperor from them.
He killed people and destroyed their hearts.
"You two, this Mu Mu is insidious. If we don't get rid of him, he will become a big trouble for us."
"Yes, he is terrifying. If His Majesty is deceived by him, we will have no place to stand in the future. After all, we have offended Mu Mu today."
"Lord Fan, Lord Ke, how about we have a talk at my house after your shift ends?"
The three of them discussed for a while and finally left together.
…
At the God Howling Cliff.
The immortal miasma pervaded the air, and the Astral Wind was howling.
The visible black Astral Wind of the Immortal Path was spinning in the void, constantly attacking.
Li Mu was floating in the black wind, protected by the Immortal Path Genuine Qi, which was like a dark golden shield, isolating him from the wind.
"It is indeed the legendary Black Natural Disaster Wind."
He carefully observed and already made a judgment in his heart.
The people of the Extreme Emperor Cliff were inexperienced and ignorant, so they had always called this black wind the Astral Wind of the Immortal Path. In fact, according to the records of the Blue Sea Sect and Fang Huamei's travel notes, the real name of this black wind that could corrode Golden Immortals was the Black Natural Disaster Wind, one of the five great disasters in the immortal world.
The significance of this Black Natural Calamity Gale was not simple.
Today's watch, tomorrow's watch.
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