Chapter 686
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"Heh, heh heh …" Cao Hou abruptly raised his head and drew a long breath from his throat. His sharp eyes were covered with a layer of blood mist. Finally, just as Ning Shu was about to take her last breath, he released his hand out of pity.
Finally breaking free of the five fingers, Ning Shu's vision turned black. She opened her mouth to cover her swollen neck and gasped for breath. It was as if she had just escaped from the gates of hell. Her heart swelled with pain and her entire body was numb. She could only rely on her trembling hand to prevent herself from collapsing to the ground.
Admiring her miserable appearance, Cao Hou revealed a disdainful look. He seemed to be a bit annoyed as he turned his back and walked to the large window inlaid with extravagant glass. The light above her head was cut into countless small pieces through the window lattice and soaked into her bright yellow phoenix robe. It appeared particularly cold and ethereal, as if it was a dream. She was clearly mocking, but it also seemed like she was crying.
"You guessed correctly. Before the casting of the hundred thousand taels of fake silver was approved by my elder brother, so this matter is not false. But how could you idiots who claim to be fair and righteous know that the hundred thousand taels of fake silver was not embezzled by my Cao Family? Rather, it never existed in the first place!"
The buzzing in her ears was broken by her stern voice. Ning Shu held her neck and slowly came back to her senses. She couldn't help but frown in astonishment. "What do you mean?"
Cao Hou reached out his hand and gently stroked the exquisite and prison-like window lattice. He used the softest gesture to caress her laughable and sad life.
"Since the founding of this dynasty, it has been three hundred years. It is like a field of flowers in a fertile garden, gradually blooming into a field of flowers. The common people live and work in peace and contentment. The court is full of vitality and everything is new. Whether it is the people's livelihood or the military, they have all reached their peak. But as the saying goes, people do not have a thousand good days, flowers do not bloom for a hundred days. When the peak of prosperity reaches its peak, it is the beginning of decline. Since Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne a hundred years ago, because of his honest temperament and tolerance, the wolves outside the Great Wall who originally submitted to our dynasty began to stir. Later on, our dynasty experienced the chaos of the eight princes and the Zhou family's calamity. Although our dynasty's appearance is still extravagant and resplendent, in fact, its vitality has been greatly damaged. In recent years, the Southern Yan and Quan Rong have continuously invaded. In addition to the continuous natural disasters, it has been one disaster after another. Due to the years of war, the treasury was emptied. The previous year, when the flood in Hanjiang, it was once again depleted. Under these circumstances, we welcomed His Majesty's 40th birthday. "
"The essence of a country lies in the ruler who rules over the people. Especially for a country as large as our Great Yue Dynasty, on the day of His Majesty's birthday, how many pairs of eyes of tigers and wolves from other countries will be fixed on this banquet? If we can't even pass this once-in-a-decade banquet in a shabby manner, then in the eyes of those barbarians, how weak and easy to bully would our Great Yue be? Therefore, whether it is for the sake of His Majesty's face or the safety of our Great Yue, whether it is my elder brother who was Prime Minister Ji at that time, or myself, or the other courtiers, no one will allow it to become a joke! "
"But our His Majesty is obstinate and self-opinionated. He is full of ambition, scheming against the world. From Empress Zhou, from the hands of the deceased Crown Prince, he personally snatched the supreme throne. With such pride, how could he be willing to admit that he is just another mediocre ruler like the previous Emperor! Although this country did not decline in his hands, it also did not prosper in the slightest. The courtiers are all too aware of his insufferably arrogant nature. No one dared to touch his reverse scale. At this time, only my elder brother stood up and shouldered all of this! "
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