The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Lord Liu was feeling uneasy at the moment. He knew that although the strategies he had given to the emperor in the past seemed ingenious, they were mostly crooked ways that harmed others and benefited himself. Facing such a major event this time, he dared not take it lightly. After hesitating for a long time, he still stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Wan Lianxing only has 20,000 or 30,000 troops, so he is not to be feared. Even if he can stir up some trouble, he is still your Majesty's subject after all. And according to my humble observation, Wan Lianxing is just a person who is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. As long as we work hard, we will find his weakness sooner or later to deal with him. The most important thing at present is to use the whole country's military force to defend Qunyang County, just like Wan Lianxing did, and try to take back the city that has been lost."

As soon as Lord Liu finished speaking, the ministers of the same faction as him echoed him and shouted in unison: "Attack the Southern Yan Kingdom and take back Qunyang County!"

For a moment, the court was filled with cheers. The emperor nodded slightly, seeming to be quite satisfied with what Lord Liu said, and then he turned his gaze to Lord Li who had remained silent on the other side, and asked in a gentle voice: "Lord Li, do you have any opinion on this matter?"

Lord Li, who had been silent and unwilling to express his opinion, had to stand up after being called. Honest people are not good at speaking, let alone flattering words. He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. I think Your Majesty should immediately send troops to Fengying to take back the military power in Wan Lianxing's hands, dismiss him from his post, and even consider imprisoning him completely to prevent him from causing trouble in the future. If this person can be killed, we can eliminate the trouble forever."

At this time, Lord Liu, who had always been treacherous and good at gossiping, finally seized the opportunity to confront Lord Li. He said with a fake smile, "Oh, Lord Li, you used to protect Wan Lianxing in every way! Why did you suddenly change your temper today and no longer collude with Wan Lianxing?"

Facing Lord Liu's sarcasm, Lord Li straightened his face and responded righteously: "Lord Liu, please don't slander me! I have never formed a clique with anyone for personal gain. I am just discussing the matter. I will say what needs to be said and will never favor any party!"

However, Lord Liu obviously did not intend to let Lord Li off easily, and continued to question aggressively: "Lord Li, you have often spoken up for Wan Lianxing in the past. Whenever the emperor wanted to punish Wan Lianxing, you always jumped out to stop him. Lord Li, you have made great contributions to the development of Wan Lianxing to what it is today!"

Facing the ridicule, Lord Li remained calm and said calmly: "Back then, I spoke for Wan Lianxing because he had no intention of rebelling. But now the situation has changed. I will no longer defend him because he has openly rebelled! If we don't take back the military power, it will be difficult to control the development of the situation."

Upon hearing this, Lord Liu sneered and refuted mercilessly: "In my opinion, Lord Li, you and Wan Lianxing are probably birds of a feather, right? You helped him grow stronger day by day, and when he became a threat to the emperor, you were afraid that he would bring disaster upon you, so you changed the subject and hastily changed your position, trying to distance yourself from Wan Lianxing completely."

Lord Li was furious when he heard this and shouted, "Stop making false statements and slandering me! If I really were in the same camp as Wan Lian, how could I have offered advice to His Majesty, proposed to send troops to take back the military power, and requested to remove his official position, and even wanted to take his life?"

That Lord Liu is a man of evil intentions, sinister and cunning. He is best at harming loyal officials, sowing discord, smearing ministers, and framing good people. His methods are extremely despicable. Look! His mouth twisted, and his ugly face was revealed. Then he started to use the same trick again and said, "Humph, in my opinion, the instigator behind all this is you, Lord Li! You and Wan Lianxing who is far away at the border, one in the inner court and the other in the outer border, are clearly working together to deceive His Majesty!"

Lord Li was furious and could only refute him righteously: "This is simply nonsense. You treacherous villains are the best at confusing right and wrong! If it weren't for you villains giving the emperor some bad advice all day long, how could the emperor be suspicious of Wan Lianxing? Don't you know that suspicion breeds evil? The emperor trusts you so much, but you don't come up with a good plan, so the emperor will reduce the strength of Fengying's troops and Sha Guanghan's official position, and even send a person called Zou Sanduo to replace him. That Zou Sanduo has a sneaky look and it's obvious that he is a coward. Can he be qualified for the position of captain?"

Lord Li pointed at those treacherous ministers and continued with gnashing teeth: "Without you villains' continuous sinister schemes, could you force the battle-hardened Sha Guanghan to flee to the mountains? Could you force Wan Lianxing, who originally had no ambitions, to rebel? Even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered, let alone a person like Wan Lianxing! Once Wan Lianxing really makes up his mind to rebel, I'm afraid there will be no turning back!"

Lord Li's words were full of wisdom and wisdom, and every word he said made sense. This made the cunning Lord Liu feel apprehensive. If the emperor really believed what Lord Li said, he would punish himself and his followers. Thinking of this, Lord Liu's eyes turned and he started to think crookedly again. He suddenly raised his voice and said, "Lord Li, Lord Li, you are actually raising Wan Lianxing's ambition and destroying the emperor's majesty. With the emperor in our palace, are you afraid that you can't deal with Wan Lianxing? Wan Lianxing is just an ant. It's only a matter of time before you deal with him."

Then, Lord Liu turned aside and said to the emperor with a flattering face: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Lord Li is probably not in his right mind. He dares to speak so outrageously. In my humble opinion, it is better to let him resign and return home to farm honestly, so that he will not talk nonsense here and disrupt the government!"

After saying this, Lord Liu did not forget to steal a glance at Lord Li. That glance was extremely sinister, as if he was determined to put Lord Li to death.

Lord Li, the Minister of Rites, knew that Lord Liu wanted to put him to death, but as a loyal minister of the Dalang State, he would rather sacrifice himself than give up his advice.