The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"Your Majesty, there is the Yan Kingdom in the south, which is eyeing us covetously, and Wan Lianxing is raising an army in rebellion. Your Majesty, you must not listen to the slander of those treacherous villains anymore! All their schemes are vicious plots that will push our Dalang to destruction! If you want our Dalang to survive, you must first wipe out Wan Lianxing. Your Majesty, please think twice before you act." Lord Li said earnestly and decisively.

When Lord Liu heard this, he immediately became furious and started arguing with Lord Li: "Lord Li, stop talking nonsense here! Your suggestion is not a good one. If the Southern Yan Kingdom marches straight in from Qunyang County and fights all the way to Bianjing, what will happen even if Fengying is saved? Besides, although Wan Lianxing has made some changes, he dare not openly claim to be king. After all, he is still your Majesty's subject and is afraid of your Majesty's majesty. What is there to be afraid of such a person?"

Lord Li turned around and bowed, and began to speak to the emperor: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we should mobilize the whole country's military to deal with the Southern Yan Kingdom. As long as we defeat the Southern Yan Kingdom, it will not be difficult to deal with Wan Lianxing. By then, it will be easy to kill Wan Lianxing."

Upon hearing this, Lord Li, the Minister of Rites, was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at Lord Liu and shouted, "You ungrateful traitor, you are deliberately trying to destroy Dalang. How can you eliminate external threats if you don't eliminate internal enemies? If you continue like this, my Dalang country will sooner or later be destroyed by you, a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

At this moment, the emperor's originally dark face has now become as gloomy as ink. As the king of a country, the supreme ruler, he holds supreme power, how can he tolerate someone mentioning the word "destroying the country"!

At this time, Lord Liu took the opportunity to attack Lord Li, and said sarcastically: "Does it mean that we can destroy our country by humiliating Wan Lianxing? Do you underestimate our high and mighty emperor? You are overly praising Wan Lianxing! He is just a playboy from a merchant family, a weak but useless person. Although he has accumulated some troops, you are afraid of him? Lord Li, you praise Wan Lianxing too much. Have you completely disregarded the dignity and prestige of our emperor?"

Facing the aggressiveness of Lord Liu, Lord Li showed no intention of backing down. He turned to face the emperor, bowed respectfully, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, please listen to me and stop listening to slander. I beg you to open your eyes and see clearly who these people are. They are all traitors who want to destroy Dalang."

However, Lord Liu would not let it go. He immediately seized on Lord Li's words and shouted, "Lord Li, you are so bold that you actually asked the emperor to open his eyes. You are clearly showing that our emperor is stupid and ignorant. You are disrespectful and should be executed according to the law! You keep saying destroy the country. Lord Li, are you really looking forward to the emperor's destruction?"

Lord Li said angrily, "Even if I lose my head, I will still dare to speak out! I must say that if the emperor does not wake up, the great Langzhen will be destroyed. By then, everything will be too late."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "slap" sound. It turned out that the emperor slapped the dragon throne with his hand. He stared at the Minister of Rites, Lord Li, and said after a long time: "Lord Li, what is your intention when you keep saying that you want to destroy the country?"

Taking this opportunity, Lord Liu stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Li has ulterior motives. He is hoping that Your Majesty will lose your country! In my opinion, such a person should not be used anymore. It would be a good thing for Lord Li to go home and farm."

Hearing this, Lord Li hurriedly defended himself, "Your Majesty, please stop listening to slanderous words. Wake up! These people are harboring evil intentions and will harm Your Majesty!"

Lord Liu was never weak, and he immediately retorted: "Lord Li, are you scolding the emperor for being confused again? The emperor is the emperor of the highest rank, wise and powerful, how can he not be sober? You are openly challenging the emperor's authority, do you know that?" After saying that, Lord Liu turned around, bowed to the emperor again, and said righteously: "Your Majesty, this person is spreading rumors and is rebellious. He is truly unforgivable and must not be allowed to stay in the court!"

The emperor stared at Lord Li for a while, and after a moment of silence, he slowly asked, "Lord Li, do you really want to retire and return home?"

Lord Li looked solemn and spoke earnestly, "Your Majesty, if I don't tell you the truth today, I'm afraid no one in the court will dare to offer you good advice. I hope Your Majesty is wise and can distinguish right from wrong and see through the villains. Don't let these people with ulterior motives blind your eyes. I beg Your Majesty to open your eyes and see, which of these people is a loyal minister or a good general?"

When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy. He slapped the armrest of the dragon throne and shouted, "How bold you are, Li Aiqing! Are you accusing me of being blind and unable to distinguish between good and evil?"

Lord Li said, "Even if I am the enemy of all the civil and military officials in the court, I will speak my mind. Your Majesty, please wake up. Now we are facing internal and external troubles. If we don't eliminate the internal troubles, it will be difficult to solve the external troubles. If you continue to be foolish, Dalang will surely perish!"

The emperor was furious: "Lord Li, I think you are tired of living. Someone, come and drag him out for me."

However, Lord Li did not retreat. He fell to his knees and pleaded with tears in his voice, "Your Majesty, since I entered the court as an official, I have always been loyal to you, worked diligently, and devoted all my energy to the affairs of the court. Until now, I have only dared to offer a few sincere words to Your Majesty. I never thought that Your Majesty would be so angry and even want to take my life. Your Majesty, please listen to my advice and wake up quickly! Don't continue to be so foolish and unjust, otherwise my country and people will be in danger and will be destroyed!"

The emperor was so furious that he refused to listen to any good advice. Lord Li was dragged out and chopped to death. From then on, no more honest advice could be heard in the court. Loyal ministers hid their edge and chose to keep silent to give way to the villain. From then on, the entire court was left to watch the villain's performance.

When Wan Lianxing, who was far away at the border, got the news, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Huang Chenming beside him asked, "Why are you laughing, Lord?"

Wan Lianxing handed the letter in his hand to Huang Chenming and said slowly: "The emperor of Dalang Kingdom is incompetent and has killed loyal ministers indiscriminately. God is helping me, Wan Lianxing, hahahaha!"