The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Building a palace is a huge and difficult project, and it has to be no less than any other country. Isn't this making it difficult for Shang Xi? What's more, Shang Xi has never built a palace before.

At this time, Shang Xi was in a dilemma. If she didn't agree, she didn't have the courage. If she agreed, she didn't have the ability. So she said, "I am willing to serve my uncle, but my ability is really limited. If building a mansion is not difficult for me, I may not be able to build a palace. I think we should invite some skilled craftsmen and some people who understand architecture to discuss it together. I think you should discuss it with my uncle again and invite one or two capable people. I will assist them, or they will assist me. In short, it is difficult for me to complete this huge project by myself."

The old housekeeper said, "Your uncle is now the ruler of a country. His primary mission is to expand the territory and consolidate the imperial power. He has no time to think about these things. I can only help him think about them. Even if I discuss it with him, he will ask me to come to you to discuss it. I think I should leave this matter to the young lady."

Shang Xi had no choice but to agree.

The next day, Zhong Siyu came to ask her to go to Lingchen Temple, but she refused directly. Yesterday, she complained that giving vegetarian food was tiring, but today, she was not qualified to do such tiring work. At this time, she was overwhelmed and began to look through the books and materials at home to see what kind of palace this palace would be built for Wan Lianxing.

At this time, the whole country was celebrating, but Shang Xi was the only one who was sitting at home with a sad face. It was really hard for her.

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The court in distant Bianjing was in the midst of chaos at this moment.

The emperor, sitting on the dragon throne with a livid face, was furious at this moment: "Who was it that swore to me that Wan Lianxing was nothing to be afraid of and would not cause any trouble? Now, look! He is so bold as to confer the title of king on himself and even named himself 'King Shuiyong'. What's worse, he even dared to openly declare that my Dalang Dynasty is doomed! He also declared that my Dalang Dynasty is doomed. Who gave him such courage?"

The civil and military officials standing below were all silent, treading on thin ice, fearing that the slightest mistake would bring about a fatal disaster. Facing the furious emperor, no one dared to speak rashly. After all, the emperor's actions over the years had already made it difficult for those originally loyal ministers to speak.

Especially the unjust death of Mr. Li, the Minister of Rites, sounded a wake-up call to everyone. This incident is enough to serve as a warning to everyone and make them keep their mouths shut.

This power is the emperor's right, and this throne is the emperor's throne. Whether he can sit on it firmly depends on himself.

In the past, many loyal ministers risked their lives to give advice to the emperor, but what was the final outcome? The emperor not only ignored these suggestions, but also killed them. With such a foolish, incompetent, and perverse emperor, could he still worry that the Dalang Dynasty would not face the fate of extinction?

The high and mighty Emperor pointed at the silent civil and military officials of the Grand Prince and shouted, "You are all silent. Are you all dumb? What's the point of me keeping you, a bunch of good-for-nothings? Are you just for show?"

Under the emperor's pressure, a man finally stood up tremblingly. This man was the emperor's trusted minister. He bowed with fear and trepidation, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we might as well mobilize all our troops to conquer Wan Lianxing. With our powerful strength, within three months, Fengying will definitely be included in the territory of our Great Lang Kingdom again."

The emperor nodded slightly, indicating that he slightly agreed with what the minister said, but then he looked around, his eyes swept through the many ministers who were still silent, and his anger became more and more intense. He pointed at one of the officials and shouted, "My dear Wu, tell me, what is your opinion on this campaign against Wan Lianxing?"

Wu Aiqing, who was named, trembled all over, and hurriedly stepped out of the line, knelt down and kowtowed, then replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I think the strategy proposed by Lord Liu just now is very good! We should indeed gather the strength of the whole country and launch a fierce attack on Wan Lianxing. Not only should we take back the lost Fengying, but we should also execute all the families and exterminate all nine clans, so as to relieve your majesty's hatred!"

The emperor's expression eased a little after hearing this, but he was still not satisfied, so he pointed to another minister and said in a deep voice: "My dear Wang, it's your turn now. Tell me your thoughts truthfully. I really want to hear your suggestions."

"Your Majesty, I dare to make a suggestion. Now that our country of Dalang is facing internal and external troubles, it is not the time to mobilize all the troops to conquer Wanlianxing! Think about the battle in the southern Yan Kingdom not long ago, our army suffered a disastrous defeat, with heavy casualties and countless casualties. Many soldiers have not yet fully rested and recovered, and the surrounding countries are now staring at our country of Dalang like hungry wolves. As long as there is a slight slackness in the defense, other countries will take advantage of it, making the situation more critical and difficult to control. Therefore, I think it is inappropriate to use all the national strength to attack Wanlianxing. I implore Your Majesty to think carefully and consider it again and again!"

At this time, Lord Liu said, "Lord Wang, this is wrong! Do you mean to let Wan Lianxing go and let him continue to expand his sphere of influence and become bigger and stronger?"

Lord Wang quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have no such idea! I just think that we should not be impatient and reckless in handling this matter."

Upon hearing this, Lord Liu snorted coldly, and then retorted loudly: "Humph! Wan Lianxing is so bold and presumptuous that he proclaimed himself king. Such behavior is simply lawless. If he is not curbed and eradicated, he will become a great trouble in the future. How can we tolerate him?"

Lord Wang bowed and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I think Wan Lianxing currently controls only the two counties of Fengying and Qixiang. At this moment, he is busy fighting with the Yan Kingdom in the south, and it is difficult for him to spare too many troops to resist our attack. Although now is indeed a great time to attack Wan Lianxing, we must also be vigilant against other countries that may take advantage of the opportunity to launch an invasion."

When Lord Liu heard this, he couldn't help but glare at the words, and was very unconvinced: "Humph! Who dares to invade my Great Lang Kingdom? You are so bold!"

Seeing this, the loyal minister surnamed Wang sighed inwardly and stopped talking. You know, not long ago, the Dalang Kingdom surrendered to the Southern Yan Kingdom.