In the Ningguo Palace, all the civil and military officials burst into laughter.

Wu Xie was captured three times and was already disgraced. When he heard the laughter, he just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. But he saw that this dark room was several feet under the main hall, but what was it if it wasn't a "crack in the ground"? The four walls of the dark room

Anointed with oil, it is smooth and seamless. No matter how profound the attainment of Qinggong is, mortals cannot escape.

Wu Xie was thinking about whether he should draw his sword and kill himself when he heard Liu Dao: "Master, I think it is a cowardly act to draw your sword and kill yourself! Your martial arts are the best in the world. If you die in a crack in the ground of the White Jade Palace of Song Dynasty,

Wouldn’t it become a big joke?”

Wu Xie raised his head and looked at Liu: "Kill if you want, don't humiliate me!"

Liu lowered his head and looked at the King of Shu with a calm tone: "Your Highness, King of Shu, I captured you three times but did not kill you. I even called you 'Master' and treated you with great courtesy. I no longer have the patience to waste time with you. Today you

There are only two choices: one is to die in the cracks under my feet, the other is to leave the White Jade Palace, lead the troops westward from Jinyang Pass, and destroy the Rong tribe's wolf division. Don't set foot in the Song Dynasty again, otherwise I will capture you again.

, will never show mercy."

Wu Xie said angrily: "Son Turtle, you secretly learned my king's 'Wu Yi Sword Technique', how should you settle this debt?"

Liu Qingxiao: "The civil and military officials and dozens of guards in the main hall, as well as the four Shu guards you brought, all saw with their own eyes the swordsmanship moves you taught me. How come you learned them secretly?"

'? If others can't learn it, do we mean that those who can learn it are 'stealing' it?"

Wu Xie snorted, and Fang realized that there was something wrong with Liu's words, so he asked, "Where are my four guards?"

Liu clapped his hands three times, and Xiaoxiaoying Lu Hui immediately brought Qingyu, Yifeng, Qiongyun, and Wangyan to the hall. The four people's hands and feet were all shackled, and each of them was escorted by two Song guards on the left and right. They were extremely depressed.

Liu lowered his head and looked at the dark room: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, four of your guards have been kidnapped by us. I heard that the two generals Qingyu and Yifeng were once generals of the Four Kingdoms Allied Forces. If I hadn't let them go, they would have been killed.

He died long ago in the southern suburbs of Yudu.

If you commit suicide in the cracks under my feet today, your four guards will not be able to walk out of the White Jade Palace alive. If you agree to my promise to lead troops out of Jinyang Pass and destroy the Rong Clan Wolf Division, I will immediately let them go with you.

Let’s leave together.”

Wu Xie shouted: "Let them go! I will lead the troops to fight against the Rong tribe's wolf division! If the Rong people are not destroyed, I will never return to Jinyang Pass!"

Liu ordered the guards on the side: "Let go of the rope and pull His Highness the King of Shu up." He then said to the guards who were escorting Qingyu, Yifeng, Qiongyun and Wangyan: "Let go of these four warriors of Shu as well."

The guards pulled the King of Shu up. The King of Shu looked directly at Liu and said, "Son, I don't believe this evil anymore! When I burn down the Wolf City in Mobei and return in triumph, I will definitely come back to the Ningguo Palace for a court meeting.

A sword pierces your throat!"

Liu saluted the King of Shu and said, "Disciple, I wish you a happy journey and success!"

Wu Xie let out a "hum" and walked away with Qing Yu, Yi Feng, Qiong Yun and Wang Yan, the four former Shu Palace guards.

…

After the King of Shu and others left, the court meeting continued as usual.

The civil servant of the Qiao family continued to start the topic just now: "Your Highness, I believe that the king of the Song Dynasty should aim at all directions and have the world in mind. How can he be misled by women?

Nowadays, the four kingdoms of Qi, Wei, Chen, and Shu have been destroyed. The seven kingdoms of Jiuzhou in those days are only the three kingdoms of Song, Zhao and Chu. The Song Kingdom will unify all the countries and it will be just around the corner!

King Zhao Dugujie has passed his prime years and was seriously injured in the Battle of Wucheng. It is really difficult for him to become the overlord. Moreover, King Zhao has no children. Although Zhao State has incorporated the old Chen Kingdom into its territory, it has no huge territory, no king, generals, and no ministers.

What's the use of having descendants?

King Lin Ying of Chu was incapable of tying a chicken and was only good at playing the piano and painting. He was addicted to women and married twelve beauties into the palace in one day. He doted on the twelve beauties and treated them equally, just like his grandfather.

King Chu You was foolish, stubborn, dissolute and immoral. Moreover, he was timid and fearful, and seemed to depend on the Song Dynasty for his survival. It was even more difficult for such a playboy and superficial person to become the overlord.

Therefore, who can achieve the feat of unifying the world other than Your Highness?"

Liu raised his eyebrows and said: "My dear, what's the conflict between ruling the world and having a romantic relationship? Without romance, how can we have descendants? Do you want me to be like King Zhao, who is not close to women and has no children in his life? Song and Chu have been childless for a hundred years.

Good friends, Dongfang Shu, the king of Anyi in the state of Chu, is the daughter of King Chu Yu and the cousin of King Lin Ying of Chu. She is also pregnant with my flesh and blood. I love her, both in public and private matters, and there is no problem."

Qiao's civil servant said: "But Your Highness...not to mention that the enchantress from Chu State has already married the King of Qi, but she is now living in the White Jade Palace with no name and no status, pestering Your Highness all day long, which is really unbecoming of a woman.

, It’s absolutely inappropriate! The Queen is a virtuous person and has never said anything, but if Your Highness insists on going your own way, it will not only hurt the Queen’s kindness, but also the loyalty of Pingchang King Qiao Yun who led the troops to regain the land of Qiwei!”

Liu Buyue said: "My dear, you are already old, and your thoughts are inevitably pedantic. I hope you will watch me grow up, and I will not care about you."

The civil servants of the Qiao family refused to comply: "Your Highness, what the veteran said is pedantic and outdated?"

Liu Dao: "First, although the King of Anyi once married the King of Qi, why can't a widowed woman remarry? The widow doesn't dislike her, so how can others judge her? Besides, the widow recognized her as soon as she was born.

She and I are childhood sweethearts and have a deep relationship, so I am not the one I love on a whim.

Secondly, I have always admired those who are outspoken and have unfaithful words. If the queen was truly 'virtuous', she should have learned from her love for you and spoken to me in person. But she was afraid that after speaking, it would damage her magnanimity, and she was even more afraid that I would be angry with her.

Her brother, the King of Pyeongchang. So she kept it secret and only waited for opportunities to harm her beloved behind her back. If a husband and wife can't openly talk openly, how can we talk about the word "virtuous"?

Third, I think that 'loyalty' and 'selfishness' cannot be confused. A wise king will have virtuous people who will follow him loyally. Why would a virtuous person use 'selfishness' to hijack 'loyalty'? If King Pingchang was favored by others,

It's not that his sister has lost her loyalty. It doesn't matter if she loses the title of the king. There are many virtuous people in the Song Dynasty who can take over the job for her."

Qiao's civil servant asked: "Why did Your Highness say that the Queen was 'waiting for an opportunity to assassinate King Anyi of Chu State behind his back?"

Liu Bu Nai said: "She is the queen of Song Dynasty, the sister of King Pingchang, and a distant relative of Qiao Aiqing. I have already treated her with great respect. Just don't mention her as 'virtuous' today, since you took the initiative to mention her."

Sorry, I'm not happy about it. Doesn't Qiao Aiqing insist on exposing the fact that she once falsely conveyed the imperial edict in front of all the ministers? Could it be that before the king of Anyi of Chu said a word to sow discord, Qiao Aiqing was already going to mess up her position?

, forcing the widow to dethrone the queen?

Ming people do not speak secretly. Since I can allow Qiao Aiqing to speak frankly in front of all ministers, then please allow me to speak frankly once.

I would like to say that the Song Dynasty is what it is today, because I have exchanged my wealth and life for it. Not only my life, but also my moral conduct as a person.

I never want to take credit, because this is something I have already taken as my responsibility when I was less than four years old. With each passing year, I have already penetrated into my flesh and blood. As the king of the Song Dynasty, I can exchange my wealth, life and moral integrity for the future of King Wu.

I am competing for the hegemony of the Song Dynasty, and I also hope that all the ministers can fulfill my two little wishes."

After hearing this, Qiao's civil servant burst into tears and choked with sobs: "I wonder what your Highness's wish is?"

Liu Dao: "The first thing is to allow King Dongfangshu of Anyi of the state of Chu to stay in the widow's palace, but the ministers have no objections to this matter. The second thing is to depose Queen Qiao, demote her to a beauty, and move to the Palace of Prayer for Harmony that day.
Chapter completed!