Li Ao slowly woke up from his drowsiness, feeling a force in his body urging him to regain control of his body. But when he opened his eyes, what he saw was a turbid sky.
There were dark clouds rolling low in the sky, and there was plenty of water vapor in the air. I seemed to feel a bit of the biting chill after the spring rain on my side.
Li Ao frowned slightly, and at this time, a voice sounded next to him.
"Your Majesty, you finally woke up."
Li Ao looked around and saw a familiar face. He blinked tightly at this moment and finally weakly squeezed out a few words.
"Prime Minister Feng, where am I?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial City has been attacked, and you are now at the Sacrifice Square."
As Feng Qi said this, voices immediately rang out from the surrounding area. Dozens of "Your Majesty" were heard, and only then did Li Ao notice his situation.
At this moment, he was lying on the steps of the altar, and in the square next to him, stood a group of officials in red robes.
Many of them were familiar faces to Li Ao, but at this moment, Li Ao felt that the expressions of these people were very serious.
However, Li Ao let out a deep breath and forced himself to sit up. Feng Qi quickly stepped forward to help him up, and the surrounding officials also took a few steps closer.
"Prime Minister Feng, what's going on now?"
"Your Majesty, the Demon Saint has arrived today, and the two great scholars have attacked one after another. There seems to be changes in Chang'an now, and there seems to be monsters causing trouble."
"What?"
Li Ao was shocked when he heard this. He was about to get up at this moment, but he sat down with a pale face, feeling that his whole body was weak.
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. It's safe now."
"How is the prince?"
However, Li Ao ignored Feng Qi's comfort and asked at this moment. He looked up and saw that all the officials surrounding him had downcast expressions.
Li Ao immediately felt the troops. At this moment, he glanced at the faces of these people, but suddenly looked at Feng Qi, and said in a deep voice.
"Prime Minister Feng, where is Mr. Han? Where is Tan Zhongye?"
With the keen intuition of the king, Li Ao had already sensed that something was wrong at this moment. He wanted to get up again, but Feng Qi took a step forward and supported Li Ao, but also stopped him from getting up.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on, but the current situation may endanger our Chang'an and the future of our Wen Dynasty."
Saying this, Feng Qi immediately stood up, took a scroll from the hands of the Minister of Rites next to him, and presented it to Li Ao respectfully with both hands.
"Your Majesty, now we have protected His Highness, but the country is so long that there cannot be any mistakes. Your Majesty, please approve."
At this moment, Li Ao suddenly grasped his sleeves with both hands, and looked at Feng Qi sharply.
He has noticed the changes, but is still suppressing his emotions.
Seeing everyone around him lowering their eyes with cautious expectations, Li Ao took the scroll and slowly unfolded it in front of him.
After reading the above content, Li Ao tightened his grip on the scroll and looked at Feng Qi.
"Feng Qi, you are already a powerful prime minister, so you want the court to be your voice?!"
When he said these words, Li Ao almost gritted his teeth and glared angrily.
But Feng Qi was very calm at the moment. He just saluted respectfully and then said to Li Ao.
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no doubts about the Wen Dynasty. What I did was really helpless. Your Highness has just taken charge of political affairs. I am afraid that Your Highness will be deceived..."
"absurd!"
Li Ao scolded angrily, but at this moment he coughed violently again. He immediately waved away the official next to him and said seriously to Feng Qi.
"What Prime Minister Tan said is deception? You are trying to use my hand to eliminate dissidents!"
"You are worthy of being an important minister of two dynasties, but you actually resorted to such methods. You chill me."
Feng Qi took a deep breath, looked at the officials around him who looked down and said nothing, and said again.
"Your Majesty, you should know how His Highness is doing now."
"Becoming a Jinshi is already a huge step, but don't forget, His Highness has not yet mastered the Qi-Wang technique. How could the imperial emperors be in such a situation since ancient times?"
Li Ao was even more angry when he heard this. Even the many civil servants beside him raised their heads at this moment.
It seemed that this was the first time they had heard the truth about His Highness, and at this moment Feng Qi just held up his hands and continued speaking.
"Your Majesty, I swear here today that after His Majesty ascends the throne, he will assist us wholeheartedly and work hard for our dynasty for thousands of years. I only ask that Your Majesty give me this opportunity!"
"A hundred years from now, only when the old minister goes to Huangquan can he become the late emperor and serve thousands of literati in our literary dynasty!"
Feng Qi burst into tears when he said this. Seeing this, the surrounding civil servants also looked sad, and at this moment they also followed Feng Xiang and handed over their hands.
"Your Majesty, please grant your permission. As your Highness, we will go through fire and water, even to the death!"
A loud voice suddenly sounded, spreading wildly throughout the square.
During the hundreds of years of the Wen Dynasty, one day, the ministers wanted to force the emperor to do something he did not want to do when he was dying.
Li Ao was sitting on the steps of the altar. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth and his hands were trembling slightly.
"Feng Qi, do you really want to hurt me like this?"
Feng Qi and the other civil servants still stood with their hands folded, silent. Everyone gathered around Li Ao, seemingly leaving Li Ao with only one choice.
Li Ao took a deep breath, and when he sighed, it seemed to be his own lament and regret.
The ministers were disobedient, and Li Ao felt that there was no light in the world, but he was unable to rebuke him.
Li Ao raised his head, and a few raindrops fell on his face. The tiny water droplets rolled over his face and were embedded in his pale beard.
The Minister of Rites on the side presented a seal from nowhere, but at this moment, an angry shout suddenly came.
"Feng Qi, you are unworthy of being the Prime Minister of the Wen Dynasty!"
"Forcing you is tantamount to rebellion! One day you will be engraved on the pillar of shame and be despised by all people!"
The roaring sound fell, and a figure crashed into the scene like a cannonball.
Feng Qi and the officials turned around, only to see Song Mu in red robes.
Under Song Mu's feet stood a Hanlin, with elegant clothes and a burly figure that brought great pressure.
With a flick of his hand, the Imperial Forest beneath his feet was like rolling rocks, stirring up smoke and dust along the way, and there was a roar.
"Song Mu!"
An official nearby immediately shouted angrily.
"It is a serious crime to attack a court official!"
"Intimidating the king, according to the laws of the Wen Dynasty, you must be executed!"
At this moment, another fierce roar came, and a figure fell into the scene.
Prime Minister Tan took off his hat, took off his heavy official uniform, tied up his long hair with a belt, and his aura rose with every step.
Outside the palace wall, another body shape quickly fell into the square.
The power is surging, there are many Jinshi and Hanlin, and several bachelors have appeared!
In the square, literary power swept across all directions. Tan Xiang already held a long mace in his hand, and white literary power filled the air at this moment!
"Feng Daru, have you been waiting for this day for a long time?"
"What I hate most in my life is someone taking advantage of others' danger. If Your Majesty loses a hair today, I will definitely die and fight you to the death!"