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The saying goes: "Good fortune does not come alone, and misfortune does not come singly." Xuanyuan Di thought that by driving away Zhou Ye and taking matters into his own hands, the situation would improve. But unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse.
One morning, Xuanyuan Di received a battle report from the front line. The more he read, the angrier he became. In a fit of rage, he slammed the report on the table and began to curse at the air, "Useless! They are all a bunch of useless people! I must have been blind to think that these useless people are talented!"
The servants outside the door, seeing Xuanyuan Di in a rage, all stood silently outside the door, none daring to approach this unlucky situation.
After a while, Xuanyuan Di finally vented his emotions and sat down quietly. He was about to have a sip of tea when he realized that the tea on the table had gone cold. He couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Have all the people died? Come, someone, bring me a cup of hot tea."
The servants outside the door heard Yan State's king's roar and quickly knocked on the study door with a trembling cup of hot tea. After a long silence in the study, a low voice finally came from inside, "Alright, come in."
The servant cautiously pushed open the door with the tea cup in hand. He placed the tea cup on the table and whispered, "My lord, your tea."
Xuanyuan Di showed no special reaction to the words, just nodded lightly and then gestured for the person to leave.
The attendant bowed to Xuanyuan Di and then slowly withdrew. After the attendant left, the spacious study was left with only Xuanyuan Di alone. Xuanyuan Di looked at the empty study and murmured, "My child, did I really make a mistake? Otherwise, why would even the heavens want to destroy me!"
At that moment, Xuanyuan Di unexpectedly recalled many past events, some about himself and some about his son.
When I think of this, I think even more of my dear child who is no longer in this world. The thoughts of giving up that I had just now are all thrown out of my mind.
At this moment, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in Xuanyuan Di's eyes, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. "My dear brother! Since you are unrighteous, don't blame me for being unjust!" Xuanyuan Di at this moment is like a fierce god who has emerged from hell, bursting with endless killing intent. His expression is as if he wants to devour people.
On the other side of Jizhou, because Gu Yun's supplies arrived in time, it did not lead to a shortage of food in Shentu Yang's camp. This allowed the imperial army to be invincible, almost winning one battle after another.
The general was overjoyed to see this situation. Excitedly, he said to Shentu Yang, "General, look, we are almost about to recapture the entire Jizhou and quell the rebellion. We will soon be able to return to the capital. How do you think His Majesty will reward us this time?"
After hearing this, Shentu Yang slapped the general on the head and angrily rebuked, "Still thinking about rewards, huh? If I can't go home for the holidays this year, there won't be any rewards. I'll punish you first. Now get lost!"
The general laughed and dodged Shentu Yang's fist, then ran outside, saying, "So the general is afraid of being scolded by his wife, how cowardly."
Shentu Yang looked at the gradually disappearing figure of the general and laughed, scolding, "You little rascal, how dare you tease me. It really makes my skin itch."
Shentu Yang then looked in the direction of Wei Commandery and murmured, "I hope this war ends soon. After all, this disaster has killed too many people."
The next day, Xuanyuan Di summoned everyone for a discussion. Xuanyuan Di sat at the head with a worried expression and quietly said to everyone, "Gentlemen, we are now at a moment of life and death. If we hesitate any longer, we will only be annihilated by the court. So, I plan to make the most of this battle and decide the outcome with the court's army in one stroke!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room erupted. People began to discuss fervently, each considering their own next steps.
*Xuanyuan Di* cleared his throat, and the crowd instantly fell silent. *Xuanyuan Di* calmly said, "It seems that none of you have much confidence in me! You are all already discussing your next moves." With a terrifying expression, he looked around at the crowd as if he were about to devour them.
The terrifying gaze of *Xuanyuan Di* stunned everyone present, leaving them all frozen in place for a moment, unable to regain their composure for quite some time.
At this moment, a strange silence fell over the hall. After a while, someone nervously responded to Xuanyuan Di, "Your Highness, Yan State's king, you have misunderstood us. We absolutely do not have such thoughts." Xuanyuan Di scrutinized the faces of the crowd and said with a hint of amusement, "Oh, really? Have you never had the thought of betraying me?" Upon hearing this, everyone pledged, "We are willing to swear on our lives that we have no intention of betraying Your Highness!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Di just chuckled lightly. Then he said slowly, "Alright, each of you donate ten thousand taels of gold as military expenses. Or you can bring out a troop of five thousand men."
As Xuanyuan Di spoke, the people in the hall all knelt down, crying and claiming poverty. Some said they had a large family to support, while others said their salaries were meager. In short, everyone claimed to have little surplus.
Xuanyuan Di looked on with a cold smile as everyone performed, saying nothing. When everyone in the hall claimed to be tired, he slowly spoke, "You've all finished speaking, haven't you? It's my turn to speak next, right?"
Everyone remained silent, listening quietly to Xuanyuan Di speak. Xuanyuan Di slowly took out a piece of paper and waved it in front of everyone, saying softly, "All of you are claiming to be poor. But from what I see, none of you seem to be poor. Should I read aloud what's written on this paper for you?" The people in the hall looked at Xuanyuan Di's paper in panic, remaining silent.
Xuanyuan Di slowly spoke, "In Jizhou, the carriage is engaged in, with five hundred hectares of good fields at home, two hundred carriages, one hundred thousand taels of gold, and five hundred thousand taels of silver. As a magistrate in Jizhou, there are three hundred hectares of good fields at home, one hundred carriages, sixty thousand taels of gold, and three hundred thousand taels of silver."
Everyone was shocked by Xuanyuan Di's words. Xuanyuan Di looked at the crowd and said calmly, "Do you want me to continue?"
The people in the hall were all avoiding Xuanyuan Di's gaze, afraid to make eye contact with him.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Xuanyuan Di couldn't help but speak out loudly: "Gentlemen, I don't want to make things difficult for you. As long as you donate ten thousand taels of gold for military expenses, I will let you go. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this place today." As soon as Xuanyuan Di finished speaking, a large number of soldiers rushed in from the entrance.
The crowd was all held back by the soldiers at the door, some even collapsed in fear.
But Xuanyuan Di just glanced lightly at the crowd, then turned and left without looking back.
Everyone could only watch helplessly as Xuanyuan Di left, their cries for help drowned out by the clashing of armor...
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