The Tactics of Reinforcing Failure

At the thought, the heroic spirit in Di Xin's heart, born beneath adversity, shot straight into the clouds.

He suddenly rose from the throne and looked down from above at the assembled ministers in the hall.

"Since Xi Qi has bitterly denounced me for abolishing human sacrifice and abolishing slavery, that means Xi Qi wants to restore the practice of cutting living people open to offer them to Heaven! It means they want the common people under Heaven to keep working like oxen and horses for them, to be slaves for generation after generation!"

"They raise the banner of carrying out the Way on Heaven's behalf, but all they want is to preserve those hereditary, ironclad privileges of theirs!"

Di Xin gave a cold snort and thrust his hand straight toward the sky beyond the hall.

"Rebel freaks like that, who wear human skin yet want to devour people, are they worthy of calling themselves Heaven's Mandate?"

The moment this incisive analysis was spoken, the civil and military officials, who had still been somewhat oppressed and afraid, were instantly as if sweet dew had been poured over their heads. Yes—Your Majesty's current policies were a heaven-great kindness to the common people under Heaven. Xi Qi was rebelling for the sake of privilege; that made them the mortal enemies of everyone under Heaven!

The deathly silence in court was broken, and the gazes of the ministers instantly became incomparably firm and fervent.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Zhong trembled all over with excitement, dropped hard to his knees, and shouted loudly, "The Xi Qi rebels are acting against all order. They must be executed!"

"The rebels must be executed! Long live Your Majesty!"

The entire court of civil and military officials knelt in unison. Their cries were deafening, sweeping away the