"Di Xin, you've achieved something, but are you set on becoming a tyrant?"
"Do you think your little accomplishments amount to much?"
"Empress Nuwa created the Human Race. Now that our people are flourishing, shouldn't we report your achievements and the state of our people to her, and ask her to grant us peace, favorable weather, and prosperity? How could that be wrong?"
"What have you done in recent years? You restored the old institutions of Jie Xia and made society more corrupt!"
"You sharpened your weapons and drilled your horses, waging wars north and south. You may have conquered vast lands, but did you ever think of your subjects, taxed until they went hungry? Did you ever think about how the people would survive after those wars?"
"You've also drilled troops relentlessly, heedless of casualties, as though possessed. Are you trying to destroy Cheng Tang's realm?"
"Di Xin!"
"I asked you to pay your respects to Humanity's Holy Mother at the Nuwa Temple and wash away your arrogance and brutality. Instead, you refused to improve yourself or show gratitude, and obstructed me time and again."
"What are you thinking?"
"Do you truly want to destroy Cheng Tang's realm?"
Inside the royal court.
The king's uncle, Bi Gan, roared in fury.
He had poured out every grievance he had bottled up over the past half year.
His tirade
left every minister stunned into silence, at a complete loss.
Hiss...
What was the king's uncle trying to do?
How could he dare say such things here? He'd gone too far!
The king had never been one to trifle with. Even before taking the throne, he had shown remarkable talent and ability.
After his coronation,
he had become all the more commanding and formidable. No one dared cross him!
Did Bi Gan