"True enough. My brother is young and strong right now. Why retire so early?"
Wang Lin rubbed her chin, her eyes darting. "How about this? Why not create another duke, called the Foremost Duke Under Heaven? Lin Ke could rank above the Three Dukes and be called the One Duke. What do you think?"
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
At that moment, Lin Ke really wanted to rush over, plant a big kiss on Wang Lin, then slap her twice across the face.
The kiss was because she treated him so well.
The slaps were because Lin Ke thought she had gone mad and needed someone to knock some sense into her.
But Lin Ke hesitated.
Given Wang Lin's personality, what if she enjoyed being slapped?
"Princess Tian, absolutely not! Absolutely not!"
"The Three Dukes must be men of virtue and prestige! How could you do such a thing?"
"This cannot be treated as child's play! It cannot!"
"This old minister will remonstrate unto death! I would die before agreeing!"
These ministers had only one thought at that moment.
Only women and petty men are difficult to deal with.
The Sage truly never spoke carelessly. His words were wise indeed!
Yet Wang Lin raised an eyebrow. "Remonstrate unto death? Who wants to die?"
Wang Lin lifted the Coiling Dragon Bracelet in her hand. "This is the Vajra Bracelet I obtained from the Dao Venerable, once the Old Lord's possession. Whoever wishes to remonstrate unto death, I'll help you."
No one made a sound. It was impossible to tell which minister had just offered to remonstrate unto death.
Wang Lin put away the Vajra Bracelet and continued, "Still, you do have a point. This business with the Three Dukes really is somewhat inappropriate..."
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
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