" Ling Yi, stop talking nonsense! In my heart, in my heart..."
"Your Majesty, none of that matters anymore. What matters is that Chu Feng is now a scourge to our Da Wu Empire."
"Why do you say that?" Liu Ruyan frowned.
"Your Majesty should know the General's abilities. No matter what means I use to slander the General, I cannot conceal his true capabilities."
"It can be said that the Da Wu Empire's current state is entirely due to Chu Feng's efforts, while I, from beginning to end, am nothing more than a thief who stole the Great General's achievements. This is nothing but self-deception and burying one's head in the sand."
"Your Majesty knows this best!"
Did Liu Ruyan truly not know how powerful Chu Feng was? Did she not know that Ling Yi had repeatedly stolen Chu Feng's achievements?
That's not the case.
It was only because of the Plot Rules that Liu Ruyan was blinded.
Ling Yi's directness now breaks the Plot Rules.
Unless Liu Ruyan is truly incredibly stupid, she will naturally figure out the Karma.
Ling Yi made this clear simply to make Liu Ruyan understand Chu Feng's strength.
In the original storyline, Liu Ruyan actually had many opportunities to kill Chu Feng, but she let Chu Feng go several times.
It was precisely because Liu Ruyan's true love was Chu Feng.
"Was all of this your scheme?" Liu Ruyan asked Ling Yi, somewhat incredulously.
"Wrong! All of this was Chu Feng's scheme. I was merely a pawn used by Chu Feng!"
"You mean to say that Chu Feng was actually using you, and that his resignation was solely for the purpose of leaving the capital?"
"You could say that!"
"Why did Chu Feng leave?" Liu Ruyan asked again.
But Chu Feng didn't speak; he just looked at Liu Ruyan.
Why did you leave? Don't you have any idea?
Chu Feng loves you so much, but you Preference a man from Phoenix has achieved success.
For the sake of a man from Phoenix, Liu Ruyan hurt Chu Feng countless times, and Chu Feng's heart was pierced through like a sieve by Liu Ruyan.
Why isn't Chu Feng leaving? Is he staying for the New Year?
Moreover, the current Chu Feng is not the same Chu Feng as before.
"Was I wrong?" Liu Ruyan murmured.
"The Grand General has given His Majesty many opportunities, but unfortunately, His Majesty has not cherished them."
What exactly do you mean by saying all this?
Ling Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Liu Ruyan: "Your Majesty, I say this only to tell Your Majesty that without General Chu, the Da Wu Empire will face the crisis of destruction. We should prepare as soon as possible."
"Damn it, does my Da Wu Empire have no one else to rely on besides Chu Feng?"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. I am merely stating the facts. Please hear my analysis: the danger of annihilation is not an exaggeration."
"First, Chu Feng enjoys extremely high prestige among the people. Everyone knows one thing: it was Chu Feng who created everything the Da Wu Empire has today."
"Once the news of Chu Feng's dismissal by His Majesty spreads, how will the people view His Majesty? If some malicious individuals incite unrest, it will surely lead to great chaos."
" Chu Feng resigned voluntarily, how did it become that I was dismissed from office?"
"But others don't think that way. Even if His Majesty explains it to the public, who will believe him? People will only believe that His Majesty is worried that the Grand General's achievements are too great and that he cannot tolerate the Grand General, so he dismissed the Grand General from his post."
Liu Ruyan's expression was unpleasant; she wanted to say something, but couldn't find a way to refute it.
"Secondly, the Xiongnu, Eastern Yi, Star Luo, and other neighboring countries are not afraid of His Majesty, but of General Chu Feng. What would happen if news of Chu Feng's resignation reached these countries?"
"If I'm not mistaken, envoys from various countries will soon come to test the waters. Once they confirm that Chu Feng has resigned and left the capital, chaos will surely ensue."
"They dare?" Liu Ruyan said angrily.
Why wouldn't they dare? At most half a month later, the envoys from these three small countries will arrive together at the Da Wu Empire.
These envoys, in the court, Taunt and even humiliated the Empress.
In the entire imperial court, not a single person responded to the provocations of these envoys.
The original owner of this body was a complete idiot, losing in poetry contests, losing in couplet contests, and needless to say, losing in martial arts competitions.
They didn't even dare to go into battle; they were so frightened by the envoy that they rolled up their pants.
That's incredibly embarrassing.
The more this happened, the more Liu Ruyan realized the value of Chu Feng, and she was filled with regret.
"Thirdly, and most importantly, if Chu Feng Chu Feng simply goes into hiding, that's fine. But if he were to join any of the countries, with Chu Feng abilities, creating a second Da Wu Empire would be no problem at all."
"If they then use force against my Da Wu, Da Wu will surely be in grave danger."
"Impossible, how could Chu Feng possibly wage war against Da Wu?" Liu Ruyan naturally didn't believe it.
" Chu Feng is originally from Da Wu, and his roots are in Da Wu. Even if he is dissatisfied with me, he will not use force against Da Wu Da Wu harm its soldiers and civilians."
Ling Yi curled her lip; the original Chu Feng certainly wouldn't have done that.
But this Chu Feng is a transmigrator, so naturally he has no feelings for the Da Wu.
"That would be best, Your Majesty, but what if..."
"I absolutely do not believe that Chu Feng would attack Da Wu."
"I don't want to believe it either, but I will make preparations in advance so that I can deal with it calmly should anything happen."
Liu Ruyan looked at Ling Yi Ling Yi and found him to be completely unfamiliar today.
He was even more unfamiliar than Chu Feng.
How will you prepare?
Ling Yi pointed to the military tally on the table. "I wish to take command of the troops."
Liu Ruyan frowned. "No, the power to command troops is of paramount importance, and it's not something you can handle."
"Your Majesty, you have never truly understood Chu Feng, nor have you ever truly understood the real him."
"Never known?" Liu Ruyan asked.
"Yes, I have never known. Your Majesty need not worry or overthink it. In Half Moon, when the envoys from various countries meet in person, Your Majesty will naturally know my abilities."
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, rest assured, with me here, the Da Wu Empire will not descend into chaos."
"I have only one question for Your Majesty: if Chu Feng were to one day join the Xiongnu and march south to graze his horses, thus ravaging our Da Wu Empire, what would Your Majesty do?"
Liu Ruyan said in a deep voice, "Kill!"
"That's good then. I'll take my leave." Ling Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Liu Ruyan, then turned and left the imperial study.
Liu Ruyan watched Ling Yi's departing the Back and slowly stood up.
He murmured, "Never understood?"
Why have you all become so unfamiliar to each other?
For the next two weeks, nothing major happened in the imperial court.
Ling Yi no longer even attends court sessions; instead, he spends his days figuring out how to make money.
To be precise, they were making money off those powerful families in the imperial court.
The way they made money was through glass products.
Using these glass products, Ling Yi managed to earn tens of millions of taels of silver from the imperial court and numerous powerful families.
Such immense wealth was something even Empress Liu Ruyan would envy.
The Da Wu Empire's treasury is currently empty; it has less than three million in funds available.
How could the Empress not be tempted by Ling Yi's rapid accumulation of wealth?
That day, after the Empress's court assembly, she summoned Ling Yi to the Imperial Study.
"I heard you've earned tens of millions of taels of silver in the past two weeks?" Liu Ruyan asked tentatively.
"Your Majesty, please don't covet my money. I've already spent it all!"
"What? That's ten million taels of Silver! Where did you spend it? Don't try to fool me!"
"It has indeed been spent; as for where it was spent, Your Majesty will find out in the future."
Where did the money go? It was spent on Ling Yi's newly purchased cheat program, of course.
The cheat that Ling Yi bought this time, costing a million Cannon Fodder Points, was the Unlimited Troop Production System.
As long as you have money, you can buy soldiers.
Ten million taels of silver is equivalent to a million ordinary soldiers.
This ordinary soldier is not an ancient soldier, but a fully armed modern soldier.
However, these soldiers are currently all within Ling Yi's System Space.