Free Web NovelChapter 2172: Chapter 229: Sunrise (Part 3)
"The late Emperor relied on you for the affairs of the state, and is this how you repay with such a disheveled mess?!"
"Da Xia regards you as the State Preceptor, yet you use nearly half of the country’s people as pawns, discarding them at will! If there is retribution for good and evil, you, Chi Mengfu, shall not die peacefully!"
Chi Mengfu sat in a corner of the tower, his gaze staring dazedly into the distance. He could see the tall Rong Chong chariots arrayed in the Qi Army’s ranks... He once wanted to dismantle and replicate them, but never won a single one. He had sent many spies from Linzi to steal the blueprints, yet none returned alive.
Even the True Man of the Age, whose eyes see through the essence of the world, cannot discern the secrets of such military equipment by mere sight.
By now, all he had left was lamenting.
Truly hoping that Summer Country could possess these treasures...
"Chi Mengfu, Da Xia has forever lost the people’s heart in the East because of you; you are an eternal sinner!"
"The thousand-year dynasty crumbles, and it all begins with you, Chi Mengfu!"
The curses rang incessantly in his ears, faint and fluctuating, never once ceasing.
How could the True Man of the Age experience auditory hallucinations?
The reason he heard them is because they are the "truths" that will inevitably happen in the future.
"Chi Mengfu!"
Ah, this voice is indeed the current "truth".
Chi Mengfu glanced up lightly and indeed saw Liu Xiyi striding toward him.
The old State Minister, known for his blustering and glaring, this time did not point and curse, his expression rather complex.
"The people of all the eastern provinces will never forgive you." He said.
Chi Mengfu remained silent.
This tempestuous step of the State Minister of Da Xia somehow slowed down.
He approached, his voice no longer loud: "Your strategic plan, opening the national gates and using The city named ’Noble City’ as bait, placed the Son of Heaven in peril. The present Emperor’s petty disposition will not forgive you either."
Chi Mengfu still remained silent.
Abandoning the entire eastern part of the Empire, forsaking millions of living troops and people. Someone must come forward to take responsibility. It was his plan, Chi Mengfu, who "vehemently opposed criticism," "convinced" the civil and military officials of Da Xia. It was he who personally made the arrangements and wrote the dispatch orders, so naturally, he should be the one to bear it.
The Emperor cannot not forgive King Wu, and dares not not forgive King Min, so certainly can only not forgive the State Preceptor...
How could he not understand these reasons?
But his silence was too stubborn. freewёbnoνel.com
More resolute than this Tong Yang City’s city wall.
"Resentment of the ruler and grievance of the people, all upon you, do you know how you will die?" Liu Xiyi walked even closer, somewhat angrily asking.
Chi Mengfu frowned with distaste, he never quite tolerated the smell of this old smoker. Quick-tempered, the dry smoke he puffed was strong, and he always used his seniority.
"Fool! What expression is that!" Liu Xiyi raised his voice again.
In the end, Chi Mengfu still said nothing, simply stood up, patting the dust off, and walked down the tower. Still like that wild child who ran off the ship years ago, impolite, uncultured—
Truly, there was no one to teach, no one to raise.
The eastern sky was tinged with the light of dawn.
On the tower of Tong Yang City, the two mutually displeased figures of the State Preceptor and the State Minister of Summer Country crossed paths, completing this rotation.
"Urgent news! Urgent news!"
A Shenwu Army officer flew around the city, unable to conceal the joy in his voice—
"Jinguo’s Southern Heavenly Master Ying Jianghong has defeated Beigong Nantu, shattering the Iron Cavalry, and Mugu has already been defeated in battle!"
Liu Xiyi and Chi Mengfu suddenly turned, both True Men of the Age were moved! Liu Xiyi’s expression was one of surprise and joy, while Chi Mengfu appeared as if both crying and laughing.
Boom!
This uplifting news quickly spread throughout the city, stirring the whole city.
The entire Tong Yang City erupted in joy, sweeping away days of gloom.
From Chi Mengfu’s tearful eyes, a round red sun leaped out from the edge of the sky, coloring the clouds for miles, splendid indeed!
