Hearing Emperor Yu’s whisper, the courtiers who had previously denounced Li Hao had a sudden change of expression.
Those who had defended Li Hao were also slightly startled.
When that young man gained fame in Liangzhou, some had praised him saying, “This man alone is worth a million troops!”
At the time, everyone felt that this statement was an exaggeration, too dramatic after all, what is the concept of a million elite troops? They could sweep across the borders with an awe-inspiring presence!
Later they realized that it really was exaggerated, far too much so.
A mere million troops, how could they compare to that young man?!
Could a million troops save Liangzhou?
Could they save Qingzhou? Could they save Youzhou?
They could not. Your journey continues with empire
The Li Family gathered three million elite troops from the entire state, and in Qingzhou, they were beaten back step by step, eventually forced to retreat and hunker down in Qingzhou City, barely surviving by clinging to the protection of the top-tier Array.
But that young man showed up for less than a day and slew the leader of the Demons, killed the incarnation of the Desolate God, and cut through the countless Demon Tide outside Qingzhou City with a single sword stroke.
How could this be a strength that mere numbers could make up for?
Just like the True Person of the Gan Tao Palace, stationed in Dayu, an existence that no army dared to offend.
A million or ten million, or even tens of millions, it made no difference, in front of such top-notch powerhouses, the tactic of overwhelming with numbers is meaningless!
Even if these tactics involved top elite troops led by Four Stands Realm generals and the Three Immortalities as vanguards, it still wouldn’t help.
Thus, now with Emperor Yu’s words, though quiet, they awakened everyone.
The eight million disciples of Buddhism sound impressive, covering the Nineteen Provinces, but one must consider who they are being compared to.
Compared to that young man, just like Emperor Yu said, it’s not enough, far from enough!
Xia Linglong’s thoughts circled back and she immediately felt her spine straighten, her eyes slightly sparkling.
The Buddha Lord is dead, can eight million disciples trade for one Li Hao? Dream on?
At this moment, the denouncing minister also came to his senses, his expression somewhat ugly, with millions and millions of Buddhist disciples spread across each state and city, with hundreds of cities in each province, the numbers vast.
If it were anyone else facing this overwhelming power of Buddhism, they would surely bow and make way, but not that young man.
His status had become akin to that of the True Person of Gan Tao Palace, transcendent and detached.
“Your Majesty, although the eight million Buddhist disciples might not match this youth, his actions are not just!”
The previously denouncing minister gritted his teeth and continued:
“Even if his power is great, today he dared to kill the Buddha Lord, tomorrow he would dare to kill us, such a character, on the contrary, is like nourishing a tiger that brings calamity!”
“That’s right, under heaven, all land is the king’s, if we retreat from his strength, then facing the Demons we could also choose to avoid and retreat, what’s the difference?”
Upon hearing this, Xia Linglong almost burst with anger, her Divine Soul nearly rocketing out of her skull in rage:
“A bunch of scoundrels! What nonsense are you spewing!”
“Really, for the little benefits given by Buddhism, do you disregard everything? Do you really want to summon the True Person and order him to kill the Haotian General, let a hero who saved three states be removed by your flattering words?!”
“When corrupt officials dominate, it truly is ignorant and laughable.”
Some great scholars also laughed out of anger.
They knew, these people weren’t stupid, they were conniving!
Statements that sounded utterly foolish were actually full of malice, each harboring their selfish motives.
If they didn’t speak this way, how could they maintain their own interests?
“General Xia, this is in court, you openly insult us, I’m at least a third-class marquis, not someone to be insulted lightly!”
A minister furiously stated.
Xia Linglong’s eyes gleamed fiercely, were it not for being in court, with her nature, she truly wanted to chop these people down with one sword.
“To say you are foolish truly insults you, I must ask now, with the foreign threat of Demons still unresolved, if we strip that young man of his honors, with your critiques of the youth, since he’s so incorrigibly bad, taking his honors, wouldn’t he rebel against the court?”
Xia Linglong’s gaze was icy, she spoke word by word:”If he aids the Demons, which of you dares to take responsibility?”
“If that’s the case, then we can only call the True Person to execute him!”
A minister said.
Xia Linglong wanted to laugh with anger, yet her expression was even colder, saying:
“Is that so? Let’s see if you can prompt him then. He managed to slay the Buddha Lord, his power unknown, but at the very least he’s a top Grand Tao of Peace Realm, very possibly already at Tao Comprehension Realm, comparable to a True Person. Whether a True Person can suppress him is an unknown, yet you all seem quite confident.”
“Since you stand speaking without back pain, as if killing is as easy as cutting grass, that’s quite simple, today you propose to strip him of his honors, then let His Majesty announce it to all under heaven, that it’s your idea. I suppose entering the Imperial City as a Grand Tao of Peace Realm is not much of a challenge, later on finding your residences, you can explain it well to him?”
Hearing Xia Linglong’s words, the faces of those denouncing Li Hao suddenly changed.
Joking, a madman who dared slay the Buddha Lord, who would dare provoke him.
“To guard the Imperial City, that’s precisely the duty of your Divine General Mansion, yet you push the blame cleanly.”
“We too speak for justice, the Buddha Lord can’t just die obscurely like that, otherwise how are the Buddhist disciples to view it? If chaos erupts everywhere, who will quell it?”
Someone continued speaking.
Xia Linglong coldly laughed, ready to speak, when Emperor Yu’s voice rang out:
“Enough.”
Those two simple words stopped the argumentative squabble.
“Among the Buddhist disciples, is there anyone who could replace General Haotian in slaying the Demons?” Emperor Yu calmly asked.