Ever since Shangguan Wenji witnessed the death of Ouyang Haoxuan and his wife at the foot of Broken Soul Mountain, he seemed to have aged ten years and has been depressed since returning to the palace.
The history of Jinling Kingdom in Miluo Continent is very short, and he is also the first emperor of Jinling Kingdom.
In this world where the strong are respected, warriors who practice immortal arts control most of the strength and resources, and the so-called emperor actually has no real power at all.
Especially compared with Tiangang, Cangming and other countries, Jinling has such scarce land and population, so he has always been a very cowardly emperor.
This situation continued until the peerless genius Nangong Yu emerged.
The Iron Kirin led by him repelled the army of demon beasts in one fell swoop and dyed the border of Jinling red with the enemy's blood. The Nascent Soul stage warrior, who was only 20 years old, made everyone terrified, and no one dared to bully the poor young man.
It was the appearance of Nangong Yu that allowed this country to gain a firm foothold in Miluo Continent, making others dare not covet it.
However, when Jinling was first established, it was the Ouyang family and Ouyang Zhixiong who stood firmly behind him and used his Zhenwei Army to pave the way for him to gain imperial power.
Shangguan Wenji still remembers that Ouyang Zhixiong originally had an army of more than 200,000 under his command. However, in order to clear up internal strife and fight against foreign enemies, his army was reduced to less than 100,000 in just a few years. The current size of the army has reached 100,000, but it was only after the subsequent reinforcements that it was able to achieve this.
However, such a loyal subordinate, a founding hero of Jinling State, ended up with such a fate... his body was torn to pieces. His legitimate wife, Madam Ouyang, was even more brutally raped.
Now, the only legitimate son, Ouyang Haoxuan, is missing or alive and is being hunted by someone.
He knew that Ouyang Zhixiong and the Ouyang family could not rebel, but under the threat of the Feng family, he acquiesced to the charge of treason against the Ouyang family and even allowed the Feng family to search for and kill General Ouyang's only son on his own land.
Haha... As an emperor, I am living such a pathetic life!
Just as the young man named Xi Yue said, he couldn't even protect his loyal subjects, couldn't even make decisions on his own land, and could only be a puppet at the mercy of others. He... was not worthy of being a monarch at all.
Such guilt had been tormenting him and making him unable to sleep or eat, so when the prince proposed to incorporate 100,000 Zhenwei troops, the depression that Shangguan Wenji had suppressed in his heart for a long time finally erupted.
He looked coldly at his son who was talking eloquently under the throne and said coldly: "What did you say? Say it again?"
The Crown Prince Shangguan Qi seemed to be completely unaware of his father's anger and frustration. Instead, he had an excited smile on his face. "Father, General Ouyang and his wife are now dead, and their only son Ouyang Haoxuan is now missing. Of course, with his identity as a traitor, even if he shows up, he will never be able to serve as an official in the court."
"Now that General Ouyang's 100,000 Zhenwei troops are leaderless, it is the best time to recruit them. I have thought about it. These 100,000 Zhenwei troops are too loyal to the Ouyang family. They only know General Ouyang and not the emperor. This is very detrimental to the concentration of our imperial power."
"So I plan to break up these 100,000 Zhenwei troops and divide them into the Imperial Guard and Qingyang Army respectively, so that they cannot communicate with each other. If this goes on for a long time, they will naturally forget about General Ouyang and turn their allegiance to my royal family. What do you think, father?" (To be continued)