The little prince held his tongue for fear that his father would burst into anger at these preposterous words that went against every moral lesson. However, after waiting for a long time, the anticipated scolding and punishment did not fall onto him. He raised his head with trepidation and looked at Li Feng. He found that the unambiguous face of the Emperor was calm, as if lost in thought, after a while, he agreed, "He's right. A Min can see through it better than I."

The Prince looked at him in confusion, again feeling that his father was in a very good mood that day.

In the court, some blinded people thought that Yan Wang would be silent from now on due to Yang Rong Gui's rebellion that caused him to lose the monarch's favor, thus he dared not make any move. They boldly brought up reports accusing Yan Wang in secret, listing many crimes. Emperor Long An, who seldom appeared in the court meetings, made a thorough attack in court and expressed his clear intention of protecting Yan Wang.

Not only that, the next day, the stingy Emperor unexpectedly approved an excessive expenditure of the Ministry of Household. He paid a high price for a pile of exquisite metal pots with rare shapes and bonsai from the garden of Yan Wang and sent them to the palaces. It could be said that Li Feng had used his own pocket money to support his little brother.

The feng shui of the Grand Council momentarily invoked confusion in others.

The accusing papers Fang Qin and others prepared were written and rewritten, all the way to the New Year, but still did not have the opportunity to be delivered. Fang Qin could not help but wonder — was it possible that there were people in this world who would overtake the responsibilities in critical times, then hand it back and take their leave without any grand ambitions?

This peaceful life lasted until the 23rd of December, when the Man's hostage arrived in the capital.

When Gu Yun was still in the Northwest Frontier at the beginning of the year, the whole country of Great Liang was engulfed in gloomy clouds, on the verge of losing at any moment.

But this year, the whole country was reborn with incredible vitality. Even though the grand banquets and dancing of the past could no longer be seen, the children queuing on the streets to buy candy had put on new clothes one after another. During the day, the sound of firecrackers could sometimes be heard, each and every family was also busy preparing the New Year goods.