Indestructible God King Chapter 133.2 This Fake Is Real (2/2)

“That’s right. We will never agree to it! The Great Qing Empire is Zhu’s empire! How dare an outsider like you dare steal the empire?” the Minister of Rites said angrily.

“So, all that you care about is the emperor’s bloodline and not the commoners’ lives! Whether those poor souls live or die is something unrelated to you, right?” Wang Ke questioned them sternly.

“We…!” Everyone was at a loss for words.

“Humph, you? You forgot, didn’t you? Zhu Yan is not the one who feeds you, but the Great Qing Empire does! You are loyal to the Great Qing Empire, not to Zhu Yan’s bloodline!” Wang Ke shouted at them.

“Isn’t it the same?” the Vice-minister of Revenue retorted.

“It’s different! Completely different!” Wang Ke answered back, “Zhu Yan is Zhu Yan! The Great Qing is the Great Qing! The empire is not a piece of Zhu Yan’s body, while Zhu Yan is indeed a part of the Great Qing Empire! The empire includes Zhu Yan, including you and millions of people! Those millions of people are the most important part of the empire! Your loyalty doesn’t belong to Zhu Yan, but to the people, to the world! You should uphold conscience for heaven and earth; you should secure life and fortune for the people, to continue the lost teachings following the steps of past sages, and to establish peace for all generations! You are not Zhu Yan’s pet dogs! You are not your own! You belong to the world! You are part of the people too! Why did you become Zhu Yan’s dogs? Ask yourselves, are you fit to wear the ministerial robes on you? Are you being worthy to serve the people? Huh?” Wang Ke continued while shouting nonstop.

His loud voice was like the strikes of deafening bells blasting their ears. Only Zhu Yan was looking at Wang Ke with eyes wide in disbelief. You are darn good at bluffing, aren’t cha? You just erased by name from the Great Qing Empire!

“You are lacking as officials of the empire! Think again. Where did your salary come from? Where did all your riches come from?” Wang Ke continued to question them.

“It was given by the imperial c

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