Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1804: Heaven's Intent Is Hard to Fathom!

"Shut your mouth! You can talk about anyone else, but you'd better not slander the King of Foreign Lands! If not for him, all of the officials and generals would have been slain in the Rebellion of the Three Princes! The First Prince was even willing to kill the Sage Emperor. Do you even know what would happen if such a man who recognizes no sovereign or father managed to take the throne?"

"That's right! You're still thinking about peace? This city is the capital of the Great Tang, at the feet of the Son of Heaven. If not even this place can avoid armed conflict, how could any other place?!"

"If a battle starts in the capital, or perhaps another rebellion, are you going to try and be reasonable with those rebels?"

"Only strength can protect oneself, can protect the Great Tang and people like you and me. Blind fantasy can only lead the country and the people down the wrong path. I agree with the King of Foreign Lands! The Great Tang needs to expand its army!"

"I don't care about your argument, but anyone who slanders the King of Foreign Lands is my enemy!"

In front of a tea house on Vermillion Bird Street, a large crowd of people had gathered, and emotions were running high. Similar scenes were playing out on Xuanwu Street, Azure Dragon Street, White Jade Street, and other areas of the capital, and even in the outlying prefectures and commanderies. But compared to the one-sided bias toward the Confucians in the past, at least half of the crowd now supported Wang Chong.

Not even the Confucian Sect would have expected this. The numerous conflicts, even the border incident from not too long ago, could not compare to the effects the Rebellion of the Three Princes had had on the people of the capital. This coup had made everyone realize that war was not so far off after all.

Every person only had one life to live. If a war really came, could they really rely on just words to persuade the enemy? Was this any different from just waiting around for death?

The arguments grew fiercer and fiercer. Without realizing it, many pe

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