#1082 - Chapter 1082 The King Has His Own Difficulties
"Yaotao is mine! No one can take her from me!" Lie Yan had steeled his heart, willing to pay any price to possess Yaotao.
"What nonsense are you spouting? The world belongs to the King, and all the people are the King's subjects! The woman the King wants, is it something you can possess?" Marquis Liehuo rebuked.
"Father! Why does Jin Ji deserve her? His father rendered great service to the kingdom, and we ceded the King's position to him. But his inheriting the King's position simply cannot convince the people of the land!" Lie Yan said.
"You! You! You! Someone, come! Tie him up for me! Without my order, no one is allowed to let him leave!" Marquis Liehuo was about to be angered to death.
"Father! You can't do this!" Lie Yan shouted.
The servants dared not disobey, and immediately rushed forward, pressed Lie Yan to the ground, and then tied him up with ropes woven from gold thread.
"Send a few people to bring Yaotao and her father over here," Marquis Liehuo instructed.
"Father! Yaotao is mine! You can't do this!" Lie Yan struggled desperately, but it was all in vain.
"Lock him up, and arrange for people to guard him day and night. Also, make sure no messengers get near him," Marquis Liehuo ordered.
The words Lie Yan spoke were far too rebellious. He was worried that if they reached the ears of the messengers, the King would be displeased.
Soon, Yaotao and Cheng Bang were brought over.
"Elder, congratulations! The King is enamored with Yaotao's beauty and wishes to take her as his wife. Soon, you can go to Jin with Yaotao," Marquis Liehuo said.
"Marquis Liehuo, doesn't the King already have a wife?" Cheng Bang asked.
"Uh…" The smile on Marquis Liehuo's face instantly froze.
He originally wanted to say that it was common for a man to have several wives. But applying this to the King was too difficult to say.
"Your son is fond of Yaotao, you should know that, right? To be honest, I also think Lie Yan is a good child. Since the two of them like each other, why forcibly separate them?" Cheng Bang continued.
"Elder, the King has sent people to welcome Yaotao, how can we disobey?" Marquis Liehuo said.
"It is unwise for the King, as the exemplar of the land, to take two wives. I think you should advise the King to cancel this decision," Cheng Bang suggested.
"Elder, you don't know. The King wants Yaotao, and if I refuse at this time, it will make the King think that I don't want to send the women of Yan to him," Marquis Liehuo explained.
"So, you're only forcibly separating these two because you don't want the King to misunderstand, and you don't want to offer advice that would be more beneficial to the Jin Kingdom because you fear the King's authority?" Cheng Bang retorted.
"This…" Marquis Liehuo was once again at a loss for words.
"The King's love for beauty is a disaster for the land! This matter concerns the future of the entire Jin Kingdom, Marquis Liehuo must not be negligent!" The more Cheng Bang spoke, the more serious it became.
"This…" Marquis Liehuo was speechless.
"If Marquis Liehuo insists on offering his beloved daughter to the King, then I will have no choice but to take her to live elsewhere," Cheng Bang continued to pressure him.
"Very well. You wait here, I will summon the messengers, and if you want to refuse, just refuse them directly," Marquis Liehuo said.
He was preparing to pass the buck to Cheng Bang, as he didn't want to fall out with the King over this matter.
Cheng Bang didn't say much.
"Someone! Bring the messengers here, and tell them Yaotao has been found," Marquis Liehuo shouted.
Soon, the messengers were invited over.
"Marquis Liehuo, is this Yaotao?" After the messenger came in, he immediately saw the beautiful and refined woman beside him.
"Yes. However, Yaotao's father does not agree with this marriage, so he has specially invited the messenger to come and discuss it," Marquis Liehuo explained.
"Oh? This Elder, why do you not agree with this marriage?" The messenger looked at Cheng Bang.
"I heard that the King is already married, so why does he still want to take another wife? Is the King not afraid that the people of the land will be at a loss if he does this?" Cheng Bang said.
"This Elder, you don't know. The King has already divorced his wife and currently has no wife," the messenger explained.
"What is divorce?" Cheng Bang asked.
"It means dissolving the marriage contract," the messenger replied.
"Haha, what a great joke under the heavens! I have never heard of a marriage contract that can be dissolved. How can the King gain the trust of the people of the land by doing this?" Cheng Bang laughed.
"This Elder, the King has his own difficulties in doing this. The High Priest has predicted that a great disaster will occur in the Jin Kingdom in the near future. Only by marrying Yaotao can this disaster be avoided. The Queen, upon hearing this, is also willing to voluntarily dissolve the marriage contract. Is this kind of King still unable to gain the trust of the people of the land?" the messenger asked.
"So that's how it is! Since that's the case, I have nothing to say." After listening, Cheng Bang immediately showed obedience.
