The Nanchu court was not in chaos yet, but several major events happened in Daliang, one of which was the death of the Empress Dowager.
After Mei Changsu received the news, he knew that he could not go to worship in front of the spirit, so he had to perform rites for the Empress Dowager and the Red Flame Army in Meiling Mountain, and would not return to Jinling for the time being.
But Prince Jing, whom he was worried about, was unexpectedly rewarded by Emperor Liang and took control of the patrol camp in Jinling. For Prince Jing's men, this was a good thing, and Prince Jing finally came to the forefront.
The promotion of Prince Jing made both Prince Yu and the Crown Prince very angry. However, compared to Prince Yu, the Crown Prince understood better that Prince Yu had a new opponent, so he, the Crown Prince, was not far away from being deposed. He was disheartened.
Later, he was having fun during the national mourning period, but was caught by Emperor Liang, and he himself was banned in the East Palace.
Emperor Liang imprisoned the prince and prepared to officially launch a fight between King Jing and King Yu. Unfortunately, King Yu was too impatient and summoned ministers to ask Emperor Liang to explain why the prince was under house arrest. This completely angered Emperor Liang.
Emperor Liang immediately ordered the prince to be unfilial, abolish the prince's position and grant him the title of Prince Xian. At the same time, he granted Prince Jing the title of Prince, who could enter the palace at any time.
King Yu didn't expect that his efforts would be in vain and he would benefit from Prince Jing's favor in vain. He was very angry, but he had no choice but to do it because he had asked for it.
After he returned, he summoned his counselors to think of a solution, but he became even more angry. The counselor Qin Banruo who left Kyoto never came back, and even the Red Sleeve Trick was closed.
He had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that Qin Banruo also betrayed him?
King Yu simply couldn't imagine the consequences of Qin Banruo's betrayal, so he quickly ordered people from his various states and counties to help find Qin Banruo's whereabouts.
But before King Yu found Qin Banruo, he unexpectedly discovered a problem, that is, many of the officials he had arranged in various states and counties had gone into hiding and disappeared without a trace.
Master Ji looked at the furious King Yu and could only dissuade him, "Your Highness, the officials below are probably afraid that the Palace of Hell will give them orders from Yama, so they have to leave with their seals."
After hearing this, King Yu felt very angry and said irritably, "Am I just going to have to watch the people I have cultivated for many years fall apart like this?"
Master Ji hesitated for a moment and then said bravely, "Your Majesty, unless Yama Luodian gives up, the official sealing will only begin now."
After hearing Master Ji's words, Prince Yu imagined a scenario in the future where no one would be able to use him. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll go find my father. I can't let Yama Hall continue to cause harm!"
Master Ji opened his mouth, but did not stop him. If Yama Luodian continued to kill, King Yu would be doomed.
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Imperial Palace, Wuying Palace,
Emperor Liang frowned and asked, "King Yu, why are you so anxious to come into the palace?"
King Yu said eagerly, "Father, I have received news that there are many officials in Daliang who are close to Nanchu. They have resigned from their posts and disappeared without a trace.
If we don't stop it, I'm afraid Daliang will soon be like Nanchu, with no officials available.
It’s okay for Nanchu to say something, they are a small country after all, and their reserve officials are enough, but what should we do?”
After hearing King Yu's heartbreaking words, Emperor Liang asked suspiciously, "Is it already so serious?"
King Yu nodded quickly and said seriously, "It's almost the end of life and death. If the problem of Yama Luodian is not solved, many officials may not be willing to become officials."
Emperor Liang frowned and said unhappily, "Then the Palace of Hell kills all corrupt officials. Are there not a few good officials?"
King Yu shook his head helplessly and said very depressedly, "There are officials who are dedicated to serving the people, but there are not many such officials, and they are more or less troublesome.
Father, think about it, whether the officials are from poor families or from aristocratic families, they will more or less have enemies. As long as someone comes to Yama Hall to complain, those who are really discriminatory will definitely die.
In this case, even some officials who have no problems themselves are worried that their family affairs will implicate themselves, so they might as well resign and settle the matter."
Emperor Liang frowned. He originally wanted to go to the Palace of Hell to find some way to live forever, but he didn't expect such trouble.
He looked at the indignant King Yu and understood what his son was thinking. It was simply that most of these officials were members of King Yu.
Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly had an idea, "In this case, I will leave this matter to you."
King Yu was stunned for a moment, and said with some uncertainty, "Father, the Yama Luodian is very powerful, and the sons and ministers have no military power, so there is nothing you can do against them."
When Emperor Liang saw what King Yu said, he thought about it for a moment and then said seriously, "Then I will give you a decree. You can ask the county soldiers from all over the country to cooperate with you. There is one thing. Those county soldiers cannot use their own power."
territory, otherwise we will be punished as treason."
Of course King Yu knew what his father was guarding against, but he happily accepted the imperial edict and left.
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Wang Yue was arranging his troops in Nanchu, but unexpectedly found that the power of faith he had gained was different from before.
In the past, the power of faith was transmitted to his sea of consciousness from temples in various places, like a river, but now suddenly several rivers that merged into the sea of consciousness suddenly disappeared and turned into small streams, constantly flowing.
Flowing into the sea of consciousness.
And the number of rivers disappearing is increasing.
Wang Yue knew in his heart that this must be his temple of Yama and that someone should demolish it.
Before he could make any move, news came from Wang Ping, which also made Wang Yue understand that it was King Yu who asked the commanders from all over the country to dismantle the Yama Hall and closely monitor suspicious persons.
Wang Yue knew very well that the little Prince Yu would not be able to mobilize the county soldiers unless the county guards wanted to rebel.
It was entirely because Emperor Liang couldn't find their Yama Luo Palace. It happened that a large number of officials in Daliang resigned. This ruthless Emperor Liang was ready to let his son try the Yama Luo Palace.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Yue immediately sent a Yama message to King Yu without any hesitation, fulfilling Emperor Liang's painstaking efforts.
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"I heard that Jinghuan of the Xiao family was quite dissatisfied with the actions of Yama Luo Hall and ordered all counties and counties to demolish the Yama Luo Hall and destroy the foundation of our Yama Luo Hall preaching.
Yama Jun was furious and wanted to invite you to come to the Yama Palace to repent. I expected that you are so courageous and wise that you would not end it on your own and thus break the promise."
King Yu was dumbfounded when he saw the post on his bedside. He never expected that even the prince of Yama Palace would dare to post it.
Moreover, he had no idea when this post was sent, and the guards in the palace did not react at all.
In other words, if Wang Yue wanted to kill him, he could have killed him just now. The reason why he didn't kill him was just following the rules.
King Yu felt that his palace was a little unsafe, so he quickly entered the palace.
Emperor Liang had a bad premonition when he heard the report from his chamberlain that King Yu ran to the palace gate with his clothes disheveled.
Although he intended to let his son test Yama Luodian, he never thought that Yama Luodian would dare to post a message to his son!
He quickly asked Eunuch Gao to invite Prince Yu to Wuying Hall, and at the same time called Meng Zhi over.
Not long after, when Emperor Liang arrived at Wuying Hall, Meng Zhi and King Yu were already waiting there.
Emperor Liang finally felt like a father. After he came in, he didn't go to the dragon chair at all. He walked to King Yu and asked excitedly, "Heng'er, don't be afraid, you are here today."
Living in the palace, I will arrange for Meng Zhi to lead the guards to protect you personally, so that the killer of Yama Palace will never come back."
At this moment, King Yu finally realized that he had a father. He stared at his father with tears in his eyes when his father suddenly appeared in front of him, and said excitedly, "Father~"
Seeing King Yu's moved look, Emperor Liang smiled and said, "Stop being so childish and show me the Yama's invitation. Isn't it someone pretending to be the Yama?"
King Yu hurriedly gave Yama Luo's post to Emperor Liang, and then said in a panic, "Father, when I woke up early today, this post was placed beside my bed. That man's martial arts was really terrifying.
It’s scary!
I was previously worried that Yama Luodian would take action against me, and I asked the palace guards to be more alert in advance, but they had no idea at all."
Emperor Liang took a look at the content of the letter, and then said to Meng Zhi, "If I ask you to go to the palace to deliver the letter, I wonder if you can do it?"
Although Meng Zhi is not particularly bright-minded, he is not stupid either, okay?
Even if he could do this, would he dare to admit it?
So, he said helplessly, "Your Majesty, if King Yu is not prepared, there is a 10 to 20% chance that I can barely do it, but King Yu just said that the guards of the palace are very vigilant, so I am sure
It can’t be done.”
When Emperor Liang saw what Meng Zhi said, he frowned and asked, "I wonder if you can guarantee King Yu's safety if you stick to King Yu's words."
Meng Zhi had already heard about the power of Yama Palace. He couldn't take the blame alone, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, please let the experts from the Xuanjing Division come to assist. Only in this way can Wei Chen be more confident.
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The reason why he did this was because he knew that Emperor Liang believed in Xuanjing Si. Only by bringing Xuanjing Si in, if something really happened, could he escape.
Emperor Liang didn't know that this upright general could be mean-spirited, so he agreed with it and said, "You are right. I will ask Xia Jiang to bring people in. You are not allowed to sleep tonight. Please protect Heng."
Son!"
King Yu saw that his father had arranged such a rigorous arrangement, and he was moved and shouted again, "Father~!"
Emperor Liang was probably old. It was rare for some children to have long-lasting love. It was even rarer for him to comfort King Yu excitedly with tears in his eyes. Only then did he realize that his son was also old, so he quickly comforted him.
However, no matter how he tried to comfort him, he still asked King Yu Mengzhi, Xia Jiang and others to stay at Wuying Hall in the evening, while he ran back to Yangju Hall to wait for the news.
When Xia Jiang received the news, he felt bad in his heart. After all, with the strength of Xuanjing Division, he had suffered several losses against Yama Luodian, and he didn't think he could defend it well.
Sure enough, he brought a hundred masters of the Xuanjing Division to stay in the Wuying Hall, and there were hundreds of imperial guards guarding the outside.
Even so, just after midnight, King Yu disappeared very suddenly under their noses, as if this person was not here in the first place, which was really strange.