Ye Heng glanced at it casually and laughed: "Just such a token? Who gave you the courage?"
"I advise you to take a closer look!" Chen Tian said without any panic, holding the token in his hand closer to one point again.
Ye Heng, who was originally full of disdain, saw the confidence on Chen Tian's face and couldn't help but turn his eyes to the token in Chen Tian's hand again. This time he no longer glanced at it casually, but looked at it carefully.
It was indeed a token, but it was engraved with the word "xiao". When he saw the word "xiao", Ye Heng was shocked and couldn't help but said to himself: "Why does this look familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere."
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At this time, Xiahou Qingyi and Ye Cheng also looked over, but they had never seen the Emperor's Token, they had only heard about it, and they did not know what the Emperor's Token looked like, nor did they know that the Emperor's Token was what Chen Tian was holding.
"Do you want me to give you some tips?" Although Chen Tian's face turned red, he still said with a sneer.
Ye Heng frowned and looked at the token in Chen Tian's hand, his expression changing again and again.
After a while, he finally remembered where he had seen this token. The last time the emperor mobilized troops to attack the Panning Kingdom, he used this token. He was beside him at that time. The Xiao on the token
He could see the words very clearly and would never mistake them, which meant that the token in Chen Tian's hand was the emperor's token.
Ye Heng's expression suddenly changed, and the arm holding Chen Tian's neck was shaking a little, and he said in shock: "Why do you have the Emperor's Token?"
"Emperor's Token?" Xiahou Qingyi and Ye Cheng both looked at the frightened Ye Heng and repeated in disbelief. They were all wondering if there was something wrong with their ears.
But at this time, Ye Heng no longer had much thought about the two of them. He tremblingly let go of the arm holding Chen Tian's neck, took two steps back, and slowly knelt down.
Seeing the Emperor's Token is like seeing the Emperor. Facing the Emperor's Token, he does not dare to have any other thoughts. Even if he does not think about himself, he must also think about his family.
He did not dare to doubt the authenticity of the Emperor's Token at all. There were not many people in the world who could forge the Emperor's Token, and this was the Imperial City. Since Chen Tian dared to take it out, he must be absolutely sure, otherwise who would
Are you stupid enough to jump into the fire pit yourself?
After Chen Tian was put down, he coughed violently several times and breathed in the air around him. It took him a long time to recover.
Ye Heng was still kneeling in front of him, and even Ye Cheng, who was not far away, knelt down at some point and was looking at the token in Chen Tian's hand with a look of fear.
Xiahou Qingyi, who was beside Chen Tian, looked at Chen Tian with a strange expression. His legs were bent, and just as he was about to kneel down, Chen Tian quickly reached out to support her and said with a smile: "You don't have to kneel, just let them kneel."
"But..." Xiahou Qingyi was just about to say something when a voice came from the street, "You really don't have to kneel."
Chen Tian and others followed the sound and saw a large group of people coming from the street. They were led by two middle-aged men. One was Xiao Jing, the Emperor of Yang Chong, and the other Chen Tian guessed was Xiahou Qingyi's father.
That is, the other one of Xiao Jing's two right-hand men - Xia Hou Zhengcheng.
Sure enough, Xiahou Qingyi on the side first knelt down to salute Xiao Jing, and then saluted the middle-aged man: "Father!"
Xiahou Zhengcheng nodded and gave Xiahou Qingyi an approving look. Just when Xiahou Qingyi was confused, Xiao Jing said: "Get up!"
As soon as Xiahou Qingyi stood up, Ye Heng and Ye Cheng hurriedly saluted and said: "I have met the emperor!"
Xiao Jing ignored the two of them, came to Chen Tian and said, "I knew you would come." After saying that, he reached out and patted Chen Tian on the shoulder.
Chen Tian cupped his fists and said, "I've seen Emperor Yang Chong and General Xiahou!"
Xiahou Zhengcheng returned the favor with his fists clasped, not daring to show off at all.
All this was seen by Xiao Jing. He just smiled faintly and said, "Has the journey been smooth?"
Chen Tian nodded and said: "It went smoothly, but I accidentally had a little conflict with your right-hand man, General Ye Heng. I hope you won't take it personally."
Xiao Jing laughed and said: "What are you talking about? Ye Heng offended you because of my negligence as an emperor. I am here to apologize to you."
As he spoke, he slightly bent over Chen Tian, apologizing to Chen Tian on behalf of Ye Heng.
Chen Tian frowned slightly, but still pretended to be nonchalant and said: "The emperor is serious." While speaking, he did not forget to reach out and gently lift Xiao Jing up.
The conversation between the two seemed to be enjoyable, but Xiahou Qingyi and others on the side had sweaty palms, especially Ye Heng and his son. At this time, large beads of sweat were already rolling down their foreheads, and their heads were bent deeply, without any concern at all.
If you dare to lift it up, your whole body can't help but tremble.
"You kid has been traveling for such a long time, and you must be tired from traveling and traveling. I have ordered people to prepare meals for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust. You come with me." After saying that, Xiao Jing slowly turned around and walked towards the way he came.
, the guards following behind gave way.
Chen Tian did not hesitate and quickly followed. He was already here, so he could only take one step at a time.
After Xiao Jing and Chen Tian passed the crowd, Xia Houzhengcheng and others turned around and slowly followed them, and their pace was one step behind Chen Tian.
After everyone left, Ye Heng and his son slowly stood up, stretched out their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, Ye Heng turned to Ye Cheng and said, "You take Xun'er back first, I'll go to the palace."
"Father, you..."
Ye Heng raised his hand to interrupt Ye Cheng. He said slowly: "Someone has to take responsibility for some things. You go back first and leave the rest to me."
Ye Cheng hesitated for a while, but finally did not dare to disobey his father's words, and slowly left with Ye Xun. His back looked a bit faded, and he was completely gone from the arrogance and domineering look he had just now.
Looking at Ye Cheng and the two people leaving, Ye Heng sighed. For a moment, he seemed to have aged more than ten years, and said to himself: "This time I really kicked the iron plate. I hope that my life can be exchanged for Ye
The family is fine."
With that said, he slowly walked towards the direction where Chen Tian and others left.
Chen Tian and Xiao Jing didn't speak a word along the way, and the people behind them were even more silent. They followed cautiously, not daring to make any unnecessary movements for fear of being noticed by the man in the dragon robe in front.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Chen Tian finally saw a palace with splendid mirror walls in the distance. The palace was not only majestic and domineering, but also covered an extremely large area, almost occupying the center of the imperial city. This was the palace of the Yang Chong Empire and the Yang Chong Empire.
The most sacrosanct place.
Xiao Jing, who had been silent all the time, pointed to the palace in front and said: "How about it, my palace is so domineering!"
Chen Tian smiled and said, "As domineering as you are."
"I like how flattering you are." Xiao Jing laughed loudly.
Chen Tian smiled and said nothing, then slowly walked into the palace with Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing led him to a side hall. There was a huge round table in the middle of the side hall. At this time, the round table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.
The aroma hit his nostrils and instantly increased Chen Tian's appetite.
The guards following behind had left, leaving only Xiahou Zhengcheng and his daughter.
Xiao Jing sat down at the main seat, pointed to the chair beside him, and said to Chen Tian: "Sit here!"
Chen Tian didn't refuse, walked to Xiao Jing and sat down.
After Chen Tian sat down, Xiao Jing looked at Xiahou Zhengcheng and his daughter and said, "You guys should sit down too!"
The two of them sat down tremblingly. When Xiao Jing saw this, he smiled and said: "Today, there is no distinction between emperors and ministers. You can just treat it as a family banquet. There is no need to be restrained."
Even so, Xiahou and his daughter were still a little uneasy. This was their first time eating at the same table with the emperor. It would be strange if they weren't nervous!
Seeing that the two of them were still like this, Xiao Jing no longer cared about them, raised the wine glass next to him and said to Chen Tian: "You have come from afar, and as a guest, I will toast you this glass first."
With that said, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and Chen Tian also picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's great!" Xiao Jing laughed loudly, then stood up and said, "You guys eat first, I have something to deal with."
Chen Tian nodded and said, "Go and do your work first!"
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth to chew slowly.
Xiao Jing stood up and left, leaving only Chen Tian, Xia Hou and his daughter on the huge dining table.
Chen Tian poured himself a glass of wine, picked up another dish and put it into his mouth. He raised the glass and touched it to Xiahou and his daughter, and said: "The emperor has said, let us eat first, don't be so restrained.
, it’s time to eat, it’s time to drink.”
Xiahou Zhengcheng forced a smile, but he didn't know what to say.
After the emperor left, Xiahou Qingyi relaxed a little, but still did not move his chopsticks. Instead, he asked Chen Tian in a low voice: "Are you the person the emperor said he wanted to cooperate with?"
Chen Tian took a sip of wine and said, "Why, doesn't it look like it?"
"It really doesn't look like it!" Xiahou Qingyi said truthfully.
"Qingyi." Xiahou Zhengcheng on the side quickly spoke up to stop Xiahou Qingyi from continuing.
Seeing this, Chen Tian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, Qing Yi and I are good friends. It's normal to get to know each other."
Xiahou Zhengcheng hurriedly smiled in return and said repeatedly: "Young Master is right."
"You can just call me Chen Tian." Chen Tian said.
Xiahou Zhengcheng nodded repeatedly, but did not dare to call out Chen Tian's name.
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After Xiao Jing left, he went straight to the main hall. At this time, a man was kneeling in the middle of the main hall, his head hanging down, touching the floor, but he did not dare to lift it up at all.
Xiao Jing walked into the main hall slowly, and when he passed by the people kneeling in the main hall, he slowly said: "You are very smart and decisive, but you have forgotten that I am a person who will eradicate the weeds. You
Do you think you can protect the Leaf Clan by doing this?"
The person kneeling in the main hall was Ye Heng. After he arrived at the palace, he went straight to the main hall and knelt in the main hall quietly waiting for the emperor to speak. But when he heard Xiao Jing's words, his body still trembled.
, it seems that it will be difficult to save the Ye clan this time.
Xiao Jing continued: "You also know that I have wanted to take action against the Ye clan for a long time, but I just struggled with not having a good reason. This time you gave me such a good reason yourself. If I don't accept it, wouldn't it be a little bit...
I'm sorry for your good intentions."
Ye Heng's face was uglier than that of a dead rat. He lowered his head and said tremblingly: "The emperor is joking."
"You know whether I'm joking or not. We've already reached this point. There's no need to hide it anymore." Xiao Jing said directly.
Ye Heng's expression changed again and again, and finally he slowly raised his head and said: "The emperor played a big game of chess."
"The most important thing is that you are not careful enough, otherwise you would not fall into my chessboard." Xiao Jing said with a smile.
Then he turned to look at Ye Heng who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "You can settle it yourself. This can be regarded as leaving a little dignity for yourself. I will not let go of the Ye Clan. From today on, the Ye Clan will leave the Yangtze River."