On the top of the mountain, there is a hazy white mist. If you look through it with a telescope-like object, you can vaguely see a huge and magnificent ancient city standing under the clouds and mist in the distance.
The old man was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with pieces of jade embedded in purple gold on his clothes. He had a simple sword at his waist. He looked old and not old, with a radiant look.
Putting away the tools for telescope, the old man asked:
"What is the current situation in the Imperial City at this moment?"
Behind the old man, a man in black clothes with black feathers and wings on his back was a member of the Yueling tribe. Hearing this, he immediately said: "Master Marquis, all the princes entered the city yesterday. According to etiquette, they should be attending court with you in the Zhengyang Palace at this moment.
.”
"Where are our friends?"
“Business as usual!”
The old man was silent for a long time, then he pulled out a simple sword from his waist, looked at the sharp blade without any inscriptions, and murmured to himself: "They say this sword is the sword of the 500-year-old Shenzong. I don't know if it is true or not?"
The man in black from the Yueling Tribe completely pretended not to hear the mockery that came with the roar of the wind and sand. He buried his head on the earth bag, revealing the dark wings on his back and a gray weapon inlaid on the wings.
Extremely cold.
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imperial edict,
Zhengyang Hall.
Inside the main palace at the front door.
A watercolor curtain separated the sight of the officials and princes in the hall. As the Lord and the Lord arrived, two white figures appeared behind the curtain in front of them and slowly took their seats, looking down.
Gold threads were inlaid on the columns of the main hall, and ancient battle scenes were engraved to show the ancient minions. Accompanied by a mountain cry of "Kowtow to the Lord", the watercolor curtain was shaken slightly by the tsunami of hundreds of celebrities.
There was a slight scraping sound as they struck each other, but the two figures behind did not waver at all, as if they did not hear it.
Not even the polite sound was heard.
A few moments,
The princes knelt so hard that their legs and feet ached, and they couldn't help but began to secretly look at each other sideways, with doubts, suspicions, and a hint of anger in each other's eyes.
'Does this kid want to give us a kick?'
'Why should he?'
'Maybe it's the rumor from Zhaodu?'
'Master God, isn't that a joke? They wrote the history books themselves, how credible is it?'
'Who knows?'
'It's against him!'
'you go first!'
‘…’
The man in gilded clothes, who was at the top on the right, received the support of everyone's eyes. He put his palms on the floor and was about to stand up with a little force when a sound of falling down happened to be heard from above.
In an instant, nearly a hundred high-ranking officials stood up at the same time and couldn't help but secretly wipe the sweat from their foreheads.
The first step is to spread the mist.
After opening the curtain behind him, the handsome young man stepped up to the calendar plate and looked down at the officials and princes. He saw the sweat on their foreheads and the suspicious glances on their foreheads and nodded secretly.
Lu Ming has never been an emperor, not in his previous life, not in this life... This is also the first time that the princes from the entire Suchuan have an audience with the government. In my memory, in the past years, it was a great respect for the princes to send an envoy here to issue an edict.
, some princes did not even have envoys.
He said he was ill, said he couldn't get away from family funerals and happy events, and said his legs and feet were not in good condition, so he dismissed Zhaodu. Due to his own reasons, Zhaodu had always just acquiesced in this statement.
This was the first time that the imperial edict issued a formal notice, announcing government affairs in an official form to the Tianqi sacrifices in various places in Suchuan through the Tianqi Gate.
The main purpose is for the Lord of God to return to Suchuan and perform miracles.
As for the last time I faced so many princes, it was when I ascended the throne, but I was too young at that time, and my memory is almost vague. I only vaguely remember Feitian next to me, and killed several ministers on the spot to intimidate me before I can successfully ascend the throne. .
Holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand, Lu Ming looked at His Highness and everyone. His condescending position would make the Lord more majestic. He said softly, "I have seen many faces among you for the first time. This should be the first time." Let’s go to Zhaodu once, right?”
Pressing the hilt of the sword between his fingers, he raised his thumb slightly, and the drawn sword quickly fell down. A soft cry sounded in the hall, and everyone in the audience tensed up, feeling as if the sword was cutting into their own skin. .
The princes bowed their heads and frowned in silence.
After a while, the old Marquis De bowed his head and took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, in recent years, I have suffered from an old disease in my leg, so I haven't gone to the palace to see you for a long time."
Behind him, Marquis Yu, who was just about to get up from the floor, sneered and interrupted: "Marquis De, I saw you in Pingjiang Marquis's residence a few days ago, talking, laughing and drinking, and later you even hugged the person next to you. We danced together with the singer. I saw that you were quite energetic, weren't you?"
"Why are my legs and feet so weak today? Is it because I had so much fun dancing with the singer that day that my feet sprained? Haha."
"Haha, which leg did Marquis De have sprained? I need to make this clear to you. If it's the middle one, tsk tsk..."
Hearing this, all the officials in the audience burst into laughter. There were voices teasing and teasing the old Marquis. There were even people who wanted to borrow a leg from the Marquis. For a moment, they were just chilled, and the sinister atmosphere suddenly collapsed.
Dehou watched with concern, and did not dare to get angry at the people's ridicule and joking. He just bowed slightly upward, looking like an old man, but there was no trace of the first person standing on his skinny cheeks. He looked nervous when he came out to speak.
Obviously, when everyone is in the same boat, there is no need to panic.
Seeing that everyone was talking about the same thing, Yuhou took a step forward, stood in front of everyone, and said.
"Everyone, the reason why we gathered in Zhaodu today is not to see the majesty of the Lord of God, so why bother bothering our Lord with these high-sounding reasons?"
"Why don't you finish your audience with the Lord God as soon as possible and everyone can go home without wasting your time."
"That's quite true!"
"Please, Your Majesty, let me wait to see the Lord of God and congratulate him on his power!"
"Please, Your Majesty, let me wait to see the Lord of God and congratulate him on his power!"
"..."
Everyone stood in a line again, bowing and saying the same thing.
Now that we have come here, whether actively or passively, we naturally have to find out where your confidence lies. There are more or less two legends about the Lord of God in the houses of the princes.
Although no one believed that the records of the divine right of kings were true, the Bisheng Pillar and Tianqi Gate that had stood for thousands of years in Suchuan finally existed in front of us. Your Majesty sent an order for the return of the God Lord.
Everyone has to see it once, and if it is fake, no one will worry.
Really, that would be even better.
Although, no one believed in the Lord God from the bottom of their hearts.
The faces, old or young, are full of expressions of intimidation, questioning, and innuendo.
All the kings on the calendar disk saw it, and finally stopped at Yuhou, who was standing in the first place, and couldn't help laughing.
"I haven't seen you for many years. Marquis Yu is still as sharp as ever!"
Yuhou is rather special. He is frivolous and has a wide range of hobbies. He is involved in all kinds of food, drink and entertainment. He is similar to an idle throne.
The main reason is because the fiefdom of Marquis Yu is next to Marquis Pingjiang. Being next to Marquis Pingjiang can basically sentence him to death. With his eldest brother next to him, he cannot develop on his own, especially if he is close to the obviously weak Zhaodu side.
impossible.
How can one do the calling when seeking death?
Therefore, he has always lived a carefree life, and he is willing to serve as Pingjiang Hou's pawn. He is also willing to come to Zhaodu to deal with government affairs, help Pingjiang Hou take leave, and inquire about Zhaodu news.
Marquis Yu didn't care about his face at all. He immediately knelt down and apologized.
"Oh, I deserve to die. Alas, it's all because I have been carefree and careless these years. Please forgive me."
"Marquis Yu has been in the imperial capital for a long time, and it is common for him to forget some rules. Don't rush, I will learn it slowly when I have time in the future." The figure above said calmly.
What does it mean to have enough time to study?
Marquis Yu suppressed his doubts and kept the smile on his face, "My lord, thank you for not killing me."
"No thanks, you have done nothing wrong, so how could I kill you?"
Not caring about Yuhou's rogue style, Lu Ming looked at Dehou, who looked as still as a mountain, and continued.
"Dehou, how about taking a few steps forward?"
Dehou was puzzled and looked confused, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
The sword-wielding monarch's eyes were cold and his voice became cold and silent: "Marquis De, are you going to disobey military orders?"
"I don't dare, I'll leave now!"
After saying that, Dehou stood up, politely pushed aside the brocade clothes in front of him and took two steps forward. Then he looked at the king above, but received no response, so he took two steps again and looked tentatively again, but there was still no response.
Get a response.
Marquis De was getting closer and closer to Your Majesty. Marquis Yu in the rear had a premonition that something was not good, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, what do you want Marquis De to do?"
"I can also help you!"
The young Lord ignored Marquis Yu's request for instructions. He exerted some force with his thumb and heard a soft chirp. The Iron Guard Commander next to him seemed to have received the response. He unsheathed the sword on his waist. Without waiting for anyone's reaction, Marquis De's legs separated with a sizzling sound.
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In an instant, the whole hall was shocked. It was as if a black and white space was isolated from the world. The palace was so quiet that there was no sound at all, and you could hear a pin drop.
It wasn't until the red blood flowed out, from the calendar plate leaning on the king's feet to the palace hall below, until it flowed to the toes of the princes that wet their noble steps, that the princes screamed in surprise and became a mess.
"Killed!"
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!"
"Your Majesty, the Iron Guard is in charge of killing people in the palace. This is an unpardonable crime!"
"Your Majesty,..."
Some people knelt down and begged for mercy, some exclaimed in alarm, and of course some were smarter and loudly rebuked Ziyuan, accusing him of being a prince, but without exception, everyone's face was filled with fear and uneasiness.
No one could have expected that this would be the first time that a political official would kill someone.
The figure above held the sword at his waist in silence. The Iron Guards all put the blood-stained sword on the sleeve of their arm and wiped it clean until there was no trace of blood, and then took it out from their waist.
Throwing a small knife on the ground, he shouted in a deep voice to everyone:
"The Marquis of De has a sword in his sleeve, and he suddenly approaches you in front of the palace with evil intentions. This is the first crime!"
"It has been nine years since your Majesty ascended the throne. Marquis De was unable to come to the court for nine years on the grounds of being ill. His crime of deceiving the King is unpardonable! This is the second crime!"
"Dehou, invade and occupy..."
Zi Yuan's voice was loud and his expression was straight as he talked about Dehou's various crimes, each one of which was a capital crime.
The princes in the audience were so frightened by the scene that they turned pale. After hearing Zi Yuan's several accusations, their mouths cramped and they almost cursed on the spot.
I simply don’t talk about the king’s laws anymore.
In front of hundreds of officials and princes, he killed someone else's Dehou, and in full view of everyone, he put a knife into someone's hand and said he was going to rebel. No one had ever seen such a shameless thing.
When the princes expand their territory, everyone still has to find an excuse to say that certain good people under their command have been treated unfairly by the other party. How could anyone be so rude to them?
No cover-ups at all.
It's completely unreasonable.
The heads of the princes are cold, and the chaotic Suchuan is still able to retain the title of marquis today. Except for a few because of its special geographical location, most of them are not too bad in mind.
If your Majesty dares to do this, you must have some back-up plan.
After being frightened and pushing the bag, Yuhou stood in front of everyone. With a look on his face, he knelt down on the ground with a simple sound, not caring about the blood on the ground. He rubbed his hand twice against the blood behind him, and then shouted hoarsely.
cried.
"Your Majesty! The commander of the Iron Guards killed people in the palace and slandered the noble princes. He has no laws and the crime is unpardonable. I ask your Majesty to punish Ziyuan!"
If someone takes the lead, someone will follow. Especially in this situation, they continue to form a rope. The princes no longer hesitate. For a while, the sound of kneeling and kneeling can be heard one after another. Looking down from the top, the palace is full of luxurious hair crowns, all in uniform order.
towards the front,
"The Iron Guards have no authority over the king and their crimes are unpardonable. I ask your Majesty to punish Ziyuan!"
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Iron Guard has his eyes set on the king's law. His crime is unpardonable. I ask your Majesty to punish Ziyuan!"
"..."
There were countless doubts and threats in the grief, but the young figure didn't mind at all. He looked at the figures with their heads clasped and said unhurriedly: "Marquis Yu recommends Dehou for his merits, and he will be rewarded with a gold and an imperial edict."
There is a mansion one hundred meters away from the capital."
"Everyone in the palace, as witnesses recommended by the Honorable Marquis, will be given the same gift as the Honorable Marquis!"
Marquis Yu immediately reacted and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, we have come to Zhaodu to meet the Lord of God, so that everyone in the world will know!"
"Your Majesty told me to wait until there is no return. Who will dare to come to Zhaodu in the future?"
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
The princes imitated each other and shouted in unison.
Lu Ming said nothing and turned to look at Zi Yuan. Zi Yuan immediately understood. With a wave of his hand, the iron guards in front of the palace immediately stepped forward and tied up a group of princes who did not cooperate with any weapons.
Marquis Yu continued: "Your Majesty, the Divine Lord is nothing but nothingness, why do you need to be so showy for a while..."
The sound stopped suddenly, and a line of emerald green vines, numbering ten or a hundred, grew in front of Marquis Yu, growing instantly and forming an emerald green faceless figure in the palace.
The princes were all afraid and did not dare to speak out again.
Lu Ming, who was above, walked up to Yuhou and continued.
"You don't have anything to say, right? But I do!"
"Dehou has three sons. When Dehou dies, the princes in the palace and I issue edicts at the same time, ordering their young children to inherit the fief. What will happen to them?"
Marquis Yu shuddered, and the young figure in front of him continued:
"You won't die, but they won't."
"In a few days, the princes will go to Zhaodu to see the Lord of God. After being blessed by the Lord of God, the news that they are willing to stay in Zhaodu will spread throughout Suchuan. Your Majesty, the Lord of God, and the princes will personally leave their seals and abdicate in favor of the weakest heir under his command!"
"I don't want to play with you!"
Marquis Yu gritted his teeth, "Your Majesty, you are playing with fire and burning yourself!"