[013] Zhaowu Kyushu
Chong Xuanhu, the "General of Zhennan" in Yunzhou, rebelled. Although the court successfully suppressed the rebellion in a critical moment, the four generals who had been valued for decades were actually spies installed by the Great Western Fan Kingdom, which caused a huge uproar in the world, and the power of the three imperial courts of the court was criticized for this.
What is even more unexpected is that the "Demon Suppression Tower" that the court suppressed the murderers all over the world fell, and all 128 vicious people inside fled and disappeared. All the 500 guards guarding the "Demon Suppression Tower" in the court were poisoned and died. It was not until Xue Gongwang came back to report his duties that he found that the huge "Demon Suppression Tower" was no longer breathing.
"It's unreasonable-"
Hula...a lot of memorial books were swept to the ground.
Although Emperor Jing'an of the dynasty was over 60 years old, his spirit was no different from that of a young man. He was tall and thin, his hands and feet were tall, his face was ancient, and his eyes were profound and unpredictable. He also gave people the impression of determination and a shocking domineering aura.
But at this moment, he sat angrily on the dragon throne, not looking at the important officials kneeling under the case.
An old eunuch tiptoed down and was about to pick up one of the memorials when Emperor Jing'an on the dragon throne suddenly turned around and shouted angrily: "Don't pick it up, bastard, do you want to lose your head?"
The old eunuch was so scared that he knelt down in a hurry, trembling, and shouted wildly: "Your Majesty, please relieve your anger, Your Majesty, forgive me for your crime-" Then the old eunuch suddenly burst into tears and said: "Please take care of your dragon body, don't be angry. I'm not willing to die. I wish you good health and long life..." The old eunuch looked like he was about to be idled, and kowtowed and made a thud, making a thud of slavery.
The other three ministers kneeling from the stage looked at each other and all sniffed at the old eunuch's performance.
But the Jing'an Emperor in the high position took this trick, laughed out loud, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was relaxed.
"You dog slave, you can do these tricks of flattery... How could I let you die? Get out of here..."
"I thank my master for your kindness--" The old eunuch was so grateful that he crawled up tremblingly, and retreated respectfully. He seemed to be old, but everyone knew that this old eunuch had long been a congenital master, how could he be so weak?
Emperor Jing'an sighed and said to the other three: "Okay, okay... you guys get up too."
"Thank you for your grace—"
The other three also stood up and stood with their hands hanging down.
At this time, the four people in the hall, including the old eunuch, were all the most important people in the Huangfu Dynasty, namely "Martial Prime Minister" Zheng Zhantang, "Tianjue Hand" Xue Gongwang, the fourteenth emperor uncle Huangfu Zhexin who was in charge of the "Shence Mansion", and the old eunuch who was in charge of the "Imperial Attendant".
Emperor Jing'an suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "I really don't understand. Only a few of you, my king and ministers know about the news that the Xue Laoqing family secretly went to Yunzhou. How could the Demon Sect have such great ability to find out about these news? Could it be that you and others can't collude with the enemy?"
"I dare not--" the four of them answered in a hurry.
These four people are already a few people who have been repeatedly investigated within the court. If they have any problems, who should I ask? When the senior officials of the court leaked the secrets, it was not just this time. The previous case of 800,000 taels of "Beast-Eating Silver" robbery in Yunzhou was leaked by senior officials in the court, and they just learned from the Demon Sect that if there was still no clue this time, then there would be no one inside or outside the court worthy of their belief.
Emperor Jing'an sighed quietly and continued, "The 'Demon-Suppressing Tower' fell, and 128 stubborn people escaped, among which 47 were innate realms. Do you know how big a mistake this is? The court suddenly added 47 innate level opponents, forty-seven! If they came to assassinate me, even if I organized all the innate masters in the entire world, there would be only a dozen... Do you let me sleep with a knife every night in the future? TMD, should I just let you hold you to sleep to a more stable place?"
Puff—
A giggle came from behind...
"Who?"
Emperor Jing'an was shocked. When he turned around, a charming and peerless beauty came out from the back of the palace, and two beautiful palace maids were accompanying him.
"Concubine Jin pays homage to Your Majesty. If you disturb Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will be kind to you..."
Emperor Jing'an looked a little calm, laughing and relieved his embarrassment, "So it's my beloved concubine. Look, I'm confused by these guys..."
This Concubine Jin was a senior bodyguard sent by the "Fengyi Pavilion" by Huangfu Jingde. He was a master of the innate realm. Emperor Jing'an loved it very much and was promoted year after year. He is now the Imperial Concubine.
"Concubine Jin came to pay homage to the emperor, but I don't know why the emperor was angry at this time, but don't be angry..."
Concubine Jin is virtuous, gentle and elegant, and her words are gentle and polite, which makes people feel very loving. However, unfamiliar people would never have imagined that such a charming and gentle woman was actually a master of swordsmanship and a congenital master.
"I don't know..." Emperor Jing'an waved his hand and led Concubine Jin to the dragon throne, sat beside him, and said warmly: "The Demon Sect is really hateful. He actually poisoned the guards in the 'Demon-Suppressing Tower' while Mr. Xue is away and rescued the No. 100 evildoers. These people are the great enemies of the court, so I have to guard against it..."
"Since that's the case, why not mobilize the masters of the court to intercept them?"
Emperor Jing'an shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "There are so many masters that can be used in my court now. Among the enemies, there are as many as forty-seven innate masters. I can't call out so many masters... Alas, the late emperor was kind at that time. He didn't say that those who had worked hard to reach the innate masters were the gathering of spirits of heaven and earth, and the killing was ominous. He also said that those masters with skills should serve the court. As a result, they thought they could rest assured when they broke the prison. Unexpectedly, today, they left me so many troubles. If I had known this, they would have been the right way to put these extremely vicious people on the spot.
Xue Gong, who stood below, looked beyond the crowd and bowed and said, "I told Your Majesty that the late emperor set up the 'Demon-Suppressing Tower' back then, was also a kind-hearted person. I am grateful for the difficulty of these innate masters to advance, and left him a way to live loyal to the court. It is reasonable and there is no fault. The mistake is that someone leaks the secrets, causing the Demon Sect to take advantage of the situation. The most urgent task is to sprinkle the net of heaven and earth as soon as possible and capture the evil spirits. I am incompetent, but I will do my best to capture the evil spirits."
"Hehe, Mr. Xue is wrong. The most urgent task is not to capture the fugitive, but to protect His Majesty's safety..."
Ah? Everyone in the audience was shocked.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Jin said not only here, but then said: "The most important thing now is that the most powerful master of the court sent to Your Majesty. Only as long as Your Majesty is safe can you let go of the thief."
When Emperor Jing'an heard this, he immediately laughed and nodded.
"Xue Gongwang, when he goes back this time, he will gather all the innate masters of the court into the palace to protect me, my beloved concubines, and the safety of the princes, and the safety of the royal family first..."
Xue Gongwang was anxious for a moment and said, "Yes, but what about those escaped criminals? Do you ignore them? Let them harm the martial arts world?"
"This..." Emperor Jing'an frowned and said, "Summoning the Baidao Sect, don't they have that 'Demon Elimination Alliance'? Let them grow their ranks and gather the strong, and the court gives them more silver to chase the fugitives..."
An Zhongxin, the old eunuch standing beside him, immediately jumped out and clapped and shouted, "Miaomiao, Your Majesty the Emperor is wise. This plan is very wonderful, which will save the court from losses. And let those Baidao people who are in corpses do their best to the court, so as not to have no official business all day long, and they are not arranged by the court..."
When he mentioned this, Emperor Jing'an was immediately furious, slapped the table, and said loudly: "That's right. These hypocrites who have nothing to do all day long only know that they are not what I am. This time, let them spend some effort to do some serious things for the court and the martial arts world..."
"Martial Prime Minister" Zheng Zhantang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that many of these White Dao sects will disobey the situation?"
Emperor Jing'an was stunned and said angrily: "What do you think you should do?"
"I think that when posting notices and offering a large reward is not only entrusted to the White Dao faction, but also the Green Forest heroes can arrest fugitives in exchange for high rewards. The court can also use this to observe the people and gangs that the people want to serve the court, take them to their own use, and strengthen the court's influence on the martial arts world."
"Well—this idea is good—adopted, adopted—"
Zheng Zhantang stood aside, ignoring the gaze that Xue Gongwang and Huangfu Zhexin could kill people next to him.
Although Zheng Zhantang was right, after this order, the martial arts world was in chaos. I don’t know how many people in the martial arts world would take risks for bounty. Even if it was not good for those fugitives, these people in the martial arts world would also make great moves due to the incident. This is absolutely harmless and unfavorable to the rule of the court. How could Zheng Zhantang, who has always been super wise and super scheming, not see this?
Haha, there was another giggle, and Concubine Jin touched the ear of Emperor Jing'an and said, "Mr. Zheng had a very good idea just now. I happened to think of a very interesting and rewarding way to help Your Majesty--"
"Oh? My beloved has a good idea, too? Tell me quickly..."
"My beloved concubine, I thought, Eunuch An said just now that these big sects of Baidao have nothing to do, and they even arranged bad things about His Majesty, and even suffered a lot of injustice. I just thought, why not find something for these big sects to do?"
"Oh? Yes, what are you going to do for them?"
"According to my concubines, the Emperor might as well hold a martial arts conference across the country, and compete little by little from the local area, gather the powerful sects and warriors in Luodu, and let them compete and the court rerank them. You must know that the top ten sects have not changed their rankings for nearly a hundred years. Some sects have been very dissatisfied. If they do not provide guidance, they may fight fiercely in private, disrupt public order and affect the rule of the court... If this big competition is available, they will definitely attract their attention, and they will not have to compete and duel in private. In this way, Your Majesty has found something for them and eliminated a disaster. This is a grand event that celebrates the whole world. It can make Your Majesty's heroic reputation clear to the world. Just a simple calculation, there will be these four major benefits. Why not do it?"
Emperor Jing'an had already heard the dance of elegance and cheered...
"Okay, okay, the meaning of my beloved concubine is what I want..."
"Concubine Jin is simply the prime minister of the middle school girl. I admire him so much that I am so impressed..." An Zhongxin really bowed to the ground with a promising look on his face.
"The Concubine Jin serves the country and the people. What's the point? Zheng Zhantang agrees——" Zheng Zhantang shook his robe and knelt down and kowtowed.
Emperor Jing'an's face was red, he slapped his desk and shouted loudly: "Okay, I'll pass on my will. All sects in the Jiuzhou will participate in the martial arts competition and re-order the martial arts rankings. The competition name is - Zhaowu Jiuzhou!!!"
"I obey the order—"
Chapter completed!