"Shoot again" commanded the captain of the Forbidden Army.
The crossbow arrows fell like a "peng" rain. At this time, Pei Ziyun grabbed the arrows with both hands and flicked them around.
"Puff, puff, puff" the sound of arrows piercing flesh and screams came one after another as people passed through the palace passage.
Royal Palace Xuanwu Hall.
The shouts of killing were loud, but they did not disturb the people here. Sitting in his seat, Emperor Qitai's face was also unusually pale, but he could still hold his breath and ordered: "It's cloudy, turn on the lamp."
"yes-"
The sky has sunk, and there are only a few eunuchs left to serve in the huge hall. They are all waiting in the corner of the hall, and on the opposite side, there is only Prince Chengshun.
Looking outside, the spring breeze blew through the garden, and there was no sound in the palace. Emperor Qitai sat on the couch, stared at the prince, and said in a deep voice: "I really can't believe that it was you who leaked the news. How could you? Is it worthy of my father, worthy of my ancestors, worthy of the dragon veins of all generations, and worthy of the people of the world?"
The prince's feet trembled slightly, but he still retorted: "Brother, I have also checked the documents of the year. When I suppressed Daojun, it was the dragon veins of ten dynasties who joined forces to suppress Daojun in one fell swoop."
"But the price you paid?" The county king took a long breath when he said this: "Brother, the price I paid was half of the Dragon Vein Futian of the Ten Dynasties collapsed. Such a heavy price led to many years of disasters. It was not easy to recover. , but it is really unwise for the emperor to do what he did back then."
"Besides, Brother Emperor, do you really think that when the True King is being suppressed, other dynasties will try their best to help us, Da Xu, even at the expense of destroying themselves?"
"Since the suppression may not be successful, my brother is just leaving a way out for Da Xu."
"Okay, okay, okay, you are really my good brother." Emperor Qitai smiled angrily, returned to the imperial couch, turned his back, and turned his face after a while.
"My true lord and I formed a friendship when we were in the feudal lord's residence. When I was trapped in the prince's palace, the true lord helped me get out of my predicament and supported me step by step to ascend to the throne."
"If it's a favor, how can it be like this? But if you have a Taoist king, who has two branches of government, and more power belongs to you, and you can use your power and blessings for your own use, can the world still be stable?"
"I am not just for the inheritance of my ancestors, but also for the power of the emperor, but also for the world." After Emperor Qitai said this, he paused and coughed violently. If you ask about regrets, the answer is obvious. There will be regrets, but absolutely Don't regret everything you do.
Since ancient times, Taoism has never been able to override the imperial power. If a Taoist tried to challenge the imperial power, the emperor of the empire would definitely kill him without hesitation.
The Tao Lord back then wanted to break this rule, and the whole world attacked him.
If the True Lord wants to do the same thing as the Dao Lord back then, then he will never sit idly by and ignore it. It is a pity that most of the dragon veins of the ten dynasties were destroyed when suppressing the Dao Lord. Otherwise, why would he be like this today? But this younger brother is still here. He betrayed himself so that Zhen Jun could get the news in advance.
This is betrayal!
Just as he was thinking about it, a burst of blood energy rushed out, and he was about to speak, when a chamberlain rushed in: "Your Majesty, the traitors have broken into the inner palace."
"Your Majesty, the Xuanwu Formation has been breached, and three hundred people were killed."
"Your Majesty, the golden armor defense line has been breached, and the five hundred golden armor soldiers have been exhausted."
"Your Majesty, the crossbowmen's defense line has been breached, and fifty people were killed."
"Your Majesty, the Seven Dragons Absolute Spirit Formation has been breached - the True Lord has approached the inner palace and the outer palace."
A series of emergency reports came in, and the whole Xuanwu Palace was in a state of panic. Emperor Qitai's heart became cold, and he looked deeply at Prince Chengshun. His whole person suddenly became extremely calm, and he no longer had the restlessness before.
"Here, help me climb the stairs." The emperor said loudly, and with the help of his chamberlain, he climbed to the top of the stairs step by step.
Looking up, he saw a man coming from a distance to kill him. Wherever he went, despite heavy interceptions, corpses were still lying everywhere, and the screams could clearly be heard.
Rain began to fall in the sky, and it fell on people with a slight chill. The emperor looked at it for a long time, turned around with an expressionless face, and ordered: "Call the imperial concubine and bring the prince."
"Also, when the ministers are called into the palace, I have an edict to issue."
"Wind and Thunder Slash!" The halberd flashed, and dozens of guards screamed and split into two halves. The white marble paved road in the inner palace was stained red with blood. To ordinary people, it looked bright red, but to the Taoist, there were even traces of blood in the blood. Gold, this is the power of dragon veins.
Eunuch Huang stopped in front of the palace, pulled out his sword, and screamed: "Impossible, why do you still have magic power at this moment?"
"Back then, Dao Lord, there were only 60 million people in the world, but now the world's population has exceeded 120 million, which has more than doubled, and the formation has been improved several times. Even Dao Lord back then, now he has to exhaust his strength and be captured without any help - Why do you still have mana?"
Pei Ziyun smiled: "There are many impossible things in this world. It's a pity that these loyal and brave men were killed by me today. It was all because of your selfishness. Without all your craziness, there would be no disaster today."
How could Eunuch Huang know that his space had a steady supply of spiritual energy? Otherwise, his mana would have been exhausted long ago, and he would not have the strength to speak.
Besides, if there was no space to provide a steady stream of spiritual energy, he would not force his way into the palace alone. A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall.
At this time, without saying a word, he shot towards Eunuch Huang with his long halberd. Eunuch Huang flashed, a cold light flashed, he heard a scream, and one of his arms fell to the ground.
A trace of astonishment flashed in Pei Ziyun's eyes. Although one arm was cut off with one blow, Eunuch Huang was able to avoid Pei Ziyun's halberd, which showed that he was a master. Eunuch Huang seemed not to feel pain at all, and did not care about life or death at all. The sword stabbed straight, and there was only a "pop" sound, and a little spark came out. Seeing the stab, Eunuch Huang shouted: "Taizu, late emperor, this slave has served the country."
"snort"
There was a cold snort, and the cold light flashed across again. A line of blood appeared on Eunuch Huang's neck, bringing up a fountain of blood. There was a "pop" sound, and the head rolled and fell.
Pei Ziyun walked straight through the corridor and arrived at the outer hall. There was no ambush this time, but there was a civil servant. When he saw Pei Ziyun coming forward, he immediately stopped him: "Stop!"
Pei Ziyun smiled: "Who are you?"
As soon as he said this, a fifth-grade civil servant in his thirties stood in front of him and shouted coldly: "Pei Ziyun, as a scholar, you are a great Xu Jieyuan, but you have become a rebel! So what if you have great Taoism and Dharma? You will not be able to escape for a thousand years. A reverse word."
Pei Ziyun glanced at him and couldn't help but shudder slightly. With a flash of his halberd, the man suddenly stood still. A red line appeared between his waist and abdomen.
Then, half of his body rolled down.
This civil servant was very stubborn. Although he was rolling in pain, he refused to scream. Before his upper body was dead, he dipped his finger in his own blood and wrote on the ground.
Pei Ziyun looked around and saw Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni Ni. He wrote seven words before he died in anger.
Pei Ziyun shook his head and sighed: "The rise and fall of a generation depends on its destiny. When the Xu Dynasty was prosperous, there were endless people with lofty ideals. It's a pity."
With that said, he walked to the door of the inner hall and said, "Your Majesty, do you still want to run away?"
The inner hall fell into a brief silence. After a while, the emperor's hoarse voice came from the inner hall: "Please come in, the true king."
Pei Ziyun flicked his clothes and all the blood stains on his body disappeared. He calmly stepped into the inner hall and immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Pei Ziyun didn't seem to care at all. When he looked at it, he saw that although he had suffered a big change, the bright yellow curtain remained the same. Although the eunuch's face was pale, he was still standing bowed.
Sitting on the left and right were three cabinet ministers—Prime Minister Zhang Yunke, Minister Hai Jia, and Shi Zhishan.
There was also a woman, full of tears, holding a child.
There is also Prince Chengshun standing on one side.
"Your Majesty, Pei Ziyun, has met the Emperor." Pei Ziyun glanced at him and saluted the Emperor, without any murderous intent, as if the fighting outside just now had never happened. If it hadn't been for the many tears in his clothes, everyone might have thought it was just a massacre. Ordinary meeting.
"You still salute me and don't hate me?" the emperor asked calmly.
"Your Majesty, this is the last time I salute you." Pei Ziyun said lightly.
Haijia was furious. This man was not tall and had an ordinary appearance, but he was a famous official and managed the household department. He had a strong personality. He stood up and was about to scold him, but the emperor stopped him with his eyes.
The emperor waved his hand: "Get up, don't salute, come, please sit with me, let me take a good look at you."
Pei Ziyun stepped forward, not actually sitting with the emperor, but sitting on the lower pillar. The emperor looked carefully and found that Pei Ziyun was even worse than before, and a breath of fresh air rushed out.
I still remember vividly when we first met.
The emperor sighed sadly: "I have known the True Lord for many years, and today this is the first time I have looked at the True Lord so seriously. The True Lord is truly extraordinary."
"It's just that when I was in the East Palace, my father said that you are too talented, and I am too kind. I am afraid that you will be a serious disaster to the country. I wanted to kill you several times, but I was a little reluctant to do so."
"Now that I think about it, my father was right. It's just that I was cold and didn't listen to the teachings, and I still ended up here." The emperor said lightly, and the noble concubines and ministers couldn't help but burst into tears.
Pei Ziyun was not angry and smiled: "Your Majesty is not benevolent, but has a strong heart. I am afraid he is even better than Taizu. If your Majesty is so benevolent, who in the world can be called strong?"
"Your Majesty has concealed this from everyone in the world - but if Your Majesty had listened to Taizu's words that day, I'm afraid he could have killed me, but Your Majesty wouldn't have been able to ascend the throne."
The emperor listened, nodded, and said: "What you said makes sense. I am actually in danger in the East Palace. I can't think of any way. I can only read some books and write some poems to submit to my father. I hope my father will like it. In fact, I don't know what to do." You know, these can't save me."
"It was you who saved everything."
"We knew each other back then, but now that I think about it, it's really like a dream. It's a poem written by Zhenjun - Heaven and earth are the reverse journey of all things; time is the passer-by of hundreds of generations. And life is like a dream, how much joy is there?"
The emperor said, feeling sad. Pei Ziyun didn't say anything for a while. To be honest, Emperor Qitai was still a good emperor. Although his reign was short, he always cared about the suffering of the people and paid attention to farming and water conservancy. He always did everything himself. Recently, the rebellion of King Lu has been quelled.
It's a pity that he and himself are in danger.
When the emperor finished his emotion, he leaned forward and asked quietly: "To this day, the true king will definitely not deceive me. I would like to ask the true king, does the true king have any intention of snooping on the imperial power?"
(End of chapter)