This riot started from the bottom of the Eastern Capital. It was caused by a few quarrels between people with ulterior motives. One of them said, "Do you dare to go to the Imperial City to eliminate traitors and revive the Imperial Family?"
Another said, "Go ahead!"
So they called their friends and headed to the imperial city in a lively manner. In fact, most of these people were spiritualists arranged by others to stir up public opinion. It is unknown who arranged them.
But public opinion was aroused, and people were so excited that they didn't care about so much.
When the torrent of purging the emperor's side reached the fourth floor of the Eastern Capital, it was already unstoppable, and rushed straight to the Imperial City with overwhelming momentum.
Dongdu was originally populated by aristocratic families. Qiu Shuijing's reforms this time affected the interests of the aristocratic families. Many of them had long been unable to wait and naturally wanted to secretly join in and increase their influence when they saw this opportunity.
After all, Dongdu was Yuan Shuo's capital, and its defenses were strict. Originally, both the Southern and Northern armies had to be dispatched to suppress it directly, and Jingzhao Yin and others also had to mobilize the city defenses, so this chaos could be easily settled.
However, at this time, there was also internal strife within the Southern and Northern armies.
In order to control Yuan Shuo's Southern Army and Northern Army, Qiu Shuijing placed many people in the two armies. He was the Minister of Rites and controlled the Tiandao Academy. Many scholars in the Tiandao Academy were his disciples and regarded him as a teacher and respected him very much.
Qiu Shuijing has many talented people under his command, but when this drastic change broke out, the assassination of these reformists in the army began!
Someone escaped the assassination and immediately reorganized his soldiers and tried to break out of the siege.
For a moment, there was chaos within the two armies.
The surging crowd outside took this opportunity to rush towards the imperial city at the top of Jade Emperor Mountain. Along the way, officials who supported the reform were rushed into their mansions by the rioters, who burned, killed and looted.
Most of the officials who supported the reform realized that the survival of the country was imminent. If no change was made, the country would be conquered by foreign countries and Yuan Shuo would be destroyed. Therefore, they supported Qiu Shuijing's reform.
However, they were dragged out of their homes by angry people and beaten to death in public.
These officials are very powerful, but unfortunately there are more powerful people in the crowd who directly control them and leave them no room for resistance.
After returning from studying abroad, Qiu Shuijing worked in the imperial court and accumulated a lot of connections, but this time he lost nearly half of them at once!
Qiu Shuijing holds two positions, the Imperial Censor and the Imperial Clerk of the Tiandao Academy. Under these two positions, there are many officials like a small court. Among them, the positions of Imperial Clerk, Imperial Music, Imperial Clerk, Imperial Prime Minister, Imperial Diviner, Imperial Physician, etc. under the Imperial Clerk are all directly held by the Western Master of the Tiandao Academy.
With the support of Emperor Ping this time, Qiu Shuijing used officials under his command to carry out reforms.
When the unrest spread to Jade Emperor Mountain, the surviving officials under his command immediately mobilized troops to guard the important roads.
"Protect Mr. Shui Jing and His Majesty!" someone shouted.
But gradually, no one continued to shout like this, because they found that they could not enter the inner city or mobilize the guards.
The imperial city is divided into the inner city and the outer city. At this moment, the imperial guards are guarding the inner city and mobilizing the spiritual soldiers of the four holy emperors to guard the four gates of the inner city, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering.
These reformist officials were now trapped between the inner city and the outer city. When angry people came, they were afraid that they would have no way to retreat!
If the Royal Guards also come to attack them, they will have no chance of survival!
And judging from the current situation, this is indeed possible!
There is a great possibility that they will be betrayed by the emperor and ministers in the inner city!
In the inner city, Qiu Shuijing walked into the Golden Throne Hall to meet the emperor. At this time, all the civil and military officials were present in the hall. These civil and military officials came from various aristocratic families. It seemed that they had anticipated this scene and had arrived at the Golden Throne Hall early.
Not only do they want to see Qiu Shuijing executed, they also want to see the emperor forced to abdicate, his power restricted, and the power taken away by the reform returned to the major families!
Qiu Shuijing ignored everyone and went straight to the palace, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Xishi of Tiandao Academy is responsible for teaching the students of Tiandao Academy. If the officials under the Taichang are finished, then Tiandao Academy is also finished."
Emperor Ping sat in the Golden Throne Hall and asked, "What do you think, Lord Qiu?"
Qiu Shuijing said: "Your Majesty, please mobilize the imperial guards, offer sacrifices to the sacred treasure, calm the people's unrest, and then find out who instigated the unrest this time and deal with them according to the law."
Before he finished speaking, the civil and military officials on both sides shouted angrily, "Qiu Shuijing, you are the one who provoked this chaos!"
"You, Censor Qiu, are the culprit!"
"It was you who went against the will of Heaven and insisted on changing the laws of our ancestors, causing the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of the people, and leading to this turmoil!"
"If I have to deal with you, I'll deal with you!"
"Your Majesty, please issue an order to execute the thief Qiu immediately and offer his head to heaven to put an end to the unrest!"
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Qiu Shuijing looked calm, letting them chatter and looking at Di Ping calmly. Di Ping, who was sitting on the throne, smiled as he looked at the civil and military officials who were criticizing Qiu Shuijing.
"Your Majesty can quell this chaos with just one order."
Qiu Shuijing bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision."
At this moment, the Praefectus Praetorianus led many Jinwu Guards to rush into the Golden Palace, used the formation diagram to lock the palace door, and urged the spiritual soldiers to break into the formation diagram.
In the Golden Palace, some civil and military officials looked around excitedly, some looked puzzled, and some looked frightened and uneasy, secretly preparing their magical powers.
"My dear friends."
Di Ping's voice came from the Golden Palace, clear and loud, echoing in the hall, drawing everyone's attention back to him.
Di Ping stood up, and the images of five Holy Emperors appeared behind him. The five Holy Emperors stood tall and majestic, with divine light all over their bodies, holding up the Five Emperors' Spiritual Soldiers.
The emperor smiled and said, "My dear ministers, you are forcing me to execute the person who can bring me immortality. Do you really think that I am so foolish that I will let you control me?"
"boom!"
He moved his feet and a thunderous sound was heard. The next moment, the hall rumbled and Di Ping appeared in front of Guanglu Qing. With one blow, Guanglu Qing's body exploded, leaving a bloody mess!
“Bang!”
Emperor Ping's magical power exploded, and the Five Saint Emperors behind him activated their magical powers in the form of imperial soldiers and started a killing spree!
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" As soon as the Cavalry General said this, he was crushed into pieces by the Nine Cauldrons magical power.
"Your Majesty has gone mad!" Wei Wei Cheng was grabbed by the dragon and torn apart on the spot!
All the civil and military officials in the hall are masters, including some powerful saints. At this moment, they all burst out with powerful caves hanging high, abysses lined up, celestial phenomena standing in line, and magical powers crisscrossing in the Golden Throne Hall!
However, screams were heard one after another, and among the Nine Ministers, the Grand Coachman, the Minister of Justice, the Grand Herald and others were killed one after another by Emperor Ping.
"Since I ascended the throne, I have been controlled by you and have never had a single day of control over power!"
Di Ping's face was covered in blood. He snapped Zuo Fufeng's neck with a click, his eyes showing an excited and bloodthirsty light: "The three officials want to restrict me. Prime Minister Wen, Xue Qingfu, and you, Qiu Shuijing, are all pointing fingers at me!"
You Fufeng hid behind a bronze pillar in the Golden Palace that was so large that several people had to hug it. His face was as pale as earth. He was about to turn around to activate his supernatural powers, but before he could unleash his powers, he saw the sun and the moon spinning in the sky above his head.
You Fufeng screamed miserably, and his spirit was refined in an instant. All his energy and blood surged out and flowed into the sun and moon.
"Even Emperor Ai wants to entrust his son to someone else!"
Di Ping laughed loudly: "He is such a loser, is he worthy of being entrusted with an orphan?"
He smashed the head of the Minister of Works with one punch, and stomped the Minister of Warehouse to pieces with one foot, saying viciously: "Since I took over, I have not had a single day of freedom! But God has mercy on me, and I finally got the chance!"
He reached out and grabbed the spine of the Shaofucheng on the back, shook it hard, and pulled out his spine.
The Shaofu Cheng fell to the ground and died!
His body and soul quickly disintegrated and were absorbed by the shadows of the Five Holy Emperors behind Di Ping.
The bodies of the Five Holy Emperors became more and more real. They gained the flesh and blood and spirits of many civil and military ministers, and actually grew flesh and blood themselves!
However, unlike the real five Holy Emperors, the five Holy Emperors behind Di Ping were like demons!
They have no skin, just flesh and blood covering their bones, without even a scalp!
The other officials were terrified and rushed to the gate of the Golden Palace, but it was blocked by the Praetorian Guards and other Jinwu Guards, and they could not escape at all.
"Xue Qingfu wants to be called a saint, Wen Guanshan wants to abandon his ancestors' legacy and start a new school of thought, and Qiu Shuijing wants to reform the law."
Di Ping walked towards them step by step, revealing a cruel smile: "Fortunately, they revealed their flaws. Finally, the fake Wen Guanshan died, Xue Qingfu went crazy, and the real Wen Guanshan became my dog! And Qiu Shuijing was also forced into a corner by you at this moment, and had to come to me for help. At this moment..."
Behind him, the Five Incomparably Tall Saint Emperors stretched out their skinless hands and grabbed the civil servants and generals who were shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Mr. Shuijing, help!" they shouted.
However, Qiu Shuijing stood there from beginning to end, motionless and indifferent, and did not make any move.
The civil and military officials screamed, and their flesh and blood quickly flowed away and were absorbed by the Five Holy Emperors behind Di Ping.
The Five Holy Emperors' aura became increasingly powerful, with demonic energy surging. The phantoms of their imperial weapons seemed to have been refined into substance, as if they could even crush the heaven and earth!
In the Golden Palace, only Di Ping, Qiu Shuijing and Zong Zheng Yuan Chongshan were left.
Yuan Chongshan's face turned pale and he knelt on the ground, not daring to move.
Di Ping turned around, ignored him, and smiled at Qiu Shuijing: "Teacher, I killed all the masters of these families. I can immediately order the second in command of these families to become the masters of these families. They must be grateful to me. And you..."
The door of the Golden Palace opened.
Di Ping stepped on Yuan Chongshan's head, exerting force bit by bit, and said coldly: "Teacher, you can stay here, stay here, and complete the great unification technique for me. Or you can go out and die with your fellow reformists!"
Snap!
Yuan Chongshan's head was crushed by his foot!
The Golden Throne Hall was filled with corpses and blood. The pillars and the dragon throne were covered in blood, like red plum blossoms.
Qiu Shuijing turned around and looked at Di Ping.
He traveled across the ocean to study abroad, and when he returned he passed on all his skills to the young emperor in the hope that he could revive Yuanshuo.
"I'm not a good teacher and I failed to teach you well."
Qiu Shuijing walked past Di Ping and headed out: "Today I will teach you a lesson: a scholar must be broad-minded and resolute, and the responsibility is heavy and the road ahead is long."
He walked out of the Jinluan Palace and walked towards the Jinwu Guards and the Imperial Guards: "Death is the only way to go, isn't it? Tyrant!"