When everyone came to the temple, there were already many curious people outside, many of them were immortal cultivators, and the spirit beasts beside them were also looking at them with the same probe.

Since Jingyu ascended the throne, there has been no sacrificial ceremony here for three years.

Although the emperor still worships in accordance with the etiquette every year on the winter solstice, he banned a series of activities such as viewing platforms and demon sacrifices, and only allowed a few attendants to follow him.

Therefore, this time the Flower Dynasty Festival is actually the first time in three years that the temple has been opened to the public. Such a grand event naturally attracted many curious people to come here to find out.

The dragon of the emperor and queen drove in the crowd, and the people knelt down and bowed, looking respectful and reverent.

The ministers in the temple had been waiting for a long time, and when they heard the noise outside, they became more and more restless.

The announcement of the Hanachao Temple had already reached all prefectures and counties as early as three months ago, so among the courtiers who returned to the temple, not only the ministers of Kyoto City, but also hundreds of ministers from other prefectures and counties came here to convey the emperor's orders.

It's just that I don't know what the emperor wants to proclaim, and why he chose a place like a temple to give the edict.

The ministers exchanged their heads and ears, sharing the news they had heard from each other.

"It is said that His Majesty wants to replace the god of worship with the one who helped put down the fire in Kyoto Castle three years ago. ”

"In the past three years, His Majesty has not allowed his courtiers and people to observe the ceremony, and he also hopes that everyone can forget the previous god, so that it will not cause too much trouble to replace it. ”

"Nonsense, Your Majesty has always adhered to filial piety, how could he do such a thing against the teachings of the ancestors?"

"But that Tang Xiaobai is indeed kind to my Kyoto City. ”

"Then you don't need to tear down this temple, wouldn't it be nice to build another one?"

"What if the two gods have a feud?"

"Hey, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes......"

Prime Minister Li Pu, who was kneeling among the ministers, raised his head and glanced at a few people, frowning slightly.

A young local assassin couldn't hold back his laughter, and was gently reprimanded by the person next to him, "Be serious, don't laugh." ”

At this moment, Jing Yu had already led everyone to the altar outside the temple. Among the ministers, he had the audacity to peek upward, and sure enough, when he saw Tang Xiaobai standing beside the emperor at this time, he couldn't help but secretly speculate in his heart that maybe the replacement of worshipping gods was not groundless.

The eunuch quickly conveyed the emperor's words, and shouted in a shrill voice to the ministers to calm down.

The ministers stood up one after another, bowing their heads and silently listening to what the emperor was about to say.

It's nothing more than those things related to the sacrifice to the gods, whether to change it or not, and who to replace it with, it's not too big a problem for them.

Anyway, they are all immortals, and the people still look at the name of immortals in the end.

Jing Yu looked at the ministers with different expressions below, and nodded to Qing Geng.

Qing Geng stepped forward, took a deep breath, and said in a soft and crisp voice, "Your Majesty has ordered you to come here today in accordance with the ancestor's last wish to correct a mistake committed by the imperial family three hundred years ago. ”

Correcting wrongdoing?

The ministers breathed for a moment, not understanding what was wrong in the temple to be corrected.

You can't tell them that it's not a god to worship, can you?

Thinking so in their hearts, everyone listened to Qing Gengdao, "In fact, all along, what was worshiped in the temple of the Zhou Dynasty was not a god. ”

“......”

"It's a demon. Demon King, Candle Nine Yin. Qing Geng said quickly.

"When the first emperor unified the human race, he had the help of the demon king, so he made an oath that after the unification of the human race, he would build a demon king temple for him, and receive the incense of the human race from generation to generation. ”

"It's just that before the emperor could explain the matter, he unfortunately passed away. The letter he left behind was sealed in the dust in a jade sarcophagus and did not see the light of day until three years ago. ”

"And today, Your Majesty invites you to come in accordance with the instructions of the ancestors to correct the name of the demon king. ”

“......”

Even though Qing Geng had tried his best to glorify the founding emperor and cover up the fact that he had gone back on his word and treacherous back then, this incident still shocked the ministers to look at each other, not knowing what to do to react appropriately.

But this is also expected, Qing Geng didn't care much, and soon told everyone about the past when the old demon king gave the human race Spring and Autumn Jade and the blood of the demon king, and said, "The old demon king is so loyal and benevolent, Your Majesty naturally can't sit idly by after learning the truth, so there are various edicts issued in the past three years to correct the name of the demon." ”

If you say that, it seems to make sense.

Even though the ministers were frightened and surprised in their hearts, they gradually no longer felt particularly unacceptable, and Prime Minister Li Pu stood up and said, "You may still remember what the old minister's daughter did to Kyoto City. ”

"She has made a great mistake in Kyoto City, and it is true that there is no forgiveness for her sin. But Lao Chen still has to say a word for her today, if it weren't for this mistake back then, the human race would not have killed demons and hunted demons before, and the two clans would not have been so incompatible with each other later, and she would not have committed such a wrong thing. ”

"And this is just an example in the torrent, I believe you know in your hearts that in the past 20 years, how many demon clans in Xuanzhou have been persecuted because of this. ”

But we must not be ungrateful, especially when we learn the truth today. ”

"So I hope that after today, you can completely correct this misunderstanding on behalf of Your Majesty, and officially let the human race and the demon clan rebuild the old friendship. ”

Gradually, there were more and more voices, and most of them agreed, but there were also different voices to refute, thinking that it was most important to save the face of the royal family, so it was better to continue to conceal the matter.

Jing Yu waited quietly until his voice subsided, then took a step forward and said, "The royal family's face, never, there is no need, through lies, to cover up." ”

He pointed to Feng Ji and said, "This is the current one, the demon world, the new demon king." ”

In front of the ministers, he solemnly bowed to Fengji, "Today, on behalf of the human race, I formally apologize to the demon clan. ”

Feng Ji didn't expect Jing Yu to do this, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and also gave a salute, "The two clans can make friends, which is something that you and my ancestors have always hoped to see, and now we have finally released our previous suspicions in our generation, and it can be regarded as living up to the trust, and finally achieved the last wish of the ancestors." ”

Jing Yu nodded, "From now on, there will be no war on the three islands and ten continents." ”

Feng Ji smiled, "Well, there is no more war." ”

He spread out his palm, and in his palm was the drop of human blood given by the old demon king.

"This is a gift from my father to the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, and now, I have returned it to its original owner. ”

Although it is said that the thing is returned to its original owner, this time it has a new meaning.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, the blood of the demon king returned to the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty.

Jing Yu took it and thanked him gratefully.

Then under the witness of Tang Xiaobai, the true god, the plaque on the door of the temple was quickly removed, and after three hundred years, the true identity of the "god" enshrined here was finally revealed to the world today.