Chapter 29: Baekdu Mountain and Daepodong
"The purpose of Dongshan Gong's edict to the mourning family does not seem to be simple, but the matter has come to this point, and he can only bet on him. β
Compared with the exhausted reformers, Gao Zhaorong did not trust the current Wenzong who lived up to the world's expectations.
You must know that most of that person's prestige is based on the resentment of Shilin and the injured class against the Restoration, and without the advocacy of these power classes, even the resurrection of Wensheng would not be as famous as him.
Can this kind of person really betray the class behind him and shield the royal family?
The Queen Mother was deeply suspicious in her heart, but Li Deyu seemed to be very sure, and the national teacher also agreed with his views, and the Queen Mother could only listen to their advice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, put aside the dispute. Gao Zhaorong looked down at the ministers from behind the screen, the current dispute was more like a farce, and the faction that suppressed the retro party was obviously ill-prepared and acted in a hurry.
However, for Gao Zhaorong, it doesn't matter whether the retro party is defeated or not, the important thing is that she can take this opportunity to release a real big move.
"What the squire of the criminal department said just now is quite reasonable, the celestial phenomena warn that if the royal family does nothing, I am afraid that the temple will overturn, and the society will not be protected......"
As soon as these words came out, the civil official clique, which was arguing fiercely, suddenly stopped the controversy and looked at the golden high platform in unison, and even the originally silent military attache clique looked at the gorgeous screen in amazement.
The young queen mother glanced at the audience and said with a resolute momentum: "The mourning family has decided to take the emperor to sacrifice to the sky and make an edict!"
"Your Highness can't!" When Zhao Lichun, the boss of the retro party, Taichang Temple, heard this, he suddenly came out of the ranks, pointed at Qi Tongwei and scolded: "This person has ill intentions, and he wants to confuse the people with evil words, and wants to mess with my Daheng Jiangshan Sheji, Your Highness must not be confused by him." β
When they thought of Qi Tongwei's past and the words of the Queen Mother, they suddenly realized, and they were shocked by the humiliation of the remnants of the Restoration, and they went out to echo it.
Qi Tongwei, who was still proud just now, looked as ugly as a dead child for a while. He did a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect that the stupid and arrogant Queen Mother, who had always behaved, would issue an edict against herself.
If it was in the past, the retro party would naturally be unwanted, but today it is a bottle of poison.
The defeat of Stone Town has questioned the legal system of the Son of Heaven, and the legitimacy of the ruling party of the retro party has also been implicated, falling to the point of the remnants of the Restoration of the party.
The system of providence built by the retro party has to face an inescapable question: if providence supports them, why did they fail to do so? If providence does not support them, then on what basis do they accuse the Restoration of being a rebellion?
Now that the royal family wants to issue an edict against itself, and put it on hold, the ancient party will learn from the Ling Dynasty to come to the Son of Heaven and the scholars to share the world with the scholars, and completely transform the imperial system of the Heng Dynasty. But at this special moment, because of the dragon soul's action, it will make the world fear the power of the dragon vein, and the royal family's guilty edict is tantamount to announcing the correctness of the human emperor's legal system.
"Bastard, is this retribution? Because he betrayed his classmates and teachers, betrayed his former ideals, and was finally regarded as an outcast and a traitor. β
Qi Tongwei fell into the abyss of ice in a scolding, he is the leader of the eight hundred lonely colds, and he is also one of Li Deyu's most favored disciples, and now the party bosses who take refuge believe that he is a traitor and a traitor, regard his speculation as premeditated, and regard his past behavior as a burden of forbearance, what can he say?
"Your Highness! There is an urgent military situation from Stone Town. Just as Qi Tongwei was beating his chest in his heart, an armored guard rushed in with a delicate box and shouted at the door of the main hall.
This is...... Is the originally scheduled script about to be staged?
The overwhelming accusations came to an abrupt end, and the ministers stopped their verbal rhetoric and prepared to see what was going on.
Empress Dowager Gao asked the guards to open the box, and activated the dragon vein projection array on the golden platform.
A figure shot out of the box.
"The minister's six doors, Nanhai Dao, Jin Zhang, caught the head and swollen Wen, and knocked to see the Queen Mother. β
"The Qing family is flat, what is the regional situation that caused the dragon vein mutation?"
The middle-aged man with an honest face maintained his kneeling posture unchanged, and reported:
"Xiao Chen led the wind chasing patrol fifty people, and Yu Yin took the Exocet-class reconnaissance ship to Stone Town......
"When we arrived at the outskirts of Stone Town, we found that the whole area was miserable, as if it had been attacked by a large warship......
"Fearing danger, the minister ordered the wind chasing patrol to stop the action and wait for reinforcements, who wanted them to act on their own, completely ignoring the professional ethics and conduct of the patrol, ignoring the honor and interests of the dynasty, and disrespecting the rules and me, this kind of behavior is extremely wrong and must be dealt with seriously. β
Is this bloated text doing death, is it time for you to make small moves and make small reports?
Most of the more than 1,000 people in the council hall are old fritters who have been trained in officialdom for a long time, and when they see this guy's contrived performance, they still don't know where his careful thinking is.
"The Queen Mother is asking you how the situation is in Stone Town, but it's better to tell the truth!" a royal historian couldn't stand his dirty performance, and came out to scold.
Gou Dangwen shuddered directly, and quickly replied: "The central city of Stone Town has been burned down, and there is nothing left except for the teleportation array. β
"Nothing remains?" the young queen mother frowned: "What about the tens of thousands of people in the city?"
"The minister is incompetent and has not found the survivors. β
Gou Dangwen showed a sad and indignant expression, but this time he revealed his true feelings, just now he asked himself about the sound of the performance, but the listeners in the hall did not have the imaginary reaction.
"Gou Zhutou, are you in the dragon vein range now?" The wind and fire really couldn't stand the third-rate performance of this subordinate, and directly went out to question.
Gou Zhongwen looked at the direct boss in surprise and said, "Chief Catcher, how do you know that we are near the Dragon Vein?"
"Nonsense! Stone Town has become an outland with no signal without dragon veins, how can you get in touch with us directly in the outland?
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The entire court was cold for a while, and it was the first time they had seen such an imbecile official.
The situation has changed, if according to yesterday's script, the Manchu civil and military should be filled with righteous indignation, swear to avenge the death of tens of thousands of people, and then wait for the news of the capture of the exotic flying ship, and then carry out a national mobilization. But the appearance of the dragon soul made this script unbearable.
"Well, let me tell you. The figure shook for a while, and the middle-aged man turned into an elderly general.
"The last general, Feng Yong, who commanded the army of Haiya Mansion in Qiongya County, led his sons to rescue this time, and some strange things happened. β
"As soon as I entered the Stone Town area, I found that some people's minds were a little abnormal, not only did they speak upside down, but they often fought like naΓ―ve teenagers because of a few words.
"Old puppet, you are so bold, you dare to say that I am dizzy! You are a little six-rank military attachΓ©, who gives you the power to insult your own official!"
The projection shook again, and in the chaotic image, Gou Kuowen pounced on Feng Yong like a mad dog.
Rumble!
Feng Yong kicked Fei Gou Wenwen, patted his pants and continued: "You have also seen that the affected people are simply as stupid as pigs and crazy as mad dogs. β
"The last general suspects that they have fallen under the curse of the mountain and the cave, and the center of Stone Town is not only a teleportation array as just mentioned, but also a mountain and a cave, giving birth to visions. β
Cursed, mountains and caves, visions?
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all showed puzzled expressions, not knowing whether this was the real situation or made up with ulterior motives.
"The cave is unfathomable, and some children call it Dapu Cave. The mountain is hundreds of feet high, and some fairies call it Baitou Mountain. β
"The last general suspects that this mountain and cave are the work of the Cloud Dragon Gateβ"
Cloud Dragon Gate!
As soon as these words came out, more than 1,000 people in the entire council hall were in an uproar!
"We've got a traitor!" the bigwigs of each party had their faces unchanged, but their gloomy eyes looked at each other almost simultaneously.
Yunlongmen can be said to be a minefield and a red line for all parties, although it was once co-opted by some factions in the court as a special tool of struggle...... However, after the Demon Extermination War, the anti-emperor faction disappeared, the contradictions in the court eased, and the rebel organization of Yunlongmen lost its use value, and became a victim without accident.
As far as the parties are concerned, the Heng Dynasty, whose imperial power is in decline, already has the tendency of the Ling Dynasty to "share the world with scholars and doctors", they are united in government, and their interests are the same. How could it be possible to lure a wolf into the house and let a rebel organization like Yunlongmen, a rebel organization that challenges the social order, benefit?
"Feng Tongjun. Zhang Jingzong, the first assistant who has always maintained a neutral posture, finally spoke.
"As far as I know, in addition to the local government soldiers and the six gates, there are also newspaper reporters, gentry students, mercenary monks and other civil groups that have joined the rescue of Stone Town. β
"Some of them have always liked to spread rumors and make trouble, if they commit fraud for personal gain, deceive the world, no matter who is behind it, whether it is a local wealthy family or a monk sect, the court can kill them!"
Feng Yong's face tightened, and he heard the deep meaning behind this first assistant, fortunately, he was not afraid of crooked shadows, human and material evidence, and he was not afraid of becoming a victim of the struggle of all parties.
He cleared his thoughts and said, "The last general suspects that the Yunlong did it, and there are three evidences, and this is one of them. β
As he spoke, a three-foot scroll appeared in his hand and unfolded it in front of the Manchu officials.
This is painted by an editor of the "Leizhou Express" who was born in the painter school, and it is the same as the Baitou Mountain that the last general will see. β
The queen mother on the high platform started the dragon vein function again, and saw the brilliance in the main hall circulating, and the picture scroll at the door was projected and copied, and it was divided into more than 100 copies in an instant, presented in front of everyone.
This painting is mainly realistic, its composition is rigorous, the brushwork is smooth, the color is elegant, and the column of optimus, towering between heaven and earth, gives the viewer a sense of trembling.
More than 1,000 people in the main hall were all shocked the moment they saw the picture scroll!
After a few breaths, a rough man in the military attache group who looked like a fierce general spat out everyone's thoughts.
"it! Where the is Baitou Mountain, it's clearly a ** mountain!"
Many officials in the hall laughed meaningfully, and many officials looked at the screen on the high platform, wondering what the queen mother should look like now.
"Ahem, everyone, please look at the handwriting engraved on this mountain, that is the evidence of what the last general said!"
With Feng Yong's reminder, the officials used their eyes to finally see the handwriting engraved in the picture, and the content and deep meaning of the handwriting made their smiles stiffen suddenly.
"It has been more than 5,700 years since the ancestors revolted. The country is founded with the equality of all beings, and everyone is like a dragon as the foundation of the country. β
"In the face of great calamity, I want to know whether the country based on this can survive forever. Gather on the battlefield today, and want to serve my warriors with every inch of land. β
"Warriors, sacrifice their lives for the country to take righteousness, and dedicate themselves to this place, and do righteous deeds. β
"However, it is difficult to worship here, let alone sacrifice or sacredness. All the mighty men, living or dying, have fought here, and have been sacrificed to Si, and we cannot increase their sanctity by a fraction or decrease by an inch. β
"What we say today will be indifferent to the world, and the memory will be short, but the deeds of the warriors will not be measured or forgotten. Those who are still alive should shoulder the remaining responsibilities, carry on the legacy of the martyrs, and redouble our efforts on the unfinished business; God bless our country, and deserve a new life of freedom; and the government of the people, by the people, and for the people will continue forever in the world. β