There was no light in the main hall, the door was open, the faint moonlight reflected the figures, and the blood on the ground was uncleaned, frozen and solidified, and the smell was as if there was no smell, so the walker should be careful not to slip and fall.

The nurse held the three-year-old son of the incarnation king, sat on the throne, shivering, she was dressed very thickly, layer after layer, shivering had nothing to do with the cold, purely out of fear, afraid of the kings, afraid of the incarnation army, afraid of the gods and Buddhas in the sky...... In short, I'm afraid of everything.

The child knew nothing, and lay asleep in his warm arms.

The ten archmages stood in front of the throne, constantly kneeling and standing up, chanting words in their mouths, half chanting and half singing, full of sorrow, as if they were holding a funeral, but in addition to their grief, they were indignant, as if they were accusing someone.

More than ninety assistants surrounded the throne and moved slowly, and it was they who had to be careful of the blood under their feet, but they could not dodge.

They were also chanting, though there were many of them, but their voices were even quieter, like a swarm of buzzing insects.

Every once in a while, an archmage would suddenly raise his voice and shout, "Where are the beings?" "Do you believe it?" "Did you come into the world?"

The assistant replied in unison: "Yes!" "Faith!" "Come!"

The cycle repeats, the questions are slightly different, and the answers are all the same.

At this time, Xue Liujia's son would be awakened and began to cry a few times, and slowly got used to it, at most he opened his eyes to see, buried his head in the arms of his nursing mother, and slept more deeply.

Xu Ji was guarding the door of the main hall, the cold wind was blowing, the iron armor on his body was doubly heavy, he had to wrap his cloak tightly, hoping that the ceremony would end soon.

Lei Dajun and others led the troops to guard the Danqi, they could only hear the sound in the hall, and they couldn't see the scene, but they were even more in awe, all of them were silent, and they didn't dare to slack off or be disrespectful.

There were only two people around Xu Ji. One is Meng Shenglun, who doesn't care about anything else and concentrates on protecting the government. The other was Lou Ji, who was invited to watch the ceremony.

Lou Ji heard about the general cause and effect from King Wu, and was very surprised, he didn't expect King Wu to be so straightforward and tell the truth about the situation in the city, which was tantamount to reducing the bargaining chips for Guishun.

Half an hour passed, and there was no sign of the end of the ceremony, Lou Ji couldn't help but whisper: "Isn't King Wu worried?" ”

"Worried about what?"

"The result of the ceremony, if it is 'the incarnation of the gods'-" Speaking of these four words, Lou Ji couldn't help but shake his head, he really couldn't have respect for this kind of ritual where Buddha is not Buddha, Tao is not Tao, and vulgar is not vulgar, "Insisting on avenging Xue Liujia, how should King Wu deal with it?" ”

"Then take revenge." Xu Ji smiled, not too serious.

Lou Ji was slightly stunned, "King Wu...... Is there a cronie of King Wu in the palace who is in charge of the ceremony? ”

"No, I don't know any of these people, they are all mages of the Incarnation Army."

Lou Ji was stunned again, and said with a smile: "King Wu is really confident, thinking that they will definitely give up revenge." ”

"Lou Gongzi doesn't believe it?"

Lou Ji thought for a while, "As King Wu said, the incarnation army has launched many mutinies, and the intention of revenge is like boiling water, and the ceremony of summoning gods is like adding another fire." ”

"Otherwise, although there were several mutinies in the city, the scale was not large, which shows that the descendant army actually did not want to take revenge, but the faith was deep, and after being provoked, it had to do it. The Descendants of the City need an excuse to give up revenge in the name of it, and that's what the ceremony is all about. If my guess is correct, the gods and Buddhas invited tonight will dissolve hatred, not add fuel to the fire. ”

Lou Ji was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "I hope King Wu is right, if the eastern capital is in chaos, Yecheng will have to attack hard, and there will be many casualties." We would like to see King Wu in charge of the entire army in the city, at least King Wu is a reasonable person who can see the situation clearly. ”

"I also hope to see Yecheng cut down the oblique branches and be the main trunk alone."

"In ten days, it will be done."

Both looked at each other and smiled, neither believing the other's claims.

After talking, Lou Ji listened more seriously, although he still couldn't hear clearly, he could feel that the hall was full of anger, and he couldn't help but glance at King Wu and didn't say anything.

The ceremony continued, the soldiers outside the hall were so cold that their teeth froze, Xu Ji ordered Lei Dajun to take half of the soldiers back, and another group of people to come, and then Dai Pohu and the other half of the soldiers could also go back to the camp to rest.

Nearly five watches, an archmage in the hall suddenly said in a loud voice: "Where is King Wu?" ”

Before the ceremony, no one said that King Wu would participate, Xu Ji hesitated for a moment, crossed the threshold, strode in, and replied: "King Wu is here." ”

Meng Seng Lun immediately followed, without a long blade, holding the dagger in his arms.

Lou Ji stayed where he was, unwilling to take the risk.

The soldiers guarding outside the hall stepped forward a few steps and stood by at any time.

More than 90 assistants stopped, still humming and chirping.

Xu Ji stopped outside the circle, faced the throne, and said again: "King Wu is here." ”

An archmage shook his head, his steps were vague, his body seemed to be out of his control, and his voice became strange, as if he had drunk too much wine, and as if his tongue had been injured, his speech was slurred, and his tone was very arrogant, "King Wu, you are my disciple and my son-in-law, why don't you kneel?" ”

Xu Ji had to kneel, since he agreed to ask the gods to come into the world, he had to abide by the rules here.

Meng Senglun pulled out his dagger, lowered his hands, and stared at the nearest few people closely, while preparing to cry out for help.

"Is it the ancestral king?" Xu Ji asked on his knees.

"I've — returned to — Maitreya Buddha — side." The archmage dragged out his voice, and his voice became more and more strange, "See you - sincerely invited, come - see you." ”

"Did the ancestor ascend to heaven with his relatives and friends?" Xu Ji continued to ask.

"Yes, yes."

"Heaven is the pure land of the Buddha Kingdom, and there is no dust?"

"Yes, yes."

"The ancestor king only has one son, do you want him to succeed him as the king?"

"Yes, yes." There was a faint hint of joy in the archmage's voice, King Wu did not take the opportunity to seize the throne, which was obviously very much in line with his wishes.

"The new king is young, do you want his sister Jin Shengnu to assist?"

"Yes...... Also. "There are still few people in the city who know that Xue Jinyao has returned, and the archmage replied a little reluctantly.

"The ancestor king's ascension to heaven was done with the power of mortals, and it was not killed by accident, right?"

"Yes, yes." The archmage replied crisply.

"The whole world is the land of Buddha, and the shores of the land are all Buddhas, and the ancestor ascends to heaven and accompanies Maitreya forever, and he is happy, and there is no hatred or hatred, right?"

"Yes, yes."

"What else does the ancestral king have to say?"

"Only be loyal to the new king, treat the king soldiers well, I am willing to be enough......" The archmage trembled violently and fell to the ground, and the people on both sides helped him up, and someone whispered to Xu Ji: "King Wu can get up, the ancestral king and the gods have returned to heaven." ”

Xu Ji got up and whispered to Meng Shenglun: "Take the nurse and the new king away." ”

Meng Senglun passed through the human wall formed by the assistants, went up to the throne, and beckoned the nurse to get up.

Outside the palace gate, Lou Ji heard it really well, and when he saw King Wu coming out, he arched his hand and said: "Admire, why didn't King Wu succeed to the throne himself?" ”

"I follow people's will, people follow my will, and courtesy is still exchanged."

Lou Ji smiled and nodded, "King Wu knows people, and he knows himself, no wonder the two kings of Xiangdong and Jibei have to persuade King Wu to return to obedience no matter what." ”

"Please, let's go back and talk about it in detail." Xu Ji took Lou Ji and the others to go back to the camp, but before he walked down the steps, someone chased after him.

"King Wu, wait a minute." One of the archmages shouted out of breath and ran closer, saying, "The Ancestral King and the gods have a word. ”

"Please."

"Although the ancestor ascended to heaven by strength, how can the person who does it have to come to the temple to repent, not for revenge, but to clear his sins, so as to match the upcoming Buddha kingdom on earth."

"Okay, Maitreya Buddha's magic power is boundless, since he can use his power to summon disciples, he will definitely be able to make the person who contributed to repent, I have a hunch, before the end of today, this matter will be done."

The Archmage smiled happily, "King Wu is worthy of being the last disciple accepted by the Ancestral King. ”

"Of course, the ancestor king foresaw everything a long time ago, so he accepted me as a disciple and gave me a magic rod."

"Uh-huh, also, is the new incarnation king ......?"

"I will hand him over to the Golden Holy Maiden, and all the mages will be kings in the future."

"But the whereabouts of the Golden Saintess are unknown."

"Before the ancestor ascended to heaven, everything was arranged properly, and before the end of today, the golden saintess will also appear. She did not ascend to heaven with her father, in order to assist the new king. ”

The archmage was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Okay, okay, let's wait for news from King Wu." ”

Lou Ji entered the city with Xue Jinyao, and after the archmage left, he smiled at Xu Ji: "King Wu's 'prediction' is really accurate, if there is divine help. ”

"Lou Gongzi is the 'god' who helps me."

Lou Ji laughed and didn't ask King Wu again if he could persuade King Liang to come over and repent.

Back in the camp, the two continued to negotiate, Xu Ji insisted on asking for Qin, Han, and Yizhou, and Lou Ji insisted on bargaining, and finally removed Yizhou, observed Hanzhou, and kept Qinzhou.

"King Wu must lead his troops to completely withdraw from the Eastern Capital, leaving not a single soldier behind."

"Of course, most of the descendants are from Qinzhou, and they are not willing to stay."

"There is also Empress Dowager Luan, King Wu must send Empress Dowager Luan out of the city first to show sincerity."

"Within three days, Empress Dowager Luan will go out of the city."

"Okay, I don't have anything more to say, please send King Wu out of the city, and then contact King Wu after I ask for instructions."

Xu Ji sent Meng Seng Lun to send Lou Ji out of the city, so that he could stay in Xicheng to take charge of the Wu army and the city gate, so as to facilitate communication with the Yecheng army.

The day is already dawning, and the news of the birth of the ancestral king is rapidly spreading throughout the city, and the young son is appointed as the king, assisted by the golden holy woman, and the joy of ascending to heaven without hatred, and the murderer of the king repents...... All the rumors are in the hearts of the soldiers of the Descending Army, so everyone also follows the "joy", and there is no need to think about revenge from time to time.

Xu Ji walked around the barracks and was very satisfied with what he saw and heard, so he went to see Xue Jinyao.

Xue Jinyan was teasing his younger brother in the nurse's arms, and when he saw King Wu coming in, his face immediately became cold and he refused to speak.

Xu Ji asked, "Have you heard?" Are you satisfied? ”

Xue Jin shook his patience and endured it, and said, "No matter what others think, I still want to take revenge." ”

"Didn't Master Maitreya give you a new revelation?"

"The word 'master' is not what you called."

Xu Ji smiled, "You have long foreseen this bloody disaster, it shouldn't be surprising, right?" You fell into the hands of officers and soldiers, presumably it was also arranged by Maitreya Buddha. ”

Xue Jin couldn't argue with her husband, "You do your thing, I do mine, our well water doesn't interfere with river water." ”

"Before the officers and soldiers were repulsed, the well water and the river water were mixed together, and it was difficult not to commit a crime."

Xue Jin shook his gaze at the incarnation stick pinned to her husband's waist.

Xu Ji patted it lightly twice, "I can't give it to you yet, and I can't now." After noon, you will be able to show up, and the mage will be yours, and the soldiers will be mine. ”

"What do I want them for?"

"It depends on how you use it, I must leave the soldiers to fight with the officers and soldiers, and I can't give up a single one."

Xue Jinyan didn't open his mouth again, Xu Ji took this as a default, turned around and walked out of the house, didn't take a few steps, and saw Lei Dajun leading Liang General Pan Kai to hurry over.

Pan Kai came on behalf of King Liang, bowed his hand to King Wu, and said directly: "There are rumors outside that King Wu wants King Liang to go to the main hall to repent, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Today, the kings gather, and I will explain it clearly to King Liang when we meet."

"King Liang said that if he didn't know the truth, he wouldn't dare to come to see King Wu."

"The death of the incarnated king, all the kings are 'murderers', they should go together to repent, this is the truth, please General Pan tell King Liang, if he does not come, the others will go to repent."

Pan Kai was stunned for a long time, bowed his hand, and hurriedly retreated.