Text Act VIII: Requiem for an Outlandish Town_Chapter 486: The Stubborn Man
The sky and the earth are blue, and the rain is pouring down.
The imperial capital of Chihong City seems to be soaked by rain, and the gurgling rain flows down into a river, flowing wantonly in the streets and alleys of the city, like the tears of unjust souls.
The young man in silver armor was covered in blood, carrying the dark golden Red Emperor charm, and walked weakly on the road to the imperial city, leaving only one bloody footprint after another on the ground he walked, which was soon washed away by the heavy rain.
I don't know how long it took, the young man finally came to the imperial city, not waiting for the guards to open the door to greet him, he had already lifted his spirits, and rushed up to the city tower with an arrow step that he couldn't hold, and then, he stepped into the air in the rain, and fell straight to the jade stairs of the palace, and then, he first took off the purple gold crown on his head, and then ran quickly to the palace Changle Palace, every three steps almost tripped once, he was out of breath, and took off the heavy bright cloud armor on his body when he approached the gate of the palace, Then one stumbled and almost tripped over the threshold, but was fortunately held up.
The person who supported him was none other than the Imperial Grand Commander who assisted the 18th Xuan Emperor, Hongjun Long: Sick Mikrollos.
And that young man is the heir of the prince of Emperor Xuan, Ling, because he is young and promising, he became the commander of all the forbidden armies of the human race at the age of fifteen, commanding all the soldiers of the human race, large and small, because of the merit of pacifying the alien race, Ling was given the name of "Hong Jun" by Emperor Xuan in advance, before this, there has never been a precedent for a royal heir to be given a surname before he became an adult.
"Ling! How did you get back?? Without the emperor's recall, you shouldn't have left the barracks without authorization, now that the alien race is rising and the human race is in danger, how can you ......" said with Ling Yu seriously, "Besides, now that the people in the human race are in danger, they all say that you have a heavy army, and you will definitely usurp the throne while Your Majesty is sick, isn't it even more reproachful for you to come back now?" β
"But my father is seriously ill, I can't help but come back!" Ling wept blood, his voice terrible.
Sighing and closing his eyes, Ling hurriedly asked again, "Father, how is Father?" Where is it now? β
"I'm afraid it's not good...... shook his head quickly, and said in a sobbing voice, "Ling, don't worry, what you have to do now is to wait for the inheritance of the mandate of heaven, inherit the unification, and first protect the safety of the human race is the top priority, now the eldest prince in the royal family is secretly colluding with the nobles and ministers of the royal family, forming a party for personal gain, and they are always staring at your throne!" Besides, now that the six clans are rising, and Zhongzhou Nieling Chexing has long had the intention of rebelling, they have been fighting for a long time, if His Majesty returns to heaven, the human race has no owner, and it will be a big chaos!! β
"I don't care! I want to see my father! I want to see my father!! Ling shouted and was about to rush in.
Suddenly, he knelt down in front of Ling with a thud, and said in a bitter voice, "Ling!! Your Majesty has passed away!! β
Before the words fell, a lightning bolt in the sky outside the palace went straight down like a sword that split the world, and the thunder was deafening, illuminating Ling's face pale at that moment.
After Ling heard this, he was stunned for a moment, his face was bitter and depressed for a while, then he turned into anger, and finally, he turned into heartbreak like a big upheaval, and then, he turned around without saying a word, and along the way, he ran towards the deep palace.
The clatter of his hard-leather boots on the wooden floor made a heavy clicking sound, and Ling walked in the dimly lit palace, and the wind through the hall was like a cry, blowing slowly on the white gauze curtain that surrounded the pillar, like countless three-foot white silk, or white ghosts.
Finally, he came to the gate of the inner palace, and the door was full of retainers and slaves, all with their heads bowed, and the other five princes of Emperor Xuan also knelt outside the door.
"Your Majesty, you can come back." The people from the Palm Lantern Palace approached, and when they saw that it was Ling, they quickly knelt down and said.
"What's wrong with my father?" Ling asked.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, he ......, "The people of the Palm Lantern Palace are stumbling, and I dare not speak.
"Get out of here!" In a hurry, Ling Yi pushed the person from the Palm Lantern Palace aside, and then stepped forward and walked over.
"Third brother!!" The youngest prince, Ye Ye, saw that Ling was back, and hurriedly got up, and the other princes also hurriedly got up when they heard the sound.
Ye is the sixth prince, the last son of Xuanhuang Long, and Ling is the brother of the same father and mother, Ling hugged Ye, and then asked, "Boss, what's wrong with my father?" β
The eldest prince, Hong Jun Lin, turned his head and said sharply, "Ling, you still dare to come back?" Father wasn't killed by you! β
"What are you talking about, Lin, I respect you as a big brother, but you say such things, what is your intention?!" Ling Yizheng said rhetorically.
At this time, the second prince Feng also stood up, and he said in a strange manner, "Ling, my father was poisoned, someone poisoned his medicine, it was Huang Quansan, you know, Huang Quansan is only available to the doctor Sage Si Miao among the forty-six generals of the Xuanhuang Emperor under your command!" Si Miao is stubborn and only listens to what you say, who else is the person who poisoned his father but you, the crown prince?! β
When Ling Yi heard this, there was a bang in his head, and then he entered a blank state, and then, he shouted, "You guys are talking nonsense! I, Hong Jun Ling, am an upright person, and I never do such a thing as killing my father and seizing the throne! Maple! Lynn made you do this! β
"The third brother wouldn't do such a thing!" Ye said while hugging Ling's arm.
"It's not up to you to decide whether he does it or not." At this time, the cabinet master Fan who was holding the golden decree in his hand walked out of the inner palace gate, and then walked in front of the princes and said.
"The retainers take the order." All the princes knelt down.
"Your Majesty's will, because Ling is proud of his talents, dictatorship, does not respect the emperor's order, does not respect the royal road, and there is no reason to abolish Chang Lishu in the world, so take back all the military power of Ling, abolish the position of the crown prince of Ling, and set up the prince Lin to inherit the unification, as the 19th Xuanhuang Emperor, as the 95th Supreme, and the military power is also recovered by Lin, Qin this." Shi Fan's voice echoed endlessly in the huge Changle Palace, and every word made Ling Ru sit on pins and needles.
"Yes." Lin took the golden decree with both hands, and then turned around triumphantly and looked at the princes and palace people.
At this time, the second prince Feng immediately made a decision, and immediately knelt down and said, "Brother Chen! Maple! I've seen it! Your Majesty!! β
"I've seen Your Majesty!" The other princes also chimed in.
But Ling and Ye did not bow down to Lin.
"Come on, bring me the prince Yuzhao of the guilty minister Ling and take it off!" Lin snapped.
"I see who dares!" The Sixth Emperor Ye suddenly pulled out his Red Emperor Charm Sword from Ling's waist, although he was only ten years old, he was also a heroic boy, I saw him raise his sword and shouted, "This is the father's royal thing, specially given to the crown prince, as if the father was present!" Shi Fan! You colluded with Lin to cause chaos in the dynasty! Now he actually connived at Lin to force the palace to seize the throne! Before your father's bones are cold, you will do such a rebellious thing, see me cut off your head first! β
"Ye! You are presumptuous! Ling shouted, "Father, the Emperor gave me the Red Emperor Charm, not to let you commit the following crimes, but to save the world!" In the hands of Shi Fan is the will of the father, and we have to be called. Ling knelt on the ground and said.
"Brother!" Ye shouted.
"Stand down!" Ling gritted his teeth and said sharply.
Ye cried loudly, angry and hateful, and then he took the Red Emperor Charm and roared away.
"Lin, I can recognize your imperial position, and I can also hand over the military power to you, but I still have two requirements." Ling said lightly.
"Say it, and I'll give you an answer at my discretion." Lynn said, clasping her nails, looking cynical and disgusting.
"First, I want you not to hold my former subordinates accountable, abandon the past suspicions, they are guarding the border, and now that the war is at its peak, it is the time to employ people, and it is the right thing to hold the territory; Second, I hope you don't blame Ye for his unintentional actions just now, he is still a child, and he speaks without measure, if you can promise me these two points, I will deal with you. After Ling finished speaking, he gave Lin Shi the king's bow salute.
Lin walked leisurely and thought for a long time before squatting in front of Ling and said slowly, "Ling...... I promise you, but if you don't die, I won't be at ease to be this emperor. β
"I'm willing to die, as long as you can promise these two things." Ling Yizheng spoke.
"Good! is worthy of being the first hero of the human race, I admire it very much! But I can't kill you yet, come on! Put me in the water prison of the Tower of Babel, and bind me with the chain of the Dragon Orchid Crystal, and I can't let anyone go to visit me if I don't want to! β
It was late at night, and there was still this lamp in the study on the Great Si Ming Mansion, and the Great Si Ming Ji Mikrolos was sitting at the desk to review the urgent documents from the front line, and he was in charge of everything, and almost all the military items needed him to decide, so after Lin ascended the throne, he dared to get rid of all the courtiers related to Ling, but he only dared not get rid of the disease, because the disease was the pillar of the Hongjun Empire, once he was gone, Emperor Xuan didn't know how much pressure he had to bear.
Sick Mikrolos is only in his early forties, he is an important minister promoted by Hong Jun Long, he followed Long at the age of twenty, and at the age of thirty-five, he achieved the position of the imperial commander, conscientious, and dedicated, he is also the father of all princes, he must foresee Lin's usurpation of power this time, but after all, the foreign enemy is the first important matter, and he takes care of the overall situation, does not ask about this matter, has been busy dealing with things on the battlefield, he thinks, as long as he can keep the peace of the human race, he can be safe. But it's naΓ―ve to think about it.
Just after Ling was imprisoned in the water prison of Babel, the "Xuanhuang Forty-six Generals" who were scattered at the border pass were ordered to be executed one by one, because the Xuanhuang Forty-six Generals were all loyal to Ling and the first emperor, so Lin forged a holy decree of the first emperor and surrendered to the hands of the Xuanhuang forty-six generals, and they had no choice but to apologize for their crimes. Emperor Xuanhuang 46 will be loyal to the country for decades, and in order to eliminate Ling's so-called "friends", Lin let the pillar of the border pass overturn like this.
By the time he found out about it, it was too late to stop it. Moreover, at present, the rise of the six clans, especially the Xiyue Demon Clan, is very powerful, most of the southwest part is in the mountains and forests, the demon clan is elusive, difficult to deal with, and the South China Sea Fish-Man Clan and the Zerg are also constantly harassing, and the Garolin Clan has hit the inland from the west coast, and the momentum is approaching the holy area.
Just when he was in a hurry, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the study.
"Yes, right? Come in. He put down the pen in his hand and asked, and said lightly.
"Father, it's me." Ye's voice came, and the flame of the candle shook as he pushed the door in.
"How does the Father know it's me?" Ye walked in, dressed in a black uniform, and a young man.
"I heard your footsteps, the same as your brother's, the footsteps were heavy, and besides, your voice was long, not you, who else could it be?" Said softly.
"Father, although I am young, I am a reasonable person, I came this time to ask Father for a big matter, please Father must promise me!!" Ye suddenly knelt down and said, sobbing.
Who knew that the disease suddenly kicked Ye to the ground, and shouted angrily, "You get up for me!" There is gold under the man's knees, and there are tears that don't flick! How can a big husband kneel down easily!! β
Ye lay on the ground, cried softly, then slowly got up, quickly helped him up, and said earnestly, "Your brother was deposed from the throne and imprisoned in the Tower of Babel, I am also sad, I know that you are here for this." β
"Then ask Father to help!" Ye said softly.
He made a small gesture, then walked to the window and listened quietly for a few seconds to make sure that no one was eavesdropping outside, and then said softly, "Ye, now Lin's eyeliner is all over the city, and the Tower of Babel is his people, and my power has been hollowed out by him......"
"Don't panic, I have this." Ye whispered, then opened his hand, and a black key appeared in his palm, it was a long-handled key, which was engraved with a simple ancient incantation, and the aura of Hongmeng came to his face.
His eyes widened, and he quickly covered the key, and hurriedly said, "The key to hell? How did you have this thing?! I remember that this artifact had been destroyed by the Emperor along with the Oracle Book of Heaven! β
"Father, don't pretend to be confused here, my father announced that he would burn the oracle book of heaven and the ten phases of freedom, and destroy the oracle together, this is just for outsiders to see, but how can the heavenly machine be easily destroyed, my father has long hidden these things that hide the heavenly machine, such as the key to hell, these oracle things are all handed over to my brother, my brother hid them all under the dark room in the mansion, I sneaked into my brother's mansion, entered the secret room, and took out all the oracle things, at this moment, those things are on my body." Ye whispered.
But the disease was still hesitating, and Ye said again, "Father, Lin has brought disaster to the country and the people, disregarding the fate of the human race, killing the forty-six generals of Emperor Xuan and other loyal ministers, and will only be greedy for enjoyment every day, indulging in wine, and so on!" The country is in danger!! Only the elder brother can complete the task of reviving the human race! β
After hesitating for a long time, he said slowly, "On the first day of the eighth month, Nieling Chexing will definitely rebel in Zhongzhou, and then he will definitely join forces with the army of the six clans to attack the imperial capital, and on that day, the imperial city will be in chaos, and it is the best time for us to save Ling!" β