Chapter Twenty-Four: The Desert Jade Has Been Passed Through the Ages
Loulan City, a few kilometers away from the east of the Marshal's Palace, is a splendid palace complex, the palace here is magnificent, carved beams and painted buildings, it is the most outstanding skilled craftsman with the best stone, coupled with the construction of the kings in the building in the past dynasties, there is this brilliant scene today.
Almost all players in Loulan know that this is the residence of King Moroni, the supreme ruler of the entire Loulan.
In the Kingdom of Loulan, players can freely travel to almost any location in the city without hindrance, even if it is the Marshal's Mansion where Rob lives, players can walk around in front of his house.
The only thing in front of you is that no player is allowed to approach, and if a player tries to break into the palace without warning, the guards can even kill them before they can make a real move.
After all, the previous king Angui had died in an assassination attempt, and if his son Moroni followed in his footsteps, he would really be ridiculed and generous.
At this time, Moroni, dressed in loose clothes, was in the study to deal with government affairs, and beside him, holding two candles, shining on his heroic face, looking majestic.
However, no matter how calmly he reviewed the folds, it didn't take long for the quill pen in his hand to be lifted up, and it was put down lightly again, and it became a horizontal state.
As the supreme ruler of the Loulan Kingdom, Moroni also had his own troubles.
Twenty years ago, on the eve of his succession to the throne, there was a tragic past.
That is, his father, who was regarded as the best father in Loulan in the past hundred years, was pierced through the heart by a sharp blade in an instant, ending the long journey of conquest in all directions ahead of schedule.
Accompanying the burial, there are hundreds of princes and nobles with superhuman status, and the nobles who can enter the sight of An Gui will naturally not be a small role.
However, on that day, all the pillars of the Loulan Kingdom collapsed without exception, and they became the souls of Nie Li's sword.
Although the vast majority of the princes and nobles have died on the same day, there are still many who have the capital to compete with Moroni for the throne, and who doesn't want to sit on the throne that symbolizes the highest power?
At that time, Moroni was still small and alone, and he could not compete with several other princes with profound backgrounds. It was Rob, Rob who returned to the dynasty and helped him to the throne coveted by tens of millions of people.
Generalissimo Rob, who commanded a million lions, was a needle at that time, as long as his military order came out, let alone supporting a king, even if it was abolished, abolished and re-established, and abolished, absolutely no one dared to chew the root of his tongue in front of people!
However, just when everyone thought that Moroni would become a puppet controlled by Rob, the new king's bearing and style suddenly fell into the limelight, so that all the subjects of the kingdom in the building had to look at him with admiration.
After coming to power, Moroni used Rob's energy to uproot several aristocratic families who were always against him, and on the other hand, he recruited a group of new talents as a king, and quickly filled the vacancies and restored the normal operation of various departments.
In terms of external affairs, Moroni first made the Ling Tian Empire bow its head with a tough attitude, so that Ling Biao had to send the heads of the murderer Nie Li and several righteous sons as soon as possible, and hang them on the city gate to vent the anger of the people of Loulan.
Then, at the funeral of the former king, the young king, who had just ascended the throne, made an incredible move for everyone.
That is, when the crystal coffin was about to be sealed, Moroni took off the piece of Loulan Moyu, the heirloom treasure hanging from his waist, and then put it into the turquoise crystal coffin that was about to be closed.
Moreover, in order to show that he would inherit his father's last wish, and in order to unite people's hearts, this budding king made a poisonous oath on the scene of the funeral, "One will not capture Ling Tiancheng, one will not take Ling Ao's head, and one will never take back Moyu!" ”
I have to say that this amazing move of Moroni immediately made the scattered forces twist into a rope, and the nobles who participated in the funeral were shocked by his courage, and they also swore allegiance to the king one after another to avenge the old king!
The Loulan desert jade, which represents the symbol of the throne, is not just a stone, there is only such a magical desert jade in the entire world!
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the ancestors of Loulan worked hard to build towns and open post roads, and inadvertently excavated this unknown desert jade in the desert. It was soon presented as a treasure to the first king.
In order to let future generations remember the achievements of their ancestors, the founding ancestor named this piece of green and transparent desert jade as Loulan desert jade, and even left the ancestral teachings, and those who hold this jade are orthodox!
Naturally, when the first king died, Loulan Moyu was passed into the hands of the second king, and then the second generation passed on to the third generation ......, until it reached the hands of Moroni.
And Moroni, in order to unite people's hearts as quickly as possible and consolidate his position, did not hesitate to use this jade as a price to gain the support of some elders.
Of course, a large part of the reason is because Moroni has rightfully sat on the throne, and the desert jade, which has been inherited for thousands of years, only has a symbolic meaning for him.
Anyway, at the cost of a jade, the rich reward he received was definitely not a loss to him.
Moreover, with the comparison of the national strength of Loulan and Ling Tian at that time, as long as it recovers for a while and the domestic situation is stabilized, it is simply a matter of being able to catch Ling Tian with the millions of lions in the building!
As long as he was given another three years, Moroni was completely sure that he could sweep away Ling Tian and take down Emperor Ling Fei's head, so as to retrieve the Loulan Moyu in the tomb of the former king.
Even, the far-sighted Moroni not only wanted to include Ling Tian in the territory, but even the Kingdom of Grimm and the Ice and Snow Country, and even the Freedom City, the most central city of the continent, he was always thinking about it.
However, just as Moroni was about to lead his subjects to create glory together, the edict of the Lord God suddenly descended, and immediately his confident promise turned into an unattainable dream!
The edict stipulates that it is forbidden for countries to go to war with each other, prohibit all assassinations, and provide an excellent environment for the arrival of adventurers!
After receiving the edict, the ambitious Moroni's eyes darkened, and he fainted on the spot.
It is hard to imagine what the mood of these upper-class rulers, who were accustomed to dominating the situation, was at that time.
However, the will of the Lord God cannot be disobeyed, and it is inevitable to limit the power of NPCs for the benefit of players.
As a result, Moroni, who had just revealed his horns, had no choice but to silence his ambition in endless grief and unwillingness under the general trend.
Originally, even if the situation changed due to the players entering the game, Moroni, as the king, could still live a nourishing life. However, as time went by and he grew older, the king, who was approaching the age of no doubt, began to worry about the heir to the throne.
After thousands of years of inheritance, the Kingdom of Loulan has formed a complete inheritance mechanism, under the witness of the princes and nobles, the previous king personally handed over Moyu to the next king, and then crowned and ascended the throne, even if the enthronement ceremony was completed.
At that time, because An Gui had already died, he could not complete this form, and Moroni could only hang Moyu on the throne by himself.
However, when he is getting old, sooner or later he will have to hand over the throne to his son, and at that time, how should he complete the ceremony of the inheritance of Moyu?
Although his body is still relatively strong now, Moroni has to plan ahead and plan for what will happen before and after him.
For thousands of years, when dozens of generations of kings of the Loulan Kingdom succeeded to the throne, almost all of them had the ritual of inheriting the desert jade, symbolizing that the younger generations had not forgotten their ancestral teachings.
Even if the previous king is dead, the successor must display this piece of jade in front of countless princes and nobles who are watching the ceremony, as a symbol of his legitimacy.
However, there is only such a piece of Lou Lan Moyu in the whole world, which has been put into the crystal coffin of Angui by Moroni twenty years ago, and has also made a poisonous oath not to destroy the Ling Tian Empire and take off Ling Biao's head, and never take it back.
You must know that although there were not many people who attended the funeral at that time, they were all weighty princes and nobles without exception, and his poisonous oath was not a secret in the aristocratic circle.
It is precisely because of this that if Moroni sends someone to retrieve Moyu like this, it will be a slap in the face to himself.
How can the king of a country go back on his word, and even break such a thing as a poisonous oath?
Moroni could almost have predicted how many nobles in Loulan City would chew on their backs once that piece of desert jade appeared in his hands. Those stubborn old immortals may even poke him in the backbone in person, even if he wants to get Moyu back, he will not dare to destroy his wisdom in one life.
On the one hand, it is an indispensable inheritance ceremony, on the other hand, his own prestige and reputation, and the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and Moroni is sandwiched between the two, which is simply a dilemma, and it is impossible for him to give up either one.
In the study, the light of the candle flame was still jumping up and down, and Moroni at this time looked listless, his eyes were empty, like a depressed drunkard, and he did not see the slightest vitality.
The dilemma is the most sorrowful.
It was getting dark, and while Moroni was still thinking about what to do, a dark shadow suddenly appeared outside the door of the study, and then a voice from the guard was heard.
"Report to Your Majesty, Old Marshal Rob asks to see you."
“… It's the old marshal who is here, hurry up, please! At the first sight of Rob's name, Moroni lifted his spirits and rose from his seat.
Rob, the supreme commander of the military, not only helped him sit on the throne, but over the years, Moroni's most relied on minister was still Rob, the old marshal, and he had reason to believe that as long as this old marshal was there, even the most difficult problems would be solved.
(To be continued)