Chapter Seventy-One: The Eclipse Soars into the Sky

The sunlight penetrated through the window panes engraved with exquisite paintings, shining on Emperor Zhaoyuan, who was high at the top of the hall, and his deep voice came from the shadow of the pearl and jade umbrella crown, but every word was extremely clear-

"Since I ascended to the throne, I have taken the world as my land and hundreds of millions of ordinary people as my rule, and I have been apprehensive to all countries and obeyed the four seas."

His voice was gentle, as if he was saying the most natural words, a few words, but in front of everyone, he unfolded a vast and grand foundation, looking down on the common people.

"But the princes have different thoughts......

He changed his words, but in one sentence, it made many people's faces pale, "In the past, Tang Guoyang violated the yin and slandered me, and he was sarcastic in the wording of the document, and now there is the envoy of the King of Wei who is unruly and dares to refuse without seeing me." ”

"Since they don't take the imperial court seriously, the imperial court is not uncommon with their half-star 'tribute'."

There wasn't much anger in his voice, but there was a shivering sense of unease in the calm, "Now that the winter is coming to an end, I am determined...... Send troops to the Wei State! ”

This sentence was not loud, and it reached everyone's ears, but it was like a thunderclap, which shook people's hearts and minds, and they were stunned!

The palace concubines didn't know what was at stake, but when they heard that there was going to be a war, their hearts jumped, and then they felt the uneasy atmosphere accumulated in the hall, and even the whispering stopped, and the whole hall was silent, but it made people feel more and more uneasy.

Under the sweep of Emperor Zhaoyuan's gaze, there was a slight commotion among the courtiers, as if they couldn't stand the pressure of his cold gaze, and lowered their voices slightly, but then rebounded into a more obvious sound.

"Your Majesty, by all means!"

Finally, a minister came out and knelt down and begged, he was already a handful of age, under the white hair, it was difficult to associate him with the champion reputation of "knowing wine, knowing Buddha, and knowing books", "Long live not like this!" ”

He was so anxious that his beautiful hair moved, and he couldn't even speak, "...... first The previous conquest of the Tang Kingdom, long live the iron cavalry under the command drove straight in, after the destruction of the city and the destruction of the country, I don't know how many lives were ruined, and now the war is vain, it is definitely not a blessing for the world. ”

Although the people around him did not make a sound, there was also a sense of approval in their expressions.

The world has been in turmoil for a long time, the people's livelihoods are withering, and they can't stand any more tosses, although some people may not have such compassionate feelings as the old champion, but they also hope not to fight more.

"A war?! It's ridiculous......! ”

Emperor Zhaoyuan sneered, as if a sharp and cold invisible whip hit everyone's bodies, making them even slow down their heartbeats, and some of them were even weak and shaky.

"The person who really started the war in vain is the King of Wei! He was so arrogant and rude that he dared to refuse to see my messenger—since he was so fearless, I would let him know what the might of the Son of Heaven was! ”

Emperor Zhaoyuan frowned suddenly, and under the sleeves of his robe, everyone felt that the invisible oppressive force was rushing towards them, like a golden boulder pressing on his chest, making people almost unable to breathe.

The courtiers didn't dare to move lightly, and they didn't even dare to exchange glances, and some discerning people had already seen that the emperor had made up his mind, so they kept silent, but some well-educated Confucian scholars couldn't bear it, and whispered: "No matter which dynasty or generation of the Son of Heaven, he has not used troops to crusade against the princes so frequently - long live it should not be coveting the territory of the princes, so he sent troops to collect it for himself, right?" ”

This voice was not loud, but it was subtle but clear into everyone's ears, which immediately caused the courtiers' faces to change drastically, some people scolded sharply, and some people thought about it, and suddenly the commotion in the hall was even worse.

Emperor Zhaoyuan's eyes were like electricity, and he looked at someone in the queue of ministers with a wide and precise look, and then he laughed, and his figure reflected the reverse sunlight, like a god, which made people awe-inspiring, "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, although the land of the princes is vast...... If I want to, it's like digging for something! ”

This is said extremely arrogantly, but it is full of confidence and momentum, and it is difficult for anyone to refute.

Emperor Zhaoyuan's laughter echoed in the hall, extremely heroic, but with an indescribable supreme loneliness, he glanced at the ministers who were silent and lowered their heads again, and the smile added to the bitterness of ridicule-

Hundreds of years of old customs, the Son of Heaven can depose a certain prince, but he cannot bring his land under the imperial court, once this is touched, the world is full of discussions!

Thinking of this, his brows wrinkled even deeper, and unexpectedly, that night, Haori's angry voice sounded in his ears again-

"From the partition of Zhou Tianzi to the present, how can there be a virtuous Son of Heaven who covets the land of the vassal states?!"

"What difference does this make compared to the tyrants of ancient times?"

……

He shook his head, his dark eyes became more and more gloomy and condensed, and his sword eyebrows frowned deeply and then slowly stretched, finally pressing a sigh into his heart-

The princes are powerful, and in the past few hundred years, they have often threatened the emperor and divided Kyushu. It's imperative to cut off their wings!

Only by recovering the land of the princes, dividing the counties and counties after re-dispersal, and giving the land to the vast number of displaced people, can the world be truly peaceful!

The black eyes flashed, he had made up his mind, and stood on the side of the emperor's throne with his hands in his hands, looking down at the jade steps, he was about to make a formal order, but at this time, he heard a terrible exclamation outside the hall-

"Heavenly ...... Heavenly! ”

The sudden and frightened people all looked at the door, and in the next moment, the terrifying screams of countless people sounded in the wide courtyard outside the hall!

The courtiers and concubines standing against the doors and windows were also unknown, but they found that the light in front of them gradually dimmed - they looked out, and then burst into a burst of disbelief -

"It's dark, it's getting dark!"

"The sun - the sun is gone!"

The boundless darkness was like a giant beast, slowly moving from the sky to the ground, and above the sky, a round of rising sun seemed to be gradually eaten away by the darkness of nothingness, engulfed and disappeared little by little.

The sky and the earth were completely blackened, and in the sky, there was no trace of the sun, only a circle of gold borders, which looked more and more strange and strange.

Everyone screamed in surprise, and some timid concubines were so frightened that they hid under the heavy veil, and the hall was suddenly in chaos, and someone stood up tremblingly, raised his voice, and said in a trembling voice: "This is...... Eclipse Elephant! ”

This sharp and piercing sound suddenly made all the hearts tremble, and those who understood it were already pale, and fell to the ground with a soft bang!

Eclipse Elephant!

The rising sun symbolizes the Son of Heaven...... And the eclipse of the sun plunges everything in the world into darkness, which is the most dangerous and terrible of all the heavenly signs, it symbolizes - the Son of Heaven is not virtuous!

At this time, the darkness had swallowed up the sun, the sky was pitch black, and the five fingers could not be seen, and everyone was standing or squatting, completely disregarding their manners.

The long wait was almost suffocating, and someone cried quietly, and then someone covered his mouth.

Dead.

It's so quiet that you can hear the sound of a heartbeat.

I don't know how long later, a faint light came out again, and the shadows in the sky overlapped, and a little light appeared on the western edge, and then the earth gradually brightened.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts were still in their throats and their eyes were not put back, but they heard someone screaming outside the hall again-

"Blood, blood red!"

He poked his head out of the window to look, but then he trembled so much that he couldn't speak—the man screamed and fell to the ground!

The daily disk, which gradually appeared, was still in the air as usual, and the position was exactly the same.

It's just that it doesn't emit a golden glow, but-

Blood red all over the world!