Chapter 165: Peace Agreement
The new monarch walked up the royal road to the main hall after a long absence, looked around at every decoration that evoked memories of his childhood, caressed the gilded throne in the center of the main hall, and pondered the future of the country.
For the sake of their own selfish desires, their ancestors, fathers, and royal brothers expropriated and extorted money and lost the hearts of the people. If it weren't for his brother's use of the Crown of Courage to defeat the Loberun Empire, the people would have rebelled long ago, so it can be seen that the death of the brother was also a good thing, at least to prevent the country from falling into civil war.
Although the internal worries have been calmed down for the time being, the current situation is still not optimistic, perhaps because Brother Wang did a lot of evil during his lifetime, and the suspect who killed Brother Wang was regarded as a national hero, and more than 1,000 followers of the Tianyao Sect, business travelers, and ordinary people held a demonstration in front of the prison to demand the release of Father Ling Wenxuan.
This makes the ministers of the court in a dilemma, not only to assist the new monarch to revitalize the dynasty, but also not to ignore the will of the people, according to the law of the Garo Kingdom, the murderer of the monarch is a capital crime, but no one dares to bear the consequences of executing Ling Wenxuan without evidence, Xue Mufeng searched the entire general's mansion, and still did not find any trace of the crown of courage.
He had no choice but to order the blockade of the whole city, and it was necessary to find the crown of courage, after the battle of the mountain, the country of Gara had lost more than half of its young and middle-aged, and it was simply unable to form enough reinforcements to guard the mountain, if the imperial army that was unwilling to fail returned, the land that had been occupied for many years would definitely be lost again.
Now is not the time to hold the enthronement ceremony, if you don't deal with the mess left by Brother Wang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, the title of "King Xuanye" has not yet been popularized, in the eyes of the ministers and the people, he is the "new king", and abroad, people still regard him as a usurper royal family, and call him "Xuanwenyan" in private.
Even the envoys of the Lobelon Empire were unimpressed with him, and when they met him, they looked swaggering, and their eyes looked away with contempt.
"How bold you are to be so rude to my king!" Gomer's blade was more than half unsheathed.
"I'm sorry, I'm looking for King Xuanhuang of your country, and I don't know who this person is standing next to the throne. The visitor looked sideways at Xinjun.
"Brother to brother and one of the succession methods of our previous crown princes, the royal brother has been poisoned, and there are no heirs, as his royal brother, this king is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. In order to prevent Gomer's reckless move, Xinjun hurriedly suppressed the hilt of his sword.
"Joke! You are also worthy of being king? Where is the edict of the previous king? Without the edict, our country will never recognize you Xuan Wenyan as the legitimate successor of the Gara Kingdom. ”
"Brother Wang was killed by someone, so why did he leave an edict. ”
"In that case, if you do not want the war to resume, you must first agree to His Majesty the Emperor's three conditions before I can sign a peace agreement with your country. The envoy poked the knot in his hand to the ground and broke three fingers, "First, hand over Ling Wenxuan to our Luobelen Empire to dispose of, and send people to participate in the three-religion trial to be held in the Panhu City Crime Appraisal Institute in three days." Second, thoroughly investigate the sources of the biological and chemical weapons used by your country in the Battle of the Mountains, and strictly prohibit the mass production and sale of these weapons to other countries without the permission of our country. Third...... Let me introduce you to a new gentleman. ”
With a loud summons from the guards, an old man with white sideburns and a bead slowly walked to the hall, he silently recited the scriptures in his mouth, bowed slightly, and then took off the sword at his waist, and in the midst of the discussion of the officials, he held up the sword with both hands and showed it to the new monarch.
At first glance, this sword is an extremely ordinary wooden sword, but it is really a long way to go, and it is used to sharpen jade like mud, and even the treasure of the Heavenly Liberation Sect that can penetrate people's hearts - the Heavenly Liberation Sword, ranking eighth among the top ten famous swords.
The so-called knowing people by the sword, Xinjun immediately recognized this person as one of the three great Venerables of the Heavenly Liberation Sect, Huiguang Venerable Daoqing.
"My God is merciful, may bless your country for ten thousand years!"
"Venerable Huiguang is here, what are you doing?" the new monarch clenched the back of the chair on the throne, his heart was extremely entangled, and he sighed to the envoy, "The first two conditions are promised to you by this king, tell me quickly, what is the third condition?"
"I heard that the cultural relics of our religion in the grotto of the god of war have been stolen by thieves, and only a small part of them have been spared, please return these cultural relics to my religion. Daoqing put the sword into his waist, lightly flicked the beads, and replied on behalf of the envoy next to him.
"Since the treasure of your religion has entered our country, it is our country's things, how can there be any reason to return it?" Ban Renjie stood out from the crowd and retorted angrily, "What's more, if there are no cultural relics to suppress the demon beasts in the Blood Shadow Valley, it will bring disaster to our country." ”
"Prime Minister, this is a bad statement!" Daoqing touched the long beard on his chin and said unhurriedly: "Although the Heavenly Liberation Sect originated in the Gara Kingdom, the followers of the Heavenly Liberation Sect are widely distributed all over the world. However, even the name of your country has a great relationship with our religion, "Jia" and "Jia" have the meaning of "rest" in the "Commentary", your country's accurate name is "rest country", and the word "Shakya" is the title of the supreme leader of our religion. ”
"Wait...... Do you want this king to change the name of the country?" the new monarch scratched his beard, and suddenly felt that the eloquence he had cultivated in business as a child seemed useless.
"You can choose one to return the cultural relics and change the name of the country! Don't choose war, which will not benefit both countries, and will only increase unnecessary hatred. The envoy handed a copy of the peace agreement with a pen in the middle to the attendant next to him, and then passed it through the other man's hand to the new king, who was sitting on the ground.
The envoy did not give the new king much time to read the treaty and ask him to sign it immediately.
Some of them, like General Gomer, advised the new monarch not to sign such a humiliating peace agreement, claiming that the king's army was willing to live and die with the Garo Kingdom, while others agreed with Prime Minister Ban Renji's opinion, believing that the country was in ruins and needed a peaceful environment for development.
In the end, while Xinjun chose the latter, he decided to return the cultural relics of the God of War Grotto to the Heavenly Liberation Sect, after all, compared with changing the name of the country to shake the foundation of the country, the loss of a little cultural relics with historical and artistic value is nothing.
Trembling handwriting streaked across the yellowed paper, as if he had refused to sit on the throne next to him, still written by his real name, not the name he deserved.
When he finished writing, he dropped the pen to the ground and instructed his attendants to return it to the envoys, and ordered General Gomel to send someone to the Valley of the Blood Shadow on a certain day to find the relics of the Heavenly Liberation Sect that had been left behind in the Grotto of the God of War.
Ban Renji, who was observing, was overjoyed, and recalled that the released Ju brothers had told him the exact location of the God of War Grotto, and that after the envoy and Venerable Huiguang left, he could explain the situation to General Gomer.
Fortunately, the two did not stay long, and after confirming the handwriting on the peace agreement, the envoy praised the new monarch's wise move, apologized for the previous rudeness, and waved goodbye to everyone.
"You must remember everything that happened today, our country is definitely the most humiliating victorious country in history!" the new monarch's angry fist slammed on the armrest of the throne, blood slowly flowing from his fingertips, "Xuan Ye, the twenty-eighth king of the Gara Kingdom, has made a heavy oath here, if this king cannot make the country rich and strong and the people live in peace in his lifetime, he will never sit on this throne." ”
Such a touching blood oath caused all the ministers to weep, except for Ban Renji, who whispered to Gomer, he suddenly remembered that he had to inquire about something with Daoqing, so he made excuses to Xinjun and chased him out.
Fortunately, Daoqing and the envoys did not go far, and Ban Renjie was able to stop them from behind along the straight steps.
"Your Holiness, please stay! I would like to ask which of the three religions are specifically referred to in the trial of the three religions, and who should our country send there?"
Of course, it refers to the three major religions in the world, the Holy Maiden of the Tianyao Sect, the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Gift Sect, and the Shakya of the Heavenly Liberation Sect will all gather in Panhu City, with the purpose of forcing Ling Wenxuan to tell the whereabouts of the Seven Artifacts through the trial. The envoy sighed, turned his head and replied for Daoqing, "At the same time, the four major families who have the text of the training also intend to snatch the seven artifacts, and it is said that collecting all the seven artifacts can uncover the mystery of the world-destroying proverbs in the text of the training. ”
The envoy's words made Ban Renji's heart burst into ecstasy, and he tried to slow down his pace as he left, so as to calm his mood.
Unexpectedly, he finally made him wait for the best time to seize the Seven Artifacts and achieve the great wish for the Sect Master, the three major sects and the four major families will definitely fight to the death for the Seven Artifacts, and when the time comes, they will fight each other, and the Tianzhao Sect can take advantage of this fisherman to make profits, annihilate all factions in one fell swoop, and dominate the world.
As for the final verdict of Ling Wenxuan in the Three Sects trial, he didn't have to take it to heart, as long as his identity as an undercover agent of the Tianzhao Sect was not revealed, he could continue to be the prime minister of the Jia Luo Kingdom, appear in Panhu City as a witness in the case of the murder of the first king, and then act according to the instructions of the sect leader.
Daoqing and the envoys who had just walked out of the palace did not have the ability to read minds, of course they couldn't hear Ban Renji's heart, Daoqing, as the Venerable Huiguang of the Heavenly Liberation Sect, was more concerned about the affairs of the sect, and he also had unique opinions on the performance of the new monarch just now, but the envoys beside him did not agree with his views.
"Uncle Shi, what do you think of my acting skills just now?" The envoy took off his court clothes, threw Jingjie aside, put on the release beads, and took the Tianshi sword thrown by Daoqing.
It turned out that this person was actually a disciple of the Heavenly Liberation Sect, and he was just pretending to be an envoy just now to test the character of the new monarch.
"It is a blessing for the people to have such a wise king in power in the country of Jialuo, we have done everything we should do, and I hope that King Xuanye will fulfill his oath. Dao Qing smiled lightly and said, "It's you Pei Qiu! The trial of the Three Sects is related to the century-old foundation of my Heavenly Liberation Sect, so you must not mess up." ”
"You can rest assured, the difficult task given to us by His Majesty the Emperor has been accomplished, what else can't I Pei Qiu do?"
"You have to be careful when you say this, in my opinion, Ling Wenxuan is not such a person to deal with. Daoqing and Pei Qiu heard the prestige, and saw Xue Mufeng, who was holding a cigar, driving a carriage to the front of the palace, "I have been a sheriff for more than ten years, and it is the first time I have encountered a case that cannot be solved, and it is really helpless to ask your Tianshi Sect for help." ”
When Xue Mufeng motioned for the two to get into the car, the curtain of the car window was opened by a bare hand, and half of Youna's face showed a complaining look: "Mr. Sheriff, to this day I still don't want to believe that Father Priest is the murderer of the former king." ”
"So you'd rather believe in the illusion, even though it looks good?" Xue Mufeng tilted his head and clenched his horsewhip, "My two subordinates have already set off with your friends first, and when you arrive in Panhu City, it's not too late for you to make a decision." ”
Obviously, Yu Na didn't pay attention to Xue Mufeng's suggestion, let alone the two strangers from the Heavenly Liberation Sect who had just arrived in the carriage, but looked into the distance until the city gate disappeared into the dark yellow sand dunes.
Wait for me, Father, and I'll find a way to prove your innocence.