Chapter 11: The Emperor's Mind Technique

Eastern of the Empire, the Kingdom of Tranquility.

The night is lonely, and the full moon is in the sky.

The Taoist Master of Anning woke up from a nightmare, took a deep breath, relieved his inner turmoil, and turned his head to look out the window at the bright moon, soft moonlight, bright starry sky, and peaceful and quiet night.

The Taoist leader of Anning put on a windbreaker, walked to the window, looked worried, frowned, and muttered to himself: "Violet skin, pointed ears, long hair......"

"What kind of creature is that, and why does it keep popping up in my dreams?"

"This dream has been haunting me for two months."

"That is, from what time did I start to predict the future, but it became unpredictable, and the future scene turned into fragments, varied and unpredictable."

The Taoist Master of Anning pondered: "Anning Dao is based on the doctrine that if you do more good deeds, you can live happily and long, silently developing believers and accumulating strength. ”

"Vice-Sect Leader Beric is a pawn of the Imperial Minister Earnest to monitor An Ningdao."

"I was going to do what I planned, through Perric, to paralyze Minister Ornest, and to get the Empire to pay less attention to the Tao of Tranquility."

"The plan was originally very successful, the empire and the revolutionary army in the south were inseparable, and An Ning Dao reaped the benefits of the fisherman."

"It's just two months ago that the Imperial Court changed its palace, Minister Ernest died tragically in the hall, and his henchmen were uprooted."

"Then the Imperial Marshal Estes led the border guards to attack the revolutionary army in the south, and the revolutionary army was defeated by Estes and continued to shrink its sphere of influence."

"What is even more worrying is that the little emperor seems to have realized the threat of Anning Dao, and directly issued an imperial decree that linked civil taxes to faith."

"This trick can be described as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, directly hitting the lifeblood of Anning Dao."

"Inducing the people to change their faith with benefits not only propagated the benevolent government of the empire, but also quietly shattered the foundation of the Tao of Tranquility."

"The people take food as their heaven, can faith be eaten as food?"

"Yes."

"In the past, faith was just a spiritual sustenance."

"But in the hands of the little emperor, faith and taxation are tightly glued together in the hands of the common people."

"Add to that the Empire's 'tax exemption' policy."

"For two months, the number of followers of Anning Tao has been declining in a straight line."

"In order to avoid the painstaking management of the peace road, it has become a bubble. Anning Dao chose to join forces with the revolutionary army to establish the Kingdom of Anning in the east of the empire, contain the empire's forces, and share the pressure of the southern revolutionary army. ”

……

"Ah......h

Suddenly, a fiery cloud rose from the sky, illuminating a large area of the sky.

"Master, it's not good." The deputy sect leader Beric rushed in in a hurry, "Sect Master, our army's granary has been attacked......

The Taoist leader of Anning was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "What? ”

"Didn't I give the order to guard the granary with heavy troops in case of an imperial raid?"

Perrick frowned, "The Empire doesn't know when it has cultivated an elusive army, and it doesn't know when it will sneak into the granary. ”

The Daoist Master of Anning frowned, and wondered: "Is that army violet skin, pointed ears, ......?"

Beric stared at the Anning Dao Sect Master with a suspicious gaze, "Sect Master, what did you foresee?" ”

The Taoist Master of Anning staggered, leaned against the window, and crossed the earth-shattering scene in the nightmare in his mind, and said with a panicked expression: "Withdraw, retreat, everyone withdraws......"

Suddenly, the pupils of Burik's eyes shrank, and he stared at the sky with an extremely frightened expression, and said in a trembling voice, "Is that divine punishment?" ”

The Taoist Master of Tranquility slowly turned around, and the nightmarish scene was truly presented in front of his eyes.

I saw that in the direction where the 500,000 army was stationed, countless streamers fell from the sky, like a meteor shower, dazzling and beautiful, interpreting the elegy of the disappearance of life.

……

General Bude's sharp gaze was clouded with a deep layer of awe, staring at the Priestess of the Moon, "Tyrande Windwhisperer", who was riding on the white tiger.

Violet's skin, delicate and smooth. Deep and cold eyes, radiating a silver glow. Pointed ears, blue green silk, hanging shoulders. The enchanted rune armor emits a faint halo. His mouth recited a mysterious incantation, summoning a meteor shower that destroyed the world.

General Bud turned his head to look at the Anning Dao army who had abandoned their armor and fled, and said respectfully towards Tyrande: "Divine envoy, it's okay." ”

Tyrande nodded and stopped the meteor shower release.

General Bude turned his horse's head, slowly drew the sword at his waist, and shouted: "For the empire, for Your Majesty, all in the present day." ”

"Imperial Knights, kill with me."

"Kill."

"Kill ......"

General Bude took the lead, and then 10,000 horses galloped, and 30,000 Imperial Knights reorganized by the World Guard Army broke through the sky.

Tonight is destined to be a bloody night, and the empire allows only one faith, only one true god, and only one voice.

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Imperial capital, imperial palace.

Zhang Yi stared coldly at the royal family kneeling down in the main hall, and said lightly: "I can understand the feelings of your uncles who are worried about the empire. ”

A gray-haired old man kowtowed and said, "The ministers are confused, and I ask Your Majesty to condemn you." ”

Zhang Yi stood up, slowly walked down the steps, helped the old man up, and said softly: "Sect Elder, you have the highest rank in the imperial family, and you understand things the most, why are you so confused?" Mess around with them. ”

Zong Lao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are confused for a while, and they are willing to die to uphold the king's law, and I implore Your Majesty to remember the feelings of the same clan, and to be merciful outside the law, and not to implicate their wives and children." ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand, "Sect Elder, it's serious." ”

"Although I have only been in power for three years, I also know that if there was no royal clan behind me, I would have been usurped by Minister Earnest long ago."

Sect Elder was moved in his heart, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhang Yi muttered: "The state has national laws, and the family has family rules. ”

"As the head of a family, the family law can be avoided, but the national law is immutable."

"Let all those involved in the palace coup d'Γ©tat of the royal family leave the imperial capital within three days and rush to the north of Xinjiang and Yongzhen Beidi, without a will, they must not return to the court."

The elder of the sect said gratefully: "Your Majesty, you are ashamed. ”

The royal family knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand, "Go ahead." ”

……

Zhang Yi stared at the royal clan who slowly withdrew, and muttered in his heart: "All beings are not emperors, but emperors are all beings. ”

"It is impossible for a cold-blooded emperor to be loved by his subjects."

"No matter how virtuous he is, his subjects have only fear and respect, but no love."

"A little bit of humanity can be closer to the people."

……

Three days later.

The triumphant Imperial Knights, in the applause of flowers, marched into the imperial capital.

Palace.

Bude saluted and said, "The minister has fulfilled his mission and has pulled out all the peace roads in the eastern part of the empire. ”

"Aiqing, please get up." Zhang Yi's right hand was weak.

Bud said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Bud paused, "I beg you to lead your troops to attack the revolutionary army in the south. ”

Zhang Yi smiled and ordered: "General Feng Bude is the Duke of Zhenguo, and he is ordered to lead the Imperial Knights of the State Religion to surrender the thirty-six counties in the western part of the empire. ”

Bude knelt down on one knee and said, "The minister takes the order." ”

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After the court.

Liwa took the "Dimensional Phalanx Shangri-La" to meet Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi nodded and asked lightly, "Has Hilla, the son of Ornest, been killed by Estes?" ”

Liva replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. ”

Zhang Yi said lightly: "It is rumored that Brand in the 'Night Attack' used to be your subordinate, how much do you know about this person?" Is there any certainty that it will be persuaded back into the hands of the Empire? ”

Liwa muttered, "The minister is willing to give it a try. ”

Zhang Yi paused and muttered: "The members of the 'Night Raid' are all rare talents, if they are willing to surrender, I can forgive them for their innocence." ”

"Bring them my words."

Liwa arched his hand and said, "No." ”

……

Lan and Will walked in with four imperial tools.

Lan explained to Zhang Yi: "Your Majesty, this is the 'Hunter' who exterminated the wild hounds and captured the Imperial Tool, the 'Tooth-type Imperial Tool, Rapid Absorption', the 'Microphone-type Imperial Tool, the Earth Ringing', the 'Scimitar-type Imperial Tool, Moonlight Dance', and the 'Six-Ball Imperial Tool, Quick Throwing Mess'. ”

Zhang Yi smiled slightly, and said, "Good job." ”

Lan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty has praised it." ”

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "It is only a matter of time before Estes destroys the revolutionary army in the south. ”

"In the past few days, the 'night attack' of the assassination group in the imperial capital is wantonly killing important ministers of the empire, in a vain attempt to disrupt the operation of the empire."

"Order all the 'hunters' to attack, assist General Liwa in recruiting the 'night attack', and if the 'night attack' is obsessed, correct the law on the spot."

Lan and Will responded: "No." ”

At this time, Zhang Yi's personal guard Tazmi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to ask for. ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "What's the matter? ”

Tazmi pleaded, "I beg Your Majesty to allow me to join the 'Hunters'. ”

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "Tazmi, you should understand that mortals can't intervene in the battle between the emperor's envoys. ”

Tazmi looked slightly expectantly at the four imperial tools that Lan had handed in.

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Tazmi, you can try it, is there an emperor tool that suits you, don't force it, everything is as it is." ”

Tazmi smiled, "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

……

A few minutes later.

Tazmi hung his head and said, "Why doesn't there be one that suits me?" ”

Zhang Yi said lightly: "Do you still want to join the 'hunter' now?" ”

Tazmi nodded, "In order to maintain the glory of the empire, in order to protect the execution of justice, I am willing to go to the trouble for it." ”

Zhang Yi smiled, his right hand pointed at Tazmi, and a streamer of light escaped into Tazmi's eyebrows, "This is the Life God Sect's apologetic exercise 'Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong', you go back and practice well." ”

"If you cultivate to the greatest extent, you will not lose to ordinary emperors."

Tazmi thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

The three of them said goodbye.

……

Zhang Yi stared at the departing backs of the three of them, and muttered: "The Pupil Cutting World is on the right track, and it's time to start condensing divinity." ”

A figure emerged from the darkness, none other than Tyrande Windwhisperer.

Tyrande stared at Zhang Yi and said lightly: "Candidate, this is the case, and it is time for me to return." ”

Twenty divine coins appeared in Zhang Yi's palm and flew towards Tyrande, "This is the summoning fee for this time." ”

Zhang Yi paused and said respectfully: "Senior, can I ask you a question?" ”

Tyrande took the divine coin and stared at Zhang Yi with a cold gaze, "Say." ”

Zhang Yi said in a deep voice: "This time, conquer the world, what are the results of the rest of the candidates?" ”

Tyrande muttered, "You're not the best, and you're not the worst. ”

As soon as Tyrande finished speaking, he turned into a streamer of light and disappeared into the void.

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