Chapter 871: The Second Ascension (I)
The Kingdom of Feisi, the royal capital This is the capital of the Kingdom of Feisi and one of the largest cities in the entire Kingdom of Feisi.
As the royal capital, the towering city wall is built with an arrow buttress every ten steps, and the entire wall is made of huge bluestone, and it is circular.
Also, build arrow towers to make them more powerful for downward attacks.
The massive gate was three meters high, two gates were made of iron, and there was a fence gate made entirely of cast iron.
Even the royal capital is according to the rules of ordinary cities, and in the morning, when the first ray of sunlight rises, the city gates are opened. At dusk, when the sun sets, the suspension bridge is lifted and the gates are lowered to close the gates
As usual, at the gates stood a detachment of guards, armed with iron helmets and wearing leather armor with the royal coat of arms embroidered on it.
In the past, it was already morning, and the city gate should have been quite lively, but at this time, everyone was a little trembling, and from time to time they looked at the city wall and there were human heads! "Seed, what are these hanging on it? Why is there so much blood underneath?" "Shhh
"Human heads, let me see, really, my God, is actually a human head! How can there be so many human heads?!" The middle-aged man who sighed was very frightened because he had witnessed the sight of many human heads hanging, and his face changed color with fright, and he seemed to be very afraid. "Haven't you heard of the heads of rebels hanging here?" the person who introduced him looked at him with disdain, a little curious about the middle-aged man's loneliness. "The head of the rebels, heck, I went out on a trip some time ago, and I just returned to the royal capital, and I don't know much about it. The middle-aged man hurriedly explained. Hearing this explanation, the onlooker from before nodded and said, "This is understandable."
"Then can you tell me what these heads are all about? As soon as I came back, I saw such a terrifying picture, it was really terrifying. The middle-aged man still seemed to have palpitations, constantly patting his chest and saying.
"Since you want to know, then let me tell you, the owners of these heads are some aristocratic rebels who will not surrender, they were escorted to the royal capital a few days ago, because they did not repent of death, refused to admit their sins, refused to bow to the royal family and the victims of the war, this morning, they were collectively guillotined, their heads were all hung here, I heard, their bodies were taken to feed the royal griffin!" "Today is really an eye-opener, when have you ever seen a noble lord so miserable before" "God............ It's so miserable...... Isn't it too ruthless for the royal family to kill so many people at once?" "Shhhh "Don't scare me, I'm cowardly!" "Hey, don't come here, there are more heads hanging on the square, and the people on this city wall are all people with relatively low status!"
When they watched and talked, there were not a few people who stopped to watch.
It was the morning and the breeze was blowing, which was very good.
However, on such a sunny day, the smell of blood was constantly permeating the air.
The middle-aged man who was scared just now, when he passed through the city gate, his eyes suddenly opened up, after all, the royal capital is a big city, with magnificent buildings and wide streets.
The middle-aged man walked along the central avenue, and some days towards the square.
This central avenue is made of bluestone, and there are various statues on the left and right, but at this time, many statues have been broken. It can be seen that this is not accidental destruction, but purposeful destruction.
The middle-aged man sighed a little, these statues, many of which were the former heroes of the country, and these heroes were transformed into aristocrats, the ancestors of many aristocratic families, and now, they have been smashed. After a moment's wait, the square appeared.
The square is surrounded by 800 columns carved from white marble, each of which is carved with a coat of arms, which was once the mark of the country's 800 nobles, and in the center of the square, the huge stone monument, represents the royal family. Moreover, these stone pillars were once symbols of a regional territory.
In that peaceful era, every day, these stone pillars would flutter with flags of different colors, and they fluttered in the wind, not graceful.
Every flag once represented a territory.
Now, the flags are almost gone, and every tall stone pillar "hangs in a bloody human head!"
The passers-by, some of whom were curious, took a closer look at the flagpole soil, and immediately trembled with fright. These incomparably hideous human heads, drenched in blood, are all lords of the kingdom. However, there are also people who are excited about it.
At first glance, when they saw those former aristocratic lords, they were even more miserable than themselves, and the excited nerves in their brains would immediately be provoked and become extremely excited.
"How does it feel?" On the edge of this large square, there is a carriage parked, the style of the carriage looks very ordinary, but around this carriage, there are many people in disguise, secretly protecting. In this carriage, there were two people, an old man with a strong body, and a young man in his prime.
The sturdy old man was probably in his sixties, but he looked younger than his actual age.
His waist is very straight, although there are traces of time on his face, his facial features are very upright, and his expression looks a little tired, but in the tiredness, there is a faint look of pride. "Father, isn't it a little ...... you do this" Seeing the human head hanging on the fierce flagpole in the distance, the young man was obviously a little disapproving. "Do you think I've gone too far?" Hearing his son's words, the old man was a little disappointed. "King Yi, I just think that the people you killed this time are really too many.
In fact, many of these nobles you killed have already shown remorse, so why don't you give them a chance again?"
For his father's dissatisfaction and disappointment, this young man actually felt it, but he still said what he thought in his heart. "You are the crown prince, you must know that sometimes, soft-heartedness is not a virtue, and it is inevitable to kill some people if you want to hold the power firmly in your hands. As for what you said, some nobles have remorse, why do I still kill them, this, don't you really understand?"
Sighing, the old man continued: "You know, why do these nobles have remorse now? Isn't it because their lives are in my hands? If I hadn't pinched them, then the heads of the people hanging on the flagpole now should be you and me!"
"I know what you want to say, I have indeed taught you before, let you learn the way of kingship, let you show your kindness appropriately, let you have more contact with courtiers, and let you read more history books. ”
"But if you just put these theories on certain things, you can easily do things wrong. Any truth is not rigid, it is not inflexible, it is not the same, you have to think about it yourself, which is suitable for doing this, and which is suitable for that.
The old man taught some of his own ideas: "This civil war, if it weren't for our strength, it would be stronger, what do you think would happen to us?" ↓ This ...... We will be killed, the royal family will be overthrown, and they will elect a puppet king. The young man quickly replied.
"Yes, they will kill us, and the dignity of our royal family will also be ruined, maybe you will think that I am really ruthless this time, so many nobles, all of them have been beheaded. But if it were them who decided our fate, we would die even worse. "However, the noble bloodline, after all, is the foundation of the country, and killing so many people at once will ...... our foundation in the future."
"Don't you understand? If you say that when the royal family cleaned up the nobles that day, there was still some leeway, but after five years of civil war, the blood feud between the nobles and the royal family could not be resolved, and only one side could end it all day. ”
"The most important thing is that since we believe in His Highness, there is no way back, and if we waver any more, we will be abandoned by both sides, and we will be greeted with a fate more terrible than death. "I'm sorry, Father. Seeing that the old man had a certain expression of horror on his face, the young man lowered his head. "Okay, I've just said so much, now, tell me why I want to kill all these nobles?" the old man asked.
"Well, their sharp contradictions with the royal family are irreparable, and if such a person is pardoned, it will cause the majesty of the royal family to be reduced, and the forgiven person will not be subjugated. The crown prince replied cautiously. "Well, that's right, go on. The old man nodded and said. "Taking advantage of this opportunity, they can also further hold their territory into the hands of the royal family, and successfully extend the control of the royal family to the whole country. The young man continued. "Yes, that's good. The old man showed a relieved expression at this time: "It seems that you have finally come to your senses." "As for the foundation you mentioned, I will also divide some meritorious ministers as nobles. But the real power of the counties will be obtained by officials appointed by the crown, and henceforth "the whole kingdom will be in the hands of the crown." "Fortunately, before, the attention of the gods and the continent was focused on the elves, and after the demon disaster, the strength of the countries was greatly reduced, and we could not interfere, so we were able to unify the whole country. ”
"In any case, the country has been reunited and the civil war has subsided, and we must work hard to restore our national strength to cope with the difficult international environment. The king said with relief, "Now, let's go to the Great Temple, there is a sacred ritual waiting for us." Exhaling softly, the king said to the young man. "I would like to listen to my father's arrangement. The young man replied that it had already been decided. Soon, under the protection of a large number of people, the carriage came to the Grand Temple.
The main temple has marble steps, and everyone gets out of the carriage and goes to the temple, and the sunlight shines through the glass, dyeing everything inside the hall with beautiful colors.
Inside, a line of priests, already waiting, was the only surprise that the face of the idol was vague and not carved. "Praise be to my Lord, you are coming. ”
"Yes, servant of my lord, I come. The king said solemnly.
"Then let's have a ceremony!" said a bishop, solemnly.
The ceremony was very simple, and everyone prayed and praised, and the king said respectfully: "My lord, my lord, under your patronage I have united the kingdom, and behold, kingship and orthodoxy are so glorious at this time!"
As soon as he said this, the stone statue in front of him actually cracked in an instant, and a layer of stone chips covering the outside kept falling down, and what appeared inside was actually golden!
In an instant, the statue emitted bursts of golden light, and where the light was, everyone present felt that their body and mind had been improved. The priests were promoted by an average of one level, while the king was ten years younger. The crown prince also felt that he was full of strength in his body.
As the golden light dissipated, the originally vague face on the statue of the god clearly appeared in the form of a man.
The king bowed down with all the people: "Praise be to my lord Edith, who is the god of kingship and orthodoxy, and whose word must extend to all the kingdoms of the earth." ”
Almost at the same time, in the noon sky, even the sun could not hide its brilliance, and a bright star slowly rose. "My lord Edith, exalt your throne to heaven. Many people in the city looked at the rising stars in the sky, and they all bowed down one after another.
The middle-aged man also had to kneel down, but he was surprised in his heart: "There is another new god who has ascended his throne to the sky, what a miracle in this era!"
In the royal capital, although the stars are rising, the sky is full of golden light, and the inhabitants of the city kneel down in the streets, looking fearfully at the vision between heaven and earth, calling the name of God. And almost at the same time, people everywhere on the continent raised their heads and looked at this scenery.
Many, many powerful beings all looked up at the sky, their eyes flashing with various expressions.
And in the sky, the kingdom of God continues to soar upward, and in the center is a new god with closed eyes, but he ignores the praise of many prayers, and has only one sentence in his heart: "Old friends, I am back again." Yes, the god of darkness of the past, and now the god of kingship and orthodoxy, Edit, and this day, how, please land