On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the Temple of the Son of Heaven is brilliantly lit, hundreds of officials gather, and the city lord worships.

This scene appeared on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and the last such event dates back to the year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

At the beginning of the morning, the hundred officials wore red court clothes and lined up outside the Chaotian Gate, while the thirty-eight city lords passed through the ranks of the hundred officials and took the lead towards the Chaotian Gate.

With the sound of the nine gongs, the Chaotian Gate was pushed open by the eighteen eunuchs, and a ray of sunlight fell right in front of the Heavenly Gate, forming a path of light.

This wonder is the painstaking efforts of the skilled craftsmen who built Chaotianmen, who spent three years and repeatedly revised to calculate various light reflection effects, which formed the current wonder.

As the city lords rushed in, one hundred and eight guards held their nine-foot long whips high and waved them in the air, erupting into a thunderclap-like sound.

After the sound of thirty-six whips, the city lords first bowed, and then the hundred officials followed, among which Cai Jinyan took the lead, and Lin Deqing and the other two ministers followed him.

Originally, according to the court etiquette system, the three princes of the court should be at the forefront, followed by the heads of each department, and then enter the court in order according to their grades.

According to the size of the city, the city lord has the rank of third rank and second rank, but this grand ceremony was hand-picked by the Son of Heaven and made an exception to let the city lord go first, which is also due to the current situation.

Huang Chongsheng, Cai Qianzhou and Shi Hua walked in the front, and Li Kongkong followed behind Huang Chongsheng, staring at him without blinking, not knowing what he was thinking.

There are three gates before entering the main hall, the first one is called Chengtian Gate, which means ascending to heaven to meet the Son of Heaven. The second way is called Yingtianmen, which means that from this gate shouting long live and saluting the Son of Heaven. The third path is called Shuntianmen, which means obeying the will of heaven and obeying the will of heaven.

Every time you enter a door, you have to bow down once until you enter the main hall, and you are kneeling three times and bowing nine times.

In the temple, the splendid court belt is hung on the top, the glazed jade beads are inlaid on the side, the colorful treasure lamps are shining, and the three thousand palace ladies stand beside them.

The huge temple was full of civil and military officials at this moment, and the thirty-eight city lords knelt down together, shouting long live, the scene was very spectacular.

The Son of Heaven was sitting high on the Jinluan Treasure Hall at this moment, with a majestic demeanor, and dozens of princes and princes stood in front of the throne, among which the leader was Zhu Lin, the king of Ziyang.

For today's situation, the Son of Heaven has worked hard for a long time, so all the city lords have gathered here, and then the general trend of the world will go, it depends on these two days.

"Since I ascended the throne, the general trend of the world has been like duckweed in the rain, first there is the Cao family as a disaster, and then there are foreign tigers, the universe can not return to the heart, thieves and thieves are rampant, even if it is a famous family, can not protect itself, the tragedy of the door has not been solved so far. In this regard, I am really saddened, and today I take advantage of this New Year's Festival to announce to all the city lords that I am determined to revive the Great Yuan and purify the heart of the United States!"

The words of the Son of Heaven echoed in the main hall, and in the ears of the city lords, everyone had different ideas, and among them, Cai Qianzhou responded first.

"Your Majesty Cai Qianzhou will obey His Majesty's will, and he will do his best for the sake of Dayuan Zhongxing. ”

Cai Qianzhou is the largest city lord in the world, and his power is monstrous, it can be said that if he really wants to suppress other cities, he only needs 100,000 soldiers and horses to sweep the entire Nanze.

Under the leadership of this big city lord, sixteen city lords expressed their positions one after another.

"Your Majesty Huang Chongsheng obeys His Majesty's will, and is willing to be a pawn of the horse, leading 100,000 iron horsemen to kill foreign tribes!"

Huang Chongsheng is the new city lord, although there are not many cities at the moment, but the soldiers are strong and the food is sufficient, coupled with the fall of the King of Mobei, he has been rumored to be a myth.

Immediately, several more city lords expressed their attitude, so that more than half of the thirty-eight city lords in the world expressed their continued allegiance to the Son of Heaven.

Finally, Shi Hua, he doesn't care about any big vitality, he only cares about the people in White Horse City, this is his home.

Therefore, compared with others, Shi Hua has no ambition, only the desire to live and work in peace and contentment.

The Son of Heaven watched the various city lords express their positions one after another, and his heart was also determined, although over the years, in order to combat foreign enemies, the city lord sub-feudal system has been implemented, coupled with some internal and external troubles, making the situation dangerous, but the world is still Dayuan after all, as long as there is no opportunity, turmoil will still not happen.

At this moment, the Son of Heaven has cultivated two forces, Huang Chongsheng and Donglin Pavilion, one leading troops to eliminate foreign enemies, and the other commanding hundreds of officials, who already have real power.

At this moment, I am sincere, but I can stabilize the peace, at least the Son of Heaven will not seize the power of the city lord in a short time.

Just when everything was going according to plan, a clear voice sounded: "The whole world is not the king's land, and we, who are courtiers, naturally have to be grateful for the grace of heaven, and the ministers are also in favor of returning to the sea, killing foreign thieves, and reinvigorating the power of heaven." But I have a little doubt, and I don't vomit or be unhappy. ”

Everyone looked for prestige, only to see that it was Li Kongkong who made the sound, and the city lord of Wule City really had heresies.

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven nodded and said, "City Lord Li, please speak freely." ”

Li Kongkong came to the front of the main hall, looked up at the Son of Heaven and said loudly: "Since the cities are all Dayuan's, why do we only have one city, but the city lord Cai can sit on eight? ”

Li Kongkong's tone was very domineering, which made people uncomfortable to listen to, but what he said was also the truth, since now that the cities are to be returned to their hearts, then the cities should also be redistributed.

Cai Qianzhou squinted at Li Kongkong, and asked in a calm tone: "In the first year of the Apocalypse, the lord of Nanling City rebelled, with 50,000 soldiers, and the sword pointed at the imperial city. In the third year of the Apocalypse, Ferry City connected the three cities to resist the emperor's order, colluded with the envoys of the ninja country, and intended to subvert the imperial court. These cities were all taken back by me with my life, they are His Majesty's cities, what's the matter?

Although Wule City is full of warriors and strong people, there are only 20,000 defenders, and Cai Qianzhou's army can't be compared, but he is not afraid of Cai Qianzhou, and still competes with each other: "What do you want to take back, as the city lord appointed by His Majesty, it is your duty to guard one side, the city is Your Majesty's, and the elite soldiers are also Your Majesty's. ”

These are really Cai Qianzhou's credits, but at this moment, he can't say that, the city naturally can't be redistributed, but Li Kongkong's bureau must also be broken.

Cai Qianzhou didn't answer, but Huang Chongsheng spoke: "Then City Lord Li, what do you mean?"

Li Kongkong seemed to be waiting for this sentence, turned around and bowed to the Son of Heaven and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty begs for the redistribution of the city, in case the various city lords harbor their selfish intentions and occupy the city to become bigger alone. ”

"The ministers seconded it!" At this time, more than a dozen city lords knelt down together and asked for the will of the Son of Heaven.

Seeing this, Lin Deqing subconsciously looked at Cai Jinyan beside him, and asked softly, "This is all your bad idea." ”

Cai Jinyan avoided talking and said: "The city lord is the biggest in a city, who doesn't want to get a few pieces of fat?"

"It's a pity, the trick of killing three soldiers won't always work. ”

"I don't want to kill the three soldiers, I just want to divide them, just like your two factories right now. ”

When this sentence was said, Lin Deqing's face became gloomy, but before he could say anything, Huang Chongsheng said: "What is the basis for redistributing the city, you can't have a strange name, so you can divide two more cities." ”

Li Kongkong said loudly: "The palace battle is enough!"

"What is the palace battle?" Cai Qianzhou asked.

"On the temple, the strong wins, and the fighting is replaced by martial arts, and the world is peaceful!" Li Kongkong finally said his plan.