Chapter 237: The Storm

On this day, the weather was as usual, the sky began to darken, the morning star rose, and the east began to show the light of the Tao, signaling the arrival of a new day. But the light of the east has not been fully displayed for a long time, which makes everyone feel a depressed feeling in their hearts.

On the streets outside the Imperial Castle of Asaga, horse-drawn carriages were parked on the streets. Each of these carriages was extremely luxurious, even a simple one had two horses to ride, the carriage curtains were woven of fine cloth that was not found in wealthy families, and the wood used to make the body was a rare and rare wood.

In front of the palace gate of the imperial city, thousands of people gathered in front of the gate, standing in various positions of the palace gate, gathering in groups of three or five, discussing something with each other. Although these people talk about different things, what they have in common is that each of these people has a very strict look in their eyes.

Although there are many officials in the usual Chaoge, there are only dozens of them in general, and there are only hundreds at most. And like now, gathering as many as a thousand people is very rare, and it can only be gathered when these princes worship. And even if it is an ordinary prince's worship, it will not be such a simple prince's worship, and it has never been so complete.

"Knock, knock, knock, ding, ding, ding, ding. "One after another rang out from the depths of the Imperial City, and in the midst of this sound, the sound of bells, chimes, flutes, harps, and all kinds of musical instruments converged. In addition to the sound of these instruments, there is also the sound of chanting. Gathered together, it looks solemn and solemn. People can't help but feel a sense of solemnity.

The sound of music sounded, and the people standing outside the palace gate also gathered one by one, tidied up their clothes, patted the dust off their bodies, and straightened the crown on their bodies. One by one, they put away any expressions on their faces, and all that was left on their faces was solemnity and respect. There are no other expressions.

"Squeak, squeak. A loud bang sounded again, and the two palace doors opened. These two palace gates. Each one was several zhang high and two zhang wide, and two doors were opened, and the light of the Tao shone out from the gates. Let all people feel a sense of sacredness enveloping themselves in it.

"The King's Edict. Summoned 800 princes to attack and come to the audience. The door opened, and a voice came from the depths of the palace. And every time this sound came out of the palace on the first floor, it became more and more vast, and when it was transmitted outside the palace gate, it had already turned into a huge sound, making each of the eight hundred princes standing outside the palace gate completely shocked by this momentum, and one by one became more cautious.

Eight hundred princes, marching forward. Entering the palace, no one dared to make the slightest move. The rules are in order, step by step respectfully through the layers of palaces towards the depths.

Of the eight hundred princes, there are four people at the forefront, these four people are Jiang Huanchu of the East Bohou, Ji Chang of the West Bohou, E Chongyu of the South Bohou, and Chonghou Hu of the North Bohou, these four people are the four most powerful of the many princes, suppressing the two hundred princes of the east, west, north and south respectively.

Eight hundred princes under the leadership of the four people soon came to a large hall, and on a huge plaque above this hall, three big characters put bursts of light, which is the three words "Nine Palaces". These nine halls are the main halls where the king usually deals with the government, and now the princes are summoned to these nine halls, and all the people can't help but be surprised in their hearts, after all, the princes who are generally anxious are in the Xianqing Palace. After a period of inquiry, the banquet begins. Now that all the people have been gathered in the Nine Halls, all the people are beginning to get nervous in their hearts.

"Reporting to the king, the Taishi heard that Zhong had returned to the dynasty and was waiting for the king's summons outside the palace gate. Just as all the princes had just arrived at the top of the Nine Chambers Hall and finished saluting the King of the Nine Rooms, and stood on both sides of the main hall, a guard quickly walked to the top of the main hall, knelt on the ground, and said loudly, his tone full of joy.

King Su learned martial arts under Wen Zhong when he was a child, and Wen Zhong was also the minister of the auxiliary government formulated by Emperor Yi that year. It can be said that Taishi Wenzhong can be said to be the most powerful one in the entire dynasty, and he is also the most trusted person of the King of Zhou, and he is also the person that the King of Zhou relies on the most.

Moreover, the reason why Yin Shang was able to survive under the weakness of a hundred years can be said to be a great contribution, and many traitors were defeated under the leadership of Wen Zhong.

"Xuan, no, it's up to me to meet you personally. The King of Xuan was overjoyed, his face was full of joyful smiles, and he stood up directly as he spoke, and walked towards the outside of the main hall. Looking at the king who stood up, the ministers above the court wanted to stop it, but looking at the firm eyes of the king of the court, they didn't dare to stop it again.

The king walked out of the main hall, followed by the courtiers and eight hundred princes, walking in the palace, every step was so firm.

At this time, the sky has been completely brightened, under the bright sun, a purple gas rose from the body of the king of Zhou, a breath of imperial energy, shocking all directions, so that the courtiers walking behind him, the eight hundred princes, looking at the eyes of the king are also changing, one by one, the eyes are full of jealousy, deep fear.

Soon all the people had arrived outside the palace gate, and when they came to the palace gate, they saw an old man in armor standing outside the palace gate, and there was an ink-colored giant beast standing beside him, constantly scraping the ground with huge hooves, and a trace of heat was spewing out of his nostrils.

"Meet Your Majesty. Wen Zhong saw the King of Xuan walking out of the palace gate, walked quickly to the King of Zhou, and bent down to bow down. But when he saw Wen Zhong who was about to bow down, the king of Xuan took two steps and came to Wen Zhong to help Wen Zhong up.

"Hahaha, the old lady came back at the right time today. Today, the old lady is sitting on the court, see how the government of King Gu is handled?" If before this, the king still had a lot of scruples, but now that Wen Zhong appeared, the king of the king was a lot more stable and had a lot of certainty.

"Today, the Lone King has gathered you here, and there is nothing else to do but announce to you. The king stood on the top of the main hall, his hand was raised slightly, and the emperor's qi on his body emanated, and at this time, the luck of the entire palace also gathered on the body of the king, surrounding the king of the king, and the whole person of the king was full of sacredness, so that all people did not dare to look at it directly.

"All the princes are stationed in various parts of the Yin Shang, and there are few honest people in various places, and there are many sinister ones. Moreover, most of the princes were burdened by political affairs and could not settle in their fiefs. Today's Lone King announced that after today, the taxes paid by the vassal states will be halved, and the princes will be allowed to recuperate in the subject countries, and the Lone King will send personnel to manage the political affairs, which can also reduce the mental strength of the princes and recuperate with peace of mind. The king said one by one, and every sentence was said very slowly, as if he didn't care, but the vibration caused by each sentence made the princes above the court rise for a while.

These princes lived in their own vassal states, and although they nominally belonged to the Yin Shang, they went their own way, and many of the edicts issued by the Yin Shang could not be enforced. Among their respective vassals, they can be said to be kings and emperors, and now that the king has issued such an order, he is undoubtedly completely depriving the subjects from their hands and not giving them the slightest chance.

However, despite this, not a single one of the eight hundred princes dared to stand up and raise his opinion of rebellion. This is the Song of the Dynasty, not in their subjects, they can call for the wind and rain, and in this City of Song they are just a flock of lambs to the slaughter, who may be wiped out at any time, without the slightest ability to resist.

"King Qiyu, the minister Ji Chang has something to play. In the end, it was Xibohou Jichang who stood up from the crowd, bowed down and stood in front of the king and said respectfully.

"Oh, Xibohou, are you dissatisfied with the will of the lonely king?" King Xuan looked at Ji Chang who stood up, a sharp light appeared in his eyes, waiting for Ji Chang's next sentence, if any of Ji Chang's words, if he could not satisfy him, then the final result would only be death. (To be continued......)