Chapter 21 The Son of Heaven Killed Dou Ji
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For example, suppressing rising stars like Liu Yi, bribing and infiltrating Liu Yi's subordinates, and creating chaos......
These, put in the context of humanity, are all clever means. But in the mature Shinto system, the law priesthood of the lower level divine power is given by the superior gods. Nature can also be deprived at will, and it can be controlled at will.
In this way, these various humane methods are a joke when they are spoken!
I haven't observed my own luck for a long time, and I look at my luck at this moment. was oppressed by a huge force that descended from the darkness.
In Shinto, luck is a direct manifestation of power. A smile appeared at the corner of Liu Yi's mouth. He was confident that he would be able to deal with Han Qi, but he was not sure how to deal with the Southern Red God Emperor.
Although Han Qi is powerful, it is far inferior to the Red God Emperor. The most important thing is that Han Qi was suppressed and locked on the holy mountain. There's no way to go all out and do it yourself.
But this Southern Red God Emperor is different!
"This Southern Emperor is really spicy. Directly create pressure, and then start from within me to create turmoil!
It's just that this emperor has forgotten it, after all, this is the way of God! ”
As he spoke, he slowly got up. Stretching out his hand and swiping in the air, several golden lines were combined, and a portal was drawn in front of him.
Step in and you'll be in a special place. Dozens of divine soldiers covered in light were sitting upright, spitting out the sun's rays.
Even if it has been weakened by layers of spiritual realm blessed land, it is the true fire of the sun after all. For any ghost thing, not even a god who has not reached the golden color. It's all huge damage.
However, these divine soldiers are all swallowing the true fire of the sun. I saw a stream of fire. Shrouded in the body, running. Calcining the body.
Every ghost soldier here has at least a level above the spirit ghost. There is an abundant supply of spiritual food, and there are more advanced cultivation methods. Therefore, every strength is incomparably strong.
Liu Yi waited for a while, waiting for these divine weapons to finish cultivating. Only then did those divine soldiers bow down, and said reverently: "My lord ......"
"I'll give you a mission!" Liu Yi said lightly: "Someone has been tempted by the devil and wants to betray me. Go, get them all back for me, and bring them to me!"
"Yes!" the eyes of these divine soldiers flashed with reverence. Responding.
In Fenglai Mountain, the mysterious woman was still saying to Zheng Wu: "The Divine Monarch of that place is so stingy, and now, none of you old subordinates have obtained the Divine Seal. The Southern Emperor is different, the most generous, as long as you agree. Give you the seal of God ...... now."
Zheng Wu's eyes wandered, and he secretly complained in his heart. If this woman continues to say, what if the lord suspects me?
But at this time. Suddenly a bright light fell from the room. Then a portal appeared out of thin air, before they could react.
And I saw dozens of them, covered with brilliance. Divine soldiers dressed in golden divine armor poured out. A force that Zheng Wu was extremely familiar with erupted.
"It's finally here!" Zheng Wu was relieved and shouted, "It's her, don't let the spy run away......"
The mysterious woman was shocked. Subconsciously, his figure turned gloomy. He was about to flee, but he was covered by a large golden net. There is no escape.
Soon, the news of the spy being arrested spread throughout Liu Yi's sphere of influence.
All who heard. They all looked awe-inspiring. All the generals with complicated expressions were recalled by Liu Yi back to Lingxiao Hall again.
Originally, this time, everyone thought that Leo Yi would make a big deal about the scheming matter.
However, Liu Yi's expression only seemed quite flat. said lightly: "I have a message to tell you today......"
As he spoke, he saw a purple dragon running through the void and coiling around Liu Yi's head......
"General, I don't know what the Son of Heaven is crazy again. I actually want to worship the Earth God Monarch again. Moreover, this time it is not a private ceremony, it is tossed to the entire imperial court......"
Sitting in the spacious and comfortable carriage, Dou Ji's mood seemed very good. There are hundreds of armor guards around him to open the way, and the majesty is a symbol, which symbolizes that the power in his hands is so strong and unbreakable.
"What else could it be? That Earth God Monarch was really generous, and he actually gave those eunuch temples treasures worth tens of thousands of dollars in one go. The one-time gift to the Son of Heaven is actually more than 50 million yuan. With our Son of Heaven who loves money so much, don't say that he has worshiped once, but he is willing to worship ten times......"
In such a relaxed tone, when talking about today, there is not even the slightest awe.
The henchmen did not suspect it, but with deep jealousy. That's a lot of money, and the most important thing is the treasures sold by the Earth God Monarch, each of which is rare and unique in the world. No matter how rich you are, you can't buy it!
For example, I heard that the cash cow given to the Son of Heaven is made of flawless red coral as the body of the tree, and every leaf on it is made of gold by craftsmen, and it is exquisite and vein-like like of natural leaves.
Not to mention how much gold is used in this, but with such ingenious craftsmanship, I don't know how much it is worth!
This cash cow is like a treasure, and occasionally shows off to his cronies. Whoever saw this cash cow, none of them were moved and praised.
I asked some knowledgeable craftsmen that it is not impossible to carve with gold like leaves. But the amount of manpower required for each such leaf is astronomical. It takes years for a skilled craftsman to ......
Not to mention the red coral that is as high as a few feet and has no flaws. It's all things in the world where money has nowhere to buy.
I heard that Zhang Changshou Zhang Guo also has such a cash cow in his family, although it is a little smaller than the one of the Son of Heaven, but it is also ingenious!
If I were the Son of Heaven, I would be willing to worship myself!
It's hateful that the god king of that place is actually close to those eunuchs of the eunuch temple. It's all Chen Fang's guy who has more than enough success and more than failure, according to Fan Hanzhang, the Earth God Monarch originally wanted to take refuge in the general as a backer.
But he didn't expect that Chen Fang would actually force the Earth Divine Monarch all the way. The last guide zhì......
It's heart-wrenching to think about! Otherwise, there might be such a coral treasure tree in my home at this moment. Even if it's only three feet, it's an heirloom!
This moment, come to mind. This mastermind can be regarded as hating Chen Fang deeply. felt that his own losses were all because of Chen Fang's stupidity.
"Ah sneeze ......" Chen Fang, who was lying down and was shot, sneezed inexplicably. I didn't do a good job on my errand last time. It was even more so that the great work of exposing Qingyang Dao was taken away by those eunuch temples, and by the way, they were cleared of suspicion on their own bodies. also offended Fan Zhen.
As a result, after returning to Beijing, he made a fuss, and now it has become the saddest imperial history of patrolling the city. Every day, with Jin Wuwei, patrol the streets. What a bad luck!
Chen Fang is not reconciled, he has talent and ambition. I don't want to sink like this, and I will never have a chance to get ahead.
Today, Chen Fang, who was in a depressed mood, got drunk in the restaurant. In a trance, he heard someone whisper in his ear: "Things have changed." Things have changed......"
Things have changed? What has changed? Chen Fang was confused and couldn't remember.
However, then, a boundless sea of blood appeared in front of him, drowning. This woke up Chen Fang in an instant.
Listening to the person next to the screen, he was drinking and bragging: "It's really majestic, the Son of Heaven personally issued an edict, and the three princes of the court and below must go to the sacrifice in person." This earth god monarch is going to become a climate from now on......"
"Who's to say it's not, it can bless a good harvest. Tsk......"
Chen Fang is a spirit. The ominous premonition suddenly came to my mind: "It's not good, is it that the general is in danger?"
In the dark, in an unfathomable space. There are 7,000 zhang of yellow torrent, like a sea. With the waves of life and death.
In the midst of this, the Central Emperor opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of thunder and lightning. There is a lot of anger in it.
"Okay, this time. Can't even help but meddle in? Then I can't blame me!"
At this moment, it was in the far away city of Los Angeles. Outside the newly built Shrine of the Earth God. It's extremely lively.
There are hundreds of palace forbidden guards guarding the entire shrine.
In addition, in the court of Dayu, up to the Son of Heaven, down to the ministers. All of them wore sacrificial crowns, and under the guidance of the ministers, the Son of Heaven personally presided over the sacrifice to Liu Yi.
However, when the general Dou Ji's chariot arrived, it still immediately attracted everyone's attention. Countless courtiers surrounded him, courting the general and showing their loyalty.
After being noisy and noisy for a long time, Dou Jicai came to the young son of heaven surrounded by guards.
Today's Tianzi face sank like water, glanced at Dou Ji lightly, and said in a deep voice: "General, you're late!"
Dou Ji didn't care, he knew that this young son of heaven didn't like him. So it's normal to have such an expression. If the Son of Heaven showed a pleasant face, Dou Ji would be worried.
At this moment, Dou Ji also said in a deep voice, and criticized unceremoniously: "Your Majesty, the minister is an old minister who cares about his life, and he is ordered by Taihao to assist in political affairs. Majesty is now ridiculous. Now is the time when there are bandits outside, and His Majesty does not care about the safety of the community. Instead, he came to personally sacrifice to an inconsequential little god. How ridiculous is this!"
At this moment, the young Tianzi's white face became almost purple. The fists hidden in the wide sleeves are also clenched tightly.
Looking at the surrounding ministers gloating, even with a look of pity and the like. made the Son of Heaven almost angry and couldn't hold back any longer. Here we go again!
Once upon a time, when the Son of Heaven was not yet an adult. This Dou Ji used this set of three times and twice in front of the courtiers to deliberately teach him a lesson and lose his face as a son of heaven. Let the courtiers in the court know who is the most useful to speak in this court.
And after the Son of Heaven took back some of his power, this situation rarely happened. However, today, he didn't expect that this Dou Ji would once again teach him a lesson in front of his ministers!
The young emperor's teeth were itching, and he almost immediately ordered to kill the thief. Then he killed all the good and low, and then abolished the Empress Dowager Dou, poured a cup of poisonous wine, and let her escape.
It's just that now is not the time. He sneered: "If the general does not agree to the sacrifice." Why didn't you bring it up above the court? On the contrary, it is said here that it is not me. Do you use this Manchu Dynasty civil and military capital as a chess piece? Zhao Ji is not early, let's start......"
actually threw Dou Ji aside directly. Ignore it again. Dou Ji was furious for a while, how dare the shaft do this to me?
But seeing that the Son of Heaven ignored him, he had already come to the altar himself. Zhao Ji unfolded the edict and read it aloud: "Between heaven and earth, the people are the largest. That's why this king has a communist...... Today, the commander of the earth god has a bumper harvest, and the people's livelihood depends on it, and the special fief god monarch is the ...... of Houji"
When the edict was heard here, all the ministers were almost stupid, thinking that their ears had heard it wrong.
The post of Houji. It's been there since ancient times. He is the god of the ancient Sinomon. It is also the priesthood of the ancient times, when the Emperor of the Five Directions ruled the world, and the gods and men did not distinguish between time.
No one thought that this young son of heaven would be so nonsense. It's just a matter of worship, the court's luck is like a sea, and a few points are given to Liu Yi, which can be regarded as comforting people's hearts. Prove to the people of the world how the court of the Son of Heaven attaches importance to the people and how it attaches importance to agriculture!
However. This moment sealed Liu Yi as the post of Houji. But it's a different story. This is the true vocation of the gods.
“... Give the land and conquer it specifically to respond to the ancient stories. Chin this ......"
The noise is getting louder and louder, and no one would have thought about it. Why did the son of today lose his heart and go crazy, and he actually sealed such a big priesthood. Especially the last few sentences, which gave Lewis great power.
Grant the land. Specialized in conquest, in response to ancient stories. This is simply a restoration of antiquity. The supreme authority of God and man at all times. gave Liu Yi the power to interfere with humanity with Shinto, which is even more dangerous for the priesthood!
"陛xià. Never, never, never, ......."
"Majesty xià three thoughts, seeking majesty xià three thoughts......"
"Your Majesty, such a ......"
For a time, all the ministers regardless of faction were opposed. Only Dou Ji, his ears buzzing, looked over with an incredible look. Is this the Son of Heaven crazy today? If it is so chaotic, I am afraid that the ancestors of the generations under the Nine Springs will not be able to tolerate it, right?
However, this time the Son of Heaven was unusually determined. Ignore it. In the void, the pillar of heaven where the hearts of hundreds of millions of people gathered was running with this edict. What is surprising is that the ancestor Taizong of the temple under Jiuquan did not interfere.
Allowing this pillar of heaven to turn, a wave of luck separated from it, turned into a hovering and flying dragon, and fell into Liu Yi's shrine.
In the void, the top of the pillars. A pair of blank eyes looked at this qiē coldly: "Emperor of the South, since you want to spoil my good deeds, then it's no wonder that I am!"
With a torrent of luck, it rushed through. It even passed directly through the space of thousands of miles and landed on Liu Yi's body in the blessed land of the Sushan Spirit Realm.
For a while, Liu Yi's divine pool skyrocketed. The original divine pond of about six zhang expanded to about twenty zhang in an instant. The rest of the qi luck was refined, fell into the divine pool, and turned into golden divine power, which was exactly one-tenth of the amount.
Infinite light shook through, as if the entire Su Mountain was roaring. Originally, Su Mountain had only refined one-tenth of the leylines, but at this moment, all of them were penetrated.
The legal realm is taking shape in the roar, and the spiritual realm blessed land is expanding. The natural ghost domains that were originally scattered all over the mountain were all connected together, and even with the entire Fenglai Mountain and the entire Huiling City's legal domain.
The rest of the luck formed a rune and fell into Liu Yi's hands. In this endless light, Liu Yi bowed to the sky: "Thank you Central Emperor!"
At this moment, all of Liu Yi's generals were shocked. No more words can be uttered......
At this time, the brilliance of Liu Yi's body shone brightly, holding the talisman in his hand, raised it high, and shouted: "The court has given me the right to conquer, but the witch is not Taoist." invade my Middle-earth, kill my people, and destroy my homeland. We should work together to kill all the witches and get rid of this great calamity!"
At this moment, I saw the talisman in Liu Yi's hand. All his subordinates became more and more awe-struck, and they were convinced, and they shouted: "I will swear to follow the lord's command!"
The Southern Emperor had just invaded the door, and everyone was more or less uneasy in their hearts. Even an old man like Zheng Wu who followed Liu Yi was bought.
It was a time of turmoil, and no one could have imagined that Liu Yi would get the support of the imperial court so quietly.
This is the court's endorsement of them and their righteous name. Allow them to deal directly with the Southern Wilderness.
With such a righteous reputation, the gods from all walks of life who were eager to try and looked at Liu Yi were unhappy. You have to honestly retract your head. Even the emperor of the south has no way to deal with Liu Yi with great fanfare.
At least not with great righteousness!
Although the emperors of the five parties are on an equal footing. But the five emperors induce reincarnation, and now it is the world of great danger. Touched by Tude. It was the central emperor who ruled the world. The other emperors also had to retreat.
Returning to Los Angeles, Chen Fang came to the lieutenant's mansion in a panic, and saw Lieutenant Yuan Ke shouting, "Lieutenant, something is wrong." I'm afraid that the Son of Heaven has the intention to be unfavorable to the general......"
"What did you say?" Lieutenant, aka Jikongo. At the helm was the forbidden army that defended the capital and Miyagi. It is the general Dou Ji, the henchman among the henchmen, and the henchman among the henchmen.
It can be said that it is because this forbidden army is in the hands of Dou Ji. Dou Ji has so much authority that he doesn't even care about the Son of Heaven.
"Where did you hear that? Don't talk nonsense and disturb people's hearts!" Yuan Ke will be suspicious.
"How dare I lie to the lieutenant. I went to see such a big thing in person. Just in the original Shanglin Garden, just in the shrine of the gods, lieutenant, think about it, is it this time, you didn't even have a single subordinate in it?"
"......"
Yuan Ke stood up all of a sudden, pacing back and forth. Although there was not much evidence, Chen Fang was reminded in a panic at this moment. The rich experience of political struggle, sue sù yuan ke, today's shape shì, really seems to be a little wrong.
Of course. It may just be his own heart. After all, everyone in a high position is extremely sensitive and suspicious......
For a while, I couldn't make up my mind. Chi asked, "Do you still have evidence?"
"This is a warning from the gods," Chen Fang was dripping in cold sweat. I told my dream about it. shouted: "We are all the wings of the general, especially the lieutenant is the arm of the general." Once something happens to the general. I'll wait for ......."
Yuan Ke shuddered suddenly, he didn't have to think about it to know how much that young emperor hated his own family. Dou Ji died. He also inevitably ended up in the end of destroying his family.
No, even if it's only one possibility. You can't do nothing either!
Thinking of this terrible end, Yuan Ke immediately made a decision: "First notify the Jinwu Forbidden Army to assemble......"
"Lieutenant, aren't you going to save the general?" Chen Fang shouted anxiously.
"How to save it?" Yuan Ke became anxious: "If this is all a misunderstanding, I will lead the troops to kill it, it will be a rebellion." Not even the generals can save us!"
Chen Fang was sluggish, that's right. Now they are in a dilemma. If you guess wrong, rashly move troops and invade the Son of Heaven, this is to force the general Dou Ji to rebel.
Don't talk about him whether he succeeds or not, even if he really succeeds, the general who was driven out of the duck will only push out the two who make up their own ideas and use them as scapegoats. Lay the charge of killing kings on their heads.
And Yuan Ke did this, first gathering the Jinwu Forbidden Army. It is the old man's serious move. If something happens to the general, they will gather their troops and horses, so that they will not have the slightest strength to resist.
And the general did not have an accident, such a build-up, will not break into a catastrophe, it is to attack and retreat. Totally the best choice for a full-fledged old bureaucrat!
However, Chen Fang knew. This is actually a worst-case scenario. He knew very well that the hint in the dream was so strong that he was convinced that it was a dream warning from the gods.
Once something really happened to the general, as long as the Son of Heaven sent a eunuch with an edict, he could easily take away the control of the forbidden army.
Without the support of the general, a ruling relative, it is impossible to control the situation with only lieutenant Yuan Ke. And the forbidden army under his command will not risk the destruction of the family and go crazy with Yuan Ke and them......
However, this is often the case with the sorrows of the world. Everyone is drunk and I am awake, and everyone is turbid and I can read clearly......
Chen Fang is 10,000 sure that the Son of Heaven will do it, but at this moment, it is useless to say that he is not convinced by Lieutenant Yuan Ke!
Many times, danger comes. The edifice will fall. It's not that there are no peerless talents who can foresee danger and save the game. It's just that these people can't hold power, and they just follow their will.
This is the so-called situation of the times to create heroes, and heroes to create the situation. Let you be a hero, no time, it is in vain!
The truth is not always on the side of the majority.
At this moment, Chen Fang knelt down with a "poof", and burst into tears: "Lieutenant think twice...... Lieutenant ......"
Yuan Ke's face was cloudy, and he still couldn't make up his mind. It's a gamble on your life. It is impossible to overstate the caution. But at this time, there was a noisy shouting outside.
This is the lieutenant's mansion. bit high weight. The family law is even stricter, and this kind of shouting rarely happens.
Yuan Ke's heart jumped. A cold sweat broke out on his back. Could it be that the Son of Heaven has moved so fast that he has already sent troops and horses to purge the general's henchmen?
Thinking about it, my hands and feet trembled even though I was shocked. But he pushed the window and looked over. Outside is a courtyard, and you can see that a ray of light is shining straight into the sky from the direction of the Upper Forest Garden.
And this moment is the moment to canonize Lewi. Just when the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty could not persuade the Son of Heaven who was bent on acting recklessly, the entire City God Shrine emitted a huge light. It almost enveloped the surrounding area for miles.
The young Son of Heaven was overjoyed and laughed: "Do it!"
Countless people were stunned when this light appeared, and hundreds of armored soldiers poured up from the shrine. rushed towards the general Dou Ji.
There were a few people who didn't know each other and wanted to go up to stop them, but they were directly killed by these armor soldiers regardless of it. The bloody scene stunned many pampered ministers.
"General, let's go, this is a trap today!" Someone around Dou Ji finally reacted, and he was about to flee while protecting Dou Ji, but this light separated Dou Ji from the guards on the periphery.
Although there are masters around Dou Ji who are constantly bombarding the light curtain, this is obviously not something that can be penetrated in a moment and a half.
The ambushed soldiers had already rushed over, and a row of crossbow arrows shot first.
Despite the fierce fighting, Dou Ji was suppressed by the dragon qi of the dynasty today. It became hasty and too stressful, and for a while there was only a blank in my mind. Even the screams and shouts around their own homes. It's all so far away.
Until a sharp pain pulled Dou Ji's mind back, and he saw a spear that had pierced his stomach. Blood kept pouring out.
At a moment, Dou Ji's mind suddenly became completely clear. For a while, I was full of regrets. I just felt that I was not a ghost, and after I dismissed King Qin's army. It's already completely torn with the Son of Heaven. It's already endless!
However, he didn't even realize it. Actually triumphant, feeling good about myself.
Dou Ji grabbed the spear and didn't let it pull it out. A large amount of blood loss made Dou Ji's mind in a trance, but with incomparable lucidity. can faintly watch, a mountain of yellow gas, suppressed on the top of his house.
He had some realization in his heart, so it was, so it was. He was not defeated in the hands of this useless waste emperor, but the action of the emperors of the Dayu dynasties under Jiuquan. It may even be that one of the high-ranking Cunzài did it himself!
Thinking of this, Dou Ji burst out laughing. The tiger is dead, and the aftermath is there. At this moment, Dou Ji laughed, but the besieging armor soldiers were so shocked that they didn't dare to step forward.
These armor soldiers are all selected by thousands of people, loyal, and not afraid of death. However, at this moment, in the face of this bloody, laughing general, Dou Ji, there was a look of fear.
After laughing for a long time, Dou Ji pointed to the young genius of Dayu with difficulty: "Vertical son, little child......"
Before the words fell, the whole person was so angry that he fell to the ground.
After a while, a soldier went over to gently test Dou Ji's corpse, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "It's dead...... It's out of gas!"
Just now being pointed at by Dou Ji, a huge palpitation was born in the young Tianzi's heart. The face is pale. It wasn't until this time that I heard that Dou Ji was dead, and I slowly came back to my senses.
For a while, he was angry and angry. Snatched a sword, which was worn by Dayu Taizu when he founded the country. Specially brought out for this special day today!
"Crazy thief, you still want to scare me when you are dying, I will destroy you all over the door!" said as he slashed indiscriminately at Dou Ji's corpse with his sword, slashing dozens of swords.
The tired and panting Son of Heaven said hatefully: "Give me the corpse and feed the wild dogs!"
"It's Your Majesty Xià......" Zhang Guo said in horror, but with a hint of joy. The general, who had always been his enemy, finally died, but he was shocked by the tyranny of today's son of heaven who had grown up watching him grow up.
Dozens of miles away in the south of the city, the Feng family's father and son have also been concerned about the development of this matter.
Although it was dozens of miles away, he didn't know what was going on at the Earth God Shrine. However, through the hope qi, you can see that the cloud representing the general has begun to disintegrate.
"In the five hundred years of the Dayu Imperial Court, the accumulated background is really amazing! No one thought that the Son of Heaven would act so quickly, and kill the great general so easily!"
Feng Su sighed and said, it was an outsider like him who was a cold bystander and had already seen the development trend of things, and he was thrilled to see it. Not to mention those who are in the bureau from beginning to end. People who didn't notice it at all suddenly saw such a huge change, how shocked and frightened.
"Father, sigh slowly," Feng Zai said calmly, "Killing the general is only the first step. It depends on how the Son of Heaven deals with the aftermath, but the next step is even more dangerous!"
When Feng Su heard this, he smiled to himself: "What you said is right, but being a father was shocked for a while. What a huge fortune this court has, what a difficult path it takes for us to transcend this heavenly man!"
The father and son waited for more than an hour, but saw that there was no movement in the city. For a while, the two glanced at each other: "The big thing is not good, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the city, I'll hide out and avoid it!"
Saying that, the father and son were worried, and they packed up some soft stuff in a hurry, and they wanted to hurry out of the city to avoid trouble before it got dark.
Halfway through, I heard the sound of horses' hooves and the movement of the Jinwu forbidden army. The newcomers in the city fled in chaos. These forbidden troops ignored it and headed in the direction of the imperial city.
The father and son were shocked and hurriedly dodged. Faintly listening to the horse's hooves, a voice came: "The Son of Heaven is so perverse, we have no way to live." Follow me into the palace and ask the old man to be the master of the queen mother......"
The father and son's faces sank like water: "There is chaos! I'm afraid that this city full of innocents will be slaughtered by fire......"
Looking at the smoke and dust raised by the large group of forbidden troops in the distance. The hearts of this father and son are extremely heavy, which is really unfortunate.
Chen Fang followed Lieutenant Yuan Ke and led two thousand Jinwu forbidden troops towards the imperial city. At this moment, my heart was also anxious and heavy to the extreme. (To be continued......)