Chapter 632: Official's Shock
Chapter 632: The Shock of Officials
High in the sky.
The huge sword blade was like a flying shuttle, breaking through the clouds and air, and below it was the scenery of mountains and rivers flying past quickly.
Xu Zhenguan stood on the sword and clearly felt the dragon soul surging out from Zhao Duan's palm pressing on her lower abdomen and drilling into her qi sea.
“Dragon Soul?!” The empress looked at him in astonishment, not caring about whether she was taking advantage of him or not, and said in surprise:
"how did you do that?"
You know, she had tried to take back the dragon soul before, but she couldn't do it at all. It was as if this thing had recognized its master.
Zhao Duan smiled jokingly:
“In fact, when I was practicing the “Dragon Controlling Technique”, I vaguely felt that I could do this.
Well, it is to transfer the dragon soul into other people's bodies, but the dragon soul was not awakened at that time, so it is not sure whether this is feasible.
I just tried it and it seems to work. Your Majesty, please give it a try and see if you can use this thing to stabilize and repair your injuries?"
After being reminded by him, Xu Zhenguan quickly woke up and tried to sense it. After trying it a few times, he shook his head in frustration:
"It works, but the effect is not significant. This thing is lazy inside my body and is not willing to work hard."
Zhao Duan was immediately unhappy.
He snorted, exerted force on his palms, and with the help of a little practice with Dragon Soul, performed the Dragon Taming Technique.
This time, the lazy illusory little dragon finally began to reluctantly inhale and exhale in the empress's qi sea, swallowing the empress's qi that was mixed up due to her injuries into her body. When it exhaled again, the palm power left by Wu Xiankui had already been removed.
The pain that Xu Zhenguan had been enduring quickly disappeared, and his whole body felt as if he was immersed in a hot spring, and he hummed comfortably.
"Be gentle..."
"Oh."
"I didn't make it that easy for you!"
"Then can you please use some strength?"
"Well... where are you touching?!"
On the Tai'a sword, Zhao Duan simply stood behind the empress, posing in the classic pose of the Titanic poster.
While controlling the dragon soul to heal Zhen Bao, he made small talk:
"After returning to Beijing, I'm afraid there will be a lot of things to do."
The empress also came to her senses.
Prince Jing is dead... Even until this moment, she still feels it is a little unreal.
The trouble caused by the vassal kings, which had troubled her for countless days and nights since she ascended the throne, although there were still some tail ends to be dealt with, had generally become less of a problem.
And all this is because of the man behind him.
"Yes, Prince Jing is dead. When we return to the capital, the civil and military officials in the court will be so shocked that they will be speechless." Xu Zhenguan sighed with a smile.
Zhao Duan also smiled:
"Finally, the military order I signed that day has not been broken."
It's more than just keeping your promise.
It was simply completed too early.
"Unfortunately, we are still busy. The foreign enemies in the Western Regions will not retreat on their own because of Prince Jing's death. I can only hope that the morale of the Western Regions will drop sharply because of this." Xu Zhenguan sighed softly.
According to the secret told by the young monk Tianhai, this invasion of the Western Regions had been planned for many years.
They will certainly not give up easily, but the rapid defeat of Prince Jing will undoubtedly allow the State of Yu to quickly mobilize its main forces to Xiping Road. In this way, the Western Buddhist sect's intention to take advantage of the civil strife in the State of Yu to encircle the State of Yu from both sides will probably fail.
"The most difficult time has passed. All we have to do next is to deal with that old bald donkey Xuanyin and kill the King of Law in the Western Regions, and peace will be restored to the world." Zhao Duan comforted softly.
The empress felt the solid chest leaning against her back, she just closed her eyes and said "hmm" softly.
On the day when the world is at peace, which was also the day of their wedding, the king and his subject never forgot this agreement.
The flying sword whizzed through the clouds, leaving a long white "tail" in the blue sky, and headed towards the capital.
……
How fast is the journey in the Heavenly Realm?
The next morning, when it was still light, Zhao Duan woke up from his nap and heard Zhenbao's voice: "We're here."
He opened his eyes and the sky around him was already turning white.
He was still sitting cross-legged on the broad sword, with broken clouds below him and a pale sun rising slowly in the east, shining brightly.
Through the clouds, you can see the capital city appearing below.
"I'm back!" Zhao Duan was shocked.
Although he had been in the capital in a puppet body, the feeling was particularly different when he returned in his physical body. He felt the joy of reunion after a long separation.
The emperor and his minister rode the sword lights and fell straight into the palace, appearing in the spacious courtyard of the Martial Arts Hall.
As soon as it landed, the powerful sword energy and wind pressure swept away the dust on the ground. Eunuch Hai, wearing a scarlet python robe, had already bent down and waited below:
"Your Majesty, I welcome your return."
Tsk...there are people to pick us up at the airport...Zhao Duan exclaimed in amazement and jumped off the flying sword.
The empress also fell to the ground, and the huge Taia sword quickly shrank. She threw it casually and it flew towards the Taimiao.
Xu Zhenguan smiled and said, "Is the capital peaceful while I am away for the day?"
Ocean Road:
"Your Majesty, yesterday at noon, a brilliant pillar of light rose from the Imperial Ancestral Temple, briefly attracting attention from inside and outside the capital. Afterwards, the ministers in the capital came to the palace to see Your Majesty, but Your Majesty did not show up. I tried to dissuade him by saying that Your Majesty was in seclusion for cultivation. Now, all the court officials have gathered at the Meridian Gate to attend the court... Apart from this, there have been no other disturbances."
Zhao Duan and the empress exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded happily:
"I understand. I will go change into my court dress first."
She glanced at Zhao Duan again and said, "You should also wash up and come with me to court."
After saying this, her figure turned into red light and disappeared.
No... We can take a shower together, I don't mind... Zhao Duan raised his hand and grabbed the air twice, then let it fall weakly, then felt the intriguing gaze of Eunuch Hai, and smiled awkwardly:
"Good morning, father-in-law."
Hai Chunlin asked curiously:
"What big thing did you and His Majesty do that caused such a commotion?"
Zhao Duan said "Oh" and said lightly:
"It's nothing. Your Majesty just cut off Wu Xiankui's arm and I killed Prince Jing. It's a small matter."
Eunuch Hai:? ?
……
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A ray of morning light from the east passed by the crimson palace wall, followed the white jade fence, shone into the crack of the door of the Golden Throne Hall, and sprinkled on the floor.
At this moment, all the ministers had entered the Golden Palace according to the rules and were waiting to attend the court session, but the empress had not shown up yet.
All the officials looked anxious and talked in low voices.
Finally, a minister could not help but look at a middle-aged female official in the hall:
"Why hasn't your majesty shown up yet? Has something urgent happened?"
Another censor also echoed and spoke:
"You all claimed that the strange phenomenon in the palace yesterday was caused by His Majesty's practice, but today it is past the time for His Majesty to appear. Why hasn't His Majesty appeared yet? What are you hiding? If you delay the important affairs of the country, can you bear the responsibility?!"
One minister spoke with dissatisfaction.
The middle-aged female official was just bitter and silent. "Grandmaster, is His Majesty not in the palace?" Yuan Li walked to Dong Xuan and asked in a low voice.
Grand Tutor Dong rarely attended the court today. It seemed that he had realized something, so he came to take charge of the situation. However, he just shook his head when he heard this.
What does shaking your head mean? Yuan Li couldn't sit still any longer, and he looked at Ma Yan who was standing outside the crowd.
Ma Yan felt his gaze and avoided it, remaining silent, feeling bitter in his heart:
How would I know what happened?
A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, especially in this critical situation. For a moment, the ministers once again recalled the situation when the empress fled and the court was leaderless.
At this moment, the eunuch's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty is here!"
Your Majesty is here?
All the officials in the hall were delighted and quickly stopped talking, with countless eyes looking towards the hall door.
Then the palace door opened, and in the morning sunlight, a female emperor wearing a dragon robe walked in majestically, and behind the empress, there was a familiar figure.
"Mr. Zhao?!" Many ministers felt a pang in their hearts. Referring to the past experiences, who would not realize that something big might have happened yesterday?
"See Your Majesty!"
Yuan Li took the lead and bowed, and all the ministers quickly collected their thoughts and followed him to pay homage.
The empress walked through the crowd of ministers and approached the dragon throne step by step. Zhao Duan glanced around and unexpectedly did not see Sun Lianying. After thinking about it, he simply stood next to the middle-aged female official.
"No need to bow, everyone." The empress sat down and raised her arms. After the ministers stood up, she smiled and said, "I am outside and have been listening to the noise in the palace from afar. Do you have anything to report?"
The ministers looked at each other.
In silence, Yuan Li, a young lady in blue, stepped forward and spoke first:
"Your Majesty, we saw something strange in the palace yesterday. We were worried about your Majesty's practice, so we were rude. I hope you will punish us."
Xu Zhenguan was in a good mood and said with a smile:
"How can I blame you for your intentions? I know you are curious about what happened. Now I can tell you that I did leave the capital for a day yesterday and flew to the south on my sword."
Your Majesty left Beijing yesterday?
After hearing these words, many people's faces changed. Some people's guesses were confirmed, while others were simply shocked.
An official immediately spoke out:
"Your Majesty, the current situation is turbulent, with internal and external troubles. In the west, there are people from the Western Regions causing chaos, the King of Yanshan in the north is also reluctant to surrender, and in the south, the King of Jing and the King of Chen are mercenaries... In this situation, how can Your Majesty go out easily?"
So brave... Zhao Duan was amazed. However, the censors... were a bunch of big haters who only wanted to leave their names in history, so it was not surprising. He smiled and said:
"This lord... Well, forgive me for my face blindness and not being able to remember who you are, but your majesty is a wise ruler throughout history. You must have a reason for going out. Why did this lord criticize you without asking?"
The strange official glanced at him, stiffened his neck and said:
"Zhao Shaobao, you signed a military order in the beginning, and now you should devote all your energy to fighting the rebel king in the south. Why did you come back to the capital?"
The implication is: You should take care of your own business.
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"How do you know that this governor's return to the capital is not a triumphant one?"
When these words were spoken, many people were stunned and did not react.
The empress sitting on the dragon throne could no longer suppress her smile and said:
"I was about to announce to you all that I was summoned by Lord Zhao yesterday and went to Binhai temporarily. Together with Lord Zhao, I met with the rebels Prince Jing and Prince Chen, as well as the Qingshan warrior group, on Daluo Island..."
“After a fierce battle, I cut off Wu Xiankui’s arm, and he fled with serious injuries. The rest of Qingshan disciples were captured.
Zhao Qing led the disciples of Tianshifu to fight Xu Wen, and killed the rebel Xu Wen on the spot. King Chen immediately surrendered... Now that the leader of the Jiancheng Dao rebels is dead, Binhai Dao has returned to the court, and the Shenji Battalion, Sanqian Battalion and other troops have been ordered to wipe out the remnants of the Jiancheng rebels..."
Zhao Duan cooperated and took out the silver scroll. He shook it lightly and threw a bloody head to the ground, saying with a smile:
"Xu Wen's head is here. Everyone, Jiancheng's army has been defeated!"
There was a brief silence.
No one spoke in the entire hall. Only Prince Jing's head rolled around, and finally stared at the faces of the officials with a pair of unbelievably angry eyes.
Xu Wen is dead...
Killed by Zhao Duan...
King Chen surrenders...
Your Majesty cut off Wu Xiankui's arm...
The minds of the civil and military officials went blank for a moment, and then, someone was the first to let out an "Ah!" in horror.
The entire Golden Palace was in an uproar!
Yuan Li was stunned.
Master Dong stared at the head, his breathing rapid and his cheeks flushed.
A look of shock appeared in Ma Yan's eyes.
Shock was evident on every face.
This news was so sudden. If Wu Xiankui was an otherworldly master, except for Ma Yan, no one else would be deeply touched.
The impact caused by Prince Jing's head was extraordinary.
"Master Zhao...you and His Majesty..." The Minister of War looked at Zhao Duan, who smiled and nodded.
"The pillar of light in the Imperial Ancestral Temple yesterday..." The Minister of Rites opened his mouth.
Zhao Duan said calmly: "It was your Majesty's cultivation that caused the royal family's great ancestor to appear."
"Wow—"
In an instant, the court became like a vegetable market. The ministers ignored etiquette and gathered around, asking for details. Some even stared at the heads, as if trying to determine the authenticity.
Zhao Duan was in a good mood and happily recounted what had happened.
Now, everyone finally believed that Prince Jing was dead. For a moment, ministers kowtowed to the empress excitedly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Eradicate the treacherous villains! Return peace to the world!"
"Your Majesty has great power over the world. Today, the rebels have been executed. This is a blessing for the people of Yu State!"
For a moment, countless congratulations echoed throughout the Golden Palace.
No one mentioned the empress's secret departure from the capital again.
One after another, some people suddenly woke up, counted the days, and were shocked to find that Zhao Duan not only completed the "impossible" military order that day, but also completed it so much time ahead of schedule.
incredible.
"Your Majesty was born with this man. Could he be the one who will help us, the Great Yu?"
This thought arose in the minds of countless people.
Over the past year, although all officials in the court supported the empress, they were always shrouded in a haze, worried about failure and liquidation.
And now, I feel completely relieved. For a moment, I was overwhelmed with emotions, and I don't know how many people were afraid. If I had served those vassal kings, how could I be alive today?
what?
You mean the Buddhists from the Western Regions invaded? Of course they are a big enemy, but... they won't destroy the country... right?
At least at this moment, the ministers who were caught up in an atmosphere of ecstasy did not want to think about the foreign enemies in the Western Regions. They just wanted to celebrate and pass on the news.
"Draft an edict immediately to announce the news of Prince Jing's death and Prince Chen's surrender to all places." Xu Zhenguan said with a restrained smile.
After a pause, she said again:
“Send another order. After Zhao Shixiong’s troops in the southwest and Shi Meng’s troops in the southeast put down the local rebellion, only a portion of their forces will be left to stabilize the local area. The rest of the main forces will be dispatched as soon as possible to rush to the aid of Xiping Road. In one go, we will drive the people of the Western Regions out of the entire territory of Dayu!”
"Send another message to Tieguandao to Jubeicheng, giving King Yanshan one last chance to surrender. If he doesn't cherish it, I will personally chop off his head!"
(End of this chapter)