Chen Yuan did not dare to underestimate Emperor Jingtai in the slightest. Whether it was Zhang Xuan, Su Ziyue, or Jiang He Zhang Yantong, they were very cautious about the current emperor.
Some people call him the most powerful emperor of the Jin Dynasty besides the founder of the Jin Dynasty.
Originally, he was not outstanding among the princes, and was even a marginal figure. No one expected that he would have accumulated strength long ago and succeeded in one fell swoop, killing and imprisoning several of his former brothers.
The wrist is very powerful.
Moreover, he also broke the taboo and forcibly raised his cultivation to the level of Tiandan as an emperor. You must know that this is not easy. Whether it is the emperor of the former Chu or the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, very few can withstand it. Under the pressure of national destiny, the elixir was successfully formed.
And such people will all leave their names in history.
As for his name, Chen Yuan also knew it.
His name is Sima Zhaoye.
It's just that no one dared to mention this name since he ascended the throne. Although it has not become a taboo, it is still taboo in official circles.
No official dares to use the name "Zhaoye"!
It didn't take long for the guards who had gone to the palace to deliver greetings to the palace to come back and allowed Zhang Yantong to bring Chen Yuan to the palace.
Imperial City.
Chen Yuan followed Zhang Yantong all the way, crossing half of the imperial city, and saw the splendor and splendor of the palace. Most of the floors were paved with white jade and bluestone floors.
At a glance, the entire imperial city is dotted with attic palaces.
Chen Yuan felt that this imperial city alone was no smaller than a palace city. You can imagine how big it was, and there were many guards inside. There was a patrol guard stationed every hundred meters.
And this is the scope controlled by the commander of the imperial city.
But that's not all.
The commander of the imperial city controls the outer imperial city, while the inner palace is guarded by the imperial guards, and a tyrannical aura envelopes the palace.
Chen Yuan was greatly shocked.
If this is the situation where the imperial court has declined now, how terrible would it have been when the country was first founded?
The Imperial City is okay, but no one is allowed to fly in the air in the Imperial Palace. There are restrictions engraved on it. Once they are touched, they will be discovered by the Imperial Guards in the Imperial Palace.
It can be said to be impregnable, which made him sigh that it is worthy of being the capital of a country.
now.
In the Royal Garden of the Royal Palace.
A middle-aged man in a black robe was talking to the person next to him. He had a square face, a strong sense of oppression in his eyes, a tall and straight figure, and a long beard on his chin.
The robe is embroidered with nine lifelike bright yellow dragons.
The whole person exuded an aura of incomparable nobility and dignity.
Just sitting there is a well-deserved centerpiece.
This person was none other than the Emperor of Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhaoye, whose reign was Jingtai.
Beside him, apart from some serving maids, the most conspicuous ones were two eunuchs. One of them, like Jingtai, was dressed in black official clothes with a large python embroidered on it.
The appearance is quite old, the face is pale and beardless, but the eyes are shining. He is Cao Zhengxian, the chief steward of the palace, the governor of the Imperial Supervisory Department, who has served several emperors.
As for the other one, he was wearing a red official robe and had a stern face. If Chen Yuan saw him, he would have recognized him. This person was Yang Yuanqing who had announced the decree before.
Jingtai picked up a cup of spiritual tea, took a sip, and said calmly:
"What's going on with King Zhennan?"
Yang Yuanqing bowed and said in a low voice:
"Back to Your Majesty, King Zhennan said to reassure Your Majesty that there is nothing unusual about the demon clan in southern Xinjiang."
"Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial. We must not take it lightly. It has been five hundred years since we last swept the Hundred Thousand Mountains in southern Xinjiang.
After five hundred years of cultivation, the descendants of those fallen demon clan strongmen have probably grown up. "Cao Zhengxian said with a solemn expression.
"It doesn't matter."
Jingtai looked blank, as if he didn't care.
Cao Zhengxian's expression changed and he said no more, but Jingtai continued to ask:
"Prince Zhennan is very sick. Are the things I sent you effective?"
"It works. Your Majesty's miraculous medicine cures the disease. Before the minister left, the prince was able to get out of bed and walk."
"That's good."
Jingtai curled his lips.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the demon swordsman Chen Yuan has arrived in the capital. The first thing he did was to pay a visit to the envoy Zhang. It's quite polite."
Yang Yuanqing said.
"Did you see Chen Yuan when you passed through Tangshan last time?"
"seen."
"What do you think of this person?"
Yang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and whispered:
"Proud and untamable."
"Um?"
"Wei Chen announced the edict that day, and this envoy Chen Qing gave Wei Chen a warning. Even in front of the holy edict, he still did not kneel down to listen to the edict. If His Majesty did not value it, Wei Chen would have to compete with this person no matter what he said. .”
Cao Zhengxian glanced at Yang Yuanqing and frowned slightly:
"Shut up."
Jingtai waved his hand:
"After all, you are the first in the battle to ascend to immortality. It is normal to be a little arrogant. I have never paid much attention to such things. I will not mention it again in the future."
"This veteran has failed to discipline me well, Your Majesty, I will forgive you."
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Yang Yuanqing's face tightened and he immediately knelt on the ground.
Jingtai snorted softly: "You and I have been together for many years. How could I not know what your personality is like? Did you provoke Chen Yuan first?"
Yang Yuanqing felt aggrieved. He had really wanted to give Chen Yuan a blow before, but he hadn't used it yet. The other party treated him coldly. Everything he said was true.
But since the emperor said it, he did not dare to refute it and said hurriedly:
"Wei Chen is aware of his guilt."
"Okay, let's let this matter go. But if there is a next time, you can go to work in the state capital below. Don't think that I don't know what you have done over the years."
"Wei Chen is aware of his guilt."
Yang Yuanqing lowered his head and said.
Cao Zhengxian's eyes flashed, and he knew that this was also the emperor's attack on him. In recent years, the Imperial Supervisory Department had indeed gone too far, and had repeatedly clashed with the Tianxian Supervisor.
Yang Yuanqing's incident was just an introduction. Even if it hadn't happened, the other party would still use other things to hit him.
What the emperor wants is not that the Imperial Supervisory Department replaces the Tiantian Surveying Department, but that they check and balance each other. This is the way to hold power.
While several people were talking, a guard walked in from outside and bowed:
"Your Majesty, the envoy Zhang Shen has arrived."
"Let him in."
Then Jingtai stared at Yang Yuanqing on the ground:
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yang Yuanqing took a deep breath and stood up slowly.
...
...
Outside the Royal Garden.
Chen Yuan and Zhang Yantong stood outside, silent and speechless. He could feel countless auras covering Chen Yuan's body, if there was anything wrong with him.
He will definitely take action immediately to capture it.
And if nothing else goes wrong, these people should be those worshiped by the royal family that Zhang Xuan mentioned before.
These are all warriors in the martial arts world. They join the imperial court for training resources. They usually don't care about anything and only focus on training. But if someone takes action against the imperial city.
will appear immediately.
"Zhang Shenshi, Your Majesty allows you to come in."
A guard who came out bowed.
"Let's go."
Zhang Yantong walked in front, and Chen Yuan followed him step by step. He dropped half of his body and stepped into the imperial garden. As soon as he entered, Chen Yuan felt the rich vitality comparable to that in a secret realm.
Originally, the vitality in his palace was twice as rich as that in the outside world, which was considered a big scene. Unexpectedly, the imperial garden was many times richer than other places in the palace.
After walking through several rockeries full of aura, Chen Yuan finally saw the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhaoye, with an imperceptible blue light flashing in his eyes.
His heart was suddenly shocked!
Sure enough, the Emperor of Jin Dynasty had good luck!
Moreover, it is the purple luck that is different from abnormal people. Otherwise, there will be no difference in the eyes of the sky. At the same time, this incident also verified his guess.
As early as when Chen Yuan traveled here and gained luck by killing Iron Hand, he had guessed whether those martial arts geniuses and court officials had luck.
And the emperor's luck is the strongest...
But as he grew up, Chen Yuan met many officials and martial arts geniuses, but most of them did not have the so-called luck.
So he-->>
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Before, I had doubts about whether the emperor had good luck.
But now, this doubt has disappeared.
Because Jingtai's body was emitting purple light that he had never seen before, like a bright sun. Looking from a distance, it actually stung his eyes.
At the same time, the broken altar deep in Chen Yuan's consciousness seemed to feel something, and a devouring desire poured into his mind.
Realizing this, Chen Yuan immediately withdrew his Sky Eye.
I am afraid that there will be any bigger changes in the Altar of Luck.
You must know that this is the palace. Once there is any abnormality, it will inevitably be noticed by those powerful people hiding in secret. With his current strength,
That's really the only way to die.
There might not even be a need for anyone else to take action. Zhang Yantong beside him might capture him immediately and present it to Jingtai, so as not to raise any suspicions about him.
The luck in Jingtai was indeed unprecedented, and even the altar of luck, which had been unresponsive, showed a strong desire to devour him for the first time.
It shocked him greatly.
You know, this is the first time that the Qi Luck Altar has been in such a state. Chen Yuan has gathered Qi Luck more than ten times before, but basically there is no response from the Qi Luck Altar.
That is, when he swallows up his luck, he will give him guidance.
No different than a dead thing.
Of course, the difficulty of killing Jingtai and collecting his luck has never been higher. Not to mention that Chen Yuan is not at the level of alchemy cultivation. Even if he transforms elixirs and concentrates his mind, there is no hope at all.
There are powerful people at the True Lord level in the imperial court, and even the legendary land immortal may be hiding in the palace.
One finger would be enough to crush him to death.
He must kill, but not now.
He must wait until he has the strength to reach heaven and earth before he can hope to kill Jingtai.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan lowered his head, not daring to show any murderous intent. Zhang Yantong bowed, clasped his fists, and said in a deep voice:
"Wei Chen has met your Majesty."
Jingtai nodded slightly and turned to Chen Yuan with a smile in his eyes.
Following Zhang Yantong's pace, Chen Yuan bowed and said in a solemn voice:
"Wei Chen Yuan, the patrolling envoy of Tangshan Mansion, comes to see Your Majesty!"
"I heard from Yang Yuanqing that when you received the imperial edict in Tangshan, you didn't want to kneel down, but you were dissatisfied with me?" Jingtai's face straightened, and there was no sign of happiness, anger, sorrow or joy.
Chen Yuan's eyes were calm and neither humble nor overbearing, and he continued:
"Wei Chen didn't dare. The reason why he didn't kneel down to receive the order that day was because Wei Chen was preparing to lead the Tangshan Tianxuan Division to hunt down the demons in the mansion.
The imperial court once issued an order to assemble the army and prepare for war. It can be seen that the sky does not kneel down. "
Chen Yuan's tone was even and there was no hint of panic. Cao Zhengxian looked up and down at the prestigious number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking list, wondering what he was thinking.
On the other hand, Yang Yuanqing, who was standing next to Jingtai, had a faint murderous intent in his eyes.
"Then why don't you kneel today?"
Jingtai continued to ask.
Chen Yuan frowned and let out a sigh of relief:
"Wei Chen..."
"Forget it, since you don't want to kneel down, forget it. A warrior should have the courage to move forward. I won't force you." Jing Tai said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If Jingtai insisted on letting him kneel down, he felt that he might not be able to kneel down today, but he really didn't want to kneel down to anyone.
You can call him hypocritical, and you can say other things.
But kneeling down and saluting was a bit difficult for him to accept and made him feel like a slave.
The murderous intent in Yang Yuanqing's eyes became more and more intense. He was scolded by Jingtai and knelt down like a dog, but Chen Yuan was able to get his permission not to kneel.
How can we not make him jealous?
"I heard that you have all the power in Tangshan and hold all the military and political affairs in your hands. Is this possible?" Jingtai's voice changed. He was somewhat complimentary just now, but immediately became colder.
Press and release once, and you will learn the way of the emperor.
"It's true."
Chen Yuan did not cover up, but was honest. If one lie was told, countless lies would be needed to cover it up. Besides, since Jingtai dared to ask this, he must know something.
Chen Yuan's frankness surprised everyone present and looked at him in surprise.
You must know that this is a serious crime suspected of treason!
Why does the imperial court have three branches of power?
It is to prevent someone from monopolizing power and having the desire to rebel. This is what the court is most vigilant about, even more vigilant than some naked rebellions.
After all, this was how the Sima family succeeded in usurping the throne.
Directly occupying the territory of a state and holding all the power in his hands, how could he not have the ambition to dominate the world?
Jingtai's expression did not change when he heard this, and he said calmly:
"Tell me your reasons."
The implication is that if no convincing reason can be given, this matter will not be revealed so easily.
Yang Yuanqing stared at Chen Yuan, as if wanting to see what different words he could say.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I have the power in my hands is because Tangshan has reached an irreversible situation. If we can't wipe out those traitors with the power of thunder, we will be in serious trouble!"
"The former magistrate colluded with the Wu Sheng Cult demons to extract the souls, flesh and blood of the people to make elixirs. The former Qing Envoy served as his wing and colluded with the entire Tangshan martial arts.
The armed forces were suppressed so that they did not dare to move.
When Beizhi first arrived in Tangshan, it could be said that he had strong enemies outside and great troubles inside. In the end, Beizhi could only suppress it with iron-blooded means. He first killed the evil leader and then removed his wings.
Coupled with the help of Jiang Jinshi, the Tangshan Mansion was finally wiped out within a month, and there was no more evil turmoil in the entire Tangshan. However, it was adjacent to the Blood State, and sometimes demons entered Qingzhou through Tangshan. The ministers could only use extraordinary methods to The method is to unite the power of the imperial court to stop it. It is for this reason that there are rumors outside that the low-ranking officials have monopolized power and have great ambitions.
But in fact, the minister is only passionate. If he wants to serve the country, your Majesty, please give him a clear warning!
! "
Chen Yuan's words were so passionate and moving that he molded himself into the image of a lonely minister. Jingtai's eyes turned solemn and he said in a deep voice:
"Chen Aiqing is truly our loyal friend to the Jin Dynasty and will definitely become a pillar of our court in the future."
"I don't dare. Your Majesty is ridiculous. Your Majesty's brilliance is like the sun and the moon, and the light of your subordinates is like a firefly. Although I know my ability is limited, I still burn my last bit of blood for the court." M..coM
Chen Yuan raised his hands and cupped his fists solemnly.
This was said very beautifully, and even Zhang Yantong's eyes flashed with appreciation.
As he spoke, Chen Yuan opened the thing on his back, revealing its true appearance. It was the umbrella of all people given to him by the people before he left Tangshan Mansion.
Originally, he wanted to dedicate this object to Jingtai, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually ask him about it.
"What is this?"
Jingtai asked.
"Your Majesty, this is the Umbrella of the Ten Thousand People. It was woven by the common people when Beizhi left Tangshan Mansion. In the past six months or so, although Beizhi brutally killed the warriors in the martial arts world, he did not do any harm to the common people. He set up a porridge shed. To suppress the officialdom and ask for orders for the people, the people gave this gift to express their appreciation for the humble minister's small contribution."
"Why are you so kind to the people?" Jingtai asked puzzledly.
In his opinion, these grassroots officials should exploit the people and search for money. This is Chen Yuan's case.
"In the eyes of Weichen, the people are like water and the court is like a boat. They can both carry the boat and capsize it. The people are the cornerstone of the court. Only when the people are strong can the country be rich."
Jingtai raised his hand and stroked his beard, his eyes were a little thoughtful, and after a long time he nodded and said:
"It can both carry a boat and capsize it. That's right. Chen Yuan, bring up the Wanmin Umbrella in your hand to me for a look."
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Chen Yuan stepped forward and handed the Wanmin Umbrella to Jingtai.
He was about to take it, but as soon as he touched it, he suddenly felt a hot temperature, which made him feel a sudden feeling of disgust.
The hand that was resting in the air quickly retracted, and Jingtai said calmly:
"Since it was given to you by the common people, I... won't read it."
"Okay, let's get down."
Jingtai waved his hand, and a powerful invisible force lifted Chen Yuan up, which shocked him. Just such a hand showed his terrifying control over the vitality of heaven and earth.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chen Yuan cupped his fists and raised his hands, and then stood up slowly. Although he was a little curious about why the other party didn't continue to look at the Wanmin Umbrella, he didn't think much about it, wrapped it up again and put it on his back.
Jingtai's expression remained as usual, without any change. He stared at Chen Yuan, turned his gaze to Cao Zhengxian, and said:
What does Cao Qing think of Chen Yuan? "
When Cao Zhengxian heard this, his eyes moved and turned to Chen Yuan. After looking at him for a while, he smiled and said:
"Envoy Chen Qing is loyal to the country and a pillar of the country. He is a talented person. Your Majesty may wish to transfer this person to the veteran minister."
"The Imperial Factory needs such talents!"
