Chen Xin ordered sixty masters above the Soul Saint level and set off without hesitation.
These people are different from the guards of the sect and the elites trained normally. Instead, they are locked up in underground caves and have been trained since birth to be absolutely loyal dead soldiers.
They know nothing about the outside world. Most of them are orphans born in the war and were brought here later.
Since then, they have been ignorant of everything in the outside world. They have only done one thing until now, and that is to practice non-stop. Through the secret method of the Qibao Glazed Sect that consumes the body's lifespan, they can obtain what is not theirs. Potential strength.
This is much more cruel than training slaves, which means that these people will always live in pain caused by side effects, and their will has long been worn away in the process, turning into machines that can only follow instructions.
The Qibao Glazed Sect obviously doesn't care about this, after all, this is a normal thing in this world.
The escort team of the Kyushu Empire marched along the main road connecting the two empires. There were more than a hundred guards around them, all of whom were the most advanced armored infantry.
But there is no heavy firepower present.
These sixty soul saints hid on both sides of the road at night and laid an ambush. When the convoy was halfway through, a group of people swarmed up and directly activated all their strength to launch a surprise attack.
Chen Xin did not take action. He knew that these people under him could not find any traces anywhere on the mainland, as if they appeared out of thin air. Therefore, they could not search for any information at all through the subsequent battlefields.
But it's different if you take action yourself. Once someone feels the presence of the sword energy, the first suspect will directly target the Qibao Glazed Sect.
A team of sixty Soul Saints was considered the strongest force even among the royal family. They would definitely be able to win if they faced this guard directly, not to mention that this was an unprepared sneak attack by the enemy.
Soon, under Sword Douluo's advance planning, everyone in the entire team was slaughtered, leaving no one alive. Even other witnesses on the road and surrounding passers-by and villagers were all silenced. The method was extremely cruel.
The strange thing is that after the death of this Kyushu Empire guard, there was no blood all over the ground, but some blue liquid appeared. It looked very strange, but Chen Xin couldn't care less.
After simply covering up the traces, Chen Xin used the super-large-capacity soul guide given by Ning Fengzhi to collect all the equipment, and then the group quickly disappeared into the night.
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The entire operation took no more than ten minutes, and indeed there were no flaws left. Therefore, when the first ambiguous report was delivered to Xue Ye, his face immediately turned livid.
In front of him, a large screen was playing the entire incident from the first-person perspective of more than a dozen armored soldiers.
Through these multi-angle images, he could clearly see the marks on the dead soldiers and which force they represented.
And the appearance of Sword Douluo Chenxin directly confirmed this suspicion - how could someone as strong as Chenxin be secretive? What's more, in this situation where all enemies have been eliminated, it is obvious that they have not fully adapted to this technological world, especially for an old antique like Chen Xin.
"It's contrary, it's contrary. What is the Qibao Glazed Sect doing?" He spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Father!" Xue Qinghe on the side was shocked and wanted to go find the imperial doctor, but Xue Ye stopped him.
"Qinghe, I know that I don't have much time left, and it's time for this empire to be handed over to you." Xue Ye felt sad in his heart. The betrayal of the Qibao Glazed Sect really gave him a head-on blow.
Thinking that she had no hope of curing the disease, Xue Ye also made a decision in her heart. Instead of continuing to be such a peacemaker and mediating between the old nobles and the new army represented by the prince, it would be better to give the old man a severe blow while he was still alive. The noble class paved the way for their wise son to ascend the throne.
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And this sword will naturally hit the Qibao Glazed Sect.
Xue Qinghe knelt down beside him and cried bitterly: "Father, what are you saying? The empire cannot live without you. Don't get angry because of rebellious officials and traitors like the Qibao Glazed Sect!"
These words were so sincere that Xue Ye couldn't help but patted her son's shoulder with satisfaction and said firmly: "Tomorrow is my birthday banquet. If the Qibao Glazed Sect dares to do such a heinous act, then let's stop." You must blame me for not caring about your feelings."
Saying that, Xue Ye looked at Xue Qinghe again: "Ning Fengzhi is your teacher, Qinghe, do you have any thoughts on this?"
"After this incident, I, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi no longer have anything to do with each other. These treasonous traitors will be punished by everyone!" Xue Qinghe said sadly and angrily.
Xue Ye was very satisfied with Xue Qinghe's attitude. In his eyes, Xue Qinghe was a very generous person. He was worried that the other party would be in a dilemma and be indecisive because of his long-term relationship with Ning Fengzhi. But now it seems that his worries are obvious. is redundant.
Thinking of this, Xue Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Go and ask Marshal Ge Long to come over. You can make your own arrangements on how the new army should act. I will mobilize the Royal Knights to enter the palace. No matter what, we must Take this thief down!"
Moving troops into Tiandou City is undoubtedly a taboo order, because it means that Xue Ye has decided to place the battlefield in his own imperial city. In this way, no matter what the final result is, Tiandou City will definitely be destroyed by the war. Covering it will make people panic and will not be conducive to the stability of the royal family.
"Father, as for the Kyushu Empire... Her Majesty the Queen will also come to participate tomorrow." Xue Qinghe said tentatively.
"Queen of Kyushu... This is our Tiandou's own family matter. Don't let them get involved. We must be able to handle this matter, right?" When talking about the Kyushu Empire, Xue Ye always feels a little flustered. , this ally is no longer something he can understand.
But in today's situation, if she had to choose between the veteran soul master nobles and the Kyushu Empire, Xueye would choose the Kyushu Empire without hesitation. After all, the Kyushu Empire never interfered in Tiandou's internal affairs, unlike these soul masters. Nobles always go against the royal family for their own interests.
"Yes!" Xue Qinghe wiped away his tears, turned around and walked out. However, before going out, he showed an imperceptible smile.
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The next day, Emperor Xueye's fifty-ninth birthday banquet was held as scheduled in the palace.
Ning Fengzhi arrived at the banquet early and was in a very happy mood. Although the equipment of the Kyushu Empire was complicated, it came with a complete set of usage tutorials. Now the Qibao Glazed Sect is fully capable of starting it.
Xue Ye sat on the dragon chair and looked at Ning Fengzhi fiercely, while Ning Fengzhi looked directly at him without any hesitation.
Tang Yuehua stood next to Xue Ye, obviously feeling that he was not at peace inside, so his eyes were full of worry.
Tiandou's courtiers had almost arrived, but Leng Xiyue hadn't arrived yet. She seemed to already know what was going to happen, so she deliberately came a little late to give them room to perform.
Seeing this, Xue Ye stood up with the wine glass in hand, and the gentle smile of a good old man appeared on his face again.
"Everyone, today is my fifty-ninth birthday. It just so happened that forty-five years ago today, my father died due to illness. When I was only fourteen years old, I was promoted to this throne by all the veterans here. I am still Be grateful."
"When I was young, I thought that all the ministers and I could work together to build Tiandou into an empire where the people are prosperous and can no longer be threatened by Wuhun Palace. Later, I realized that this was impossible. Everything The root of it does not lie outside, it lies above this court."
"In the past, the number one threat to the empire was the Spirit Hall. But now, the threat from the Spirit Hall is gone."
Speaking of this, Xue Ye suddenly became furious and shouted hysterically: "But you people have never changed! In order to let yourself live a luxurious life, you crazily exploit the people and destroy the livelihood of the peasant family. Take it away and turn it into a few threads on your own clothes, just to show off in front of others. You regard the empire as
What has become? As a tool for making money for yourself? "
Ning Fengzhi was not surprised at all when he heard that Xue Ye was angry. He took two steps forward in the eyes of many soul master nobles and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. We have never competed with the people for profit, let alone do it." I hope Your Majesty will stop listening to rumors like this."
After hearing these words, Xue Ye laughed angrily: "Rumor? Ning Fengzhi, do you think I am a three-year-old child? You big nobles have to collect a lot of filial piety from small nobles from all over the country every year in order to serve you in the court. If they provide protection for their evil deeds, where will the money of those local little nobles come from? Ning Fengzhi, how long are you prepared to humiliate me?"
Ning Fengzhi still had that spring-breathing smile: "Are your Majesty planning to accuse me? Fengzhi only thinks about your Majesty, and he can do whatever you want with me, but he doesn't know what other people in our sect will think of this. ?」
On the surface, these words were submissive, but in reality, the threat was obvious. The meaning was very simple, that is, if you want to catch me, I will catch you at will. However, you have to think carefully about whether there will be backlash from my men after you make this move.
Hearing this threat, Xue Ye felt his blood surge up. In his own palace, being threatened by him like this, even a person with the best personality would not be able to bear it.
"Someone! Someone!"
Hearing Xue Ye's call, the young officers attending the banquet below immediately took out their guns and pointed them at Ning Fengzhi.
Then, there was a noise outside the palace, but it was the Royal Knights, led by Marshal Ge Long, who poured into the hall and surrounded Ning Fengzhi.
Xue Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but the young officers in the audience felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Xue Ye was not ignorant of military skills, but he only knew a little bit. For those of them who had been tempered for a long time, this There is obviously a big problem with the position of the Royal Knights, because it is more of a...protection than a siege!
"Marshal Ge Long, you see, we have no way back now. It seems that the only way to go is to kill the king and usurp the throne, and to please the Nine Provinces Empire again." Ning Fengzhi looked like he had the pearls of wisdom in his hand, obviously he was very worried about today. Things have been anticipated for a long time.
A space passage opened behind him, and Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and two other titled Douluo belonging to the Qibao Glazed Sect appeared in the palace hall.
Seeing the Titled Douluo appear, Xue Ye also had three Titled Douluo surrounding him, one of whom was Dugu Bo.
On one side, three of them are less than level ninety-five. On the other side, including Imperial Marshal Ge Long, there are five titled Douluo and two are above level ninety-five. Judging from this configuration, this is a completely overwhelming situation.
Xue Ye's face was ashen, and he sat slumped on the dragon chair, pointed at Ge Long, and said in a trembling voice: "Ge Long! I treat you well. You have been the leader of my Royal Knights since you were a child. Why do you..."
"Why? Old thief, when I was defeated in the court, did anyone speak for me? Did you ever have the intention to forgive me? If Sect Master Ning hadn't stood up for me, I would have been killed by you long ago!" Ge Long angrily scolded .
Xue Ye was powerless to refute. This was just his way of checking and balancing. At that time, Ge Long's military exploits were monstrous and he already had the tendency of being a proud and powerful general. He was not surprised by that defeat, but in order to beat him, who had grown up since childhood, His partner, he kept his dark face till the end, leaving Ning Fengzhi to soften his red face, but his status never changed.
But he didn't expect that he overestimated his brain and couldn't even think of this? Decades of friendship were ruined by such a painless punishment as being locked up for a few days?
Now that the matter has come to an end, it's time for the courtiers and nobles who came to congratulate him to take sides.
Not surprisingly, the only ones standing on Xue Ye's side are the young officer corps, who have been guarding Xue Ye for a long time. The rest are traditional aristocratic groups that have been continuously exploited in recent years. Now Ning Fengzhi is the leader. If they are willing to rebel, is there anything else they should consider?
Rice rises and rice rises, kindness fights rice and hatred, this is the truth no matter in any world.
They had long forgotten that Xue Ye had given them the favor to get to where they are today. But now, Xue Ye was just paving the way for his son and supporting some ordinary people, thus affecting their interests, which could not be said to be very large. Betrayed unanimously by everyone.
At this moment, Xue Ye felt that his whole life was
My life has been in vain, everything I have experienced in this life is so ridiculous.
"By the way, my dear Majesty, where has the prince gone?" After the overall situation was decided, Ning Fengzhi looked around, but did not find his good student.
But he didn't care too much. After all, his student was just a gentle and elegant prince. What could he do even if he wasn't here?
Can he still run thousands of miles and lead the new army to attack the headquarters of Qibao Glazed Sect?
How could a wise prince who had never fought in a war do such a thing?
