Although he realized that he had intimidated the emperor for nothing, Ye Ming did not intend to change, let alone apologize.
Looking at the top-quality corpse energy they had just collected, Lun and Ye Ming nodded with satisfaction.
Now, all the top-quality Three Corpse Qi and Three Poison Qi have been collected, as well as a large amount of luck from the emperor. The harvest can be said to be quite large.
Next, as long as you find a quiet place to retreat, you can cultivate the extremely powerful "Demon Heart Fire".
After getting what he wanted, Ye Ming had no interest in the emperor.
But thinking that the other party has helped me so much, I can't help but give him some benefits. After all, I am not a big villain who takes advantage in vain.
As the saying goes, it is better to reciprocate the courtesy, which will make you feel at ease.
Let Maisui share some of his misfortune with the emperor. This is considered a balance.
After returning the gift, Ye Ming happily hugged Maisui, and the father and daughter left here together on the donkey.
After a while, the emperor woke up leisurely.
The rope on his body had been untied, and the emperor who woke up subconsciously reached out to touch his crotch.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I found that the thing was still there.
so far so good......
Looking around, those two demon-like scary guys were gone.
The emperor sighed softly, feeling like he had saved his life.
But for some reason, he always felt that something was missing from him, and the confidence and superior demeanor that he had always hidden deep in his heart disappeared.
This was not the time to think too much. The hungry and thirsty emperor just wanted to have a full meal.
Before he could find food, the wild beasts in the mountains had already found food.
In the dark night, more than a dozen wolves with glowing green eyes appeared around, making bursts of howling sounds.
After the alpha wolf discovered that the two people from before were no longer there, his lips drooled, looking like he was salivating.
When the emperor saw these wild wolves, he was so frightened that he sat paralyzed on the spot.
It's a pity that he has no strength at all now, and his feet are almost useless. He can't stand up at all, let alone run away.
Under the roar of the alpha wolf, the pack of wolves pounced.
The emperor looked desperate, and his hoarse voice made him speechless.
Just as he was about to be mauled to death by a pack of wolves, he suddenly saw arrows shooting from all around. The pack of wolves screamed and fell to the ground one by one, dead.
The emperor, who had escaped from death, thought he had been saved and looked over there with excitement.
But the next moment, his face became even more desperate.
Because there is a group of rebels over there!
A group of rebels killed a group of wolves and looked at him with bright eyes.
Afterwards, the rebel team separated, and a tall figure riding a black snow horse slowly came over holding a halberd.
Seeing this man, the emperor only had infinite fear in his eyes.
The visitor was naturally Lu Qingxu, who had been looking for the emperor all day long.
Seeing the embarrassed emperor at this time, Lu Qingxu rode up to the emperor and looked at him with a condescending attitude.
Without saying anything else, he raised the big halberd in his hand and was about to kill the emperor.
Unexpectedly, the halberd in his hand shook slightly but did not fall.
Seeing this, Lu Qingxu looked at the halberd and murmured:
"Don't you want to kill the king?"
Immediately he planted the halberd on the ground, reached forward, grabbed the emperor's neck, and lifted the emperor in front of him.
The emperor couldn't breathe, kicked his feet wildly, and kept beating Lu Qingxu's big hands with both hands, but it was of no use.
Lu Qingxu looked indifferently at the emperor who rolled his eyes after being pinched by him. His expression showed no fluctuation, and the strength of his palms suddenly increased...
There was only a sound of bones breaking, and the majestic king of a country, the Emperor of Xu, was strangled to death in such a cowardly manner.
After killing the emperor, Lu Qingxu loosened his grip and threw him to the ground. He picked up the soldier's halberd and said to the soldiers behind him:
"When the emperor dies, take his body back."
After saying that, he took the lead to leave on horseback. The rebels rolled up the emperor's body in a straw mat and took it away.
...
To put it bluntly, in fact, the rebels led by Lu Qingxu were only a small force mainly composed of cavalry.
The real large force, under the leadership of Dong Lushan, headed straight for the capital...
Back to this morning, Dong Lushan's army surrounded the capital early in the morning.
The people in the capital were not panicked. They knew that General Dong was coming. They stood by the roadside one by one, eating pots of pulp to welcome the loyal troops.
The only imperial guards loyal to the royal family were taken away, and the remaining city guards were in the hands of Qin Xiangguo.
Qin Xiangguo, who was cured of chickenpox and blisters by a mysterious expert, was in high spirits today.
After learning that Dong Lushan's army had arrived, he immediately organized manpower, opened the city gate, and greeted the enemy.
Dong Lushan led his army into the city so arrogantly.
Seeing the welcoming people on both sides, many of them were giving things to their loyal army.
In this regard, Dong Lushan said, you don’t need to give it away, we will grab it ourselves.
Directly order the entire army to enter the city and plunder it. No matter you are a commoner or a dignitary, you will be treated equally. You will rob it first.
Qin Xiangguo, who was happily looking at the dragon robe that had been prepared long ago and was about to ascend the throne, heard about this and was very dissatisfied. He felt that his adopted son was a little presumptuous.
He will be the emperor soon, and the people in the capital will all be his subjects. The actions of his adopted son are a bit too much.
But considering that this adopted son was working hard on expeditions and living in poverty on weekdays, this was regarded as a reward for him.
However, as a foster father and future emperor, Qin Xiangguo still decided to summon Dong Lushan and give him a scolding.
Of course, he was not called to the Qin Mansion to be reprimanded, but to be reprimanded in the Jinluan Palace.
After all, he would be the emperor soon, and he would let the ministers see how he reprimanded this adopted son who held military power, so as to establish his prestige for his first ascension to the throne.
Most of the civil and military officials in the capital have been pulled into their own camp by Qin Xiangguo, and the remaining few have either been coerced or attacked so that they have no real power and cannot affect him at all.
At this time, after receiving the "will" from Qin Xiangguo to go to court, a group of ministers who were waiting to discuss their merits and rewards entered the Jinluan Palace one after another.
Although Qin Xiangguo had not yet sat on the throne in the hall at this time, dragon robes were already placed on the hangers beside him, waiting for the time to come...
Dong Lushan was the last one to arrive. He did not come alone, but entered the palace with more than 20 generals and 2,000 elite soldiers.
Looking at the majestic momentum of Dong Lushan and his entourage from a distance, Qin Xiangguo showed a trace of disdain on his lips.
Sure enough, his adopted son was ambitious and had no intention of surrendering to him.
However, how does he know that if he dares to let him enter the capital, he will naturally have a way to control him.
Qin Xiangguo, who was confident in his heart, had no fear of Dong Lushan and his party.
Dong Lushan entered the Jinluan Hall, bowed his hands to Qin Xiangguo, and said "adopted father" without any other courtesy.
This made Qin Xiangguo feel very unhappy and felt that it was necessary to beat him in advance.
Unexpectedly, Dong Lushan waved his hand, and his generals and two thousand soldiers drew their swords to kill.
When Qin Xiangguo saw this, he suddenly looked at Dong Lushan. Da Ji Ci stepped forward and slapped Dong Lushan on the face.
"You really have a disobedient heart, but unfortunately, you underestimate me, your adoptive father!
Do you think you can resist me if you have military power? "
Dong Lushan was not angry after being slapped, but smiled and said:
"Father, does your confidence come from them?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the generals under his command.
When Qin Xiangguo heard this, his expression froze and he looked at the group of generals.
The next moment, the group of generals collectively performed a half-kneeling military salute and said to Dong Lushan:
"We swear to be loyal to the General to the death!"
When Qin Xiangguo saw this, his face turned pale:
"No, it's impossible. I gave them so many benefits and they gave me so many excuses. Aren't they afraid of being liquidated by you afterwards? How dare they betray me like this?"
Seeing Qin Xiangguo's expression of disbelief, Dong Lushan smiled and said:
"Father, do you really think I'm a rough guy who doesn't understand politics at all?
To tell you the truth, from the day I made you my adoptive father, I knew you would never completely trust me.
So since then, I have continuously arranged for my generals to contact you, deliberately benefiting from you, and deliberately leaving a lot of things that are unfavorable to them, so that you think you have control over them.
In fact, from the beginning, they were what I used to paralyze you.
Those so-called handles were all arranged by me!
You have been in the officialdom for many years and you like to listen to flattery too much. As long as my generals and I continue to praise you, you will think that everything is under your control.
But you don’t know that I am the fisherman and you are the bait. "
Listening to what Dong Lushan said, Qin Xiangguo turned pale and looked incredulous. He didn't expect that he thought he had actually mastered the military power in Dong Lushan's hands, but it was always an illusion...
"Get started and kill all these remnants of the previous dynasty."
Dong Lushan will not tell these people any rules. He wants to kill all the remnants of the previous dynasty and create a new dynasty that will last forever!
One moment, Qin Xiangguo was still in the heavenly palace, dreaming of imperial dreams. The next moment, he fell into the mortal world and faced the bleak reality.
The despair and anger in his heart made him almost lose his mind, and he slapped Dong Lushan again.
This time Dong Lushan did not fight hard, but stepped back to avoid it.
It's a pity that he was too fat and not flexible enough to avoid completely. Qin Xiangguo knocked his helmet to the ground with a palm.
A big, bald head with no hair on it was revealed.
It was just a bald head, nothing unusual at first, and no one thought it was anything special.
But Dong Lushan himself was stimulated. This bald head was a hurdle that he would never get over in his life. Now that he was exposed in public, he suddenly became angry from shame.
He grabbed Qin Xiangguo's neck, which made Qin Xiangguo's eyes turn white.
How could he, a bad old man, endure this? He was choked to death on the spot.
Dong Lushan threw Qin Xiangguo's body on the ground, spit, put on his helmet, and said slowly:
"Father, I will take over the throne of the emperor, so you can rest assured."
...
On this day, the Jinluan Palace was stained with blood. Hundreds of dignitaries were all killed by the rebels in the hall.
The harem was also slaughtered, including the queen mother who was abandoned by the emperor and did not take her with her, and was raped and killed by the rebels.
Some people even drew a picture of the scene at that time.
Later, Dong Lushan directly issued an order to massacre the city, and he wanted to kill everyone in the capital.
In his opinion, these people are all remnants of the previous dynasty and must be eliminated.
He did not intend to proclaim himself emperor in the capital. Instead, he had people plunder all the property in the capital and planned to return to Chenzhou and proclaim himself emperor in Shoushui City.
As for the palace here, it can be set on fire.
Even hundreds of years later, future generations cannot help but sigh when reading about this disaster in the capital.
The fire burned in the capital for a full month. This capital city, which had been prosperous for hundreds of years, was reduced to ashes in this turmoil.
To say that no one survived the massacre, that's not to say.
At least hundreds of people with lofty ideals survived.
They were the hundreds of people who had accompanied Princess Lingbi to the imperial court. Because they were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, they were not immediately targeted for massacre by the rebels.
Wa Shangfei, who stayed in the capital, had long been instructed by Ye Ming to go to the Penal Department Prison to rescue these people after the chaos in the capital.
Later, they escaped from the secret passage leading to the outside of the city that was secretly dug by Uncle Guo's house, and they escaped.
Apart from them, all the people in the capital were almost extinct, and the capital city of the country had become a dead zone filled with resentment.
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