Zhu Yueyao was a frequent visitor to the Liu Mansion. The fat woman drove a carriage to the alley behind the official residence and entered the house through a side door. Naturally, it was impossible for the four Feiyu guards who followed him to follow. After some discussion, two of them stayed at the side door to guard it, while the other two went to the main entrance.
When Liu Yingrong, the eldest lady of the Liu family, dressed in men's clothes and with two fake beards stuck to her upper lip, came to greet her good sisters, she immediately realized that something was wrong when she saw the palace maid He Ting walking out of the carriage wearing Zhu Yueyao's clothes.
"Master Liu, no, something big has happened. Fan Liren colluded with King Yong to rebel, and my princess went to the Tiantian Temple alone in disguise to deliver the jade seal. Please find a way to help the princess."
The palace maid He Ting threw herself into Liu Yingrong's arms and sobbed.
Hearing the word "rebellion", Liu Yingrong's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't panic. Instead, she gently stroked He Ting's back and comforted her with a gentle voice. Only after her mood stabilized a bit did she let her explain the matter in detail.
After understanding what happened, Liu Yingrong quickly sent someone to find her brother Liu Qi, and then they went to the garden where her father lived and found Wei Lin, who had been guarding there in recent days.
Upon learning that Fan Liren had betrayed His Majesty, Wei Lin was so frightened that her hands and feet became cold, and she rushed to the Tiantian in a panic to protect His Majesty's safety.
"At this time, the side of the rooftop sacrifice platform must have been tightly guarded by the Yong party. Wei Gong is afraid that he will not be able to enter."
"Hmph, the Za family wants to see who dares to stop it."
After all, Wei Lin is a seventh-grade practitioner, so her words are quite impressive.
"Wei Gong must not do it. There are ways to solve government affairs. Using the power of practitioners is breaking the rules of the court. On the contrary, it will give the Four Jue Holy Land an excuse to get involved and make the situation even more out of control."
"Can the Za family just sit here and do nothing?"
Wei Lin jumped anxiously. Liu Chuanfang's eldest son Liu Qi was also anxious but couldn't come up with an idea.
"It seems that there are two keys to breaking the situation. The first is to help the Sixth Princess send the jade seal to the sacrifice platform. As long as the jade seal is not fake, the Yong Party will have no excuse to force His Majesty. The second one still has to fall on the father. With him The Yong Party did not dare to be too presumptuous if they came forward to frighten all officials."
On the contrary, Liu Yingrong was quite calm and composed, thinking clearly about countermeasures.
"Now we will split into two groups. Wei Gong, please continue to stay here, while my eldest brother and I rush to the Sacrificial Temple to help the Sixth Princess."
"Ah, what can I do if I go? It's better to stay here and take care of my father with Wei Gong."
When Liu Qi heard that she was going into such a dangerous place, she immediately showed a sign of retreat.
"Women are not allowed to enter the sacrifice platform. Then everything will have to depend on you, eldest brother."
Liu Yingrong no longer gave Liu Qi a chance to refuse. After explaining, she grabbed him and ran outside.
He asked his servants to bring two horses from the stable, and the two brothers and sisters rode their horses and whipped up their whips to rush to the rooftop sacrifice platform.
"Eldest brother, please listen carefully. Based on the relationship between my father and Your Majesty, if King Yong succeeds in his rebellion, he will surely liquidate him. During the reign of Emperor Yong, it will not be counted as killing the entire family, but he will also be charged with treachery. If we want to preserve the glory and wealth of our family , continue to live your happy life, then have the courage to fight for once."
While riding her horse, Liu Yingrong shouted sternly at Liu Qi, who looked reluctant.
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In the Tiantai Square, the atmosphere suddenly became tense because of King Yong Zhu Cheng's remarks.
"Is there any precedent for verifying prayers?"
Emperor Yan Zhu Sheng did not panic at all when he heard this. He held the prayer firmly in his hand and looked at King Yong and asked slowly.
"Today's first example will be the precedent for tomorrow. If it is not broken, it will not be established, and if it is not broken, it will not be prosperous. I also think about Dayan, and I hope your Majesty will adopt it."
King Yong replied meaningfully.
"I agree with His Highness King Yong's proposal and hope that His Majesty will adopt it."
Gao Taiji, the second assistant to the cabinet, walked out of the queue, bowed and said.
"My lord, I second the proposal."
Dai Yuanzhi, the Minister of Rites, echoed.
Subsequently, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the four ministers other than the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and other members of the Yong Party came out to support King Yong and put pressure on Zhu Sheng.
"Bold! Presumptuous! You...are you going to rebel?"
Shan Zhongji, the Minister of Household Affairs, jumped out, pointed at everyone and shouted curses.
Without Liu Chuanfang, Shan Zhongji had the highest qualifications and prestige among the royal family. But Zhu Sheng did not completely trust him and did not inform him about the loss of the jade seal.
So much so that the Yong Party suddenly launched a collective attack and caught Shan Zhongji off guard. But at this time, the situation did not allow him to continue observing and thinking, so he could only stand up and support the situation.
But the Yongdang subordinates did not look down upon him at all. They glanced at him contemptuously, sneered a few times and continued to force Zhu Sheng.
The other royalist officials were confused, and seeing this situation, they did not dare to end up in shame easily. They all made up their mind to sit on the sidelines for the time being.
At the front of the queue of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Cai Jian, the censor of the right capital, reached out and poked Qin Feng with excitement.
"Old Qin, this is a grand occasion that only happens once in a century. It is a good opportunity for us, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to show off our strengths. You go first or me?"
Qin Feng, the censor of Zuodu, looked back and forth between King Yong Zhu Cheng and Emperor Zhu Sheng, with doubts growing in his eyes.
"Who are you helping?"
Qin Feng asked.
"Of course it's His Majesty and Shangshu. The Yong Party's wolfish ambitions are clearly exposed. If such a rebellious minister and traitor doesn't scold him bloody, wouldn't this official uniform be in vain?"
Cai Jian replied matter-of-factly.
"If the Yong Party is not completely sure, how can it dare to force His Majesty on such an important occasion as the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony? This battle may be a matter of life and death, so don't rush to place a bet, let's wait and see."
Qin Feng shook his head.
There is a stone platform three feet high and three feet wide on the left side of the square. Four chairs are placed on the stone platform. Even though the royal family members such as King Yong and the Crown Prince and the court officials such as Gao Taiji could only stand, there were four people sitting on the stone chairs.
Behind the four people, there were a number of young men and women waiting to stand, and all of them looked proud and imposing.
This stone platform is a viewing platform specially prepared for envoys from the Four Jue Holy Lands. The four people sitting on the chairs are Zhao Ge, the teacher of Dongjueshu Mountain, Qingyang Taoist of Nanjue Qiankun Temple, and Changkong Wuji of Xijue Sword Pavilion. , Beijue Demon Palace Shaman'er.
The young people standing behind the four people are all the top talents in their sect, and they have also become famous in the world.
Looking at the confrontation between Yan Emperor Zhu Sheng and Yong Wang Zhu Cheng on the platform, Taoist Qingyang's face moved slightly, he looked at Zhao Ge who was sitting on the left and whispered.
"Someone came to me the night before and promised that if I could help King Yong, the first thing I would do after he ascended the throne was to abolish Ji Xian Si, establish my temple as the state religion, and worship Taoism as the master of heaven. I wonder if someone also promised the same thing to Shushan conditions of."
"What if you promised? What if you didn't promise? What does Taoist Master Qingyang want to find out from Zhao?"
Zhao Ge smiled slightly and asked instead without answering.
"Hehe, I just asked casually. If someone makes a promise to Shushan, it would be nice for us to have a discussion."
Taoist Qingyang laughed.
Zhao Ge also smiled back, then turned back and continued to look at the confrontation on the rooftop with great interest.
Old fox!
Taoist Qingyang cursed in his heart, then turned around and went to Changkong Wuji to listen to him.
"Promise? What promise? I have been practicing in seclusion since I arrived in Kyoto. I just came out this morning and I didn't see anyone to make a promise. But then again, why is your Qiankun Temple the state religion and Taoist Master the heavenly master? . The fat meat has been eaten by you Qiankun Guan, and we in the Jiange can only chew the bones you don’t want. If you don’t do it, I definitely won’t do it.”
Changkong Wuji spoke with a northwest accent and roared so loudly that Taoist Qingyang couldn't tell for a moment whether he was pretending to be stupid or whether no one had really looked for him.
As for Shaman'er who was sitting at the bottom, Taoist Qingyang ignored him.
The demon clan established its own country in the north, and fought several large and small battles with Dayan every year. Only when Zhu Cheng was in trouble would he approach an enemy country to discuss usurping the throne.
All the forces in the square have hidden agendas and are pondering their own plans.
The confrontation at the upper and lower ends of the altar is about to reach its climax.
The so-called "hundred civil and military officials", the word "hundred" is interpreted as an imaginary number, and secondly, it refers to the number of official positions, not the number of officials.
There are nearly four hundred people in total attending the heaven-sacrifice ceremony today, including royal relatives, relatives of the country, nobles, as well as civil servants and military generals above the seventh rank in Beijing.
At this time, the officials and relatives who stood up in the queue and showed their support for King Yong with their carriages and horses took up almost half of them at a glance. The arrogance of the Yong Party can be seen from this.
Even though Zhu Sheng was well prepared, when he saw the hundreds of officials densely crowding behind Zhu Cheng, he was still so angry that he felt dizzy and almost wanted to vomit blood.
Whose country is this, and who is the master of this world!
Zhu Sheng roared hoarsely in his heart, and veins popped up on the back of his right hand that was holding the prayer to the heaven.
But on the surface, he still acted calm and calm, looking down at Zhu Chengdao.
"If I don't agree, what will you do?"
"A wise king should accept advice."
Zhu Cheng raised his head and replied without any sign of weakness.
"Your Majesty, please accept your advice!"
More than two hundred Yong Dang members shouted loudly in unison. Zhu Sheng, who was horrified by such a loud voice and momentum, turned pale and took a step back.
"That's all. I'll just do whatever you want. Take it and look at it carefully."
Zhu Sheng raised his hand and threw the imperial edict with prayers written on it towards Zhu Cheng's face.
Gao Taiji, the second assistant to the cabinet, was over sixty years old, but his hands and feet were quite nimble. He stood in front of Zhu Cheng and firmly caught the imperial edict that was thrown at him.
"snort!"
Zhu Sheng glared at Zhu Cheng and Gao Taiji bitterly, turned around and looked at the sky speechlessly.
Under the altar, Gao Taiji, Dai Yuanzhi and other Yongdang bigwigs gathered together to unfold the prayer. They skipped the previous prayer content and focused their attention on the large vermilion jade seal at the end.
After serving as an official for many years, I have seen many large jade seals, and the bosses can describe them with their eyes closed.
Comparing the jade seal on the prayer with the one in memory, they were exactly the same.
Gao Taiji glanced at Dai Yuanzhi. Dai Yuanzhi understood it. He used his robe sleeves to hide it and cut his middle finger with his nail. Then he pressed the blood-stained middle finger on the word "天" which was ordered by heaven, and added a red dot to become The word is too.
"Your Majesty, there is an error in the royal seal. Please verify the imperial seal."
Gao Taiji raised the imperial edict modified with blood and shouted loudly.
Rumble…
At this moment, the clouds that had been holding back for two days finally started to move, and continuous dull thunder came from the sky.
The muffled thunder was also mixed with a sound that sounded like firecrackers exploding.
However, everyone's attention in the square was attracted by the thunder in the sky and Gao Taiji's shout. Even if they heard it vaguely, they just ignored it.
Only Yu Qingzhi heard it clearly and turned to look in the direction of the sound.
