Early morning on the 29th.
The capital city at night was silent and dark.
Since the twentieth day, the blood moon has not been seen at night. There is always a dark cloud covering it. Even Xu Jianzheng cannot peek through the dark clouds and detect the current situation of the blood moon.
Everyone speculated that Emperor Jianwu and the crazy god in Blood Moon were afraid that their intentions would be discovered, so they resorted to such a trick as a cover-up.
At this moment, everyone else in the capital was still sleeping, but the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division was already busy in a tense atmosphere.
Luo An was sitting in the mission room, holding a list of generals in his hand.
Those whose names were called all puffed up their chests, showing excitement and pride.
They will take their men to the Ancestral Temple, and together with the people from the editing factory, the Imperial Guard, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, they will be responsible for the security of the prisoner gift.
This is a prisoner gift that destroys a country!
The Daxia Dynasty had been established for hundreds of years. Except for the early days of the founding of the country, there were not many countries that were destroyed later.
Being able to participate in this grand event, even if they are not following Emperor Jianwu to worship heaven and earth like the princes and ministers, but are just responsible for patrolling, this group of people from the Demon Suppression Department feel deeply proud and honored.
Some people even start to imagine that after hearing their name, a few years later, when they are having fun with their grandchildren at home, they can brag about how powerful they were back then, and how they participated in the annihilation of the Qingtang Kingdom. Such a great gift for prisoners.
After reading the single order, Luo An raised his head and glanced at everyone in the mission room.
Those whose names were called were happy and smiling, while those whose names were not called were either dejected or dissatisfied.
Luo An remained calm and just sneered in his heart: Those who laugh now may not even be able to cry later... As for those who are unhappy now, they should thank me for saving their lives.
He did not reveal the slightest bit of what he was thinking. After closing the list, he said in a deep voice: "Those whose names are called, take your men and rush to the Ancestral Temple immediately and follow the arrangements of the eunuch in charge of the Jing Army. Remember, you are You’re going there on behalf of our Demon Suppression Division, so don’t disgrace our Demon Suppression Division!”
"yes."
"I accept my order from my humble position!"
"Thank you for your cultivation, sir!"
Those whose names were called accepted the order one after another, and then excitedly went to deliver the good news to their subordinates, and led them to the Ancestral Temple to obey the order.
After these people left, Luo An told the people in the mission room who were not named: "Although you are not going to the Ancestral Temple, you must not be careless. The gift of prisoners is a grand event for our court and must be guarded against. The demons, ghosts and thieves took the opportunity to cause chaos. Today, you and your subordinates will patrol closely throughout the city. Once you find anyone suspicious, you will immediately arrest and warn them. Do you hear me clearly?!"
"Listen clearly."
Those who could not go to the Ancestral Temple accepted the order with their hands, and their voices and momentum were much weaker.
Luo An didn't care. He waved his hand and told them to get ready quickly, but Qin Shaoyou was left alone.
That's right, Qin Shaoyou was not sent to the Ancestral Temple either.
When he was left behind, he was thinking in his heart: What does Luo An's arrangement mean? Are you still guarding against him?
When there was no one else in the mission room, Luo An spoke slowly and said slowly, "Are you dissatisfied that I didn't send you to the Ancestral Temple?"
Qin Shaoyou pretended to be unconvinced and said, "I am not dissatisfied with my humble position. I just don't understand. In terms of ability, ability, and loyalty, what is wrong with my humble position? Why can't I go to the Ancestral Temple to be on duty?"
"I won't let you go for your own good. After today, you will naturally understand my painstaking efforts. Take your people to patrol the south of the city. Without my order, no matter what happens, don't get close to the Ancestral Temple! "
After saying this, Luo An's face turned serious.
It's not that Luo An really cares about Qin Shaoyou.
Just because Qin Shaoyou is Emperor Jianwu's last hope, if something unexpected happens today, he, Luo An, will be killed by the Yi tribe even if he is a close confidant of Emperor Jianwu.
Even if Qin Shaoyou died, he would have to die after Emperor Jianwu's affairs were completed.
"yes."
Qin Shaoyou accepted the order, pretended to be curious, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what do you mean by these words? Is there something going on at the Ancestral Temple?"
Luo An was still worried even if he didn't ask. After asking, Luo An breathed a sigh of relief, glared, and scolded: "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about!"
Then he asked Qin Shaoyou to prepare for patrol quickly. When he was about to leave the mission room, he specifically told him: "What I just said must not be told to others."
"I understand, I swear, I will never let a third person know about those words that came out of your mouth and into my ears."
Qin Shaoyou pinched his fingers and swore, making Luo An nod with satisfaction, but he didn't notice that the direction of the kid's fingertips was the statue of the Jiutian Demon Patriarch enshrined in the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division.
After walking out of the ward, Qin Shaoyou quickly started thinking about the clues revealed in Luo An's words just now.
There is danger over there at the Ancestral Temple!
Could it be that the prisoner gift was also a trap?
impossible. Judging from all the information currently available, the prisoner gift should be Emperor Jianwu's last chance.
Then there is another possibility...
Those who participate in the prisoner sacrifice ceremony will be used as sacrifices to the crazy god in the blood moon!
Yes, that must be the case!
In addition to the people of several states, there must be something of sufficient weight among the sacrifices.
Civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, as well as Li Erlang, Cai Guizhong and a group of eminent monks who were invited to watch the ceremony were the "hard dishes" of the sacrifices.
Under such circumstances, going to the Ancestral Temple to serve as a guard was a matter of death. That's why Luo An said that he was not sent there because it was for his own good.
With this guess, Qin Shaoyou returned to his ward and told Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others what Luo An said and his guess.
Everyone used their brains one after another, and the guesses they came up with were very different from Qin Shaoyou's.
As for breaking his oath, Qin Shaoyou was not worried at all.
He swore an oath to his ancestor.
How could the Patriarch punish him because he violated this oath?
Even if it was a punishment, it would be to make him cook more dishes. It's hard to tell whether this kind of thing is a punishment or a reward.
Although he was not sent to the Ancestral Temple, Qin Shaoyou didn't care.
If you really want to be sent to the Ancestral Temple, there are some things that are not easy to perform in full view of the public.
Now this arrangement is just right. There is no need to go to the Ancestral Temple, and there will be much less eyes on them, which makes it easier to do things.
Qin Shaoyou and the others quickly made preparations and were about to leave the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division. They would first go to the south of the city to pretend to be patrolling, and then wait until the big ceremony began before they could shake off the following eyes and secretly go to the Ancestral Temple.
When Qin Shaoyou and the others left the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division, Luo An also left with a few of his capable men.
But instead of going to the Ancestral Temple, he headed outside the city.
The reason Luo An gave was to urge the Yamen of the Demon Suppression Division around the capital to have them patrol and be on duty on the day of the big sacrifice to prevent any accidents from happening, which would have a negative impact on the prisoner sacrifice ceremony.
However, Qin Shaoyou and others judged that Luo An was afraid of danger if he stayed in the capital, so he simply left the city to avoid disaster.
This also made Qin Shaoyou and others more and more certain that Emperor Jianwu planned to sacrifice all the officials attending the ceremony.
"Really a crazy critic..."
After Zhu Xiucai walked out of the yamen of the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Division, he turned his head and glanced in the direction of the Ancestral Temple and complained quietly.
