Ye Qing stood at the lowest point of the hall, but his pride was as high as the sky above the dome.
She calmly admitted that she had a personal friendship with His Majesty, who was feared like a liger by the entire Lanye Empire, and this friendship could even make him give up his informants and minions working for her, just to win a little favor from the princess.
Your "unreasonable" Majesty.
Ye Qing concluded this, and countless council members on the annual ring couldn't help but repeat it in their hearts.
"When I met His Majesty in humble beginnings, he was the assassin of the prince in trouble, and I was the guardian of the tomb who lived alone, so we didn't discuss much about our family and country at that time. He cooked food for me and taught me thousands of calamities. , I can only repay you with a self-composed song, and then use the stars of the dark night to surge, and the city will be shrouded in eternal night."
Ye Qing simply and calmly recounted her past with His Majesty. There was no falsehood in her words, but they were shrouded in vague smoke.
Most of the people in this hall actually did not know about the prince's past, about his travels to the country, about his Ye Ye studies, about his life in exile, and about his dependence on others.
To most of them, His Majesty suddenly appeared as the surviving prince of Emperor Ste, wielding the Blade of Disillusionment, with three thousand flaming legions under his command, and assassinated Emperor Qingli with lightning speed. He ascended the throne on his own initiative and broke through the gap between heaven and earth at the age of only nineteen. Looking at the world, there is no more terrifying person than him in ancient and modern times.
Ye Qing had known him earlier. Although he did not arrive early to meet the young boy who was still the president of Ye Ye College, he met him on the eve of his most dazzling bloom.
That lazy guy, the down-and-out killer who was able to calmly swallow even though someone had a wine bag poured on his face, who believed that he was the person closest to the throne of the oldest royal family in the world.
She rode the Shadow Chaser Pegasus with him, soaring in the nine heavens. She sang her own song to that person, with only the sky and flowing clouds witnessing it.
She needed to show this proud and ancient imperial council her relationship with that majesty, but she didn't need to describe every detail.
"That night, my father came in person, the three emperors gathered together, the four clans came together, and the saints clashed. I invited him to attend my New Year's Eve banquet, and he happily went to the appointment. After the New Year's Eve ceremony, he turned east and walked eastward in front of me. Broken mirror entered the sky, and soon after, I learned that he had become the emperor of St."
Ye Qing said calmly that no one asked her to say so much, and no one had the right to ask her to say so much.
But she still said it, not a word of it was false.
On the council floor, someone asked hesitantly.
"What does Her Royal Highness want to explain to us?"
Show off your close relationship with that majesty? This will only make your subsequent defense even more hypocritical and weak.
Ye Qing looked up at him and replied calmly: "I want to explain to you that I may not know him best in the world, but I definitely know him better than all of you."
"He is one of the nicest people in the world to me and I am grateful to him from the bottom of my heart."
Ye Qing said such sweet words, but his tone was as cold as ice.
"But everything he said to me and everything he did to me, I would not believe and question his true purpose from the bottom of my heart."
"As much as I like him, I am afraid of his betrayal."
Ye Qing smiled: "Every word I said today will reach his ears, and some people will even imitate my voice and tone vividly, but I don't care."
"He won't care either."
"I'm just here to assure you that if Ye Luan really becomes his queen, he will be the best husband in the world. Not only will my sister not be criticized at all, but she will also be as happy and happy as in fairy tales and dramas. happy."
"He will abide by all his promises. Lan Ye and Sit will be as close as brothers, unable to fight each other and engage in trade."
"If he wants to expand his territory one day, we will be happy to provide him with a safe path of march and enough supplies to allow him to compete with the huge empire in the sunset land."
"But only if."
"If he sees clearly that he is allying with a weak and arrogant clay-footed giant, he will not hesitate to tear down the veil of hypocrisy. If we send his army through Yanshi, he will turn around and destroy the original emperor. He takes the built city as his own, and we take him through the vast stream plains. Every ear of grain and every fruit will become his possession. When his army passes through the vast land of orchid leaves, Finally standing in front of the city of Cuenca, it was hard for me to believe, whose Majesty did the land behind him belong to?"
The council seats were irritated by the princess's calm and sharp tone, and could not help but burst into thunder.
"There's no way he's playing with his honor."
"You still want to start a war on the territory of another country? If he did, he would be the stupidest emperor in the world."
"He will get the nickname of the traitor and will eventually be nailed to the pillar of time. Every child and old man who looks back on the past will remember his name."
The sound of thunder resounded on the annual rings of the Parliament. At that moment, the angry members forgot to suppress their voices.
Yes, the possibility that Ye Qing mentioned does exist.
But they all deliberately ignored this possibility.
Yes, it is indeed very dangerous to lead St.'s army into the heart of his empire, but it is another matter if he is the husband of his own princess.
Since the beginning of recorded history, there has never been a king who paid so little attention to his own honor and walked alone on the land of another country. What he feared was that the master was unwilling to maintain the courtesy of a guest and murdered the master in other people's halls. This is One of the most intolerable crimes in heaven and earth.
But - is this even possible?
"What I said is only the most trivial one among the countless possibilities." Ye Qing shrugged and said calmly.
"I said that he said many things to me, but I never really believed any of them. However, there is one sentence that I don't like, but I always keep it in my heart."
"Between countries, interests are always a topic. Without sufficient interests, no one will rashly start a war."
"If one day the Lanye Empire cannot curb his greed and ambition, and you place your hope on him as the princess's husband and eternal ally, then he will let you see what the most unforgettable betrayal in the world looks like. "
"So, I refuse to let the third princess Ye Luan marry him."
Ye Qing lowered his head and calmly repeated what she said at the beginning.
When Ye Qing repeated these words again, the growth ring above her head set off an angry sea.
Those chaotic words are ultimately just one sentence.
"Your Highness the Princess." The Speaker of the Imperial Parliament spoke in a low voice. In the past years, Ye Qing was no stranger to this elderly man, but this time, the old man's eyes were cold and indifferent.
"It's just what you think, what you think."
"I think the fate of the empire cannot be left to the irresponsible imagination of a thirteen-year-old girl."
Ye Qing looked back at the old man's cold gaze without any fear.
This old man is the oldest person in the Imperial Council. When Emperor Yuan Tai founded this institution, he was one of them. His loyalty to the Empire is unquestionable, and no one can seduce him with wealth and status.
But it was such an old man who openly questioned her, which was the most fatal and unsolvable blade.
"So." Ye Qing lowered his head and shrugged, his tone relaxed and cold.
"I have said long ago that this cannot be solved by being cute and talking."
Ye Qing raised his head and looked around, his eyes finally landing on the Speaker.
"I said before that I asked His Majesty for a little icing on the cake gift, so he gave it without hesitation. This means that no matter what he does, I will veto the issue about my sister here."
"I never want to see a girl's fantasy come true, and I am willing to work hard all my life for this."
"Your Majesty did not hesitate to bribe our noble councilors to facilitate the establishment of the marriage contract. He also wanted to advance the wedding regardless of Lanye's customs. This is because he does not trust time and is not willing to risk waiting for the third princess to truly come of age. He needs time and the Thunder's offensive, and he doesn't give us time to think and breathe."
"To that, I say no."
The Speaker said in a low voice: "You are not qualified to represent an empire."
Ye Qing smiled and said: "Unfortunately, I do."
"If it is true that only strength can fight against strength, Mr. Speaker, please witness whether the power I have at this moment can veto on behalf of our empire."
Saying this, Ye Qing stretched out his hand, and a flash of sword light slowly unfolded in the demon-forbidden barrier of the Imperial Council Hall. The swordsman in white suddenly appeared in front of everyone, suspended in the air.
This was just an incarnation. Many people present realized this, but at the same time, they also realized that the member of the ten-member parliament who had never participated in the imperial parliament actually wanted to show his will here.
The phantom of Ren Qiuke nodded to everyone present, and then said lightly, his calm and sharp voice was like countless sword rays flying across the entire hall.
"I, the next Qiuke, the Lord of Tianlan City, and a member of the ten-person council, hereby announce to you that regarding the engagement of the third princess, Ren will stand behind the fourth princess, Ye Qing, and offer her my sword."
The faces of countless people present couldn't help but twitch.
The Ten-person Parliament has always had a high status in the Lanye Empire. In name, they are the barrier between the royal family and the Parliament. They are known for their neutrality and rarely express their own opinions. At the same time, the Ten-person Parliament has never been a whole. It is composed of members of the empire. It is composed of the most powerful people in different fields, representing the will of the strong, but it is not one, but ten.
But now, the Lord of Tianlan City, who has always been the most silent and low-key, but is also the most powerful secular power among the ten-person council, has openly chosen to support the resolution of the young princess. With this kind of power, even the Imperial Council will have to think twice about it.
After Ren Qiuke's brilliance subsided, Ye Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly took out a small white crystal stone and gently crushed it in front of everyone.
A tall and thin old man appeared in front of everyone in the smoke of spar. The wide linen robe could not hide his broad frame. It was obvious that the long years he had experienced could be seen from the snow-white beard and hair, but you still couldn't. Deny the terrifying oppression of the old man who is just a phantom.
The old man did not introduce himself. He just looked at the void in front of him and said flatly: "That Your Majesty cannot be trusted. I do not support marriage with him."
This time almost no one could identify the old man's identity, but they were intimidated by the old man's terrifying aura and were unable to question or accuse him.
Only the Speaker was silent and trembling. He looked at the old man, as if he thought he was not facing a phantom, but a real person: "You promised Your Majesty that you will not take a step out of Ye Ye College in this life."
The old man shook his head lightly, as if he heard the speaker's questioning.
"No."
Saying this, as the smoke dissipated, the old man also disappeared into the void.
Many people still didn't know the identity of this old man, but those who guessed it were all shocked to the extreme.
It is conceivable that this thirteen-year-old princess can get the support of Ren Qiuke, but how can he please that adult and even make that adult almost violate his oath.
But for more people, the shock brought by this old man who mysteriously appeared and then disappeared was not as shocking as the Lord of Tianjing City just now.
The speaker looked at the princess again with concern and regret.
"If that's all..."
"Of course it's not just these." Ye Qing responded calmly.
She waved her arms gently towards the sky, and a string of names jumped out from her fingers. Each name seemed to have its own life, beating and suspended in the void, and then arranged neatly in front of everyone.
This time some people couldn't understand the meaning of these names and asked their colleagues around them. When the bee's wings flapped again, Ye Qing opened his mouth to explain: "Secret oath - an agreed oath."
Someone recalled this long name in their memory and looked at Ye Qing with eyes filled with vigilance.
"How come there are so many?"
Yes, how come there are so many.
The names were as big as cherry pits flowing out from Ye Qing's fingers. These pits were neatly arranged in front of everyone like an unbreakable wall.
The promised oath is a secret oath circulated in the ancient land of Ye Ye, and is a product of the combination of witchcraft and magic.
You hand over your real name and make an oath, and the person holding your real name will witness that you fulfill this oath, otherwise you will lose your most precious thing in the long river of destiny.
But how come there are so many names.
No matter how talented Ye Qing is, he cannot conclude an oath with nearly ten thousand people at the same time.
"They did not make an oath with me, nor with anyone in this world." Ye Qing looked at the names suspended in the air and said calmly, without much fluctuation in his tone: "They made an oath with this land."
The Speaker looked into Ye Qing's eyes with a solemn look: "I have never heard of such a form of secret oath."
"This is also the first time I've heard of it." Ye Qing nodded with a wry smile.
“But when I heard about it, I was given these names.”
"They made a promise to this land. If the third princess is really forced to stay away from home, they will form an army as the princess's bodyguard to protect her so that she can enjoy the power and dignity of a princess in a foreign country."
The speaker's tone couldn't help but have a hint of trembling: "Where do these names come from?"
"Seventy-four knights of the Guards Legion, and 8,700 soldiers of the Fourth Legion." Ye Qing met the opponent's gaze and said lightly with a sarcastic smile.
