RNP Chapter 1034 Yu Hengyuan
Chapter 1034 Yu Hengyuan
Chapter 1034 Yu Hengyuan
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction where the voice came from, to see which reckless man dared to challenge the majesty of Jade Emperor at this time.
But the first thing that caught the eye was a gorgeous and noble black dragon robe, and then the face, although with rather special facial features, the contours of the facial features vaguely showed that it must be somewhat related to the Jade Emperor.
Especially at this moment, their temperaments are particularly similar.
It was an arrogance that came from the bones, treating all the ministers present as ants.
Just like the man who was speaking, his eyes were looking towards the Jade Emperor Heaven on the thirty-three heaven steps from beginning to end, as if he was unaware of everyone's gaze. As he took a step forward, a figure seemed to break through the space and teleported in front of him.
"Your Highness, this is different from what we discussed before."
The one who stopped him was a young eunuch. He was the only one besides Yu Huangtian who knew that the other party was the eldest prince who failed to seize the throne decades ago, and was also the uncle of the contemporary Emperor Xuan.
"It was him. He crossed the line first." Yu Hengyuan said in a deep voice, and then glanced at Xu Xiao, "Besides, someone else has already noticed my existence."
"Oh?" The young eunuch looked in the direction of the other person's gaze and frowned slightly after noticing Xu Xiao.
"Of the five supreme generals, if I kill one and capture one, I will deal with the remaining three later. By then, I will be left with no one to use." Yu Hengyuan saw that the other party had the intention to kill and spoke.
This Chongtian altar has actually always been within its territory.
Yu Hengyuan comprehended the field of illusion, which was similar to Qin Fan's second-level field of Peach Blossom Purgatory, and could silently trigger the ambitions and desires deep in the hearts of others. This was also the succession ceremony agreed upon by Yu Hengyuan and Yu Huangtian.
Jade Emperor needed to face his ministers with a completely new identity when he stepped down from the throne, so he naturally could not take away the inherent impressions of cowardice, gentleness, indecision, etc. that he had when he was on the throne.
At the same time, Yu Hengyuan's appearance also needs to establish his prestige again.
Then it would be most appropriate to start with the ministers present.
However, because of his memories of his second life, Xu Xiao repeatedly examined his own heart and discovered something was wrong. Of course, it was just a minor problem on his side.
Yu Hengyuan did not continue to act according to the original role. The real key point was that Yu Huangtian wanted to pack up Cao Changqing and take him back to the worship hall.
This was clearly poaching people from his own subordinates, and this was from the powerful Shangzhu State who commanded an army. In this case, Yu Hengyuan would definitely not stand there stupidly. Moreover, in his opinion, destroying the Shangzhu State's family was enough.
Just as he said this, Jade Emperor had already transmitted the message to the other party with the help of the power of humanity's merits.
"Xu Xiao, or Cao Changqing."
"What do you mean?"
"You said it yourself, uncle. Xu Xiao was the first to notice your presence. This also means that he guessed some of our secret actions. Then Liu Zhengtang and his military family were finally labeled as traitors and were doomed.
There is a bargaining chip that can be overturned, even though there is no so-called evidence, but politics is sinister.
So now that we have the situation under our control, we might as well kill one more."
"You are very similar to your father. No matter what their purpose was, they were truly loyal to you."
Yu Hengyuan walked forward slowly. Even though he had not yet ascended the throne, he was able to overwhelm all his ministers with his aura.
At this time, no one would be stupid enough to question why the other party appeared here, and was wearing a dragon robe.
Since Liu Zhengtang went mad and wanted to depose the emperor, and then had his head crushed by Yu Huangtian without any hesitation, the direction of all developments was no longer under their control. Originally, these ministers wanted to unite to oppose Yu Huangtian's succession to the throne.
But there is no point in opposing it now. I will be lucky if I can survive today.
At the same time, with a warrior's keen intuition, Xu Xiao realized that his situation was not good.
Apart from the voice transmission that followed, Yu Hengyuan spoke directly and openly about the conversation between him and the young eunuch just now, so he vaguely felt that he was most likely the next target.
In fact, every time a new Emperor Xuan comes to power, there will be a major reshuffle in the court. Even the five great pillars of the state and the eight great families will inevitably be neglected for a period of time. This is also a big carnival that those ministers who are eager to climb up will face.
After all, working as a 007 worker for decades is not as good as the blessing brought by the four words "minister who supports the dragon".
The reason why all the ministers opposed Emperor Xuan's succession at the beginning was that they didn't even know who the successor would be. They didn't have time to catch up with this rare carnival, so they naturally hoped that everything would remain the same.
Then, just as all the ministers were watching with trepidation as Yu Hengyuan was about to walk up to Cao Changqing, who was still groaning on the ground, Xu Xiao suddenly took a step forward and saluted him solemnly.
After this salute, he said nothing, but spontaneously stood behind Yu Hengyuan.
This action confused everyone, and when everyone reacted, they secretly cursed Xu Xiao, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, for being so shameless as to force himself into the position of Fulong's minister!
The two people who were also Shangzhuguo were dumbfounded by his behavior.
Even though a family of a senior pillar state was destroyed just now, they at least represent the pinnacle of power of the Great Xuanwu General. Except for the time of the seventeenth Xuan Emperor, none of the five senior pillar states would be so unrestrained as to come forward and force themselves on others!
Generally, the successor or the prince who intends to compete for the throne will meet with him privately and offer some benefits to win him over, hoping that after confirming his ascension to the throne, the military's power can be used to help him smoothly and steadily get through the most difficult period.
In other words, the five great pillars of the state would not get involved in the struggle for the throne, which also forged the arrogance hidden in their hearts from generation to generation.
At this moment, although Xu Xiao's performance did not break the rule, it did make them feel a little cheap.
Similarly, Xu Xiao also noticed the contemptuous looks from the two senior generals. He had no way of expressing his pain, and he could not really tell out loud the little truth that he had vaguely guessed, otherwise he would be courting death.
Then a voice came to his ears.
"The kid from the Xu family, huh? Not bad."
Xu Xiao lowered his head quickly and said:
"Greetings to Your Highness."
Now he has recalled the other party's identity. Although he has the appearance of a natural overlord, he is praised by everyone in the court as the benevolent prince.
The other party's personality was actually the most suitable for succession to the throne, but it was precisely because of this self-confidence that Yu Hengyuan did not expect that he would eventually be overthrown by his own brothers, and his followers and supporters were all liquidated after Yu Huangtian's father ascended the throne.
In other words, the ministers present were either absolutely neutral or participated in the battle for the throne, and because they successfully chose a side, they shared the delicious fruits of the battle.
At this moment, when Yu Hengyuan took the initiative to talk to Xu Xiao, Yu Huangtian already understood the other party's choice.
“Yang Guo, please ask General Cao to go to Jingying Tower to reflect on himself.”
"Yes."
Yang Guo stepped forward, bowed to Yu Hengyuan first, then helped Cao Changqing, who was still hesitating to say something, and walked away from the altar in a few steps.
At this time, some old ministers who had experienced three generations of imperial changes discovered Yu Hengyuan's identity.
"Your Highness, how is this possible?"
The one who spoke was Cheng Baishuang, one of the six elders. He was also the oldest among the six. Before the Heavenly Dao was unlocked, the upper limit of the path of literary practice was locked at scholars, which was different from warriors and magicians.
This state will not bring about any qualitative change, nor will their life level leap forward, so their lifespan is no different from that of ordinary people.
As the end of his life was approaching, if Cheng Baishuang had not inherited the foundation of the original owner of his destined body and waited for the drastic changes in the world, he would have resigned from his post as a minister and quietly waited for death at home.
[Cheng Baishuang, from "The Swordsman in the Snow".]
He was a scholar of the old Southern Tang Dynasty, and a first-class scholar of elegance and elegance. Before the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was just a scholar traveling around to study. After the fall of the country, he began to practice martial arts and became the best master in Southern Xinjiang.
During the Liang-Mang War, Cheng Baishuang entered Liang and entered the Great Celestial Realm with the opportunity of the Zhang family saint's grace to the world, but he could no longer become a Confucian saint, but he did not regret it.
When the country was in crisis, the elderly scholar Cheng Baishuang went to Beiliang. Under the city of Jubei, Cheng Baishuang tried his best to stop the arrows and siege stones from Beimang. He was the first to die in the battle at the back.
During Cheng Baishuang's lifetime, not a single boulder or crossbow arrow fell into Jubei City in Beimang. Cheng Baishuang is worthy of Confucianism and the world. He has shouldered the responsibility of a scholar. Who can say that he is not a well-deserved Confucian saint? 】
Yu Hengyuan looked at the other person's face, which looked much older but somewhat familiar, and felt quite emotional.
He bowed solemnly and said:
"Master Cheng, long time no see."
It was Cheng Baishuang who was responsible for his enlightenment, and later he was not the Prince's Tutor, but Yu Hengyuan always kept his teachings in mind. It was also because of his teacher Cheng Baishuang that he embarked on the path of a benevolent monarch.
Although this path failed.
But Yu Hengyuan still felt grateful to him in his heart.
"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive." Cheng Baishuang's voice was a little choked, and then he bowed solemnly, "Old minister Cheng Baishuang, pays homage to Your Highness."
Yu Hengyuan sighed and stepped forward to help him up.
Then he glanced at the other five ministers. They were all familiar faces. Three of them were strong supporters of his good brother. This made him subconsciously narrow his eyes.
The five ministers also saluted in unison. They had now seen the situation clearly. The so-called successor was the eldest prince who was recognized by the world as having lost the fight for the throne and died at the hands of the previous Emperor Xuan decades ago.
As for why the other party is still alive.
They didn't understand, nor did they have the curiosity to find out.
Just like they had known the previous Emperor Xuan for decades and had personally supported the current Emperor Xuan to ascend the throne, with the thinking patterns of these ministers, they would never be able to guess the mind of any emperor.
Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that this eldest prince was once known as the benevolent prince, and it was even rumored that he would be a benevolent monarch throughout history.
However, later on, a legend about an evil dragon in troubled times emerged in the imperial city.
Yu Hengyuan's failure was definitely not just due to this rumor, so after several decades, the ministers consciously abandoned this ridiculous statement and still hoped that a benevolent and easy-going monarch would ascend the throne.
Then everyone noticed that Yu Hengyuan was staring at an elder in silence.
"Your Highness, let's talk about the past." Cheng Baishuang said hurriedly when he saw this.
But just as he opened his mouth, he was suppressed on the spot by an extremely terrifying aura.
"Master Cheng, I need to give them an explanation."
The moment Yu Hengyuan turned his head to look at Cheng Baishuang, a black dragon with bared fangs and claws appeared behind him. The most horrifying thing was that there were three pupils in each of the black dragon's eye sockets!
Compared to the five-clawed golden dragon still flying in the sky, this black dragon image exudes a gloomy aura, more like a mountain that is about to collapse, weighing heavily on everyone's heart.
"Gu Wenyu, you once murdered 439 family members and friends of my followers, and even threatened their lives to force them to betray me. I still remember that one person chose not to obey, so you peeled off the skin of his child who was not even a month old.
Then, through a series of designs and frame-ups, he was forced to commit suicide to prove his innocence."
"Your Highness, even if you are about to ascend the throne, you still need evidence." Gu Wenyu was not nervous at all and looked into his eyes calmly. However, when his peripheral vision glanced at the huge dragon head on the Dharma image behind him, a slight violent fluctuation occurred in the depths of his pupils.
Then he suddenly twisted his neck stiffly, staring blankly at the three slightly rotating pupils in the pair of dragon eyes on the dragon's head.
His breathing became more and more rapid, and his eyes were filled with blood.
"You..." Li Taike frowned slightly. At such a close distance, compared to before when Yu Hengyuan only subtly activated the power of the domain and did not maximize its effect, this also made Li Taike obviously realize that something was wrong.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, the five-clawed golden dragon that was originally circling freely in the sky suddenly stared at him, and with it came a terrifying pressure that locked him in place.
And a voice came to his ears.
"Prime Minister, do you want one person to die, or three people to die?"
Decades ago, Li Taike was just a student in the Wensheng Temple and had little understanding of the sinister political struggles within the court. However, after becoming the prime minister, he was able to learn some information with the help of his authority.
Therefore, he knew clearly what Yu Huangtian meant, that among the three elders who had supported the succession of Emperor Xuan, only Gu Wenyu died, so the other two would be safe.
Otherwise, not only would he be unable to stop Yu Hengyuan, but Yu Huangtian, whose true nature had already been exposed and who was showing a terrifying murderous intent, would probably take action himself.
At this moment, he felt that all the pressure around him had dissipated, but the step he was about to take stopped in his heart.
When he was reading the historical archives that contained those records, he also felt that beneath the pale words were buried countless bones, and that volume after volume of records carried the shocking darkness of the dynasty.
If he could go back thirty years, he would do everything he could to make some changes.
But it was not until he became the prime minister that he realized how difficult this road was. He also realized belatedly that the young man in purple robe, with whom he used to go fishing leisurely, was able to suppress the entire court by himself and make the entire court live in his shadow. He realized how terrifying and wise his methods were.
(End of this chapter)