King Xin ascended the throne when he was more than 300 years old, and had the power of life and death for more than 2,000 years. He killed countless unfavorable courtiers and palace people.
In the Xinhe Empire, he is the master above all else.
However, in front of the guardian of the Immortality Tree who towers over all Yunlan races, he is just an inconspicuous member among all living beings, and an ant-like existence.
The prince who was patrolling the west on his behalf was beheaded by the guardian of the Immortal Tree, and he was ordered to commit suicide. King Xin was as frightened as a bird, fearing that he would hear worse bad news, even his soul was frightened.
"The guardian of the sacred tree said that if Your Majesty and all those who participated in oppressing and harming Ningjun had not committed suicide years ago, he would have cursed you. At that time, not only would your Majesty and the rest of their family be wiped out, their bloodline would be wiped out, but their souls would also be scattered, and they would never be reincarnated.
Opportunity!"
"No..." When the worst news came, Mr. Xin Guojun was so frightened that he screamed, huddled in a ball and shivered.
He was born noble, the prince of the empire, and then the lord of the empire. Even if he could not break through the immortal level, he would still be blessed with great fortune and great wealth in the next life when he entered the realm of immortality in the future.
If the soul is scattered, it means that it has truly disappeared from heaven and earth.
King Xin, who longed for immortality, felt the panic in his heart multiply and doubled, and he was trembling with fear.
Huang Naijian lay on the throne and advised sadly: "Your Majesty, although Princess Shu and the Crown Prince are gone, your Majesty still has other heirs. Now is not the time to be sad. In order to preserve the inheritance of your Majesty's bloodline and incense, the first thing is to hurry up
After paying back all the arrears of grain and silver, the guards sent by the guardian of the sacred tree were waiting outside the city to collect the spiritual stones. They only had five days to do so.
In addition, as for the Queen, Your Majesty must make an early decision. If the Queen knows that the Crown Prince Shu and Princess Shu are gone, and angers the other princes, grandsons, or palace officials, if anyone in the imperial city dies because of this, the guardian of the sacred tree will settle the account.
Your Majesty will be responsible for all the consequences."
Xin Guojun huddled up in the throne and asked in a trembling voice: "What will happen if...if we don't repay the grain and silver?"
"The guardian of the sacred tree gave an order to his guards, saying that no food or silver would be given within a time limit. Five days later, the guards would be ordered to flatten the palace, kill the king and the royal family, and thus change the Xinhe Empire.
The guard, the old slave, had no idea what his cultivation was. They slapped the prince in front of the old slave and the royal family. The old slave and the Mahayana monarch had not yet reacted. If they wanted to kill the old slave and others, they would not say anything.
If you take off your clothes, it must be the same as killing a poultry."
What Huang Naijian said was true. When the royal family members recalled the skill of the man who slapped people, their necks felt cold. Based on the man's speed, they might not have felt it until their heads were cut off.
Lord Xin was so frightened that he lost his mind and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Pay back, pay back! Open the treasury quickly and pay them back their grain and silver!"
"Your Majesty, you can't use the spiritual stones from the treasury. The guardian of the sacred tree said that whoever had the grain and silver in his pocket should repay it with stones, and it is not allowed to be used for public benefit."
"..." Xin Guojun froze: "Do you want... do you want me to repay you?"
"The one who said that His Majesty must dig out the spiritual stones from his private treasury."
"Return...return, you immediately take people to open Gu's private treasury to get the spirit stones." Xin Guojun thought of that guard outside the imperial city, and felt that there was a sword on his neck, and his head would be ready at any time.
Separate from the neck.
"Your Majesty, if the old slave opens your majesty's private treasury, the queen will know it immediately. If the queen knows that the old slave has returned to the palace, she will definitely come and ask the prince, princess Shu..."
Xin Guojun remembered that the eunuch said that if the queen angered anyone, he would be blamed for killing the palace servants. He jumped to his feet and shouted: "Let the queen die violently! Go and kill her quickly, and say it is a violent crime to the outside world."
Kill!"
Huang Naijian was horrified: "Your Majesty, this old slave dare not accept the order! Your Majesty is my master, and the queen is your majesty's queen, which is equivalent to half of my master. Even if I have the courage, I will not dare to kill my master."
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Stimulated by the frightened voice of the inner prisoner, Mr. Xin Guojun's chaotic mind became slightly clearer. He grabbed the seat with trembling hands and cast his panicked eyes towards the royal family.
His voice was dry and hoarse: "The queen... is murderous and cruel. If she knows that Xin Shu and the prince are dead, she will definitely anger the descendants of the royal family. In order to protect... the royal bloodline, please elders... put the queen to death and depose the prince's children and grandchildren."
The spiritual root of a practitioner."
The royal family is reluctant to take action, but the queen is ruthless. If she hears the news of the death of the prince and princess Shu, that woman will definitely use the descendants of the royal family as obstacles in order to protect the prince's children and grandchildren from inheriting the throne in the future.
Eradicate them one by one.
They are the closest bloodline to the country and the county. The woman will not let go of any potential threat to her grandson. Naturally, their descendants are also on the list of the Queen's elimination.
The prince not only has children, but also great-great-grandchildren. Some of the younger ones with slightly better talents were raised by the queen herself, and they are not soft-hearted people.
If the queen and the prince die, the prince's children and grandchildren will inevitably rely on the support of their relatives to fight for power, thus causing trouble in the court. Ambitious relatives may take the opportunity to steal the country.
For the sake of their own blood, the royal family members still nodded. An elder who was accustomed to taking charge looked solemn and said: "It won't be too late to deal with matters related to the queen tomorrow. The most urgent thing now is to arrange the funeral arrangements.
The guardian of the Immortal Tree gave the order, and it was absolutely impossible for the monarch and us to disobey the order. I waited until the funeral arrangements were arranged and then went into seclusion to commit suicide. Telling the outside world that I was in seclusion can still intimidate the courtiers.
However, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the candidate for the next king must be carefully considered. This person must have strength and skills, be able to control the courtiers, and will not be controlled by relatives or courtiers to become a puppet. Only in this way can we preserve Xinhe's foundation and protect the
Descendants of the Xin family."
"I don't want to die, I want to live forever..." Xin Guojun's legs shook harder than a rice sieve sifting chaff.
"You have to die if you don't want to die. If you and the current queen raise children like Xin Shu and the prince, you are destined to die a bad death. We used to spoil you and the prince Xin Shu. We also made mistakes, so we can't escape this time.
A calamity, this is retribution.
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If we can preserve our ancestral heritage after death, we still have the honor to meet our founding ancestors, but if the empire's heritage is reduced to zero, we will become ghosts after our death and have no face to see our ancestors.
Don't think about losing anything, let alone escape by feigning death. The best result is that the guardian of the Immortal Tree will only let you and I end up with each other. If you dare to offend the gods again and anger the guardian of the sacred tree, you are responsible for it.
Can’t afford the consequences.”
On the way back to the imperial city, the royal family reflected on their journey. In the past, they were too selfish, which put the foundation of their ancestors at risk.
If the Xinhe Empire is changed from one dynasty to another because of this, they will be sinners through the ages.
This time, for the sake of the blood inheritance of the Xin family, they can no longer be selfish and must make up their minds to urge the monarch to commit suicide and deal with the descendants of the royal family who may endanger the Xin family.
King Xin Guo was criticized by the Mahayana elders and heard that he must die. His whole body collapsed like mud again, with fear in his eyes.
The Mahayana disciples of the Xin family sat in the main hall and shared the joys and sorrows with the king.
Xin Guojun was unwilling to die just like that. He sat there for half the night and thought about countless possibilities to save his life. In the end, he overturned all the plans and cried helplessly.
He doesn't want to die, but he also knows clearly that he must die.
The guardian of the Everlasting Tree personally ordered him to commit suicide. If he dared not die, not to mention the person who came to Xinhe Imperial City in person, he only had to say a word, and all the people in the empire would respond, and the people in the imperial city would definitely raise the flag of rebellion. At that time
Not only will your reputation be ruined, you may not even be able to control how you die.
Relatively speaking, suicide is the most honorable way to die.
King Xin himself knew that he had no way out, so he resigned himself to his fate and discussed with the royal family how to summon the courtiers who had conspired against him into the palace and how to deal with the queen's family.
The royal family did not shirk this time and gave their ideas.
After a group of people finished discussing their affairs, they meditated and took a nap until it was time for the monarch to go to the morning court.
On that day, King Xin was going to the morning court. Huang Naijian helped the king tidy up his appearance, put on court clothes, then tidied himself up, and also changed into palace clothes.
Lord Xin took Huang's servant to the morning court, and the Mahayana family members of the Xin family went their separate ways.
In order to prevent the monarch from having any messy thoughts again, the Xin family Mahayana people were divided into three groups, one group dealt with the queen's affairs, and the other group "protected" the monarch.
The other group went back to make arrangements for the funeral. At the same time, they also sent the honor guard brought back from Ningcheng to the imperial mausoleum far away from the imperial city, and let them stay in the imperial mausoleum for a while.
The people who "protect" the monarch are divided into groups of two, and the two Mahayana who follow the monarch follow the monarch at all times. Others enter the wish-fulfilling house, which is also hidden on the king's hair crown or in the patterns of his clothes.
A group of Mahayana responsible for dealing with the children and grandchildren of the Queen and the Crown Prince also entered the Ruyi Room, and sat with another Mahayana in the side hall of the monarch's palace.
The courtiers of Xin Heguo went to the morning court as scheduled and waited in line. When the monarch went to the palace, they saw the personal supervisor following the monarch. They were suddenly surprised. When did Huang Internal Supervisor return to the palace?
Huang eunuch accompanied the prince on his western tour, but he did not hear the news that the prince returned to the palace. Why did Huang eunuch accompany the monarch? Could it be that Huang eunuch returned to the palace first?
The courtiers were full of doubts and spent the morning peacefully.
When retreating from the court, the monarch went first. After Huang Nei was detained, he sent some courtiers to see him.
The courtiers who had received the monarch's oral instructions followed Huang Naijian to the study where the monarch handled government affairs. They found that several members of the royal family who accompanied the prince on his western tour were also there, and they couldn't help but be shocked and suspicious.
And when they bowed and sat down, waiting to hear what the monarch would say, they heard Huang Naijian's voice, and Huang Naijian said earth-shattering words as soon as he opened his mouth: "The guardian of the new Everlasting Tree has arrived in Ning County.
And we already know that the ministers proposed plans to the monarch to exploit the people of Ning County."
Everyone was shocked.
Before they could react, another thunder struck: "The Guardian of the Sacred Tree upheld justice for the people of Ning County, beheaded the Crown Prince and Princess Xin Shu, and ordered all those who participated in the conspiracy against Ning County to commit suicide years ago to atone for their sins."
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Several people sitting in the chairs suddenly jumped up. Some people got up in a hurry and tripped their chairs. However, they ignored it and stared at Prison Prison Huang.
"Inspector Huang, are you kidding?"
The speaker's voice was trembling. Huang Naijian silently raised his hand and moved the bodies of the prince and Princess Shu out of the Ruyi Room for the courtiers to see.
"After Princess Shu and the prince were executed, even their souls were wiped out. The guardian of the sacred tree said that the prince and princess Shu had done too many evil things and were not qualified to enter reincarnation again.
The guardian of the Everlasting Tree learned that the monarch and his ministers were secretly targeting Ning County, taxing Ning County higher than other counties, and deliberately defaulting on food and silver in the name of collecting military grain. After being furious, he ordered all participants to commit suicide years ago.
The guardian of the sacred tree is in the Ningcheng County Sheriff's Mansion. If all the participants have not confessed their crimes before years ago, he will personally take action, and the souls of all participants will be scattered, and the whole family will be destroyed and their bloodline will be cut off."
"..."
When more than a dozen courtiers saw the bloody Princess Shu and the dead prince, they were so shocked that they took a few breaths, their hearts beat wildly, and their legs and feet became weak.
Several high-level monks from practicing families were unable to escape the sudden news of death, and their faces turned pale with shock.
The frightened courtiers sat down stiffly and looked at the monarch with stiff faces: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me..."
"I can't be the master. This is the order of the guardian of the Everlasting Tree. I don't dare and can't disobey it. You have to commit suicide and apologize. The same is true for me.
The sacred tree is guarding Ningcheng. There is no room for change in this matter. Everyone goes back to arrange their posthumous affairs and let all those who know about it and those involved settle the matter as soon as possible. You should be aware of the current affairs. At least you can keep your bloodline. Don't dare to violate the law.
, I was so distraught that my whole family was destroyed, and my bloodline was cut off. Even if I died, I would not be able to see my ancestors."
Xin Guojun wants to die more than anyone else, but let me ask, besides God, who else in Yunlan can be greater than the new guardian of the Immortality Tree?
"..." More than a dozen courtiers looked ashen, and the guardian of the Immortal Tree personally ordered all participants to commit suicide. The participants must die!
Someone murmured unwillingly: "It has been decades since the secret realm of Zhuzhou Jinzhuling Guanxing Pavilion was closed, and the high-level monks who passed through Xinhe have also left for many years. Why did he come to Ningjun?"
"It is said that the man is going to the Eighteen Continents of the Great Wilderness. He has been delayed in Bamboo Continent for more than sixty years due to something. His spirit beast and his friends went south first. He just recently came from Bamboo Continent to join his friends.
It is said that his friend and the spirit beast passed through the Monk City in the Baiyu Mountains and were detained by a cultivating family who tried to kill and seize the treasure. When they came to find him, they exterminated a certain family."
Huang Naijian answered all questions. That day Lord Shang said in the square that the guardian friend of the sacred tree was detained by a monk family in Guiji City, and that family was exterminated because of this.
Lord Shang didn't explain it in detail at the time. The Nascent Soul Lord who sent them back and the beast cultivator talked about Guiji City when they were bored, and they almost knew the whole process.
The ministers shuddered when they heard this. The man who killed a monk family because his friend was imprisoned showed that he was really kind-hearted according to the rumors, and he was not without a temper. If they disobeyed... wouldn't he?
Will they be exterminated?
They figured out the monarch's thoughts at the beginning and knew that the monarch was dissatisfied with the Shang family, the governor of Ning County, who had been controlling Ning County, so they offered suggestions and suggestions to relieve the monarch's worries.
It is undeniable that their strategy was perfect, but when it went against me, the success fell short.
Back then, they colluded with the monarch and gained trust and were reused, but they also laid the foundation for disaster. This may be karma.
This chapter has been completed!