Gyeonggi is the capital of the Far Eastern dynasty and where the royal palace is located.

Within the palace, the Six Divisions of Heavenly Hanging, Earthly Listening, Prison Law, Codes and Silk, Soldiers and Horses, and Yin and Yang all perform their respective duties, and together they form the cornerstone of the imperial court's rule.

Among them, the "District Listening Department" is the military and political intelligence agency of the Far Eastern Dynasty. It is responsible for spying on military intelligence and monitoring of rumors. From foreign news to trivial matters of the common people, nothing can escape the surveillance and eavesdropping of those spies and scouts. They can be said to be the eyes and ears of the emperor.

The palace of the Chief of the Imperial Palace in Gyeonggi Province is located in a remote corner of the palace. The atmosphere inside the palace is solemn and awe-inspiring. Civil servants at all levels are processing the documents sent back by scouts from various places in batches, grading, summarizing, sorting and submitting them according to their importance.

The head of the Diting Division was dealing with a difficult matter at this time. In the twelfth lunar month of the year before last, two extraterrestrial visitors came to Gyeonggi to meet the Holy Lord. One of the women asked for the nameplate of the Division of Yin and Yang and a golden dragon robe with one claw, and the other boy also asked for

He said something strange to the Holy One - you are both living and dead.

After that incident, the Holy Emperor issued an imperial edict that all civil and military officials were not allowed to discuss the matter, and anyone who disobeyed the order would be executed.

This order has not been lifted until this year. Most civil and military officials strictly abide by the order and do not dare to take a step beyond it.

But sometimes, people are such curious creatures, and it can even be said that they are curious to the point of being a bit mean.

Even though the Holy One has issued an order, he still cannot shut up someone's mouth and refuses to allow discussion. Last year, several ministers were executed for secretly discussing this matter, including many close ministers.

But today, according to the investigation of the internal intelligence stationed by the local listening department in Baiguan Mansion, a prince actually talked about the Holy One in the palace, falsely claiming that there might be some hidden secret between the Holy One and the visitors from outside the world.

If it were a hundred officials, Di Ting Si could immediately execute him according to the secret order, but the other party was a prince with an extraordinary status, even higher than the Di Ting Si himself. There has been no reason to kill him in the past.

It really put the commander in a difficult position.

Just as the Chief was thinking about how to deal with this matter, a secret guard quickly entered the room and handed over a secret volume sealed with dragon-patterned paper: "Sir, Sir, Thousand Miles Flying Book."

The commander suddenly felt confused and heard that the secret agents and scouts of the Division were all over the world, and there were also many people conducting control in Doguland. For these scouts, they only needed to contact local informants regularly and provide information, which would then be sent to them regularly.

Just go back to the court.

The "Wanli Feishu" in front of us is a very special method of communication. It bypasses the step of intermediary informants. Local scouts use royal carrier pigeons to directly communicate point-to-point with the capital of the Bureau of Investigation.

The information sent back in this way is often the top priority. I wonder what happened in the kingdom recently, which actually caused the local scouts to activate this method of contact.

The Chief of Staff sent away the secret guards, opened the Dragon Pattern Flying Book and browsed it carefully. The contents of the book were very brief, but each word made the Chief of Staff jump with fear.

I saw what was written on the flying book: Dusk City reported an attack on the Death Legion, two Shangguan clan members of the three-clawed golden dragon rebelled, the six guards of the East Palace led hundreds of secret guards to be wiped out, and the grandson of the emperor, Ye Lingchen, died.

Four paragraphs, four points of information, each of which is frightening, let alone appearing simultaneously in a flying letter!

Even though the Taishan Mountain collapsed in front of him and his expression remained unchanged, Chief Di Ting couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly summoned the ministers: "Quick! Report this flying letter to the Holy One!"

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In the Gyeonggi Grand Hall, civil and military officials are kneeling here. Occasionally, there is a subtle sound of dripping water. If you look closely, you will find that it is cold sweat dripping from the official's forehead.

Just now, the Chief of the Department of Listening sent a letter that flew thousands of miles away. After reading it, the Holy Eunuch asked the eunuch to read it to all the officials. All the officials were shocked when they heard the news.

Since the end of the "Laurel War", the Far Eastern Dynasty and Doguland have not met each other at war for 28 years. No matter how they plot against each other secretly, at least they have maintained friendship and peace on the surface.

But who would have thought that this time the Holy Emperor appointed his grandson Ye Lingchen to take over the Far East caravan and ordered him to visit Doguland to show friendship, he would be suddenly attacked and killed by the Death Guard Legion, resulting in the death of His Highness!

Ye Lingchen was smart since he was a child, with a tall and dignified image. He could discuss matters with officials at a young age, and accompanied His Highness the Crown Prince to observe government affairs. He was so loved by His Majesty that he was directly made the Emperor's grandson, and openly appointed him as the grandson of the Emperor.

The crown prince after the crown prince ascends the throne.

The future prince was attacked and killed in a foreign country. No matter what the reason was, no matter what the reason was, even if Ye Lingchen broke the sky there, he should be sent back to the court and punished by the Holy One himself, not like a dog.

You can kill him casually like that.

This behavior is no longer a matter of provocation, but a malicious insult!

Above the main hall, all the officials were silent. Behind the emperor's curtain, the figure on the throne could be faintly seen. Some strange friction sounds could also be heard. It was the emperor unconsciously tightening the handle of the dragon chair.

Cang Xuan, the leader of the Tianxuan Division, stood in front of the tent. His four-clawed golden dragon robe moved automatically with his long black hair. His beautiful little face was expressionless. Only his cold golden eyes were filled with a coldness that could freeze the world.

There seemed to be a biting cold wind howling in the hall, and the sky was filled with frost and snow.

The prince was seen kneeling in front of the curtain, with a sad look on his face, tears streaming down his face, and his voice full of hatred: "Father! Dogulande has taken away my legitimate son. This hatred is irreconcilable. I beg your father to make the decision! I am willing to personally lead the army."

Ma, raise an army to question Doguland!"

There was silence in the hall, and the only thing that could be heard was the sound of breathing getting heavier and heavier behind the curtain.

When the sound of heavy breathing exceeded the threshold, everything became quiet. Then, the figure behind the tent shook slightly, and the sound of writing brushes on silk brocade continued to sound.

As soon as the pen fell, the curtain slowly opened a crack, and the five-clawed golden dragon robe symbolizing the status of the emperor emerged. A gloved hand stretched out, holding an imperial edict in the palm.

The great eunuch strictly abided by the rule of "not to look at the emperor". He lowered his head and received the imperial edict. After opening it, he turned around and read loudly: "Since he came to the throne, Gu has always governed the country with kindness. Our dynasty has ceased war with Doguland for nearly thirty years.

In the past thirty years, I have shown sympathy for the gifts of foreign countries and the suffering of the people, without raising a single soldier or horse."

"I originally thought that Doguland understood this well and could follow the path of peace. I never thought that the foreign barbarians would not convert, and in vain, they would take away the relationship between the two countries, seize Gu's beloved grandson, kill the prince, offend the power of the Far East, and try to end the fate of the dynasty!

Such atrocities are a blasphemy that is rare in ancient and modern times, and its appallingness is unprecedented!"

"In order to safeguard the dignity of the Far East and to comfort the soul of my beloved grandson Ye Lingchen in heaven, I immediately ordered the Prison Law Department to promulgate wartime legal regulations and impose martial law on cities and towns across the country; the Bureau of Principles and Silks took inventory of the treasury and prepared military supplies; the Department of Land Listening mobilized elite scouts to spy on the military situation;

Yin and Yang, the Second Division of Soldiers and Horses, selected generals who are good at fighting, with General Yuan Huang as the vanguard, National Advisor Zhang Bufan as his deputy, and a million troops; Tianxuan Division's masters gathered together, and their leader Cang Xuan was on standby with the army.

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Chapter completed!