Chapter 174 The two imperial edicts kick off the troubled times!
Chapter 174 Two edicts of succession! The troubled times have begun!
Author: Fobudu
Chapter 174 Two edicts of succession! The troubled times have begun!
The night is getting dark.
In the dark room, Wei An raised his eyes, a disgusted expression appeared on his face again.
There are also a large number of fluff floating in the air, either spherical or strangely shaped, densely packed, filling the entire retina.
On or between the villi, there are countless microorganisms mixed, ranging from single cells to long worm-like ones, which are like a squirming mass of feces.
Wei An turned around and looked around the room.
Every piece of furniture is no longer clean and tidy, and its surface is covered with thick microscopic substances that look like mildew. When magnified, it looks like clusters of mushroom spores.
Wei An opened the window and looked into the distance.
It has been snowing for the past few days. The world outside was originally pure white, but looking at it now, there is a gray and black wave everywhere.
After looking carefully, it became clear that the gray-black waves were dust debris. They were surging and undulating, moving irregularly, like volcanic ash.
In that wave of ashes, there are countless microorganisms, as numerous as fish in the sea.
On the ground, on the trees, on the accumulated water, and among the grass and trees, gray and black dust is overwhelming, and the wind is wild and never stops.
Wei An walked to the mirror and looked at himself. He almost vomited at this sight.
In the mirror, Wei An's whole body was covered with a layer of downy ash, like a black gorilla, with hair everywhere. Only the outline of his body could be clearly seen, and his facial features could not be seen at all.
"It's so disgusting..."
Wei An's tiger body shook and released his body-protecting power.
Peng!
As a film-like force suddenly opened up, all attachments were shaken away and moved away.
The area tens of meters around Wei An suddenly became clean and clear.
However, those ashes soon swept in like an ebbing tide, impacting on the thin film formed by the protective force.
When Wei An saw this, he couldn't help but realize.
The ash material in the microscopic world can be isolated from the body by the body-protecting force, but the premise is that you must turn on the body-protecting force at all times. How tiring is that?
Thinking of this, Wei An took a deep breath of clean, dust-free air filtered by the body's protective force, and then closed the first solution.
The human flower slowly closed, and the three-flowered tree between the eyebrows also disappeared.
Wei An opened his eyes again and looked around. His vision had returned to normal. The night was dark and the sound of wind was still there, as if everything he had just seen was an illusion.
"Well, the human flower is open, and my plan can proceed to the next step."
Wei An lay down and fell asleep with a faint smile.
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It's the end of December in the blink of an eye.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is about to usher in a new year!
However, December was an eventful month, and it was quite uneventful, with all the states in the world in turmoil.
Ever since the benevolent king announced to the world that the old emperor had turned into a demon and massacred the royal city of Qizhou, all parties in Kyushu were shocked and were trying to verify whether the news was true or false.
When the whole country was stunned, King Liang suddenly took out an edict of succession, which was left by the old emperor, and officially declared to the world:
"The old emperor passed the throne to Prince Liang!"
From now on, King Liang is the new emperor!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and when people all over the world faced this edict of passing the throne, doubts came like a wave.
However!
In full view of everyone, King Liang showed the imperial edict of passing the throne openly and without fear, and announced:
"Every word in the imperial edict was written by the old emperor biting off his fingertips and writing them with his blood!"
Everyone looked at the edict of passing the throne, and immediately, a powerful and boundless pressure of blood flowed out. People couldn't help but feel awe from the bottom of their hearts, their legs trembled, and they fell to their knees.
There is no mistake, only the Yuanlong bloodline, the strongest in the world, can have such terrifying pressure!
The authenticity of the edict of succession became unquestionable at this moment.
First, the old emperor was the most powerful in the world, and no one could take away his blood;
Secondly, the old emperor is not dead yet. If King Liang forged the edict of passing the throne, how could he be sure that the old emperor would not settle the scores with him later?
This is not over yet.
Next, King Liang invited another heavyweight witness, who was the old emperor's personal eunuch and the only golden-robed eunuch in the Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Zhongche!
It was he who secretly set out from Shendu with the edict of passing the throne, came all the way to Liangzhou, and delivered the edict of passing the throne to the king of Liang.
With Zhao Zhongche reading out the edict of passing the throne, there is the old emperor’s blood letter as proof!
For a time, all the military officials and even the people in Liangzhou cheered and proclaimed King Liang as the new emperor!
However, only one day has passed!
The prince who was far away in the capital of the gods actually produced an edict to pass the throne, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor on the same day, announcing that the country's name would be "Tianwu".
That is Emperor Tianwu!
After that, Emperor Tianwu issued an order asking the King of Liang, King Ren, King Zen, King Dao, King Sword, King Fu, King Dan, and King Bing to come to the court immediately!
The whole world is in an uproar!
King Liang ignored this and took his time to choose a good and auspicious day to formally ascend the throne in the palace and be promoted from King Liang to Emperor Wu of Liang!
Later, Emperor Liangwu, who was wearing a yellow robe, invited the other seven kings to visit Liangzhou.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, two new emperors suddenly appeared, and everyone in the world was a little dumbfounded and at a loss.
The Renwang of Qizhou was the first to express his willingness to accept Emperor Tianwu as the new emperor.
However, he lived in seclusion somewhere in Qizhou, his whereabouts were unknown, and he did not go to the Hajj!
The six kings, including the Zen King and the Tao King, did not express their opinions, and they all just watched from the sidelines.
Not long ago, Emperor Tianwu officially issued a proclamation, declaring the ten major crimes of King Liang, including forging edicts of succession, seeking power to usurp the throne, researching forbidden bloodline techniques, and deceiving the public with monstrous words.
"Deprive King Liang of all his power and status, and the whole world will punish him!"
Emperor Tianwu acted vigorously and resolutely. He first identified King Liang as a rebel and called on all the heroes in the world to fight against him.
At the same time, by virtue of being at the center of power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he quickly took control of the six branches of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the huge army.
A massive civil war against rebellion is about to break out!
"It has begun. The troubled times Dong Zhuo wanted have finally come." Wei An sighed softly after hearing the news.
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The end of the month is here, Hongchen Pavilion!
At noon, Wei An walked across the street and arrived outside the gate of Hongchen Pavilion.
Looking around, we can see that there are crowds of people in front of the gate of Hongchen Pavilion, as lively and noisy as a city.
"What's going on?"
Wei An had never seen so many people come to Hongchen Pavilion, and they were blocked in front of the door and could not go out.
Looking through the crowd, he saw guards in armor guarding the door.
Judging from the style of the armor, he is clearly a member of the Imperial Guard!
"Brother Zhang."
At this time, Wei An heard a familiar voice, looked back, and saw Li Xian and Hua Kongkuang coming together.
Wei An cupped his hands and said, "I've met the two young masters, but I didn't expect it to be so lively today!"
"Haha, are you scared?"
Hua Kong Kong laughed loudly, "Our Crown Prince has become a prince, and he will come to attend the gathering at Hongchen Pavilion. As soon as this news came out, all the noble families in Liangzhou came to join in the fun."
Wei An understood.
In fact, until now, some people are still questioning the authenticity of the edict of succession.
However, Wei An knew better than those who lied about it, that the edict of passing the throne was absolutely true.
Precisely because it is true...
The prince in Shendu was brutally stabbed in the back by the old emperor, and he was probably depressed to death.
Poor that prince, he has been the prince for nearly four hundred years. He once lamented to everyone and said that famous saying:
"How can there be a prince in the world who has lived for four hundred years?"
I never expected that in the end, the old emperor would actually...
well!
Having said that, the prince and his followers are bound to be unwilling to give up the throne that is within easy reach.
Sure enough!
The prince finally refused and became Emperor Tianwu.
But to be honest, Emperor Tianwu is actually the one who conspired against us!
On the contrary, Dong Zhuo is more genuine!
Dong Xukun followed Zhan Guang. Now he is a legitimate prince. His status is completely different from that of the crown prince in the past. He has a sense of déjà vu that he has been promoted from bronze to platinum.
"Let's go in."
Hua Kongkuang said hello, and his servants immediately rushed forward to clear the way, forcing their way through.
Wei An followed him into the door. When he looked up, he immediately found that there were people sitting next to each other in the yard, unable to move.
Seeing this, Hua Kongkuang shook his head and curled his lips and said: "The price of Hongchen Pavilion has really dropped. Even cats and dogs can enter at will."
"Brother Hua, there is going to be a war soon. Those who come today are either rich or noble, so be careful what you say."
Li Xian tugged at Hua Kuang's sleeve and said helplessly: "Let's go to the back garden."
The three of them bypassed the crowd and entered the back garden, chatting while walking.
Hua Kong Kong said: "I heard that Emperor Tianwu has decided to send troops to attack Liangzhou. Does Brother Li know what the strength comparison is?"
Li Xian replied: "According to the court's army-building system, the eight-state royal family's soldiers and horses are not allowed to exceed 500,000, while the royal army has more than 5 million!"
"What, five million?!"
Hua Kongkong clicked his tongue and said: "There is such a disparity in military strength! Even if the eight kings unite, there are one million fewer soldiers and horses than the royal army. How can we fight?"
Li Xian waved his hand and said: "That's not how the account is calculated. The royal army is scattered all over the place, guarding the fortresses in all directions, and will not move easily. The soldiers and horses that Emperor Tianwu can use can support 1.5 million!"
Hua Kongkuang thinks about it too.
Emperor Tianwu knew in his heart that he was the one with an unjustified reputation. Except for the defeated King Ren who recognized him, the other six kings looked down on him. If he was not careful, they might rebel.
He sighed: "Even so, it is still three times the number of troops."
Li Xian smiled and said: "More soldiers do not necessarily mean strength! First of all, Emperor Tianwu's soldiers and horses had to travel a long distance to Liangzhou, which consumed a huge amount of materials. Our Liangzhou soldiers and horses were waiting for work;
Secondly, Liangzhou is located on the northern plateau. Since ancient times, it has been easy to defend but difficult to attack;
In addition, the most important point is that Qizhou was left in ruins by the old emperor, and I, Liangzhou, have already taken the lead."
Hua Kuang understood it immediately and asked in surprise: "What is the marching route?"
Li Xian took out a map from his pocket, spread it out, pointed to the location of Shendu, and said: "From Shendu to Liangzhou, there are two routes to march north. Go west and pass through Chanzhou, and go east.
Then pass through Qizhou.
At present, King Zen has made it clear that he does not want Zen State to be involved in the war and decisively rejected Emperor Tianwu.
Then, Emperor Tianwu has no choice but to attack Liangzhou via Qizhou."
Hua Kong Kong looked at the map and pondered: "Actually, the path to attack Liangzhou from Chanzhou is the smoothest and the shortest."
Li Xian nodded and said: "Zenzhou is where the ancestral court of Buddhism is. The Zen King believes in Buddhism and is compassionate. Unless Emperor Tianwu has a way to convince the Zen King, the Zen King will never be involved in this civil strife."
While talking, Wei An suddenly caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure walking into the back garden, it was the White Lotus Saint Ouyang Cigu.
He walked over and said hello: "Saint..."
Before Wei An could finish speaking, Ouyang Cigu interrupted directly: "You may be in danger today. I advise you to leave early and return to Pantian Sect as soon as possible to avoid trouble."
Wei An asked in surprise: "What danger?"
Ouyang Cigu was silent for a moment and replied: "After Shenwu Song was wanted, he was rounded up by many parties and has been arrested.
But the Shenyin Sect tried its best to rescue him and reached an agreement with Emperor Liangwu, after which Shenwusong was acquitted and Emperor Liangwu appointed Shenwusong as the ‘Pioneer School Captain’.”
Wei An was speechless for a moment and said clearly: "So, the danger comes from Shenwu Pine, right?"
Cigu Ouyang sneered and said, "You should have expected this day before you reported Shenwu Song."
Wei An sighed: "In this world, I clearly reported merit, but in the end I was in bad luck."
Ouyang Cigu rolled her eyes and said: "The way of the world has always been like this. Strength is respected, and those who are capable can do whatever they want! The so-called ways of the world, laws, rules, etc. are only used to restrain the people at the bottom."
After hearing this, Wei An couldn't help but smile and said: "The saint is also a strong person. For the sake of me refining elixirs for you, if Shen Wusong brings trouble to me, you will protect me, right?"
Ci Gu Ouyang turned away directly.
A moment later, a loud roar suddenly came from the front yard: "His Royal Highness, Princess Weiyang, is here!"
Wei An, Li Xian and others all went to the front yard.
Then I saw Dong Xukun, Dong Weiyang arrived late, and the people in the courtyard were already kneeling together.
"Greetings to the prince, hello to the princess, a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
"No gift!"
Dong Xukun was dressed in a purple robe, with his hands behind his back, and his face filled with glory, as he slowly walked into the crowd who were standing up.
That scene was truly awe-inspiring and unparalleled!
At this time, Dong Xukun had been promoted to a third-level master, and his dragon bloodline had further grown.
If one day, he is promoted to a first-level powerhouse, the Sheulong bloodline will also grow to its extreme state - the high-level king blood level!
At this moment, Dong Xukun, who has the bloodline of a king-level dragon and a third-level cultivation level, is definitely a leader among the younger generation.
Apart from Ouyang Cigu, perhaps only Shenwu Song has the strength to compete with him.
However, at this moment, Shen Wusong was walking behind Dong Xukun, as if he was just a follower who followed orders.
Everyone looked at Shenwu Song's surrender, and everyone was a little unbelievable.
Who doesn't know that Shenwusong is arrogant and domineering and acts wantonly, and even God can't control him?
Shenwu Song was still a little drunk, with disheveled hair and unkempt appearance. He seemed to have noticed everyone's strange looks. He raised his head and scanned the entire yard.
Suddenly!
Shingosatsu's pupils shrank and he stared at a figure, then he jumped up and landed in front of that person.
Whoosh!
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on that person.
Hua Kong Kong took a few steps back and stayed away from Wei An.
Li Xian shook his fan and stood next to Wei An. He looked at Wei An and then at Shenwu Song with a curious look on his face.
Shen Wusong stared at Wei An for a moment and said, "You, fight with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Siam continued: "Shen Wusong, aren't you obviously bullying others? If you want to fight, go find a master."
He cupped his hands at Dong Xukun and said, "Tell the prince that Shen Wusong has become drunk and crazy again."
Dong Xukun's eyes flashed and asked: "Why do you want to challenge him?"
Shengo Song said loudly: "I received news that not long ago, Zhang Sanqiao was hunted by the 11th Division of the Demon Slayer Alliance. As a result, the two third-level masters of the 11th Division were all killed. It is suspected that they all died in