At dawn, Emperor Zhaoxing came to Liangfen Garden.
The members of the clan have already arrived, standing in order and waiting in the main garden of Liangfen Garden.
Taibu watched quietly in the dark. All the royal family members in the capital came, except King Jin.
Why didn't King Jin come?
Could it be that I received some kind of news?
Emperor Zhaoxing stood facing the members of the clan for a moment. Hundreds of royal family members, princes, princes, and grandsons stood facing Emperor Zhaoxing, and no one knelt down.
Emperor Zhaoxing had already prepared for this.
Members of the royal family had the strongest resistance to ancient rituals.
When the ceremony began, Emperor Zhaoxing first recited a prayer.
The main purpose of this sacrifice is to carry out ancient rituals.
Today, Emperor Zhaoxing wants the royal family members to be the first to learn ancient rituals.
Learn ancient rituals in a special way.
"In order to greatly promote the country, I have regained the ways of the ancient sages, used the ancient sages' etiquette to teach the ignorant and stubborn, and used the ancient sages' methods to educate the head of Guizhou..."
Emperor Zhaoxing talked about the importance of restoring ancient rituals, and praised the achievements of Sheng'en Pavilion. Finally, he hoped that the True God Canglong would send an oracle to show that Emperor Zhaoxing had made the right choice.
Will an oracle really come down?
The members of the clan looked at the back of Emperor Zhaoxing, and everyone knew what was going on.
There will be an oracle. As long as the chief priest is asked to say a few words at the last stage of the ceremony, it will be an oracle.
What would the high priest say?
Whatever Emperor Zhaoxing asked him to say, he would say it.
No one cares about the "oracle" delivered by the high priest, they can even guess the content of the oracle.
It is nothing more than the true God’s approval of ancient rituals and everything the emperor has done.
Of course this is not an oracle, the clan has a real oracle in its heart.
Zhao rises and falls, and the King of Honor is established.
This is what they saw with their own eyes in their dreams. In the past few days, they had had the same dream.
King Rong is already ready.
After Emperor Zhaoxing offered a sacrifice to the True God Canglong, Prince Rong would immediately read out the ten most serious crimes of Emperor Zhaoxing, and Prince Rui would mobilize members of the clan to force Emperor Zhaoxing to abdicate.
If Emperor Zhaoxing refuses to comply, members of the clan will attack Emperor Zhaoxing, not just verbally, but also physically.
They were even prepared to beat Emperor Zhaoxing to death.
Are they not afraid of the emperor's minions?
Liang Jixiong is not here, and all the Canglong Guards are almost dead. Who dares to take action against the clan members?
Does that slave Chen Shuncai dare?
Does that slave Gongsun Wen dare?
They don't dare, not even the Forbidden Army dares!
Many members of the clan secretly brought weapons into Liangfen Garden, and neither the imperial guards nor the servants dared to search their bodies.
Moreover, except for Chen Shuncai and Qi Anguo, the other chamberlains and imperial guards were waiting outside Liangfen Garden, and they were not eligible to participate in the ceremony.
If you force the emperor to abdicate, will you be charged with treason?
Won't!
Who will write down the crime of treason?
The ministers would not do it, and neither would the people. Everyone in the capital was looking forward to Emperor Zhaoxing disappearing, and no one wanted to see the emperor who forced them to kneel down.
Even the historians could only write down one thing: Emperor Zhaoxing acted in a perverse manner, people and gods were outraged, and the True God Canglong issued an edict to abdicate the throne!
King Rong was a little nervous, but he hid it well on the outside.
Today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Liang Xianhong's implementation of "ancient rituals" completely aroused the anger of his subjects, and now he is forcing this foolish king to abdicate and comply with the people's will.
Prince Rong Liang Xianjun was the younger brother of Emperor Zhaoxing. He was both born to the empress and his bloodline was orthodox.
The weak king abdicated, and the prince was far away in the north. The country could not live without a king for a day, so it was just and right that the king of honor should take over the throne.
The most important thing is that he has been recognized by the True God Canglong.
Daxuan is blessed by the True God Canglong, and the Canglong Oracle is the highest will of Daxuan.
Compared with Liang Yuming and King Huai Liang Xiankang, King Rong undoubtedly got the best opportunity. He did not need to collude with foreign enemies or launch a rebellion. There was a blue dragon at the top who appointed the emperor, and a faint king at the bottom dug his own grave.
And Prince Rong must also do his own thing well - act decisively and avoid future troubles forever.
King Rong subconsciously touched the dagger on his waist. When the clan was besieged, he would take the opportunity to kill Emperor Zhaoxing.
Liang Xianhong, don’t blame me for being cruel, I only blame you for your many unjust actions.
After Emperor Zhaoxing finished reciting the prayer, it was time to offer sacrifices.
Liangfen Garden was originally the execution ground for officials, so offering sacrifices here naturally has its own profound meaning.
Emperor Zhaoxing gathered the criminal prisoners from various ministries and yamen, a total of more than 500 people, and escorted them to Liangfen Garden, where they were executed together and the heads of the criminal prisoners were sacrificed to the true god.
Some of these more than 500 people had committed capital crimes, some were sentenced to exile, some were sentenced to hard labor, and some were not even convicted and were just suspects.
It doesn't matter what the crime is. To the royal family present, they are just sacrifices to the true God.
The high priest recited a prayer, and the king waited for the executioner to appear.
Mere executioners are nothing to worry about, but it is best to wait until they leave the altar before taking action.
But he did not wait for the executioner. He only saw Emperor Zhaoxing waving his sleeves, and the skin of the prisoner kneeling on the ground exploded, blood spurted out, and the bones, flesh and internal organs on his body fell off piece by piece.
All the clan members were stunned. They had seen killings, and they had even seen torture like Ling Chi.
But they had never seen anyone dismember themselves in front of them. More than 500 prisoners slowly turned into pulp on the ground amid the screams.
The high priest hissed: "The true god kills the thief!"
Was it the true God who killed these criminals?
Did the true god really come to this ceremony?
After all, the royal family members are knowledgeable, and some people have seen the clues.
This is the Mohist construction method. Someone secretly used the mechanism technique, but it is not yet known where the mechanism came from.
Taibu, who was hiding in the dark, knew where the mechanism came from. The source of the mechanism was in the shackles on the prisoners.
There are extremely thin steel wires on the shackles, and the bones and flesh of the prisoner's body are cut off layer by layer by the steel wires.
Who can control such a clever mechanism?
Apart from Zhong Shen, there is only one person in the capital.
The owner of the ascetic workshop, Ye Ansheng.
He is in Liangfen Garden.
But Taibu couldn't find his location.
After executing the prisoners, it is equivalent to offering a sacrifice to the true God, and it is time for the King of Honor to appear.
Emperor Zhaoxing stood on top of the altar, and King Rong stood under the altar. There was a lot of meat and mud between them.
King Rong took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and took a step forward. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Emperor Zhaoxing say slowly: "Xianjun, don't worry, the sacrifices haven't been finished yet."
What does this mean?
What does it mean to not be in a hurry?
Does the emperor know what I am going to do?
Emperor Zhaoxing looked deeply at Prince Rong Liang Xianjun and everyone in front of him.
In the secret meeting the day before yesterday, the kings of the clan swore an oath and made an alliance, saying that they would never live together with the cowardly king.
But today, with just one glance, all the clan members were avoiding Emperor Zhaoxing's gaze.
They were afraid.
King Rong realized that the situation was not good, and the charges against Emperor Zhaoxing must be announced immediately, otherwise the royal alliance would collapse in fear.
"Hunjun!" As soon as King Rong said these two words, he suddenly felt his breath blocked, as if something strange was growing in his mouth, blocking his throat.
A row of candles suddenly lit up in front of Emperor Zhaoxing, suspended in mid-air, and very dazzling in the daytime.
The candles were half extinguished, and all the clan members present had foreign objects in their mouths, blocking their breath.
The clan members were frightened and wanted to escape, but foreign objects regenerated under their feet and instantly burrowed into the soil, but they firmly bound everyone in place.
Everyone struggled hard, and foreign objects regenerated in the bones, intertwined, and bound all the joints.
The first joint to be locked was the knee, and all the clan members knelt on the ground neatly.
The next thing that was locked was the spine. Everyone's bodies were stiff and twisted like puppets. After bursts of crisp sounds, their spines were all broken.
But they still straightened their waists and knelt on the ground, with foreign objects replacing their spines, supporting their bodies.
Their necks were raised stiffly, the facial features on their faces were distorted, and they stared at Emperor Zhaoxing with blood-red eyes.
They are still alive, but only alive. They have lost the ability to move and cannot even blink.
Emperor Zhaoxing waved his sleeves, and the candles in front of him were lit one by one.
Every time a candle is lit, the distortion of the faces and limbs of the clan members decreases. By the time the candles are half lit, many clan members can already move.
The candles were 70% lit, and the clan members were almost back to their original state. They were still kneeling on the ground, neatly kneeling down to pay homage to Emperor Zhaoxing.
The candles were all lit, and all the clan members were smiling and moving in unison.
They sincerely kowtowed to Emperor Zhaoxing. Every time they kowtowed to Emperor Zhaoxing, they all shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is holy, the true God is wise!"
Seeing such a strange scene, Emperor Zhaoxing stood on the altar mountain with his hands behind his back, a satisfied smile on his face.
Chen Shuncai stood behind him with a blank expression, as if he knew what was going on.
The palm eunuch Qi Anguo stood next to Chen Shuncai with a strange expression on his face.
He didn't know the reason. He was very scared, but he forced a smile on his face, which made his expression look ferocious and funny.
Taibu concentrated the yin and yang energy in his eyes and scanned the royal family members under the altar.
He saw a tree, a huge tree.
Impermanent Blood Tree!
These members of the royal family were turned into a blood tree.
What bound their soles were the roots of the blood tree, and their soles were deeply rooted in the soil.
What binds their joints is the trunk of the blood tree. The trunk supports their bodies and firmly binds their knees.
Their open arms are the roots and branches of the blood tree.
They knelt down and worshiped repeatedly, while the branches swayed back and forth in the wind.
They shouted in unison, which was the sound the branches and leaves made in the wind.
Why did they turn into blood trees in such a short period of time?
Taibu looked around and found clues.
He first saw the statue on the altar, which was not the statue of True God Canglong at all.
It was a statue with unclear limbs and facial features. Taibu did not dare to look too closely at the statue, otherwise he would get lost in disorder and chaos.
Surrounding the statue is a huge magic circle.
The magic circle of Chaos and Impermanence is the magic circle that turned more than five hundred royal family members into a blood tree.
This sacrifice has nothing to do with True God Canglong, Canglong cannot sense the existence of this sacrifice at all.
Taibu must leave, otherwise he will also be attacked by the magic circle.
As he was getting away from Liangfen Garden, he heard the voice of Emperor Zhaoxing:
"This is the power of the emperor, this is the power of the emperor, this is the way of the ancient sages and the etiquette of the emperor!
Pass on the decree, the sacrifice will last for three days, summon the ministers and the people of the capital to come here to listen to the oracle!"
If I can advance to the second level this time, no one in the world will be able to rival me.
If I can't be promoted to the second rank, let the blood tree help me get to the second rank.