On September 13th, Sun Qingyue, Princess of Zhaoyuan County, wrote to the Emperor, asking to investigate the case of Master Tianxuan and Junior Brother Jiang Li and apprehend the culprits.
The emperor had not been in court for a long time, so all memorials were sent directly to Ziwei Palace. Theoretically, only the emperor or his personal eunuchs knew the contents of the memorials.
But after Gongsun Qingyue submitted the letter, the matter spread very quickly. For a time, everyone inside and outside the court knew about the deaths of Tianxuan and Jiang Li.
Then, as if the horn of charge was heard, a large number of memorials were sent to the palace like snowflakes.
Among them, there are those inside the city, some outside the city, some waving flags and shouting, and some expressing their attitude.
For example, the eldest princess Ji Lingguang, her messenger rushed to the divine capital on September 16th, reported to the emperor of tomorrow, and asked for an order to return to the divine capital.
After the eldest princess, on September 18th, the kings of the Ji family wrote a letter. King Qi, King Zhuang, King Dai, and the three kings sent people to write a letter, also asking the emperor to thoroughly investigate the case.
On the same day, Taixue held a wine ceremony, and Feng Chang, one of the nine ministers of the dynasty, also wrote a letter expressing his willingness to do his best to assist in the investigation.
Tianxuan's "death" completely ignited the fire.
Moreover, the emperor and those who are loyal to the emperor cannot oppose it.
Although the plot of "who dares to sue me" often appears, but at this moment, if the emperor also plays such a trick, he may not be able to directly detonate the heated situation.
Therefore, the emperor chose to get sick.
The gates of the imperial city were closed, and the emperor was ill in bed again. Some officials banged their foreheads against the gates outside the imperial city, and almost died to remonstrate without making any response.
Anyway, those officials are all well-educated, so no matter how hard they get hit, they can still be saved.
They only dare to hit the gate of the imperial city. If they really go straight to the palace, they are looking for death. The emperor will avoid it because the other party's behavior is in accordance with the law, and also because it is not easy to continue to use cruel methods.
One Tianxuan has already "died", if a few more die, it will really lose the support of the people.
But if someone is really brave enough to break into the imperial city or sneak into the imperial city, the emperor will definitely put on a show of sitting up in a state of death, letting him know that even if he is old, the emperor is still one of the top strong men in the world.
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As for the opposition, now that the general trend has begun, it is not the time to force the emperor to convict. Even if the general trend arises, forcing the emperor to convict is a last resort, and a better opportunity needs to be found.
You can't say, Emperor, please stop living and explode the Dao Fruit.
Wouldn’t this be a loss of justice?
However, no matter which side knows that if it continues, forcing the palace may be an inevitable result.
Moreover, now that the general trend has begun to take shape, it is much easier to add fuel to the flames.
On September 19, the Secretary of the Jingzhao Prefecture joined the army, and the Judicial Officer was found dead at home.
On September 20th, Jingzhao Prefecture Si Bingjun died on the way to the government office.
On September 21, the magistrate of Shendu Yun County was assassinated at the county government office.
Officials in Shendu and nearby counties were gradually removed, leaving official positions vacant. According to regulations, a new official would take office at this time, or a deputy would take over the management.
As for officials above the county magistrate level, the final step in their appointment is to be approved by the emperor.
When the emperor was bedridden, it was difficult to appoint new officials, so someone had to take charge.
In a sense, this is a good opportunity to temporarily bypass the emperor and deploy people.
And these changes in authority have further intensified the undercurrent.
It is difficult not to think of something that cannot be said about the emperor's power over the emperor.
"Small things add up, and we press forward step by step, junior sister."
In the quiet palace, Gongsun Qi looked at the information sent to him and couldn't help but praise it.
The emperor could choose to pretend to be ill and disappear, or the opposing party could take advantage of the emperor's "sickness" to further create an advantage and cut off the emperor's arms step by step to force the emperor.
Although he is obviously inferior in strength, he is still able to create such a big trend. The other party's ability is quite powerful.
For someone with such ability, Gongsun Qi would definitely be Tianxuan as his second choice.
"These officials... and Shen Yuan and Yang Yan who were killed before..." Gongsun Qi whispered to himself, "He is free from law. Is he related to you? Junior sister."
Although none of the killed officials had their souls directly beheaded like Yang Chen and Shen Yuan, because their deaths were not conducive to the emperor, Gongsun Qi began to doubt the connection between the two.
He subconsciously wanted to pinch his fingers, but then he stopped laughing.
Nowadays, the secrets of the Divine Capital are in chaos. Not only Tianxuan cannot perform his best Yi technique, but Gongsun Qi is also the same.
If you want to use Yidao's method, you have to wait for the storm to pass.
"It's also possible that it's the people over there..." A figure flashed in Gongsun Qi's mind.
The city of God has now become a place of turmoil, and even if all forces are not involved, they should still pay attention. Just like the few members of the Tao De Sect, they have never returned to the sect and have stayed near the city of God.
It's just that among the current parties, there is a missing force that was bound to appear but has never been seen.
——The Cult of Demon God.
The number one scapegoating force in China has yet to make any movement.
Logically speaking, when Tianxuan disappeared, someone from the Demon God Sect should have stepped in to take the blame and be responsible for Tianxuan's death.
But until now, the Demon God Sect has not taken the blame, which is really abnormal.
'Did you choose to watch? Or have you already participated in it...' Gongsun Qi's eyes were dark, like a bottomless pool, 'I don't believe you will just sit back and watch this matter, Your Majesty.'
The power of divine consciousness leaked out unconsciously, and the scene in the hall became distorted, and occasionally a winding and majestic figure appeared. As if time went back, certain memories were manifested under the influence of the heaven-like divine consciousness, and they appeared in the hall. Flashes alternately.
Waves arose in Gongsun Qi's heart, and the memories of the past appeared here. The winding and majestic figure gradually solidified, with red scales covering the body, and a huge face shrouded in mist, revealing only the cold vertical pupils.
Just when these lights and shadows were about to completely solidify, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.
Gongsun Qi waved his hand as if waking up from a dream, all the light and shadow dispersed, and the hall returned to purity.
Only a few breaths later, a eunuch came outside the palace and respectfully reported: "To the Lord of Heaven, Elder Kaiyang of the Dinghu sect is asking for an audience. Also..."
The eunuch hesitated for a moment, but then said truthfully: "Elder Kaiyang said that if Tianjun didn't see him, he would force his way in."
"Kaiyang?" Gongsun Qi's eyes moved slightly, and he laughed and cursed: "This fool."
Now that the imperial city is closed and no one else is allowed to enter or leave, Gongsun Qi has been living in the palace for a long time, as if he has completely abandoned the world and does not care about internal and external affairs. But now, facing this bastard, he cannot disappear.
Otherwise Kaiyang would really force his way in.
I'm so stuck. I've been thinking about it for almost a day, but I still can't come up with a specific plot.