The world of Wu Kingdom is a world without many restraints. Since the collapse of the country, not even the last trace of restraint has been lost.
Human life here is like a piece of grass. Whether it is ordinary people, dignitaries, or even princesses and princes, their lives can be clearly marked with a price.
But this was the first time I heard about the bounty on the emperor's head.
Millions of silver, ten magic weapons, guidance from a master, and fame... In addition to pursuing martial arts, people who practice martial arts want more than just fame and fortune. This assassination mission satisfies almost all of their pursuits.
There are countless people in the Wu Kingdom who want to rebel and kill the king, but this is very different from putting Emperor Wu's head on a bounty list with a price clearly stated.
If you think about it, assassinating the emperor is much more difficult than assassinating the princess, and it is also easier to become famous. Among the famous assassins in history, none of them became famous because of assassinating the princess...
Regardless of whether there is such a bold assassin, he dares to take on this task and put a bounty on the emperor's head. This is a rare initiative in the world for decades or hundreds of years. It spreads throughout the entire Wu Kingdom...
With such a generous reward and conditions, many people are naturally ready to take action. However, Emperor Wu has lived in the palace for a long time, with countless guards around him. There are many masters in the palace. Without the strength of a grandmaster, it is not easy to sneak into the palace and assassinate him.
Unless there is some way to get him out of the palace and out of the imperial capital...
…
In the imperial capital, all the officials have just gone to court, and they are still digesting the news they just heard in the court hall.
Just now, His Majesty announced in front of all the civil and military officials that he would go on a personal expedition and personally put down the many rebellions in the country.
This news is not unexpected. Although the emperor of a country's personal expedition can greatly improve morale, it will also bring about bigger problems.
They can understand His Majesty's eager thoughts. In order to sit in this position, he killed his brothers, patricide, and massacred his own people. Under the throne, there was a sea of corpses and blood. The people did not obey him and did not recognize him as the emperor. He needed to do something.
, to consolidate his position.
There is nothing that can establish the majesty of the king of a country more than his personal expedition, suppressing rebellions, and stabilizing the domestic situation.
Not to mention how to ensure His Majesty's safety, just preparing the supplies and supplies in the early stage will consume all the savings of the national treasury.
If they are recruited from various places, it will definitely increase the burden on local governments, which will also increase the burden on the people. The people will not be able to survive and will have no choice but to revolt...
After one rebellion was suppressed, I'm afraid there will be ten more...
This is simply an irresolvable contradiction.
However, it is difficult to disobey the emperor's orders, and His Majesty is arbitrary. In the past, there were some ministers who refused to remonstrate with him at the Yushitai. Later, after they were really dead, the Yushitai of the Wu Kingdom existed in name only. No one in the civil and military dynasties dared to do so anymore.
Disobey his orders.
apse.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and uses his troops like a god. If those traitors knew that Your Majesty was going to lead the expedition in person, they would have surrendered early. There would be no need to waste all this effort..."
Emperor Wu waved his hand, interrupted a eunuch's flattery, and asked: "Has there been any result on what I asked you to inquire about?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there is news." The eunuch said hurriedly: "Since that day, the ancestor has not returned to the imperial capital these days, and the senior has also disappeared. Many people have seen him outside the imperial capital.
The scene of two people fighting and fighting..."
"He's not dead yet?" A trace of disappointment appeared on Emperor Wu's face, and then he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and ask me to personally collect what you need and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare it as soon as possible..."
"According to the decree..."
The eunuch bowed and replied, but before he could leave, a eunuch ran in in a panic and said in panic: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Emperor Wu frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"
The eunuch knelt down on the ground, tremblingly handed over a letter, and said: "This, this is the news that reached the imperial capital today..."
Emperor Wu reached out to take it, tore open the envelope and cast his gaze upward.
Not long after, his face turned completely gloomy, he tore the letter into pieces, and said angrily: "It's treacherous, it's treason, who sent out the reward, who is it!"
He was so angry that he was trembling all over, and roared: "Check, investigate strictly for me, I really want to cut this man into pieces, I want to kill all nine of his tribes!"
The majestic king of a country was actually put on the reward list with a price clearly stated. His head was worth one million taels of silver and ten pieces of scrap metal!
This is a shame, a shame that he will never be able to wash away!
The eunuch trembled and said: "Your Majesty, we have already checked, and the man did not leave his name or any clues..."
"Trash, trash, what use do I need from you trash!" Emperor Wu waved his hand and said, "Someone, drag him out!"
The eunuch turned pale, knelt on the ground, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"
Two guards with swords ran in quickly, looked at the eunuch kneeling on the ground, and pulled out the long sword from his waist...
"stop!"
Emperor Wu looked at them, then moved his eyes to the weapons in their hands. He took two steps back and said coldly: "Who asked you to bring weapons in?"
The two of them stopped and looked at each other with confused expressions on their faces.
Emperor Wu looked at the two of them coldly, "Back off!"
…
The emperor's recent behavior is somewhat unusual, which has puzzled all the officials.
On the first day, he announced the news of his personal expedition and ordered officials from all ministries to prepare immediately without delay.
In the morning of the next day, he arranged other matters for the officials in charge of the matter, and never mentioned the matter of the imperial commander's personal expedition.
The official just asked in confusion and was sentenced to twenty punishments with a cane. From then on, no one in the court dared to mention the imperial commander's personal expedition.
This biggest state event since the beginning of the new year was shelved without a trace.
Secondly, he also strictly ordered that except for the city defense troops, the palace guards were not allowed to bring sharp-edged weapons into the palace where His Majesty was located. They would all replace them with sticks, and bows and arrows were not allowed to be brought into the palace.
Even when officials go to court, they must undergo extremely strict scrutiny. When entering the palace, they must first go into a small room, take off their clothes, and be searched before entering the palace.
In addition, the meals prepared in the dining room must be tasted ten times; when His Majesty goes to bed, there are no less than three hundred guards outside the palace; the masters in the palace are always brought with him...
It was only later that the officials learned that someone was so bold and treacherous that he put a million taels of silver on his head as a reward...
Not to mention how much the ten magic weapons are worth, but the current treasury of the State of Wu cannot afford these one million taels of silver...
I wonder who has such a big hand. Is all their money blown by the strong wind?
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A certain state in the Wu Kingdom.
It was just dawn and there were few pedestrians on the official road.
At a certain moment, a black spot suddenly appeared on the horizon at the end of the official road.
The black spot moved very fast, and as it got closer, it was discovered that it was an old man with disheveled hair and ragged clothes.
The old man was dusty, his hair was frozen, and there was no trace of blood on the corner of his mouth. He turned around suddenly and said loudly: "Crazy woman, you spared no effort and chased me for more than two months. Have I, Yang Wanli, ever offended you?"
Behind him, an old woman was riding on a horse. Without answering, she opened her bow and fired an arrow. The old man narrowly escaped on one side of her body...
At this time, the depression in his heart seemed to have reached its extreme.
This old woman's martial arts skills were equal to his, but she was an out-and-out lunatic. She would use her hands, regardless of the cost, injuring the enemy a thousand times and damaging herself eight hundred. Even if he could defeat her, he would probably lose.
Falling into the realm, the foundation is destroyed, and there is no hope of breakthrough in this life...
So he could only avoid its sharp edges, and as a result, she chased him relentlessly for more than two months.
Even though he is a member of the royal family, has a lot of self-cultivation, and has cultivated his moral character for a long time, he can't help but feel angry at this moment.
He turned around and said loudly: "Crazy woman, what grudge do I have against you? You hate me so much. Could it be that I robbed your man when I was young?"
