Amidst the flashes of lightning, the temperature dropped sharply, and violent raindrops hit everything on the earth, including the ground, roofs, and streets, splashing a layer of misty water.
A chamberlain wearing a raincoat quickly rushed across the square between the front palace and the main palace, ran out of breath on the platform of the royal council building, and said something to the chamberlain outside the hall.
"Your Majesty the Emperor." The chamberlain who received the notification stepped into the palace gate: "Governor Wei Lun handed over a card to invite you. He is now waiting to be summoned at the main palace gate."
"Let him wait." His Majesty Cohen did not even raise his head, still looking at the emblem of the Salan family in his hand: "Yarsad, have you calmed down? Then tell us about this."
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor." Yersad put down the cup in his hand: "Velen... is a big bad guy!"
"My child, Velen is a high-ranking official until proven guilty. Even a noble cannot say this about him. Whether he is a bastard or not should be judged by the emperor." Prince Visu touched Yarsad's head as if he was pointing out his own son.
He also gave him the same advice: "Speak out the matter and let the emperor judge."
"Yes." Yarsad lowered his head and thought for a while: "Probably just after the war between gods and demons, my father suddenly summoned the whole family one day and told us about the rebellion of left prime minister Luman and that the Salan family has been loyal and brave for generations.
, we can’t let our bones soften at this time... Later, my father arranged for me to live in a remote village, with servants and guards accompanying me. For a long time after that, there was no news about my father and my family.
, until that day..."
"It was one night when the army came to protect my father. My father's body was covered with blood-stained bandages, and he was missing an arm. Although a magician had been treating him, the blood still kept flowing.
Flow." Yarsad whispered, the tears flowing down his cheeks falling drop by drop on the carpet in front of him: "Finally, someone reported that the rebels were chasing me, and my father called me over and brought this
He handed the crystal ball to me and told me that it was Velen who framed him."
Although they already knew that Velen was responsible for the crime, the ministers who were sitting around felt a chill in their hearts after hearing what Yarsad said in a childish voice, as if they were there themselves.
"My father told me that if I can't reach Darkmoon Province, I have to hide all the time. No matter what, I have to wait until the day when the empire is restored to meet the new emperor... Otherwise, no one will know about Velen's heinous crimes, and there will be no way for me to know about it."
There will be many crimes blamed on the Salan family."
"Then what?" A minister asked softly: "Your father..."
"I was taken out of the village. When I climbed over two mountains, I saw a huge fire burning in the direction of the village. The fire reflected the entire sky red." Yarsad looked at his toes and clenched his fists.
, the whole body was shaking: "I...I don't know how my father is..."
Under the porch from the front palace to the main palace, Governor Velen stood quietly. The majestic royal council building looked so blurry and distant in the heavy rain... The expression on Velen's face condensed as he stepped down the steps.
"Governor Velen - what are you doing?" A guard shouted: "Governor, you can't go in without His Majesty the Emperor's order!"
Governor Velen slowly turned around and replied dully: "If you think I deserve to die, just kill me!" After saying that, Velen walked into the rain and let the heavy rain soak him inside and outside.
The guard shouted "Bold!" and was about to rush over to catch Velen, but several governors came one after another in front of the door. They held the badges asking for an audience with His Majesty the Emperor, and rushed into the door together with shouts, closely guarding Governor Velen.
around.
Seeing that there were too many governors violating the rules, the guards formed a circle to surround them and reported to the superiors. The order of the commander on duty was: monitor them first, and once they enter the security range of the royal council building, take them into custody immediately!
Outside the front palace gate, more and more nobles arrived in carriages. They did not know that this matter was related to the Salan family, but their extremely sensitive noses smelled the peculiar smell.
In the storm, under the supervision of the guards, Velen led his so-called hard-working "brothers" who were tied to a line and walked forward slowly. When he was in the center of the square, Governor Velen shouted, "Your Majesty the Emperor!"
"Then he knelt on his knees into the rushing rain.
This situation will naturally be reported to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible.
"Let him kneel down - what!" His Majesty Cohen was furious after receiving the notification: "Let those nobles who come to see the excitement enter the main palace gate. If they want to see, let them see as much as they can! Go and tell him, tell
Everyone, the person complaining is Yarsad Saran!"
Bai Ying carefully played with the magic crystal ball, and finally announced to everyone that because too much time had passed, the sound in this crystal ball could only be extracted once.
"Open it!" Cohen said in a deep voice: "Yarsad should listen carefully and always remember your father's voice."
The faint blue light overflowed from the magic crystal and surrounded this small sphere. The people in the hall first heard a series of violent coughs.
"I am Governor Yoken Salan. I am not sure who is listening to me, but the situation is urgent. Anyone who hears it please send this crystal ball to the Keda family of Dark Moon Province immediately. I will be grateful."
Amidst the difficult breathing, Yoken Salan's voice rang out, and this voice was exactly the same as what Cohen remembered: "Visu...I failed...but I was not defeated by the rebels, but by the rebels."
Under Velen's conspiracy... he sent a letter asking me to rescue him. When I arrived, he united with the rebels to attack me. The rebels attacked me head-on. He personally led the army to cut off my retreat. After fighting hard for more than ten days, I finally got enough food.
After all the troops were defeated, only a thousand soldiers of the 30,000-strong army remained..."
The sound behind gradually became blurred, gradually lowered, and finally became silent. However, the previous words can already make people understand the whole thing clearly. At this moment, everyone in the hall fell into a long silence.
In the silence, it goes without saying that everyone felt heavy.
This incident happened violently and suddenly, and all aspects must be taken into consideration when dealing with it.
With a "wave" sound, the crystal ball that had completed its mission broke into several pieces. Yarsad rushed forward and picked up the fragments with trembling hands. Tears poured out of his eyes drop by drop. His suppressed sobs made everyone present even more excited.
I feel heartbroken... These intermittent, low sobbing sounds are constantly tugging at everyone's hearts.
"Arrest Wei Lun!" Princess Kaili jumped up, so angry that her roar was trembling: "I'll try him personally. I want him to regret living until now!"
"Sister, sit down." Princess Feilin tugged at the corner of her clothes: "We understand the whole thing and follow your husband's arrangements."
All eyes were focused on Cohen, and His Majesty Cohen was leaning against the throne, closing his eyes and meditating.
Because they knew that the complainant was Yarsad Salan, the nobles gathered at the porch of the main palace became excited. Everyone knew about the failure of the Salan family during the rebellion, and also knew that Yokan Salan's province was close to
In the province of Velen, the two forces were defeated one after another, and now the youngest son of the Salan family came to sue Velen... If you still can't guess what happened, then there is no need to become a nobleman.
What's more, a waiter came to the porch later and announced the whole thing in more detail.
Some nobles were angry because of their association with the Salan family, some were gloating because they had issues with these governors, and some were just joining in the fun... But no matter what, a joint formal complaint was written immediately.
And delivered it to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible.
Holding this complaint signed with the blood of many nobles, Cohen's face looked a little cold.
"Husband, what are you going to do?" Princess Dill asked worriedly: "If we pursue this matter, the news will spread to everyone immediately. In the end, not only will Velen's life be in danger, but none of the governors who surrender will be able to do so.
The nobles are all looking forward to this day to get out of the Holy Capital alive, but the empire cannot be in chaos."
"But, don't you just care?" Kelly looked at Yersad and couldn't help but feel angry and anxious.
"Cohen." Prince Weisu couldn't help but remind him softly when he saw Cohen's expression changing: "There are still a certain number of private armed forces in these provinces... Although they won't do anything big, they can cause chaos.
But the ability is there.”
Cohen looked at Yarsad, whose eyes were red and swollen, and felt for a moment that he was powerless. After becoming the emperor, he allowed the imperial power to restrict his hands and feet.
"Take Yalsad down to rest."
After saying this, Cohen stood up and walked out of the palace with a calm face. Under everyone's surprised eyes, his pace did not stop, but he walked all the way down the steps. A soft golden light shone from his clothes.
It shined through and wrapped around his entire body. The violent rain was blocked by this layer of light, adding an extra layer of white water spray to the golden color.
Everyone in the palace hurriedly followed, and the chamberlains hurriedly prepared rain gear. The group followed the emperor down the platform of the council building and came to the spacious square.
Seeing His Majesty the Emperor approaching, the governors who had been staggered by the heavy rain immediately straightened up and knelt in a very standard manner, exactly the same as the posture of Governor Velen in front. The nobles in the distance discussed with each other and finally rushed in one after another.
In the rain, I knelt down not far from the governors.
His Majesty Cohen's footsteps stopped, and at his feet was Governor Velen with a dull expression. Everyone was looking at His Majesty the Emperor, waiting for him to speak and see how he would handle this matter.
The expression on His Majesty Cohen's face was very calm. He first glanced at the person at his feet, and then asked softly: "What else do you have to say about Yarsad Salan's accusation?"
"Report to His Majesty the Emperor." Governor Velen shook his head: "I have nothing to say."
"You lied about being surrounded and asked Yokan Salan to lead troops to rescue you. Then you cut off his escape route and then joined forces with the rebels to attack him. Is this the whole thing?"
"Your Majesty, when I asked Governor Yokan Salan for help, I was indeed besieged by the rebels. This is absolutely true." Governor Velen said frankly: "When Yokan Salan arrived, things changed.
There was a change. I once tried to hide this matter as much as possible and sent many people to contact him, but the whereabouts of Yokan Salan's reinforcements were still discovered by the rebels. Two roads were placed in front of me. At that time, I
No other choice can be made.”
"You do know how to act according to circumstances." Cohen commented calmly: "So, you personally killed Governor Yokan Salan?"
"No, but I saw him die righteously with my own eyes."
Without any warning, Cohen raised his right hand and slapped Velen away.
After falling in the rain, Wei Lun fainted for a while before slowly getting up. He spat out a few teeth, wiped the rain on his face with his hands, and then knelt all the way to Cohen's feet, his face still as dull as before.
His expression was as if Cohen's slap was not his.
People who were a little further away didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor attacked people, and several governors nearby were also frightened.
"Let me ask you again." His Majesty Cohen was not surprised by Velen crawling back to his feet: "What would you do if you found Yarsad Saran that day?"
"Report to Your Majesty." Governor Velen raised his head, and the rain fell on his face. Even Cohen could not see clearly his expression at the moment: "If I find him, I think I will definitely kill him. This is not even possible.
Don’t think about it.”
"Sure enough." Cohen laughed: "So now, do you regret it?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have no regrets." Governor Velen said categorically: "The situation at that time did not allow me to make a choice."
"Our Sbia Empire is really full of talents!" Cohen snorted coldly: "You are all talents, all of you are fucking talents!"
"I concealed this matter from His Majesty the Emperor. I know that he is His Majesty's family friend... I deeply apologize for causing trouble to His Majesty. I am also very sorry for Governor Salan himself." Governor Velen said slowly:
"But this is how the world is. Since you have lost your sight at that time, chaos will inevitably occur, and I just want to survive and survive according to the rules of survival in troubled times... If my positions were reversed with Governor Saran, I would definitely not
I'll blame him."
"Do you think you are qualified to preach to me?" Cohen raised his eyebrows: "Bow down and lower your head!"
Governor Velen immediately plunged his head upside down into the turbid rainwater and remained in this position.
His Majesty Cohen waved to his secretary, who immediately understood and trotted all the way to the emperor. After pondering for a moment, the emperor waved to the nobles kneeling in the distance and asked them to come and kneel.
"You remember my words and go back to draft and promulgate them." After His Majesty Cohen said to the clerk, he faced the ministers in the rain and raised his voice: "What I want to say now is the first amnesty order after the restoration of the Sibia Empire.
.”
The ministers were extremely surprised, the governors were ecstatic, and the nobles couldn't believe it at all.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, we cannot issue a pardon!" Immediately a noble jumped out: "People like Velen are so heartless that they actually attack their own companions in order to seek wealth and honor. We cannot let him survive in the world anymore - Yoken·
Governor Salan died unjustly!"
"Yes! Your Majesty the Emperor, please think about it again! How can we feel at ease with someone like Wei Lun in the court? He may frame us at any time, and he may also make small moves behind His Majesty the Emperor's back at any time!"
Governor Velen still maintained his posture and did not react at all to the surging accusations from the nobles.
"What a joke, is it your turn to evaluate my decision?" Faced with the noise caused by the nobles, Cohen replied coldly: "Can't you feel at ease? It's very simple. It's better to get on your carriage and go abroad to avoid trouble.
Well, people who were not in the country when the rebellion broke out, why should they blame others now!"
"Yes, today someone found out about Velen. He has a bad relationship with you. Of course you have to scream for punishment... What if it were another Velen who had an affair with you! Why would you do this again?" The Emperor?
His words, mixed with the sound of rain and thunder, echoed in everyone's ears: "You have to touch your conscience, who has not done bad things during the rebellion war? Today it is Velen, but tomorrow it may be your turn!"
His Majesty the Emperor's words struck a chord with most people, and the voices of the nobles immediately fell down.
"Secretary, remember." Cohen's face returned to calmness: "At the beginning of the rebellion in the Sibia Empire, the situation was extremely complicated and it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, which led to many such wrong battles. This is the misfortune of the empire and the sorrow of all the people.
...In the name of the seventeenth emperor, I declare an amnesty order... Among the current officials and nobles, no one will be held responsible for the rebellion during the war. From now on, no one will be allowed to mention the past..."
After saying the amnesty order, His Majesty Cohen glanced at all the ministers present with calm eyes, and then walked back to the meeting building without looking back.
In the heavy rain, Wei Lun sat paralyzed on the ground, looking at the emperor's leaving figure and crying loudly. However, only he knew whether it was tears or rain that confused his eyes... (To be continued)