The calmness of these princes and princesses attracted a little sideways attention from the other clan elders. This embarrassment was not only felt by Tang Cang and the others, but also by the clan elders.
Fortunately, Tang Chen had taken fierce protective actions before and was always calm and wise, which prevented everyone from overthinking and calmly accepted everything in front of them.
"Zhibai, you shouldn't hide this news! You shouldn't!" Tang Yiyuan stood on the edge of the altar, overlooking the Hualing Pond, which was quickly returning to calm, and paying attention to the situation inside.
He didn't have too many worries. The spirit body of Long Kui corresponding to the Spiritual Transformation Pond and the outline of Long Kui appearing and disappearing at the ancestral temple were all signs of opportunity. Tang Yan should be able to resist it with the strength of his bloodline.
What he cared about was Tang Zhibai's concealment. If he had known that it was the prince's return, Tang Yiyuan would not have allowed the incident to proceed in this form.
He has a thousand and ten thousand other ways to welcome Tang Yan back, but they are definitely not this radical.
"This is his own path, he has the right to choose, and he has the right to walk on his own."
Tang Zhibai still had no regrets. Although Tang Yiyuan and Tang Fengye were very excited now, before the executions took place and before Long Kui appeared, he really couldn't be sure how these two giant leaders of the Demon Spirit Tribe would behave.
He doesn't dare to take risks in uncertain situations.
Because of this, he agreed with Tang Yan's decision to evolve the spirit pool.
Now it seems that my decision was correct.
The miraculous manifestations of the spirit bodies in the Spiritual Transformation Pond and the sudden appearance of the emperor's ancestors in the ancestral temple reflected Tang Yan, guarding his arrival, and naturally erasing the worries in his heart.
"He has his rights, and I also have my responsibilities. I said I would give you an answer today." Tang Yiyuan lowered his voice softly and sighed faintly: "I have been waiting for him for fifty years. The emperor predicted that he would return in a hundred years.
He exceeded prophecy by fifty years... and returned..."
Tang Zhibai slowly turned his head and stared at Tang Yiyuan blankly: "What did you say..."
"Have you been waiting for him for fifty years?" Tang Fengye was nearby, and Tang Anhua was also nearby. They had advanced realms and naturally had keen hearing. No matter how Tang Yiyuan lowered his voice, he could not avoid them.
"Fifty years, thank God, he is back, and the late emperor can rest in peace." Tang Yiyuan's current mood was filled with excitement, relief, and a bit of haziness and warmth echoing in his eyes.
Tang Fengye stared at him blankly for a while, his expression turned from sunny to gloomy, and from gloomy to gloomy. He slowly raised his right hand and waved it again and again in front of Tang Yiyuan: "Old Dean, do you know what this is? If it weren't for me,
I respect you, and you still have a little bit of respect for the elders, so my shaving will definitely shock you in the face!"
Tang Anhua frowned slightly, there was something in the old dean’s words, a prophecy? The emperor’s prophecy? Why were things more complicated than he expected?
Tang Fengye waved his hand suddenly, setting up a barrier to isolate everyone outside, leaving only him, Tang Yiyuan, Tang Anhua and Tang Zhibai.
"Before my temper gets out of control, I call you "Old Dean". What secrets are you hiding from me? You even hide it from me, the Dean of the Military Academy. You don't take me seriously.
Come on! Hurry up and say what you have to say!"
"Emperor Priest? Prophecy? How come I didn't know there was such a prophecy?" Tang Zhibai was a little skeptical, but not too touched.
I have followed Huang Si for so many years and I am Huang Si’s only disciple. I don’t know what kind of prophecy it is. How could I not tell myself such a prophecy?
Tang Yiyuan was now filled with relief and even more emotion. He took a few steps forward with a cane and stood at the edge of the Hualing Pond, overlooking the increasingly quiet energy inside: "Maple Leaf, do you hate my clan affairs committee?"
"Don't talk about anything else. You'd better suppress my temper before it explodes!!" Tang Fengye was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred.
The emperor has a child? The old dean knows? He doesn’t even know??
Tang Zhibai still wanted to know such a thing, but he didn't know it?
It’s too disrespectful to regard the military dean as the dean, and it’s too disrespectful to take Tang Fengye in his eyes.
During the time of the late emperor, I, Tang Fengye, was also one of the five giants of the Demon Spirit Clan. I was in charge of the military affairs of the entire clan and was superior. The Demon Spirit Clan was second only to the late emperor in terms of position in the mainland, together with the emperor, the dean of clan affairs, and Prince Cang.
To be called the Four Supreme Demon Spirits is to say that they stand at the pinnacle of this world.
Such an important thing as the late emperor having a child was hidden from me?! I didn’t know anything about it? Tang Fengye was quite angry and even felt a bit humiliated. He knew that the late emperor had a wife and that the demon spirit tribe had a mysterious mistress.
But I have never heard of leaving an heir to the late emperor. This thing... is so shocking...
Apart from this, is there anything else?
Tang Zhibai's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He knew that the late emperor had an heir, and he also knew that the matter was indeed hidden from Tang Fengye, the dean of military affairs. It was not that he deliberately hid it, but because Tang Fengye was at the front line when the prince was born.
He and several elders from the clan affairs council were there, and the matter was tightly sealed.
But from what Tang Yiyuan meant, he knew that Tang Yan was secretly sent away??
In Tang Zhibai's memory, it was Tang Yiyuan who personally executed the emperor's child, which was also the reason why he hated him.
Tang Yan mentioned it a few days ago, and I'm still wondering why Tang Yiyuan didn't notice that he had been swapped?
Now that I think about it, could it be that... Tang Yan was sent away by Tang Yiyuan himself?!
As soon as this idea came up, Tang Zhibai caught the strong flavor of 'game'.
Things are getting more and more confusing. What secrets are hidden?
Tang Yiyuan ignored their questions and slowly shook his head, full of memories and sentiments: "The former Clan Affairs Council controlled all affairs in the world, with infinite glory and infinite respect. I, Tang Yiyuan, have always been proud of its achievements.
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At that time, the power of the clan affairs council was seen as ambitious by many people.
In fact, we are providing the strongest logistical guarantee for the Military Affairs Council through our efforts. Our clan affairs council takes care of the front line in an orderly manner. We do not need the Military Council or the late emperor to waste any effort, nor do the late emperor need to pay any attention to it.
Allocate some energy to internal affairs of the clan.
The goal we have set for ourselves is very ambitious. Let the late emperor, the Military Academy, and all the major military regions concentrate all their efforts on the war and strengthen the Demon Spirit Clan.
We did it, we are proud, and we have a clear conscience.
It was the efforts of the Clan Affairs Council that maintained the Demon Spirit Clan’s uninterrupted foreign wars for tens of thousands of years. The late emperor was never bothered by clan affairs, and foreign wars were not affected by clan affairs.
My proudest moment was on my 10,000th birthday, when the late emperor affirmed my achievements in the Clan Council, and when the ‘six slaves’ jointly toasted to me, they said ‘Thank you for having you along the way’.”
As Tang Yiyuan spoke, a smile bloomed on his face, and as he spoke, the corners of his hazy eyes were moistened with tears.
That era was his own era, the era of the Clan Council, and the proudest moment in his life.
The late emperor's affirmation and the six slaves' thanks made him laugh with excitement on his 10,000th birthday, and he burst into tears from laughter.
Tang Fengye was slightly touched. Although he was upset, he couldn't bear to interrupt.
Tang Yiyuan looked at the Hualing Pond below, as if he had seen the late emperor, the glory of the past, and the heroic ambitions of the five elders of the Clan Affairs Council.
But……
Looking at it... my vision is blurred, and the past prosperous times are blurred.
Tang Yiyuan's smile was gradually wiped away by sourness, and he whispered softly: "But... the tragedy fifty years ago changed the Demon Spirit Clan, the Clan Council, and the fate of many people.
The late emperor died in battle and the six slaves fell, creating the biggest tragedy in the history of the Demon Spirit Clan.
Prince Cang was promoted to the emperor and led the entire clan. Due to the death of the previous emperor, the Yaoling clan needed a new emperor, so... the clan members were powerless to accuse, and no one dared to protest.
But the Clan Affairs Council, which helped Prince Cang, was criticized and angered by thousands of people afterwards.
In order to calm the anger of the people and find a scapegoat for the tragedy, the first elder, second elder, third elder, and fourth elder of the clan affairs council were all pushed to the front desk.
They were tortured and severely punished, beaten to death, pushed to the pillar of shame, exposed to the wind and sun for thirty years, and scorned by the people for thirty years, and then... their bones were buried in the wilderness, and they could not enter the ancestral temple.
Since then, the Clan Affairs Council has been in dire straits, and all the elders have lived in the shadow of humiliation. The fifth elder has endured humiliation to run the Clan Affairs Council.
The once glorious Clan Affairs Council fell to the ground overnight... from the high platform that attracted everyone's attention.
If it weren't for me, an old man, who still has some influence, the Clan Council would not be able to carry out its various tasks, let alone shoulder the important task of rectifying the clan affairs again."
Tang Yiyuan spoke softly. That recollection, that whisper, that faint desolation made Tang Zhibai feel a little sentimental.
Looking back on those days, the Clan Council was infinitely glorious, widely respected, and almost completely in control of everything in Yixiantian, even involving the defense systems of the four heavenly gates.
At that time, the Clan Affairs Council did provide a lot of support to the Clan Affairs Council and the military region. I also had a deep friendship with the chief elders of the Clan Affairs Council.
But the ambition of the Tribe Council is too great, and it should never have helped Prince Cang's rebellion. Maybe the final ending is a bit bleak, but... the ethics of the world are like this, no matter how glorious you were, how many great achievements you have done
, once you make a mistake or fall down, you will be criticized by thousands of people and reviled by thousands of people.
Even the Demon Spirit Emperor has been forgotten, let alone the clan elders.