The demonic energy gradually condensed into a distorted and ferocious face, staring fiercely at Tang Yun, frantically trying to break the cage, and screamed horribly: "Tang Yun, Tang Yun, I'm going to kill you...kill you!"
!!”
The emperor glanced at the pus and blood in the coffin, frowned and took a few steps back, squinting at the Blood Demon: "To be able to live for so long, it seems that he is really a Blood Demon."
The old man's face was not red, and he was not out of breath. He asked calmly: "Your Majesty, how should I deal with it?"
The emperor waved his hand and said: "He ran away back then, but now he has come out to die on his own initiative. What else can he do? Just destroy him."
As soon as the words fell, accompanied by the blood demon's shrill scream, the coffin and the compressed mass of blood demon were directly turned into fly ash, completely submerged and crushed by the gushing Qi, not even the dregs were left behind.
"This is the Shadow Demon." Tang Yun pointed to the iron cone on the ground: "Your Majesty, be careful, the Shadow Demon is more weird and difficult to deal with than the Blood Demon..."
The emperor smiled: "It doesn't matter."
It doesn't matter, there are so many big guys around, no matter how awesome Shadow Demon is, what kind of trouble can he make?
As the mechanism turned, a gem suddenly shot out, and then exploded in full view of everyone. A beam of black light scattered hundreds of black lines, and was about to disappear into the surrounding shadows.
But the old man just snorted.
Although the voice was soft, to Shadow Demon it was like being struck by lightning. He paused for a moment visible to the naked eye. Then, as if the mimosa was stimulated, hundreds of black threads condensed, curled up again, and floated in the air shivering.
Don't dare to move at all.
The emperor was astonished: "Is it really the Shadow Demon? How did it escape? I remember Tang Yun was in Longyang County, right? Why is it going so far away? It even got involved with the Blood Demon."
Tang Yun said softly: "Your Majesty, she has a parasitic body. In order to completely occupy it, she came all the way to Yunzhou, and she was in prison during her lifetime..."
"Prison? From the capital?" The emperor's thick eyebrows gradually wrinkled, and his voice gradually became colder.
Tang Yun took a deep breath and said: "I wonder if your majesty has any impression? This person is Qin Yuanxue, the daughter of Qin Yuxuan, the staff of King Xi."
The emperor sneered and scolded with an angry face: "First there was Qiu Dingyue, and then there was Qin Yuanxue. This imperial prison is really... full of loopholes."
He suddenly raised his finger and pointed at the old man: "Go and investigate. From now on, we will completely clean up the imperial prison and thoroughly investigate the loopholes. If there are any flaws, you are the only one to ask."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old man agreed quickly and left quickly, squeezing the shadow demon to death before leaving.
Then the palace door opened wide, and two rows of maids hurried over, carried the incense burner, lit it, and quickly cleaned up the remaining dirt on the floor, moving lightly and not making too much noise.
The emperor turned his back, returned to the desk and sat down, picked up the letter, looked at it, pressed the seal, and said: "Although Tang Yun didn't mean to do it, he made a great contribution accidentally and deserves a reward..."
In the glare of those people, Tang Yun suddenly interrupted the emperor's words and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to deceive you. I can only achieve this result thanks to Mr. Luo's help.
Although my subordinates found clues based on the clues, they did not expect that there was a shadow demon. If Mr. Luo had not arrived in time with the fixing cone, the consequences would have been disastrous."
One person stepped forward and shouted sternly: "How dare you, Your Majesty, as a minister, dare to interrupt..."
"Um?"
The emperor glanced at him, and the man quickly retreated to his original position.
The emperor smiled and said: "What is wrong with reporting according to the facts? I think he is right. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too late for him to say this after the reward is decided?"
There is a saying that goes well.
As long as someone thinks you are nice, even if you smoke, drink, play cards and pick your feet, she will think you are free and easy and informal. On the other hand, if the other person hates you, even if you are as humble as a licking dog, the other person will think you are a hot chick.
After thinking for a while, the emperor looked at Luo Heng: "You have done a great job. If you had not arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. You should be rewarded."
Without asking what the reward would be, since it wouldn't be a perfunctory reward, Luo Heng immediately bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"As for Tang Yun..."
The emperor looked at him, pondered and suddenly changed the topic and asked: "How is the Warrior Academy lately? After all, your school was the first to rise, so the progress should be faster than other places."
Tang Yun said: "Your Majesty, in fact, when you come to Beijing, apart from the matter of monsters, I have something to report about the Warrior Academy."
"Say." The emperor spoke concisely and to the point.
Tang Yun said: "As for the forces such as the aristocratic families and clans, they are forced to cooperate under the pressure of the imperial court, but they will not do their best.
I have an idea, maybe the martial arts academy does not need to be solely controlled by the imperial court. After all, this would consume a lot of money for the imperial court.
And people's hearts are unpredictable, and when those forces offer some benefits, some unsteady-minded guys will inevitably be recruited, and then all the hard work of the imperial court will be in vain."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, recalling the previous contradictions in the capital, and instantly understood the key point of Tang Yun's words - to put it bluntly, it was still a class issue.
People are selfish. When given a choice, everyone wants to get more benefits for themselves.
For example, in the martial arts academy established in Beijing, many teachers are held by powerful people. The teachers are not so attentive, and they also shoulder the responsibility of recruiting talents and poaching for their own families.
The emperor asked more interestedly: "What do you think?"
Tang Yun grinned: "The law is enacted. As long as they are willing to take the money, after review, the court will give them a certificate. With this certificate, these forces will be qualified to open a martial arts academy.
How they play at that time is their own business. This way, they can at least prevent those guys from extending their claws into the academy established by the imperial court."
Luo Heng was listening and couldn't help frowning: "Isn't this a disguised form of encouraging forces to recruit and cultivate their own power and let it expand? How is this different from a sect?"
"The difference is huge." Tang Yun looked at the emperor: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The emperor laughed heartily and looked at Tang Yun with more admiration. He nodded to Luo Heng and said to Tang Yun: "Explain it to him, lest he doesn't understand."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tang Yun organized his speech and said to Luo Heng: "Your Excellency, you should know that when a sect is established, it does not need to be reported to the court, and it is naturally not subject to the court's control.
Moreover, sects mostly rely on emotional ties such as the friendship between master and apprentice, so that they can appear more cohesive, what do you think, sir?"
"Yes." Luo Heng nodded. This is the fundamental basis of the sect.
Tang Yun continued: "Your Excellency, you should know better. In addition to sects, there is another force in the world that is the grassroots, the so-called aristocratic clan.
These are linked by blood, which is more cohesive than the sect. However, due to this, the warriors recruited are treated as outsiders. The structure is much different from that of the sect. Because of this, they are also just outsiders. Who is stronger?
Whichever way you fall."
"Yeah." Luo Heng agreed with this.
Tang Yun smiled slightly: "But both of them lack one thing, and that is status. Even if they are local snakes, they can only be local snakes.
When people in this world encounter a crisis, the first thing they think of is always the imperial court and the Zhenwu Pavilion. Apart from that, they are the forces like them.
But now the forced promotion of the Warrior Academy has clearly shown that the court and the sect are at odds with each other. In order to win over the aristocratic families, the court has to make compromises. For example, most of the academies now have the hands of the aristocratic clans to get benefits. "
Luo Heng suddenly understood: "So, you want to give the aristocratic family a status and let them expand on their own, so as to confront the sect and relieve our pressure?"
"not only that."
Tang Yun shook his head and said: "This is just one of the reasons. The other is that there are many aristocratic families in the world, but there are not many who can really build a college by themselves.
Therefore, even if they are allowed to run it, except for some big aristocratic families, most of them will jointly run a college with several aristocratic families cooperating.
Then a problem arises. Their biggest purpose in establishing the academy is to expand their own strength. If they join forces, there will definitely be disputes.
Perhaps at the beginning, they could still appear harmonious through negotiation, concessions, and taking the overall situation into consideration. However, as the conflicts accumulated deeper and deeper, they would eventually explode.
The most important thing is that the reserves of martial arts and martial arts of these forces will never be as good as ours. Their development is ultimately limited. When the talents they recruit find that they can no longer get anything better, they will turn their heads and think of the benefits of the imperial court.
"
When Luo Heng heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "Perhaps, they will also go to a larger aristocratic family."
"Do you know what the consequences of this will be?"
Tang Yun nodded slightly, and without waiting for his answer, he chuckled and said: "The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker. In the end, most small aristocratic families will spend a lot of hard work in vain, but they will not be able to retain talents.
Those big aristocratic families will become stronger and stronger, and their strength will also drive ambition. Your Excellency, when facing the local sects, will they choose to live in peace or show their fangs?"
Luo Heng sighed: "One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers."
Tang Yun said calmly: "So the final situation will become that many powerful aristocratic families are in tit-for-tat conflict with the local sects due to their interests, and they will become a buffer zone between the imperial court and the sects."
Luo Heng was a little worried: "But what if they join forces with each other? The sect alliance is no longer weaker than us, and with them..."
"impossible."
Tang Yun shook his head categorically: "Aristocratic families are continued by blood ties, and sects are a few points behind. Once people's hearts are lost, sects will fall apart.
This is just one reason. The most fundamental difference is that the aristocratic family is more selfish. If you let a selfish guy choose to sacrifice his own interests, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"
"What should we do if we become too strong to lose?" Luo Heng asked the last question.
Tang Yun grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth: "Don't forget, the fact that they were able to establish the academy was proved by a decree issued by the imperial court. Without this piece of paper, they were secretly gathering troops with evil intentions. According to the laws of the dynasty, they should
For rebelling against thieves, the crime...is to punish the nine tribes."
"Hiss..." Luo Heng took a breath and looked at him in shock.
This guy's heart is too poisonous.
Unable to bear it, a woman who had been acting as a backdrop for the emperor's bodyguards asked, "Do you think that even if an edict is issued, those aristocratic families will follow your instructions?"
Tang Yun shrugged: "You and others spend money to buy something together, and each other takes turns using it. Compared with paying for something that is completely yours, and using it whenever you want, which one is more comfortable?"
"..." The man was speechless and had nothing to say.
Just like the academies in the capital now, when those guys intervene, they have to worry about whether the court will fall out, so they have to be sneaky and cautious.
If you can build your own academy and do whatever you want, no one will refuse this temptation. Even if they know it is a trap, they will still choose to step in it without seeing any barbs in it.
Go in.
This is a conspiracy.
Can't escape.
Only the imperial court can use it, because the imperial court is nominally the co-owner of the world, and no matter whether it is a family or a sect, it can only be passive unless... risking your life to fight against the imperial court.
A single sect is useless, but joining together has selfish motives. It is impossible for them to completely join forces until they are at the end of their rope or stabbed in the chest.
This is the human heart, and the human heart... is unpredictable.
The emperor closed his eyes and said: "Tomorrow, I will call people from the six tribes into the palace to discuss the detailed regulations of this law. Since you are the proposer, you have your own ideas, so you will come over then."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Yun lowered his head slightly, and left at the same time as Luo Heng.
From beginning to end, no one mentioned that aristocratic families...are also divided into levels.
For example, in a wild family, a strong man appears in the ancestors and develops and grows rapidly. This kind of family is basically wild. Once the inheritance is cut off and the strong man burps, it is basically over.
There are also inherited aristocratic families, which are similar to the former, but because they have a good foundation and are not in a state of inadequacy, they are relatively stable.
The most important thing is that the backbone of these powerful families is undoubtedly the court officials, such as the Qiu family at the beginning.
The reason why he didn't say it was that Luo Heng didn't have the insight at all, and Tang Yun knew that it would be useless to talk about it, because the emperor was very clear in his heart.
The following series of actions are not only aimed at sects, but also against aristocratic families, and are also aimed at cleaning up certain class dignitaries in the court...
Is the emperor going to take action?
No no no.
Now the emperor wants to compile the blacklist, and after the disaster is over, it is time to settle the general ledger.
The many calculations are too obscure. Even Luo Heng, who has been an official for decades, will need a period of careful thinking before he can gradually analyze them clearly.
From the beginning, Luo Heng's level of thinking was one level lower than that of the emperor and Tang Yun. Luo Heng was first limited to Yunzhou, and then Blood Demon expanded outwards, while Tang Yun and the others looked at the world from the beginning.
Watching the palace door gradually closing, the woman who spoke couldn't help recalling Tang Yun's confident expression just now, and sighed softly: "Is there really such a monster in the world?"
"Most people think the same way as you, so they can't beat Tang Yun."
The emperor glanced at her, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "The first thing they thought about was Tang Yun's strength, the second was his status and power, and finally they considered his city and means..."