Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty Omens of the Subjugation of the Country
The formations outside the imperial city have been arranged by Xie Xuan'an. He can just activate them when he needs to activate them. At this time, he only needs to connect the formations in series in the city and control them here, so he only needs to use It was resolved in less than half a quarter of an hour.
Ling Xia's responsibility is simpler. He only needs to release the ghosts in the Thousand Ghosts Map to resist and support the Longxiang Guards, and by the way, he also needs to protect Xie Xuanan from being interrupted when controlling the formation.
After finishing all the arrangements, Xie Xuanan shook his head gently and said: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that it would be so easy for us to enter the imperial city this time.
Is it because you, Mr. Gu, are too powerful in the capital, or are the soldiers responsible for guarding the imperial city too slack?"
Gu Cheng said: "It's both. If I hadn't come today, they would have been more cautious if it had been someone else.
Of course, they are indeed slacking off. This is the current atmosphere in Daqian. They do not seek merit but seek no fault. This is true from top to bottom.
Even when I was a Xuanjia Guard in Donglin County, the local governor only relied on suppressing bad news and reporting good news rather than bad news. He was able to rise through the ranks and gain praise. It was simply incredible.
At present, this kind of atmosphere has been instilled in most of the court practitioners, so this is normal. On the contrary, if there are people who insist on being serious to death, such people are in the minority.
Third brother, fifth brother, when the next two of you take action, it will be enough to stop Long Xiangwei without causing too many killings. With the alliance leader, this battle should be solved quickly."
This time they were seizing the heirs, not rebelling. Gu Cheng would still have to hang out in the court in the future. It would not be good to cause too many killings at this time.
Moreover, the Longxiang Guards were indeed innocent. They did not take sides. For them, they would listen to whoever was the emperor. They could be said to be a truly neutral faction.
Ling Xia and Xie Xuan'an's responsibility was only to intercept, so it was unnecessary and not worthwhile to cause too many killings.
At this time, the group of Shenwu guards who were persuaded to retreat by Gu Cheng did not seriously go to the imperial city to ask their general whether he had ordered a change of defense, but went directly back to the military camp in the city.
Of course, the Shenwu Guards' military camp is not within the imperial city, but outside the city. Only the Longxiang Guards are stationed outside the imperial city for ready support.
Yin Hongyuan, who was rushing to the imperial city at this time, was a little confused when she saw their group.
He vaguely remembered that this team of soldiers and horses should be stationed in the imperial city. Why did they come out now?
Yin Hongyuan should have been in the imperial city at this time. He was the commander and was qualified to watch the canonization ceremony in the front row.
However, the second prince was a little worried that someone in the capital would come to disturb the situation, so he specially ordered the people from the Taoist sect to bring a message to Yin Hongyuan, asking him to help strictly investigate the Jianghu people coming and going in the capital to see if there was anyone causing trouble this time.
Yin Hongyuan is not considered a member of the second prince, but he has a close relationship with the Taoist sect.
Moreover, the second prince was almost 100% able to become the crown prince this time, and he didn't mind giving him a favor, so he actually led people to search the capital before the canonization ceremony began to make sure there was no suspicious person. He was preparing to enter the imperial city, but he ran into this group of people because it was a little late.
"Didn't you go to guard the imperial city today?"
When these two groups of people passed each other, Yin Hongyuan suddenly asked.
The leading captain said: "Master Gu from Jingyesi said that he was responsible for guarding that section of the city. He said that the superiors were afraid that people from the Jianghu would come to cause trouble during the canonization ceremony."
Yin Hongyuan was stunned: "Master Gu? Which Master Gu?"
"That's Mr. Gu Chenggu who was just named the Supervisor General."
Hearing what the captain said, Yin Hongyuan's eyes suddenly showed a strange color, "No, there's something wrong!"
Normally, the system of Daqian is still very complete. Jingyesi is Jingyesi, the military is the military, and the civil servants are civil servants. The two sides have no right to interfere with each other. You can ask the other party to cooperate on certain things, but Not qualified to directly command the other party.
If it were a critical moment, the higher-ups would indeed issue such an order, but the question is, is this a critical moment? Obviously not.
It's just a gatekeeper. If the higher-ups are worried about Jianghu people coming to cause trouble, and so many generals of the Shenwu Guards and Imperial Guards can't spare the time to tell them, do they need to ask Gu Cheng to come? There is something wrong with this procedure.
If it had been anyone else, Yin Hongyuan might not have cared about it because of his personality. This is the current atmosphere in Daqian, not seeking merit but seeking no faults, and each family will do their own thing.
But when she heard that this person turned out to be Gu Cheng, Yin Hongyuan's eyes showed a strange color, and she immediately changed direction and prepared to go to the city gate where Gu Cheng was to check.
He did not doubt that Gu Cheng would rebel, but he guessed that Gu Cheng might have sided with the fourth prince and made some small moves during the canonization ceremony.
Anyway, no matter which side Gu Cheng was on, he had to go and see what Gu Cheng was up to.
At this time, inside the imperial city, the crown prince's canonization ceremony had begun.
Li Yuangong was the last one to appear. At this time, he even struggled to walk by himself. Instead, he came over on a dragon chariot and was helped over by several young eunuchs.
"See Your Majesty!"
Li Yuangong weakly waved his hand and said: "Everyone, get up."
Although the mirage bead suppressed the pain in his body, he himself was almost exhausted, and the mirage bead had no ability to increase his strength.
Looking at Li Xiaoming and Li Xiaowu, Li Yuangong sighed and said: "I am almost dying, and the next generation of Daqian will eventually be handed over to you.
This time I directly appoint the prince to supervise the country, with full authority to govern Daqian on my behalf. After my death, the prince can directly succeed to the throne."
As soon as these words came out, Li Xiaoming looked excited, Li Xiaowu looked nervous, and some other princes looked desperate.
Li Yuangong had more than a dozen sons. If he could live a few more years, his other sons might still have a chance to grow up.
But now he has announced the candidate for the crown prince, and the other princes have died before they even got on the stage of seizing the throne.
At this moment, there was a sudden explosion of fire in the palace, followed by a colorful glow.
Chen Gongqing took one step forward, and the aura around him enveloped Li Yuangong, and he asked sharply: "What's going on?"
At this time, Taoist Qin immediately stood up and said with a happy face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the elixir of immortality has been successfully refined!
The elixir has become a strange phenomenon, and it is shrouded in colorful rays of light. This is a good omen!"
This scene was actually discussed between Taoist Qin and the Second Prince.
Although the elixir was successfully refined today, it was just such a coincidence that Li Yuangong had just announced that he would establish a prince, so the elixir was ready here?
This is Qin Taoist letting the alchemist control the time. Immediately after Li Yuangong finished speaking, there was a vision of the alchemy coming, creating a kind of double wedding ceremony. The second prince became the prince because of his destiny. To Your Majesty A sign of good fortune.
When Li Yuangong heard this, his face was filled with excitement. He even broke away from several young eunuchs and said quickly: "Where is the Immortal Pill? Come on, come on, bring it to me!"
Upon hearing that the elixir was completed, Li Yuangong was so excited that he even stopped the canonization ceremony.
Some of the court ministers present, whether they were the military, Yasushi Yasushi, or civil servants, all had a somewhat disgusted expression on their faces.
Although they also knew that this so-called elixir of immortality was Li Yuangong's last bit of placebo, Taoist Qin's actions looked like a precursor to evil ways that would harm the country and a foolish king obsessed with immortality, which would eventually lead to the destruction of the country and the family.
Although they knew this was impossible, Taoist Qin's actions still made them feel a little unhappy.
Fang Henshui shook his head secretly in his heart. There is great terror between life and death. A person is about to die and really doesn't care about anything. His Majesty was not like this before. He could see this kind of lame deception at a glance.
However, after sighing, Fang Henshui looked around strangely, where was Gu Chengren?
With Gu Cheng's current status, even if he is not responsible for the defense of the capital, he is still qualified to come here to watch the ceremony.
And why didn’t that guy Yin Hongyuan come? How could he be late at this time?
Jingyesi was the only one in the entire altar to sacrifice to heaven, which made Fang Henshui feel a little awkward.
At this time, a Taoist boy had already brought the elixir in a jade box.
When you open the jade box, colorful rays of light bloom instantly, and a delicate fragrance permeates the elixir.
Apart from anything else, at least this elixir looks like an elixir of immortality.
Li Yuangong didn't wait for Chen Gongqing to send someone to test the medicine. He directly grabbed the pill and swallowed it. Chen Gongqing wanted to stop him, but in the end he didn't do anything.
After taking the elixir, Li Yuangong's face turned slightly flushed, and his body felt as if he had some strength, but that was all.
He asked strangely: "Taoist Master Qin, I have some feelings. It's not bad, but does the elixir of immortality only have this little effect?"
Taoist Qin quickly said: "Of course it's more than that.
The potion of immortality is very powerful. Your Majesty is currently weak, so he cannot absorb it for a while. You will only see the effect after a period of time when the potion is completely absorbed."
In fact, the elixir of immortality refined by Taoist Qin is the Shiquan Dabu Dan. It contains some tonics and is the kind that can be used to eat immortality.
It's just that Li Yuangong is now weak and has run out of oil. At this time, he is even a little weak after taking the elixir. This is why the imperial doctor does not dare to give strong medicine.
As a result, when Taoist Qin took such a large tonic pill, the flush on Li Yuangong's face was simply a flashback, which further overdrawn his vitality, and he was afraid that he would not be able to survive for a few days.
At this time, Li Yuangong regained his energy and noticed that the ceremony was not completed yet.
He straightened his body and said in a deep voice: "I have decided to pass on the position of Prince of the Supervisory State to Li Xiaoming.
Xiaoming, come here to pay homage to your ancestors and be officially granted the title."
Everyone had vaguely guessed this result a month ago, so it was not surprising.
Just when Li Xiaoming was excited to come over to pay homage to his ancestors and receive the title, Li Xiaowu gritted his teeth, stood up and said angrily: "I object! My father must not make this man the crown prince, otherwise I will be in danger!"