Longevity begins with the sword of ignorance

Chapter 169 The first hand Chapter 89 Dare to slander me for rebellion?Then it's the other way around

Returning from old age to adulthood revived Emperor Yin Long's ambition. He wanted to live longer, longer, and preferably immortal.

At the same time, in addition to living a long life, he also wants to control power, and even more wants to control power.

And Zhong Cang's behavior of ignoring the massacre of the powerful was undoubtedly a challenge to his emperor's authority.

Because of this, he had a clear inclination in his heart when he received Yangcheng's request for help and started this grand court meeting.

However, after the opening of the court meeting, he did not speak first, but raised the topic and listened quietly.

He knew that the officials below were more anxious than him about the life and death of Yangcheng.

that's the truth.

As soon as the topic was opened, the Minister of the Minister wrote:

"Your Majesty, we must save Yangcheng!"

"Xuanyuan Realm belongs to my Great Yin Country. Even if the lords of the cities are guilty, they should be judged and convicted by the Yin Country. If the Yunxiao Sect is allowed to slaughter without restraint, our Yin Country will not be a country!"

"That Zhong Cang acted too cruelly, no matter how much he raised him, he couldn't slaughter a whole city..."

All the people in the Great Court Council were clamoring to stop Zhong Cang's actions.

It is inevitable that this will happen.

After all, in the last years of the dynasty, the high-ranking officials who can be ranked in the palace are not from aristocratic families.

As we all know, the ass decides the head, and they who come from aristocratic families naturally want to fight for the rights and interests of the aristocratic family-that is, they cannot be sentenced to scholar-bureaucrats.

The world they long for is that Taoism and demons can fight each other, and these powerful people in their own family can also choose to take refuge in one.

However, in the battle between Taoism and demons, it is best to pay attention to the "noble demeanor", that is, no matter which side wins, it only takes some money and cannot destroy the clan.

At the same time, the sons of the nobles who surrendered cannot be killed, but should be treated as nobles and redeemed with ransom.

……

Eager to obtain privileges, the demands of senior officials in the court are almost unanimous.

After quietly listening to everyone's words, Emperor Yin Long did not make a decision immediately, but smiled and looked at an old man above the court——Yu Yong.

In the courts where most of them tend to be demon sects, Yu Yong is a rare high-ranking official who is inclined to Taoism sects. He is also the leader of the Yunxiao sect's court sect.

Looking at him, the emperor said indifferently: "Mr. Yuge, tell me your opinion."

After a moment of silence, Yu Yong said: "Your Majesty, I also support taking action to stop Zhong Cang. Li Shangshu is right. If the two sects of Taoism and demons are allowed to kill wantonly, my country will surely fail."

"It's just that people don't worry about being few, but about unevenness. While stopping Zhong Cang, we must also assure Yunxiaozong that the Demon Sect will not attack at will."

"Furthermore, in this battle, the demon sect and the people from Yangcheng were ultimately defeated. In order to appease the head of the Yunxiao Sect, we need to designate Yangcheng as the sphere of influence of the Taoist sect, and order Yangcheng to give some compensation to the Yunxiaozong."

Hearing what Yu Yong said later, someone immediately retorted:

"Why do you pay for it? Leading an army to attack without His Majesty's order is treason. It's not bad if we don't pursue Zhong Cang's fault."

"Master Cui is right, that's it. Please, Master Cui, go to the front line and tell Zhong Cang the news."

"I……"

Such a reply made the official surnamed Cui speechless.

Afterwards, a fierce quarrel broke out in the court hall.

However, in the end, Yu Yong won, or in other words, everyone recognized Zhong Cang's strength.

In the battle of Linyuan City, everyone only thought that Zhong Cang was cruel, and did not think that he was extremely powerful. For such a weak person who challenged the majesty of the powerful, powerful families, they all thought of eliminating deterrence.

But in the previous battle, everyone discovered that Zhong Cang was really like an evil ghost, terrifying and extraordinary, which changed their mentality.

This is also the origin of "Killing one person is a crime, killing 900 people is a hero, and killing [-] million is a hero among heroes".

In that battle, Zhong Cang played the value of the united front for himself.

After the decision is made, there will be an official document immediately, and it will be delivered to the front line through some special means.

At the same time, Yu Yong also stepped into Nan Tianshi's mansion again, and met Daoist Jingming.

……

Among the marching army, Zhong Cang, who received the imperial edict from the Great Yin Dynasty, was speechless.

"You can let us enter the city, or you can seek compensation from the Yang family, but you must not slaughter the members of the Yang family. Their crimes will be judged by the emperor himself... Hehe, why bother to slaughter them all? The treasures of the spirit stones in the city are not all mine."

Not approving the imperial court's resolution, Zhong Cang casually threw the edict on the ground.

On the other side, after listening to Yu Yong's narration, Master Jingming uttered exactly the same words as Zhong Cang.

"Compensation? Hmph, slaughter those scum who have taken refuge in the Demon Sect. Their things are also ours."

For this, Yu Yong did not refute.

"You're right, kill them all. The treasures in Yangcheng are indeed all yours. But by doing this, you have completely offended the powerful family of the Great Yin Dynasty. After that, you will be unable to move an inch in the Xuanyuan Realm."

"On the contrary, if you accept our proposal, many families will join you. Let the strength of you and the Demon Sect be rebalanced."

"And, from now on, we will try our best to restrain the actions of the Demon Sect and prevent them from attacking... Don't be afraid that we will not do our best. Although the people in the court are a bunch of beasts in clothes, they are just bad, not stupid, and know what is best for themselves."

Yu Yong didn't hide anything, and what he said was very reasonable. Therefore, Master Jingming contacted Zhong Cang and asked Zhong Cang's opinion.

Regarding this, Zhong Cang still said the same thing: "If you want to find a balance and drag the war on, you can do it according to Yu Yong's statement. But if you want to win, it will be inevitable to be hostile to the powerful families in Xuanyuan Realm."

"And I have the confidence to lead the team to victory."

Hearing this, Master Jing Ming instantly rejected Yu Yong's proposal.

……

Because the two armies met halfway and launched a decisive battle.

After the victory, when Zhong Cang rushed to Yangcheng with his army, it would take three or four days.

Over the past few days, imperial decrees and edicts from the imperial city have been issued one after another. In a very short period of time, twelve edicts have been issued in succession.

And as Zhong Cang gradually approached Yangcheng, the wording in the imperial decree and edict became more and more severe.

"Lord Zhong Cang, accepting the mediation of the Imperial City will be good to you and me..."

This is the messenger of the first day.

Seeing Zhong Cang's strength, the Great Yin Dynasty focused on persuasion, hoping that Zhong Cang would accept the suggestion of the Dynasty.

Then, before he finished speaking, he was kicked out by Zhong Cang.

The next day, another envoy came here, and several waves of people came here a day.

"Zhong Cang, if you continue to move forward, you will be an enemy of all the powerful families of my Great Yin Dynasty."

"Why do you have to be the enemy of the whole world? Wouldn't it be good to accept our suggestion? Moreover, if you do this, you will not suffer..."

"If you are not satisfied, we can give you more compensation in terms of property..."

"Zhong Cang, if you insist on doing this, not only you will be convicted, but those who have anything to do with you and your soldiers will also be punished for treason!"

On this day, there was already a threat in the messenger's words.

On the third day, in the imperial city, the emperor Yin Long, who went to the court again, asked the officials who were executing.

"How, Zhong Cang is willing to accept my edict?"

As soon as he said this, an official stepped forward and said angrily: "Your Majesty, that little thief Zhong Cang is arrogant and arrogant, and he completely ignores my Great Yin court. Not only did he not accept the edict, but he also beat out all the envoys we sent out!"

"What an arrogant little thief!"

"Your Majesty, you can't let it go. If you let it go, the majesty of the court will be lost!"

Hearing the report below, Emperor Yin Long's eyes were also shining with endless anger.

However, he who is good at forbearance did not give an order immediately, but looked in Yu Yong's direction.

"Old Yu Ge, tell me your opinion."

"...Zhong Cang is arrogant and conceited, so he can be wanted, but please His Majesty only want to arrest Zhong Cang, and don't involve other members of the Cloud Sect."

It can only be said that although Yu Yong's heart is for Taoism, it is because he feels that choosing Taoism is better for the Great Yin Dynasty.

If the Taoist sect does not match the interests of the dynasty, his butt will still be biased towards the Great Yin Dynasty.

In this way, following the unanimity of the court, on the third day, the wanted arrest of Zhong Cang came down.

Whoever kills Zhong Cang can get 10 taels of gold, become a marquis, and become an inner disciple of the Demon Sect.

And in the wanted list, not only Zhong Cang was convicted, but the soldiers, monks, and warriors who followed Zhong Cang would also be charged with treason if they didn't leave immediately.

……

"Are you wanted? It's really a novel experience."

Knowing the decision of the Great Yin Dynasty, Zhong Cang felt a little emotional, while Hou Hua was very nervous and felt that the future was difficult.

Previously, the battle between Zhong Cang and the Demon Sect was just a private battle between the powerful and powerful nobles.

This time, the wanted arrest of the Great Yin Dynasty was officially defined.

After all, the dynasty has ruled the world for 800 years, and being wanted by them, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are enemies of the whole world.

At this moment, Hou Hua was very worried about one thing - he was afraid that the soldiers would run away after knowing Zhong Cang's rebellion.

"My lord, do we need to block the news?"

"It doesn't need to be like this, but tell the soldiers below to follow me, I will not be stingy with money and field rewards."

"Yes, my lord..."

Looking at Hou Hua who hesitated to speak, Zhong Cang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, my lord, according to our spies' report, after hearing the news of the defeat, the members of the Yang family are all fleeing with their property. Do you want to lead the army first?"

When he said this, Hou Hua thought that Zhong Cang would be angry, but in the end, it was not the case.

"Have you run away? It's just right. Tell the surrounding forces in Yangcheng to intercept the members of the Yang family and order them to go to Yangcheng to gather in seven days. If they don't come, or let them go and hide the members of the Yang family, the whole family will be wiped out!"

"Also, tell the world that I have treasures, exercises, and land here... and welcome all ambitious people."

Hou Hua was stunned by such an overbearing order.

After a while, he said dryly:

"My lord, such an order cannot be issued. Such an order will definitely be regarded as treason!"

These words made Zhong Cang laugh.

"Haven't I been wanted a long time ago?"

Having said that, Zhong Cang's eyes flickered with coldness.

"I didn't have this idea at first, but I hate being slandered the most. Since they charged me with treason, if I don't do something, I'm sorry for their kindness."

Listening to Zhong Cang's words and looking at him with indifferent eyes, Hou Hua had a feeling that the world was going to be chaotic.

……

It's hard to say whether the world is chaotic or not, but once Zhong Cang's order was issued, the aristocratic families in Yangcheng and Youzhou all fell into chaos.

At this moment, they discussed whether to obey Zhong Cang's order.

The imperial city, the meeting hall, many high-ranking officials, as well as the high-ranking emperor were also stunned by Zhong Cang's reaction.

"rebel?!!"

"How dare he!"

"So arrogant, wanted, must be wanted all over the world!"

"It's useless, the wanted list has already been issued!"

"Oh, it's already posted?"

……

The officials were talking a lot, and the expression of the emperor Yin Long on the dragon chair was also constantly changing.

Fury, disbelief, and... regret.

This is the current mood of the emperor, even he never expected that Zhong Cang's character would be so domineering.

He just threatened him a little, and he really turned against him.

(End of this chapter)