My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Chapter 119
Daqian, Tiandu.

As the absolute center of the entire Daqian, Tiandu is far more majestic than ordinary people imagine.

The city is a hundred feet high and is made of flawless white jade. It is obviously made of unusual bricks and stones. In the sky above the city, endless green energy gathers. Unlike ordinary cities where the green energy that protects the city can only be enveloped around the city, Tiandu's green energy that protects the city not only The color is brighter and covers a radius of nearly a hundred miles. No matter whether it is day or night, it is as bright as day under the green air!

The fortunes of Daqian and Jiuzhou gather here, and through the [-] Hongru steles outside the city, the green energy rises into the sky to form a sea of ​​blue clouds. On top of the sea of ​​green clouds, a silhouette of a statue can be faintly seen. Sitting among them are the figures of Confucian sages from generation to generation. The worst statue in the legend is a great Confucian in the realm of destiny.

There are as many as 28 statues on this sea of ​​​​lucky clouds, guarding all sides of the sea of ​​clouds, like 28 patron saints. And in the center of these 28 statues, in the center of the blue sea of ​​clouds, there is another statue, only The figure and appearance are vague, but it is the statue of Confucian sage, the founder of Confucianism.

This sea of ​​green clouds is like another piece of sky under the sky, covering Daqian Tiandu, and it is also the origin of the blue sky.

Imperial Palace, Chaotian Temple.

The emperor Ji Huan, who was already over fifty years old, frowned and looked at the civil and military officials of the court. He raised a memorial in his hand, and his loud and majestic voice echoed in the vast Chaotian Palace: "King Wuzhou Heiyun, Zhangzhou King Tajiang, Liuzhou Qing. King of Heaven, King of Hundred Wars of Jinzhou, King of Battle of Huangzhou, King of Pingtian of Yanzhou! My dear friends, can you tell me why I don’t know why there are so many kings in my great world!?”

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were as silent as cicadas.

"My dear friends, can you tell me what's going on in this world? There have been so many rebels overnight. Is it because I'm not virtuous enough? Or is there someone who is lying dead and eating nothing, and the government is forcing the people to rebel!?" At the end of the sentence, Ji Huan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

As if sensing the emperor's anger, in the sky of Tiandu, the sea of ​​luck clouds surged, and a terrifying power of heaven descended from the sky, overwhelming everyone and making them breathless!
"His Majesty!"

Among the hundreds of officials, one person came out and bowed and said: "As far as I know, these rebels formerly rebelled against the king and rebelled against the party, but now they have established themselves on their own. As far as I am concerned, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing." !”

"A good thing?" Ji Huan laughed angrily, hit the official's head with the memorial in his hand and cursed: "You think this is a good thing?"

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about how the common people will feel when they hear this. As far as I know, these people were both obedient and submissive when they were in the Guiyi Sect. They also listened to Zhang Yuqing's instructions but not the propaganda. Originally, the imperial court only wanted to fight. One Zhang Yuqing is enough. As soon as Zhang Yuqing falls, these mobs will naturally disappear. Now they stand on their own and cede territories to become kings. This nature has changed. If the court still ignores him, it will only make the people of the world think that the court is unable to fight against thieves. Very soon It could lead to more rebellions.”

"Situ Shangshu is a third-rank official in the imperial court, but he said such ignorant words. This slave thinks that Situ Shangshu's talent and virtue are not worthy of his position as a third-rank official. I beg your majesty to remove Situ Shangshu's official position and demote him to a commoner!"

The speaker was an eunuch, commonly known as a eunuch. Eunuch participation in politics was also a change Ji Huan made since he ascended the throne. Of course, it can also be said to be helpless. After all, his throne was taken from him during the struggle for the foundation of the country. He had insufficient background and lack of belongings. His own team can only use eunuchs to balance the situation in the court for him.

"Eunuch Li's words are wrong!" An old man came out and saluted Ji Huan and said: "Your Majesty, Situ Shangshu's words may not be considered carefully, but they are not wrong. These so-called anti-kings are just the former Guiyi The rabble under his command may seem powerful, but in fact they are vulnerable. The Ministry of War has ordered all ministries to send troops. I can't imagine that in a few months, these so-called rebels will be wiped out. As for what the people see, as long as the court can put down the rebellion as soon as possible, not only will it not It will damage the dignity of the court, but it will greatly enhance the dignity of the court!"

"What Murong Shangshu said is not bad." Another eunuch came out and bowed to Ji Huan and said: "Your Majesty, I also received an urgent report here recently. The report is quite different from what Murong Shangshu said. It's News about Yunzhou, the prefect Zhou Ji used living human skins to create a Feng Shui array to ensure his prosperity, but was exposed by the rebels, causing the green energy of Shangyang City to disappear. Yin Zheng secretly dispatched a border army to suppress it without the permission of the court, but was almost completely wiped out by the thief chief Lu Xuan!
The servant remembers that Zhou Ji was once a disciple of the Murong family, but he did such an outrageous thing. Until now, the news has not reached His Majesty, and the servant has to go and investigate. In this case, Murong Shangshu's crime of covering up is inevitable!Please ask your Majesty to judge! "

"Your Majesty!" Murong Shangshu turned around calmly and bowed to Ji Huan: "I have indeed heard about the so-called human skin puppet thing. I even sent people to Yunzhou to investigate secretly, and found that it was nothing. As we all know, Guiyi Sect Good at using sorcery, this human skin puppet is basically the Guiyi Sect. In order to ruin the fate of my court, he deliberately framed me and framed me, and fooled all the people."

"I would like to ask why Eunuch Shang is so conclusive about this matter. Could it be that he has also received the benefits of the Guiyi Sect and wants to take the opportunity to get rid of loyal officials of the court on behalf of the Guiyi Sect?"

After saying that, Murong Shangshu suddenly turned around and said to Ji Huan: "Your Majesty, I suspect that Shang Quan is colluding with rebels and wants to harm the virtuous people of the court. Please behead this person to appease his loyalty!"

"Your Majesty, please kill this person to appease Zhongliang!"

"Your Majesty, please kill this person to appease Zhongliang!"

For a time, hundreds of officials in the court bowed down one after another, hoping that the emperor would kill the eunuch.

Ji Huan glanced at the eunuch beside him. The eunuch understood and struck the golden bell with a golden hammer. For a moment, the sound of the bell suppressed all sounds.

"My dear friends, what I want is a solution to the current chaos, and I am not here to listen to your excuses!" Ji Huan shouted while looking at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. "Your Majesty!" An old man came out and said: "The most important thing right now is Zhang Yuqing. The root of all this is still Zhang Yuqing. As long as Zhang Yuqing dies, these so-called rebels are nothing more than chickens and dogs and are nothing to worry about."

"I know it too." Seeing this person coming out, Ji Huan softened his tone, shook his head and sighed: "But if we don't care about this situation now, we will lose people's hearts, and these thieves outside Dongzhou are not all a mob. , the Shangyang thief chief Lu Xuan destroyed the elite border troops, and now he has taken root in Shangyang. If things continue like this, even if Zhang Yuqing dies, there will probably be more Zhang Yuqings!"

What Lu Xuan was doing in Shangyang County was actually digging into the imperial court's roots. How could the imperial court not see that?

"This matter is indeed difficult to handle, but the local forces of Guiyi Sect are not strong. The old minister thought that we can send troops from Tiandu and send elites to wipe out these forces like Lu Xuan with thunderous force. The main force of the imperial court is still It should be used on the Guiyi Sect." The old man bowed.

"What the Grand Master said is true, but now that troops and horses have to be deployed everywhere, the Ministry of War has no choice but to ask Yin Zhenbian to dispatch a team of troops to quell the rebellion. Now, except for the Imperial Army and the Royal Forest Army guarding Tiandu, there are no soldiers today. That's awesome!" Murong Shangshu said with a bitter smile.

The Grand Master was the disciple of the Emperor, a great Confucian scholar in the country, and had a very high seniority in the court. Even the Emperor Ji Huan could not speak harshly to him. Now that he came forward to speak, the originally tense atmosphere in the court suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Your Majesty, I do have a plan, which may allow the imperial court to quell the rebels everywhere without spending a single soldier!" Xie Yao, the Prime Minister, came out and saluted Ji Huan.

"Speak!" Ji Huan nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xie Yao bowed and said: "Now there is chaos in all directions, all because the prefects of each county have insufficient troops. The imperial court is now empty of treasury and has no more money and food to fight this war again. It is better to let the prefects of various places recruit troops on the spot. To defeat thieves, in this way, the court can save a lot of military expenses, and it can also give each place sufficient strength to fight against thieves. The court can concentrate on dealing with the Guiyi Sect. Now for the court and His Majesty, the Guiyi Sect is the most important thing. This is a serious problem and must be eliminated as soon as possible!"

Ji Huan frowned. This was equivalent to delegating military power to the prefects of each county. Although their ranks had not changed, the real power in their hands had been expanded. If this continues, wouldn't the local prefects with the power to recruit troops be equivalent to a prince?

This is definitely not the result Ji Huan wants to see.

"Your Majesty, each county has its own military commander. If the military power is delegated to the prefect, wouldn't it mean that the county commander will be ignored and what's the use of it?" The eunuch who stood at the head of the eunuch row came out and saluted Ji Huan. .

"Since Eunuch Cao feels that what I'm saying is wrong, I wonder if Eunuch Cao has any clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Xie Yao looked at the eunuch and frowned: "It should be noted that due to the matter of returning to the First Religion, the imperial treasury does not have much surplus food."

"Then I can only ask you to donate generously!" Eunuch Cao said with a smile: "I think at this time of national crisis, all of you are Confucian moral models. Most of you are Confucian students of the sixth grade. I don't think you will be stingy with money!"

"Cao Gonggu, don't talk nonsense. We are all people who read the books of sages. We have the wind on our sleeves. How can we get extra money?" Before Xie Yao could speak, an official stood up and looked at Eunuch Cao and shouted angrily.

"Qingfeng with two sleeves?" Eunuch Cao looked at the other party with a smile but not a smile: "Master Han, can you tell me how much land your family has?"

"The property in my family has been passed down from my ancestors. What's wrong with that?"

"There is nothing wrong, it's just that the court is short of food now. I wonder if Mr. Han can donate some of his family's property for the sake of the court?" Eunuch Cao asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to hand over hundreds of acres of fertile land in my family to the imperial court to prove my loyalty!" Mr. Han said impassionedly.

"Hundred acres?" Eunuch Cao looked at Mr. Han with a half-smile.

"Cao Jingzhong, what do you mean!?"

"That's enough. Let's discuss this later. Retreat from the court!" Ji Huan frowned and looked at the two people who were arguing more and more fiercely. He knew that since the scholars put this proposal on the table for discussion today, they would not give up. It was just about military power. Decentralization is not what Ji Huan wants, so the matter can only be postponed temporarily!
"Report~"

Just when the court was about to disperse, a rush of footsteps came from outside the Chaotian Palace, stopping everyone's movements. If they dared to come in at this time, they must have important information...

(End of this chapter)