Molinzhou, the palace of King Dai.
Molin, a dark black jade, once referred to virtuous and talented people in the dynasty. This place is located in the south of Baierzhou and the east of Xuanyuanzhou. It is the central area of the southwestern continents. It is rich and prosperous, and many scholars have emerged.
Many years ago, the young King Dai was granted the title here. He was the third son of the emperor. He was granted the throne just after he came of age and was favored by many ministers and royal relatives.
In his youth, King Dai had a cheerful personality and loved traveling. When he was a prince, he drank and recited poems with many famous scholars on the Never-Sleeping River in Luojing, and talked about the affairs of the world. Although he was still immature, he had lofty ambitions and was admired by many people.
After he was crowned king, he attracted many talented people to come to him and become his disciples, offering him advice. Although he did not have the title of crown prince, he already had the power to be one.
Someone once advised the emperor to give King Dai some advice so that he would be humble and prudent, but the emperor did not respond.
After another four years, the Dai Wang Mansion gradually grew in power. Many people used his name to manipulate official circles and began to form a faction supporting Dai Wang.
In the spring of the year of Meixue, the governor of Qingyuzhou died in the river and was not found until several days later. The whole world was shocked.
The governor of a province was an important official of the dynasty. He could meet the emperor and submit memorials to report to the world. However, he was assassinated in a peaceful time and thrown into the river. The emperor ordered the autumn court to investigate.
The then Chief Judge Qiu was a strict and prudent person. Under his supervision, the case was finally revealed, but it involved a wide range of people, especially those from Dai Wangfu, who seemed to be plotting to murder dissidents. After that, Chief Judge Qiu pursued the case relentlessly, and pulled out all the cases related to it over the past few years. The list was very long, and they were all related to Dai Wangfu.
At this point, the court fell silent, and no one dared to speak to the emperor.
Later, the emperor ordered the chief autumn official to seal the case and stop the investigation, and not to expand the matter any further. Then the palace of Prince Dai was cleaned up, and all the servants kept in the palace were driven out by the palace guards. Prince Dai himself knelt in front of the Queen's palace and did not get up for three days.
After this incident, the emperor became increasingly indifferent to King Dai, but he did not strip him of his title.
At first, the ministers thought that King Dai had lost the emperor's favor and could no longer be the crown prince, but three years later, the emperor still did not appoint a new prince as king.
Afterwards, Prince Dai's mansion became lively again, with more and more people coming to pay him a visit.
The chief official of the autumn court had repeatedly reported to the emperor that King Dai should be severely punished, but in the end he lost his office and died, and his disciples and descendants also gradually withdrew from the court.
In this way, until the emperor grew old, King Huainan was finally enthroned and became equal to King Dai.
Long ink-colored silk threads hung down from the main beams inside the palace, like ministers standing on both sides, facing the spacious dark green main road in the middle of the hall.
Once upon a time, just a few months ago, the number of civil and military officials standing on both sides of the hall was more than the long black silk hanging in the hall, but now there are only a few people standing under the black silk, and the spacious hall looks particularly desolate and cold.
In the center of the hall, the pot-bellied King Dai was sitting on the throne made of warm black jade. At this moment, he was supporting his head with his hands, gazing at the cold and deserted palace without moving, as if his thoughts were no longer here.
Everyone in the palace was standing quietly at this moment, without saying a word. Most of those who were able to stay at this time had followed King Dai for quite a while, so they naturally knew his character and would not speak to disturb him at this time.
It was clearly time for a meeting, but the palace was exceptionally quiet. Time passed by second by second until the sun outside slowly rose. Some of the sunlight shone into the palace, staining the dark blue stone floor with a faint golden hue.
It was unknown when, but King Dai suddenly woke up. He stretched out his body, stretched out his hand, and then the maid who had been standing beside him for a long time filled his wine glass.
The sound of drinking echoed in the hall, and then King Dai finished drinking and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Everyone disperse." After this order was given, various sounds were heard again in the hall.
Everyone bowed their heads and then slowly retreated, their backs and footsteps gradually disappearing at the entrance of the hall.
Although the hall soon became empty, there was still one person who had not left. This minister, who was sitting to the right of King Dai, looked a little old, and his beard was a little gray.
"Why doesn't Lian Shanqing leave?" King Dai leaned back on the jade throne and closed his eyes to rest.
"For the sake of Your Majesty." The old minister bowed his head.
"Oh, no need." King Dai said casually without opening his eyes.
This old minister was none other than his teacher in his youth, his wife's father, and his own father-in-law. He could be said to be the most special among all the ministers.
"Alas..." Looking at the King Dai who had lost his fighting spirit and was in a daze, the old minister sighed and still stood where he was.
In the battle to attack Luojing, the troops led by King Dai were defeated by the Julong Army that supported the new monarch, and countless soldiers fled. Although they were barely reorganized later, the army had lost its morale, and many generals died in the battle to attack Luojing. Now there are rebellions in the rear, and many governors and border generals who had followed King Dai before have also left and no one responds to calls. Of the twenty-seven continents in the southwest, only six are still barely under King Dai's command. Compared with the momentum that swept the world a month ago, it is a world of difference.
After suffering such a blow, the previously high-spirited King Dai became confused and no longer had the fighting spirit he had before. He drank and got drunk, and ignored his affairs.
He Lianshan stood in the hall and refused to leave, but King Dai ignored the old man and continued to ask the maids around him to pour wine, which he then drank mouthful by mouthful, occasionally speaking incoherently with a curled tongue. His already fat body was now like soft mud, and he was full of the smell of alcohol, and his posture was unbearable. It was hard to believe that this was the mighty King Dai.
Seeing that Dai Wang was sinking deeper and deeper, He Lianshan also thought about dissuading him or encouraging him again, but it seemed to have no effect. The two had been together for a long time, and it could be said that Dai Wang was already familiar with the teacher's words and had long been immune to them.
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