There was an uproar below, and the usually taciturn guard who had taken action to eliminate the evil spirits could no longer hold back his expression: "Evil creature, are you looking for death?!"
Shi Yu didn't respond, and the hairpin directly scratched the back of the neck of the person in front of him.
Thin lines of blood oozed out, and the new emperor felt a burning pain on his neck, and his palms were soaked with cold sweat: "Master, please think twice before you act."
"You know what will happen if I let you go now," Shi Yu raised his foot and kicked his knees twice, causing him to lose feeling in his legs and fall to the ground, "I know that too."
The negotiations broke down.
The new emperor slammed his knees to the ground, his face pale, "So what do you want?"
"I want an imperial edict."
"……What?"
"Pardon my crime," Shi Yu said, "and send me out of the palace."
He pressed the new emperor in front of the table, wrote the imperial edict and stamped it with the imperial seal.
It is worth mentioning that Shi Yu also asked the new emperor to add a special sentence in the imperial edict, saying that in order to prove that the new emperor kept his promise, he would appear in front of the people of Beijing every day in the future, rain or shine.
The implication was that if he did not appear in front of the people in the capital one day, it would mean that the new emperor had broken his promise and killed him.
Shi Yu did not take the paper scroll he handed over, and looked down the stairs directly: "Ting is here, young master."
The guard whose name was called stepped forward with an unpleasant expression: "What else do you want?"
"Please ask all the gentlemen in the audience to take the trouble to pass on the contents of the imperial edict."
"Evil creature, don't push your luck!"
Shi Yu did not refute and just applied force with his hands.
The new emperor was covered in cold sweat: "Go quickly!"
The guard rushed forward, but stopped for the sake of the hostages.
"As long as there is one citizen who does not know the imperial edict, Your Majesty will have to suffer for the one who spread it, and I will cut one line on your neck." Shi Yu raised his eyes and looked at the audience. "I will give you half an hour. If you exceed one second, I will add another line."
This is a blatant threat.
But time was pressing, and the new emperor had ordered them to go. No one dared to disobey, let alone anger the other party and be accused of such a serious crime as causing the emperor to lose his head.
Thus, half an hour later, the people of the entire capital city went through a psychological process from surprise to realization, and then to admiration. They learned that the former prime minister ascended the throne and became emperor, but did not kill capable ministers indiscriminately, and was willing to let go even his former enemy, the Chief Censor, because he admired his talent.
They all praised the new emperor and prime minister for being tolerant, for being good at accepting advice and making use of talented people, and for being a wise man who was truly determined to govern.
[I was really stunned.]
[I am confused again by this plot, can anyone explain it to me? What is the purpose of writing this imperial edict? ]
【Here we go, everyone still remembers that the new emperor was originally the prime minister, right? He is not from the royal family, so he is not orthodox and lacks the support of the people. Now this imperial edict has given him a persona of being diligent in governing the country and valuing talented people. It has been hard to get the public's support, and if he kills Shi Yu now, his persona will collapse and he will be slapping himself in the face.】
[But what if he really got so angry that he killed someone? We can't rule out this possibility, right?]
[It is possible, but if he really did it, firstly, he might be branded as a tyrant with no faith and without justice. Secondly, the people would definitely find it strange that he changed his mind right after publishing the imperial edict. If someone were to find out that this imperial edict was not his original intention and was written while he was forced to kneel on the ground in the palace, and spread the news...]
[I'm having a heart attack just thinking about it.]
[So, he is an emperor after all, he has to save face, what else can he do? He just swallows his pride. ]
[The teacher is so dirty... I love her so much. 】
Shi Yu took advantage of the time when everyone else left the palace to promote the new emperor's generosity and let go. There were not many guards left in the hall at this moment, and they had already dropped their weapons due to the hostages' threats. He dodged the arrows fired by several quick-reacting guards and disappeared into the bamboo forest outside the hall.
The new emperor was furious: "Search! Find him for me!"
The eunuch who came over was startled: "But Your Majesty, people outside are saying..."
"A bunch of idiots!" The new emperor threw the wine jug at him. "Even if we can't kill him, we can still find him and skin him alive. Anyway, as long as he survives, that's all that matters, right?!"
The eunuch didn't dare to hide, and was hit by the wine jug. The cut on his forehead was soaked by the wine and it hurt so much that he trembled and said, "Yes, yes!"
Xiang Yanchao waited for the eunuch to respond before he stepped forward and helped his father up.
The new emperor took a deep breath, and his mind, which had been blank for a short time due to anger, was now clear: "Also, what happened to those two jailers? They can't even take care of one person?!"
If the jailer had not restrained the man, Shi Yu would never have had the chance to run up the stairs, let alone run into him.
The two jailers below had not yet left. They looked at the eldest son standing next to the new emperor with fear. Their scalps tingled at the other's gaze, and they all knelt on the ground and said, "I have done my job poorly, please spare my life, Your Majesty!"
The new emperor didn't notice where their gazes were actually directed. He just thought they were afraid of him. How could they let go of the two culprits who caused him to suffer today? "Drag them away!"
The two jailers kowtowed repeatedly, but still failed to move the emperor to pity them, and were sent to the prison where they had once imprisoned others.
Xiang Yanchao left the palace, and the servant beside him could no longer hold back and turned around anxiously: "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"What to do?"
"Those two jailers..."
"They are not doing their job well, what does it have to do with me?"
The servant paused, "Your Highness?"
The two jailers had clearly informed Yan Chao in advance because they agreed to the deal with Shi Yu. If it weren't for him, Shi Yu wouldn't have had the opportunity to hold the new emperor hostage.
Xiang Yanchao raised his eyes to look at him, his voice was emotionless: "Or do you know something else?"
The servant said: "What if they say something wrong..."
"If they want to say something, they should have said it in the palace." Xiang Yanchao said, "They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, how dare they say anything?"
Miraculously, the servant understood what he meant and felt a chill on his back.
How could the heir raised by Prime Minister Xiang leave such a big loophole for himself? Even if everyone thought it was just a small matter before it became a big deal, since he did it, he must have arranged everything early to ensure that he would not be affected in the slightest.
Unfortunately, even though he was trained as an heir since childhood and learned a lot of conspiracies and tricks, he still suffered such a big setback because of Shi Yu in the end.
When Shi Yu said that he could make the new emperor let him go, Xiang Yanchao subconsciously thought that he wanted to use the methods he used on him to attack the new emperor, and that he was good at both psychological warfare and negotiation. Moreover, he had never heard that the Imperial Censor knew Kung Fu, and now he had such a shabby body that had been tortured in prison.
As a result, the other party chose the most direct and effective one and even held the emperor hostage.
But he did it. He held the heaviest bargaining chip of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but he did not use it to make the princes no longer eager to take revenge on his enemies, nor did he ask for a change of dynasty. Instead, it was just like what he said at the beginning, he just wanted a reason for the new emperor not to kill him.
So many contradictions.
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On the other side, time goes back to three quarters of an hour ago.
Shi Yu was walking through the bamboo forest, with the guards chasing him from behind.
He wiped the blood on the hairpin on his robe and ran straight into the depths of the jungle.
The guards behind him were running fast and slow, and he could not catch up in time, so he had to disperse and search. Gradually, there was only one figure left who could still follow him steadily.
And the trend is getting closer.
The figure chased until he was close, suddenly raised his hand and drew the bow, an arrow whistled in the air, and the metal arrowhead pierced his shoulder fiercely.
Shi Yu's body swayed and he fell off the branch.
The figure also stopped.
Shi Yu stood up from the ground and looked back to see the face of the man who was chasing him.
The other person was tall and handsome, with a dashing and elegant appearance.
The two men looked at each other, but the other party did not come forward. Instead, he lowered his eyes and smiled at him, then turned and left the forest.
...It’s Sheng Yuantang.
This is no wonder. The person who walked out of the border and reached the top by stepping on corpses and blood naturally had a reaction speed and observation ability far superior to others, so he was able to catch up with him by a long way.
But he finally let him go.
Why?
Sheng Yuantang was a general appointed by the previous emperor. He held the military power accumulated by the generals' mansion for generations, and he should be feared and suppressed. Wouldn't it be better to capture him and send him to the new emperor to show his loyalty? Why should he be let go?
Shi Yu didn't understand for a moment, and those wounds that hadn't had time to scab over were all torn apart by his actions today. He could only put this matter aside for the time being, tightened his robe that was almost torn into strips, grabbed the collar, stood up, and walked into a lonely palace in the forest.
As soon as I walked into the hall, a silver light suddenly lit up beside my eyes.
A dart thrown from somewhere hit him directly in the heart, then brushed against his robe and hit the wall.
Shi Yu barely dodged it and looked in the direction where the dart came from.
The other person was hidden in the darkness, with a thin figure and countless human faces crowded together on his face.
It's that shameless guy.
He didn't move forward, and the opponent didn't continue to attack. Instead, it seemed like he was completing a procedural task and ran away directly after throwing the dart.
This is the second time.
The last time the other party pushed him into the water, he ran away without confirming whether he was really dead.
Just like what everyone discussed during the node launch, although the Shameless Ghost's attack was vicious, it was possible to dodge it. It was not like ordinary ghosts that would leave no way to survive once they attacked.
The rooms further inside no longer have windows to let in light.
Shi Yu walked into the room, and a hand suddenly reached out from the side, throwing him against the wall, and then a cold hand touched his neck.
The hand happened to press on his collar, and he trembled in pain.
The other party heard the voice and suddenly stopped: "Brother?"
A tinderbox lit up.
Wu'er was holding a fire starter in one hand, and as soon as the hand holding the scalpel left his skin, he immediately distanced himself and left the room without looking back.
She was much faster than him and chased him directly. She saw him stop in the shade where the light couldn't reach him. She seemed to have finally been unable to hold it in any longer and squatted down and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
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Shi Yu didn't expect that he just wanted to find a place to hide temporarily and entered this cold palace that looked abandoned for a long time. Not only would he encounter ghosts when he entered the door, but he would also run into players.
His current situation really doesn't allow him to get into conflict with others, so his first reaction is of course to just avoid them. After all, when there is no direct conflict of interest, players will default to keeping out of each other's way. However, he can't help but be chased by the other party.
Wu Er saw the blood on the ground and the arrow that had not been pulled out of his body. He grabbed his wrist tightly and knelt on the ground: "How did you get hurt? Who did it?"
Shi Yu was about to avoid it when he suddenly felt heat on the back of his hand.
A tear fell.
It's no wonder Wu Er always likes to pretend to be innocent. She has tried it countless times in front of the mirror. This look is the most deceptive. God has given her this face. When she frowns and her eyes turn red, it is a sharp weapon to make people soften their hearts. It is also because of this ability to pretend that she escaped the fate of being torn apart by those demons.
She stared at his bleeding wound, her eyes red: "Does it hurt?"
Shi Yu pulled the sleeve of her outstretched hand: "You're holding on too tightly."
"I'm sorry." Wu Er loosened his hand and calmed his trembling voice. "I brought medicine. Can I bandage you?"
She looked pitiful and cautious, as if she would cry if rejected.
It was just that the change in attitude was too strange: "What did you just call me?"
She was stunned: "Shi Yu?"
He said, "I just said that when I walked in."
--elder brother.
He heard it.
But he clearly never had a sister.
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