Volume 1 Chapter 124: Slapping
A leader immediately shouted, "If you dare to take another step forward, you will be killed without mercy!"
Xiang Yun didn't even look at him, nor did he ignore the soldiers surrounding him. He just raised his foot and continued walking towards the city wall.
Seeing Xiang Yun's momentum, the soldiers besieging him were at a loss as to what to do. They dared not attack Xiang Yun and could only retreat continuously to make way for him.
The leader saw that this was not going to work, so he immediately rushed forward with a sword in hand, shouting, "Stop, or don't blame me for being rude!"
But Xiang Yun immediately scolded: "Get out of here, I am the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty. Do you see the Mingguang armor on me? Who of you dares to attack me!"
Ming Guang Armor and Great Sun Emperor Sword are the beliefs of the entire Great Sun Dynasty army. From the moment they join the army, someone will tell them that they must be absolutely loyal to the person wearing the Ming Guang Armor and must absolutely obey the person holding the Great Sun Emperor Sword!
This is the iron rule of the entire Great Sun Dynasty army, and it has continued since the founding of the country.
Although its influence is not as great as before, it is better than nothing. But when the time comes to face it in person, everyone still feels a little apprehensive.
The leader's expression was a little unnatural. On one side was the emperor he believed in, and on the other was his current master. It was difficult to deal with this.
Xiang Yun also knew what these people were thinking, so he said loudly: "Everyone, get out of the way. This is a matter between me and that stupid King Taishan on the city wall. It has nothing to do with you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers fled one by one and made way for Xiang Yun.
Yes, the fight between the two kings has nothing to do with these small soldiers. After all, they don’t want to be charged with rebellion. No matter who wins or loses, they can save their lives.
Without anyone blocking his way, Xiang Yun quickly reached the city wall and saw Dongfang Taishan, who looked as pale as death.
Dongfang Taishan immediately ordered, "Whoever let him up here, come and capture him for me!"
When the military order came out, no one moved. Apparently, no one dared to really disrespect the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty, at least not now!
After all, the rebel kings in various places were only rebelling and did not really fight against the main forces of the Great Sun Dynasty, so the situation is unclear now. Whoever is the enemy of the emperor now will become the target of public criticism and be besieged by the rebel kings with excuses!
Moreover, Xiang Yun had just said under the city wall that he and the army behind him had broken into the capital of the Mahayana Kingdom. What a powerful fighting force! Could these people really be enemies with the emperor?
Everyone hesitated in their hearts, but just this moment of hesitation determined the fate of Dongfang Taishan!
"What are you doing? Do you want to disobey my order?!"
As Xiang Yun got closer and closer, Dongfang Taishan became more and more panicked. He split the city gate with one sword. What an unreasonable level of martial arts! If he were to fight against him, he was afraid that Xiang Yun would crush him into pieces with just one finger!
Dongfang Taishan still felt that his actions were unreliable and still placed his hopes on the generals. He shouted, "Didn't you swear to respect me as the King of Taishan? Don't you want to seize the world?
The emperor is right in front of us now, what are you doing? Are you standing there like a corpse?
Come on, everyone, let's kill him together!"
Still no one paid attention to Dongfang Taishan, and many people looked at him with teasing eyes, the meaning was already very clear.
He who knows the times is a hero. It is obvious that the situation of Dongfang Taishan is over!
If Xiang Yun brings a large army to attack Xiyuan City, they will fight hard and fight to the death!
But Xiang Yun's strength lies in the fact that he rushed forward alone without mobilizing a single soldier. This courage alone was enough to make all the generals dare not to be enemies with Xiang Yun anymore.
And Xiang Yun did this, the meaning was very clear, I am looking for Dongfang Taishan alone, I don't want to pursue the others!
As Xiang Yun approached, Dongfang Taishan involuntarily stepped back and shouted, "Don't come over here! I told you not to come over here again!"
At this moment, Xiang Yun looked at him coldly, then shouted sternly: "Kneel down for me!"
Unexpectedly, Dongfang Taishan still had some courage. He was not frightened by Xiang Yun's scolding. Instead, he laughed arrogantly and said, "Haha, I am the King of Taishan. I will become the ruler of the world and ascend the throne to be the emperor in the future. How could I kneel to you!"
With nowhere else to go, he drew the sword from his waist and roared ferociously, "Come on, these cowards are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you!"
Xiang Yun still stared at him with a gloomy face and did not say anything. Instead, he continued to walk towards him step by step with the Emperor Sword in his hand.
Each step was very slow, but each step put great pressure on Dongfang Taishan. His body trembled involuntarily and his breathing became rapid. Obviously, even with the sword tightly in his hand, he could not suppress the fear of Xiang Yun in his heart.
Xiang Yun was getting closer and closer to him, and soon he was less than two meters away. Dongfang Taishan had already broken out in cold sweat on his forehead.
When Xiang Yun took the next step, he involuntarily took a step back.
Just this one step, Dongfang Taishan suddenly felt extremely ashamed and angry, his face was extremely hot, and driven by his self-esteem, he shouted frantically: "Among my peers, no one can compare to this king, kill!"
Then he plucked up his courage, held the sword in both hands and chopped towards Xiang Yun!
“Crack!”
There was a sound of metallic clashing. Xiang Yun just swung out his sword lightly, and the sharp sword in Dongfang Taishan's hand was knocked out of his hand, flew down the city wall, and pierced into the yellow earth under the city wall!
Then he waved his hand to Xiang Yun and put the Great Sun Emperor Sword into his body. He raised his palm and slapped Dongfang Taishan in the face!
Dongfang Taishan was still shocked by the result of the sword strike just now and was doubting his life, but then he was slapped hard in the face, which made him dizzy. He involuntarily stepped back and then fell to the ground.
"This first slap is for you not being a subject to the emperor and not respecting him!"
Then Xiang Yun raised his big hand again and slapped Dongfang Taishan on the same side of the face!
With a loud "bang", Dongfang Taishan was hit so hard that blood oozes from his mouth, his face becomes numb, and he loses consciousness.
He kept crying and mumbling something, which sounded like he was cursing Xiang Yun, but his body was crawling backwards in a hurry, trying to get away from Xiang Yun and escape from here.
"This slap is for you for starting a rebellion, inciting a war, and killing a large number of the dynasty's soldiers and civilians for no reason!"
Then he rushed towards Yun, grabbed the head of Dongfang Taishan who was crawling on the ground to escape, grabbed his hair, and lifted him up from the ground.
Then Xiang Yun raised his hand and slapped him on the cheek again. This slap was much heavier than the previous two slaps.
Dongfang Taishan was slapped unconscious by the slap. Four teeth came out of his mouth and blood flowed from his ears and nose. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.
Xiang Yun continued in a cold voice: "This slap is for you to kill and humiliate General Fengchen Linghu Feng!"
Then Xiang Yun carried the unconscious Dongfang Taishan slowly to the top of the city wall, ready to throw Dongfang Taishan directly off the city wall.
However, a general behind him immediately said anxiously: "Emperor, please think twice. This Dongfang Taishan is the young master of the Dongfang family. He cannot be killed!
If you kill him, the Dongfang family will be furious, and I'm afraid Your Majesty will be retaliated by the Dongfang family!"
Xiang Yun laughed loudly upon hearing this, "How ridiculous! How dare a noble family become an enemy of the emperor? How ridiculous!"
Then, without any hesitation, Xiang Yun threw Dongfang Taishan off the city wall in front of everyone's gaze, and landed next to his sword!
Xiang Yun turned around and looked at the generals on the city wall as if nothing had happened. He gave a loud order: "Welcome the triumphant army into the city!"
Without any order from the generals, the soldiers in the city immediately rushed out of Xiyuan City one by one and prepared to welcome them.
A general immediately began to breathe rapidly and asked in an incredulous tone, "Victorious army, could it be that Your Majesty has really conquered the Mahayana Kingdom?"
Xiang Yun didn't even look at him, but said four words calmly: "Don't joke!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals present were shocked, and then they knelt down on their knees in front of Xiang Yun at the same time, saying in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"
Two hours later, in the City Lord's Mansion of Xiyuan City, Xiang Yun sat on the main seat, Xiao Guazi stood beside him, Xuanyuan Dabing and Wu Guotao stood on the right, Guo Xuan and Zhao Zhong stood on the left, and in the middle of the hall, kneeling were the generals who commanded the troops under King Taishan.
Xiang Yun said in a cold voice: "You are all my subjects. I have already killed the chief culprit Dongfang Taishan, so I will forgive your sins. I will not hold you accountable for your rebellion. All of you, go back to where you came from!
Leave immediately and do not stay in Xiyuan City for another day!"
"Remember, this is my mercy, but if you dare to bring swords to oppose me again, I will kill you next time!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers bowed down as if they had been pardoned, and said, "Thank you, Emperor, for not killing us!"
After the soldiers withdrew, Wu Guotao stepped forward, bowed, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to apply for military funds for the family of General Fengchen Linghu Feng, so that they can spend their old age in peace and not starve to death on the streets."
In this era, women were not allowed to go out, and men were the heads of the family and the backbone of the family's living expenses.
Now that Linghu Feng is dead and there is no more military pay, Wu Guotao is afraid that Linghu Feng's family won't be able to survive in the capital city with its high expenses.
Xiang Yun was startled when he heard this. He had not expected this, so he asked, "Who else is in General Linghu's family?"
Wu Guotao said quickly: "In addition to the maids and their families, General Linghu's family also has a wife, three concubines, two sons, three daughters, a family of nine people, and their family has no other livelihood, so the daily expenses are still quite high. Although there is a system of pensions for the dead in the army, the money is really not enough to support their family's expenses, so..."
Xiang Yun nodded and said, "General Fengchen sacrificed his life for the country, so I grant him 3,000 taels of silver every year as a subsidy."
Wu Guotao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately replied: "I would like to thank your majesty for the gift on behalf of General Fengchen!"
This was the last small thing he could do for his old friend.
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