Volume 1 Chapter 479 Dayu Dynasty
Xiang Yun was flying very fast. He found the location of the Dayun Empire through the information in the Huanxi Sect. Following this direction, he would only need to fly for three months to reach the territory of the Dayun Empire.
Home was far away, and Xiang Yun was very excited all the way. He kept flying at full speed, just wanting to reach the Dayun Empire as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, more than three months passed. During these three months, in addition to traveling, he also found time to practice alchemy and cultivate Taoist scriptures. His cultivation improved greatly and he reached the early stage of Tengyun Realm.
On this day, Xiang Yun came to the sky above the territory of the Dayun Empire. Xiang Yun took a deep breath and felt that the air became much fresher.
Xiang Yun randomly found a city to land in. With a thought, the red-feathered wings on his back turned into green smoke and dissipated. Xiang Yun stepped into the city and found that the mortal city had not changed much compared to ten years ago.
After wandering around for a while, Xiang Yun found that there were no familiar people around. Even the city of the Dayun Empire felt strange and cold to him. Moreover, the country to which this city belonged was no longer the Dayun Empire, but a small country called Qilian.
Xiang Yun felt bored, so he flapped his wings and flew high, heading towards the capital of the Dayun Empire. Along the way, Xiang Yun was not in a good mood and was not in high spirits.
When they meet again ten years later, everything has changed. This great country has nothing to do with him anymore. His beloved family members have all disappeared, and they don't know whether they are alive or dead.
Soon they arrived in the capital city and Xiang Yun flew directly towards the imperial palace. He wanted to know who was living in the palace now, who was the monarch who controlled the capital city, and whether there were any old friends.
Xiang Yun flew from a high altitude and landed directly in front of the Golden Throne Hall. The appearance of this outsider quickly aroused the vigilance of the people in the palace. A large number of palace guards rushed over and surrounded Xiang Yun.
A general whom Xiang Yun didn't recognize at all came over with a knife in his hand and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the palace of the Great Jade Dynasty!"
"Dayu?" Xiang Yun frowned slightly when he heard the name. He obviously couldn't think of anyone among his acquaintances who had such a hobby of naming, so he said, "My name is Xiang Yun. Let your emperor come to see me."
The general shouted angrily: "How dare you speak disrespectfully to Your Majesty! Take this daring villain down and put him in jail!"
Those soldiers drew their swords one by one and approached Xiang Yun. Looking at these guards who looked as if they were facing a great enemy, Xiang Yun thought of his former imperial guards and the commander of the imperial guards, Zhu Jinxiao, and could not help but feel extremely sad.
If it were him living in the palace now, Zhu Jinxiao would probably do the same as these people and arrest all the offenders in the future.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yun gave up his murderous intent, and with a thought, he disappeared in the Golden Palace.
The guards were all stunned. They only saw a flash before their eyes and Xiang Yun disappeared. Where did he go?
The guards were confused, and the general panicked. He immediately ordered, "Oh no! There is an assassin. Your Majesty is in danger. Enter the palace quickly and search and capture the assassin!"
"Yes!" Immediately, a large number of guards began to search the palace. After hesitating for a while, the general decided to report to His Majesty first.
In the imperial study, a middle-aged man with a mustache and wearing a golden five-clawed dragon robe was reviewing memorials with a pen in his hand, with a slightly frown on his face.
In the past two years, the grain output of the Dayu Dynasty has not been high, and many people have problems with food. Taxes have been reduced again and again, but there are still people who cannot afford to pay taxes, and there are even many people who starve to death every day because of taxes.
However, if this tax is reduced further, the system of the Dayu Dynasty will be difficult to maintain. The troops on the border will be difficult to supply. Even if we are poor, we cannot cut off the food supply of the soldiers on the border...
The Gaoshan Kingdom once again sent troops south, and war was imminent. Once the war started, the Dayu Dynasty would forcibly conscript young and strong soldiers, and even requisition food. The people's lives would only become more difficult, and this was indeed a sign of the country's demise.
Thinking of this, he felt a terrible headache. He couldn't help but put down the brush in his hand, looked up at the sky outside the window, and was lost in thought.
Suddenly, a breeze blew by. He felt something and immediately turned his head to look at the door of the imperial study, and shouted casually, "Who is it?"
But the next moment he was stunned, standing there with his mouth open, his body trembling slightly. He stood up slowly and involuntarily and asked, "Your Majesty...is that you?"
Standing at the door of the imperial study was Xiang Yun in white. He was a little surprised to see the other person wearing a dragon robe. He frowned slightly and walked in, asking coldly, "I am not now, but should I call you Your Majesty... or Zhu Qiyu?"
Xiang Yun never imagined that the person who replaced him on the throne of the Dayun Empire would be Zhu Qiyu, whom he was extremely disappointed in and looked down upon. He also never thought that this person would be so bold and ambitious that he actually dared to seize the throne!
Zhu Qiyu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Xiang Yun's words. He was about to move away and say something humbly, but as soon as he moved, he looked down and saw the five-clawed golden dragon robe on his body. He suddenly realized that he was no longer the prime minister ten years ago. He was now the emperor, the emperor of the Dayu Dynasty!
Zhu Qiyu slowly stood up, suppressed his fear of Xiang Yun, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, ten years have passed, and many things have changed."
Xiang Yun was surprised by Zhu Qiyu's reaction. He had to admit that he had underestimated Zhu Qiyu's courage. He slowly walked closer, looked directly at him and said, "Yes, it has changed. In ten years, the throne has become yours."
Zhu Qiyu was almost scared to death when he heard this. He swallowed his saliva, couldn't help but take a step back, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty has been gone for ten years. The huge Dayun Empire has fallen apart. Someone has to take care of the innocent people. If I don't sit on the throne, someone else will. At least, I can make the lives of the people better..."
Zhu Qiyu then changed the subject and said tentatively: "Now that your majesty has returned, I will take the throne..."
"Stop acting!" Xiang Yun scolded angrily, "If you don't want to give it to me, why bother saying that? I left ten years ago, and now that I'm back today, I naturally don't want your crappy throne!"
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Xiang Yun found a chair and sat down casually, sighing, "It's just that I thought of many people, but I didn't expect that you would sit in this position."
Zhu Qiyu's expression darkened: "I have disappointed His Majesty, and I... am indeed unworthy of this position."
Suddenly Xiang Yun's tone turned cold: "Today I only want to ask you one thing, what happened ten years ago? Where did my concubines, Jiang Fei, Jiang Yue, Xuanyuan Dabing, Zhu Jinxiao, Wang Shu, Liu Yiyi, Zhao Zhong, Guo Xuan, Wu Guotao, Yuan Zimo, Deng Yan, Fang Xinghai, Zhou Xin and others go?"
Zhu Qiyu looked horrified, and he opened his mouth for a long time without saying anything. Xiang Yun saw that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he said coldly: "If you don't explain clearly today, I don't mind taking back this head that was about to be chopped off."
Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes and looked in pain. At this moment, a large number of imperial guards rushed over. The leading general pointed a knife at Xiang Yun and shouted, "You thief, retreat quickly and stay away from your majesty!"
Seeing that these people were about to attack Xiang Yun, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly shouted: "Stop, retreat!"
Zhu Qiyu almost shouted loudly. The imperial guards dared not disobey and retreated one after another. Zhu Qiyu walked to Xiang Yun, took a deep breath, thought for a while, then knelt down in front of Xiang Yun and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent..."
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