Chapter 297 Prince Ji Man
Crown Prince Ji Man was put under house arrest by the King of Zhou and punished to stay in the Eastern Palace to reflect on himself and was not allowed to go out.
On this day, he was in his study, and three aides stood in front of him with sad faces, discussing with him the countermeasures for the Heavenly Master to send troops to wipe out the Yun family in Yunshan City.
One of the staff members said, "Prince, we have to find a solution as soon as possible. The Yun family cannot be killed. The Yun family saved tens of thousands of people in Hexin City. This is a meritorious act, so how can it be a fault? If the Yun family is killed, will it cause public outrage?"
Ji Man frowned with a deep look of dejection, "Of course I know, but my father believed in the Heavenly Master, so I can't do anything about it."
Another staff member said, "Are you just going to watch the Yun family get killed? When the royal division is dispatched, even if the Yun family has the soldiers guarding Yunshan City, they will not be able to resist the royal division."
Another staff member said, "It doesn't necessarily mean that they can't resist Master Wang. We all know that although the Yun family has been living in a corner for a long time, they have close contacts with the Immortal Sect. It is said that every generation has disciples who enter the Immortal Sect. Once the Immortal Sect gets the news that something happened to the Yun family and takes action, then even if Master Wang is very powerful, what can he do to the people in the Immortal Sect? It is said that everyone in the Immortal Sect can call the wind and rain."
"Didn't the Heavenly Master go there in person?" One person said, "The Heavenly Master is from the Feng family, and the Feng family members also know immortal arts. It is said that not only the Heavenly Master went there with the Royal Master, but also secretly sent a message to the children of the Feng family to come out and help. This move must be to prevent the Yun family from seeking help from the Immortal Sect."
"In this case, the Xianmen and the Feng family may clash, but when big ghosts fight, small ghosts have a hard time surviving. Once they start fighting, won't it be the good farmland and people of our Western Zhou Dynasty that will be destroyed?" Someone said, "How can this be a big deal?"
Everyone fell silent immediately.
After a while, someone said to Ji Man, "Prince, you have to make a decision. It would be best if the king gave up his intention to exterminate the Yun family."
"Yes, Prince, now that the Heavenly Master has led the Royal Master away, perhaps you can make the King change his mind? How did the King love his people like his own children before? Now he has been bewitched by the Heavenly Master."
Ji Man's face was heavy, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Should I write another letter to ask to see my father? If I can't see my father, it will be useless to say anything."
"You have submitted hundreds of memorials to the king, but the king is determined to ignore them. I'm afraid the king didn't even look at your memorial."
One of them gritted his teeth and said, "Prince, how about you...force the emperor to abdicate?"
"How outrageous!" Ji Man slammed the table and stood up.
The man knelt on the ground with a plop. "Prince, calm down. I feel that if this continues, our Western Zhou Dynasty will be finished. Your Majesty was indeed a wise ruler in the past, but now in his old age, he has been harmed by the Heavenly Master and can no longer be called a wise ruler. Think about the previous dynasty, the rebellion of King Zhou of Shang, which also started from the palace walls. At that time, people from the immortal world were also involved and joined the game. Our ancestors of the Western Zhou Dynasty were mortals, so how much suffering did they suffer? It has only been a short time since the old dynasty fell and the new dynasty was established? If you don't seize the kingship and are always imprisoned in this East Palace, how can you protect the people of our Western Zhou Dynasty? Do you want us to follow in the footsteps of King Zhou of Shang?"
Ji Man was furious, "But I cannot kill my father! If I were to be an unfilial and unfraternal person, I would be cursed for eternity. How can I be worthy of being a king?"
The man suddenly fell silent.
Since ancient times, filial piety, the relationship between monarch and subject, father and son, courtesy, filial piety, integrity and shame, and human ethics have all been valued. This aide was also anxious because of the recent actions of the king and the prince's depression. Now that Ji Man refuted this, he shut up.
The reason why all the civil and military officials in the court are loyal to Ji Man, the crown prince, is naturally because he is kind-hearted and has outstanding character. But it is also because of his many advantages that even now, at this point, he still values filial piety and would never kill the king or his father.
Ji Man angrily asked the other two, "Do you think the same as him?"
The two men also knelt on the ground and answered in unison, "We dare not!"
Although they said they dared not, they knew in their hearts that, except for patricide, the Crown Prince had been forced to this point and there was no good way to stop the King. The future of the Western Zhou Dynasty made them all feel worried. The blood of the court officials in the Golden Palace was stained because of their opposition to the burning of Hexin City. Now that many days have passed, it is still vivid in their minds. The King did not respond to the Crown Prince's memorial. It would not be surprising if he deposed the Crown Prince one day.
Ji Man stared at the three people in front of him. Although the latter two said they didn't dare, he knew in his heart that they had the same idea.
He stood for a moment, then sat back in his chair dejectedly. "I can't do it. You all know what my father was like before. He was just confused for a short time recently. No one is perfect. My father is said to be the true dragon emperor, but he is also a mortal. I can't kill him."
He started to pick up the pen, "I will write another memorial."
The three of them raised their heads, looked at Ji Man, glanced at each other, and nodded in unison.
Just as Ji Man picked up the pen, there was a sudden and earth-shaking noise outside. With a "bang", the eaves, the house, the floor, the tables, the furnishings, etc. all shook violently.
Two porcelain flower pots fell from the antique display cabinet and shattered with a "pop" sound.
Ji Man's pen fell out of his hand, and his body swayed. He asked in surprise, "Go and have a look, what happened?"
One man stood up and rushed out.
Two of the guards guarding the study also hurried away.
Ji Man naturally had no intention of writing any more memorials, so he walked out of the room, followed by two aides.
Soon, someone came to report, "Your Highness, it's the martial arts training ground. I don't know what fell. It smashed a big hole in the training ground. It fell out of thin air."
Ji Man walked towards the martial arts training ground, "I'll go take a look."
At the same time, a loud shout came from the direction of the martial arts training ground, "Protect the prince! Monster, it's a monster, the sword can't penetrate it! Monster..."
The guards immediately surrounded the prince behind them.
Ji Man was surrounded by people, and he stood there, waiting for a long time. When there was no movement in front, he ordered, "Get out of the way, I'll go take a look."
"Prince, it's dangerous, you can't go!" The staff member bravely advised: "Is it okay for you to go and take a look first?"
At this time, someone came running over. "It's a very large and hard thing that looks like a boat, hundreds of meters long. There's also a monster that looks like a pig. The sword can't penetrate it, but it's like a dead thing. So far, it hasn't hurt anyone."
Ji Man made a decision, "Take me to have a look."
The guards spread out to make way for him, but did not dare to relax at all, and supported him as he walked towards the martial arts training ground.
The guards of the entire East Palace had been alarmed and almost all gathered in the martial arts training ground, with three layers inside and three layers outside, densely packed.
Shan Gao fainted to death, and even after being stabbed with countless swords, he did not wake up.
Jiang Lisheng was also fed a top-grade pill by Wei Qinglan, but he still did not wake up.
Wei Qinglan took a deep breath for a while, and when she heard "The prince is coming", she hugged Jiang Lisheng and walked out of the flying boat.
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