Chapter 153 The Holy Son and the Crown Prince broke off
"Master Jiaying, when you are free, come sit in my room and we can walk around more."
Jiaying glanced at her calmly, "I'm almost done with the candied haws."
Ye Xiaoman waved her hand generously, "How much do you want to eat? I will make it for you myself."
With just some coaxing from Ye Xiaoman, Jiaying really went to the palace to meet the emperor.
That night, he stood in the Golden Palace and coldly criticized the emperor.
"If a son is unvirtuous, it is the fault of his father."
"Depose the Crown Prince and demote King Rui to a pariah."
"Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
The Holy Son openly broke with the Prince's forces, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
All parties were shocked and speculated on the reasons. They concluded that theocracy was growing stronger and was no longer willing to be under the imperial power.
This is a signal to declare war.
The dynasty, which had been stable for hundreds of years, was quickly shaken.
night.
The martial arts training ground of the Prince’s Palace.
The sound of crying and wailing was as mournful as the weeping of ghosts.
On the arena, there were more than a dozen torture racks lined up in a row, and a strong monk was tied to each rack.
Ji Wenyi randomly took a heavy bow from the weapon racks on both sides.
The six arts of a gentleman, namely rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics, are compulsory courses for aristocrats. Ji Wenyi was particularly good at riding and archery.
The bow weighs nine stones and can only be pulled by a strong man. Ji Wenyi holds it in his hand as if it were a piece of cake. He takes an arrow from the quiver, draws the bow, and draws the arrow.
The divine realm is extremely elegant, and even Ji Wenyi's killing moves are pleasing to the eye.
The subordinate came over and respectfully tied a purple silk ribbon on Ji Wenyi and blindfolded him.
The long ribbon hung behind him, and as Ji Wenyi turned around, it formed a graceful arc.
Ji Wenyi raised his bow and pointed it at someone on the rack.
"General Zhuge, I am very disappointed."
The person who was called out, although he was a powerful figure outside, trembled like a sieve when he came in front of Ji Wenyi.
He cried out in fear, "Your Highness, I am loyal to you. I don't know why the people under my jurisdiction appeared at the scene of the robbery of the Sky-Breaking Armor..."
The black arrow shot through the air and hit the shoulder blade.
The man's entire right arm was torn off, and he screamed: "It's Prince Teng. He, he threatened me with my family!"
Ji Wenyi shot another arrow slowly, this time tearing off the opponent's other left arm.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
When Ji Weiming arrived, the betrayer had already turned into a human pig.
"Royal brother."
The arrow pierced the heart squarely, and the martial arts field returned to silence.
Ji Wenyi threw the heavy bow into his subordinate's arms and pulled off the cloth covering his eyes.
The guard came forward with a basin of water. He took off his ring and washed his hands gracefully.
"The Sky-Breaking Armor was taken away by the Demon Realm."
Ji Weiming took the bloody confession and looked at it, frowning slightly. In recent years, he has always felt that there is a pair of hands from the demon clan that are secretly disrupting the stability of all walks of life, but after searching over and over again, he has not found any specific person.
"My royal brother is as good as a god."
Ji Weiming brought up something more important, "Jiaying suddenly exploded tonight..."
Ji Wenyi was called to the palace by the emperor at night and reprimanded. He did not show any particular emotion, only his eyebrows and eyes were slightly cold.
"It's ironic that a short-lived puppet suddenly possesses independent consciousness."
Ji Weiming: "The position of priest?"
Ji Wenyi: "Not much of an impact."
Ji Weiming relaxed a little. Seeing his brother's unhappy expression, he realized that it still had some impact on him.
"What happened to Jiaying?" He thought of countless reasons along the way, but each one was rejected.
"He was fine when I and the king went to the human world."
Ji Wenyi was not satisfied with Ji Weiming's answer. He placed Ji Weiming next to Jiaying in order to control this chess piece.
Ji Weiming said, "I will have a good talk with the Holy Son. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding."
Ji Wenyi did not deny it. Ji Weiming protected Jiaying out of their old friendship and said he would fight back.
Jiaying has been at ease for too long and has forgotten who is the master of the empire. It is time to give him a warning.
Unlike his gentle appearance, Ji Wenyi's style of doing things is vigorous and decisive.
"Draft an edict."
The clerk walked forward with a desk in hand, writing down the prince's oral instructions.
There was the emperor's seal on the desk, which clearly showed that the prince was in control of all the important affairs of the country and the family.
"The first memorial impeached the Holy Son in my name. I said that Buddhist and Taoist customs differ, and Buddhist disciples should not attend the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods."
"The second imperial edict was issued in the name of the emperor to destroy Buddhism."
"The measures are as follows: First, the people are prohibited from believing in Buddhism. Those who violate this will be demoted to pariahs and expelled from the divine realm. Second, the temple property will be confiscated and added to the national treasury. Third..."
The official who drafted the imperial edict had a trembling pen, and was sweating profusely while writing, but his blood was boiling at the same time.
Buddhism enjoyed privileges in the divine realm. Monks did not produce, pay taxes, or perform labor. Temples owned a large amount of fertile land and real estate, which was of little use to the development of the empire. The royal family had long been dissatisfied.
The prince's move is to completely eradicate the foundation of Buddhism, which is bound to cause war in the divine realm.
The prince's courage and tough approach are similar to those of the Xuanyuan ancestor.
It makes people both respect and fear.
After Ji Wenyi finished dealing with Jiaying's affairs, he looked at Ji Weiming and extended his hand to him.
Ji Weiming was stunned. "What?"
Ji Wenyi: "Things."
He frowned, feeling that Ji Weiming had been out of shape recently and not as alert as before.
Ji Weiming then realized that he was talking about Long You.
His long raven-feather eyelashes trembled slightly, "Royal brother, I did not kill Concubine Gong."
Ji Wenyi stared at him for a while before asking, "Your explanation?"
"This king is in love with her."
Ji Wenyi had not expected this answer. Nothing in the world could escape his eyes. He knew that Ji Weiming was not a fickle person, so he immediately made a judgment:
"She is the woman for whom you made such a fool of yourself in the world?"
They had only exchanged two sentences when Ji Wenyi had already deduced the connection between the two. Ji Weiming once again felt in his heart how thoughtful his brother was.
He couldn't hide it anymore, so he just said, "It's her."
In order to protect Ye Xiaoman's undercover identity, he took the initiative to explain the whole story.
"Gong Jieyu is a spiritual herb restorer. We met when she was wandering among the common people. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on me. When I met her again, she had become my father's concubine."
Ji Weiming repeatedly failed to please the same woman, and Ji Wenyi was very unhappy: "She has entered the palace as a concubine, there is no chance for you."
Ji Weiming was as gentle as jade, and his attitude was unyielding. "I will protect her well."
Ji Wenyi: "I really want to meet her again and take a closer look at what kind of woman is it that makes you so infatuated with her that you disregard the overall situation."
"Royal brother," Ji Weiming said sternly, disobeying his beloved brother for the first time, "She is just a weak woman. Why do you have to be so mean to her?"
Ji Wenyi: "Even the smallest chick can peck a hunter's eye. Those in power must take precautions."
"I just think that your dislike for her is inexplicable. Please don't hurt her anymore."
Ji Weiming bowed deeply and said, "Just consider it my first time asking you."
"Royal brother."
After saying that, he turned and left.
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