Chapter 129: Acting on God's Duty
In the capital, outside the palace, the emperor retreated from the palace under the protection of the commander of the imperial guard, Liang Guangtao. Although he was in a mess, at least he was not injured. When everyone retreated outside the palace, they saw that the entire palace was on fire. The flames were abnormal blue-purple flames, burning continuously. Occasionally, they heard terrifying screams and cries from people in the palace.
The eunuch Wei Zhong quickly wrapped the emperor Gao Xi in front of him with a wet blanket, and kept expressing his concern.
"Your Majesty, it's safe, it's safe."
Gao Xi's character was not actually very tough, and he was not a good emperor. He was able to become emperor because there were only two brothers in his generation, and Gao Xi's father acted as a check and balance. Under the checks and balances, the two very capable brothers were checked and killed. Gao Xi's father wanted desperately to have more children but was unable to do so, so Gao Xi had to take the throne.
He was originally a prince with no ambition. Before he became emperor, he would hide at home to give birth to children. After he became emperor, he enjoyed all kinds of things and didn't care about the lives of the people at all. Now, because he was smoked by the fire, his face was black. He was wrapped in a wet blanket, staring blankly at the palace that was burning like a ghost fire in front of him.
There was an indescribable heat around, but there was an extreme cold on his body. The imperial guards were guarding the emperor. At this moment, generals Shao Rongwei and Yu Qing both rushed over.
"Is your Majesty safe?"
"Is your Majesty alright?"
The two men came hurriedly. When the incident happened, the emperor was still sleeping soundly. He was suddenly pulled out by the eunuch Wei Zhong and carried out of the palace. The prime minister and the general were originally in their own residences. After hearing the words of the so-called Dragon God, they knew that something must have happened to the emperor and hurried over.
Seeing that His Majesty, who was surrounded by the Royal Guards, seemed to be safe, the two men relaxed a lot.
Prime Minister Yu Qing studied hard for ten years to get to where he is today. He was promoted by Emperor Gao Xi after he ascended the throne. As the aristocratic families gradually withdrew from the court, the entire court of Daxia has now become Yu Qing's territory.
The other is General Shao Rongwei, who also came from a humble family and was in charge of the only army belonging to Emperor Gao Xi. This army was stationed outside the imperial city and had a total of only 50,000 people. As for the troops on the border, the emperor had already divided them among his sons and was not afraid of these sons rebelling.
The moment the voice of the so-called West Sea Dragon King Canglang appeared in everyone's mind, the people in the capital had just gotten up, but they were frightened to death by the sudden voice in their minds. Especially after hearing that the Dragon King had taken away the land of Beiyang and even wanted to destroy the imperial palace, ordinary people did not dare to go out. The doors and windows were closed, but they smelled a bit of unease from the burnt smell in the air.
Yu Qing and Shao Rongwei rushed out of the palace, only to see a raging fire in the palace. The color of the flames was not the red or yellow that ordinary people saw, but a strange blue-purple. Now they finally found His Majesty, but behind them, in the blazing palace, they heard the cries and terrifying screams of many people, accompanied by blue and purple flames like hell.
"Your Majesty, why don't you take shelter in my humble residence for a while?"
Yu Qing couldn't say much. The capital had changed in the early years. The aristocratic families gradually retreated, and he began to leave a way out for his family members. But who could have thought that God would still intervene? He didn't dare to look back, and he could even feel the raging fire behind him. Is this god's arrival good or evil?
"...Yeah." Gao Xi was frightened and could only nod. Wei Zhong beside him immediately said.
"Excuse me, Prime Minister Yu. Your Majesty has been frightened and needs to rest in the Prime Minister's Residence for the time being."
General Shao Rongwei spoke a step late and could only retreat. Then he watched the emperor go all the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion under the service of Wei Zhong. Shao Rongwei naturally followed as well. Even though he and Prime Minister Yu had different political views at other times, when something like this happened, the two of them naturally stood on the same side.
As soon as the emperor entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, the best room was immediately arranged for him and he was served personally by the eunuch Wei Zhong. The emperor seemed to be frightened by the heavenly fire and lost his mind. He fell into a coma as soon as he entered. The emperor quickly called the imperial physician to take his pulse.
During this process, Liang Guangtao and Yu Qing both looked very unhappy, and they moved to the study to talk.
"General Shao, things are different now. My people have discovered something: everyone in the capital, from officials to ordinary people, has heard the voice of the so-called Dragon King. Do you think this is caused by a demon, or is there really a god?"
Shao Rongwei didn't care about his previous dispute with Yu Qing and said in a cold voice.
"Even if there is a demon, it would be fine if it only targeted one or two people, but how could it target the entire capital? And the demonic fire in the palace, Prime Minister Yu saw it with his own eyes. It was a blue-purple flame that couldn't even be extinguished. This kind of weird thing, I'm afraid..."
To be honest, Shao Rongwei didn't believe in matters of the gods. He killed people step by step from a soldier to a general. If there were gods and ghosts in this world, those he killed should have turned into ghosts to take revenge on him.
But he has been safe and sound for so many years, so how could there be gods and ghosts?
"General Shao's army is stationed outside the capital. If there are any scoundrels, they will surely not escape General Liang's scrutiny. However, this matter is truly bizarre and defies common explanation. We can only wait for His Majesty to wake up before discussing it. At the palace, we're already arranging for people to put out the fire. However, this time, apart from His Majesty who escaped, and a few palace maids and eunuchs, I'm afraid thousands of people died..."
After all, the palace is so big and there are so many people inside, it is impossible to escape directly. The emperor was led by Wei Zhong to escape from the tunnel after he discovered something was wrong. How could other palace people escape from the winding palace?
The two knew that no matter how much they did at this time, it would be useless, and Shao Rongwei nodded.
"This matter is indeed strange. I have ordered the army to surround the entire capital to prevent the people from making any unusual movements."
In fact, it was to prevent high-ranking officials and a few noble families in the capital from escaping. Although they already knew that Daxia was about to end, everyone kept silent, thinking that they could still be the boss on the ship before the ship sank, and worked hard to make money and get everything they could. But now an accident has occurred, so everyone can only temporarily prevent others from getting off the ship.
Everyone in the capital was terrified and no one dared to move easily. Some "smart people" wanted to leave the city at this time, but they were stopped by the people at the city gate and could never get out.
In Yanping County, the divine rain sent down by the Dragon King cured the people's illnesses, and many of the people's originally disabled bodies were restored to their original state. This made these civilians deeply feel the power of the Dragon King. Most importantly, they all heard that Beiyang was no longer the land of Daxia, but the land of Canglang, the Dragon King of the West Sea!!!
This incident left the common people speechless, and the officials who stayed in Beiyang didn't know what to say. They were like ants on a hot fire, trying to figure out what had happened. Who exactly was this West Sea Dragon King Canglang? And was King Gao Zhan of Qi really punished by thunder from this West Sea Dragon King Canglang?
Doesn't that mean he's already dead?
In addition to Yanping County, Beiyang has a total of seven counties. The officials in these counties were all confused and dared not move. The only thing they could do at this time was to wait for the court's response, or wait for the King of Qi's response.
Probably the only people who knew everything were the people of Yanping County. Song Deqiu, the prefect of Yanping County, came down from the altar. Beside him was Meng Jiang, the county magistrate who had finally reacted. He had asked the people to go home and use various utensils to store the divine rain. Here at the altar, the offerings were still intact, and just a dozen meters away from the offerings, there was a large pool of black ground, which had been soaked by the rain and merged into the surface.
"Hahahaha! The King of Qi is dead! What a fool! Well done! Well done!!!"
The people all left, and Song Deqiu no longer looked like a patronizing official. He rushed into the pool of black and began to laugh wildly, then kept stepping on the black below.
"What about King Gao Zhan of Qi now? Didn't he still get crushed to pieces and trampled under the feet of the people? Such a shameless person should have died long ago! The Dragon King stood up for the people, he deserved it!!!"
Song Deqiu, who was already extremely angry with King Qi, was now like a madman. King Qi was dead, and the land of Beiyang belonged to the Dragon King. The people had hope, and maybe they wouldn't have to pay taxes to King Qi this year. Everything was really great.
Song Deqiu was still a little crazy as he walked in the mud.
"These nobles don't even consider the lives of the people. Now, what's he, the King of Qi, in terms of the gods? Didn't he just turn into powder? He can't even utter a word, hahahaha! Don't let your motherf*ck embarrass me! Don't let your motherf*ck ask me for money!!! Don't let your motherf*ck raise taxes!"
Meng Jiang looked at his friend's crazy look helplessly, thinking that his friend was stimulated. He watched him vent quietly for a while before speaking.
"Now that the King of Qi is dead, and the news hasn't spread beyond Yanping County, please remain calm. Our plan now is to gather our men and immediately head to the King of Qi's mansion. We will seize the mansion for the Dragon King and announce the matter to the entire Beiyang Dragon King..."
Beiyang became the place of gods, so everything had to change. We could not obey the orders of the former King of Qi, so we had to raze the Palace of King Qi and build the Dragon King Temple. There were eight counties in the whole Beiyang, and the Palace of King Qi was located next to Yanping County, otherwise King Qi would not have come so quickly. What we had to do now was to occupy the Palace of King Qi, and then issue new decrees to perform the duties of the gods.
After hearing this, Song Deqiu calmed down and immediately stopped his wild look. His clothes were still wet and stuck to his body, but he immediately calmed down.
"Of course! The Dragon King wishes to protect all the people of Beiyang, so naturally we must spread the Dragon King's reputation far and wide! Meng Jiang! Gather your men and head to Dongcheng County! Take over the Prince of Qi's Mansion for the Dragon King!!!"
From then on, there was no more King Qi in Beiyang! Only the Dragon King!!!
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