Chapter 2497 conspiracy
The capital of the Donghua Empire was already a busy scene to welcome the big shots. It was just nightfall and the lights were brightly lit. Even the main roads entering the city were rarely covered with bright red carpets. Obviously, the royal family attached great importance to this welcome ceremony.
"Have you heard that the heads of the four major clans and the ten major families gathered in the capital to discuss the matter of banishment with His Majesty." A guard at the gate of the city whispered to his companion beside him.
"Tenfeng?" His companion was stunned for a moment, then looked around, and then smiled faintly, "I guess these people's brains are probably all in water."
The guard smiled and said, "Do you think your Majesty will be furious and then burn all the heads of these aristocratic clans?"
Badge is the only death penalty in the imperial law. The name of this punishment is not only the same as that of a tyrant in ancient China, but only the punishment of mortals who were to be tied to a cross covered with steel nails and burned to death in the boundless flames, so no one is willing to be sentenced to death.
A large number of aristocratic families have gathered outside the imperial city. Without exception, they are all wearing gorgeous clothes, from temperament to appearance and conversation, all of them are impeccable. Even if they are blocked by the guards in the heavily guarded imperial city for so long, they have no impatience.
Inside the imperial city, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, had now put on a bright red palace outfit, and was no longer as fierce and seductive as Jiang Cheng had seen her for the first time. Instead, he was replaced by his nobleness and majesty as if he was natural. The person standing beside her was Qin Sheng, who was detained in the heavenly prison not long ago.
"Now the news of the death of the late emperor is completely unconcealed, so does His Royal Highness want to show everything?"
Qin Sheng was wearing a black tight armor at this moment, and his whole body seemed even more dangerous. His long-term military experience made the iron-blooded aura of this middle-aged man firmly dominate. However, at this time, he appeared as a princess's personal guard commander, which made this iron-blooded aura a little more indescribable and stern.
"Well." His Highness the Princess said lightly: "These aristocrats seem to have received some news, so they think about mentioning the ban with me."
"Do you want to call back the people from the Death Fighting Camp?" Qin Sheng said indifferently: "I am afraid that the power of the Imperial City is not enough."
"No need to be so troublesome. Just change the meeting location to the front of the altar behind the Weiyang Palace."
His Royal Highness's tone was a little naughty, but even a powerful man like Qin Sheng, who had been through the battle formation, could feel the deep chill in front of such a playful smile of his little daughter.
Jiang Cheng didn't talk to Zhao Bei for too long. The two of them just wandered around the wasteland for a while and then separated.
After getting the matter with His Royal Highness the Princess, Jiang Cheng first asked for leave from his direct superior Liangcheng, and then led a team of deputy battalion soldiers to the imperial city with full armed forces.
He rushed into the capital on a sweat-blooded BMW covered in black heavy armor, without any expression on Jiang Cheng's face.
This is the privilege of the Death Fighting Camp in the Imperial City. Not only does it take no permission to enter the city, but it has nothing to do with passing horses and crashing on the streets.
Looking at the unrecognizable red carpet, Qian Fangyun, the lord of the capital standing on the city tower, said lightly: "It's a bit of a pity."
"The young man's name is Qin Hu, and he is the second son of the Qin clan in the northwest. This time he was here to be a hostage, but for some reason, he entered the Death Fighting Camp as the deputy battalion commander."
"Your Majesty's intention is not something we can imagine." Qian Fangyun glanced at the guards talking beside him and said coldly: "There is nothing unusual among the people who met Your Majesty this time, right?"
The guard was slightly stunned, then scratched his head blankly, what exactly did the lord of his family mean?
Qian Fangyun continued: "I don't want anyone from the Qian family to get involved in this matter of banning. You and I have lived in the capital for a long time and have a lot of knowledge about the inside story. You should know what your Majesty is."
The guard was shocked and then rushed away in a hurry, obviously in a hurry to inform the Qian family that he quickly retreated.
Qian Fangyun's bronzed national character showed an unknown smile on his face. The guard had just passed by now, and it was probably too late. He raised his head slightly, looked at the thick dark clouds that covered the full moon in the sky, and said lightly: "It seems that the sky of the empire is about to change."
At this time, the thick gate of the imperial city finally slowly opened towards the nobles who were anxious to wait. The crowd rushed towards the Weiyang Palace in the center of the imperial city. However, when they saw the Weiyang Palace, everyone subconsciously took a breath.
The former magnificent Weiyang Palace has now been shrouded in white cloth curtains that symbolize great devastation. Princess Changhong, who was standing in front of the palace, was wearing a big red palace outfit, with a expressionless face. This contrast of color that could be called the extreme visual impact has made many aristocratic followers who had never seen any world wide open their eyes in surprise.
"Your Majesty, is he dead?" The person in charge of Zhao was slightly stunned, and then the expression on his face immediately returned to normal.
As one of the four top clans in the empire, Zhao's attitude is quite biased towards the royal family. Moreover, Miss Zhao is in the death-fighting camp at this moment. No matter how ambitious he is, he dare not gamble out one of the family heirs and the core power of the empire.
At this moment, the situation of Weiyang Palace and Princess Changhong's outfit have explained one thing without any doubt, that is, the former emperor has passed away, and Princess Changhong has firmly grasped the ability to inherit the throne, and the new king's succession has been put on the agenda.
"Are you almost all here?" Princess Changhong raised her clear eyes slightly, looked around lightly, and then said in a low tone: "Master Qin, please take the distinguished guests to the banquet site. I will arrive later."
Qin Sheng nodded in everyone's shocked and suspicious eyes, then turned around and left.
When the aristocrats with different thoughts came to the banquet site, they saw the altar burning with raging flames not far away, and everyone's face became extremely exciting.
"The Queen Changhong has an order. During the banquet, no one is allowed to talk quietly or make loud noises. He is not allowed to leave the banquet without permission. He shall not use any excuse to disrupt the order of the banquet. Those who violate the order shall be executed on the spot!"
However, before they could react, a team of guards wearing golden armor rushed over with murderous aura, and the leader of the guard shouted loudly.
For a moment, all the low-pitched voices disappeared instantly. Even Zhao Qian, Sun and Li, the head of the four most top clans in the empire, looked at these guards in golden helmets and golden armor with extremely fearful eyes.
Before a young man could say anything, he was covered by the old man around him: "Silence! These people are Donghua Knights directly under the imperial royal family!"
The Donghua Knights are the most elite in the entire empire and the only military organization that is absolutely loyal to the imperial royal family. Their captains are directly responsible to the supreme ruler of the empire and have the right to kill everyone except the supreme ruler of the empire.
The actions of Donghua Knights now undoubtedly show that they have all become the power of the new Empress. It is naturally hard to say what these nobles with their own selfish intentions are.
Not long after, Her Majesty Changhong Queen had arrived at the banquet site, followed by a young man wearing black armor and expressionless face.
"He is the youngest son of the Qin family." The Zhao family's chief whispered: "No matter whether the death of Your Majesty is in it or not, the Qin family definitely plays a key factor in these things."
Jiang Cheng has completely adapted to Qin Hu's identity. He is like a noble child who grew up from the army, with both the arrogance and strength unique to the wealthy families in the western region, as well as the tenacity and iron blood brought to him by the army.
It is said that this young master Qin Hu is the product of the combination of Qin Sheng and a royal girl of a certain tribe in the Western Regions. His eyes are blue, and his whole face is full of the softness of an oriental and the edges of an Westerner, his slender and upright body and impeccable demeanor, which makes the noble girls look brilliant in the eyes.
"Today is the day that determines the fate of the empire."
Empress Changhong sat down in the main seat and then spoke: "From today, the empire will keep the original provincial system unchanged."
Everyone below all raised their ears.
"Based on the Zhongnan River and Xiebei River that run through the territory of the empire, the entire empire is divided into four major regions: east, west, south, north and middle. The Zhao family is in charge of the east, Qian family is in charge of the south, Sun family is in charge of the north, Li family is in charge of the middle, and the Qin family, who has recently obtained aristocratic status, is in charge of the west." Queen Changhong continued.
After hearing this arrangement, everyone was slightly stunned, and then people from the Li family showed an expression of ecstasy.
The capital of the empire is located in the center of the Central District. Her Majesty the Empress gave the hinterland of the capital to her own family for jurisdiction. The importance of the Li family can be regarded as on paper.
The other valves' expressions were much more relaxed. Their purpose was to divide the seal, but now they have got what they want without any conflict.
"We will talk about specific matters tomorrow in the court. Now, it is time to enjoy it, so don't talk about state affairs."
A cold smile appeared on Queen Changhong's face, and then said coldly: "Serve the food."
Qin Hu nodded lightly, then waved his hand. A team of soldiers wearing black uniforms like him, obviously belonging to another group of soldiers on the dark side of the imperial armed forces rushed over quickly, throwing a man who was beaten to the ground with blood and blood, almost no longer adults.
"Tell us all the clan leaders of the sect, who is this?" Qin Hu said indifferently.
"Yes!" The leader of the army commander said respectfully: "This person is the murderer sent by the alliance of the Western Regions to murder the former emperor."
Suddenly, the audience was in an uproar.
Chapter completed!