When they were in the capital, everyone was disheartened, but due to their different positions, their final decision to leave and the timing of their departure were different as well. It was inevitable that they were scattered. There were times when three to five of them gathered together to vent their frustrations and discuss, but because they were in the middle of it all, they were blinded by a single leaf and did not think deeper.
They did not consider this aspect either.
After all, they had watched their courageous colleagues resign one by one. There was only chilliness, confusion, anger, and resentment that rose in their hearts.
Now that everyone had gathered in one place, especially when they heard Yun Yang's shocking words, they felt that something was amiss.
This … this wasn't just a normal problem, it was a huge problem!
Yun Yang said with a frown, "Have you noticed? Other than all of you here, there are seven to eight civil officials among the officials who have resigned. They're also veterans who have served for several dynasties. Although they didn't come here, I've already found out their current locations. They're all safe and sound, and they have a certain level of capability in their hands. "
"If all of you were to gather together, it would almost be a complete, functioning Yutang's small imperial court, and you're all capable generals who can take on ten men at once! There are experienced strategists, those who can charge and break through enemy lines, behead generals, and seize flags. There are talented commanders and generals. There are also many Gods of War and Gods of War. Your personal guards are the strongest fighting force under your command. There are those who are good at internal politics, those who are good at justice, and those who are good at civil politics … "
"To put it simply, as long as the civil officials are slightly expanded, it's a piece of cake to build a complete imperial court. The military generals are so complete that they're practically redundant. As long as new recruits are recruited and your personal guards are dispatched, they'll be trained for a period of time, and after a few battles, they'll be a military force that's good at war!"
Yun Yang frowned and said, "The only thing you're lacking is a territory that can be used. However, to people like you … how can a mere territory, a base, be it a difficult task? Just find a territory that is guarded by an old friend, and it doesn't matter if it's through emotion or coercion, it's easy to take over a few cities. With this as a foundation, and with a period of consolidation, the foundation will be complete, and it'll be a piece of cake for you to build a country. "
"If you are given a few more years, it will not be impossible for you to develop your territory into a relatively large territory of the Imperium."
"Then, if the royal family is really perverse and insane, why don't they exterminate all of you? Instead, he allowed all of you to resign and leave safely. Aren't you afraid that all of you will gather together and rebel? "
"Even the most benevolent ruler would not do such a stupid thing. Not to mention a cruel and heartless ruler in your eyes."
Yun Yang frowned. "There's something sinister about this. Something's not right!"
Fang Qingtian and the others looked at each other.
No one would have noticed this if they had not gathered together. Now that they had gathered and summed up their respective strengths, all of them, like Yun Yang, felt that something was amiss.
This was not just amiss.
Fang Qingtian's eyebrows were quivering as he said shakily, "Could it be that … someone has deliberately facilitated this? This … is equivalent to moving the imperial court's core forces completely out of the imperial court? "
Once the words left his mouth, the entire hall was silent.
Qiu Jianhan's beard was quivering violently.
Everyone's eyes were rimmed with tears.
Deliberately facilitated this?
Yes, this must have been done deliberately to facilitate the current situation!
Otherwise, as Yun Yang had said, even the most benevolent ruler would never have allowed such a huge force of elites to gather together and release them all into the forest!
What was more, this was the cruel, perverse, and tyrannical little emperor that these people were talking about? No matter how foolish he was, he would not do this, would he?
When these forces were gathered in one place, it was a super bomb that could blow up the entire continent several times over!
Tie Zheng's voice was trembling as he said, "This … this isn't right. After I left, I've been hunted down many times. If it was intentional … "
Qiu Jianhan's face was pale as he said, "The so-called hunts that you've encountered … how many were the losses?"
Tie Zheng was stunned as he murmured, "There were almost six thousand men under me … and we've been through seven to eight rounds of hunting. The battle … was dangerous, but not intense. All of them managed to escape, but the losses … amounted to more than seven hundred men."
He was the first to suck in a cold breath after he finished speaking. "More than seven hundred men?"
Qiu Jianhan seemed to have seen through everything as he said coldly, "As a traitor to the country, Yutang has spread the news to the world that they've sent the nation's elites to hunt you down. After seven to eight rounds of hunting, you've lost more than seven hundred men?"
"However, the force that was pursuing us was obviously a grand one. We've killed tens of thousands of pursuers when we broke out of the siege. If this is an act …"
Tie Zheng's voice grew softer as he spoke until it finally fell silent. As one of the famous generals of this era, he had already noticed that something was amiss. He had lost less than a thousand men in the seven to eight rounds, but he had killed more than ten thousand of the enemy. Was he being hunted down?
Who was being hunted down?
Qiu Jianhan, Leng Daoyin, and Fang Qingtian were suddenly tearing up. "Your Majesty … what – what are you planning? Why is this happening? "
The three of them bawled, tears and mucus streaming down their cheeks as they wailed.
Old Mistress Shangguan's eyes were rimmed red as well as she murmured, "This doesn't seem like banishment or torture … it's more like … deliberate protection. To allow us to leave that troublesome place where we could lose our lives at any time, to preserve our strength for the future … "
Pain was written all over Fu Baoguo's square face. "Before this, we were filled with indignation and indignation. Now that I think about it, many things have been foreshadowed. Think about it, if we were still in the imperial court and saw the changes, we would've been enraged and offended God … If we were to ride a tiger, even if His Majesty had the intention to be biased, he would've been forced to kill us …"
Sun Zihu frowned. "I arranged the assassination myself, faked my death to escape … There wasn't any in-depth investigation and the case was closed so easily …"
Yun Yang frowned and said, "That's exactly what happened. That's why there were signs of everything. It's just that everyone was blinded by it and only noticed it now."
Everyone's hearts were heavy with worry.
Your Majesty, what are you doing?
What kind of pressure have you been under? Why did you make such a decision?
Why didn't you tell us the reason and let us bear the burden together? As officials, shouldn't we share the emperor's burden?
However, the emperor of the Empire of Yutang who had been slumbering beneath the earth would never be able to tell them personally about this reason.
He was already lying alone in the dark tomb.
Even until his death, he did not say a single word to anyone!
…
"Thinking deeper, with the current situation, I'm afraid His Majesty isn't the only one who can execute this plan. After all, His Majesty has given up all the authority back then … At the very least, this plan needs the cooperation of another person and the other person can only be …"
Yun Yang's eyes glinted.
"The other person can only be the current young emperor, Yu Qiankun!"
"Only when the two of them work together can they form the current situation! If it's just His Majesty alone, it's impossible. There's a limit to a person's strength, it's impossible to be like this, with fewer mistakes and accidents! "
Yun Yang exhaled a long breath, a hint of relief flashing across his eyes.
When he had just returned to the Tianxuan land, especially when he learned that his father, Yun Xiaoyao, might have met with misfortune, he almost wanted to rush into the palace and tear the little thing that he had brought back into pieces and grind his bones into ashes!
Now, however, he was extremely thankful that he had not done so, that he had not been so impulsive.
There were too many mysteries in this!
Qiu Jianhan sucked in a deep breath and said, "There must be a great deal of internal difficulties hidden in this matter. The risk of danger is even greater, and there's always the risk of death. That's why His Majesty didn't dare let us know, afraid that we'd be prematurely killed. Both he and the crown heir must be under tremendous pressure!"
"Now that His Majesty has passed away, the pressure has fallen on the young emperor alone …" Qiu Jianhan said solemnly, "I think … there must be a huge mastermind behind this. The danger is unimaginable, an unprecedented one. It's a danger that we can't handle even if we work together."
"If there's such a hidden danger, the mastermind must be an expert even more terrifying than Yun Xiaoyao, secretly controlling the palace, His Majesty and the crown heir!"
"Before His Majesty left, he entered the Residence of King Xiaoyao many times. I'm afraid he's hesitating … or perhaps, he's trying to confirm when you'll return …"
"Perhaps … in His Majesty's eyes, the only thing that can solve this predicament is Supreme Cloud's return!"
"That's why he's been hoping, he's been …"
"The reason why he hasn't told the truth to King Xiaoyao … is probably because he knows very well that King Xiaoyao doesn't have the ability to handle this matter. If he acts rashly, not only will he startle the enemy, he'll also lose King Yun's life …"
Qiu Jianhan's tears streamed down his cheeks as he looked out the window. Suddenly, he knelt down softly and cried out sorrowfully, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty … "
All of Yutang's civil and military officials were weeping silently, tears and snot streaming down their cheeks.
In his lifetime, the emperor who ruled over the four seas and brought peace to the world suddenly encountered a great crisis. When he knew that he was unable to deal with it, the first thing he thought of was to protect the country. Then, he made many arrangements and banished all the important officials to preserve the seed of hope.
There was no reason to create a reason. Even if it caused the officials and subordinates to lose hope, as long as they were safe, it was enough!
At a time when no one could understand, he had used such a method to protect Yutang's team and the seed of hope.
Wait for the right moment!
Wait for the right moment to turn!
…
Yun Yang squinted and said faintly, "A great crisis is for sure, and it's also for sure that all of you will be protected … However, this emperor of ours only wants to protect all of you … The people he's chosen to sacrifice have been chosen long ago."
"Who?"
"My father, Yun Xiaoyao," Yun Yang said calmly.
The group was silent.
Yun Yang's answer was unexpected, but it was within reason. Perhaps, it was not within reason, but it was within expectations!
By now, this matter had basically been thoroughly understood.
Only the return of Supreme Cloud could solve it in this world.
However, Supreme Cloud had already ascended to the upper realm and did not know what was happening here. How could he return?
Therefore, the first thing the Empire of Yutang did was to burn down the Nine Supremes' temples and slander Supreme Cloud as much as possible, causing the legendary miracles of the Nine Supremes to vanish completely. If Supreme Cloud had become a god, he would definitely have felt that the power of prayers in the human realm was gone. There must be a reason why it had gone from its peak to nothing. Then … Supreme Cloud would have come back to see what was going on.
However, when he realized that this method was useless, ineffective, and meaningless, he could only resort to another method.
"Blood Police!"
Yun Yang's eyes glinted. At this moment, the feelings he felt were extremely complicated.
He did not know what kind of attitude he should use to face Yutang's emperor.
He had chosen to sacrifice his younger brother, his biological younger brother!
Yun Xiaoyao and Supreme Cloud were only father and son in name. Despite their deep bond, they were not biological father and son after all. If something were to happen to Yun Xiaoyao and he suddenly died, Supreme Cloud might not be able to sense it based on their blood relationship.
However, His Majesty the emperor had still chosen him and used the most extreme method!
Qiu Jianhan, Fang Qingtian, and the others were quick to react to this point after a slight pause.
However, they did not speak. They did not know what to say or how to say it.
The emperor's decisiveness was undoubtedly the best in the world, but his ruthless decision at the critical moment was also heart-wrenching and frightening!
Yun Xiaoyao was the person that the Yutang royalty felt the most guilty towards, the person that they owed the most. He was also His Majesty the emperor's only remaining blood brother in this world!
However, His Majesty the emperor had still done it. For the sake of a slim hope, he had placed the most lethal trap on his biological younger brother!
"If my father had died and I still hadn't felt it, there would definitely be more people sacrificing themselves. They would continue to be sacrificed until I felt it, or perhaps everyone was dead."
Yun Yang heaved a long sigh. "If I'm not mistaken … Bai Yixue and Fang Mofei would have fallen into the royal family's hands long ago. Perhaps … they're already dead."
Qiu Jianhan and the others remained silent in response to this deduction.
Facing such a monarch, they did not say a single negative thought or thought. However, facing the victim, Yun Yang, they had nothing to say.
After all, the emperor's practical method was to sacrifice his reputation, his father, and his brother!
"If I can come down in the end, this matter can be resolved and all of you can return naturally. If I can't come down in the end … then, with your powers, as long as you understand one day, it won't be difficult for you to rebuild the world and build another empire."
Yun Yang exhaled softly.
The emperor who was already in his eternal slumber had actually thought so far ahead in this desperate situation!
Dong Tianleng's gaze suddenly brightened as he said, "If that's the case, then Xia Bingchuan's betrayal … is fake? Is he also someone in the know? Is he bearing the humiliation and cooperating with the operation? "
Yun Yang said coldly, "No, he's not. He can't possibly know. He's no longer one of us!"
Dong Tianleng lowered his head in disappointment. Qiu Yunsan and the others were dejected as well.
If it were possible, they would rather believe that there was a slim chance that Xia Bingchuan was someone in the know, someone who was thinking for the bigger picture. If that was the case, they would not feel so terrible!
However, just like what Yun Yang had said, Xia Bingchuan was no longer one of them!
…
"I want to make a trip to Tiantang City," Yun Yang said softly.
Qiu Jianhan looked at him pleadingly and said faintly, "Yun Yang … you … you must not be impulsive … His Majesty has put so much effort into this, he has placed all his hopes on you …"
Yun Yang sucked in a deep breath and said, "I will solve this once and for all as His Majesty wishes."
The group was delighted.
However, Yun Yang continued, "But if my father is really gone …"
He looked out the window at the fluttering white clouds and murmured, "This heaven and earth, this human realm, has no meaning to me anymore. All of you can just wait … to rebuild the world. … "
… …
Feng Lingtian said,
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