The Crying Emperor's Mausoleum!
Zhao Zhenwu shuddered hard. Standing on his tiptoes, he looked at the guy who was waving his arms and shouting with the help of the flickering candlelight, only to discover that it was Chu Tianhe, the "monitor" of his class and the commander of the first-rate legion of the expedition army of the Imperium!
Chu Tianhe was a famous "strategist" in the frontline who was best at unexpected attacks. After he lost all his troops and was sent to the rear, he was told that Li Yao had a few properties in his hometown. Knowing that he was not strong enough to keep them, he sold them in advance and earned a lot of money. Also, he was good at investment and management, so his situation was much better than other students'.
This old man had the style of a hero from ancient times; he was most eager for justice and was generous in helping others. No matter which student met with difficulties, regardless of whether they had any friendship with him in the past, he would always be the first to come out and help.
In the past half year, dozens of students who were in dire straits had only survived to this day because of Chu Tianhe's help. Chu Tianhe, on the other hand, had spent more than half of his savings. He was almost as poor as them.
Other people were naturally confused, but Chu Tianhe simply said with a smile, "We've all crawled out of the piles of corpses on the hellish battlefields. After so many years of bloody battles, life and death are no longer important to us. Can't we see through the stink of money?
Money is just a worldly possession. Friendship is more important, isn't it? "
After hearing that, including Zhao Zhenwu, none of the students disagreed with him.
This duke had an extremely high prestige in the School of Generals, vaguely the leader of the many 'surplus generals, commanders without an army'. Once he said this, everyone fell silent. Everyone began to carefully ponder his suggestion.
The more Zhao Zhenwu thought about it, the more he felt that Chu Tianhe's idea was good!
When Blackstar the Great established the Imperium of True Human Beings, he naturally hoped that the Imperium could be the most prosperous, greatest, and long-lasting country in history. It could not be as glorious as the Star Ocean Imperium.
It might not last forever, but it should at least last for fifty thousand years like the demons who reigned over the sea of stars.
As a symbol of the reigns, the scale of the mausoleum naturally couldn't be small.
Early on, when Wuying Qi was still alive, he had already looked for a place where the nine dragons gathered and built the mausoleum based on the mountains and rivers. He had even carved a whole mountain into his magnificent statue so that he could overlook the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Empyreal Terminus Sector.
It was said that the entire underground mausoleum was as complicated as a maze and could accommodate an entire army!
After Blackstar the Great passed away, the emperors of the previous emperors were all buried here. The scale of the mausoleum was expanded, too, expanded into a magnificent city.
However, the Imperium of True Human Beings, after all.. a mausoleum was was no longer sacred and inviolable of the Emperor of True Human beings.......
. On the contrary, when Blackstar the Great was still alive, he had planned to build the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum into the spiritual center of the entire universe. The main building on the ground, other than the mausoleum, was the "Imperium Museum", which was designed to publicize the achievements of the Imperium of True Human Beings and the brilliance of the true path of immortality.
Five hundred years ago, when the royal power was still in its heyday, overwhelming teams of visitors had come from everywhere in the universe every day. The Imperium even stipulated as a law that every Immortal Cultivator had to visit the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum in the capital at least once in their lifetime.
In the later five hundred years, when the royal power declined, the four Kurfürst families naturally did not want the shadow of Blackstar the Great to still be so intense. The law was gradually abandoned and abandoned.
However, the idea of the supremacy of the emperor had been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even the most domineering ministers could not stop people from visiting the mausoleum, which would mean that they would be denying their legal right to rule in secret. Instead, it would only raise the resistance and resistance of the public.
Therefore, the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum and the Imperium Museum were still crowded every day. There were pilgrims from a hundred Sectors in the universe.
Many pilgrims and tourists had traveled a long way to the mausoleum. Naturally, they would not leave after a quick look. Instead, they would live in the towns around the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum and visit the museum and the entire capital slowly. It was truly a lively place.
If a thousand generals serving in the army of the Imperium and the most loyal warriors of His Majesty cried in front of Blackstar the Great's mausoleum in the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum, the whole world would certainly know it!
The most amazing thing was that the Empyreal Terminus Sector was now under martial law. The direct descendants of the four Kurfürst families were everywhere. The critical places such as the royal palace, the Council of Elders, and the various departments of the government had all been surrounded.
Naturally, it was impossible for the generals who had lost their command to break in. They would've been knocked down and captured with electric batons and tranquilizer guns when they were still dozens of kilometers away from the Council of Elders.
However, the troops stationed in the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum were not the direct descendants of the four Kurfürst families but the Imperial Guards!
It could not have been more reasonable. Most of the members of the Imperial Guards were members of the royal family with the surname "Wuying". They were the descendants of Blackstar the Great and all the previous emperors.
Who was going to guard the mausoleum of their ancestors if not them?
It was rather ironic. In the entire Imperium of True Human Beings, of the hundreds of Sectors and the thousands of prosperous planets, the Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum was probably the only place that was still under the control of the Imperial Guards.
The surplus generals such as Zhao Zhenwu, on the other hand, had been enrolled in the "Royal Advanced Academy for Military Officers" and belonged to the Imperial Guards. To be more exact, they were all the "reserves of the Imperial Guards"!
The Emperor of True Human Beings' mausoleum was their territory!
The plan was very likely to work out!
For a moment, Zhao Zhenwu felt that his blood was surging to his head, and he couldn't help but breathe heavily.
He Peng, his classmate next to him, and all the surplus generals nearby, were discussing excitedly too. They all applauded Chu Tianhe's idea.
However, someone hesitated and said, "Will the Council of Elders take drastic actions if we cause such a huge fuss? The members of the Blood Oath Alliance are being hunted in the capital right now. Those who should be arrested and those who shouldn't have been arrested have been arrested."
Chu Tianhe shouted, "We are all people who have nothing and are waiting to be killed. What's the big deal if we are captured and locked in the dark dungeons? Will it be any different from our life right now? Even if we are beheaded, we can at least enjoy ourselves! "
Someone else said, "What about the Imperial Guards? We are such a large group that we will certainly attract attention. We have to apply in advance to visit the mausoleum as a group."
Chu Tianhe said, "The Imperial Guards are all members of the royal family. Many of them are even our classmates and tutors right now. Although we had a lot of conflicts in the 'Royal Advanced Academy for Military Officers', they were just trifles.
"The members of the royal family are in the same boat as us. They all hate the arrogance of the four Kurfürst families. If there is a chance to embarrass the four Kurfürst families, they will certainly be more than happy to see it.
"Besides, if we complain to their ancestors, we will be expressing our unparalleled loyalty to the royal family and the Wuying family. Will they stop us?
"You don't have to worry about that. I'm friends with a few members of the royal family in the Royal Guards. I'll talk to them, and there will be no problem. Now, it depends on whether you have the courage to continue living like this and die miserably like General Zhou, or whether you want to fight back and fight with your life on the line!"
Zhao Zhenwu's blood that had surged to his head was all boiling.
In a trance, he saw the arrogant face of the appraiser in the Dongfang family's pawnshop, the stormy fists of the guards and the idlers, the unembarrassed man who walked out of his house, and his wife's cold, helpless laughter.
The faces, the sneers, the mockery, and the miserable laughter were all torn apart, turning into bombs on the battlefield and the screams of their brothers before they died.
"Where's the riches? Boss, why did we fight so hard in the frontline? "
"Let's do it!"
Summoning his courage, Zhao Zhenwu clenched his fists and roared, "I was not even scared of the Holy League in the frontline. Why would I be scared of those scumbags in the rear? Let's fight them. If we had died a great death in the frontline a few years ago, none of this would've happened! "
"Exactly!"
Chu Tianhe's eyes glittered as he said aloud, "Brother Zhenwu, you're quite right. No Immortal Cultivator is scared of death. How many of our brothers have died a great death in the frontline? Even if we are to be killed, we will die a glorious death just like them! "
"Let's invite Brother Chu to be our general commander, the 'Crying General'!"
Zhao Zhenwu blurted out for some reason. "Let's go to the Emperor's Mausoleum together and turn the place upside down!"
The moment he said that, everybody cheered. The surplus generals who had been depressed for a long time all responded, making Zhao Zhenwu taste the feeling of having hundreds of people respond to his call in the past again. His slumped body a moment ago was straightened up, and he was full of confidence again!
Chu Tianhe frowned slightly. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "Alright. Once this matter is blown out of proportion, the leader is bound to be doomed. But since we've been forced to this point, we can't care so much.
"Besides, if we can find a way out for everybody by sacrificing my head and ask the Council of Elders to give us back the dignity and treatment that we deserve, it won't be a bad deal at all!
"Brothers and fellow Cultivators, I'm more than willing to take the post of the 'Crying General'. If you are willing to trust me and follow my arrangements, we will meet Blackstar the Great, the ancestor of the Immortal Cultivators, tomorrow!"
With everything coming to this point, there was no way that it could be settled peacefully.
All the generals and generals obeyed him.
They had been fighting fiercely in the frontline for more than ten years. Their troops and Cultivation had been exhausted, but they had abundant experience as professional soldiers. Immediately, they were organized according to the rules of the army. Everybody was divided into ten teams, with Chu Tianhe as the "general commander". Ten captains were appointed, and they agreed to gather in the Emperor's Mausoleum from different directions the next morning.
Zhao Zhenwu was the first to jump out and accept the offer. He was also appointed as a captain.
It was a deal that could cost his life, but he accepted it without even blinking.
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