Standing at the very front was Cen Ranzhi of Jiangdong Path.
Cen Ranzhi was not surprised by Li Yunzheng's words. He said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. When I was in River East, I received His Majesty's imperial edict and traveled day and night to the capital. If Your Majesty wishes to see me, how can I dare to disobey? "
He pretended to be innocent, as if he didn't know anything.
General Wucheng of Jiangbei added,
"Your Majesty, it will take at least ten hours to get from Jiangbei to the capital. If we disobeyed the edict, why would we appear in Jingdou at this time? Your Majesty is wise! "
The other generals followed suit.
"Your Majesty, please understand."
"Your Majesty, please understand."
Naturally, Li Yunzheng wanted to present the facts and reason with the civil and military officials.
He did not know how to cultivate, so it was impossible for him to use force. However, these generals had indeed come to Jingdou on an imperial edict. It couldn't be considered defying the edict.
What should he do?
Si Wuya said.
"From each road to the capital, it will take two hours to get there, ten hours to get there. The distance between the two of you is quite similar. "
The generals looked at Si Wuya who sat on the left side of the great hall. Si Wuya had a young appearance and was dressed in a long robe. At first glance, he looked like a feeble Confucian scholar. He resembled Li Yunzheng.
Li Yunzheng glanced at Si Wuya. He was impressed by his teacher's wit.
Cen Ranzhi said, "The generals who arrived earlier were waiting outside the Palace, we arrived later, so it is normal for us to meet each other. At that time, there was a duel between experts on the East Wall of the Imperial Palace, blocking our way. We were anxious to save His Majesty, so we took a detour to the north gate and entered the palace. Your Majesty, please understand. "
Si Wuya continued to speak.
"That's even stranger. Ten hours ago, Lord Zhang led thousands of citizens into the Imperial City. Lord Zhang declared with his death that the eight generals would not return easily … Which one of you is lying? "
Lying was a crime of deceiving the ruler.
Cen Ranzhi looked at Si Wuya again.
He suddenly felt that the person in front of him was exceptionally difficult to deal with.
Among the generals present, which one of them was not more tactful than the little Emperor?
"This is …" Cen Ranzhi said.
State Guarding Duke Wang Yun said, "This is His Majesty's teacher."
"Teacher? His Majesty had personally conferred the title? Does the Ministry of Rites have any documents? "Cen Ranzhi asked curiously.
The civil and military officials discussed among themselves.
Under normal circumstances, no one would ask such a question … This question was clearly a little disrespectful.
Li Yunzheng was about to speak when Si Wuya raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "My first identity is His Majesty's teacher. However, I'm just a teacher among the people. I don't have to be conferred a title nor do I need any official documents. My second identity is a commoner. The people are the most important, and the country comes second. General Cen, can't the commoners speak in the Hall of Announcements? "
These questions were heard by the commoners who were waiting, and they couldn't help but nod.
"What a pity …"
Si Wuya raised his voice and said, "All you have to do is tell me if the commoners can speak in the Proclamation Hall."
"Yes!"
Cen Ranzhi frowned.
Si Wuya said, "So, back to the earlier question. Between you and Lord Zhang, who … is … lying?"
"…"
Cen Ranzhi widened his eyes.
The young man in front of him was completely unaffected by his questions and emotions.
Based on the information he had obtained, Li Yunzheng was supported by an elite cultivator. He had even thought of a countermeasure. Even if he had to die, he had to protect his military power.
Otherwise, if he submitted, he would be a tiger without teeth. Then he, Cen Ranzhi, would be a tiger with its teeth pulled out. His enemies, the people he had offended, would all rush up to trample on him. The Cen Family would be trampled to death as well.
"I didn't expect Lord Zhang to be such a person! How dare he slander me! "Cen Ranzhi said.
Si Wuya nodded and said, "In that case, His Majesty's decision to punish Lord Zhang is correct."
"…"
"Do the rest of you have any objections?" Si Wuya asked when he saw them exchanging glances.
"None."
The generals nodded.
It did not take much effort for Si Wuya to make these tigers obey him. All he had to do was move his tongue.
Li Yunzheng had begun to admire his teacher.
Si Wuya continued to say, "One last question … I've stopped His Majesty's imperial edict. Generals, whose imperial edict did you receive? "
"…"
The Proclamation Hall quieted down. Not a single sound could be heard.
The civil and military officials, the Ninth Temple's Sikong Beichen, and Cloud Mountain's Nie Qingyun looked at Si Wuya as though they were looking at a monster.
Perhaps, they were used to looking down on Li Yunzheng. For many years, it did not matter if Li Yunzheng issued an imperial edict or not. They would not even spare him a second glance. After the palace's imperial edict was issued, they immediately learned about it through their spies in the palace.
Before the imperial edict arrived, the nine generals had already departed.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. They did not expect Si Wuya to have predicted their intentions.
The atmosphere in the Proclamation Hall grew increasingly peculiar.
Cen Ranzhi's mind seemed to have stopped working. After a brief moment of silence, he realized what the problem was.
He suddenly said, "How dare you stop His Majesty's imperial edict?!"
Li Yunzheng said, "That's … my will."
"…"
Cen Ranzhi staggered backward.
At this moment, three generals fell to their knees and said, "We've sinned!"
"All of you?" Cen Ranzhi cursed inwardly. The last thing he wanted to see had happened. When it came to matters like this, disunity was the worst.
"We've sinned!"
Another general fell to his knees.
At this moment, a person appeared in the Proclamation Hall.
This was the Inner Palace, but no one dared to stop that person … Everyone looked over.
Li Yunzheng was the first to rise to his feet.
Si Wuya was next. He bowed and said, "Master."
Then, Nie Qingyun, Sikong Beichen, and the people from the Thousand Willow Monastery followed suit.
"Senior Lu."
Lu Zhou placed his hands on his back as he walked into the hall. He looked at the nine generals.
His aura was completely concealed by the Purple Glazed Ceramic.
This gave rise to a formless pressure.
The four dukes, the Grand Tutor, and the civil and military officials looked at Lu Zhou in awe.
The crowd retreated.
They bowed.
Li Yunzheng wanted to give up his seat.
When Lu Zhou entered the hall, he raised his hand slightly and gestured for Si Wuya to take a seat.
Si Wuya tactfully gave up his seat and stood respectfully at the side.
Lu Zhou took a seat and asked indifferently, "What's the situation?"
Si Wuya told Lu Zhou everything that had happened. Lu Zhou kept nodding as he listened. This was especially true when Lu Zhou used the Imperial Decree to stop them. Lu Zhou tore off the masks of those who held themselves in high regard.
After listening to Si Wuya's story …
Lu Zhou looked at Cen Ranzhi who stood at the front. He was the oldest among them. He was dressed in armor and had a shocked expression on his face. He asked, "You're Cen Ranzhi?"
"That's me," Cen Ranzhi replied. "And you are, old mister?"
Lu Zhou shook his head.
"Looks like I didn't warn you enough when I was in the eastern city."
As soon as he finished speaking …
Lu Zhou raised his palm.
The Buddhist Great Seal of Fearlessness.
The shining golden Great Seal of Fearlessness illuminated the entire Proclamation Hall as it flew toward Cen Ranzhi.
Cen Ranzhi was shocked. He did not expect Lu Zhou to make a killing move.
He raised his arms and struck with a palm seal.
Bam!
Cen Ranzhi seemed to have been struck by a palm seal as he was pushed out of the Proclamation Hall. He flew out of the great hall and vanished into thin air.
Cen Ranzhi's figure was nowhere to be seen.
The other eight generals shuddered. They did not even think before they fell to their knees.
It was clean and swift.
There was no dispute.
"Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 4,500 merit points. Domain extra: 1,000 merit points."
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