Whether it was the princes of the Chen clan or those important personages who had taken the enormous risk to betray the Tianhai Divine Empress, they actually all had to thank Chen Changsheng. If not for Chen Changsheng, the Tianhai Divine Empress would not have become so weak in order to defy the heavens and change his fate. Then no matter how perfect the plan Shang Xingzhou and them had devised, it would have been impossible to invite the Tianhai Divine Empress down from her divine altar.
Whether it was intentional or not, Chen Chang Sheng played a decisive role in their plan, but they wouldn't remember this. Similarly, whether it was intentional or not.
The words of the Duke of He Jun were the current attitude of the world towards Chen Changsheng.
Tianhai Shengxue was well aware of this. He sneered, "If he wasn't a descendant of your Chen clan, would the Divine Empress have mistaken him for someone else? Bastard? His Highness's words were ridiculous. “
Prince He was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and his expression quickly turned ugly. This was because he realized that this might be the truth.
At this moment, the cavalry parted like a tide. An extremely old eunuch sat on a soft carriage and walked over.
Looking at the old eunuch, the Prince of He County slightly raised his brows. Turning to Tianhai Shengxue, he sneered, "It seems that His Majesty does not think like you."
The old eunuch had come to deliver the imperial edict.
However, after the accompanying officials announced their purpose, the gate of the Orthodox Academy remained tightly shut, not opening for a long time.
"It looks like His Majesty sent us to surround the Tradition Academy, but from another perspective, isn't it because the Tradition Academy doesn't want to open its doors?"
Tian Hai Sheng Xue laughed, not concealing his joy.
"Nephew, don't celebrate too early …"
The Prince of He Jun sneered and said, "It is said that Chen Changsheng and His Majesty are schoolmates, but if he offends this eunuch, I'm afraid that any friendship will be useless."
Tian Hai Sheng Xue's expression sank slightly. "Your Highness, I don't understand what you're saying."
Prince He sneered and said, "Eunuch Qiu used to be Imperial Father's foster brother and volunteered to enter the palace to serve Imperial Father. He was highly principled and was greatly respected. Even when Imperial Mother was in power, no matter how much she disliked him, she could only have him retire and have him return to Zhang Province to recuperate. Now that he's been invited back by Headmaster Shang to take over the position of Palace Eunuch of the Palm Seal, I'd like to see who dares to give him a hard time."
The old eunuch had been lying on the soft carriage the entire time, his eyes closed. Tianhai Shengxue had previously found it rather strange. Since he was a eunuch who had come to deliver the decree and had personally witnessed the tense atmosphere in front of the Orthodox Academy, how could he dare to put on such an act? Only now did he realize that it was actually the incredible Eunuch Lin who had returned. He subconsciously thought that Eunuch Lin should be like this, and he couldn't help but look at him with curiosity and respect for this legendary figure. But soon after, he recalled that just yesterday, those eunuchs and maids loyal to the Divine Empress in the Imperial Palace … including the chief eunuch he had known since childhood, had all died. This caused death. his, Chen Wang Chen Yu Emperor Li Xi Wang Emperor, the emperor, Chen Li, and Wang.
After some time, the old eunuch slowly opened his eyes. Gazing at the still tightly shut gate of the Orthodox Academy, he expressionlessly said, "If you don't open it, I'll smash it."
When this old eunuch closed his eyes, he looked like a very ordinary person. But when he opened his eyes, his body naturally released a fierce aura, like an iron spear that had broken free from an old cloth. Wherever his gaze landed, wherever his words fell, there would be a sharp edge appearing.
Growing up in the Imperial Palace and cultivating in countless profound secret manuals, Eunuch Lin's cultivation was naturally extremely high. However, this fierce spear energy did not originate from his strength. That ever-present edge mostly came from his heart, as well as the eyes that appeared from his heart. Those two eyes that had become somewhat turbid due to the passage of time were brimming with resolve and righteousness, devoid of the slightest wavering or lack of confidence.
Shang Xingzhou had invited Eunuch Lin to return to the Imperial Palace to take over the Palm Seal. This in itself signified a change of dynasty, the return of justice.
He had come from the Imperial Palace and held an imperial decree in his hand. His words represented the will of the entire Great Zhou Imperial Court. Who would dare oppose him now?
Yet even after hearing his words, the area outside the Orthodox Academy remained quiet. No one came to smash the gate, not a single person.
Whether it was the black-armored heavy cavalry, the soldiers of the City Gate Department, or even the guards that had escorted Eunuch Lin, they all remained where they were.
Many people's gazes fell, whether intentionally or not, on Tianhai Shengxue's body.
In that morning rain in the spring of the year before last, it was this proud son of the Tianhai clan who had returned from Snowhold Pass and brought his clan's generals to destroy the gate of the Orthodox Academy.
On that day, many people died in the capital. For the first time, the Orthodox Academy displayed its background, resources, and strength, surpassing everyone's expectations and obtaining the ultimate victory. But the Orthodox Academy did not repair the gate. Instead, it allowed the ruined gate to endure in the wind and rain for a very long time, even becoming a new landscape of the capital.
Only much later, when Chen Changsheng obtained first rank of the first banner in the Grand Examination did the Tianhai clan admit their wrongs and repair an incomparably magnificent gate for the Orthodox Academy.
This new gate was proof of the Orthodox Academy's strength and also a humiliation that the Tianhai clan could not wash away.
From that point on, everyone in the capital knew one thing: the gate of the Orthodox Academy was not so easy to smash. If one wanted to smash it, one would die, one would die of humiliation.
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"I've lived in the countryside for so long that I didn't know that the capital had been so lively these past two years."
After hearing the whispered explanation of his attendant eunuch, Eunuch Lin turned to the distant Tianhai Shengxue and beckoned him over.
Tianhai Shengxue walked over.
Eunuch Lin calmly gazed at him for a very long time, then said, "When you were born, I was still in the capital. At the time, I said to your father that the Tianhai clan was made up of a bunch of idiotic trash. Only your mother was a decent wife, and I hoped that she would be able to teach a decent child. Now, it seems that these words were not wrong."
Tianhai Shengxue knew of these past events and sincerely replied, "Eunuch Lin praises me too much."
Eunuch Lin did not bring up the past again, asking, "I heard that you once suffered humiliation here?"
Tianhai Shengxue gazed at the tightly shut gate of the Orthodox Academy and said, "That was junior asking for humiliation."
Eunuch Lin was rather surprised by these four words. He calmly looked at him and said, "In that case, you are not intending to take it back yourself?"
Taking back the humiliation he had once suffered was not asking for humiliation, but an open and honorable vengeance. For instance, he could smash down the gate of the Orthodox Academy once more.
Tianhai Shengxue used his silence to express his intentions.
Eunuch Lin smirked at him and said, "Could it be that the people of the Tianhai clan are all like you, their hearts not firm?"
These words made Tianhai Shengxue feel his body go somewhat cold. It must be known that the current situation was sensitive and tense. Just the words' heart not firm 'might bring the Tianhai clan a great deal of trouble. Yet his heart was sufficiently firm, so he had rejected Eunuch Lin's clearly kind proposal. How could he go back on his word now?
"Eunuch Lin said before that my mother was not bad and I am also a good child, so I think that I should at least show some reason."
Tianhai Shengxue took in a deep breath, his words as cold as ice. "Moreover, Eunuch Lin's previous words were inappropriate in the first place. Principal Chen has performed a great service for the Human race and is also the future Pope. Let alone an imperial decree, even if His Majesty personally came, presumably he would not be too forceful, much less destroy the academy gate."
"Is that so?" Eunuch Lin suddenly laughed.
In the next moment, his laughter vanished and his expression became even colder than Tianhai Shengxue's, seeming extremely unyielding. Cupping his hands to the sky, he said, "Taizu's descendants have finally regained the world and the entire world is celebrating, but now the Orthodox Academy actually dares to defy the decree. This is truly incomprehensible. Could it be that all of this is fake? If you don't even dare to destroy a single academy gate, how can you talk about ruling the world? "
These words were very heavy, very frightening.
Without waiting for Tianhai Shengxue to respond, the Prince of He County came to his senses. Clenching his teeth, he lashed his whip at the back of his trusted general and yelled, "Hurry up and blow open the academy gate!"
With this order, those silent guards and soldiers of the City Gate Department finally began to move, preparing to clear the area.
Several hundred black-armored cavalry began to charge, their heavy armor covering the bodies of cavalry and warhorses gleaming with a cold light. It exuded an almost suffocating pressure.
No matter how beautiful the Orthodox Academy's gate was, no matter how sturdy, it would still be crushed to pieces by the iron stream of the black-armored cavalry.
When that happened, just what sort of fate would await the people within the Orthodox Academy?
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