The repercussions of Yu Ji being conferred with a different surname and ruling over the nine counties of Chu were even more intense than Tang Hao had imagined. Even though Qin Shihuang and the ministers had talked for a long time, there were still endless voices of opposition.
Of course, this was not surprising. If it was just a different surname and he had no real power, it would be fine. But the nine counties of Chu were not big, but they were not small either. Then, Qin Shihuang gave it to a nameless man with the surname Yu for no reason. Anyone with a clear mind would probably think that the Emperor's brain was flooded with water.
Although they had watched the whole process in the end, the impact of this matter did not end there. After the court was dismissed that day, many people left in groups of three to five, discussing along the way. It was obvious that they were preparing to discuss some countermeasures to try and get the Emperor to retract his order.
If this was a historical drama, then what followed would undoubtedly be a political confrontation, a struggle between the Emperor and the ministers, the first wave of Yu Ji's attack on the court. However … This was not a historical drama!
This was a story of saving human reason.
So, the next morning, when the ministers had just gathered in the court, before they could present the memorial they had prepared the night before to Qin Shihuang, a red cloud flew from the sky and covered the sky above Xianyang Palace. The red cloud was like a blood mist, enveloping most of Xianyang Palace, covering the sky and the sun. It attacked everyone's eyes and also attacked everyone's heart and nerves, giving off an ominous feeling.
When the red cloud flew over, Qin Shihuang did not even hold a court meeting. He rushed out of the palace and came to the outside. Looking at the dense red cloud, his face darkened.
"How dare you!"
Qin Shihuang was furious, his voice was like thunder, releasing an invisible domineering aura and divine might, causing all the civil and military officials to involuntarily kneel down. Even the twelve golden men let out a thunderous tremor, but this did not affect the red cloud in the sky at all. It was like a disaster, standing there quietly but frighteningly.
At this moment, not a single one of the civil and military officials in the court dared to mention the matter of Yu Ji. Even if someone had an idea and wanted to use the ominous sign of the red cloud to tell Emperor Qin that his decision yesterday was wrong, he was immediately pulled down by his colleagues.
Qin Shihuang was still the same Qin Shihuang. If you still want to provoke him at this time, it's no different from courting death. Moreover, you might even be implicated.
Moreover, this terrifying red cloud did indeed make them have no time to worry about Yu Ji.
"Where is the doctor's order?"
Emperor Qin asked in a deep voice, but no one answered.
"Where is the doctor's order?"
After a while, Emperor Qin asked again, but no one answered.
Finally, an elderly scholar-official couldn't stand it anymore. He knelt on the ground and pulled on Tang Hao's sleeve, reminding him, "Doctor Ling, His Majesty is calling for you."
"Ah?"
Tang Hao lowered his head in a daze, not knowing what was going on.
This was Tang Hao's second time attending court. He was actually not interested in this kind of thing, but after all, it was related to his wife's throne. Yesterday, Emperor Qin had informed him, hoping that he would use the wisdom of a future person to suppress this group of pedantic officials, so he rushed to the morning court today.
But before the court meeting started, a red cloud suddenly appeared and completely messed up his plan. He was also the first to rush out of the palace and looked at the red cloud in the sky in surprise. Although he heard Emperor Qin's shout, he did not pay much attention to it.
"His Majesty is calling for you!"
This white-haired scholar-official didn't have a bad heart. He gave Tang Hao a look and reminded him again.
"Ah … Oh!"
Tang Hao finally came back to his senses. Only then did he remember that he still had the official position of the doctor.
"The doctor's order is here!" Tang Hao hurriedly replied loudly, showing his existence. At the same time, he jogged over and came in front of Emperor Qin. He smiled embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, the doctor's order is here."
What do you mean by the doctor's order is here? It sounds like a doctor seeing a doctor!
"You're smiling mischievously, you don't have any manners!" Emperor Qin glared at him fiercely. He finally felt that it was a wrong decision to give him this official position. Even Yu Ji was more presentable than him. At least Yu Ji would put on a straight face and pretend to be profound. As for this fellow … When he was shameless, he was just like a hooligan in the marketplace.
Tang Hao smiled awkwardly. Of course, he knew that he wasn't cut out to be an official. For someone like him, if he were to transmigrate into a proper historical drama, he would probably not live past three episodes before being dragged to the market to be beheaded.
"I think you should be a commoner. Even if you wear the imperial robe, you won't look like a crown prince."
"I'm a commoner to begin with."
"Humph!"
In just a few short sentences, Emperor Qin seemed to be very angry. However, the group of officials who were kneeling behind him saw it and heard it in their hearts, they were incomparably envious. From their point of view, the conversation between Emperor Qin and Tang Hao didn't seem like a conversation between a ruler and an official. It was obvious that they were laughing and scolding each other. It was more like a pair of friends despite the difference in age. This kind of relationship between a ruler and an official was something they didn't even dare to dream of. They had never thought that Emperor Qin had such a side to him.
Speaking of which, this doctor's order seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Could it be that he was the illegitimate son of His Majesty?
Some of the officials couldn't help but speculate.
Emperor Qin and Tang Hao naturally didn't know what these officials were thinking. Even if they knew, they wouldn't care. Looking at the red cloud in the sky, Emperor Qin frowned and asked, "You ran the fastest just now. Do you know where it came from?"
Tang Hao immediately straightened his face and said in a deep voice, "Mei Family Village."
"Mei Family Village?" Emperor Qin turned his head and said softly, "You mean … Demon God Pillar?"
"It's not impossible."
Tang Hao nodded. Previously, with Yu Ji's liberation and the golden men brought by Emperor Qin, although they successfully killed the two demon god pillars, Baal and Lyme, they didn't show any signs of defeat before they died. Instead, they said that it wouldn't end. At that time, he thought that these two demon god pillars might just be the vanguard, and there might be other demon god pillars coming.
It might even be Gaia himself!
Therefore, after that, Mei Family Village was closely monitored by Emperor Qin's troops. Not even a bird could enter the village. Other than that, Emperor Qin also specially gathered a group of warlocks to investigate and control the entire Mei Family Village. Every movement in the village would be reported to him every day.
Just yesterday, there was nothing unusual in Mei Family Village. But today, a huge red cloud flew out of nowhere. Could it be that the Qin army and warlocks guarding Mei Family Village were all annihilated?
Thinking of this, even Emperor Qin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Then, Emperor Qin turned to the officials who were still running on the ground, "All of you, disperse … Doctor's order, follow me!"
"Yes!"
Emperor Qin strode forward without a single soldier. Only Tang Hao was by his side.
As for the officials behind him, they had already stood up. They just stood there and looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't know what to do. Many of them were knowledgeable people, including Li Si, who was capable of ruling the world. However, in the face of such a strange and unpredictable situation, they had no clue.
Tang Hao and Emperor Qin didn't walk far when suddenly, a beautiful figure ran over. Tang Hao looked up and saw long black hair and a long red skirt. It was Yu Ji. At this time, she had changed back to her original attire.
Obviously, Yu Ji had also noticed the red cloud shrouding Xianyang Palace, so she hurried over.
"What's that in the sky?" Yu Ji asked as she got closer.
Tang Hao shook his head, "I don't know either. We are going to Mei Family Village to investigate."
After hearing this, Yu Ji didn't say anything. She just nodded and followed silently.
After a while, the three of them sat in the carriage. As the carriage moved, Tang Hao suddenly thought of something, "Your Majesty, we should let Xu Fu know about this."
The red cloud in the sky was very likely related to the demon god pillar. If the soldiers stationed in Mei Family Village were really all dead, then even bringing the imperial guards of Xianyang Palace would be meaningless. Something like the demon god pillar was not something an ordinary human could deal with. However, Xu Fu was different. He could detect the existence of the demon god pillar. To investigate Mei Family Village, he was indispensable.
Emperor Qin said, "I have already asked Xu Fangshi to set up a spell in Mei Family Village. If there is really something strange in Mei Family Village, I'm afraid he is already on his way."
Tang Hao understood and then asked, "Then … Why didn't Your Majesty bring the golden men? It is a bit risky for Your Majesty to go alone. "
When the demon god pillar Ba 'er and Lyme used Mei Family Village as a bow to shoot at Xianyang Palace, Emperor Qin was also an important target. He came to this era to change history. The demon god pillar was to stop him. If Emperor Qin died at this moment, then his existence would be meaningless.
Emperor Qin waved his hand, "The red cloud covers the sky. Since I am not here, the people of Xianyang Palace will be in a state of panic. The twelve golden men cannot be far away. If they are here, even if the red cloud falls, they will be able to resist for a while. As for my safety, you don't have to worry. I have even been to the celestial realm. A mere Mei Family Village will not be my burial ground. "
Since he said so, Tang Hao didn't try to persuade him anymore.
The speed of the immortal carriage was very fast. Even with Tang Hao's speed, it would normally take four to six hours to travel from the Xianyang Palace to the Mei Family Village. But now, in less than an hour, the Mei Family Village was right in front of them.
Once he got off the carriage, Emperor Qin's expression didn't look good.
Because … the guards were not here!
In order to prevent accidents and to facilitate communication, Emperor Qin specially stationed a troop of a few dozen people outside Mei Family Village. This was to prevent the entire garrison from being wiped out in one fell swoop if anything happened to Mei Family Village. However, this troop was nowhere to be seen. The entire Mei Family Village looked the same as usual. The only difference was that there was a layer of dark red blood in the sky.
Just as the three of them were about to go in to investigate, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them.
Turning around, Zhang Xuan saw Xu Fu rushing over.
Tang Hao was a little surprised, "Physician Xu, you are so fast. You stayed even further than our Xianyang Palace. You didn't even have an immortal carriage, but you arrived at almost the same time as us."
Xu Fu shook his head, "I already knew that the spell set up in Mei Family Village was broken two hours ago. I originally wanted to report to His Majesty first. But then I thought it would be a waste of time to go back and forth. Also, if there were any changes in Mei Family Village, you would definitely receive news as well. So I rushed here directly …"
As he spoke, he bowed to Emperor Qin, "This humble subject acted on his own. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Qin waved his hand, "This humble subject acted on his own initiative, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Also, We are now the same as you, just an investigator, so there is no need to stand on ceremony. "
"Yes." Hearing Emperor Qin's words, Xu Fu's tired face couldn't help but reveal a trace of a relaxed smile. Then he said, "Your Majesty, let's not enter the village for now. Let this old Daoist do a divination first."
Emperor Qin nodded, "Approved."
Xu Fu immediately ran to the front of the group. He looked towards Mei Family Village with a deep gaze. His fingers were like an abacus, moving non-stop.
Tang Hao wasn't sure how the Daoist did his divination, but he suddenly remembered that he had a similar ability. So he took out a brush and paper from his' Favorites' folder and started drawing talismans.
After his divine power was activated, drawing talismans became much easier. Very quickly, he had drawn more than ten talismans. He took out half of them and gave them to Emperor Qin and Yu Ji, "This talisman has the function of protection and warning. Although it may not be able to block the Demon God Pillar, it is effective against ordinary evil Qi. Remember to bring it with you."
Emperor Qin had been looking at Mei Family Village and didn't notice Tang Hao. Now that he took a look at it, he couldn't help but frown, "This talisman was drawn by you?"
"Yes."
"That's really ugly."
"…"
Tang Hao was speechless. Why do you care if it's ugly or not? It's fine as long as it's useful!
After a while, Xu Fu finished his divination. He turned to the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, it's done. Let's go in."
"What did you calculate?"
"I didn't calculate anything." Xu Fu shook his head. Just as Tang Hao was about to spit at him, he heard him continue, "The ominous Qi in Mei Family Village is even stronger than last time. This humble official's cultivation is shallow, so I can't calculate it for now. What I calculated just now is good or bad. If we enter the village, there's at least a 70% chance of us leaving safely."
"70% … That's not low." Emperor Qin nodded without a trace of fear on his face.
However, Tang Hao calculated in his heart and then looked at Xu Fu worriedly, "Priest Xu, you're in danger."
Xu Fu was stunned, "What do you mean by that?"
Tang Hao said, "You calculated that there's a 70% chance of us surviving. That means there's a 30% chance of us dying. There are four of us, so a quarter is 25%. In other words, one of us will die. His Majesty is blessed by the heavens, so of course he won't die easily. Yu Ji is an immortal elf, so she won't die either. As for me, I have the protagonist's halo, so it's even more impossible for me to die. So according to my calculations, the most likely one to die is you … Isn't that dangerous enough? "
Xu Fu smiled bitterly, "Sir, you can't calculate the probability like that …"
Not only him, but even Emperor Qin and Yu Ji rolled their eyes.
Emperor Qin Shihuang said, "Who taught you the art? To actually have a disciple like you, it's either you're ignorant or your teacher is too stupid. Priest Xu, you don't have to care about him. "
With that, Qin Shihuang took the lead and walked straight ahead.
As expected, Xu Fu ignored Tang Hao and hurriedly followed.
Tang Hao took the initiative and took out the remaining half of the talisman paper and handed it to Xu Fu, "Priest Xu, take this talisman paper. It's infused with immortal energy, so it might increase your chances of survival by 20%."
Xu Fu flipped it around and looked at it a few times, then said with some disdain, "This talisman is really ugly."
Why are all of you focusing on so strange?
Tang Hao was furious, "Don't give it back to me!"
Xu Fu smiled embarrassedly and quickly stuffed it into his arms, "It's a little ugly, but it can still be used. This old Taoist thanks Sir."
You're also a shameless old thing!
The originally somewhat heavy atmosphere seemed to have lightened up quite a bit after Tang Hao's comical actions. Of course, the level of vigilance did not relax in the slightest. After entering the village, everyone carefully observed the surrounding environment, especially the somewhat dense aura that permeated the air … The talismans did not produce any reaction, at least this meant that this aura would not cause them any harm.
However —
"Strange." Suddenly, Tang Hao frowned, "Did you guys notice that there seems to be something wrong with this Mei Family Village?"
"What's wrong?" Emperor Qin asked.
"I noticed it too!" Yu Ji's eyes lit up, "The layout of the houses here is different from the last time we stayed here."
With that, she pointed to a small courtyard not far away, "Look, Tang Hao, is that the courtyard we stayed in last time?"
"It looks quite similar from the outside." Tang Hao nodded and hurriedly walked forward. He took a deep breath and gently pushed open the tightly shut door. Then, he saw a budding plum tree in the courtyard.
"It's true!" Yu Ji's eyes revealed a look of surprise, "But … Why is it here? It should be near the center of the village! "
Could it be that Emperor Qin had ordered people to renovate the Mei Family Village?
Tang Hao subconsciously thought, but when he saw the expression on Emperor Qin's face, he knew that was not the case. Furthermore … Even if it was renovated, it would be impossible to renovate a courtyard that was exactly the same, not to mention moving the courtyard in the middle of the village to the entrance of the village.
Then, looking at the surrounding houses that were completely different from his memories, a word suddenly appeared in Tang Hao's mind.
Spatial disorder!
The space of this Mei Family Village had been completely disrupted.
"Let's go over and take a look." Emperor Qin said in a deep voice.
After that, the group of four continued forward. They did not enter the house, but walked around the village like tourists. Gradually, they arrived at the center of the village. There was originally an empty space there, but now, there was a high platform.
"Is this an altar?"
Xu Fu looked at it with rapt attention, instinctively wanting to go forward to investigate.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Emperor Qin suddenly said.
The three of them hurriedly turned around and saw that Emperor Qin's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Xu Fu asked carefully, "Your Majesty … Did you discover something?"
"Ha!" Emperor Qin stared at the high platform for a while, then looked at the dark red aura that enveloped the sky above Mei Family Village, and suddenly let out a cold laugh, "I understand, so that's how it is. No wonder I felt that the layout here was so familiar, no wonder the Xianyang Palace was suddenly covered by red clouds, it's exactly the same … The terrain and buildings of this village are modeled after the layout of the Xianyang Palace!"
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