Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 394 Heavenly Might
In the backyard of the Daxuan Palace, in the familiar flower garden, Xu Zun was pacing back and forth, looking extremely anxious.
There were two things he didn't expect. One was that the Queen Mother ordered him to rush to the palace, but he had been waiting here for a whole hour but still didn't see the Queen Mother.
Not to mention the Queen Mother, there wasn’t even a shadow of a person in sight.
The second unexpected thing was that the flower beds that were once full of blooming flowers were now in ruins. Many flowers had withered and died, leaving only dead branches and broken flowers. The soil under the flowers was rotten and gave off a damp and musty smell.
Looking at the place where he used to meet the empress dowager, the curtains were covered with thick dust and cobwebs hung on the corners. It was obvious that no one had cleaned it for a long time, and the scene was desolate everywhere.
Not good...
When Xu Zun saw all the flowers withering, his mood plummeted.
It was obvious that the Queen Mother had a certain purpose in asking her to come to this place.
The desolate courtyard, does it mean that his official career has come to an end?
And... the Queen Mother hasn't shown up yet, what does this mean?
Such a big thing happened in Donghai, doesn't she want to hear her own story in person? Don't she have any questions to ask herself?
One hour was two hours, and Xu Zun couldn't even find a place to go to the toilet.
Even though there's no one around here, it seems like we can't solve the problem here, right?
God knows if there is any master from the inner palace secretly monitoring me.
Xu Zun turned his head to look outside the door. There was not even a guard outside.
He knew that no matter whether there were guards there or not, he could not go out. Otherwise, he would end up like Lin Chong who accidentally entered the White Tiger Hall and might get into trouble.
Chen Taiji, you bastard...
Xu Zun cursed inwardly, "We know each other after all. Why didn't you give me a few words of advice when you tricked me in just now?"
Oh, if I had known this, I should have gone to the toilet first...
At this moment, Xu Zun had no other choice but to sit there restlessly, anxious as an ant on hot pan.
Finally, just when Xu Zun felt his abdomen was about to burst, an old eunuch hurried in from outside.
Xu Zun recognized him. He was the empress dowager's personal eunuch, and people called him Lord Lan.
"Master Xu," the old eunuch hurried in and urged Xu Zun as soon as he came in, "The Queen Mother has ordered you to come to the palace!"
Ah, what?
Xu Zun was dumbfounded and felt his heart beating faster.
What's going on?
The Queen Mother just summoned me here to report on my work, why did she suddenly ask me to go to the Throne Hall?
Depend on!
Xu Zun took a deep breath and had a stronger sense that the thing he was most worried about was probably about to happen.
Originally, Xu Zun didn't want to play by the rules, but when he thought about his uncertain future, he quickly took out two heavy gold ingots, stuffed them into the old eunuch's hands, and asked in panic:
"Lord Lan, the Queen Mother originally wanted to meet me here, why did she change it to the Golden Palace?"
"Oh my!" Unexpectedly, the old eunuch seemed to be more panicked than Xu Zun. He quickly pushed the gold ingot back and said hastily, "Master Xu, I'm just an errand boy. The Queen Mother asked me to summon you to the palace. You'd better go quickly. The whole court is waiting in the palace!"
ah?
Xu Zun bit his lips tightly and felt his blood turning cold.
All the civil and military officials are here...
Queen Mother, what are you talking about?
All right!
Things had come to this point. Xu Zun knew that it was useless to be afraid or hide, so he simply said to the old eunuch:
"Mr. Lan, I want to go to the toilet!"
"Oh!" The old eunuch was very anxious, "Master Xu, it's already this late, please be patient. If it's too late, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome for you..."
As a result, before the word "unfavorable" came out of his mouth, the old eunuch was horrified to see Xu Zun take off his pants and actually fertilize the withered flowers on the spot...
…
After a stick of incense, under the guidance of the old eunuch, Xu Zun once again stepped over the high threshold and entered the Golden Palace, the highest power center of Daxuan.
Although he couldn't look up, Xu Zun could still glance over and see that all the civil and military officials in the court were ranked in three classes, and they were all here!
And through the rising temperature and poor air circulation in the Golden Throne Hall, Xu Zun could also judge that all the civil and military officials in the court must have stayed in the Golden Throne Hall for a long time.
Also, from their trembling state, Xu Zun could guess that they must have been scolded just now, and the atmosphere seemed extremely depressing and suffocating.
Glancing towards the center of the hall again, Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat, but he saw Zhao Yu, Huo Anu, Ani, Hou Zhen, Ashuzi and other guards were all kneeling in the hall, with only Ku Niang standing beside them.
Kneeling...
My goodness, doesn’t that mean that the Queen Mother is currently reviewing the East China Sea incident?
Why can Ku Niang stand? Is it because Ku Niang is the general of the Qilin Guard appointed by the emperor, so she is exempted from kneeling?
Xu Zun was about to step forward to see the Queen Mother, but suddenly she slapped the phoenix chair, stood up and said, "How audacious! How abominable!"
oh……
Xu Zun was about to kneel down, but when he heard the Queen Mother's scolding, he was even more confused and at a loss what to do.
However, when they saw the Queen Mother standing up angrily, all the civil and military officials in the court quickly knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
oh……
Xu Zun then realized that the Queen Mother was not scolding him, so he quickly knelt down along with all the civil and military officials in the court.
"A small country in the East China Sea, a tiny country, dared to harbor evil intentions, attacked our Great Xuan envoys, and killed our Great Xuan Crown Prince, offending the majesty of our Great Xuan country. This is truly an outrage to both humans and gods, and the crime is unforgivable!
"Draft an edict!" The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and shouted in a trembling voice, "Order General Chang Shiqi to lead the naval forces of Qing, Qi, Wu, and Yue to annihilate the countries in the East China Sea!
"The Nüyük Country and Izumo Country will be exterminated!" The Queen Mother clenched her fists, "If the other countries are willing to surrender, their people can be spared, and their territories will be incorporated into the Great Xuan territory, and the above four states' naval commanders will temporarily manage them.
"The king who accepted the surrender, please bring him and his family to live in my holy city, Xuanmiao City!"
"Yes!" On the spot, someone drafted an edict, someone passed the order, and began to execute the Queen Mother's order.
What surprised Xu Zun was that although it was called a draft edict, it was actually just a jade seal stamped on it.
From this we can see that this was not just a whim of the Queen Mother, but had been prepared long ago.
Flatten the East China Sea!
The Crown Prince incident gave Daxuan a reason to attack the East China Sea, but...
The Banshee Kingdom and the Izumo Kingdom will indeed have to pay a price, but the other countries seem to be a little innocent, right?
When the nest is overturned, all the eggs will remain intact. It seems that they can only consider themselves unlucky!
"Where is Xu Zun, the chief judge of Daxuan?" Unexpectedly, while Xu Zun was thinking, the Queen Mother suddenly called his name.
"I'm here!" Xu Zun responded quickly.
In fact, the Queen Mother had already seen Xu Zun as soon as he came in, and at this moment she was looking directly at him and asking him questions.
Empress Dowager Lin first glared at Xu Zun with anger on her face, then waved to the eunuch in charge of ceremonies. The eunuch quickly took out the imperial edict and read it out:
"The Grand Xuan Judge failed to protect emperor, which led to the death of the Crown Prince in the East China Sea. Although the main culprit Kong Zhen was caught, he cannot escape the responsibility for dereliction of duty and should be sentenced to death!"
Depend on……
Xu Zun's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly realized that the four words "deserve the death penalty" might still provide a chance for recovery.
Unexpectedly, the eunuch who announced the decree seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for Xu Zun. He stopped here and did not speak for a long time, making the atmosphere suddenly become more solemn and depressing...
