C14 Desperate Heaven and Earth
"Royal father, your daughter will not marry. Your daughter will stay by your side forever!"
In the imperial garden, the princess was respectfully expressing her displeasure to her father, the emperor. Princess was called Xuanyuan Ling. She was naturally intelligent and quite likeable. The rumors in the outside world that the princess was a beauty were indeed true: her hair was tied up in a bun, her eyebrows were lightly brushed, her skin was as smooth as jade, her small mouth was red without touching the cherry blossoms, she was so beautiful that two strands of hair gently brushed against her cheek added an alluring charm to her face, while her nimbly moving eyes rotated with a few mischievous, mischievous movements. She wore a light green long skirt, and her waist could not be gripped.
Although the emperor of the imperial court was imposing, he was indeed a kind father to his daughter. He was only smiling at his daughter's displeasure, but didn't say anything.
"Father, I don't want it … "I don't want to marry …" Seeing that it was useless to directly throw a tantrum, Xuanyuan Ling started her usual coquettish manner. Since young, this method had never failed before.
This time, however, she had made a mistake. On one hand, it was obvious that he wanted to find a good home for his daughter with both civil and military means. On the other hand, there was already a gap between the talents of the empire, while wars and the consolidation of territories outside the kingdom were going on year after year.
"Ling'er, you aren't young anymore. You must have reached the age to get married." Furthermore, even if you are married, you will still be staying in this palace, right? The emperor calmly told Xuanyuan Ling.
However, Xuanyuan Ling still did not give up and pestered the emperor with a bunch of reasons why she was unwilling to marry. Of course, the Emperor only listened and didn't express any opinions.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, a minister from the imperial court has come to see you." A eunuch hurried over, looking extremely anxious.
The emperor also knew that this was a big matter. Otherwise, the ministers would not disturb him during this lunch break. After a few words of consolation and consolation, the emperor and the eunuch headed towards the direction of the imperial court, leaving the princess alone there to play with her little temper.
"Humph!" This princess does not want to get married! " Xuanyuan Ling rolled her eyes and quickly came up with a plan.
The Great Clarity Hall.
A few ministers were seated around him, as if discussing something. Their expressions were anxious.
Footsteps could be heard. The emperor was about to arrive. When the ministers heard the sound of footsteps, they all stood up and looked towards the Great Clarity Palace.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live for ever and ever!" As soon as the emperor entered the court, the courtiers and officials bowed down in respect. This was a very important etiquette in this country.
"Everyone, please get up!" After the emperor sat down, he gestured for the ministers to get up and said, "Seeing how nervous everyone is, could it be that something big has happened?"
"Your Majesty, the demon army has made an unusual move in the southwest. Our soldiers said that there seems to be a large-scale mobilization of troops in that area recently." the Minister on the left said hastily.
There was nothing unusual on the face of the emperor. He knew that the ministers had something to say.
Sure enough, the second minister continued, "In the west, the Buddhist power seems to be reconstructing itself, with great plans for the reconstruction of the Western Thunder Temple. They are not too far away from us. If they were to rise up, they would inevitably become a great threat to our empire. "
"Recently, there have been more and more people who believe in Taoism. There are even rumors of deities appearing. I believe that the immortal powers are also trying to make a comeback." Another minister said.
The court was silent for a while. The ministers had reported everything, and were waiting for the emperor's attitude. However, this silence made the unstable breathing of the crowd extremely obvious.
The Emperor frowned. The situation was more serious than he had expected. Right now, both the elite troops and the main forces of the imperial court were exploring the lands in the north, yet so many things had happened at the same time. After a long while, he finally said, "What do you think, my honored guests?"
Every time the emperor said these words, he would already have an idea in his heart. However, he still wanted to hear the thoughts of the ministers first.
"Your Majesty, your subject and the rest saw that this incident happened extremely coincidentally, and the various families and powers were all gone without a trace. I haven't heard of any major changes in the past three thousand years, but now that they've all appeared, it's very likely that they've discussed it beforehand and decided to join forces with each other. " The Minister of the Left said.
The other two ministers also agreed.
Looking at the expressions of the three ministers, the emperor felt slightly proud in his heart, "This official can only be an official." He had already made up his mind. "We have our own plans for this matter. You don't need to be nervous, you only need to keep this matter a secret. We will naturally send people to deal with it."
"May I know the intentions of Your Majesty?" The Minister on the right asked in a weak voice.
"Although the demon forces have been increasing in strength lately, they are still a motley crowd in the end. We had already sent people to infiltrate earlier, so we can protect the southwest region without any worries. As for the Buddhist race in the west, if they want to rebuild the Buddhist race now, they would need money. Give him four trillion dollars and establish friendly relations with him. Why not? Therefore, the west side would be safe. As for the country, due to the influence of the immortal powers, I predict that there will be no major issues. I will then send someone to carry out the propaganda and education of the people and ensure the peace of the people. "
When the three ministers heard this, even though they were skeptical, they did not dare to refute the emperor's opinion in front of them.
"Do you know how frequent the sea disasters have been in the southeast region recently? I expect that the Water race is up to mischief. Therefore, I had already trained a troop of soldiers. After my son-in-law was elected, I immediately sent people to the southeast to investigate. I wonder if anyone has any other questions? "
With a relaxed smile, he quickly settled the matter, revealing the Wind of the King without a doubt!
Seeing how confident the Emperor was, the three ministers naturally didn't say anything. After calling the Emperor wise, they all left the Great Clarity Hall.
"If he is so stubborn, I'm afraid he will destroy my imperial court!" The sound transmission technique that was transmitted through the air clearly had a disguise to it. The three officials acted as though nothing had happened, as though they hadn't heard anything.
"Reporting to Your Majesty! The princess is gone! " Just as the emperor was considering who should go to the west, the eunuch hurriedly ran in again.
"What?" It's gone? " This was the first time that the Emperor had a slightly flustered expression. Besides his precious daughter, there was indeed nothing that could cause him to be flustered. "What's going on?"
The eunuch hurriedly replied, "Just now, I received news that a palace maid had left the palace. However, after a careful inspection, I realized that none of the palace maids were going out in the past few days. Then, at this time, the palace maids came to report that the princess had disappeared, and this lowly one knew that the situation wasn't good, so I hastily came to report it to His Majesty! "
"I must be the one who made her unhappy. She's making a ruckus!" The Emperor was slightly angered. "Immediately send people to search the entire city for him. Don't let him off even the slightest trace!"
"Yes sir!" The eunuch took the order and hurried down.
"Causing trouble for no reason!"
With a bang, the table in the hall was split into two, and the echoes resounded throughout the empty hall.
