Chapter 237 The emperor patrols the streets, undercurrents surge!

Grand Court!

The sound of the huge bell shook the sky!

In the Zhengde Hall, a huge square tripod stood in front of the hall. The red carpet was laid from the front of the hall to the outside of the Meridian Gate. Each section was carefully woven by craftsmen.

The civil and military officials wore brand new court robes and stood respectfully in front of the square tripod. The music officials of the Ministry of Rites stood on both sides of the steps like pilgrims, setting up drums, chimes and wind instruments respectively!

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

Not long after, a heroic man in a nine-claw dragon robe and a crown on his head strode towards the dragon throne on the square tripod, followed by a man in the costume of a concubine.

"Bow!"

The ceremonial officer shouted loudly, and the ministers below knelt down and saluted in unison. Ning Fan and the princes stood in a row and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the queen!"

"The ceremony is over!"

"Stand up!"

"Thank you!"

All the ministers stood up and looked at Emperor Yu, who was at the top, with solemn expressions and dignified postures!

"The sacrifice begins!"

"Cook it!"

Accompanied by Wei Ying's loud shout, the eunuchs who had already prepared the sacrifices carried the cooked cattle and sheep and placed them in front of the square tripod.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites held the golden holy scroll in their hands and recited the sacrificial text.

"I hereby inform the ancestors, the country, the gods of all directions, that since the founding of my Great Yu Kingdom..."

More than a thousand words were written, and all the court officials and royal family members were solemn. Immediately afterwards, Emperor Yu led Concubine Xian to burn incense in front of the tripod, performed the great ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, and worshipped the four directions of heaven and earth. After the ceremony, it was already noon.

"Let's go!"

"Send our ancestors back to the temple!"

Ning Fan, wearing the prince's crown and riding the prince's guard of honor, followed the emperor's carriage towards the imperial mausoleum.

"Are you ready?"

"My lord, it's safe!"

"Yes!"

Ning Fan responded, and then there was no sound. On the long street, the people along the street knelt on the ground and worshiped the emperor's guard of honor.

Jing Li personally led a team of imperial guards and marched towards the imperial mausoleum outside the city.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

A series of air-breaking sounds rang out, and dozens of arrows broke through the air almost at the same time. Jing Li's face changed immediately and he shouted in a low voice: "Protect the emperor!"

"General, don't be nervous!"

"Leave it to us!"

Jiang Li strode to the front of the emperor and led several Jinyiwei masters to resist the arrows from all directions. Another series of air-breaking sounds rang out, but this time the arrows were not shot at the emperor's carriage, but at the high walls!

Emperor Yu sat high on the dragon chariot, his expression was not at all flustered, his eyes swept around the people with a hint of contempt, quite like a king dominating the world!

"Your Majesty, it seems that this journey is not peaceful!"

Empress Xian sat beside Emperor Yu, her face full of amusement.

"Haha!" Emperor Yu sneered, his face full of disdain: "They are just a bunch of clowns who can't stand up to the stage, not to be feared!"

"Don't underestimate the enemy, for them, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I'm afraid all parties will take action!"

"Hmph!" Emperor Yu snorted unhappily, and said lightly: "This time I was used as a target by the second brother!"

"This little guy is getting more and more lawless, Your Majesty might as well teach him a lesson!" Concubine Xian said casually: "In my opinion, it is better to divide him and exile him for a year or two, which can also temper his temper!"

Emperor Yu fell into a brief contemplation, nodded slightly and said: "Let's talk about it after the New Year!"

In the crowd, a young man with an unremarkable appearance knelt on the ground, took out a broken blade from his arms, looked at Emperor Yu on the dragon chariot with cold eyes, and a sneer bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

"Puff!"

Before he could make a move, an old man in his sixties next to him suddenly grinned with a mouthful of yellow teeth, took out a sleeve arrow from his sleeve, and stabbed it fiercely into his lumbar spine.

"Young man, don't play dirty!"

"You..."

The young man's eyes were full of anger. He struggled and wanted to rush towards Emperor Yu. The old man stabbed him again, this time directly into his heart.

The faces of the people next to him were full of panic. Someone let out a terrified cry, but the old man wiped the bloody sleeve arrow on the body of the young man and grinned: "Don't be afraid, folks, I am a Jinyiwei!"

Silent hunting was staged in every corner of the street. From time to time, screams were heard on both sides of the road. The eldest prince Ning Chen and the fifth prince Ning Xuan guarded Emperor Yu on the left and right.

The emperor's chariot soon drove out of the capital. Outside the city, a team of armored soldiers stood in awe. When they saw the emperor coming, they suddenly knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"I am here to protect the emperor on the orders of His Royal Highness Prince Yong!"

Gao Shun strode to the front of the emperor and saluted respectfully. With a wave of his hand, eight hundred trap camps were arranged on both sides, guarding the emperor's chariot all the way outside the imperial army!

Ning Xuan looked at the armored soldiers on both sides. Their military appearance and formation were even more neat than those of the imperial army. The murderous aura they released was far beyond the imperial army!

Emperor Yu couldn't help but show a touch of admiration, looking at Ning Chen beside him and said: "Chen'er, what do you think of this trap camp?"

"It lives up to its name, a hundred battles!"

"Yeah!"

Emperor Yu nodded in agreement, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Second brother was able to pull out this hundred battles army under my nose without me noticing, but I was wrong, and almost missed a talented general!"

"Haha!" Ning Chen laughed and said, "I am lucky to have such talent and strategy!"

"Go!"

A sound of horse hooves rang out in the distance, and eighteen cavalrymen rode over. There were only a dozen cavalrymen, but they were galloping with the momentum of thousands of troops. Jing Li's face suddenly froze, and a deep sense of surprise appeared on his face!

Ning Chen's face suddenly changed, and he rode to the front of the ceremonial procession, looking at it with a serious look. Among this line of knights, each one had a terrifying murderous aura, as if the god of death had walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!

Even though he had fought in the battlefield of the Western Territory for many years and had come into contact with many veterans, compared with these ten people, he was completely a dwarf meeting a giant!

"Protect the emperor!"

"Brother, you come and protect my father, I'll go meet them!"

Ning Xuan shouted, and his figure soared into the air. Just as he was about to rush towards the eighteen riders, he heard a gentle voice from behind him: "Old Five, don't be nervous, these are the Eighteen Riders of Dayu Yanyun!"

"Eighteen Riders of Yanyun?"

Ning Chen was stunned when he heard the name. He had heard the news from the south as early as the battlefield in the Western Territory that there was a mysterious cavalry under his command, and each of them had the strength to fight against thousands of troops!

I didn't expect it to be them!

"It's only a few miles from the capital to the imperial mausoleum. My father is protected by masters of the palace and the imperial guards. Why did my second brother make such a big scene?"

Ning Xuan frowned slightly, and a puzzled look appeared on his face.

"It's not too much for me to be cautious when it comes to my father and the court officials!"

"Yes!"

Emperor Yu also nodded in agreement, but with a hint of contemplation in his eyes, he looked at Wei Ying beside him and said softly: "Go, let the second brother come over!"

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