Chapter 1597 King Yu was arrested!
The Nanchu court was not in chaos yet, but several major events happened in Daliang, one of which was the death of the Empress Dowager.
After Mei Changsu got the news, he knew that he could not go to worship in front of the spirit, so he had to perform rites for the Empress Dowager and the Red Flame Army in Meiling Mountain, and would not return to Jinling for the time being.
But Prince Jing, whom he was worried about, was unexpectedly rewarded by Emperor Liang and took control of the patrol camp in Jinling. For Prince Jing's men, this was a good thing, and Prince Jing finally came to the forefront.
The promotion of Prince Jing made both Prince Yu and the Crown Prince very angry. However, compared to Prince Yu, the Crown Prince understood more clearly that Prince Yu had a new opponent, so he, the Crown Prince, was not far away from being deposed. He was disheartened. Next, he was having fun during the national mourning period, but was caught by Emperor Liang, and he himself was banned in the East Palace.
Emperor Liang imprisoned the prince and was about to officially launch a fight between King Jing and King Yu. Unfortunately, King Yu was too impatient and summoned ministers to ask Emperor Liang to explain why the prince was imprisoned. This completely angered Emperor Liang.
Emperor Liang immediately ordered the prince to be unfilial and abolish the prince's position and confer the title of King Xian instead. At the same time, Prince Jing was granted the title of Prince and could enter the palace at any time.
King Yu didn't expect that the bamboo basket would be in vain and he would get the advantage of King Jing in vain. He was very angry, but he had no choice but to do it because he asked for it.
After he returned, he summoned his counselors to find a way, but what made him even more angry was that the counselor Qin Banruo who left Kyoto never came back, and even the Red Sleeve Skill was closed.
He had a bad feeling in his heart. Could it be that Qin Banruo also betrayed him?
King Yu simply couldn't imagine the consequences of Qin Banruo's betrayal, so he quickly ordered people from his various states and counties to help find Qin Banruo's whereabouts.
But before King Yu could find Qin Banruo, he unexpectedly discovered a problem, that is, many of the officials he had arranged in various states and counties had gone into hiding and disappeared without a trace.
Master Ji looked at the furious King Yu and could only dissuade him, "Your Highness, the officials below are probably afraid that the Palace of Hell will give them a ticket from Yama, so they had to leave with their seals."
After hearing this, King Yu felt very angry and said irritably, "Can I just watch the people I have trained for many years fall apart like this?"
Master Ji hesitated for a moment and then said bravely, "Your Majesty, unless Yama Luodian gives up, the official sealing will only begin now."
After hearing Master Ji's words, King Yu imagined a scenario in the future where no one would be able to use him. He hesitated and said, "Then I'll go find my father. I can't let the Palace of Hell continue to cause harm!"
Master Ji opened his mouth, but did not stop him. If Yama Luodian continued to kill, then King Yu would be finished.
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Imperial Palace, Wuying Hall,
Emperor Liang frowned and asked, "Prince Yu, why are you so anxious to come into the palace?"
King Yu said eagerly, "Father, I have received news that many officials in Daliang who are close to Nanchu have resigned from their posts, and they have also disappeared without a trace.
If we don't stop it, I'm afraid Daliang will soon be like Nanchu, with no officials available.
It's okay for Nanchu to say that they are a small country after all, and their reserved officials are enough, but what should we do? "
After hearing King Yu's heartbreaking words, Emperor Liang asked suspiciously, "Is it already so serious?"
King Yu nodded quickly and said seriously, "It's almost the end of life and death. If the problem of Yama Luodian is not solved, many officials may not be willing to become officials."
Emperor Liang frowned and said unhappily, "Then the Palace of Hell kills all corrupt officials. Are there not a few good officials?"
King Yu shook his head helplessly, and said very depressedly, "There are officials who are dedicated to serving the people, but there are not many such officials, and they are more or less troublesome.
Father, think about it, whether the official is from a poor or aristocratic family, they will more or less have enemies. As long as someone comes to Yama Hall to complain, those who are really discriminatory will definitely die.
In this case, even some officials who have no problems themselves are worried that family affairs will implicate themselves, so they might as well resign. "
Emperor Liang frowned. He originally wanted to go to the Palace of Hell to find some way to live forever, but he didn't expect such trouble.
He looked at the indignant King Yu and understood what his son was thinking. It was simply that most of these officials were members of King Yu.
Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly had an idea, "In this case, I will leave this matter to you."
King Yu was stunned for a moment, and said with some uncertainty, "Father, the Yama Luodian is powerful, and the sons and ministers have no military power, so there is nothing we can do against them."
When Emperor Liang saw what King Yu said, he thought about it for a moment and then said seriously, "Then I will give you a decree. You can ask the county soldiers from all over the country to cooperate with you. There is one thing. Those county soldiers cannot use their own power." territory, otherwise it will be treated as treason."
Of course King Yu knew what his father was guarding against, but he happily accepted the imperial edict and left.
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Wang Yue was planning his troops in Nanchu, but unexpectedly found that the power of faith he had gained was different from before.
In the past, the power of faith was transmitted to his sea of consciousness from temples in various places, like a river, but now suddenly several rivers that merged into the sea of consciousness suddenly disappeared and turned into small streams, constantly flowing. Flowing into the sea of consciousness.
And the number of rivers disappearing is increasing.
Wang Yue knew in his heart that this must be his temple of Yama, and someone should demolish it.
Before he could make any move, news came from Wang Ping, which also made Wang Yue understand that it was King Yu who asked the commanders from all over the country to dismantle the Yama Hall and closely monitor suspicious persons.
Wang Yue knew very well that the little Prince Yu would not be able to mobilize the county soldiers unless these county guards wanted to rebel.
It was entirely because Emperor Liang couldn't find their Yama Luo Palace. It happened that a large number of officials in Daliang resigned. This ruthless Emperor Liang was ready to let his son try the Yama Luo Palace.
Wang Yue immediately and without any hesitation issued a decree of hell to King Yu, fulfilling Emperor Liang's painstaking efforts.
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"I heard that Jinghuan of the Xiao family was quite dissatisfied with the actions of Yama Luo Hall and ordered all counties and counties to demolish the Yama Luo Hall and destroy the foundation of our Yama Luo Hall preaching.
Yama Jun was furious and wanted to invite you to come to Yama Hall to repent. I expected that you were so courageous that you would not end it on your own and thus break the promise. "
King Yu was dumbfounded when he saw the post on his bedside. He never expected that even the prince would dare to post in the Yama Palace.
Moreover, he had no idea when this post was sent, and the guards in the palace did not react at all.
In other words, if Wang Yue wanted to kill him, he could have killed him just now. The reason why he didn't kill him was just following the rules.
King Yu felt that his palace was a little unsafe, so he quickly entered the palace.
Emperor Liang had a bad premonition after hearing the report from his chamberlain that King Yu ran to the palace gate with his clothes disheveled.
Although he intended to let his son test Yama Luodian, he never thought that Yama Luodian would dare to post a message to his son!
He quickly asked Eunuch Gao to invite Prince Yu to Wuying Hall, and at the same time called Meng Zhi over.
Not long after, when Emperor Liang arrived at Wuying Hall, Meng Zhi and King Yu were already waiting there.
Emperor Liang finally felt like a father. After he came in, he didn't go to the dragon chair at all. He walked to King Yu and asked excitedly, "Heng'er, don't be afraid, you are here today." Living in the palace, I will arrange for Meng Zhi to lead the guards to protect you personally, so that the killer of Yama Palace will never come back."
At this moment, King Yu finally realized that he had a father. He stared at his father suddenly appearing in front of him with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly, "Father~"
Seeing King Yu's moved expression, Emperor Liang smiled and said, "Stop being so childish and show me the Yama's invitation. Isn't it someone pretending to be the Yama?"
King Yu hurriedly gave Yama Luo's post to Emperor Liang, and then said in a panic, "Father, when I woke up early today, this post was placed beside my bed. That man's martial arts is really terrifying. It’s scary!
I was previously worried that Yama Luodian would do something to me, and I asked the palace guards to be more alert in advance, but they had no idea at all. "
Emperor Liang took a look at the content of the letter, and then said to Meng Zhi, "If I ask you to go to the palace to deliver the letter, I wonder if you can do it?"
Although Meng Zhi is not particularly bright, he is not stupid either, okay?
Even if he could do this, would he dare to admit it?
So, he said helplessly, "Your Majesty, if King Yu is not prepared, there is a 10% to 20% chance that I can barely do it, but King Yu just said that the guards of the palace are very vigilant, so I must It can’t be done.”
When Emperor Liang saw what Meng Zhi said, he frowned and asked, "I wonder if you can guarantee that King Yu will be safe if you stick to King Yu's words."
Meng Zhi had already heard about the power of Yama Palace. He couldn't take the blame alone, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, please let the experts from the Xuanjing Division come to assist. Only in this way can Wei Chen be more confident. "
The reason why he did this was because he knew that Emperor Liang believed in Xuanjing Si. Only by bringing Xuanjing Si in, if something really happened, could he escape.
Emperor Liang didn't know that this upright general could be mean-spirited, so he said in agreement, "You are right. I will ask Xia Jiang to bring people in. You are not allowed to sleep tonight. Please protect Heng." Son!"
King Yu saw that his father had arranged such a rigorous arrangement, and he was moved and shouted again, "Father~!"
Emperor Liang was probably old, and it was rare for some children to have long-lasting love. It was even rarer for him to comfort King Yu excitedly with tears in his eyes. Only then did he realize that his son was also old, so he quickly comforted him.
But no matter how he comforted him, he still asked King Yu Mengzhi, Xia Jiang and others to stay at Wuying Palace in the evening, while he ran back to Yangju Palace to wait for the news.
When Xia Jiang received the news, he felt bad in his heart. After all, with the strength of Xuanjing Division, he had suffered several losses against Yama Luodian, and he didn't think he could defend it well.
Sure enough, he brought a hundred masters of the Xuanjing Division to stay in the Wuying Hall, and there were hundreds of imperial guards guarding the outside.
Even so, just after midnight, King Yu disappeared very suddenly under their noses, as if this person was not here in the first place, which was really strange.
