As we get closer and closer to the capital, there are gradually more spies on the road. Although there are natural and man-made disasters outside, there is still singing and dancing near the capital. Many trees are wrapped with red silk. There are also many foreign missions on the road, rushing to enter.

Beijing.

The ascension of a new emperor to the throne is naturally no small matter, especially since the new emperor of this dynasty has shown his differences from the previous dynasty before he even ascended the throne. He treats foreign countries well and is willing to form friendly relations with foreign countries.

During the previous dynasty, the Yankang Imperial Army liked to use troops, annexing dozens of countries, knocking other neighboring countries to the ground, occupying each other's territory, or forcing them to surrender and pay tribute. They were arrogant.

Before the Yankang Imperial Guard used troops against Daxu, the Yankang Kingdom was at its strongest. It went to war with five major countries at the same time. After that, the Imperial Guard was assassinated, which put the Yankang Kingdom's expansion on hold.

The new emperor of this dynasty was gentle and courteous. He treated Yankang's sect well and was also polite to foreign envoys. He returned the land that the vicious imperial master had conquered to the surrounding countries, not to mention returning it to the surrounding countries.

Promise reparations and be willing to repair relations with foreign countries.

The rules of other foreign countries' submission to Yankang were also abolished by the new emperor. The foreign countries were very happy and praised him, saying that the new emperor Ling Yuxia was a rare wise king in Yankang for thousands of years.

In addition, the new emperor, who has not yet ascended the throne, has also invited people from various sects to attend the enthronement ceremony. There are rumors that the new emperor is planning to issue an imperial edict on the day he ascends the throne. The new emperor is planning to destroy the consequences of the Yankang Kingdom's reforms over the years.

The angry people of the sky take the blame on themselves, plead guilty to the sky, and pray that God will punish themselves and spare all living beings in Yankang Kingdom.

"This is the cruelest move."

Qin Mu praised repeatedly and said to the imperial preceptor and the emperor: "You have worked hard for two hundred years to reform secular concepts and promote the advancement of Taoism and spiritual power. How much infamy you have suffered, how much effort you have spent, how many people have fought and shed blood for it, this is

It took the Yankang Kingdom to become what it is today. A single sinner's edict from the new emperor can make all your soldiers who have worked hard and died for two hundred years go to waste. This move is cruel, very cruel!"

Emperor Yanfeng groaned, with a tearing pain in his chest. He wanted to cry but had no tears. He said in a bitter voice: "Yuxia, my good son, this knife has been inserted into my heart..."

Imperial Master Yankang's face remained calm as he said: "After entering the capital, I will be able to contact the old ministry within a few days. The ministers in the DPRK will most likely support your Majesty. In addition, the Dragon Guard Imperial Army hidden in the nine dragon veins can be captured at any time.

Capital City! The only problem now is that Daleiyin Temple and Taoist Sect have left so many monks and Taoist priests in the homes of these princes and ministers, called alms, but actually for surveillance. Master Qin, I need you to use the power of the Demon Sect to send me away

Go into the city to meet them."

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "There's no need to go to such trouble."

Imperial Master Yankang was slightly startled.

"Da Leiyin Temple and Dao Sect are too big. I want to control the overall situation, but in fact there are flaws everywhere."

Qin Mu stopped. This is Houji Town, less than a hundred miles away from the capital. They stopped in front of a pancake stall. Qin Mu was buying breakfast and said: "It's like spreading pancakes. The stall is too big."

, then it would be vulnerable. The bigger their pancake stall is, the weaker it will be. When the prince ascends the throne, he will not have enough power to protect himself. The monks and Taoists they left in the homes of various princes and ministers will be killed by those princes and ministers.

It is under control and cannot go to the imperial city to support it."

When the pancakes were ready, the stall owner rolled them in yellow paper. Qin Mu took them and gave them to the Imperial Master's wife first.

The wife of the Imperial Master took a bite, looked at her with bright eyes, and whispered: "You are talking openly and openly, are you afraid that there are ears through the wall? I have met many spies of the prince along the way!"

"Not afraid." Qin Mu smiled slightly.

All the pedestrians, vendors, vegetable sellers, vegetable buyers, pig butchers, and shouters in the market suddenly became quiet, all turned their heads, and their eyes fell on them.

"Leader!" they said in unison.

Qin Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go on, don't disturb us."

The wife of the Imperial Master was startled, and Emperor Yanfeng sighed: "It is forbidden by Wang Shiye. Master Qin, you scare me, and your Heavenly Saint Sect also scares me."

Imperial Master Yankang nodded and said: "Being consistent with your orders and prohibitions, this is what it means to become a king and an emperor. Your Majesty should indeed be worried. However, in the 20,000 years since the Tiansheng Sect was established, no leader has ever been emperor, so your Majesty can rest assured."

Emperor Yanfeng said angrily: "You are all from the Tiansheng Cult. Even the Imperial Master and your wife are also from the Tiansheng Cult. One is the Heavenly King and the other is the Incense Master. I am the only outsider here, so just fool me!"

Qin Mu quickly asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to join the religion?"

…

"How to enter the capital?"

When he arrived outside the capital, Emperor Yanfeng looked at the city gate. He saw that it was heavily guarded and there were many checks. It would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to get in. Today is the day when the prince ascends the throne and becomes the new emperor. On this day, the new emperor will descend in the Temple of Heaven.

According to Sin Ji's edict, envoys from various countries, leaders of various religious sects, heads of major families, as well as civil and military officials all came to watch the ceremony, so the defense was tight.

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, let's just walk in."

Emperor Yanfeng was slightly startled. Qin Mu had already led them to the city gate. The officers and soldiers in front of the city gate turned a blind eye to them and allowed them to enter the city.

"Are they also members of the Tiansheng Sect?"

The wife of the Imperial Master was slightly startled, and whispered to Qin Mu: "The Emperor is here, don't be too arrogant, otherwise it will arouse His Majesty's suspicion. What the Emperor wants is a country with religion, not a religion above the country. Please be careful, Master.

"

Qin Mu looked at Emperor Yanfeng. As expected, Emperor Yanfeng looked worried. This was normal. The imperial guards guarding the gates of the majestic capital were all members of the Demon Sect. How could he feel at ease?

Imperial Master Yankang said: "Now that we have entered the city, what should we do?"

Qin Mu took out two pills and gave them to Emperor Yanfeng and Imperial Master Yankang respectively, and said: "Go to the Imperial City and the Temple of Heaven to see the crown prince ascend the throne to worship heaven."

Imperial City, Jinluan Hall.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Ling Yuxia, the prince of Yankang, was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on a dragon chair. Behind him stood a monk on one side and a Taoist priest on the other. Below were civil and military officials, bowing to the new emperor with great momentum. There were many civil and military officials, and the court

The hall was already full of people kneeling, other officials were kneeling outside the hall, and some were kneeling on the steps.

There were also envoys from dozens of countries in the hall, wearing the flags of various countries, watching the ceremony. There were also dozens of patriarchs from dozens of sects who presided over the ceremony.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, the etiquette was quite complicated, and it was almost noon by the time the ceremony was completed.

The spring sun was not warm. Ling Yuxia led the civil and military officials out of the palace and walked in front, followed closely by the ceremonial guard. Among the ceremonial guards were many monks and Taoists, reciting Buddhist sutras with loud voices. Behind them were the crown prince and all the maids.

, the envoys followed, and the heads of various sects and families also went to the Temple of Heaven, and the momentum became more and more powerful.

Behind Ling Yuxia are the prince's Taibao, the prince's Taishi and other first-class officials. They are the heroes of Conglong. His arms have a very high status. This time the emperor "passed away", Ling Yuxia naturally inherited the throne, knowing that even though he

He had a foundation in the court, but the foundation was still unstable, so he invited many eminent monks and Taoist priests from Daleiyin Temple, demoted those officials who were unwilling to surrender, and promoted monks and Taoists to become officials.

Nearly half of the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China were monks and Taoists. They rushed to the Temple of Heaven while chanting sutras, so the scene was quite strange.

As for Duke Wei, King Taishan, Shangzhuguo, General Tiance and others, because they were "elderly old", Ling Yuxia allowed them to retire and live in the capital first, and then they could return to their hometowns in glory after the ceremony.

It is also a strange thing that nearly half of the officials in the imperial court returned home from old age, some of them were still very young.

Ling Yuxia was not at ease with these officials who were accused of returning to their hometowns and could not let them out of the capital. She was worried that they would rebel, so they were imprisoned in their respective mansions in disguise, and were guarded by monks and Taoists from Daleiyin Temple and Daomen.

King Taishan, General Tiance and others are still imprisoned in the sky prison.

Unknowingly, when we arrived at the Temple of Heaven, hundreds of officials poured out, and nearly half of the monks and Taoists stood on the left and right sides of the steps. Ling Yuxia held her dragon robe and climbed up the steps alone, showing respect, while the prince, concubine and other harems knelt at the foot of the stage.

The steps were very long, with nine hundred and ninety-nine stone steps. Ling Yuxia walked to the Temple of Heaven and was about to kneel down respectfully when she suddenly heard a thick voice saying: "The Tathagata Buddha of the Great Leiyin Temple has passed down the decree, please

Your Majesty accepts the order."

A monk walked out with a solemn treasure and a wheel of Buddha's light behind him. He held the Tathagata's decree in his hand and came to Ling Yuxia.

Ling Yuxia hurriedly knelt down to receive the order and said respectfully: "The guilty minister receives the order of the Lord."

Below, all the former ministers of the court frowned, bowed their heads and said nothing. The monks among other officials chanted Buddhist chants in unison, and the Buddha's light behind their heads was so spectacular!

Flowers were falling in the sky, and phantoms of gods and Buddhas appeared, and there were various strange phenomena, which seemed to be blessings and praises from gods and Buddhas in the sky.

After the monk recited the Tathagata's decree, he simply said that Emperor Yanfeng was unprincipled and that the heaven was angry and people were resentful. He encouraged the new emperor to work conscientiously and abide by his duties. Then the gods and Buddhas would bring blessings and longevity, and the gods would protect him. And so on.

The prince accepted the order.

Another Taoist came out, holding the Taoist Master's decree in his hand, and said: "The Taoist Master of the Taoist Sect has issued the decree. Your Majesty, please accept the decree."

Ling Yuxia hurriedly knelt down again: "The guilty minister accepted the Lord's decree."

The Taoist priests among the civil and military officials were not to be outdone. They each manipulated their vitality and created various strange phenomena of dragons and phoenixes flying all over the sky.

The Taoist Master's decree is nothing more than to encourage the new emperor to serve the people diligently, work hard to govern, and not to engage in any reforms or the like.

The prince received the order, stood up, straightened his clothes, and then knelt down to the center of the Temple of Heaven to apologize to heaven.

At this time, I heard a voice coming from far away, saying loudly: "The Holy Master, the leader of the Tiansheng Sect, personally delivers the decree. Please accept the decree!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the Temple of Heaven, and everyone looked towards where the voice came from. The envoys from various countries who were watching the ceremony under the Temple of Heaven, as well as the heads of sects and sects, also looked at the sound.

Ling Yuxia came to the steps of the Temple of Heaven in a few steps. Looking down from a high position, she saw a young man walking towards the Temple of Heaven with two monks and a Taoist nun. The two monks walked in vain, and the Taoist nun seemed to have some

I am pregnant and have some physical inconveniences.

Qin Mu walked towards the Temple of Heaven with a smile on his face and said leisurely: "Da Leiyin Temple is a holy place, Dao Sect is a holy place, and our Tiansheng Sect is also a holy place. Ling Yuxia, Tathagata and Taoist Master did not come, so you knelt down before them

According to the decree, this time our religion comes in person, why don’t you kneel down to welcome me?”

"Master of the Demonic Cult!"

Suddenly, the sect leader of a noble family next to Qin Mu rose up and attacked Qin Mu. At this moment, a large flag appeared out of thin air next to Qin Mu. The flag rolled up and blocked the sect leader's attack. The flag unfolded and

Then there was a mighty man carrying a sword box on his back, and a sword light flew out and beheaded the sect leader.

The big man carrying the sword box rolled up his banner and disappeared holding the head of the sect leader. A headless corpse among the people watching the ceremony staggered and fell down.

Qin Mu ignored him and continued to walk forward. Another guard wanted to take action. As soon as he moved, he saw big flags rolling, and the hall leaders, elders, inspectors, and kings of the Heavenly Demon Sect appeared one after another.

, the flag fluttered, appearing and disappearing, and when the flag disappeared, dozens of headless corpses appeared on the ground.

Qin Mu continued to move forward with the Imperial Preceptor and the Emperor. Flags kept appearing and disappearing around him, and those who attacked him were attacked and killed one after another.

Wherever they passed, they left corpses everywhere, and their heads were missing.
To be continued...