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Chapter 55 55. Please start the war [Part [-]]

The Jinglong Bronze Bell was established during the reign of the first emperor of Qing Dynasty and was forged from special materials.The sound of the bell is extremely deep and special, and the bell must not be rung one hundred and eight times unless it threatens the safety of the Qing Dynasty, the government, and the country.

The temple of the Jinglong Bronze Bell is surrounded by railing holes, which are integrated with the Jinglong Bell.Like the most special musical instrument, the sound of the bell can be heard throughout Kyoto.

After hearing the sound of the Thundering Dragon Bell, a servant lit incense candles.

Within half a stick of incense, the current Emperor Qing must ascend to the dynasty.If not, the crime may be serious or minor.You must go to the Qing Temple and live a vegetarian diet for three days, shutting yourself up and meditating on the emperor's faults.

Within a stick of incense, all the courtiers in Kyoto must enter the palace to discuss matters with the Holy Spirit.No matter what the reasons are, those who fail to delay will be punished with a heavy punishment of a hundred feet, or with death on the spot.In fact, this configuration has existed in all dynasties.It's just that the way to wake up, the rules and the configuration are different.

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When the bell rang one hundred and eight times, the sound of the bell had already shocked the entire Kyoto.Not to mention the serving court officials, even ordinary people knew that something was wrong. Everyone looked at the graceful and magnificent palace in the distance.

The city of Kyoto immediately began to move in an orderly manner, and the courtiers prepared their horses and carriages to enter the palace for an audience.Mu Xiu's soldiers at home immediately put on their armor and returned to the military camp, calling their names to prepare for war.The common people packed up and returned home, waiting for His Majesty's decree.

As early as the moment the Thunderous Dragon Bell rang, the eunuch in charge lit the incense candles.Gong Dian didn't care about anything else and immediately went to find His Majesty to request an order.The palace guards also started to be on alert every minute, guarding all the key entrances and exits of the palace.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince looked on dumbfounded.When Fan Fei stopped the wooden hammer, the prince said in a daze: "Fan Shangshu, do you know what this is!"

The second prince also stood aside and said leisurely: "This is the Shocking Dragon Bell. There is no corresponding major event. This is a serious crime that will punish the Nine Clans. This Dragon Shocking Bell has not been rung for nearly a hundred years. Fan Shangshu, are you eating it correctly?" ?”

Fan Fei replied calmly: "We, the people of the Qing Kingdom, should sacrifice our lives for the Qing Kingdom!"

Just when the prince and the second prince turned to look at Yan Ruohai, who was pushing Chen Pingping in a wheelchair.I heard his cold voice, hiding great anger: "Prince, His Highness the Second Prince, it's time to meet His Majesty."

Fan Fei and the others were the first to arrive at the palace, and then panicked footsteps came from outside the palace.Emperor Qing was wearing a simple linen white robe. When he heard the sound of the Dragon Bell, he didn't even bother to change his clothes. Everyone was in a panic: "What happened? How could the Dragon Bell be sounded? Is it possible that the border is coming again?" Is there a war? Why didn’t I receive any news?”

Seeing Chen Pingping, Fan Fei and others standing in the hall, just when they were about to speak, Emperor Qing waved his hand and said, "No hurry, let's wait until the courtiers have arrived!"

Fan Fei was speechless. If Emperor Qing hadn't known about his plan, he would have been fooled by his acting skills.He is worthy of being the most powerful emperor in the Qing Kingdom, and he really pretends to be one!

Everyone looked at the incense candles in the main hall. After two-thirds of them were burned, Lin Ruopu was the first to rush to the main hall.His body was still wrapped in white cloth, and he looked very embarrassed.Followed closely behind him was Fan Jian, whose previous courage and perseverance had disappeared without a trace, and his anxious look was not much better than Lin Ruopu's.

A stick of incense lasts about five hundred breaths.Just when the incense candle burned down to the size of a thumb, Qin Ye from the Military Privy Council and his generals arrived.Following closely behind was Ye Chong from the Ye family.After all, he is a military commander who practices martial arts, so it is not surprising that he is ahead of the civil servants.When the incense candle was only about the size of a fingernail, six ministers rushed to the main hall one after another, followed closely by the minister and other officials.

When the incense candles burned out, the guards closed the palace door.Those officials who did not enter the palace in time were all stopped and arrested, and they knelt outside the palace waiting for Emperor Qing's orders to deal with them later!
After Eunuch Hou presided over the promotion of the court, Emperor Qing immediately asked impatiently: "Chen Pingping, Fan Fei, what happened? You actually dared to ring the Dragon Bell."

"How come the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are also involved!"

The prince immediately apologized and said, "I don't dare!"

The second prince followed closely and said, "My son, I don't know about it!"

There were nearly a hundred pairs of eyes in the hall, all looking at Chen Pingping and Fan Fei.Facing many stressful and appalling looks, Chen Pingping pushed the wheelchair beneath her, with a sinister and vicious look on her face. She bowed her hands and said, "Your Majesty, not long ago, the Supervisory Council interrogated Si, one of the Northern Qi spy leaders. Lili learned that the assassinations on Niulan Street and Shuiyun Street were actually Northern Qi's conspiracy to disrupt Daqing. At this time, Zhuge, the leader of the place, had secretly defected to Northern Qi and secretly became one of the secret spies. . Led the Office of the Supervisory Yuan who didn’t know the truth and stormed the dungeon, trying to kill the minister and Fan Shangshu!”

"Fortunately, Yan Ruohai, the general manager, arrived in time to protect us, and the civil strife in the Overwatch Council stopped."

After Chen Pingping finished speaking, Fan Fei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's not just that. During the Shuiyun Street assassination, Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites of the dynasty, was also threatened to participate. Lin Feng, the nephew of Lin Xiang of the dynasty, was also implicated. Come in."

"When the spies of the Northern Qi Dynasty saw that the matter was exposed, they immediately planned and encouraged Yan Xiaoyi, the commander of the Imperial Palace Guards, to secretly assassinate Yu Chen again. Fan Xian, the clan brother of the assassin in Niulan Street, was Cheng Jushu, an eighth-level master of the Northern Qi State, and together with The masters of Dongyi City have also come to bite Grandmaster Sigu Jian."

"This kind of crazy behavior that disregards the morality of a great country, they simply regard Daqing as a piece of fish on the chopping board and let it be slaughtered!" When Fan Fei spoke, he suddenly opened the golden armor's battle skirt, knelt down in front of Emperor Qing and said: " I am the Minister of Tenglong Pavilion and Lang Fanfei, who also holds the pen and palm seal. Please tell me, Your Majesty, to raise the army of benevolence and righteousness to attack the unjust country."

Yan Ruohai followed closely behind, and Chen Pingping also sat in a wheelchair, raising her hands and saying: "Your Majesty, please raise troops to conquer the Northern Qi Dynasty!"

The Office of the Overwatch Council had already covered the bodies of Zhu Ge and others with white cloths and brought them into the main hall.Everyone gasped and looked at the large number of corpses.When the main hall is so densely packed that it can hardly be accommodated, you will know how tragic the civil strife in the Overwatch Council is.

"What! Raise troops!"

Emperor Qing's face suddenly changed, and he looked very hesitant.He walked back and forth beside the dragon chair in a panic, waving his hands to face the courtiers' expectant eyes: "Don't act rashly."

Fan Fei took another step forward and called again: "Your Majesty, the Northern Qi Dynasty has conquered Kyoto. Isn't it possible that the Qing Kingdom can be bullied by others? Your Majesty is not afraid of chilling the hearts of millions of people!"

"National war is not a child's play, it is a matter of life and death for more than [-] soldiers."

Faced with Emperor Qing's hesitation, Prime Minister Lin knew it was time to take action: "Your Majesty is thoughtful and considers Qing's country and its people as the most important thing. This is the ambition that a Ming Lord should have, and it is for the blessing of Qing's country. But -"

"Come here, bring the things up!" Lin Ruopu even left the scene in person. Anyone with a little bit of vision could see that this national war must be fought.Lin Ruopu's expression changed, and he turned to face the civil and military ministers and said, "Northern Qi deceived people too much. Just when civil strife broke out in the Overwatch Council, the Prime Minister's Mansion was attacked and killed by assassins. These killers were extremely fierce, and the guards in the mansion were unable to protect them. Even I Injured!"

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Beiqi's standard steel knife and Lin Feng's body were all scattered.After being placed in the main hall by the chamberlain, everyone was immediately shocked.Lin Ruopu even tore off the white bandage, exposed the wound in front of everyone, and shouted angrily with a cold expression: "Even if Lin Feng's nephew made a mistake and was tricked into assassinating Fan Shangshu, he will be punished according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty. , when will it be Northern Qi's turn to kill people and silence them? Northern Qi is trying to destroy our Qing Kingdom, and even the prime minister of a country dares to attack and kill us."

"Your Majesty, please raise your troops and go to war to avenge me, my poor nephew!"

At this time, Fan Jian, who was standing behind the Minister of Revenue, and Guo Baokun, who was standing at the rear of the courtiers, came out at the same time.They separately reported the fact that the mansion was attacked, with numerous guards killed and injured, and the Minister of Rites even died on the spot.

Fan Jiandao: "Your Majesty, please raise troops!"

Guo Baokun kept kowtowing, looking very painful and insistent: "Your Majesty, please raise an army, please your Majesty, please avenge my father!"

At this time, the courtiers knelt down and saluted, and all the civil servants and generals asked, "Your Majesty, please raise your troops to conquer the Northern Qi Dynasty!"

Lin Ruopu knelt on the ground, not intending to get up at all, but kept kowtowing and saluting: "Your Majesty, please raise an army to avenge me for my humble ministers and my poor nephew!"

For a moment, the hall became audibly quiet, with only Emperor Qing walking back and forth.Fan Fei went directly to the bottom of the Dragon Terrace, and asked Emperor Qing again: "Your Majesty, my country of Qing is the most powerful country in the world, when was it humiliated like this? Could it be that your majesty's blood has cooled and you want to be the king of subjugation?" ?"

"Shang Shu Fan, be careful what you say!"

Facing the surprised looks of the courtiers, Eunuch Hou immediately made some pointers.At this time, following Fan Fei's stern remonstrance, Emperor Qing could no longer remain silent, and could only say sadly and angrily in the "anticipating" eyes of everyone: "I wanted to calm things down, but Bei Qi is too vicious. Sorry. Kill my people and disrupt our country’s government. You actually deceive my Qingguo into having no one. Let’s fight this battle!”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

As an emperor, Emperor Qing was undoubtedly extremely outstanding.Now that he has made up his mind to start a national war, he immediately handles military affairs in the main hall: "Shang Shu, Tenglong Pavilion, as the emperor's think tank, it is time to contribute. Within three days, I will see the Tenglong briefing on the war against Northern Qi."

"Follow the Holy Order!"

Emperor Qing pointed in the direction of Taichang Temple and said: "Taichang Temple Master, immediately pass the letter of credence to Northern Qi, strictly understand their despicability and viciousness, and strictly order them to hand over all the killers within ten days, and hand over the planners to Qingguo for severe punishment." If there is no news within a month, Qingguo’s 20 cavalry will sound the smoke of war on the border!"

"Follow the Holy Order!"

Emperor Qing then looked at the six ministers of the imperial court and said: "The ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry will immediately report the reserves of money, food, weapons and horses of the Qing Kingdom. I do not want to regret the shortage of supplies during the national war. We cannot let the soldiers of the Qing Kingdom bleed again." Hungry!"

"Follow the Holy Order!"

Emperor Qing pointed to the Privy Council and the Ministry of War and said: "Research the matter of starting a war immediately. Since the national war is going to be fought, the lives of Qing's soldiers cannot be taken lightly!"

Qin Ye, dean of the Privy Council and Minister of War, immediately left the ranks of the courtiers and said firmly: "I will obey the holy order!"

(End of this chapter)