Chapter 1390
Chapter 1390
Just hours ago, the capital city was bathed in bright sunshine. Suddenly, thunderstorms and strong winds swept through!
The bewildered and intimidated people retreated back into their homes in fear and unease.
Just as they were discussing this, dozens of dark figures suddenly emerged from the palace and rushed towards the imperial mausoleum in the rain.
The leader was none other than Yuan Tianshi, the Grand Pillar of the Ming Dynasty.
Following closely behind were the high priests and worshippers of the Divine Mechanism.
While not all of them were mobilized, their best and brightest were certainly among them!
Is this the work of a demon?
"Today, Your Majesty, [Priest of Apocalypse]."
"The imperial carriage, the Imperial Guards, and the Embroidered Uniform Guards were all ready outside the palace. They were about to depart. How could this happen?"
"Could it be true, as the rumors circulating in the capital recently, that the Empress's ascension to the throne was illegitimate, incurring the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of the people, and that a new imperial family wishes to seize her place?"
'Hush! '
When someone boldly voiced the rumors that had been circulating in the capital recently, a colleague quickly stopped him, saying, "Be careful what you say."
"Hasn't the Embroidered Uniform Guard already denied it?"
"There are malicious people stirring things up in the dark."
"The Empress, her bloodline has returned to its ancestral form, and she roams the vast void like a dragon. She is the legitimate successor of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Duke Xu, you expanded the territory and ensured the Ming Dynasty would last for thousands of years."
"hehe!"
"Just listen to these words and ignore them."
"Barbarians and Tartars have marched south, violating our thousand-mile-long northern defense line."
"Youzhou City was captured, and the King of Beiliang died."
Uprisings continued in various places.
"The troops stationed in the capital were all dispatched to various places to suppress the rebellion."
"Even if Duke Xu had three heads and six arms, he couldn't be in two places at once!"
"Huh? The Tartars have already been defeated by Duke Xu, and the main force of the barbarians has also been annihilated under Duke Xu's command."
"You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?"
"Didn't we learn about this information through the propaganda in the Zhenfu Division's newspaper?"
"How much of it is true, and how much is false? Do you know?"
"Besides, the news has spread far and wide. The empress, who is unworthy of her position, has already incurred the wrath of the heavens and the people."
"This has led to a situation where those powerful figures in the underworld and aristocratic families are now only superficially allied with him."
"This time, the [Apocalypse Priest] might just change the world."
"Hmm? You can't just say things like that."
Such dialogues were playing out in more than one place within the capital city, which had undergone such a dramatic transformation.
They acted as if they had rehearsed beforehand.
Some spoke up to guide the conversation, while others seemed to be stopping it, but were actually secretly supporting the joke.
As a result, rumors spread like wildfire throughout the capital, and people were filled with fear!
"Only the Celestial Master, along with the priests and other worshippers of the Divine Mechanism Bureau, is making a final effort."
"However, it was all in vain."
"Just watch. Today, the imperial tomb will surely suffer a great calamity."
Such remarks also drew the attention of the common people and the various gentry to Zhu Youwei, who was about to leave the palace.
Inside a pavilion on Xuanwu Avenue, not far from the palace gate.
Several heads of aristocratic families, dressed in brocade, stood at the window, gazing at the dragon banner fluttering in the wind.
Behind him, several servants were concisely recounting the news they had just learned to him.
"what?"
"Has the gate to hell of the imperial tomb been broken again?"
"Yes!"
"According to the report from the grandmaster-level expert lurking there, it seems that another 'earth demon' is wreaking havoc inside the cave."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruohe, who was in charge, turned around and questioned, "Have you made contact with the people from the Longxi Li family who arrived there ahead of time?"
"What did they say?"
Lin Ruohe, the current head of the Lin family in Yangzhou and the cousin of former Grand Secretary Lin Ruopu, quickly pressed for an answer.
This time, the "Death Knell Plan" devised by the Heavenly Officials will not require the gentry and powerful families of Jiangnan to appear on the front lines.
However, it is also necessary to rely on one's own prestige in the capital and one's spies to firmly control the capital.
Once they've successfully transplanted the dragon vein, will they be able to take over the imperial city without bloodshed and rule the world?
Of course, the distribution of profits afterward was also discussed in advance.
For most of the gentry in Jiangnan, the first priority was to kill Xu Shan, and to ensure that his followers would suffer eternal damnation and be executed along with their entire families.
Therefore, just as Zhu Youwei was preparing to leave the palace, the sky suddenly changed...
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