I really became a king.

Chapter 36 Knocking on the Palace Gate

The Dali Imperial Capital was the core of the entire Dali Dynasty and was close to the northwestern border. It had twelve battalions of imperial guards, each with 100,000 soldiers and horses, tightly guarding the entire imperial capital in the middle.

In addition to the twelve battalions of the imperial guards, there are eight divisions of the Imperial Guards in the imperial capital, each with 30,000 troops, to guard the imperial city.

In addition, there are other military forces hidden in various places in the imperial capital, some openly and some secretly, and these armies are all commanded by Emperor Dali himself.

In a large camp outside the imperial capital of Dali, two flags stood tall. One was red with a white-headed beast fluttering in the wind, and the other was black with the word "Cang" inscribed on it. It was the Cang Camp, one of the twelve camps of the imperial guards.

From the military camp that stretched for more than ten miles, bursts of military drills could be heard from time to time. The sound was so loud that it echoed through the sky.

In the middle is a courtyard covering an area of ​​100 acres. The walls are not high, but they give people a sense of heavy majesty. On the plaque above the gate are written three words: Grand Marshal's Mansion.

This Military Governor's Mansion is the headquarters of the Cang Camp. There are twelve camps of the Imperial Guards, and each camp has a Grand Governor. This is where the Grand Governor usually reports to work and handles military affairs.

At this time, in the meeting room of the Grand Commander's Mansion, a middle-aged man with a heroic face sat there, wearing a golden armor. However, the atmosphere in the meeting room, which should have been solemn and strict, was a little wrong at this time.

In the middle of the originally empty room, there was now an octagonal table. There were not many dishes on the table, but there were quite a few wine jars, and several of them were lying all over the floor.

The handsome man in armor sitting cross-legged at the table was none other than Prince Yi Jiang Mo, the Grand Commander in Chief of the Cang Camp, and the thirteenth son of the current emperor.

"Alas, it's too much..." Prince Yi Jiang Mo raised his head and took a big gulp of wine. Instinctively, he was filled with anger. With a "crack", the unfinished jar of wine fell to the ground.

"Too deceiving!"

"How vicious!"

A team of imperial guards on duty outside the meeting hall stood there straight and indifferent. Two of them looked at each other, feeling helpless.

It had been a whole night. After the imperial edict was issued from the palace last night, their Grand Commander first flew into a rage, and then set out wine and food in the conference room and began to drink openly.

They had been drinking all night and it wasn't over yet. This was an important military area. If they got out, they would probably be punished or even dismissed.

"Vicious woman!"

Hearing another round of angry curses coming from the conference room, the faces of the two lieutenants of the imperial guards changed. It was understandable to make indirect accusations, but if this blatant naming and cursing got out, it would be a serious crime.

Fortunately, since last night, there has been no one else in the entire Grand Marshal's Mansion except for his personal soldiers.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, what did you want to gain by abandoning your family and career? But all you got in return was the execution of your entire family!"

"How unfair!"

"What crime have you committed, yet you are left without any offspring!"

Although they were not born of the same mother, he had been close to his fourth brother Jiang Lie since childhood, and their relationship was better than that of real brothers. When the news of the Dragon Gate Tournament spread in the palace, he still had fantasies in his heart.

Fourth brother has made great contributions to the country and is deeply trusted by the emperor, so the emperor will definitely stop it. But he never expected that after waiting for a day, he would be ordered to leave the palace.

If it was an ordinary Longmen Challenge, it would be fine, but this is the most cruel Longmen Challenge, which is equivalent to the execution of the entire family!

"Why? Father, why did you do this? It's so disheartening!"

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so why do you do this?"

As if he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, Jiang Mo shattered the Eight Immortals Table along with the food and wine into pieces on the ground with one palm. His lips trembled slightly and his eyes were a little moist.

He took out a letter from his arms, rubbed it in his palm, and it turned into powder in an instant: "Fourth brother, you compromised and the escape route you arranged for your nephews is useless..."

At the same time, in Kuizi Camp, Prince Zhong and his son sat in the meeting room of the Grand Commander's Mansion. There was also a banquet table. The father and son drank together, and their faces were flushed. "It's a pity that your eldest brother is in seclusion, otherwise the three of us father and son would have to drink a lot." Jiang Se said with some regret.

Jiang Shihuai, who was standing beside him, was filled with resentment. In your heart, your eldest brother is the most important after all, but he agreed with her:

"Yeah, it would be perfect if big brother was here."

"Haha, no problem, father will drink this celebratory wine for your elder brother!" He drank it all in one gulp.

"Shi Huai, don't worry, father has made all the arrangements. The position of the Crown Prince of Prince Duan's Mansion is yours."

"Thank you, father. It would be better if I could kill Jiang Yi with my own hands!" Jiang Shihuai's eyes were full of resentment. He had lost both the wife and the army. Instead of getting any good food, he sent his wife to someone else's bed.

Jiang Se glanced at his son with drunken eyes and warned him, "Forget about this matter completely. You still have to treat Xiaoqian well and don't anger that old military leader."

"I understand, kid." Jiang Shihuai took a sip of wine in frustration. How could he treat her well? He felt annoyed just looking at that woman. Now they were like strangers.

"Your Highness, I have something important to report." A voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Se raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction and said, "Come in."

The person who came was Qi, the chief steward of Prince Zhong's mansion. As soon as he came in, he bowed to Jiang Se and said, "Your Highness, Jiang Yi is knocking at the palace gate!"

What knocking on the palace gate? Jiang Se and his son were stunned for a moment.

Manager Qi said again: "At noon today, Jiang Yi rushed to the Fire Refining Sect with a blood-letter in his hand. He may have arrived at the True Fire Bridge now!"

"What? He wants to knock on the palace gate?" Jiang Se and his son understood this time and were also surprised.

Then he smiled sinisterly and said, "Who does he think she is? Is it so easy to walk across the True Fire Bridge?"

Knocking on the palace gate is also an ancestral system of the Dali Dynasty. If one is wronged and cannot be redressed, even if the imperial decree has been issued, one can still submit a petition by knocking on the palace gate.

As long as you can walk across the True Fire Bridge barefoot, you can knock on the palace door under the Fire Refining Gate.

“Haha, since the founding of the dynasty, countless people have dreamed of walking across this True Fire Bridge, but ninety-nine percent of them were burned to ashes in the end.” Jiang Shihuai sneered, “Even those who could walk across became useless!”

Knocking on the palace gate is an ancestral rule established when the country was founded. There were countless injustices in the world, and many people came here upon hearing the news, including ordinary people, but they were all burned to ashes by the True Fire Bridge.

No matter how high your cultivation level is, once you step onto the True Fire Bridge, everyone is the same, it is like putting your mortal body on fire.

It was popular for a while at the beginning of the dynasty, but in the last few thousand years, no one has ever walked on the True Fire Bridge, as it means death.

"Haha, let's go and see what's going on." Jiang Se stood up with a big laugh. If he was really going to be burned to ashes, Longmen Lei would actually save him some trouble.

"That's right, that's right. If I don't watch this excitement, I won't be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart!" Jiang Shihuai walked out with a smile.

Manager Qi looked at the father and son who left excitedly, and hesitated to speak. Finally, he sighed secretly and said, "If you go at this time, you will provoke hatred."

"What! Knocking on the palace gate?" Prince Yi Jiang Mo, who was already drunk and on the verge of collapse, also got the news and his drunkenness mostly subsided.

"Stupid! How could you..." After he said a few words, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was a little reluctant. Who said that Prince Duan has seven sons in his family!

"How magnificent!" After saying this, he laughed loudly and ran straight to the camp gate. There was something tragic in his laughter.

(End of this chapter)