Eternal Sword

Chapter 233 Guilt
Xuan Tian Guan.

When Chen Tang ran outside Xuantian Temple, the solar eclipse had already passed.

As he ran along, everyone he saw was kneeling on the ground, looking terrified.

There are no other people like him who are as reckless as he is, running around in the inner city!

Chen Tang ignored the surprised and stunned looks of others, rushed into Xuantian Temple and went straight to the altar.

"When the ruler loses his virtue, his subjects will take over the responsibility, and thus there will be the fault of solar eclipse."

The voice of Master Xuantian resounded in every corner of Xuantian Temple. It was powerful and deep. Chen Tang could hear it clearly before he saw the person.

Perhaps someone asked why such a celestial phenomenon occurred, so Master Xuantian gave this answer, which clearly pointed to Yuan Qingshan.

"Heaven shows signs of good and bad fortune. If the ruler makes a mistake, the sky will send down an ominous sign. This is a sign of great misfortune."

The voice of Master Xuantian continued to spread and echoed through the sky.

Chen Tang frowned when he heard this.

"The sun is the essence of the sun and the symbol of the ruler. If the ruler fails in his duty, he will incur the wrath of heaven and the people will be plunged into water and fire."

These words of Master Xuantian once again pointed to Yuan Qingshan!

At this moment, Chen Tang had already run to the outside of the altar and saw from afar all the officials kneeling on the ground.

On the altar, Mrs. Du knelt on her knees.

Only Yuan Qingshan and Xuantian Sect Leader stood facing each other, and the atmosphere was tense.

The leader of Xuantian Sect is like a towering mountain, majestic and lofty.

Even though Yuan Qingshan held his head high, he still looked much weaker in front of Sect Leader Xuantian.

The sudden solar eclipse was a huge blow to him!
Yuan Qingshan could almost imagine that from now on, it would be extremely difficult to implement new policies!
The popularity and reputation brought by the new policy will also quickly collapse and disintegrate due to the occurrence of the solar eclipse.

Yuan Qingshan thought that if the new policy touched upon the interests of Xuantian Sect, the other party would definitely fight back.

But he didn't expect that the attack of Xuantian Sect would be so terrifying.

This move is too cruel!

Chen Tang looked at Yuan Qingshan, who seemed somewhat helpless on the altar, and sighed in his heart.

There was nothing he could do in this situation.

Are we going to let him use his eloquent tongue to explain to all the officials the reasons for the solar eclipse?

Who would believe it?

Even if three or two people believe it, who among the people of the states of Qian Kingdom will believe it?
Even the Grand Marshal Yuwen Mao and the God of War Murong Daoye were kneeling on the ground respectfully without raising their heads.

Yuan Qingshan persisted for a while, then felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart and sighed secretly.

It felt like he had been struggling for a long time and just when he seemed to be getting better, the other party slapped him in the face and smashed him to pieces.

Everything you have done before will eventually be in vain.

The image of a solar eclipse.

Is this really God's will?
Finally, Yuan Qingshan lowered his head.

He bowed and asked in a low voice: "Please ask the Imperial Master, how can we appease the wrath of heaven and resolve the ominous situation?"

Xuantian Sect Leader said in a deep voice: "According to ancient books, there are two ways to appease the wrath of heaven."

"Please let me know, Imperial Master."

Yuan Qingshan said.

Xuantian Sect Leader said: "The first is to sacrifice 100,000 people!"

Chen Tang was shocked when he heard this.

Human sacrifices are not living people or animals.

Rather, it means that during sacrifices, people are offered to God like livestock such as cattle and sheep.

Human sacrifice means using living people as sacrifices!

Chen Tang didn't know whether there were similar records in ancient books.

The key point is that the Xuantian Sect is good at this and is well versed in celestial phenomena. No matter what he says, many people will believe it.

Yuan Qingshan said: "Please ask the Imperial Master to show us the second method."

Sect Leader Xuantian stared at Yuan Qingshan and said slowly: "The second way is to sacrifice the immoral monarch to heaven in order to appease the wrath of heaven!" Yuan Qingshan frowned.

Chen Tang's face darkened.

The leader of Xuantian finally showed his sharp fangs!
He seemed to have prepared two solutions for Yuan Qingshan.

But in fact, there is only one.

Master Xuantian knew that with Yuan Qingshan's kindness and righteousness, he would never sacrifice 100,000 people.

There are not so many death row prisoners in Qian State Prison.

Therefore, Yuan Qingshan could only choose the second method.

Suicide.

"National Master, be careful with your words!"

Yuan Qingmo couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he stood up and said in a deep voice, "Since my brother ascended the throne, he has been practicing frugality, generosity and kindness. Has he ever done anything immoral?"

Xuantian Sect Leader snorted and said, "This is a celestial phenomenon. The heavens see everything clearly. A virtuous king cultivates virtue and does not commit any fault, while a rebellious king acts cruelly and invites disaster. Isn't that right?"

"What nonsense!"

Yuan Qingmo sneered.

"Be bold!"

Sect Leader Xuantian's eyes fixed, and he shouted loudly, his voice was like a huge bell, shaking the earth and heaven!

Even Chen Tang, who was standing far away, felt his heart skip a beat!
Xuantian Sect Leader's eyes were bright, and his voice was filled with endless majesty. He spoke word by word: "Yuan Qingmo, as the King of Wei, you speak wildly and disrespect God. What crime should you be punished for!"

In ancient times, even the emperor did not dare to openly defy God.

After all, the emperor is said to be the chosen one by heaven.

The leader of Xuantian sect brought up such a serious crime as "disrespect for God" and pinned it on Yuan Qingmo's head, and it was obvious that he had the intention to kill him!
"Master, please calm down. Qing Mo was just impulsive and said something wrong. It was not his original intention."

Yuan Qingshan took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Sacrificing 100,000 people is impossible for me."

"I still have unfinished business, and I am unwilling to sacrifice myself to the heaven today. But I am willing to pay the price with blood, and ask the heavens to calm their anger."

After saying this, Yuan Qingshan took off his dragon robe, bit his fingertips, and wrote a confession of guilt on the robe with his own blood.

Chen Tang secretly praised in his heart.

Yuan Qingshan's response is already rare.

Forced by the current situation, he had no choice but to compromise.

But while compromising, we must maintain the last bottom line.

He neither chose to sacrifice 100,000 people nor to sacrifice himself.

Yuan Qingshan chose to commit suicide with his blood, make it known to the world, and appease the wrath of heaven!
The eyes of Xuantian Sect Leader flickered.

Yuan Qingshan's reaction even made him feel a little bit of appreciation.

Under such circumstances, he was able to remain calm, survive and come up with this idea.

It’s a pity that this person is not obedient enough.

Xuantian Sect Leader put away the last bit of pity in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Emperor, if you want to commit a crime with blood and deceive the heaven, it will only bring greater disaster!"

"I can assert that within a month, there will be divine punishment in Qian Country!"

Yuan Qingshan frowned and asked, "What punishment?"

Xuantian Sect Leader shook his head and said coldly: "Since the emperor cannot bear to sacrifice 100,000 people, the gods will be angry, and it will not be 100,000 people who will die, but millions or tens of millions of people!"

"When the time comes, Your Majesty must remember today's choice!"

Yuan Qingshan was shocked.

"The sign of the solar eclipse is not only that the ruler is immoral, but also that the ministers are tyrannical. These people are among them!"

Sect Leader Xuantian's gaze swept across Yuan Qingmo, Murong Daoye and others, and finally looked at Chen Tang in the distance.

All officials recalled that during this period of time, under the new policy, the Qilin Division had indeed arrested many powerful people, involving a wide range of people, and could indeed be described as tyrannical.

That Chen Tang, who deposed the Prince's Grand Tutor and killed the Prince's Grand Guardian, deserves the title of domineering.

(End of this chapter)