Demon Emperor

Chapter 72 Dishes

Ruan Hu fell asleep.

While this ferocious tiger was snoring, the entire city of Xijing was trembling with fear.

When facing a life-or-death crisis, some messages travel exceptionally fast.

On ordinary days.

The high-ranking officials in the imperial court, who had been like clay sculptures, became extremely sensitive and quickened their pace, rushing around to various places.

The political climate in the court also changed dramatically. The former residence of Lord Huang was now deserted, while the residence of Minister Chen was bustling with activity.

"The Huang family is gone?"

"It's just gone?"

"It's really over."

"I heard that Huang Hui was desperate and wrote a letter to Huang Yan urging him to rebel. Who knew that the net of heaven is wide and its meshes are fine, and General Yuchi discovered it."

"As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, they were instantly reduced to dust."

"This General Yuchi is indeed quite capable. His Majesty is good at recognizing people. Perhaps he is truly suited to be the governor of the Western Barbarian Righteous Army."

"Since we can pacify the Huang clan, we can naturally destroy the Huan Shou Man Liao."

Nowadays, many officials in the court have been privately criticizing Emperor Ruan Hu, but after criticizing him, they have to admit his methods and decisiveness.

Some more radicals praised Ruan Hu's recent actions, saying he had the appearance of a wise ruler.

Some people even overpraised Ruan Hu for taking down Huang Hui.

"Your Majesty, you are virtuous!"

Even Ruan Hu himself probably couldn't have imagined how his character and conduct could be considered virtuous.

Could it be because I've abstained from alcohol these past two days?

However, the virtue of the emperor is completely different from that of ordinary people. The emperor's ability to govern and employ people, stabilize the court and control the situation is what people consider virtue.

And the other side.

In the past, Huang Huidang would feel a sudden darkness before his eyes when he woke up early in the morning.

The sky above them was still there, but the sky in front of them had collapsed.

In the restaurant.

The group huddled together, wailing and crying.

"Master Huang is so foolish!"

"How could it come to this? How could it come to this!"

"Why did it suddenly turn against us?"

"The evidence is conclusive; the letters have all fallen into their hands."

"Master Huang is doomed to die, and his death has brought us immense suffering!"

Huang Hui isn't dead yet, but in their mouths, it's as if he is already dead.

They weren't crying for Huang Hui, but for themselves.

Huang Hui has already been taken down. Is the next step to take them down? Yesterday, they were still looking forward to the future, and everyone had a bright tomorrow.

As dawn broke, I realized that I couldn't even get through the night, let alone tomorrow.

however.

The emperor imprisoned Huang Hui and executed the entire Huang clan.
They waited and waited, but they never received any punishment for their party members.

The longer they waited, the more anxious and fearful they became.

At this moment.

They finally understood the feelings of the former Prime Minister Ruan Heng and his faction.

Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and rallied the crowd.

However, instead of asking "Are kings and nobles born with special privileges?", they spoke with righteous indignation.

“Let’s go, let’s kneel in front of the Vermilion Bird Gate.”

"I beg your forgiveness!"

"Your Majesty is the Holy Emperor, and he will surely know that we did not collude with Huang Hui. We are guilty, but it is all because we were deceived and misled by that treacherous Huang Hui!"

Everyone was terrified and hurried towards the foot of the imperial city.

However, when the group went to take a look...

Someone had already arrived before them, kneeling in front of the palace gates ahead of them—someone they could never have imagined.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw an elderly man with a dignified and refined appearance, seemingly possessing an air of otherworldly grace, kneeling trembling beneath the vermilion gate.

It was Li Hongdao.

The group was shocked and completely baffled, and they exclaimed in surprise.

"Master Li?"

What are you doing here?

He was not part of Huang Hui's faction; in fact, he could be considered Huang Hui's adversary. It was only because the emperor was too powerful that the two did not fight each other.

and.

Li Hongdao had no redeeming qualities and was extremely timid. Whenever he sensed danger at a crucial moment, the old man would immediately kneel down.

He ruined several major incidents in a row, which made Huang Hui and his party look down on him.

But now, it seems that Li Hongdao's timidity has become an advantage.

Li Hongdao knelt before the palace gate, holding a memorial in his hands. He looked pale and was quite frightened. To others, he had no relation to Huang Hui, but Li Hongdao thought otherwise.

Early in the morning.

He got up and was served by his concubines to rinse his mouth with sweet dew. Then he learned that Huang Hui's entire family had been arrested. He was so frightened that he knocked the copper basin to the ground.

"what?"

The old man was so frightened that his muscles went limp and his skin went numb.

In Li Hongdao's eyes.

Not long ago, Huang Hui opposed His Majesty in vying for the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Western Barbarian Righteous Army, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Huang clan was captured.

He had done the same thing before, but he eventually gave in.

Looking back now.

How could Li Hongdao not be terrified?

The emperor wants to kill Huang Hui's entire family. Should he kill him next?
So Li Hongdao wrote a memorial early in the morning, explained his final wishes to the entire household and his dozen or so wives and concubines, and then knelt down in front of the palace gate.

Unfortunately, there was no response from the palace, and I felt my spirits sinking lower and lower, as if I were falling into the deepest hell.

Of course they don't know.

This is because the emperor was asleep.

The sleeping quarters.

As soon as Ruan Hu got up, Wang Ru seized the opportunity to come forward and replace the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving the emperor by combing his hair.

As soon as Ruan Hu saw Wang Ru, he knew that Wang Ru had something to report.

"Took it?"

Wang Ru nodded: "We've already taken them down; not a single one escaped."

Ruan Hu was not surprised at all. At this point, what kind of desperate struggle could Huang Hui possibly make?

At this moment, however, Wang Ru quietly approached, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Ruan Hu saw through it: "Speak."

Wang Ru immediately handed over something, holding it high above her head.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial requesting forgiveness."

Ruan Hu glanced at Wang Ru, then asked without even looking at him.

"Whose is it, Huang Hui's?"

"He can still submit memorials to the emperor?"

Now that things had come to this, Ruan Hu no longer cared much about Huang Hui; instead, he was thinking about what to do next.

Huang Hui is doomed. Not only will he die, but he will also be convicted by the court officials and executed in a dignified manner.

The rest of the Huang clan would also be convicted, some killed, some exiled, and some sold into slavery.

These tasks were naturally handled by ruthless officials who knew how to please the emperor, and they were sure to do them perfectly to the emperor's satisfaction.

There's no need for the emperor.

However, the obsequious eunuch said, "It is Lord Li. He is kneeling outside the Vermilion Bird Gate right now."

Ruan Hu frowned, then quickly relaxed his brow; he understood in an instant.

The killing of a chicken terrified the monkey.

Ruan Hu was wary of Huang Hui, but he only had one thing to say about his father-in-law, Li Hongdao.

"My father-in-law!"

“He’s really good and fun-loving.”

With that kind of skill and that kind of guts, how dare he sit at the table?

Even if it's served, it can only be served on the table.

Wang Ru didn't understand the emperor's words, but he could roughly understand what they meant. However, he also understood that since the emperor had said these words in a teasing tone, Li Hongdao was probably not in any serious trouble.

Sure enough, Ruan Hu took the memorial from Li Hongdao, pleading guilty, and after glancing at it a few times, he said...

"Not only is her daughter beautiful, but this memorial is also very well written."

Ruan Hu threw the memorial back, and Wang Ru immediately picked it up carefully.

Ruan Hu: "It's not insightful enough. Tell him to go back and rewrite it."

Wang Ru: "This servant will fight back right away."

This incompetent father-in-law needs to be taught a lesson so he won't do anything foolish like not recognizing the king again.
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Ruan Hu passed through thresholds and curtains, gradually approaching the divine mirror left behind by the Yellow Emperor.

It was as if a divine being had walked through a palace, and then, with a flicker of his shadow, he had directly entered the divine mirror.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Inside the mural.

A wondrous paradise.

Thirty-three heavenly maidens greeted him, and Ruan Hu descended to the night palace like the Heavenly Emperor.

Ruan Hu came here because the Celestial Maiden Miaoxiang told him about it.

She has already transformed into her first local deity.

"God of the State!"

At this moment, Ruan Hu once again recalled the name Miaoxiang Tiannu used for this Shegong, which was also known as the Earth God.

(End of this chapter)