Chapter 56 Emperor Qing offered sacrifice to the Heaven, and all the great masters gathered at Dadong Mountain!
Dadong Mountain is a rocky mountain, majestic and magnificent.

It is more than 2,000 meters high, and the side facing the sea is an extremely smooth stone wall.

There is not a single wrinkle on it, it looks like a piece of exquisite jade, as if a god had once split the mountain in half with a magic sword!
Dadong Mountain is not big, it is just high and steep, like a stone pillar, an extremely huge stone pillar.

The side facing the sea is especially smooth, and the erosion by sea breeze for tens of thousands of years has not caused it to loosen at all, and there is no sign of any animal activity.

Even those unruly giant birds cannot build nests on it.

However, on the side of Dadong Mountain facing away from the sea, there seems to be a lot of fertile soil.

Lush forests grow on the mountain on that side, full of green and extremely prosperous.

One side is green, the other side is white.

The two sides of the Dadong Mountain embellish the world with these completely different colors.

And it creates a very harmonious feeling.

It is like a piece of jadeite that turns from green to light green, extremely beautiful.

There is a temple on the top of the mountain, which is very popular and many people come here to pray.

But today, the entire Dadong Mountain was cleared.

The area within a radius of fifty miles is full of secret lines of the Supervisory Commission.

Even the slightest disturbance will be quickly extinguished.

Two thousand imperial guards accompanied them, and hundreds of tiger guards led the way.

Dongshan Road had already been on alert, and the state army had deployed defense lines in all directions.

Even the sea surface is no exception.

This kind of terrifying defensive force would be difficult to break through even if a grandmaster came in person.

But Emperor Qing knew one thing, since the eldest princess was determined to take action, the three grand masters would definitely be present.

Although the Supervisory Commission has not yet detected their movements, this actually illustrates the problem.

The Grand Master is on the way!

However, this is exactly what Emperor Qing expected.

Emperor Qing, dressed in formal attire and looking confident, walked out of the imperial carriage.

Without anyone giving any instructions, thousands of people at the foot of the mountain knelt down in unison and shouted "Long live the king".

Emperor Qing waved his hand calmly, signaling everyone to stand up. After being helped out of the carriage by Eunuch Hong, he naturally let go of the eunuch's hand.

With his hands behind his back, he walked towards the newly renovated mountain gate, which was shining with white jade.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain gate, several priests in robes bowed respectfully to Emperor Qing.

Then he bowed his head in a very flattering manner and asked Your Majesty to step up and listen to the will of heaven.

Emperor Qing looked at the mountain gate in front of him, smiled gently and said, "I decided to come three days ago, and the temple responded quickly."

"It's just a mountain gate that's so gorgeous, be careful there's no money on the East Mountain Road."

The faces of several priests froze, and the chief priest explained in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, it's just a mountain gate.

The temple on the peak is still the same as it was more than 20 years ago, and has not changed at all.”

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, "That's good."

At this time, He Yongzhi, the governor of Dongshan Road, hurried over and nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Emperor Qing glanced at him and frowned slightly, "Didn't I tell you that I don't want you to come over?"

He Yongzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty rarely leaves the capital, and you are coming to Dongshan Road. I and the officials of Luzhou are all honored, so how can we not come to serve you?"

Emperor Qing laughed and scolded, "Go back to your Luozhou. Governor, you should lead the army and do your job well. When have I ever been without people to serve me?"

But He Yongzhi's attitude was very firm, "I don't have the opportunity to serve Your Majesty on weekdays. It's a rare opportunity to come to Dongshan Road. You must give me this opportunity no matter what."

The smile in Emperor Qing's eyes faded, "Since you want to stay here, then just wait aside."

Appearing in Dadongshan at this time, he felt that He Yongzhi's condition was very abnormal.

But if He Yongzhi really rebelled, then letting him return to the Governor's Mansion would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain.

It would be more convenient to handle it if we stay in Datongshan.

If there was no betrayal, it would have given He Yongzhi a chance to be loyal.

Emperor Qing stepped onto the stone steps and reached the top of the mountain easily without any effort. The same was true for Eunuch Hong who followed him.

But the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the priests were in a miserable state. They were so exhausted that they collapsed on the ground and couldn't breathe for a long time.

Emperor Qing gave them a mocking look.
But he didn't say anything. Instead, he walked to the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back.

After a while, the entourage began to arrange the corresponding etiquette, and everything seemed normal.

But just as the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven was proceeding as planned, a small boat floated over from the sea.

However, there was some doubt in Emperor Qing's eyes.

He was not surprised by the arrival of the three great masters.

But since Li Yunrui is determined to take action, how could there be no one in the army conspiring with her?
However, the rebels that Emperor Qing expected did not appear.

When He Yongzhi appeared, he thought it would be He Yongzhi's state army.

But when this small boat appeared in the vast ocean, the entire Dadong Mountain began to move.

Both the Censorate and the Imperial Guards were treating them as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with their swords pointed at the man on the boat.

As for the state army blockade on the sea, how did this ship appear?

This question is not a problem at all.

For a grandmaster, taking the head of a general amidst thousands of troops is just a very basic operation.

Emperor Qing was not surprised by this.

"Since Li Yunrui did not arrange an ambush in Dadong Mountain, her backup plan should be in Kyoto."

Thinking of this, a hint of contempt appeared in Emperor Qing's eyes.

It was nothing more than that Li Yunrui wanted to use the three great masters to kill him, and at the same time kidnap the prince to ascend the throne in Kyoto and control the situation.

But as long as he doesn't die, this situation will collapse on its own.

"Uncle Shi, long time no see."

The small boat appeared at the foot of Dadong Mountain in the blink of an eye, and Ye Liuyun stood in front of Emperor Qing.

Ye Liuyun was silent for a moment, "Your Majesty, this trip to offer sacrifices to the heaven is not in accordance with the will of heaven."

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, "Why do you say that, uncle?"

Ye Liuyun looked compassionate, "It is an inhumane act to start a war and cause the people to be displaced."

Emperor Qing smiled and said, "If the people of Northern Qi obey the king's rule, I will protect them. But if they don't, I will have to convince them with reason."

"What a good way to convince people with reason." Si Gu Jian slowly walked over from the stairs, and no one dared to stop him.

"It's just the law of the jungle, why do you have to flatter yourself?"

Emperor Qing's eyes shifted slightly, with a somewhat tired look in them.

It would be too troublesome for all these people to appear one by one.

It's a waste of time to explain each one.

So, he just smiled and looked at Si Gu Jian without saying anything until Ku He walked out of the Qing Temple.

"I have met His Majesty."

Emperor Qing looked at him and bowed slightly, "The Imperial Master's spirit is getting better and better."

Ku He exuded a peaceful aura, "Your Majesty is in good spirits too."

Emperor Qing sighed a little, "I really don't know how Yun Rui can convince you guys."

Ku He lowered his eyes slightly, "For the sake of the people, Your Majesty, please die."

Hearing this, Emperor Qing laughed out loud, "Ha, ha, ha, this is the biggest joke in the world!"

"You claim to be doing this for the benefit of all people in the world, but have you ever thought that I am not an ordinary person? Once I die, the world will be in chaos, and millions of people will die because of you?"

Ku He smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, don't deceive yourself. If you hadn't died, this war wouldn't have happened?"

Emperor Qing sighed and shook his head, then took a step back and held Guardian Hong in front of him.

"Since neither of us can convince the other, you should just stay here!"

(End of this chapter)