Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chu Ze did not look at her again, but leaned over slightly and took a jade pendant from Tian Ergeng's body. This jade pendant was inconspicuous, mixed with black and gray, but engraved with dark golden rune patterns on the surface, faintly emitting an enchanting light.

He played with the jade pendant and whispered, "Hey, you were so engrossed in playing, it's a pity that Tian Ergeng didn't have time to tell me who his master is." Suddenly, he threw the jade pendant at the group of Jinyiwei who were kneeling and dared not move, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Who can tell me?"

"I, I... don't know!" A Jinyiwei kowtowed hurriedly, his voice trembling.

"I was forced to do it... I knew nothing!" Another man lay on the ground, shouting his innocence.

Chu Ze's eyes were getting colder, but a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Really? It seems that your loyalty is indeed astonishing. If you really don't know, then let's die knowingly."

As he spoke, he lightly clenched his right hand, and the black mist that had lingered for a long time suddenly surged again like a rolling river, gathering into the shadow of a slender and sharp black blade - like the scythe of death.

The whole place was filled with shock and deathly silence enveloped them once again, with only the howling of the wind, as if the words that concealed the truth were also struggling to be swallowed by the black fog.

Seeing the black blade suddenly raised, time seemed to freeze. Finally, someone could not bear the fear of oppression anymore, and fell to his knees, rolling and crawling, shouting: "Your Majesty, spare me! It's... it's the Marquis of Zhenbei! We are following the orders of the Marquis of Zhenbei, secretly setting up a battle, deliberately confusing the court, and forcing you to abdicate by going south!"

As soon as these words came out, the speaker burst into tears, and the others followed suit. Chu Ze's eyes flashed with a hint of incomprehensible sarcasm. Sure enough, he just tried a little bit, and these people collapsed completely.

Afterwards, he put away the black blade and did not rush to speak. Instead, he stood there leisurely, patiently listening to them reveal their crimes one by one. The kneeling Jinyiwei were like a group of broken sacks at this moment. No one dared to leave any room for them. They just wanted to shake out all their true feelings.

Chu Ze narrowed his eyes as he watched them lose their composure and become embarrassed. Since this so-called "rebellion" had pushed a clown like Tian Ergeng in front of him, the person behind it had already been exposed.

"Marquis Zhenbei..." Chu Ze murmured in a low voice, his lips curved slightly, his knife-like eyes swept across the northern sky, the sneer in his tone chilled people's hearts, "What a pretentious person, daring to spy on my world, he really is not afraid of death."

At this moment, a figure hurried over. It was Chu Ze's personal guard Guan Qi, with an anxious look on his face. He knelt on one knee and reported quickly: "Your Majesty, there is urgent news from the Beidu Watchtower, saying that the Zhenbei Marquis has assembled an army of 300,000, claiming... claiming to 'clear the emperor's side', and is marching to Taijing!"

"Clear the emperor's side?" Chu Ze repeated calmly, chuckled, then turned around with disdain on his face.

"It seems that the next scene is more interesting than I thought."

The north wind, mixed with a bleak chill, passed through the towering red walls of Taijing, but failed to shake the meaningful smile on Chu Ze's lips.

"The Marquis of Zhenbei has rebelled..." Chu Ze whispered, as if he was chewing on the absurdity, or as if he had casually discovered something interesting. His eyes passed lightly over the Jinyiwei who were kneeling on the ground and were already frightened out of their wits, and there was no ripple in his deep eyes. "Your Majesty, I will lead 30,000 Eastern Guards to encircle and suppress the rebels!" Guan Qi suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of determination and anger, and his words were sonorous, "I swear to fight the rebellious forces to the death! Please allow me, Your Majesty!"

Chu Ze heard this, but his expression did not change at all, and he casually rubbed his index finger on the jade ring in his hand. He glanced at Guan Qi coldly, with unquestionable pressure in his eyes: "30,000 Eastern Guards, to encircle and suppress the 300,000 elite troops of Zhenbei Marquis? Very good, it seems that Guan Aiqing really has great ambitions to become famous in history."

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty was reckless!" Guan Qi quickly lowered his head, trembling all over, and felt a chill running down his back.

Chu Ze said nothing more, but slowly walked to the edge of the platform. He stood with his hands behind his back, and his aura of a lofty emperor enveloped everyone. His eyes slowly turned to the north, as if he could see through the thick clouds and see the battle scene where it was unclear whether it was a river of blood or grass and trees turned to ashes.

Suddenly, he sneered softly, and an extremely aggressive voice slowly seeped out from his thin lips: "What can an army of 300,000 do to me? This world belongs to me. Even if you fight for it with all your might, you are nothing more than stupid clowns."

No one dared to say anything under this oppressive imperial power, let alone refute. The Jinyiwei kneeling on the stage felt a chill creeping up from the soles of their feet to their hearts. Whether they were loyal to the emperor of this world or fearful of him, they were now all trembling in fear, as if they would collapse in the next moment.

"Guan Qi, there is no rush to deal with the rebellion of Beidu Zhenbeihou." Chu Ze suddenly turned around, his tone suddenly became lazy, as if he was treating an incompetent farce, "I asked the people you arranged to contact Shuntian Prefecture Yin and the Minister of Revenue. Tomorrow when I go to court, I want to publicly review the wanted list of brothels and gambling houses in Chang'an City."

When people mention "brothels and gambling houses", they should think of dirty corners, but Chu Ze's words carry a meaningful and playful tone, as if there are shocking secrets hidden in these dirty places.

Guan Qi was stunned when he heard this. He had always been loyal, but he could never figure out Chu Ze's hidden strategy. "Your Majesty... the list of brothels and gambling houses, why..."

Chu Ze glanced at him coldly. He had no intention of answering, so he just raised his hand and said lightly, "Are you confused by my intentions? Or... do you think that in Chang'an City, only the Marquis of Zhenbei in the north dares to hide his head and show his tail?"

Guan Qi understood instantly, and was greatly shocked, but he dared not say anything. He quickly bowed and accepted the order: "I obey your order!"

Chu Ze slowly revealed a mocking smile, and watched Guan Qi retreat coldly, "If a mere Zhenbei Marquis really thinks that 300,000 troops can capture my Taijing, I'm afraid he really has no brains at all." After saying that, he turned his head to look at the distant red-gold clouds in the sky, and whispered to himself, "But what if there is a bigger chess player behind this... This drama may have just begun."

In the brief silence, the chief eunuch Wang Yiwan limped over, his frail figure crouched low, his voice not very loud, but full of concern, "Your Majesty, today is almost the hour of Xu, the night is cold and the dew is heavy, you must not continue to work hard..."

Chu Ze turned his head, his eyes were filled with a hint of amusement, and he slowly curled his lips and sneered: "Wang Yiwan, you are brave enough to remind me. These treacherous people are undercurrents. If I don't kill the chicken to scare the monkey, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink half a bowl of hot soup. Even if you are afraid, I can't be afraid." (End of this chapter)