Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 377 Sacrifice to Heaven
The old mermaid king died in the thunder.

The Xuanyang court soon began to dismantle the Xuanjiang water tribe. Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. The Emperor Taizu fought a great battle with the monsters of the world, and its brutality is still remembered by the world today.

Dealing with the Xuanjiang aquatic creatures naturally would not be as violent as it was back then, but the process would probably not be easy, or even more brutal.

Xuanyang Taifu Liang Yuankang personally took charge of the project, while the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works were responsible for the specific implementation.

According to the previous agreement between Liang Yuankang and the Old Mermaid King, the Xuanjiang mermaid clan was exiled to the South China Sea, and the Xuanjiang Water Court no longer existed.

During this period, many aquatic creatures resisted, but they were all suppressed in the end.

Everything went smoothly.

Bai Yuan was walking on Xuanwu Avenue on his way to the Censorate when he happened to meet a convoy.

There was an iron cage in the convoy, holding the seventh prince of the merman.

Counting the date, it was exactly the time when the seventh prince was to be executed.

Perhaps because of the death of the old Mermaid King, the Seventh Prince of the Mermaid now slumped against the iron railings like a zombie, not even looking at Bai Yuan.

The Xuanjiang water tribe was completely controlled by the imperial court.

Emperor Li Chengyuan will also be remembered by future generations for this achievement.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Bai Yuan.

"Master Bai."

When the young officials of the Censorate saw Bai Yuan, they all saluted in awe.

Although Bai Yuan is still only the Left Vice-Censor-in-Chief, his rank is second grade. Together with the semi-retired Censor Zhang, he is the de facto head of the Censorate.

Life is really comfortable.

A few days later, everything returned to normal.

After Master Pei appeared on the bank of Xuanjiang River that day, he continued to live in Bai Yuan's house.

Mr. Yuan seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and there has been no news of him since.

On this day, Eunuch Chang from the Imperial Household Department made a rare appearance in the Censorate.

Bai Yuan looked at the old eunuch who was highly regarded by the emperor with some surprise.

After arriving in the capital, he had a deeper understanding of the eunuchs around the emperor.

There is a clear promotion path for literati who become officials, and the same goes for eunuchs. If one can become the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, he is no less qualified than the ministers of the six ministries, in terms of martial arts realm and authority.

"Master Bai, I am here to deliver a message to His Majesty."

When Bai Yuan heard that it was Emperor Li Chengyuan, his expression became serious.

Since Eunuch Chang came in person to deliver the message, it must be no small matter.

The old eunuch saw Bai Yuan's serious face and smiled, "Don't worry, Lord Bai, it's a good thing. His Majesty plans to go to the Dragon and Tiger Sect to offer sacrifices to the heavens in three days. In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Taichang Temple, he specially asked you to accompany him."

Bai Yuan then remembered.

At the court meeting that day, Li Chengyuan promised Master Pei that he would go to the Dragon and Tiger Sect, but he didn't expect that he would fulfill his promise so soon.

Eunuch Chang: "Your Majesty is very optimistic about Lord Bai."

"Thank you, Eunuch Chang."

Bai Yuan was not at all arrogant.

In the Xuanyang court, in addition to the obvious civil service group, military service group and large and small political parties, eunuchs are also a force that cannot be underestimated.

As has happened in history, when the emperor is weak, the eunuchs are strong, and when the emperor is strong, the eunuchs are weak.

Li Chengyuan was determined to become the greatest emperor of all time, so naturally those eunuchs with internal strength could not cause any trouble.

Of course, this does not mean that these eunuchs can be easily neglected.

The emperor sat high up in the throne room, busy with all sorts of affairs every day. It was impossible for him to know everything in detail. Sometimes he would ask the eunuchs around him, and a single sentence could decide the fate of an official.

Eunuch Chang has been in the palace for a long time and has spent more time in contact with the emperor than even the six ministers.

Li Chengyuan has praised Bai Yuan quite a few times recently.

As long as Bai Yuan improves his martial arts, there will be almost no obstacles for him to become an important official in the court in the future.

There are not many people who have such a successful career. Eunuch Chang is pleased with his own vision.

Although he had become one of the chief eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department, he was still an internal official after all, and many things were inconvenient for him. But if he had someone to help him, it would be much easier.

The Censorate was very close to the imperial city, so Bai Yuan simply sent Eunuch Chang to the palace gate.

The old eunuch laughed and said, "Master Bai, please stay."

Bai Yuan bowed and returned to the Censorate.

The most important affairs of a state are war and sacrifices.

Offering sacrifices to heaven is the court’s top priority.

The Dragon and Tiger Sect is the ancestral home of Taoism and has an extremely important status. It is a place of communication with heaven. Every generation of Xuanyang emperors will go to the Dragon and Tiger Sect to worship heaven and earth.

The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple are the government offices responsible for sacrificial ceremonies, and they must have been extremely busy these days.

Three days flew by.

The emperor's golden chariot slowly drove out of the palace.

The number of officials and attendants accompanying him totaled as many as three thousand, which was truly terrifying.

According to the Ministry of Rites' plan, the mighty group of 3,000 people first arrived at the canal dock, and then traveled south by water to the Dragon and Tiger Sect.

In ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, water transportation was undoubtedly the fastest way.

Bai Yuan was naturally among the officials.

Most of the officials who accompanied the emperor to the Longhu Sect this time were from the Ministry of Rites and the Taichang Temple. In addition, there were some respected old ministers and members of the Li royal family.

Except for the man who was guarding the border far away in southern Xinjiang, three of the four people on the Hidden Dragon List were in this sacrificial team.

Of course, Bai Yuan was the only one in the Censorate.

"Master Bai, that is Li Dai."

Bai Yuan followed Fang Hua's gaze and looked towards one side of the team.

I saw a man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with a long sword on his waist, riding a majestic horse.

This person is none other than the mysterious royal genius on the Hidden Dragon List, and he is also the first person to be included in the Hidden Dragon List.

Although Bai Yuan had stayed in the capital for some time, this was the first time he saw this man's true face.

Fang Hua: "Li Dai started practicing blood at the age of ten, entered the realm of strength at the age of eighteen, and gained the ability to feel at the age of twenty-eight. He is the undisputed number one genius in the imperial capital."

He whispered to Bai Yuan about Li Dai's situation.

After going through a few things, he has become a close friend of Bai Yuan regardless of age difference.

As Bai Yuan's position became more and more stable, fewer officials excluded Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan was surprised.

This speed is almost like cheating.

He is indeed a peerless genius cultivated with great efforts of the Li royal family.

Unlike the royal family in the previous life, this world does not have the concept of primogeniture. A weak emperor cannot control the civil and military officials in the court.

In order to maintain their rule, the Li family had to relax the conditions.

Anyone who is a member of the Li family is eligible to inherit the throne, and it is not necessary to be of the emperor's bloodline.

The current emperor, Li Chengyuan, emerged step by step from among tens of thousands of Li family members.

Therefore, Li Dai is very likely to become the next emperor.

However, as the Grandmaster of Mingxin Pass, Li Chengyuan has a lifespan of at least three hundred years, so any discussion is premature.

Situ Nan, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion who had previously fought with Bai Yuan, was also in the team.

This time, in addition to Emperor Li Chengyuan, Grand Tutor Liang Yuankang was also among them.

Such specifications are rare in a century.

But Bai Yuan sensed something unusual.
(End of this chapter)