My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 209 Let's all go down into the river and catch turtles!
At this time.

A guard rushed in to report.

"General, the imperial carriages of the officials are approaching."

Erzhu Rong immediately stood up and solemnly ordered, "Go and report to His Majesty."

After giving his instructions, Erzhu Rong glanced at Gao Yu again and said, "Second Brother, I cannot tell you what is on my mind. Just watch from the side as I plan."

Say it.

He then left the tent and went to meet the young emperor.

"The upheaval in Heyin..."

"Is it really going to be like what is recorded in history, with all the officials of the court losing their lives, corpses strewn across the fields, and the Yellow River ceasing to flow?"

Gao Yu murmured as he watched Erzhu Rong's departing figure.

Does this count as witnessing history?

He could even be considered a witness, one of the participants.

………………

The carriages of the officials and princes slowly drove toward the location of the temporary palace.

The Prime Minister, Governor of Sizhou, and Prince Gaoyang, Yuan Yong, was the most senior and prestigious prince and minister in the court at present, and his carriage was at the forefront.

Yuan Yong lifted the curtain, letting the sunlight stream in, which greatly displeased him.

"Does Erzhu Tianbao, this Jie barbarian, think he can act arrogantly in front of me just because he supported Yuan Ziyou's ascension to the throne?"

"Hmph, let's just bear with him for now."

With a cold snort, Yuan Yong suppressed his displeasure and anger, instructing his servant to drive slowly; he didn't want to put himself through that ordeal.

The carriage soon stopped in front of the camp. Yuan Yong got off the carriage and looked back.

Sikong Yuanxin and other princes had already alighted from their carriages, while those of lower rank who did not have carriages could only come on horseback.

The crowd stretched as far as the eye could see; a rough estimate suggested at least a thousand people.

The elite Qihu troops at the camp gate showed no respect for these princes and nobles, refusing to bow or pay their respects; instead, they stared at them coldly.

This made Yuan Yong and others, who were usually high and mighty, even more displeased.

"No need to bother with these barbarians. Let's go inside and pay our respects to His Majesty!"

Yuan Yong was already burning with anger, but he still held back, flicked his sleeves, and led the way into the military camp.

Although most of the soldiers had been sent out, the gazes of the soldiers left on duty in the camp made these nobles quite unhappy.

How rude of a mere soldier to look them directly in the eye!
Even their leader, Erzhu Rong, had to smile obsequiously and fawn over them when he saw them in Luoyang.

Yuan Ziyou stood outside the tent. Erzhu Rong had specially ordered someone to cut down trees nearby and build a platform. Yuan Ziyou stood on it, and Erzhu Rong stood beside him.

The officials came down from the stage.

Erzhu Rong showed no intention of going down, but instead stood on top and looked down at everyone.

Yuan Yong, Yuan Xin, and the others naturally didn't give him a friendly look; their faces were ashen, and they even glared at him angrily.

Erzhu Rong didn't take it seriously. Instead, he turned around and bowed, saying, "All officials have arrived and are paying their respects to Your Majesty!"

Yuan Yong and the others immediately bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Yuan Ziyou's face was ashen. He raised his hand and said, "Please rise, everyone."

Subsequently.

Yuan Yong summoned the Grand Master of Ceremonies to come forward and bring over the prepared imperial sash and jade seal.

Yuan Yong personally tied the sash around Yuan Ziyou, who was dressed in imperial robes, and then bowed to present the imperial seal.

Seeing the jade seal, a symbol of the emperor's throne, right before his eyes, Yuan Ziyou could no longer contain his excitement. His whole body trembled uncontrollably as he stared intently at the jade seal and slowly grabbed it with his hand.

If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life!
This is not a real imperial seal.

The genuine jade seal forged by Qin Shi Huang is now in the Southern Dynasties.

After the Western Jin Dynasty, the Imperial Seal of the State fell into the hands of Fu Jian. However, after Fu Jian's major defeat at the Battle of Fei River, Yao Chang demanded the Imperial Seal of the State from Fu Jian. Fu Jian then said that he had already sent the Imperial Seal of the State to the Southern Dynasty, which was the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The Imperial Seal of the State was passed down in an orderly manner until it was lost at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Even knowing that this was not the real Imperial Seal of the State, it was still the 'seal' displayed in the Xianyang Hall, used by the emperor when issuing edicts, and he had obtained it.

Legally speaking, he only needs to accept the homage of all the officials to be the rightful emperor of the Great Wei!

Yuan Ziyou forced a smile, but his forced grin revealed his thirst for power!
this moment.

He truly became the ruler of the Great Wei!

Looking up again at the officials and then at Erzhu Rong, the two immediately understood each other without saying a word.

All that's needed for Erzhu Rong to raise his butcher's knife is for the final step to be completed.

Next, all he needs to do is enter Luoyang, take his seat of honor in the Taiji Hall, and issue commands.

Yuan Yong, however, was already somewhat impatient and immediately said, "Your Majesty, please board the carriage and follow us back to the Imperial Palace to offer sacrifices to our ancestors at the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"

Yuan Ziyou ascended the throne hastily, disrupting the sequence of procedures.

Logically, he should have gone through a series of procedures before he could receive an audience with the officials, but this is a special case.

Yuan Ziyou did not speak, but looked at Erzhu Rong. Erzhu Rong understood and said, "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, but has not yet offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth. I have already prepared everything in the western suburbs of the temporary palace. After offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, we will return to Luoyang!"

Yuan Yong's face was full of anger, but he could not refute it.

Lord of Heaven and Earth, personal teacher.

The emperor, being the Son of Heaven, naturally had the highest priority in offering sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.

When a new emperor ascended the throne, the Great Wei Dynasty did hold a ceremony outside the city to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth. However, during the Taihe Reforms, Emperor Xiaowen banned the traditional sacrificial rites in order to promote Sinicization, and the Great Wei Dynasty had not held such a ceremony for a long time.

Yuan Yong had no choice but to get up and lead his officials to the location Erzhu Rong had mentioned.

Since the purpose of the ceremony was to worship Heaven and Earth, it was impossible to travel there by carriage, as that would be disrespectful to Heaven.

It can only be reached on foot.

Today, the sky is cloudless, but if the sun shines directly on you for too long, it will still feel hot.

My heart was burning with restlessness, and I felt irritable and uneasy.

We finally arrived at the location designated by Erzhu Rong, a place called 'Zhema Embankment', which is near the Yellow River and where you can even hear the rushing sound of the river.

however……

Yuan Yong and the others quickly realized that something was wrong.

We were supposed to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.
Why is it so empty, with nothing there?

Shaman, offerings—nothing at all. Yuan Yong turned around, and the emperor's carriage, which had been behind the crowd, had vanished.

More and more people noticed something was wrong, and the crowd began to stir.

"Where is this?"

"Prime Minister, weren't we supposed to be here to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth?"

"Silence! What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket? Don't let those Jiehu people laugh at you!"

Yuan Yong felt uneasy, but he forced himself to remain calm and reassure everyone.
But soon, everyone could no longer remain calm.

Rumble!
The sound of galloping hooves came from all directions, and the sound of thousands of horses raised dust. Everyone looked around in fear, but found that they could not see how many Qing soldiers there were.

I saw.

Erzhu Rong, already clad in armor and mounted on horseback, led the Qihu elite cavalry to surround them from all sides.

"Erzhu Rong! What are you doing? How dare you bring troops to the place where the emperor worships heaven and earth? Are you plotting a rebellion?!"

"Hahahaha!"

Erzhu Rong laughed heartily, then his gaze sharpened, and he drew his precious sword from his waist with a righteous air.

"Now, the world is in chaos. The late emperor died an unnatural death because there were treacherous officials in the court. You officials are corrupt, cruel, and oppressive to the people. You are unable to help correct the situation."

"Prime Minister Yuan Yong, His Majesty ascended the throne in Heyang a few days ago. Why did you not immediately leave Luoyang to present the imperial seal and sash? You must have rebellious intentions. Do you know why His Majesty has been delaying entering Luoyang?"

"It's because Luoyang is full of traitors and rebels like you! Soldiers, heed my command! Eliminate the traitors for the country, charge and kill the villains, leave no one alive!!"

Erzhu Rong's words terrified everyone.

How dare he, a mere barbarian, lay a hand on them, a group of nobles and officials?
Yuan Yong, blustering but cowardly, threatened, "Erzhu Rong! You have committed such a treasonous act, are you not afraid of the gossip of the world?!"

Erzhu Rong remained unmoved, saying, "My killing of treacherous officials is to eliminate evil for the country. Corrupt officials like you are worthy of being killed by everyone."

Seeing this, Yuan Yong still had a last bit of magnanimity. "Death is death, why beg for mercy, Erzhu Rong! I'll be waiting for you in the netherworld! You will die a horrible death! Your Erzhu clan will suffer the same fate!"

Sikong Yuanxin also uttered a vicious curse, "Erzhu Rong, you barbarian, for committing such a heinous act, every member of the Erzhu clan has the right to kill you."

Having said that, Yuan Xin rushed towards the surging Yellow River, shouting, "I am a member of the imperial family, how can I die at the hands of these barbarians!"

Yuan Yong, who was not far away, originally wanted to rush into the Yellow River, unwilling to be humiliated, but he had just started running.

Suddenly a gust of wind swept in front of him, and then he was enveloped by a dark shadow.

It turned out that Erzhu Rong had already ridden up to him and raised his precious sword.

A cold glint flashed, and Yuan Yong could no longer utter a sound. He could only stare at Erzhu Rong with furious eyes.

Gao Yu stood on a high slope in the distance, gazing into the distance.

Those who advised Erzhu Rong to commit murder all participated in the massacre.

The Erzhu clan members, the Wuchuan faction, the Huaishuo faction, and the Fei Mu faction—all of them had the blood of officials on their blades; it was just that Yuan Ziyou wasn't present.

Shouts of battle and screams of agony filled the air.

Mulan and Peng Le rode behind Gao Yu on horseback. Mulan hesitated for a moment and said, "The General is quite good to Mo Heduo."

Peng Le laughed and said, "It's not just true, but the massacre of officials is something that has never been heard of even after searching through all the history books."

"What? You want to make a name for yourself in history after your own death?"

"Hey."

Peng Le scoffed, "We don't need this kind of 'good reputation' in history books."

Gao Yu remained silent, simply watching the massacre unfold before him.

The thousands of unarmed officials had no chance to fight back against the charge of the Qihu elite cavalry and fell one after another in pools of blood.

A gust of wind blew.

Gao Yu could almost smell the strong stench of blood in the air, and many officials had been forcibly driven into the surging Yellow River.

When Gao Yu rode his horse to the Yellow River, he saw countless corpses floating downstream.

The once surging Yellow River seemed to have stopped flowing by half, as far as the number of corpses that fell into it was too great.

Yuan Ziyou arrived at the Yellow River with great enthusiasm.

He didn't go to the sacrificial ceremony with the heavens; that was just an excuse. Now it was up to Erzhu Rong to show his skills.

quickly!

He then saw corpses floating down the river.

Yo.

An old acquaintance, this outfit is definitely from Sikong Yuanxin.

Hmph, another sycophant.

A person with no abilities whatsoever.

Can be followed immediately.

Yuan Ziyou could no longer remain calm.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Zizheng, and others around him were all stunned and then became terrified, staring wide-eyed at the Yellow River.

Large numbers of corpses floated down from upstream.

"This this……"

Yuan Ziyou pointed at the corpse with a face full of fear, his whole body trembling uncontrollably. Despite the bright sunshine, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

So what happened.

Damn!

How many people did Erzhu Rong actually kill?

one hundred?
five hundred?

Or have all the officials who came to pay homage to me today died?
He did want Erzhu Rong to kill some people, but he never thought of having Erzhu Rong slaughter all the officials in the court.

If all these people were dead.

Who else can help him check and balance Erzhu Rong in the imperial court?

"Damn it!"

Just as Yuan Ziyou was still in shock and fear.

Then they heard a series of rapid hoofbeats behind them.

About twenty or thirty armored cavalrymen charged toward him!

(End of this chapter)