Chapter 823: 823
King Bai Shan colluded with immortals to conspire against Great Yu .
When the news was brought back to Liangzhu, the imperial court was utterly shocked .
At Emperor Haozun's decree, Wu Qi, as the most important witness and the direct victim who just had his broken bones mended with the Nine Death Resurrection Spirit Pill, was on his way to Liangzhu with the imperial troops who had come to fetch him . As dozens of gigantic flying ships flew across the sky, a bell was pealing ever louder in the city . It was an alarm that rang only when Great Yu was facing a serious crisis .
King Yang Shan was standing on the forecastle of a leading ship, while Wu Qi, who had just 'recovered from his injuries' but was 'significantly weakened', stood trembling beside him, supported by Princess Zhang Le . The domineering princess had put on an aggrieved face, with her head hung low and tears in her eyes . The way she looked now made one think that she might kill herself if Wu Qi were dead .
When that combined with Wu Qi's pale complexion and the sick look on his face, they both appeared to be a sad couple . It did fit their current situation, though . Wu Qi was attacked by someone in his own palaces; his residence was reduced to dust; more than ten thousand of his personal guards were killed, leaving him with only a dozen captains whose cultivation bases were the strongest . Whoever came across something like this, they should look exactly the same as them, shouldn't they?
Every now and then, King Yang Shan turned to give Wu Qi a glance . He was quickly accessing this wounded man's current situation . Wu Qi's serious injury came as no surprise to him . After all, King Bai Shan shared the same reputation and status as him: they both served in Great Yu's imperial court, with fearsome military power in hand and great influence . King Bai Shan could easily call upon a few Supreme Oracles to attack Wu Qi, he knew, and when he did that in secret, it was only natural that Wu Qi should be seriously hurt .
The strength around Wu Qi was a little out of his expectation, though . Only about a year after being promoted as the King of Dong Hai Province, Wu Qi already had dozens of captains whose cultivation bases were at the peak-level of Second Pangu Heaven . 'He must have used the Supreme Tower's time-accelerating capability to nurture this group of elites,' thought King Yang Shan . 'A man cultivates both body and magic, who has stepped into the realm of Supreme Oracle and conferred the title of King . . . I should stop trying to win him over, but use all efforts to draw him into my camp!
'No doubt Ji Ao and he are on good terms, but how can I make him truly pledge his allegiance to me?' He took a quick look at Princess Zhang Le, who was so beautiful and naturally exuding an air of nobility . King Yang Shan began to think about how many unmarried daughters he still had . 'The mother must be from a noble family . It'll be a shame if I give a daughter whose mother is a maidservant to him . . . '
Wu Qi coughed softly against the strong wind that came blowing in his face . "Have you inform His Majesty what I've told you, my lord?"
That pulled King Yang Shan out of his thought . Nodding, he said, "Yes, I did . His Majesty had flown into a rage, and the whole imperial court was utterly shocked . King Bai Shan is of royal blood, and his grandfather's grandfather is actually my brother . I didn't expect him to do such a treacherous thing . "
He paused for a moment, sighing, and then went on, "Escaped from the imperial dungeon and attacked an important official of Great Yu with an army, just these two charges are enough to get his whole clan executed . As for the other things you mentioned . . . It's not that I don't want to believe, and it's not that His Majesty doesn't trust you, but they are simply too alarming . That's why His Majesty wants you to come to him in person and explain everything in detail . "
Wu Qi nodded slowly and said nothing .
"What you told us is too serious, and I find it hard to believe . . . " said King Yang Shan in a low voice, his eyes narrowed . "The loyalty of the army responsible for defending Liangzhu is shaking . . . this is just . . . "
You Xiong Army was the core of Great Yu's imperial army, consisting of only the members from the imperial clan and other powerful clans of Great Yu . Of all its officers, over sixty percent were of the royal blood . It was the most elite, most loyal, and most reliable strategic force of Great Yu . Its size was enormous, and was divided into five divisions: Left, Right, Front, Rear, and Central . Using only the best equipment, the army's only purpose was to protect Liangzhu and the imperial palace . It was the Human Emperor's personal guard .
The predecessor of this army was the invincible army of the human race who had assisted the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan, in his quest of conquering Pangu Continent . In term of both tradition and combat effectiveness, You Xiong Army was the best in Great Yu, second to none .
The army's reserve soldiers were all peak-level elites of First Pangu Heaven, and only those who had stepped into the realm of Second Pangu Heaven could be promoted as regular soldiers . Its junior soldiers were all of the ranks of lieutenant, and they were divided into three grades . Above them were the ranks of colonel and general, which were also divided into three grades each . They corresponded precisely to the nine realms of the Second Pangu Heaven .
It was clear that this was a fearsome army, and yet Wu Qi told King Yang Shan that through interrogating King Bai Shan's soul, he had found out that the loyalty of most of the soldiers and officers in it was questionable . Not only did this information scared the living daylights out of King Yang Shan, but even Emperor Haozun nearly fell off his throne when he heard of it .
Excluding the Secret Palace, You Xiong Army was Great Yu's most powerful force . If something went wrong with this force, the very foundation of the dynasty would become unstable . As all the soldiers chosen to join this army came from either the imperial clan or powerful clans of Great Yu, if their loyalty was questionable, wouldn't that mean that the loyalty of the clans behind them was also questionable?
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