Konoha's Balanced Ninja System

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In March, after the Jurchens withdrew, a rotten quagmire was left behind. Countless corpses were piled outside the city. As the air gradually warmed, the smell of corpses began to fill the sky.

Cai Jing felt that he could no longer ride in the carriage. The feeling of swaying made his whole body uncomfortable. The sedan swayed slightly, and occasionally he would open the curtain and look outside, then cover his mouth and nose, frowning, and the cries of his relatives who died in this disaster could be heard far and near in his ears.

There were still a lot of pedestrians on the street, but they were all coming and going in a hurry. A large number of masons were gathered, and various materials for repairing the city wall were transported to the northern section of the city wall. People from the Ministry of Works had already started taking action.

The old man sighed and put down the curtain. His face was a little dull and dull. What was more, he felt incredible that this city with a population of one million people had become so panicked.

After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion and heading to the Imperial City, he strengthened his mind on the way.

Under the imperial city, the sedan swayed and then stopped. Cai Jing opened the curtain and walked out. There were already many officials, big and small, gathered at the palace gate. Almost all of them were wearing plain silk. When they saw the old man getting off the sedan, they gathered around him.

"What we said in private yesterday, our respective servants must have brought them here."

He looked towards the imperial city, where dust filled the sky, and he breathed out a foul breath.

"Yes, we all follow Prime Minister Cai's lead." Someone responded with cupped hands.

The old man nodded, and then walked first and entered the palace gate. At this time, the imperial city was immersed in a sad and hesitant background. The reason he came here today was actually to find out what was going on, and also to reveal some words to the queen mother of the dynasty. listen.

During the vacuum of imperial power, after the three vassal princes entered the capital, everything the women in the court said would become meaningless.

Hanging Palace.

After everyone bowed and kowtowed three times in the main hall where the coffin was parked, they returned to stand in their respective positions. At this time, the Queen Mother and the Empress had not come over yet. Cai Jing closed his eyes to rest, and would also intentionally or unintentionally look at the tall figure over there, Wu Shou. He looked a little tired and stood solemnly, ignoring the gaze that came his way.

Green smoke of sandalwood slowly rose in the left and right sides of the Dragon Court. Not long after, a eunuch trotted over and flicked his whisk, "The Queen Mother and Queen Fengyi have arrived, and all the officials will greet them."

In the hall, hundreds of civil and military people immediately knelt down and shouted loudly, and then heard footsteps approaching. "Everyone, please get up."

The hoarse female voice above sounded tired.

After thanking each other for their kindness, Wen Wu, headed by Cai Jing and Tong Guan, stood up and stood on both sides with solemn expressions. In the Dragon Court above them, bead curtains were pushed up on both sides of the dragon chair to cover it. Two figures were sitting in it with dignity. They were the current Queen Mother Shang Yu and Queen Zheng Wan.

From inside the roller blind on the left, a voice spoke slowly and steadily.

"I know the mood of many of you. The Jurchens have just retreated, and the country is in dire straits. It is a critical moment, but His Majesty suddenly left. It is really sad and heartbreaking... It's just that the new emperor has not yet been decided. This time It is not appropriate to hold court meetings at this time, but there are still many things to be done in this country. You are also among the elites. Naturally, you know how important it is to have a leaderless leader. I want to install a new emperor first, and then hold His Majesty's funeral. thing."

At the beginning of the article, Cai Jing came out of the queue with his hut in his arms and bowed: "I agree with the Queen Mother's words. Your Majesty is working hard for state affairs. It is obvious to all in the court. The Jurchens are going south and destroying my homeland. Your Majesty is even more worried. Although he hastily fought against the Jurchens , but it can also be seen that the world is still under the blessing of Your Majesty, but it is a pity that God is jealous of talents. Your Majesty is only in his twenties. It is really a sorrow for the Wu Dynasty. When the old minister heard this bad news, he almost fainted. Cursing the sky for being so blind--"

His words were slow, but also filled with anger and sadness, with tears in the corners of his eyes. In the hall, other civil servants stood quietly, many of them wiping away tears, which gave the atmosphere a sad look.

Cai Jing continued: "But now that the Jurchens have just retreated, there is also the possibility of coming back. Corpses are everywhere outside the city and in the north, their homes are destroyed, and countless people are waiting for the court to be fed. Therefore, as the Queen Mother just said, the veterans should fully support the new people." The emperor ascends the throne to preside over this corrupt situation."

Behind the bead curtain, Shang Yu's weak hands grasped the armrest tightly, and his eyes sank, "Well, since all the ministers think it is feasible for the new emperor to ascend the throne at this time, and His Majesty is the only one of his own flesh and blood, Prince Yi will shoulder the great responsibility. Although he He is young, but I believe that under the guidance of Empress Zheng, I will become a qualified emperor..."

"The Queen Mother—"

Cai Jing, who was below, hugged Hu and bowed again, interrupting the other party's words, "Although Prince Yi is well-behaved and smart, the Queen Mother also said that this is a great responsibility. Thousands of people in the world are waiting for the blessings of the new emperor. Prince Yi is too old. Young man, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to hold a high position if he sits on it. His Majesty is mourning this time, and there are many princes from all over the country who have come to mourn his Majesty. It would be better to choose one of them to inherit the throne, which will not harm the royal family. "

The old man made an impassioned speech, dragging his trembling figure to kneel on the ground, and his white-haired head kowtowed on the main hall.

"Yes, please be kind to the Queen Mother for the sake of the people of the world -" Behind him, the civil servants knelt down in unison.

The Queen Mother bit her lip and trembled with anger. On the other side of her, Queen Zheng was silent for a while. The bead curtain shook. The moment it was opened, she stood up and looked at the ministers over there, her eyes reddish.

"What a courage..."

"You are truly His Majesty's confidants... Why didn't I see you being so loyal when he was alive?!" Feng Xue stepped on the red carpet and walked out of the bead curtain. Regardless of the dissuasion of the eunuchs on her left and right, she stood in front. , Keren's cute face is cold.

"His Majesty left, but you jumped out one by one to prevent his only son from inheriting the throne that he deserved... So you are really brave..."

Tears flowed down uncontrollably, and the woman wiped them away stubbornly, her voice trembling but with dignity, the dignity she tried her best to maintain.

"Do you want me to leave silently and retreat to the cold palace to be a puppet?" She said this as she stepped down the golden steps with one foot.

When the other foot came down, the voice continued: "Then I tell you, no! No, Prince Yi is my son. I will not give up my son's right to be the sole heir to the throne. Now I will not , in the future... or even a hundred years later, even if I die in the coffin, no matter what means you want to use, don't even think about it."

Standing with his feet in front of the old man, his eyes contained many complex emotions, past and present, as he looked at the pale-haired Cai Jing.

The voice was low: "Remember, I am Zheng Wan, the queen of the Wu Dynasty, the wife of Zhao Ji, and the mother of the future emperor. That's it."

Zheng Wan flicked her phoenix robe and said, "Dismiss the dynasty——"

.....

In a dark corner, a side hall.

On the wooden chair, Bai Ning opened his eyes, "This woman...it seems like she won't let this old dog like Cai Jing get her way. She is determined, but I just don't know if she can persist. But nothing matters, you Say it right."

Cao Zhenchun nodded.

Then, he patted the old eunuch's shoulder with his hand, stood up and walked out, "It's time to give the old man a surprise."

ps: There is only one chapter. We all know that visiting relatives is very tiring nowadays and we don’t have enough time, so we can only write at night.