Daliang Palace.

After Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he ordered all the original decorations in the palace to be removed and replaced with ones that he liked.

A giant lacquered and golden dragon holding a dice in its mouth lies coiled on a high platform, shaped like a dragon throne.

The dragon throne is surrounded by a thin gauze curtain, with warm jade and fragrant smell.

Rather than being a palace, it is more like a paradise built specifically for Zhu Youzhen's enjoyment.

"Hahaha!"

"Tell me, are you betting on an odd or even number this time?"

Zhu Youzhen sat on the dragon throne with an extremely excited look on his face. He kept urging the ministers below the stage to give answers as soon as possible.

The ministers in the audience knelt on the ground, their bodies covered in cold sweat, their legs trembling, and their voices stammering and unable to speak for a long time.

"I...I bet..."

"Say it quickly!"

Zhu Youzhen slammed the armrest of the dragon throne and shouted loudly at his ministers.

"Odd number!" The minister in the audience gritted his teeth and said these two words. After he finished speaking, his whole body shrank like a deflated ball.

no way!

If you win the bet, you can still live, but if you lose or say nothing, the only outcome is death.

The minister was in great pain and could only pray to the gods, hoping that they would bless him to escape alive from this cannibalistic palace.

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly and shook the dice cup gently.

Listening to the sound of the dice cup, an intoxicated expression appeared on his face.

hum!

The dice cup stopped shaking.

"Hahaha--"

Zhu Youzhen laughed extremely wantonly.

He shouted, "If you guess correctly, you will be promoted to the third rank!"

Upon hearing this, the minister immediately began to kowtow and said, "Thank you... Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youzhen opened the dice cup and took a look, then poked his head out from the thin tent.

"What a pity! You guessed wrong!"

The ministers in the audience suddenly raised their heads, their eyes widened, and their expressions were extremely terrified.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"I have served Daliang for many years. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard!"

"Your Majesty, please give me a chance to live. I am willing to resign and return home..."

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The minister kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

However, Zhu Youzhen turned a blind eye to his pleas for mercy.

His lips relaxed as he uttered one word: "Kill!"

Zhong Xiaokui, who was standing near Zhu Youzhen, flashed and appeared behind the minister, and slapped the minister's head fiercely.

"what--"

The minister died instantly with blood gushing out of all his orifices.

Soon several servants came and dragged the minister's body away with expressionless faces, as if they were accustomed to this situation.

"Next person!"

Zhu Youzhen was shaking his thighs and rubbing them with his hands, looking extremely excited.

He looked at the ministers who walked in from outside the hall, "Come, come, play a round with me. If you win the bet, I will give you endless wealth and glory."

"Of course, if you lose the bet, you only need to suffer a small punishment."

"Tell me, are you betting on an odd or even number?"

The minister approached slowly, looking calm and composed.

He didn't even do the ritual of kneeling down, but stood calmly on the stage, as if he had already put life and death aside.

The minister clasped his hands together and replied, "Your Majesty, I bet on an even number."

He had already prepared himself mentally when he was waiting in line outside the temple just now.

The worst that can happen is death. What's there to be afraid of?

You can't hide. If you stick your head out, you'll get killed. If you hide your head, you'll still get killed.

It is better to die with your head held high than to be afraid of death and be looked down upon by others.

It's a pity...

Think about how ambitious Zhu Wen was back then!

It was because of this that he followed Zhu Wen to conquer the world.

However, after Zhu Wen established Daliang, he lost himself in the luxurious and enjoyable environment.

Looking up and taking in the sight of the palace, the minister could not help but sigh.

"People's hearts are fickle!"

Zhu Youzhen also noticed that this minister seemed different from the previous ones.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and became very interested.

"You are so brave! Why don't you kneel when you meet the emperor?" Zhong Xiaokui shouted angrily.

"Hey, Xiaokui, please step back first and don't scare my gambling friends."

Zhong Xiaokui stepped aside silently.

Zhu Youzhen smiled.

He shook the dice cup and gently lifted the cover of the dice cup like a devout believer.

The dice points are displayed as odd numbers.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youzhen's laughter was sharp and wild.

"I win again!"

The minister slowly closed his eyes, ready to die bravely.

"Don't worry, I... won't kill you!" Zhu Youzhen said suddenly.

The minister suddenly opened his eyes.

If you can live, who would want to die!

The minister was hopeful.

He looked up at Zhu Youzhen, but met Zhu Youzhen's playful eyes.

"As punishment, I will only demote you..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

The minister knelt down to express his gratitude.

however!

Zhu Youzhen changed the subject and said, "Descend...degrade to a eunuch!!"

"what?!"

When the minister heard this, his previous fearless expression disappeared instantly.

All the pride in his body was shattered with these words.

Like the others before him, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.

"Take him away and make him a eunuch!" Zhu Youzhen said softly.

The servant dragged the minister, who was lying limp on the ground, out.

After a while, a very miserable scream was heard outside the palace.

Hearing the scream, Zhu Youzhen once again showed an expression of enjoyment.

at this time.

A soldier covered in blood rushed in.

He held a secret letter in his hand, knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice:

"Eight hundred miles urgent!"

"The general of Qi State personally led an army of 200,000 to attack our border cities. Tongzhou and Huazhou have completely fallen, and the Qi State army is approaching Shanzhou."

"What!?"

Zhu Youzhen's expression changed drastically.

"Where is Wang Yanzhang? Where did he go?"

"General Wang Yanzhang is seriously injured!"

Zhu Youzhen stood up and paced anxiously on the platform.

He looked at Zhong Xiaokui beside him and shouted, "Go to Xuanming Sect and ask my second brother to come over!"

"Forget it, I'll go and invite him myself!"

"Someone, hurry up and prepare the car!"

"..."

Zhu Youzhen and Zhong Xiaokui rushed to the Xuanming Sect headquarters as quickly as possible.

"It's bad, second brother! The Qi army is coming!"

Inside the gloomy hall, Zhu Youwen sat on a high platform, meditating with his eyes closed.

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's voice, he did not open his eyes. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "You are the emperor now. How can you be so flustered?"

Zhu Youzhen ran to the bottom of the platform and said, "Brother, it's not that I'm panicking, it's just that the situation is too urgent."

"The Qi army is approaching our Shanzhou, and further ahead is Bianzhou."

"If we don't go and resist as soon as possible, once Bianzhou is in trouble, our Daliang will be in danger!"

Zhu Youzhen doesn't care about the Daliang Kingdom.

He asked in a deep voice:

"You told me before that the general of Qi State was very skilled in martial arts, and that Zhu Yougui died at his hands?"

"Exactly!"

"Earlier, my father asked Zhu Yougui to assassinate Li Xingyun, but he didn't expect that he would die at the hands of the general of Qi State."

"According to rumors, the Qi Kingdom's general is stronger than the Great Heavenly Rank!"

"Hmph!" Zhu Youwen snorted coldly and slowly opened his eyes.

"Above the Great Heavenly Position..."

"Interesting, I haven't met an opponent in a long time!"

"In that case, I'll go play with him!"

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, second brother, for your willingness to help. I'll have to trouble you..."

Swah——

Before Zhu Youzhen could finish his words, the figure of the Ghost King Zhu Youwen had disappeared into the gloomy hall.

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