Laughing at Chang'an

"Sage?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the coat of arms and tokens are all confirmed, and the person who came is indeed His Excellency the Sage."

Geng Yan supported his head with his left hand, his thoughts drifted away.Three years ago, the great sage Tia of the previous generation passed away. Before he died, he rushed back to the Great Bright Palace to meet with him.For thousands of years, the successive emperors of the empire have always been wary and vigilant towards the gray-robed family, sparing no efforts to suppress them, and Geng Yan is no exception.As an emperor, he naturally couldn't tolerate such a force that was secretly monitoring or even threatening him, but as an individual, he always regarded this wise old man as his mentor.

After the death of the great sage Tia, his disciples succeeded to the position of sage.In the past three years, the other party has never appeared in public, and even he, the emperor, has never come to see him.Geng Yan showed great tolerance for this, and didn't even use this as an excuse to attack the gray robe department.Some of this may be due to the great sage of Tia, but more of it comes from the memory of the previous life.

During the years when Geng Yan struggled in his previous life, this new sage who had never met was the only one who fought side by side with him until the last moment.In the last few years of the war, voices supporting the surrender within the empire became the mainstream, and even Geng Yan's empress chose to betray him in order to protect the family... During those dark days, only the one with him It can be said that the gray-robed sage who has no feelings at all has always stood by his side unswervingly, leading the people who believe in the Illuminati to tenaciously resist the invaders in the occupied land, and suppressed the Illuminati with blood and iron. The traitor, who lost his fighting spirit and wanted to surrender, tried his best to support the frontline battle, and helped Geng Yan resolve the desperate situation many times.

In the end, he was betrayed and brutally killed when he organized popular resistance behind enemy lines.

The sound of footsteps outside the door awakened Geng Yan from his memory, he raised his head and looked at the figure led by the attendant.With a thin body and an ordinary face that is the same as in memory, Geng Yan in the previous life had made the mistake of judging people by their appearance. The mood is a little disappointed, and for a long time afterwards, he has no good impression of this new sage, and spares no effort to suppress the gray robe department.

But it turns out that he was wrong.

Geng Yan stood up, walked down the steps, and in the astonished gaze of the other party, opened his arms to embrace him in his arms.

"I've always wanted to see you." He whispered, with complex emotions in his voice that only he could understand. In this life, that has not happened yet, and it will never happen again.

The person in his arms was a little stiff, hesitatingly said: "Your Majesty..."

Hearing the unnaturalness in the other party's voice, Geng Yan smiled and let go of his hand, pulling him to sit down on the sofa beside him.He didn't have time in the last life, but this time, he thought they would definitely become true friends.

"Teacher Tia mentioned you to me, so I have been looking forward to it." He explained, not caring about each other's identities, and sat down next to each other, "Don't be restrained, in name, you and I should be regarded as brothers. "

"Uh, I'm ashamed and dare not take it." The person who was made uncomfortable by Geng Yan's enthusiastic attitude moved his butt to the side, but there was really not much respect in his voice.

Geng Yan smiled indifferently, and asked: "What do you want me to do here?"

The person sitting next to him was stunned, then stood up, bowed solemnly to Geng Yan, and said: "To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, I'm here this time to serve as a great gift for setting up the army."

"Oh?" Geng Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Do you want to hold a military ceremony before the battle?"

"Yes, there has been no such war in the empire for nearly 300 years. If His Majesty can hold an army ceremony before the army, it will not only inspire the soldiers, but it will also become a good talk."

Geng Yan was silent.

The military ceremony originated in the era of the mercenary king Li Sanduo. In every battle, the mercenary king would lead the soldiers under his command to question their beliefs in order to stabilize the army.At that time, human beings and non-human races were fighting to the death, and Li Sanduo shouldered the hope of all mankind, and that was also the period when the Illuminati was at its peak. Everyone had the belief in light in their hearts, and they did their best for this belief.

Empire of Light continues this tradition, at least in its early days.Later, on the one hand, wars were not common, and on the other hand, due to the expansion of imperial power, the monarchs did not want to see the prestige of the Illuminati over the imperial power, and gradually abandoned the military ceremony.

Under the gaze of the other party, Geng Yan stood up and paced the room silently.This matter is not as simple as a military ceremony. With the experience of the previous life, Geng Yan is very clear that the person in front of him only thinks about the continuation and belief of the Illuminati. The interests of the society are exactly the same, but in this life, everything is different.

"I have thought about how to plan the future of the empire after Fanglu is unified." Geng Yan stopped, looked at the person standing by the sofa, and said seriously: "There are too many things that need to be changed, and I can't do it for a while." Thoughtful...especially the arrangements for the Illuminati."

The person next to the sofa slowly raised his head and looked at Geng Yan.

"But I can promise you that no matter what happens in the process, I will never forcibly distort the ideas of the Illuminati and use violence. I sincerely hope that I can explore the way forward with you, for the sake of the empire and the Illuminati In the future, I need your help."

"Your request, I agree."

"Two days later, I will hold an army ceremony before the battle."

Every word is loud, echoing in the small room.The ordinary-faced sage had deep gazes in his dark eyes, stared at the emperor in front of him without blinking, and bowed deeply for a long time.

"Sir, thank you, Your Majesty."

After leaving the room, the gray-robed sage took the shuttle boat back to his empty boat and met the first knight waiting there.The elderly first knight looked at the young man in front of him and asked in a low voice, "Has your Majesty agreed?"

The young sage nodded silently.

"Excuse me, what do you think of His Majesty after seeing you this time?" the first knight asked suddenly.

The young sage turned his head and glanced at each other. Among the six knights, the one who had the greatest opinion on his plan was the number one knight.The old knight didn't hide this, and his attitude was extremely calm, so he couldn't blame anything.

After a long silence, he gave the most fair answer in his heart——

"Like the scorching sun."

Fiery, dazzling, burning with endless ambition and desire, like the scorching sun, a born emperor.

………………

In the Geng Army Guild Hall, Li Xifeng was about to burst into flames. The army outside besieged the city, but both Geng Yan and Gong Yun disappeared.There were seven or eight urgent calls from the guild in the morning, asking him to notify Geng Yan to deal with the current situation as soon as possible. There are still a lot of things in the Geng Army waiting for Geng Yan to make a decision. Geng Liancheng, who set off to support the defense line, urged him all day long. Thinking about when to return to Chang'an, he said that the front line was hopelessly rotten, and that it would be useless for him to stay there with his people, and he had to be on guard from time to time that the person he was protecting would be stabbed in the back and use it as a bargaining chip for surrender.

So the moment he saw Geng Yan, Li Xifeng almost burst into tears.

"Master..."

Geng Yan raised his hand to stop him, and asked, "Where is Feng He asking me to meet?"

When Li Xifeng heard Feng He's name, he felt troubled in his heart, especially when the other party said that Li Shen was going to die soon... He looked at Geng Yan hesitantly, and said, "He said, waiting for you in Chang'an Arena."

The Chang'an Arena is Li Mubai's territory, so there must be Huiguang involved in this matter.Geng Yan nodded, listening to Li Xifeng continue to talk about the affairs of the guild and the Geng Army. These things were all within his expectations, and he was going to let the matter of the guild go, and deal with Feng He and Li Mubai first. .

A Li tea house, maybe a Hades, two altars of immortality, keeping them is a disaster.Before getting the Divine Armor, Geng Yan still had three points of scruples. Now that the Divine Armor is in hand, it is time for him to let the other party figure out the gap between them.

After receiving the notice and rushing back to the guild hall, Gong Yun walked into Geng Yan's office, and saw Geng Yan sitting behind the table, lowering his head and wiping the long black knife on the table.Gong Yun was stunned for a moment, and recognized that it was the knife that Li Shen had worn. He frowned and asked, "I heard that Feng He came to look for you because of Xiao Shen?"

"Well, Li Shen is in his hands."

"where?"

"Chang'an Great Arena."

While talking, Geng Yan put the long knife back into its sheath, held it and stood up.

"Are you going?" Gong Yun asked.

"Of course I'm going." Geng Yan said indifferently with a cold face, "Since he wants my life, then give it a try."

Gong Yun dissuaded: "Don't, this is clearly a trap, let me go."

"It's also an opportunity." Geng Yan shook his head and said, "Just take advantage of this opportunity to catch them all and avoid any worries."

Gong Yun opened his mouth and closed it again. It was useless for Geng Yan to say anything.

"You arrange people to surround the Chang'an Arena, and if I don't come out within a day, blow it up." Geng Yan ordered, "Keep an eye on Huiguang, and once you find any changes in it, go to war immediately."

Gong Yun nodded, expressing his understanding.

"If you take my things, you will return them to me after all." Geng Yan held the black long knife in his hand, exuding an aggressive fighting spirit that Gong Yun had never seen before, and there was a murderous look in those eyes that were disguised as pitch black. .

At this moment, he is not a king.

It's the Geng Army, Geng Yan.