swear to love heaven

Cloud Palace, as the name suggests, is a palace surrounded by a vast sea of ​​clouds. From the name, it is not difficult to guess that this palace is located at the highest point of the Hittite Palace. Except for the adjacent Yuelin Palace, the unattainable Cloud Palace occupies the top of the holy mountain. Strange and steep mountains, full of magnificent mountain scenery that can't be seen at a glance.

Because of the high terrain and the distance from the Hall of Holy Light and the Giant Stone Hall, the Yun Palace is rarely used, and is only used as a place for royal sacrifices.Therefore, the status and function of Yungong is more like a temple dedicated to the Hittite royal family than a simple gorgeous palace.

The huge stone statues lined up in order, under the sunlight in the afternoon, bloomed with a majestic gray light.Those slightly drooping gazes, projected on the white marble floor through the obsidian pupils, are dull, indifferent, and faintly flickering with a gloomy light.

The long-lost Hittite characters are engraved on the numerous stone pillars. These characters, which can only be read by priests, silently describe the difficult journey of the Hittite ancestors from the wild to the prosperous... The exquisite and cold characters are long and profound. The history of China and the growth of a powerful military empire are like a majestic and winding picture scroll, which is quietly displayed in front of future generations with the biting wind whistling in the ears.

Standing with hands behind his back, looking up at a stone pillar, his brown eyes glanced at the ancient inscriptions indifferently, and he read the content silently. Lemomenna can understand the lost ancient Hittite script, thanks to the teaching of an old priest .Of course, it was not out of his kindness to teach, but Muhari took him away from the temple outside Hattusa and forced him to teach the young Lemomenna.

This devout servant who keeps on serving the gods cherishes his little life and doesn't want to go to the underworld to praise the greatness of miracles.Therefore, he gave all he had to teach Lemomena in exchange for the right to live in this world.

"Prince Regent, how do you plan to deal with this matter?" Muhali asked softly standing behind him.

He didn't open his mouth, and kept his head upright without moving. The breeze penetrating the palace blew the black robe corners, and a shadow moved slightly, unpredictable.

Waiting for her decision, Muhari looked at Kusina who was aside, and the two exchanged a look without saying a word.

After a long while, when the clear air in the hall gradually became stagnant because of her silence, she turned around slowly, with the same indifferent eyes and the same determination and courage as before.

"Execute Buna and order Joh to compensate the family of the deceased."

Surprised and frowning, Muhari asked again hesitantly: "Your Highness, what should the Yohe family do?"

Raise your eyebrows, take a step, and the bright sunshine follows your feet, tracing a series of clear shadows in a meandering manner.

"Buna killed someone, so he deserved his life. His crime has nothing to do with his people, so they don't have to be held accountable."

Such an analysis makes sense.However, it runs counter to an important punishment in the Hittite law...a felony for one person, punishing even the tribe.

Lemomenna knew Hittite law well, so how could he not know this.

However, she chose to execute Buna and spare his clansmen, which would bring great pressure to her, and some people would even make a big fuss about it.

"Your Highness, please think twice. If only Buna is executed, I am afraid that the ministers and nobles will--"

"What will happen?" Without stopping, Lemomena walked through the group of stone pillars and walked towards the huge French windows.

Keeping up with her, Kusina whispered: "Although Buna is Yohe's son, the person he killed was a minister of the House of Lords. If His Highness makes such a judgment, the House of Lords may get other ministers to attack His Highness together." , They have long been angry because His Highness established the House of Commons. This time, Bu Na killed the members of the Upper House, if His Highness mishandled it, how could they let it go?"

Laughing, hiding a trace of indifferent laziness. "Kushina, let me ask you. How is Yoh's influence in Hittite?"

"Yohe came from a hereditary nobleman, and his influence spread to many cities in the north. Needless to say, the rich and powerful, the tens of thousands of mercenaries in his hands are enough to prove that he is not to be underestimated in the north."

"Then let me ask you again, what is the relationship between Yoh and the House of Lords?"

He frowned, thought for a moment, and replied cautiously: "As far as I know, half of the members of the House of Lords have a close relationship with him. Since Dom's feud with Joch many years ago, the entire House of Lords has actually changed. There are two factions, one is Dom's henchman, the other is Joch's confidant."

The careless steps finally stopped, and the scenery in front of me seemed to be in a fairyland of the sea of ​​clouds... The spacious floor-to-ceiling windows brought the infinite scenery into the room, and the vast and continuous white clouds surrounded the looming mountains, which was indescribably magnificent and majestic. The calm brown eyes created a scene of breathtaking magnificence.

"The last question, if I deal with Yoh and his people according to the Hittite law, will he accept the punishment obediently?"

"No." This time, Cusina answered decisively.

There was a slight smile, casual and indifferent, but concealed an invisible condensed murderous aura. "In this case, why not use this matter to promote two good things?"

"Two good things?" Asked suspiciously, Kusina glanced at Muhali and saw that he was also confused.It seems that they have missed some important link in this matter, and this very important message is hidden in Lemomena's secretive and arrogant smile.

"With this, on the one hand, the old Hittite law can be amended, and those unreasonable joint crimes and excessively harsh and cruel punishments can all be changed. The second is to intensify the power struggle between Joch and Dom, and let them Mutual restraint, mutual entanglement." Turning the head, the side face full of smiles, the bright sunlight outlines the handsome lines, the warm and gentle light passes through the green armor on the cheeks, and in a blink of an eye... the warmth is gone, only the warmth is left. A stern and chilling cold tone, blooming with pure freezing temperature.

"Let's just sit aside and wait for a good show." When she said this, she was smiling, with a simple and clear happy emotion, and even a little childish naughtiness.

Shocked, he felt a chilly air enveloping his body from feet to head. He didn't even let go of the slow breathing from his mouth. He sucked in the air from his nose and nose. The ice flakes made his throat uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Muhali and Kushina were confused... Is it because they are in this extremely cold cloud palace, the biting temperature brought by the howling winter wind makes people tremble, or is it because the young regent is smiling, but The lack of warmth in the eyes made people feel even more frightened with blood coagulation.

After calming down, Muhali nodded, and asked a question in an affirmative tone. "Your Highness, excuse me for your stupidity. It's probably not... a coincidence that Bu Na killed a minister of the House of Lords?"

The eyebrows sprinkled with bright sunshine raised a trace of ridicule with unknown meaning, and the lips that smiled without saying a word raised a strange arc. With the circling mountain wind passing by, the corners of the black robe violently fluttered, and the black The shadow of the sun broke the pride of the sun, arrogant and unruly.

Nodding his head again, he felt the bitter cold again, flying away from the black figure standing by the window, following the colorful shadow projected on the white ground all the way, making people caught off guard.Lowering his eyelids to block the trace of strangeness in his eyes, Muhali respectfully remained silent.

Kusina also seemed to feel something, and saw that he also nodded in salute, and stood quietly aside, a little embarrassment could be discerned faintly from his strong and stiff body.

He pulled the corner of his mouth disapprovingly, and looked away, the snow-white continuous sea of ​​clouds returned to his eyes, the pure white dazzling light replaced the dark deep brown.

However, the boundless undulating sea of ​​clouds has never been able to erase the flickering blue flames in Lemomena's eyes.

In the distance, a white eagle soared on the top of Yunman Mountain, with a free and unrestricted figure, and the sunlight coated it with golden armor. Hovering in the sky of mountains, seas and clouds...

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Sitting and kneeling figures, slow and quick breathing, relaxed and tense expressions, in the luxurious side hall with no one around, the small sound of the red heat of the torch shaking in the air can be heard quietly.

Gently turning the pure gold wine glass in his hand, the cyan liquid swayed in the golden glass, crushing the unyielding halo of the fire, leaving behind a dazzling, grotesque, chaotic, and rippling.

With one elbow resting on his cheek, he looked expressionlessly at Yohe who was kneeling in the hall.Suddenly, there was a trace of sympathy for this man who was over fifty years old, for some reason.

"Your son actually beat up the minister of the House of Lords in a busy city under the watchful eyes of everyone, causing him to be seriously injured and died. Joch, what else do you have to say?"

"The minister is guilty, he has no way to teach his children, and he indulges too much. Please ask the regent to punish him severely according to the law."

"Severe punishment?" With a contemptuous arc on his cold lips, he put down the wine glass, and the metal collided with the marble table, making a slight crisp sound, which echoed in Yohe's ears, like a muffled thunder that exploded in his numb body. "Buna must be sentenced to death. You are his father, so of course you cannot escape the charge of poor education. Have you calculated how many people are in your big family in the north? Or let me send someone to They detained them all and counted them one by one to see if they were sent to the border or sent to the mining area, huh?"

The bent body was lowered even lower, and the tip of his nose was almost touching the cold ground.Mingming's whole body was shivering from the cold, but bead-sized beads of sweat were uncontrollably overflowing from his forehead. "The Regent forgives the crime! Buna has indeed committed a capital crime, and it is right to execute him as an example. The old minister failed to manage his son well, so he should be severely punished. However, the old minister's family members are innocent. Please, the Regent Forgive them!"

Up to now, Joch is quite clear in his heart, even though he has tens of thousands of mercenaries in his hands.However, that group of bandit soldiers who only worked for money would never stand up against the Hittite army. They are not soldiers like the Imperial Eagle Legion who do not want to die for money. These mercenaries value their lives more than money important.

The icy sight and icy voice completely froze the air floating around Chen Xiang, instantly. "Hittite law, a felony for one person, punishing the tribe. You are a Hittite nobleman and a veteran, do you want me to explain the meaning of this law?"

"Yes, yes, I understand. I dare not extravagantly expect Your Highness to forgive me. I am willing to accept the crime. I dare to beg Your Highness to forgive my family and clan members. I am willing to contribute my savings over the years to do a little bit for Hittite. Please show mercy to the Regent, let them go!" With desperate pleading, he did not dare to raise his head, his eyes stared straight at the white ground, as if he saw the blood of the whole family stained the marble floor.

A cold snort, a breath of contempt and disdain, came along with the movement of her fingertips lightly brushing the robe.Squinting to look at the brown eyes by the window, there is a cloud of undercurrents, brewing some kind of dangerous message.

"Money...do you think that by moving your treasury into the Hittite treasury, you can get the House of Lords to give up the chance to drive you and your people to extinction? Yoh, are you confused, or do you think Dom Too old to take your head off?"

"Chen...Chen, Your Highness..." She was dumb, stuttering not only her voice, but also her confused brain.

The tone changed, and the calm and prestige voice scattered the warm white smoke around the stove. "From today onwards, you will stay at Hattusha's post house, and you are not allowed to take half a step without my order."

Dazed, he did not dare to be negligent and replied: "Yes, I strictly abide by the Regent's order."

"Also, draft two letters in your name, send one to the family of the deceased to apologize and appease, and send one to your family members and clan members in the north, admonishing them to be cautious in their words and deeds, to keep themselves safe and not to repeat any wrongdoing." Frown , picked up the wine glass on the table.Get up, go around the chair and walk towards the soft couch on one side.

"Yes, back to the Post House, I will write immediately."

With the clear and powerful sound of the leather boots stepping on the ground, Lemomena's unhurried tone came from behind her.

"Yohe, listen carefully, if I hear any more news about your people causing trouble. I promise, I don't need Dom to come to me, I will personally order the Imperial Eagle Legion to wipe out you My old nest. At that time, I will let you and your clansmen settle today's accounts together."

"Yes...the regent, I will remember your admonition, and you must restrain your people's words and deeds, and never dare to act recklessly again." His forehead rested on the hard marble floor, making a dull but clear sound, suppressing his trembling voice, Yohe was in awe He said: "Thank you for the magnanimity of the regent, and let the family of the minister, the deep kindness bestowed by His Highness, I will firmly remember it in my heart. In front of the gods of the Anatolian plateau, I swear to obey the orders and allegiance to the Your Highness, willing to do your best for the Hittite Empire."

"Okay, you can step back." Standing beside the exquisite soft couch wrapped in gold carvings, he turned his face, and the corner of his eyes glanced at Yohe who was kneeling on the ground. Shaped Shimen, eyes flashed quietly.

"Yes." Standing on the ground, he stood up slowly. The body over half a century old, I don't know if it was because of kneeling for a long time, or because he had just passed by the god of death, showing extreme collapse, trembling and unsteadiness Straighten up.

Sighing, the indifferent voice faded away, and there was a faint sense of sadness that was not easy to detect. "Go to the death cell and take a look at Buna, tomorrow will be...executed."

"Yes, I thank Your Highness for your kindness, so that our father and son can see each other for the last time." Bowing, his voice trembling slightly, contained sobs. At this moment, Yohe is just an old father, not the one who lived in the Hittite Empire. A powerful and wealthy nobleman.The arrogance he once had that could not be ignored was finally completely defeated when his own son was about to be executed.

After waving, he still stood by the side of the couch, frowning in silence.

Joch staggered, his drooping shoulders were like a pair of old armor, pieced together in pieces, but he no longer had any threats, and he no longer had the majesty of the past.

So far, Joch, the great northern aristocrat who was in great power for a while, was completely abandoned by the new dynasty from power, far away from the Hittite power center, and bid farewell to the glorious years when he controlled several cities in the north for more than ten years.

Bitter cold wind squeezed in through the door that Yoch opened when he left, and a gust of clear chill washed away the depression that was pressing on his chest.At the same time as the brows were stretched, the golden wine glass was close to the lips, and the line of the tightly pursed lips suddenly changed into a stubborn arc, and the narrow tone that followed immediately concealed the joy of sweeping away the haze.

"When are you going to eavesdrop?"