Chapter 302 A Humane Gift

"Impossible!"

In the Prince's Mansion, the Prince who had been choosing to stand aside could no longer hold back, and his voice of anger resounded throughout the mansion.

The staff from the noble families in the Prince's Mansion were also angry at this moment, and they all spoke up to rebuke Baihu's remarks.

"It's ridiculous!"

"This ghost in the underworld is simply unreasonable!"

"Such absurd words that violate the great etiquette must be severely punished!"

In fact, it's not surprising that the staff were so angry, because this alliance involved a lot of things, and the significance represented by the host was too important.

The alliance between Daxia and the underworld involved the balance of yin and yang, which was the highest level of humanity after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky.

The affairs of the great ceremony may seem cumbersome, but they involve the fortune of the dynasty and the destiny of humanity. It can be said that it is a major event that can affect the foundation of the dynasty.

Throughout the ages, only the emperor, the prince, the minister of ceremonies, and the chief of the clan can preside over the great ceremony.

The Human Emperor presided over the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, and reported to the Nine Heavenly Gods and communicated with the Hades Emperor from the throne of the Human Emperor. It was a first-class event in the world.

The Humane Dynasties of all generations used the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony to prolong the life of the dynasty and continue the dynasty's fortune.

However, after the Great Yin Human Emperor cut off the connection between heaven and earth, the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony in the world only had symbolic significance and could no longer prolong the life of the dynasty.

The ceremony presided over by the Taichang was also called the Chao Li. Every year, the Great Xia court offered sacrifices to the four rivers and four seas, the ghosts and gods of the netherworld, and gathered incense, faith, and the fortune of humanity.

The ceremony presided over by the Zongzheng was called the Zuli, which was the ceremony that governed the royal family's ancestor worship and imperial decree. The operation of the royal family and clan was all in the hands of the Zongzheng.

The ceremony presided over by the prince was called the Humane Ceremony. Only events that were big enough to involve the entire Humane Dynasty would be called the Humane Ceremony.

The prince presided over the Great Humanistic Ceremony, which was an excellent opportunity to swear his orthodoxy and gain the recognition of court officials and the destiny of humanity, which would be of great benefit to ascending the throne of the emperor in the future.

Such an opportunity is not available to every prince, so when the prince and his staff learned about the alliance between Daxia and the underworld, they were overjoyed, thinking that this was an opportunity to completely suppress other princes.

But who would have thought that the ghosts and gods of the underworld would actually propose to change the identity of the host of the Great Humanistic Ceremony, which was undoubtedly a loud slap in the face of the prince.

If even the opportunity to host the Great Humanistic Ceremony was taken away, he would inevitably become a laughing stock of the world.

"No, I want to go to the palace to meet my father and let him punish the rude behavior of the ghosts and gods of the underworld!"

The prince suddenly stood up, called the carriage and hurried to the direction of the imperial city.

And it was not only the prince who was stimulated, but even Xu Yankuan, the head of the Nine Ministers, did not react for a while after hearing Baihu's words.

When his chaotic brain was slightly awake, Xu Yankuan realized what had happened.

The seal on his waist flashed a golden light, and Xu Yankuan directly used the Taichang seal to set up a barrier with the help of the imperial capital formation to prevent outsiders from spying on this place.

After hurriedly doing all this, Xu Yankuan couldn't help but said loudly:

"The alliance is a great gift of humanity, and it is an important gift of the court of my Great Xia. Only the prince is qualified to preside over it.

And the master of Wuxuan Pavilion doesn't even have a royal title, so how can he be qualified to preside over the great gift of humanity?"

"This matter concerns the order of my Great Xia court. Please don't interfere at will."

At this moment, Xu Yankuan finally showed some of the majesty of the head of the Nine Ministers and righteously rejected Baihu's request.

But under this majestic appearance, Xu Yankuan was frightened in his heart.

Others don't know the inside story of Wuxuan Pavilion, but he knows it clearly.

Emperor Xia paid a huge price, and his purpose was to use the hands of the ghosts and gods of the underworld to destroy Wuxuan Pavilion and destroy the foundation of Xia Yunqiu's human destiny.

If this matter could not be accomplished, it would be enough to make Emperor Xia furious, not to mention the absurd request made by Bai Hu at the moment.

Once Xia Yunqiu really presided over the humanity ceremony, it would mean that she had already stepped into the affairs of the Great Xia Dynasty and would be more favored by the destiny of humanity.

And Xia Yunqiu could also gain great fame with the humanity ceremony. She would no longer be the ninth daughter of Emperor Xia who had not been conferred a title, but a real cornerstone of the dynasty who could leave her true name in the court.

This was a result that Emperor Xia would never allow.

So Xu Yankuan changed his previous respectfulness and rejected Bai Hu's request with righteous words.

In the carriage, Bai Hu had already anticipated Xu Yankuan's attitude.

He just sneered and said:

"Interfere at will? The alliance is a matter between Daxia and my Yinsi, and Yinsi naturally has the right to choose the host.

This matter may be very important to your Daxia, but it is just a trivial matter for my Yinsi.

With your Daxia's current strength, it is impossible to fight against Dongtian Fudi outside Jingzhou. It is bound to require my Yinsi to gather the power of all ghosts and gods to compete with Dongtian Fudi.

The Yinsi bears the huge risk after the alliance, but if your Daxia refuses even this little thing, I doubt your sincerity in the alliance."

This matter was an order issued by Xia Yunqiu, the envoy of Fengdu, in Wuxuan Pavilion. Baihu and Zhuque naturally obeyed it unconditionally.

Even if it was reported back to Fengdu City, Niutou Yinshuai would definitely choose to support their approach.

As for the possibility of failure of the alliance? It doesn't matter to them at all.

As long as the will of Fengdu Emperor is obeyed, Yinsi does not need to care about the incense beliefs and the position of the city god in a few states.

The determination of Baihu's attitude far exceeded Xu Yankuan's expectations, but when things came to this point, he could only look towards the dark red carriage on the other side.

"Honored God."

"We have the same attitude in the underworld. Even if we tell Zhou Jue Yin Tian Gong, the result will be the same.

The choice is in the hands of you, Da Xia. You just need to answer yes or no."

After Zhu Que finished speaking, a ghost general in armor walked out from among the ghosts and gods and said to Xu Yankuan:

"The two honored gods need to rest. Please leave first, Xu Taichang."

Xu Yankuan looked ugly, but he could only grit his teeth and turn around to fly towards the direction of the imperial city.

He knew very well that although he blocked the outside world's prying eyes later, Baihu's initial conditions were enough to make the court boil. He had to meet Emperor Xia as soon as possible to make follow-up responses.

Just as Xu Yankuan thought, the court was already noisy at this moment.

The faces of the nobles and dukes of high status turned red at this moment, and they loudly rebuked:

"How dare the ghosts and gods of the underworld interfere in the affairs of the people of Daxia? This is a provocation to Daxia!"

"If this is agreed, the rituals will be broken!"

"Please give me the military order, and I will lead the Western Army to mobilize the imperial capital to attack those ghosts and gods!"

The vast majority of the nobles and dukes were extremely angry about the arrogant attitude of the underworld, and the forces of the prince were the most angry.

Their interests were firmly tied to the prince. If the prince really lost the opportunity to host the great ceremony, it would have a great impact on them.

Although the high-ranking officials of the other princes' factions were happy to see the prince's impoliteness, Baihu was offending the face of the entire Daxia court, so they could not show it openly, but just kept silent, neither opposing nor supporting.

In this noisy palace hall, no one could notice the indifferent expression of Emperor Xia on the dragon throne.

After experiencing the initial anger, Emperor Xia has calmed down and is thinking about why the situation has come to this point.

It is obvious that he used the hand of the underworld to eliminate Xia Yunqiu, but Xia Yunqiu actually gained support from the underworld, which made Emperor Xia puzzled.

"After the White Tiger and Vermillion Bird entered the Wuxuan Pavilion, their attitude suddenly changed.

Could it be that something happened in the Wuxuan Pavilion, which made the underworld afraid to act and even try to please Xia Yunqiu?"

As soon as this thought arose, it was immediately dispelled by Emperor Xia.

"No! The Yinsi has the support of the Emperor of Fengdu, and Xia Yunqiu has the Supreme Daozi behind him at best. How could they possibly please Xia Yunqiu?

The Supreme Daozi is not even comparable to the Emperor of Fengdu. Even the unfathomable Niutou can suppress him. How can Xia Yunqiu deserve such courtesy?"

"Since it is not out of fear, the biggest possibility is that the Yinsi has noticed the importance of Xia Yunqiu and wants to use Xia Yunqiu to gain more benefits?

The Yinsi even wants to use Xia Yunqiu as a pawn to interfere in the internal affairs of our Great Xia court!"

In the eyes of Emperor Xia, this is the most likely idea that is in line with the interests of the Yinsi.

At this moment, a hurried figure stepped into the hall, and said in an angry tone:

"Greetings, Father!"

"This ghost of the underworld hastily proposed such a thing, it must be ill-intentioned, wanting to intervene in the internal affairs of our Great Xia, and it is even possible that Xia Yunqiu has been bribed by the underworld.

I think that the ghost of the underworld must not be allowed to succeed, and this matter must be dealt with seriously to enhance the majesty of our Great Xia."

Emperor Xia's turbid eyes fell on the hurried prince, and his low voice suppressed the discussion of the court officials.

"In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

The prince knelt on the ground and said respectfully:

"I ask my father to order the destruction of Wuxuan Pavilion and take Xia Yunqiu to the Heavenly Prison for interrogation to deter the ghost of the underworld!"

The prince expressed his position, and dozens of officials in the court knelt on the ground and said in unison:

"Your Majesty, please order the destruction of Wuxuan Pavilion and take Xia Yunqiu to the Heavenly Prison!"

The ministers were indignant, and Emperor Xia could feel that the dynasty's fortune had begun to tilt between words.

Xia Yunqiu was bribed by the underworld gods and ghosts, which angered the public and made most factions in the court reach a rare unity.

The court officials represent the fortune of the Humane Dynasty, and even Emperor Xia cannot fully control it. Once the court officials trigger the fortune of the Humane Dynasty, it is possible to temporarily use the dynasty fortune to humanize the fortune.

Taking advantage of the influence of the dynasty's fortune to attack Xia Yunqiu again is enough to minimize the turmoil caused by suppressing the fire of humanity.

Emperor Xia looked at the prince below with admiration and was about to give an order.

At this moment, a figure in a scarlet robe broke into the palace hall and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, you must not attack Xia Yunqiu!"

Everyone frowned and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see that the person who stepped into the hall was Xu Yankuan, the Taichang who had gone to greet the underworld gods and ghosts before.

"Xu Taichang, what do you mean?"

"Have you also been bribed by the underworld gods?"

"You actually pleaded for Xia Yunqiu. Are you still a minister of Daxia?"

Xu Yankuan did not bother to respond to the questions of the ministers, and said to Emperor Xia:

"Your Majesty, the underworld gods are determined to change the host. It doesn't seem like a casual remark at all. Please think twice."

While speaking, Xu Yankuan repeated the communication between Baihu and Zhuque in the court.

The indifferent face of Emperor Xia finally showed some changes. Before Emperor Xia could speak, the ministers in the court exploded.

"Absurd, absolutely absurd!"

"How dare the underworld gods threaten Daxia with the alliance."

"Re-establishing the city gods will be of great benefit to the underworld. I really don't believe they will be willing to give up the alliance for Xia Yunqiu."

"What do they think the imperial capital is? They can come and go as they please."

The faces of the officials in the court flushed at this moment. If the attitudes of these dignitaries before were still performative, then everyone was expressing their true feelings at this moment.

The arrogance of the ghosts and gods in the underworld was fully reflected in this condition, leaving no room for negotiation for Daxia.

The generals clenched their swords at their waists, wishing they could immediately send troops to rush into the mansion where the ghosts and gods in the underworld lived and suppress all the ghosts and gods.

Even Prime Minister Wen, who was always known as a good guy, had a completely gloomy face at this moment.

Everyone looked at Emperor Xia at the top of the throne, waiting for his order.

As long as Emperor Xia gave an order to mobilize the human destiny and the imperial capital formation to suppress, even if there were hundreds of ghosts and gods in the underworld, it would be useless.

Under the gaze of the ministers, Emperor Xia finally spoke, his majestic voice without any emotion.

"The alliance between Daxia and the underworld is a thousand-year plan, which allows Daxia to safely pass the tide of the spiritual energy tide era and persist until the critical point of the next spiritual energy exhaustion period.

Although the ghosts and gods of the underworld are arrogant, Daxia still needs them to fight against the many caves and paradises outside the imperial capital."

Although the words have not been finished, the ministers in the court have already realized Emperor Xia's choice.

No one could have thought that this absurd dispute would have such a result.

Faced with the threat of the ghosts and gods of the underworld, Emperor Xia actually chose to give in directly, completely ignoring the interests of Daxia.

In the hall, the prince kneeling on the ground was completely dazed. Emperor Xia's concession made him, the future crown prince, completely a victim of this alliance ceremony.

The ministers were dead silent, and only Emperor Xia's words echoed in the palace hall.

"Appoint Xia Yunqiu, the head of Wuxuan Pavilion, as Princess Tianxing, to preside over the alliance between Daxia and the netherworld, and to be in charge of the great ceremony of humanity!"

The moment the words fell, the human luck that enveloped the sky above the imperial capital in the direction of Wuxuan Pavilion began to gather towards Xia Yunqiu, and the brilliance of the fire of humanity soared into the sky.

At the same time, the title of Princess Tianxing also turned into an invisible shackle, binding Xia Yunqiu from a position outside the court of Daxia to the court.

For Emperor Xia, although Xia Yunqiu had already become a big winner at the moment with the help of the requirements of the ghosts and gods of the netherworld.

But taking advantage of the opportunity of the great ceremony of humanity to suppress her with the title of princess may not be an opportunity to control Xia Yunqiu and eliminate the threat.

But Emperor Xia did not know that there was a pair of starry eyes in the Xue Mansion that took everything in.

In those bright eyes, more information besides the human luck could be clearly seen.

In front of the stone table, Shen Yuan played with the black chess pieces in his hand, taking in the disappointed eyes of the civil and military officials in the court.

"I would rather let Xia Yunqiu rise to power and make the whole court civil and military officials alienated than give up the alliance with the underworld.

The more radical the choice, the more it will expose your own weakness."

"It seems that it is time for the Fangcun Secret Realm to be born."