Chapter 603: Snow-White Seal
"Guardian envoy?"
Chen Chao was a little distracted, almost doubting that he heard wrongly.
At the end of the military attache of the Liang Dynasty, there were only two peaks, one in the north and the other in the divine capital.
After careful planning, Chen Chao had only been in the court for a few years, and he had already grown from a small local guard to the commander of the left guard. Such a promotion speed was already very rare.
"I'm just afraid that I won't be able to convince the public."
Chen Chao looked at Emperor Liang and said, "Regardless of qualifications or level, I am not the most suitable candidate."
"If there is really someone to take over the vacancy after the Guardian Envoy leaves, it should be Lord Song Lian." 🄲
Song Lian's qualifications should be the most suitable, not to mention that he is only one step away from the realm of Wangyou.
Chen Chao said seriously, "Besides, what happened last night just happened. No matter the timing or anything else, it was not suitable."
Emperor Liang said, "You know, I don't just want you to be the guardian envoy."
"I can even give you this world."
Emperor Daliang said calmly, "After what happened last night, everyone in the world knows that your surname is Chen, and that you are also of my Chen family's blood. Although it will be a bit troublesome for you to ascend the throne in the future, I think it is generally within the controllable range. Besides, I have already cleaned up the situation." a lot of."
Chen Chao didn't speak, just looked at Emperor Liang in front of him, and quickly remembered the time when the two met for the first time.
"I told Your Majesty a long time ago that I have no interest in the world. It has never belonged to me, and I have never wanted to own it."
Chen Chao looked at Emperor Liang, still saying the same thing as before.
The Emperor of Daliang was silent for a moment and said, "Is a commoner unworthy of being the Lord of Daliang?"
"It has nothing to do with identity."
It has nothing to do with identity, only to do with willingness.
"Didn't Your Majesty never want to be the lord of this world?"
Chen Chao looked at Emperor Liang and said, "Why let me walk the same road again."
Emperor Liang looked at him and was silent for a long time without speaking.
"It doesn't matter whether I am the emperor or not. I will continue to do whatever your Majesty wants to do."
After hearing this, Emperor Liang did not speak, nor did he insist any further.
But Emperor Liang quickly said, "I have something to tell you."
Chen Chao was startled.
"Come with me."
Emperor Daliang walked out of the pavilion and walked towards the depths of the imperial city. Chen Chao followed behind him. He soon discovered that the two of them had bypassed the meeting hall and continued walking deeper into the city. It was a place they had never seen before. woods, and then the two came to a lake.
Lakeside
Some of the weeping willows looked like the same species as those on the south lakeside of the academy.
Emperor Liang walked through the lakeside with his hands behind his back, then came to a palace at the end, and then slowly stopped.
"There was a question last night. Your brother asked it very well. How could a person like the emperor die suddenly? There was something strange about his death."
Hearing this, Chen Chao was a little surprised, "Has your Majesty found out the truth?"
Emperor Liang said meaningfully, "There are some clues, but there is no final truth, but I can tell you."
After Emperor Liang said this, he walked to the palace.
After Chen Chao followed them in, they discovered that there was a cave here. This palace was not built from bottom to top, but from top to bottom. When they walked in, it was flat ground, but after entering the palace, they could see To get to this palace, you actually have to dig all the way down, similar to the construction of an underground palace.
They are at a high place now.
Below, there are countless people dressed in black busy among them, with silk threads crisscrossing the space below.
From time to time, files and bamboo slips would be passed around on the silk thread, and then disappear.
Emperor Liang walked down the stairs on the side, and Chen Chao followed behind him. He was a little shocked by the scene in front of him.
"Fangwai monks have always regarded secular dynasties as puppets and slaves. This has always been the case. Supporting secular dynasties is just to do things for them. Before Daliang, almost all the spiritual resources they needed were supplied by secular dynasties. There was no one who knew how many people were there every year. How many people have died under slavery, but this has become commonplace for them and has been so for many years.”
Emperor Liang sneered, "But it's always been like this, right?"
"After the founding of Daliang, we have been trying to change this situation. All the past emperors have been working hard for this. Before, you said the legacy of Emperor Lingzong and the legacy of the past emperors. In fact, you were not wrong."
Emperor Daliang looked at the busy people below and said calmly, "Since the founding of Daliang, for more than two hundred years, what he has been asking for is to completely draw a clear line with Fangwai. However, I think it is not enough. Xie Shangshu He said Emperor Lingzong was wrong last night, but he was only right about one thing."
"Emperor Lingzong's biggest mistake was to choose the wrong person. If your brother remains emperor for a few more years, I'm afraid Daliang's two hundred years of hard work will be in vain."
Chen Chao did not interrupt, but just listened silently. He knew that everything he heard today was the biggest secret of the Liang Dynasty.
"Daliang
There is a ghost, naturally it is Fang Wai's method, but it doesn't seem to be a big surprise that Fang Wai has Daliang's spies? "
"The previous emperors here called it Baichuan Pavilion."
Emperor Daliang looked at Chen Chao, "For more than two hundred years, although Daliang has been working hard, most of the spies have not been able to access the core content of a certain sect, but it has been somewhat effective."
"That piece of news just came. Although it is not detailed, it is almost certain that the death of the emperor's brother is closely related to a certain sect outside the world." 🄲
The Daliang Emperor walked to a place where files were stored, reached out and took out a file, and handed it to Chen Chao.
After Chen Chao took it, he looked at it for a few seconds, and then asked, "Where is the person who spread the news?"
The Daliang Emperor said, "He is dead."
Chen Chao was silent.
"After the news came out, his identity was discovered. Being a spy is like this. We are looking for ghosts, and they are looking for ghosts too. It is difficult."
"But the news is probably correct."
The Daliang Emperor said with his hands behind his back, "A person like my brother was too outstanding back then. Although it is rumored that I can be on par with my brother, I may be on par with my brother in terms of cultivation talent, but in terms of governing the country and strategy, I am far inferior to my brother. I have been governing the country reluctantly over the years. If it were my brother, I think it would not be like this."
"Being too brilliant will attract jealousy. At that time, Prince Xin was secretly executed by Emperor Lingzong because of this matter. This is also a secret. It has never been in the The story in the history books. "
The Daliang Emperor said to himself, "Since such a brilliant person, if he really sat on the throne, Fangwai would naturally not want to see it, so it is reasonable for him to take action."
Speaking of this, the Daliang Emperor suddenly remembered the story of last night and said, "Of course, it is also the so-called inference, and the evidence is insufficient, but I think the truth will soon be clear."
Chen Chao handed back the file, and then the Daliang Emperor handed it to a man in black, "They are absolutely loyal, you can trust them."
"There is another news."
The Daliang Emperor said calmly, "This is the biggest secret of the Daliang Dynasty."
Chen Chao waited for the next part.
"Among the emperors of Daliang, there are many with outstanding talents. It is not difficult to cultivate to the state of forgetfulness. Once you enter this state, living for more than a hundred years is not a problem. But why has Daliang been passed down to the fourth generation in more than two hundred years, not counting your brother? Emperor Taizong was a genius, why did he only reign for 42 years?"
The Daliang Emperor said calmly, "He was killed by Fangwai, but the matter involves a secret, which is kept secret and only known to successors of successive generations."
Chen Chao was silent for a moment before saying, "It is not possible to enter the imperial city in a swagger."
The Daliang Emperor nodded and said, "Doing these things is naturally not so simple."
Chen Chao frowned, "If you say so, it is a ghost."
The Daliang Emperor said, "None of the people arrested last night were involved in this matter."
Chen Chao did not speak again. At this point, the uncle and nephew had already understood, which means that Daliang Dynasty still has a biggest ghost that they have not found, and that ghost may be more terrifying than all the remaining ghosts combined.
Chen Chao said calmly, "I'm afraid that the ghost was already there when Daliang was founded more than two hundred years ago."
"Maybe even earlier."
The Daliang Emperor said, "Until today, no clues have been revealed, which makes it scary."
The ghost in the open is not scary. The real scary thing is the ghost hidden in the abyss, looking at them coldly.
Chen Chao said, "We have to find him out."
The Daliang Emperor said, "It's not easy."
While speaking, the Daliang Emperor took out a small snow-white seal and handed it to Chen Chao.
Chen Chao took it and looked at it. Under the snow-white seal, there were five words: Daliang Guardian.
Chen Chao frowned.
"After Ningping left the capital, this thing stayed with me. I will give it to you today."
Without waiting for Chen Chao to speak, the Daliang Emperor said to himself, "Before you enter Wangyou, I will not tell the world that you are the Guardian. During this period, the position of Guardian remains vacant."
Without waiting for Chen Chao to speak, the Daliang Emperor smiled and said, "I decree this."
Chen Chao smiled helplessly.
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Half an hour later, Chen Chao left the palace. The Daliang Emperor watched him leave by the lake, and then returned here.
“I have an order.”
The Daliang Emperor looked down, and after hearing this, many black-clothed people stopped what they were doing.
They all looked up.
The Daliang Emperor smiled and said, “After my death, no matter who succeeds, Baichuan Pavilion will listen to Chen Chao, and it will be up to him to decide whether to tell the new emperor the secrets here.”
After hearing this, the black-clothed people were silent for a long time, and then said in unison, “Yes, I command.”
The Daliang Emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then whispered, “For Daliang, you have worked hard.”
The black-clothed people knelt on one knee, their expressions solemn, “We are willing to die for Daliang, willing to die for Your Majesty, and we will obey Your Majesty’s order!”
The Daliang Emperor shook his head and said with some emotion, “I don’t want you to die. I hope you can all see the future Daliang, a different Daliang.”