Beauty and the Bodyguard

After all, Liu Ziyu is the new emperor of the Hongshang Empire. The Hongshang Empire has the Longbang Title Kingdom under its jurisdiction, and the Longbang Title Kingdom has the Hongshang County under its jurisdiction.

For a county prince, even if he was a relative of Liu Ziyu, this would be too much.

Therefore, there must be monsters when things happen. I guess something will happen to these people.

The two talked quietly, and soon saw a group of people entering the square in the distance.

The bodies of the Fenghuo Army had been removed before, and Tuoba Tou quietly left at some point, not even daring to say hello.

The blood stains on the ground became much lighter after being washed several times with clean water. It was almost impossible to tell that a small-scale one-sided massacre had just occurred here.

"Why is there so much water here? Are the people responsible for cleaning up in the Imperial Palace too irresponsible? We need to teach them a lesson later."

Sima Yunfei followed Sima Zhengxin, and when he passed the area where the blood had just been washed away, he frowned and muttered dissatisfiedly, as if he was the master of the palace.

"Cousin Zhongda, should we go down to greet him?"

Liu Ziyu was a little uneasy. He had not yet fully adapted to the status of emperor.

Most of the people coming down were elders. Even Sima Zhongxiao, who was of the same generation, was considered a cousin. It was not polite to watch them coming up from a high position.

Shaking his head, Lin Yi frowned slightly and said: "No, you are the emperor, it is enough to greet you outside the hall!"

What Sima Yunfei said just now was not heard by others outside the hall, but Lin Yi heard it very clearly, so he felt a little unhappy.

Sure enough, this guy has come up with something wrong!

They are just people from a small county. The emperor personally sent a messenger, but they dare to be late!

Lin Yi could care less about being late because they were elders, but as soon as he started pointing fingers and claiming to be the master of the palace, it would be a little too clear to see his position!

Liu Ziyu hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.

Lin Yi had already spoken, so he habitually obeyed. Anyway, in terms of relationship, Lin Yi was a member of the Sima family, even closer than him.

The people of the Sima family were neither fast nor slow, but when the emperor was waiting outside the main hall and accompanied by all the civil and military officials, this speed seemed a bit too much.

Under normal circumstances, if you see this kind of scene, you should run as fast as you can!

What happened to the emperor's relatives? Can we ignore the majesty of the imperial power?

Look at Prince Longbang, isn't he also respectfully standing aside?

To be honest, all the civil and military officials standing beside them have long been dissatisfied. They are all convinced by Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu, but who are Sima Zhengxin and others?

An insignificant county under a mere title kingdom, said to be a county king, in the eyes of officials in the imperial capital, he is probably just a country rich man!

After finally waiting for the Sima family to walk up the steps, Sima Yun took the first step and smiled at Lin Yi and Liu Ziyu.

But in front of everyone, he couldn't just come up and reminisce about the past.

"See Your Majesty..."

Sima Yunqi was just about to salute Liu Ziyu. Although he had raised his son since childhood, Liu Ziyu was the emperor now. He had sense of propriety and must salute first.

However, as soon as Sima Yunqi made a move, and before Liu Ziyu could speak to stop him, Sima Yunfei suddenly reached out and pulled Sima Yunqi away.

"Second brother, please wait a moment. Some words are not clear. Why are you saluting indiscriminately?"

Sima Yunfei glared at the confused Sima Yunqi in displeasure, then turned to Liu Ziyu and said, "Liu Ziyu, don't you know how to greet your elders when you see them? Is this how our Sima family educates you?"

Liu Ziyu was slightly startled. He didn't mind greeting his elders first, but in this era, what matters is the ruler, minister, father and son!

As an emperor, it is not without reason that he is a loner.

First of all, the emperor is the emperor of the country, so the elders should discuss the monarch and ministers first, and then the seniority within the family!

According to the rules, Sima Yunfei should greet the emperor first, and then the emperor would decide how to greet his cousin based on his mood!

Of course, Liu Ziyu would definitely have more respect for Sima Zhengxin, his upright grandfather, and Sima Yunqi, who raised him since childhood.

The civil servants and generals behind Liu Ziyu were filled with righteous indignation, but this was the emperor's family matter. As ministers of a subjugated country, even if they wanted to show off, they did not dare to speak out about this matter, so they could only endure it forcibly.

Only Lin Yi had no scruples and stood directly in front of Liu Ziyu. He first briefly greeted Sima Zhengxin and Sima Yunqi, and then sneered and said: "Uncle is so majestic, and he dares to be so unscrupulous in front of the emperor! Forget it this time, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it!"

"Haha, another disrespectful thing!"

Sima Yunfei snorted, glanced past Lin Yi, and turned to Liu Ziyu: "Liu Ziyu, let's make it clear today!"

"Uncle, please tell me!"

Liu Ziyu felt a little bad in her heart, but she still treated her politely and did not have an attack.

Lin Yi knew that Sima Yunfei was looking for trouble, so he didn't stop him. Let's watch his performance first!

Anyway, as soon as these people came in, Lin Yi felt something was wrong.

"Okay! Since you still recognize me as your uncle, let me ask you, who defeated the Shanlian Empire?"

Sima Yunfei showed an arrogant smile. Seeing his expression and hearing his question, people who didn't know would really think that he destroyed the Shanlian Empire.

Liu Ziyu blinked. The question was simple and the whole world knew it, so he told the truth: "It was cousin Zhongda who led Ziyu and the brothers from the Guard Battalion to destroy the Shanlian Empire!"

"That's right! What's the name of this new empire now?"

Sima Yunfei continued to ask questions, but the question was still so simple that even a three-year-old child in the entire imperial capital could answer it.

"Hongshang Empire!"

Liu Ziyu is not a three-year-old child, but she can only fall into Sima Yunfei's rhythm.

"Obviously, the Hongshang Empire was born out of the Hongshang Commandery, right?"

Sima Yunfei looked at Liu Ziyu, and when he saw him nodding, he immediately continued: "Who is in charge of Hongshang County now? What is the surname of the prince?"

Although Liu Ziyu's face was already a little ugly, she could not help but answer Sima Yunfei: "The Sima family is now in charge of Hongshang County. The prince is his maternal grandfather, so naturally his surname is Sima!"

"Very good! Since the Hongshang Empire was born out of Hongshang Commandery, which is the head of the Sima family, and this empire was established by Sima Zhongda and the soldiers of the Sima family, then let me ask you!"

Taking a step forward, Sima Yunfei approached Liu Ziyu and asked loudly and sternly: "Why is it that the emperor of the Hongshang Empire is not a member of the Sima family, but you, Liu Ziyu?"