The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

In the Phoenix Palace, the civil servants and generals who came to the banquet could not help but be shocked by the sudden sound. Apparently, they did not expect that Qing Wu actually rushed outside the Phoenix Palace, and even questioned the empress directly.

Although a female official came to report that Qing Wu broke out of the dark prison and came here, the palace was heavily guarded and there were countless imperial guards guarding him. No matter how powerful Qing Wu was, he was only one person with one sword, so no one believed him. Can break through so many imperial guards and come to the empress.

But no matter how impossible or unbelievable it was, in the face of the facts, they had to admit that Qing Wu, who was imprisoned in the secret prison, really escaped, and broke through the interception of the imperial guards, and came to the empress to question her directly.

Everyone looked towards the entrance of the Phoenix Palace with purpose, and saw a young man wearing a black robe and holding a long sword standing at the entrance of the palace. He was slender and his back was as straight as a bamboo. His whole person looked handsome and unyielding. .

He has slender eyes, a high nose and thin lips, and is extremely handsome and elegant. Although he is not in line with the current aesthetic of a man's delicate and graceful beauty, his appearance is extremely outstanding, and his heroic spirit is even more impressive. He is different from other men. The beauty.

But no matter how outstanding his appearance is and how extraordinary his temperament, no one can ignore his murderous aura and awe-inspiring sharpness. As he stands there, his whole body seems to have turned into a sword, and his sharpness is unstoppable, even the sky is shaking. Able to pierce.

And not only was the murderous aura permeating his body, but what was even more eye-catching was the smell of blood that hit his nostrils. It was so strong that it was almost impossible for the nose to detect other smells. He stood at the door of the Phoenix Palace, and the smell of blood had already accumulated under his feet. There was a pool of blood.

When many courtiers in the Phoenix Palace observe carefully, they will find that the black robe worn by the bamboo-like figure standing at the door is almost soaked with blood, and the entire robe appears dark.

The empress sitting at the top stood up slowly and majestically. She stared at Xuan Yuan standing at the entrance of the palace with cold eyes, knowing that Qing Wu must have refused the poisonous wine she sent over and fought hard all the way. Got here.

"Qing Wu, did you kill all the imperial guards guarding you and the imperial guards along the road?" The empress frowned at the bloody young man, and asked in a cold and solemn tone, "Are you trying to resist the order?" , openly rebellious?”

The empress did not expect that he would be so unruly, disobeying the imperial edict, and having such terrifying combat power that he could get here past the supervision of the Imperial Guards.

The empress couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If she had known that he was so powerful, she would have comforted him. If he were forced to rebel, it would be a great loss to Feng Yuan Kingdom, and it might even be a disaster.

Xuan Yuan raised his head and looked at the empress with a faint gaze. His expression was as cold and clear as the snow on the top of the mountain: "Qing Wu's sword only kills enemies, not his colleagues. I have come all the way from the dark prison, and I have never seen anything like this." One man died by my sword."

"As for what Your Majesty said about my disobedience and refusal to drink poisoned wine - I just want to ask Your Majesty personally. Qing Wu believes that he has never done anything treasonous, although no man has ever entered the army before. There is no precedent, but there is no explicit rule that men are not allowed to join the army. Qing Wu went to battle to kill the enemy and defended his family and country without fear of life and death. Will his sacrifice and loyalty be exchanged for a glass of poisonous wine? "

The empress was choked by Xuan Yuan's words, and she was still very angry because she didn't know how to refute Qing Wu's words. If what happened today were spread, everyone in the world would think she was mean and uncaring. Well, the oppression of loyal ministers is too much.

"Your Majesty didn't answer your words. Is he disdainful or speechless?" Xuan Yuan stepped on the blood on the ground and walked step by step towards the Phoenix Palace. Wherever he passed, the ministers backed away, even the military attachés who were sitting here. Also because of the murderous aura in his body, he didn't dare to come near.

The empress maintained her majesty and said in a cold voice: "It is against the law of the country for a man to join the army! Qing Wu, you corrupted the law of the country first. I gave you death and preserved your body as a gift."

Standing under the high platform where the empress sat, Xuan Yuan raised his head and looked at the empress coldly, his eyes were extremely dark: "So that's it." He actually laughed softly, "Then Qing Wu would like to thank your majesty for the gift. I was given poisoned wine instead of sentenced to beheading?"

Before the empress could say anything else, Xuan Yuan had already raised the long sword in his hand. He pointed the sharp edge at the aloof empress: "After my identity as a man was exposed, everyone said I was wrong."

"It was wrong to join the army, it was wrong to defeat Huang Yuguo, and it was wrong to have accumulated many military exploits." Xuan Yuan's expression became more and more condensed, "Just because he is a man, his achievements are like a mirror, right?"

As Xuan Yuan slowly opened his mouth to question, the expressions of the generals of the border army also became ugly, especially a general who had a good relationship with Qing Wu. He couldn't help but stood up with loyalty and said to the empress: "Your Majesty , Qing Wu has killed thousands of enemies, he is a loyal minister and a good general, your majesty, please consider Qing Wu’s meritorious service..."

"Shut up! Merits are merits, faults are faults. There is no such thing as merit and demerit! Could it be that because he has merit, he can be forgiven for breaking the national law?" The empress would never let the general finish what he said, so she said coldly. shouted.

If people who want to help Qing Wu accept this and admit that they hold the idea that "even if they break the law, they can be compensated for their merits", then the empress will naturally have reason to execute Qing Wu. After all, this topic is very sensitive, as long as she speaks out "The emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people." So even if Qing Wu made more achievements, he would not end well.

Xuan Yuan sneered, and in an instant he understood the trap in the empress's words. His expression was still cold and indifferent, and his long sword was still pointing directly at the empress: "Is there a law that stipulates that men cannot join the army?"

The empress choked for a moment, and even the old-fashioned ministers who wanted to stand up and reprimand Xuan Yuan could not help but fall silent, and their wrinkled faces could not help but be stained with a bit of obscurity and embarrassment.

That's right, although there have always been rules and ancient precedents that men cannot join the army, after the establishment of Fengyuan State, there has really been no explicit law that prohibits men from joining the army.

The reason is that after the establishment of Fengyuan State, the border often broke out with the Huangyu State, and when the war was fierce, the people at the border, regardless of gender, went to the battlefield to kill the enemy in order to defend their country.

This practice has been preserved. Although men only went up to the tower to fight the enemy when the war was extremely fierce and the border army could not resist, and did not join the army, it is undeniable that these men played a role in the war.

Therefore, there has been no precedent for men to join the army, but it is very common for men to go to the battlefield at the border. If the empress dares to issue an order that men are not allowed to go to the battlefield, then the Phoenix Kingdom may not dare to provoke again.

"You have enjoyed the peace and tranquility brought by the people at the border to defend their country, but you have also refuted and disdained the efforts and contributions of the men at the border. Your Majesty's move really makes me look at you with new eyes, and it is difficult to compare with you." Xuanyuan looked at the empress with a sarcastic tone of disdain.

These people in high positions, while enjoying the peace brought by the people at the border who fought for their lives, refuted and criticized the men going to the battlefield. It's like being a whore and wanting to build a memorial archway.

No matter what the empress and other civil officials who have been in high positions for a long time think, the military generals who came to the banquet at the border this time could not help but fall silent. They were born and raised at the border, and their understanding of many things is different from that of the subjects in the capital.

At the border, although men and women are not equal in status, men are not weak or attached, and they are subject to very few restrictions.

"Since Your Majesty cannot give me an answer at this time, I will come to ask again tomorrow at noon. I hope that Your Majesty can give me a satisfactory answer at that time." Xuanyuan's eyes were dark. After coldly looking at the empress and many civil officials and generals present, he turned around and left with a long sword.

The long robes stained with blood fluttered, and Xuanyuan was alone with a sword, but when he turned around and left Phoenix Palace, no one dared to stop him.

Because from the wide-open palace door, they could see the guards and female officials lying outside. Although Xuanyuan himself said that he had not killed anyone so far, he was able to subdue so many guards so lightly and without any fireworks. Most people would not rush in without looking.

Just like that, when Xuan Yuan turned around and left alone, no one stopped him, and he was allowed to leave the palace as if he was passing through an uninhabited place.

When Xuan Yuan's figure disappeared, the people who were overwhelmed by his aura relaxed, as if the beast that had been standing in front of them and could kill them at will had finally left, and they finally didn't have to face that pressure anymore.

"Quick! Send people to treat the subdued guards in the palace, summon all the imperial doctors, and make sure to cure them as soon as possible!" The empress's strength relaxed and she fell on the phoenix chair. She forced herself to calm down and gave the order.

Even though she knew that even if these guards were rescued, it would be useless, and they couldn't stop Qing Wu at all, but at least with the guards there, she felt a little safe.

"So strong, is Qing Wu still a human being?" This was the doubt in many people's minds, and thinking about what he said before he left, many people's hearts were beating.