He has lived for hundreds of years and guarded Dou Ling Empire for half his life. He has never been defeated so completely and embarrassingly at the hands of outsiders.
Humiliation, shock, and fear were intertwined in my heart, but I no longer had the confidence to confront him.
Ice Empress took back Soul Tool, with a restrained chill, and looked at the embarrassed old man with cold eyes.
"Take care of you Douling people. If you dare to smear and provoke Sun Temple for no reason, it will not be as simple as serious injury."
"Also, don't just unleash your pressure on people playing on the ice and ask for trouble."
Tianyang Douluo was silent for a long time, suppressing all the unwillingness in his heart, knowing that the strength of the two sides was very different.
He bowed slowly and deeply, staggered around with his body covered in frost and injuries, and left the palace square alone.
Xiao Lie, who witnessed this crushing duel throughout, felt completely at ease.
With such strong men in charge, it's stable!
The imperial guards in the distance were all silent, and no one dared to be disrespectful in the slightest.
The meeting was held urgently.
Hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and the royal family and nobles sat in the court hall, the atmosphere was solemn and oppressive.
The emperor was sitting on the dragon's throne, having already received the news of the duel in the square, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Guardian Douluo was defeated, the empire's top combat power deterrence has failed, and the initiative in the court has completely fallen into the hands of the opponent.
Not long after, Xiao Lie and Ice Empress walked slowly into the hall.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked down at the two people who walked in.
His eyes first fell on Xiao Lie.
Then his eyes moved to Ice Empress.
Wearing a green skirt, twin ponytails, bright yellow eyes, and a face as delicate as a porcelain doll.
She doesn't look like Titled Douluo, more like a young lady from a wealthy family.
But the look in her eyes made the emperor's heart skip a beat.
It was a look like looking at an ant.
Xiao Lie bowed and saluted. "Your Majesty, Marquis of Zhenshuo Xiao Lie.
Ice Empress still stood where he was, with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes indifferently scanning the civil and military officials of the court, no one dared to look at him.
The emperor looked at Xiao Lie, he felt mixed feelings about this matter.
Fortunately, we took this opportunity to suppress the local separatist nobles and take back control of Luo'an Province.
This is something he has wanted to do his whole life but has never dared to do.
What is worrying is that Xiao Lie is originally a member of the royal family. Although he has changed his surname, his bloodline cannot be changed.
Now that he has Sun Temple on his back, he can easily make a comeback and threaten the imperial power.
For a moment, no one in the hall spoke first.
Who among the aristocratic circles here does not know what Xue Kui has done?
It just wasn't put on the table.
Which aristocrat with military power would not raise an army privately?
Corruption and perversion of law are the "standard features" of the Dou Ling Empire nobles.
It is said that he also colluded with Evil Soul Master. This is new, but it is not impossible.
The emperor said, "Xiao Qing, please get back on your feet."
Xiao Lie stood up and stood with his hands down.
The emperor picked up the memorial on the table.
"I have read your impeachment memorial. Do you have any evidence of raising an army privately, taking bribes and perverting the law, and maliciously smearing Sun Temple?"
Xiao Lie raised his head, looked into the emperor's eyes, and said, "Your Majesty, what Xue Kui did does not require evidence. Your Majesty does not need evidence in his heart."
There was an uproar in the hall.
A minister stood up and said sternly, "Xiao Lie! What are you talking about? How can you impeach a noble family member without any evidence?"
Xiao Lie glanced at him and said lightly, "Minister Zhao, Xue Kui, don't you know how many private soldiers Luo'an Province has raised? How much military salary does he receive from the imperial court every year and where does he spend it?"
Minister Zhao's face turned red, he opened his mouth and closed it again.
Another minister stood up and shouted, "Xiao Lie, as a border marquis, what qualifications do you have to impeach the clan?"
Xiao Lie turned to him and sneered, "Minister Li, I, Xiao Family, am a royal family member. In terms of seniority, Xue Kui should call me uncle. Do you ask me if I am qualified?"
Minister Li retreated.
The atmosphere in the hall became subtle.
Those who originally wanted to speak out against him thought carefully before speaking. Xiao Lie's identity was indeed no ordinary border marquis.
His surname is Xiao, but the blood flowing in his body is Xue Family.
The emperor looked at Xiao Lie and was silent for a moment.
"Xiao Qing, what do you want me to do?"
Xiao Lie raised his head and said slowly, "Deprive Xue Kui of all his titles and official positions, confiscate his family and exterminate his clan, and liquidate his party members."
The hall was completely quiet.
This is about uprooting it.
In the column on the left, the faces of several clan members became extremely ugly.
Xue Kui is one of their tribesmen, and so is Xiao Lie.
But Xiao Lie has been demoted from the clan, and Xue Kui is still there.
If Xue Kui's home is confiscated and his family is exterminated, whose turn will it be next?
An old clan member stood up, his voice old and majestic.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Xue Kui is a member of the clan after all. If there is no conclusive evidence, rashly convicting someone is afraid of chilling the heart of the clan."
Another Duke echoed, "Your Majesty, this matter needs long-term consideration."
Among the civil servants, someone also stood up. "Your Majesty, although Sun Temple has made great contributions to the country, he is not a vassal of the empire after all. It is inconsistent with etiquette for Lord Xiao to bring outsiders into the court to impeach the clan."
Xiao Lie stood there without saying a word.
He looked at Ice Empress. The petite woman with turquoise twin tails was standing in the center of the hall, with her arms folded and her bright yellow eyes looking at him.
The emperor took a deep breath and said.
"Transmit my decree. Lord Luo An, Xue Kui, raised an army privately, corrupted the law, and maliciously framed the righteous army. His crimes are unpardonable. From now on, he will be deprived of all titles and official positions, his family will be confiscated and his clan will be exterminated, and all his party members will be liquidated."
There was silence in the hall.
The clan members, dukes, and ministers who had opposed it before all lowered their heads now, and no one dared to speak out.
The emperor continued to speak, "Sun Temple has repeatedly made great contributions to eradicating evil in the mainland and bringing peace to the people of the empire. I order that the empire pay in full all the rewards for the extermination of Evil Soul Master, and an additional 20 million Gold Soul Coin to compensate for the unfair injustice suffered by Temple this time!"
Xiao Lie knelt down on one knee and bowed loudly. "Your Majesty is wise!"
The storm subsided for a while, and the atmosphere in the court completely calmed down.
Xiao Lie said, "Your Majesty, I still have something to ask for!"
The emperor looked at Xiao Lie with a deep gaze. "Xiao Qing, do you have anything else you want? Tell me, I will grant you anything you want!"
Xiao Lie raised his head, his eyes were blazing, and he expressed his long-planned appeal. "Your Majesty, Luo'an Province is leaderless, and the chaos needs to be cleared up. I ask for orders to lead the Luo'an Province governor from afar, and personally enter the province to rectify the administration, appease the people, and eliminate the remaining evil!"
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell into dead silence again.
The ministers who had their heads lowered secretly raised their heads and looked at each other in confusion.
You? Xiao Lie?
A down-and-out clan who was demoted to the border is now coming back and taking a province with him?
They were unwilling, but no one dared to stand up and oppose it.
Because Ice Empress is standing there.
She said nothing, did nothing, just stood there.
But her very existence is the most powerful statement.
The emperor looked at Xiao Lie for a long time.
"Accurate."
One word is as important as Qian Jun.
Xiao Lie lowered his head and suppressed the corners of his mouth that were about to rise.
"My lord, take the order."
Outside the hall, the sky is light Da Ming.
Ice Empress walked out of the hall, stood on the steps, and squinted at the sun.
"Yao Yang probably doesn't know the message yet."
She muttered to herself, and then said to Xiao Lie behind her.
"I'm going to Luo'an Province first. You can take the people and leave slowly."
Before Xiao Lie had time to answer, Ice Empress had turned into a stream of green light and disappeared into the sky.
Xiao Lie stood on the steps, watching the stream of light go away, and finally looked away after a while.
He turned around and looked at the majestic palace behind him, and at the ministers who filed out of the palace, bowed their heads and left quickly, and smiled secretly in his heart.
Their lineage will definitely regain what they lost in his hands!