Chapter 337
337 The controller of rumors
The Ascension ceremony three days later was really, really rushed.
With the power of cultivators, even if the time was short, as long as they were willing to invest, they could make a pretty good scene.
However, this ‘not bad’ was only in the eyes of ordinary people.
One must know that the Yan Kingdom’s Ascension ceremony had also been set up by a large number of cultivators. The time of setting up was counted in years, so the scene must have been very Grand.
But no matter what, today, everyone was not here to watch the scene.
Li Chengzong succeeded the throne and became the first puppet emperor in the history of Great Yan.
This was something that anyone with eyes could see.
In the past, although the status of the royal family and the Imperial court was gradually suppressed after the rise of Yunxiao sect, the emperor’s authority still existed and he still held a considerable amount of real power. At the very least, in Jin Zhou and Ji Zhou, the Imperial court’s orders were well received. The Imperial Guards, the four great clans, and the garrisons of various places were still under the command of the Emperor.
After li Shiwen’s death, the four great clans that were originally in control of the Imperial court suffered heavy losses. The Imperial Guard, which represented the imperial family’s strongest military force, had been nearly wiped out. The two greatest pillars of the imperial family had been lost. In fact, whether it was the Imperial court or the Li royal family, it was impossible for them to even take revenge for the previous emperor.
With such a background, how could anyone not see clearly what kind of trash li Chengzong was?
This was the puppet emperor supported by the Lu family and Yunxiao sect.
The history of Great Yan had turned to a new page. The influence of the royal family, or at least the Li royal family, had completely declined.
Countless people cried bitterly.
The Li royal family had been in control of Yan Dynasty for more than three thousand years, so they had a strong foundation and prestige. It was very normal for the elders of the previous dynasty or those whose ancestors had been blessed to shed tears.
However, most people were clear about the situation.
Even if they could not recognize him, the cultivators from the Qingfeng sect and Yunxiao sect who were guarding him when li Chengzong ascended the throne were enough to wake most of them up.
Lu Wenen, who was in charge of security, still did not dare to be careless.
Previously, he had quickly integrated all the subordinate departments of the Supreme Court. The arrest Department and Internal Security Department were the most important. Lu Wenen had put in a lot of effort to be able to control all of them in a few days.
Thanks to the fact that the Chief Justice, Guan leping, had died at the frontlines of Pingzhou, Lu Wenen was now the official left supervisor of the Chief Justice. He was one of the higher-ups in the court system. After working for a few years, he was undoubtedly familiar with his face, even if he did not have connections. The people in the Supreme Court were also panicking. Many people realized that the Imperial court had changed and needed to find a vassal. Lu Wenen was obviously the best choice.
‘But no matter how many benefits there are, the fact that I was able to put an end to the chaotic situation in such a short period of time, reconstruct the abilities of the Supreme Court, and unite them into a rope for me to use is a Testament to Lu Wenen’s ability.
In the past few days, he had led the Supreme Court to check all the places in Yan city that might cause trouble in the Ascension ceremony and removed some hidden dangers.
However, the time was too short. Even he couldn’t guarantee that nothing would go wrong during the Ascension ceremony.
On the surface, other than the Qingfeng sect and Yunxiao sect cultivators who were in charge of security, he also secretly led a team that he could trust to guard the surroundings and try to nip any problems that might arise in the bud.
Otherwise, if something unexpected happened and alerted the cultivators of the sect, it would be a mistake on his part.
But fortunately, the terrible situation did not happen. The entire Ascension ceremony went smoothly.
Lu Wenen heaved a sigh of relief, but he did not relax for long.
The following period of time was the most hectic.
Li Chengzong’s succession to the throne wouldn’t have much of an impact. He was the legitimate son of the previous emperor, li Shiwen, and he had ascended to the position of Crown Prince many, many years ago. After li Shiwen’s death, li Chengzong’s succession to the throne was the most honorable thing to do.
Within Yan city, there was only turmoil because of the change in the Emperor. When li Chengzong was the Crown Prince, some people did not support him and were hostile to him. Some people did it because they could not accept the Li Dynasty becoming a puppet. Some people just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble and achieve unspeakable goals.
No matter what, these were just some itches that wouldn’t cause much of a stir.
However, the fact that li Chengzong was going to pass the throne to the Lu family in three months was still a secret.
At the moment, this news was under very strict control. Even in the Lu family, there were less than ten people who knew about this. On Yunxiao sect’s side, only the senior leaders of the sect had the right to know about this. As for those outside of the two great powers, apart from li Chengzong himself, no one else knew about this matter.
This was a good thing at the moment.
According to Lu Wenen’s knowledge, the announcement of this matter would probably be in the early stages of the abdication ceremony. Many people who really knew how to stir up trouble would have very short preparation time when the news came so suddenly. Their ability to stir up trouble would naturally decline greatly.
However, this did not alleviate the intensity of the matter.
Even pushing the Crown Prince to become the puppet emperor could cause some waves, let alone peeling off the puppet Emperor’s skin.
At that time, Lu Wenen would probably be under a lot of pressure. In the next two to three months, he would be very busy, much busier than in the past few days.
Moreover, there was one thing that could not be ignored. The abdication ceremony still had to be prepared. It was not something that one or two people could participate in. The preparation of the ceremony required a lot of work. Although they would not tell them the truth, what they had done was always there. There would always be smart people who knew what they were doing.
As long as someone could guess it and go out to talk nonsense, the rumors would naturally appear.
If it was really just a rumor, then so be it, but this matter was real.
In addition, as the abdication ceremony got closer and closer, it was impossible to keep only a few people knowing about this matter forever. In this way, as more and more people knew about it, the risk of the news being leaked and known by outsiders would also increase.
In short, based on Lu Wenen’s experience, it was almost impossible to maintain complete secrecy.
It was just how long he could hide it.
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The situation was worse than Lu Wenen had imagined.
It had only been a month and a half after the slightly simple Ascension ceremony ended. He and his comrades in the secret Battlefront had vaguely heard rumors in Yan city that the Lu clan wanted to be the Emperor.
Wenen was not careless in this matter.
On one hand, he was already dispatching people to control the people who spread the rumors. On the other hand, he was also immediately reporting this news to the higher-ups of his family.
The person opposite him was none other than his cousin, Lu Weiwen.
Weiwen said, ” the patriarch already knows about this and asked me to help you. If there’s anything you need help with, you can tell me if it’s not good to ask your people to do it. The five hundred elite cultivators of the Qingfeng sect and the clan are all ready, and the cloud cavalry is also ready to go.”
“Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you.” Lu Wenen and his cousin had not seen each other for quite some time. He had been working in Yan city for a long time. This time, his cousin had come to Yan city with the fleet of his family, but both of them had heavy responsibilities.
After all, he was no longer the carefree young man who only needed to think about cultivation. The two of them had already grown into the backbone of the Lu family.
He really wanted to find time to catch up with his cousin.
But now was not the time.
“I really do have something that I need your help with immediately.” Lu Wenen took out a large scroll from his storage bag as he spoke.
As soon as it was opened, the topographic map of Yan city was displayed in front of the two.
He manipulated a few pens in the air and quickly drew a few points on the map.
“These points are the suspected origin of the rumors that we have previously found. we didn’t have enough time, so we weren’t able to determine where the real source was. However, my people have already started investigating from the periphery and some less important places. For those who spread rumors, whether they simply heard it from others and then casually talked about it with others, or if they really had ulterior motives, we will first capture them and control them to prevent the news from spreading further.”
“However, there are a few places that are a little special.” As he spoke, several important points were drawn on the map.
“Some of these places are rather sensitive and can be regarded as the residences of important figures. I don’t want the people from the Supreme Court to do it, otherwise, it’ll be easier to leak the secret. In some places, it’s estimated that there might be relatively strong enemies. Even if I do it myself, I can’t guarantee that I can control the movement to the minimum.”
As she listened to Lu Wenen’s introduction, Weiwen crossed one hand over her chest and touched her chin with the other, deep in thought.
if we’re going to make a move, we’ll use the cloud cavalry to attack. With the two of us working together, we should be able to kill cultivators below the Golden core stage in one round of surprise attacks.
“Yes, but other than being fast, there’s another key point: Concealed. Don’t make too much noise, and be as quiet as possible. Other than speed and silence, under these two conditions, try to keep them alive if possible. If you kill the wrong person, it will be quite troublesome.”
The three words ‘keep him alive’ gave Lu Weiwen a headache.
She touched the longsword on her back and said, ” “I don’t know if I can hold back after this knife, hehe.”
uh, hehe. Lu Wenen was speechless as he recalled his cousin’s combat style.
After some thought, he waved his hand and said, ” “Anyway, Zhenzhen will try her best.”
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After that, the people of the Supreme Court soon returned with the news.
A few people entered one of the properties belonging to the Zhao clan. Two of them seemed to be initial enlightenment cultivators from the Zhao clan.
There had been rumors about this place before. In addition, one of the initial enlightenment cultivators from the Zhao clan, Zhao fangzhou, had also mentioned that the Lu clan wanted to become the Emperor. The person who heard him say this was already under his control.
Since the location and the characters coincided, the siblings, Lu Wenen and Lu Weiwen, no longer hesitated.
The two of them led 30 elite cultivators of the Lu family on water-cloud horses and flew quickly toward that place in the inner city under the cover of the night.
Theoretically, flying was not allowed in the inner city of Yan city. On the one hand, there were laws to serve as a deterrent. On the other hand, the formation that enveloped the entire Yan city had the effect of forbidding flying in the inner city.
However, the formation of Yan city was in the hands of the Lu family.
The formation of Yan city was a high-level one, and a lot of effort was put into its construction. It was very effective and had many functions. One of them was the ability to record authorized cultivators and spirit beasts and identify them while they were flying, so that the flying ban wouldn’t be applied to them.
This would be very suitable for law enforcement in the city.
The enemies and criminals couldn’t fly, but the law-enforcement officers could fly freely in the sky, which would be very helpful in capturing and pursuing fugitives.
After they arrived, they were not in a hurry to act. Lu Wenen took out a piece of leaf from his bosom. He activated his spirit energy slightly, and the leaf disintegrated on its own. As he twisted it with his fingers, it turned into powder, which he casually scattered.
He closed his eyes, as if he was carefully sensing something.
After a while, he confirmed his target.
“There are seven cultivators below the Foundation Stage in the main hall of the front courtyard. The cloud cavalry will go down and use the mute talisman as a cover. They will break through the roof and capture all of them. Be quick and quiet, these two prerequisites can not be forgotten. While maintaining these two conditions, try not to kill anyone.”
The 30-odd Lu clan cultivators nodded their heads solemnly.
Wynn’s gaze then turned to his cousin. “The two initial enlightenment cultivators are in one place. We’ll go down together. I’ll take control and you do it.”
“Alright,” he said.
After some thought, Wenen added worriedly, ” “Don’t behead him.”
Weiwen rolled her eyes and said,”I know!”
“Then let’s do it.”
Lu Wenen immediately jumped off his water-cloud horse.
He was an initial enlightenment stage cultivator, and his speed was even faster than the water cloud horse. Although the clan’s water cloud horse herd had already begun to produce rank three water cloud horses, their numbers were very small. Wenen had not been assigned to one yet.
Weiwen did have one, and it was the one she was riding now.
She followed closely behind Wynn as he rushed down. In such a short distance, he had already surpassed them.
The explosive speed of a stage three water cloud horse was extremely fast.
Below, the people in the house also felt the change above their heads. However, before they could react, a silence talisman was cast.
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