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Everyone was startled. They tidied up their clothes and quickly saluted, not bothering to continue watching the commotion.

Hong Yu, the Silver Armored War God, and Li Muyue also quickly bowed with their heads lowered.

Hong Yu had already expected all of this. Even if Heavenly Emperor Hongwu's spirit was one in ten thousand, he would still be able to see through everything and light his way through to the netherworld. It was impossible for him to hide it from Emperor Hongwu's senses by messing things up during the Martial Arts Entrance Ceremony.

If Li Muyue was going to fight Old Eight's Dragon and Elephant, someone would definitely stop them and not let the situation worsen.

He had already exposed his wisdom and became the target of public criticism. No matter how low-key and dormant he was, there would still be people who would not let him off, for example, Old Eighth, this time you sent out four great experts, plus Old Twenty-eight, the five of them will suppress him together. If he continued acting, he might really be beaten to death.

Of course, after he displayed his strength, he wouldn't be able to endure it any longer. Not to mention the others, just during the Martial Competition, he had already provoked two powerful enemies, Old Thirteen and Old Eight.

Especially the eighth brother, Hong Yu, who killed three or four experts of the 'Eighth Brother's gang' and also joined forces with Li Muyue and the Silver Armored War God to disrupt his plans. The two of them had long broken off all decorum, but this was an unavoidable problem.

However, even though Hong Yu had built up many enemies during the enthronement ceremony, it was not a big deal as not only did he become a powerful warrior of the Spirit realm, his cultivation level had increased, and he had also understood the secret of the 'Forbidding Wars' talisman, thus stabilizing his position as a duke. He had also gained the friendship between the two heaven's pride experts, the Silver Armored War God and Li Muyue.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but slightly turn his head to look at the eighth brother with an unfathomable intention in his eyes.

As soon as the eighth brother sensed Hong Yu, he immediately exchanged gazes with him. Of course, he was very clear on what Hong Yu was thinking, but in front of him, regardless of how angry he was in his heart, he had no choice but to swallow his anger. He fiercely glanced at Hong Yu, waved his sleeve and lowered his head.

With the orders of the Celestial Emperor Hongwu, no one dared to be negligent, as they did not want to be condemned for being disrespectful.

When the eunuchs from afar rode over, they immediately had servants leading their horses.

However, the eunuchs were in a hurry and did not put on airs. They dismounted from their horses and rushed towards the altar as if they were in a hurry.

The head of the eunuchs stepped onto the altar and took out a yellow silk decree from his robes, holding it high above his head.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

All the princes and imperial guards and servants called out in unison.

As he watched the scene unfold, the gatekeeper nodded his head in satisfaction and announced at the top of his lungs:

"The Heavenly Emperor's imperial edict was that the succession ceremony was nearing its end. I am deeply comforted by everyone's performance, especially Princess Mu Yue, the son of the Duke of Long He, and Little Thirty-Six. The three of them performed exceptionally well, standing side by side and giving notice to the world."

After reading up to this point, the eunuch sized up the eighth brother and said slowly, "The eighth prince's office is at a disadvantage. The eighth prince's office is at a disadvantage, using power to seek personal gain, causing the grand ceremony to be in chaos.

As he finished speaking, there was a hint of killing intent in his words. It was unknown if it was the intention of the Celestial Emperor Hongwu, or if he was just trying to make things worse by sending orders to his eunuchs.

However, the meaning of this decree moved everyone's hearts.

"Princess Mu Yue, King Yu, and the Silver War God. The rules of this year's enthronement ceremony are bloody and cruel. Even the Emperor can't bear to see them rush out until now?" actually with three people standing side by side, is this because they do not want to continue to be stained in blood? "

"All of you, listen carefully. 'Unfavorable in handling errands', 'using power for personal gains', is this a form of naming and criticizing. The little scheme of the eighth duke really unable to escape the ears of the emperor?" The eighth duke was about to lose his power? Duke Yu wants to rise up forcefully and take the place of the eighth duke? "

"No, didn't you hear? The eighth prince had only been punished with a year's worth of salary, and there was no way to know how many businesses he had secretly conducted, but he had a huge amount of gold and silver coins in his pockets every day." No, didn't you hear that, but the eighth duke had only received a year's worth of salary, and there was no way to know how many businesses he had secretly carried out, and he had a huge amount of gold and silver money in his accounts every day.

"That's right. To be able to beat up the eighth duke and promote the thirty-sixth prince, this Emperor's method of balancing the situation is simply brilliant!"

"..."

The crowd whispered to each other as if they were in a frenzy.

Even the faces of the Silver Armored Battle God, Long Hetian, and Li Muyue, turned dark and unreadable. They frowned as they tried to figure out the hidden meaning within the decree.

This was simply too shocking. In the Martial Competition, there were actually three leaders who were born, and the eighth brother was also beaten by the Great Emperor. This way, the power of the three of them would skyrocket.

Hong Lingtong and the Dragon Elephant had an embarrassed look on their faces. They looked at the Eunuch with a gaze as if they had eaten ten thousand flies. Their eyes swept across Hong Yu and the other two, and it was obvious that they were filled with a dense killing intent.

After the eunuch finished reading the decree, he did not leave. Instead, he lowered his eyes and took in the expressions of everyone present. He did not speak, as if he was sizing up something.

Seeing this, Hong Yu knew that this eunuch was definitely the trusted aide of Celestial Emperor Hongwu. Not only was he passing down the decree, the Celestial Emperor Hongwu was also acting as an eyewitness.

What kind of masterpiece was the Great Celestial Emperor Hong Wu? However, when he thought back to it now, he increasingly felt that the profoundness of the Celestial Emperor Hongwu was unfathomable. He was like a deity that could prop up the monster-like empire of the Great Hong Dynasty, terrifying to the point of being unable to detect.

In truth, within the palace, the brutality of the battles between eunuchs was not the least bit inferior to the struggles between princes and imperial concubines. In fact, the cruelty of the battles between eunuchs was not the least bit inferior to the struggles between princes and consorts.

"This son shall abide by his decree. The rain and the thunder shall be my grace!"

"Eighth brother and I are like brothers. He was punished, and I can't bear it anymore. Eighth brother is at fault, and as a brother, I can't let go of my responsibility. I hope royal father can punish me together."

He knew the temperament of the Celestial Emperor Hongwu, he was a cold-blooded killer in his heart, but in reality, he attached great importance to the word 'courtesy'. Even though he had secretly supported many princes and parties to compete in order to balance the situation, on the surface, he had encouraged his brothers to be humble and help each other out, so as to decorate peace and harmony.

This was the heart of an emperor. Looking through the annals of history, this set of techniques might be fake but it was still quite useful. Any organization or empire that wanted to maintain peace and stability would not be able to avoid this set of techniques.

On the surface, he was trying to plead on behalf of the eighth brother, but in reality, he was making the eighth brother feel even more embarrassed. One could see that if these words were to spread to the ears of Emperor Hong Wu, the score of the eighth brother's impression would be greatly reduced.

When the struggle between princes reached a certain level, not only would it be a dispute over martial arts, but it would also involve many aspects of the game.

His cultivation was far inferior to this person's, and his influence couldn't even be compared to him. If he didn't suppress this person in other areas, then when he recovered, he would suffer an earth-shattering blow.

"This child is profound …"

His performance this time around has caused this king to gasp in admiration. royal father's sight is indeed worthy of being able to see through, I think that royal father should reward thirty-six brothers greatly, and to think that he was actually able to kill twenty-eight brothers and cause Thirteenth Brother to run away, his martial arts is truly extraordinary, with just a few days, I'm afraid that with it, he will far surpass me and become the head of many princes. This king thinks that Eunuch should speak up for royal father on my behalf and pay great attention to the thirty-sixth brother. He has deep ties with the heirs of the Dragon Crane Marquis and the daughter of the Iron Blood Marquis, and his future is vast. "

"Old Eighth is sinister!"

When Hong Yu heard this, he knew that Ol 'Eight was truly scheming. His evasive words immediately pushed him to the forefront of the conversation.

In time, he would far surpass the other party and become the prince's leader. He would also have a bright future ahead in terms of making friends with the children of noble kings. He also mentioned the battle between Hong Yu, 28, and 13, and his heart felt like it could be destroyed. These words were all misleading, flattering, and if they were to be twisted by him and spread to Emperor Hong Wu's ears, it would immediately arouse fear and disgust.

However, he did not explain. The more he described, the darker these matters became. The Eunuch that passed down the decree was not stupid, and Emperor Hong Wu was even more shrewd, so he naturally had good judgement.

Hong Yu and Old Eight's words immediately caused everyone to glance at them with a hint of fear in their hearts. They all saw that the battle did not stop with the arrival of the imperial edict, but had turned into a war of words.

In his heart, he had his own criteria for judging good and evil. Since the four great masters under Old Eighth almost caused him to perish, naturally, he would not have a good impression of Old Eighth.

Meanwhile, Li Muyue quietly stood on the other side. Her gaze was constantly wandering between Hong Yu and Ol 'Eight, and her eyes were filled with deep meaning. He slowly walked behind Hong Yu, his meaning clear.

Seeing the actions of Li Muyue and the Silver Armored War God, many people were shocked. Their faces were filled with suspicion; this was clearly stating their stance in defense of Hong Yu.

The imperial eunuch, who was sitting firmly on the altar and holding the imperial edict, looked deeply at Hong Yu and Old Eight who were kneeling down.

He moved and slowly walked to Old Eighth's side, saying coldly, "Eighth Prince, this is my advice to you, don't be too presumptuous and obedient. In the end, the world belongs to His Majesty, while Duke Yu is your younger brother. Your older brother should be happy if he's successful in his cultivation, but the two brothers will work for His Majesty together, what's wrong with that?"

"This eunuch is indeed extraordinary!" He could feel that this eunuch's aura was obscure and unpredictable, like an old tree in the dead, deathly silent and sinister. However, his eyes were like intelligent flames, flickering with light, as if he wanted to see through everyone's heart, and he knew that his guess was correct. This eunuch was not simple, so he immediately changed his tone and did not retort, "Eunuch is right."