Beastmaster

Chapter 231 Who is the Northern Emperor?

Jing Cangming was stunned for a moment. Yes, he was stunned by the Queen's words.

Seeing that Jing Cangming didn't speak for a long time, the Queen asked again, "Who is the Northern Emperor?!"

The Queen's question was full of majesty, giving people a feeling that it could not be violated.

Jing Cangming's body trembled suddenly, and he looked at the queen in disbelief, "Is it that simple?"

The queen stood up and walked in the hall in her high heels. The clacking sound of her shoes seemed like every step was stepping on Jing Cangming's heart.

"What else? I am not a tyrant. I will never force anyone's ideas. But if I can let my subjects express two opinions, then it is already a failure for this king."

"You continue talking," Jing Cangming said as he sat on the throne and looked at the Queen who was walking around below, and he himself fell into deep thought.

"I admit that at a time like this that concerns the survival of the continent, there will always be some conservative people and some radical people, but who is the leader of the continent? It is Long Ye. Long Ye has already made the decision, so why do we need their opinions?"

"But if we don't get their support, they definitely won't take action."

"Hehe, at the moment of national survival, if you don't take action, you will be melted. If you take action, there may be a glimmer of chance of survival. Now the problem is very clear. After ten years, maybe in the eleventh or twelveth year, foreign countries will invade the Northern Continent again. Can they guarantee that the Northern Continent can fight on its own for two years?" The Queen's words sounded more and more majestic.

Jing Cangming was obviously lost in thought, while the Queen continued to speak.

"Things are already very clear. In the future, foreign countries will definitely not let go of the Northern Continent. If the Northern Continent falls, can the other continents compete on their own? I think it's very difficult. So under such a choice, they still choose to close the country. Isn't that just waiting for death?"

Although the Queen usually treats Jing Cangming very gently, she is meticulous when it comes to political affairs.

"Not to mention that they don't support it, even if they take action, can they guarantee that the Northern Continent can survive? And now they still choose not to take action. Then I want to ask, for a continent, for the royal people, are they qualified to be elders? Or, when foreign countries invade, they will be like dogs, wagging their tails and begging for mercy to foreign countries, fighting for a glimmer of hope as a traitor?" The Queen's words were unpleasant to hear, but for Jing Cangming, every word really hit home.

"The emperor and the people can all say that there is nothing wrong with this policy, and I agree with it. But when faced with a major issue, even one that concerns survival, they still make this choice? I really can't believe that there are no traitors among them!"

When Jing Cangming heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, "Could it be? You mean, there are foreign lackeys among them?!"

"Haha, the continent is our home. Now that our home is facing disaster, they choose to remain indifferent. Don't you think they don't have their own little schemes?" The Queen said with a sneer.

At this moment, Jing Cangming frowned, "If this is true, the foreign country has infiltrated the royal family. In this way, the interior of the Northern Continent may be destroyed..."

"Cang Ming, go back. If the Northern Emperor can listen to me, he will know what to do. If he doesn't listen, then you should leave. There is no good thing in associating with a tyrant."

Jing Cangming nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go back and take a look first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jing Cangming left the Queen's territory and returned to the main world.

Jing Cangming was now half covered with ice and snow. He sat up and patted the snow off his body.

It was already past five in the morning. Jing Cangming was circling the yard with his hands behind his back.

The Queen was right. A continent does need different voices, but if there are still dissenting voices when facing life and death, the person is either a coward or a traitor.

Obviously, these elders have all participated in the battle ten years ago. Those who are afraid of death are most likely to die. To be able to survive until this moment, they must not be afraid of death. There is only one result, which is what the Queen said, traitors!

In the early morning, Jing Cangming left the yard and his destination was the Beihuang Palace.

He was not in a hurry to meet the elders, but had some questions he wanted to ask Bei Huang.

It was just the end of the morning court session. Jing Cangming stepped aside as he watched the large crowd of elders and ministers walk out of the hall.

Jing Cangming had never seen these elders before, but they were easy to recognize.

In the palace hall, the last two groups of people came out, each group consisted of five people. It was obvious that they were the ten elders.

Jing Cangming stood in the distance and observed them, constantly scanning them, and when he saw the leading elder of the second group, Jing Cangming took a breath!

There is blood on that person!

When everyone passed by Jing Cangming, they all looked at him. The Great Elder and others nodded to him with a smile on their faces, probably because they guessed that this person was Jing Cangming.

Jing Cangming also responded with a smile and saluted him.

But when the Second Elder and others came over, Jing Cangming became obviously alert.

The second elder also walked over with a smile and greeted Jing Cangming, and Jing Cangming naturally responded with a smile.

However, Jing Cangming could clearly feel a very disgusting aura, which was unique to foreign believers.

"You are Jing Cangming, right? You are truly a young hero," the second elder smiled and patted Jing Cangming's shoulder.

Jing Cangming could feel that these two hits were obviously very forceful.

"Greetings to the Second Elder!" Jing Cangming said respectfully while bowing.

"Oh? You recognize me?" The second elder was a little surprised, and the other four elders followed behind him, staring at Jing Cangming fiercely.

"Haha, I've heard of the Second Elder's reputation for a long time. It's my great honor to meet him today."

"Hahahaha, your humility has changed my opinion of you. Come to my house some other day, I want to get to know you better!" After saying that, the second elder waved his sleeves and turned away.

The other four elders followed closely behind, looking like servants of the Second Elder.

Looking at the second elder's back, Jing Cangming was now certain of the Queen's statement.

After watching the second elder leave the palace courtyard, he hurriedly walked towards the North Palace.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, Jing Cangming did not rush in rashly, but bowed outside the hall and shouted respectfully, "Your Majesty the Northern Emperor, Jing Cangming requests an audience!"

A majestic voice suddenly came from inside, "Come in~!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After saying that, Jing Cangming walked straight into the hall.

"Jing Cangming pays respect to His Majesty the Northern Emperor!"

"You're welcome, Cangming, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Why are you looking for me in such a hurry?" The Northern Emperor still said majestically.

In the palace, the Northern Emperor is always majestic, and Jing Cangming can naturally understand that.

"Your Majesty, it's about the elders," Jing Cangming said.

"Okay, follow me," said the Northern Emperor, waved his hand, and walked towards the back of the palace.

Jing Cangming also quickly stood up and followed behind him.

Passing through the throne, there is a door behind it. When it is opened, it is an open-air garden, but the flowers are made of ice.

Bei Huang was standing by the fence at this time, waiting for Jing Cangming to come over.

"Your Majesty," Jing Cangming came over and still called respectfully.

After Jing Cangming walked in, Bei Huang waved his hand and the door behind him slammed shut.

Bei Huang smiled and said, "There are no outsiders here, you speak."

Jing Cangming nodded and said, "Uncle Long, I want to ask you something about the second elder."

When Bei Huang heard this, he nodded and said, "Go ahead and ask."

Jing Cangming frowned, and Bei Huang naturally noticed something.

"Uncle Long, I want to know what happened to the Second Elder in the battle ten years ago," Jing Cangming asked.

Bei Huang nodded and said, "Okay, let me recall... the war came suddenly, and we fought back in self-defense. If I remember correctly, there were a total of 20 elders in the palace fighting the enemy together. The second elder..."

Seeing Bei Huang fall into thought and reminiscence, Jing Cangming did not continue to ask questions, but waited quietly.

"I remember that we were all in the palace at that time. The elders were divided into two teams. One team was led by the chief elder, and the other was led by the second elder. The chief elder and others were responsible for the security inside the hall, that is, to protect me and Long Luo, while the second elder led people to fight outside the hall."

"Later, screams were heard outside the hall, and the original five elders rushed out to investigate the situation, because one of the members of the second elder's team was his younger brother. But in the end, no one came back. But the strange thing is that the sound of fighting outside the hall gradually disappeared. If it weren't for the corpses and debris on the ground, no one could imagine what kind of war had just taken place outside!"

"Later, we all thought that the second elder was dead, but a week later, he miraculously came back."

"Back again?!" Jing Cangming's eyes widened in shock when he heard this.

Bei Huang nodded and said, "Yes, there were originally nine elders left. After the second elder came back, the ten elders were re-determined."

"Did the Second Elder behave differently after he came back?" Jing Cangming asked.

Bei Huang thought for a while and said, "No, there is nothing unusual. Oh, no, there was one time, three years ago, during the Chinese New Year, celebrating with the people. I drank with the elders, and we were all drunk. I vaguely heard the second elder say something like his brother's revenge, but he doesn't have a brother!"

Jing Cangming nodded, and then told Beihuang what he had communicated with the Queen before, which was about the suspicion of traitor.

Moreover, Jing Cangming also told Beihuang that he sensed the aura of foreign believers from the second elder.

"What?! The breath of foreign believers?!" Bei Huang suddenly shouted.