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When Gongsun Xu was halfway up the stairs, he turned around to look down and saw Kebineng instructing a general. As if he had felt Gongsun Xu's gaze, Kebineng suddenly raised his head and coincidentally met his gaze. With a cold laugh, he turned around and continued to issue orders.

The conversation between Gongsun Xu and Kebineng earlier, when they were standing at the top of the stairs, ready to welcome Gongsun Xu, was evidently very unpleasant.

He Lian smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, everything is in this king's control! Even if the Marquis Jin does not come, this king will definitely win! "

"Here!" Your majesty, please be careful! Just a moment ago, Gongsun Xu had actually successfully passed through a hundred thousand troops. There might be some secret that we do not know of, so the great king must not completely trust him! "

"Don't worry about the letters!" He Lian patted Murong Lianxin's shoulder and sighed, "Besides you and Er Yu, this king does not trust anyone else!"

"Thank you for your trust, your majesty!" Murong Lianxin thanked him gratefully and asked: "King, Senior Er Yu is skilled in assassinations, where is she now?"

He Lian smiled strangely and looked towards the Japanese.

Murong Lianxin was suddenly enlightened, and a look of admiration appeared on his face. Even the Xianbei People knew that the Japanese was lowly and dirty, who would have thought that the most beautiful and fresh lady and King Lian's niece would disguise themselves as the Japanese?

It was a pity that he was still in the dark, that the Er Yu he trusted the most was actually not loyal to him in the slightest.

When Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun was walking up the last flight of stairs, they just happened to pass by Murong Lianxin.

"General Zimin, why are you here at this time?" He Lian pulled Gongsun Xu and passionately asked, as if he did not know that the latter had been stopped just now.

Gongsun Xu withdrew his arm without batting an eyelid, and said indifferently: "I was delayed on the way, and caused the King to wait for a long time, I am extremely sorry."

"No worries!" General Zimin will not be late in the future. " He smiled and waved his hand, then pointed at Japanese who was about to start slaughtering the sheep. "Japanese is preparing the offerings, they will officially hold the Heaven's Sacrifice ceremony when the time is right."

"That's good. I wonder if the King can explain the process of the Rites of Heavenly Worship? "

"Of course not! "After the offerings have been slaughtered, this king will go down and worship the nine cauldrons!"

It turned out that the Xianbei People's Heaven's Sacrifice ceremony was not complicated. When the time came,, Bu Dugen and the commoners would go down to worship the nine cauldrons. After he finished paying his respects to the nine cauldrons, and after he had finished reciting the sacrificial scriptures, he asked the spirit of his totem to bless the Xianbei People, and then, accompanied by Kebineng and his, he went to the great hall to pay his respects to his ancestors and to the spirit tablet of King Tan Shihuai.

According to tradition, those who went to pay their respects in the Main Palace, even if it was He Lian, could not carry any weapons, showing their respect to their ancestor and King Tan Shihuai. However, ever since Kebineng and He Lian had a falling out, every time they entered the great hall to pay their respects, not only would they bring their weapons with them, they would also bring an equal number of guards with them in order to avoid being ambushed by the other party.

After paying respects to the ancestor and Tan Shihuai, what followed was the battle that the lowly commoners liked to watch. This brutal battle, where only one side could survive, would be held on the ground below. Fresh and inferior nobles would often gamble, and almost every noble with a venerable status would participate. This custom was very similar to the Chinese people's habit of fighting with chickens and dogs.

After he finished his brief introduction, the Japanese s below had already slaughtered 999 sheep. They all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to He Lian, welcoming him to perform the worship ceremony. The ninety-nine blood sacrifice Japanese s were still tied up. They would be beheaded along with their leader, and their heads and hundreds of sheep heads would be placed in front of the nine cauldrons.

He Lian raised his head to look at the sun and asked somewhat anxiously: "General Zimin, where is Marquis Jin now?"

Gongsun Xu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. My father is definitely on the way here at the same time, he will never disappoint his friends!"

"I hope so." He straightened his clothes and extended his hand. "General Zimin, General Zi Long, please come down with me."

He Lian was dressed in the Xianbei People's favorite red robe today. He wore a golden crown on his head, a long sword with pearls embedded on his waist and tiger leather boots on his feet. In terms of attire, Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun's entire bodies could not even compare to a single finger.

"Thank you your majesty for your kind invitation. Your Majesty, please! "

"Please!"

In front and behind them were Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun. Under various gazes, the three of them slowly walked down the stairs and arrived in front of the nine cauldrons.

The Japanese's hands and feet were quick, they had already built nine spiked towers out of the nine hundred or so sheep heads, the ground was covered with a thick layer of goat blood, it was disgusting to smell.

Sanlang, the leader of the Japanese, took a few steps forward and kowtowed as she said, "Great King, please give the order to slaughter the living as sacrifices!"

After sweeping a circle with their eyes, most people did not dare to meet his gaze. However, when he looked at Kebineng, Kebineng looked at him fearlessly. He Lian's mouth revealed a cruel smile, but he did not argue with Kebineng, in his opinion, the other party was already a dead man!

He glanced at the two distant armies, then shouted calmly, "Slaughter the offerings!"

"Here!" "Yes, Your Majesty," Sanlang answered in a loud voice as he waved his hand.

The ninety-nine tied Japanese s were quickly brought over. Their faces were also covered by black scarves, and other than the whining sounds coming from their throats, they were completely unable to move at all.

"Kill!"

With a single order, ninety-nine heads fell to the ground in an instant. The Japanese s picked up the heads and started offering them to the goat-headed pagoda.

"Please recite the sacrificial text and worship the totem spirit!" A Magus dressed in colorful clothing appeared out of nowhere, held onto his pointed hat and shouted. He then knelt on the ground, and handed over a roll of sheepskin with both hands.

Just as he was about to take it, Kebineng suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

The shout shocked everyone, all of their gazes landed on Kebineng. At this moment, many Xianbei People s were praying for their ancestor and the spirit of the totem to protect them, not to let them fight against King Lian and Kebineng.

He then hurriedly grabbed the sheepskin scroll in his hand and asked sinisterly: "Kebineng, the Rites of Heavenly Worship is to pray for the blessings of all the Xianbei People, don't tell me you want to stop this king?"

Kebineng tit for tat, and said coldly: "This king naturally does not dare to obstruct the Rites of Heavenly Worship, but this king has doubts as to whether Great King still has the qualifications to host the memorial ceremony!"

"How dare you!" He Lian roared out, pointed at Kebineng with the sheepskin scroll, and said angrily: "This king is the direct son of King Tan Shihuai, and is also his heir in public. Where did you get the guts to question this duke?"

"This king's guts were given to me by King Tan Shihuai!" Kebineng roared, pointed at He Lian and scolded: "When King Tan Shihuai first made you his king, he also said in front of the crowd, that if you can't fulfill your duties as a king and lead the Xianbei People to prosperity, everyone will have the authority to choose another king!" When he said till here, he did not wait for anyone to speak. He raised his arm and shouted towards the crowd, "As a Xianbei People, do you all still remember what King Tan Shihuai said in the past?"

"I remember!"

"I remember!"

"I remember."

Countless people joined in the cheers, shaking the heaven and earth.

Kebineng waited for the cheers to abate, and then raised his arms once again and roared: "He even became addicted to debauchery after he ascended the throne. He did not hesitate to build a palace with his own efforts, and went on a rampage against the people. How could such a great king possibly shoulder the responsibility that King Tan Shihuai had entrusted him to? Now the King of Japan is proposing to abolish the throne of Helian, and to elect a wise man as the new King! "Does everyone agree?"

This time, the voices that echoed were much softer, but there were still eighty to ninety thousand people that spoke out to support Kebineng. After all, it was still unknown who would win and who would lose. Many commoners, even though they supported Kebineng in their hearts, did not dare to say it out loud. If King Kebineng's scheme failed, how could a mere commoner like them manage to take revenge against King Lian?

Gongsun Xu's face changed as he thought: If it wasn't for all these plans, Kebineng could have kicked He Lian off the stage with the support of all these commoners!

In the distance, Bu Dugen's face also turned ugly, as he spat on the ground hatefully.

At this time, Gongsun Xu suddenly felt someone on his left staring at him. He suddenly turned his head, and aside from the Japanese s who were covered by black scarves, he did not see anyone else suspicious. He doubtfully shook his head and whispered a few words into Zhao Yun's ears.

With a face as black as ink, He Lian suddenly took a few steps forward and arrived in front of Kebineng.

Kebineng was shocked. He thought that He Lian had suddenly made a move and quickly retreated a few steps.

"Kebineng!" He Lian pointed at Kebineng's nose and shouted, "You damned hypocrite, do you remember what kind of dirty things you did this morning?"

Kebineng laughed coldly, "This king has always been fair and upright, and has always done things perfectly. How would I do anything despicable?"

"This King will make you speechless! Bring it up! " He and Lian turned around and waved to the several hundred guards who were leading their horses and surrounding them.

The guards quickly dispersed, revealing the ten or so people lying on the ground. These people were beaten until their noses and faces were bruised, and they laid paralyzed on the ground.

Several tens of guards dragged the group of people over, and the commoners all made way for them.

Kebineng frowned, he deeply knew how sinister this company was. Since they dared to denounce him and find these people to testify against him, then it was clear that they had already set up a conspiracy! However, Kebineng was very clear that he hadn't done anything in the morning. Therefore, he did not stop them. He could only watch helplessly as the bodyguards of the company dragged the dozen or so people to the front of the nine cauldrons and pressed them to the bloody ground.

He Lian walked in front of a person who was pressed down to the ground, raised his right foot and stepped on that person's face. He asked fiercely, "This King has something to ask you. If there's even a single lie, This King will have all of your relatives reunite underground!"

"My King, please spare my life! This humble servant does not dare to hide anything from you!" The man quickly begged for mercy.

He Lian used his foot to stomp on the man's nose and shouted angrily: "Tell me who you are in front of everyone! What did you do this morning? "

"My King, all the children are from the Prince Zuo Xian. In the morning, we were ordered to spread rumors in the crowd to slander the King, and at the same time, we were also ordered to spread Kebineng's wise and martial prowess!"

"What!?"

His words sent shock in all directions.