Master of the Sky

Inside the Imperial Palace, the grief had ended. In front of the Supreme Harmony Palace, Li Jian who was dressed in white slowly walked out.    

    

His hair was disheveled and he was staggering as if he had gone mad. His bloodshot eyes were filled with sorrow.    

    

His eyes were dry, and his cheeks were streaked with tears, as if he had been crying for a long time.    

    

"royal father has toiled for imperial government for many years. Last night, when Changyang City was engulfed in flames, royal father did not sleep for the entire night. The royal father has served the nation and the people for the rest of his life, all the people of Li Tangguo Nation have peace, all the people love and cherish, and suddenly, I hope that all the ministers can grieve for the future, and report to the Emperor on his will and shared the same sentiments, and to keep Li Tang in glory for the rest of his life! "    

    

"Although our subjects are incapable of turning the tide, inheriting a great cause to benefit the people is the greatest consolation to the royal father!"    

    

After Li Jian finished speaking, he seemed to be in unbearable pain.    

    

"His royal highness the prince, don't grieve!"    

    

Yuwen Ji stood up and bent over to pay his respects. His old body could not take much longer and fell to the ground as he kneeled. The two officials were about to help him, but he waved his hand and pushed them away, struggling to stand up once again. He stood firmly and said in a deep voice: "His royal highness the prince, the late emperor has treated his subjects quite well, and now that he has died, the micron and the rest want to see the remains of His Majesty and preserve their last thoughts."    

    

"Yes."    

    

Li Jian waved his hands, and the eight palace guards carried out the golden dragon coffin while crying. Li Yuan was dressed in a dragon robe and had a golden crown on his head.    

    

The coffin was gently placed in front of the door of the Supreme Harmony Temple, in a place where the wind and snow could not reach.    

    

Yuwen Ji took the lead, Guo Ziyi followed next. The civil and military officials took turns to climb the stairs, stopping in front of the coffin.    

    

The whole place was filled with cries, Yuwen Ji's voice especially loud.    

    

Guo Ziyi quietly stood in front of the coffin and stared at Li Yuan's body. Hot tears leaked out from the corner of his eyes as he remained silent.    

    

When everyone returned to the hall to enjoy the snow due to the cold wind, Yuwen Ji stood out once again and pointed at Guo Ziyi: "His royal highness the prince, this subject has already planned to impeach Guo Ziyi for his top ten crimes in today's assembly! But with the death of His Majesty, who would be in charge of imperial government? "    

    

Another official walked out and said respectfully: "A nation cannot be without a ruler for a single day. His royal highness the prince, you have gained the favor of your majesty, and have been bestowed the title of Crown Prince for over twenty years. Your majesty has passed away, you should ascend to the throne soon, if not Li Tangguo would be in chaos! "    

    

"His royal highness the prince, the late emperor passed away. We should have lost the world in one month. I heard that the Sea race is active in the east coast of Daiyuan Kingdom, and would invade in large numbers soon after. If we were to delay them for even a month, the Sea race might have already attacked the innermost area of Li Tang City, causing the civilian population to suffer! "    

    

"I humbly request that Your Highness ascend to the throne and take charge of the imperial government!"    

    

"I humbly request that Your Highness take charge of the imperial government, we want to impeach Guo Ziyi, we cannot wait a day!"    

    

To strip a Prince of the opposite sex of his official position, and even send him to prison, with his identity as the crown prince, that was obviously not enough. Only someone with the status of a Kaiser could give such an order!    

    

The reason why Yuwen Ji brought Civil service faction to impeach Guo Ziyi was precisely because of this point. Not only would it cause Guo Ziyi to panic, it would also prompt Li Jian to ascend to the throne!    

    

"I plead for Your Majesty to ascend to the throne!"    

    

Over a thousand civil and military officials knelt down and shouted in unison.    

    

Guo Ziyi coldly observed from the side, and did not say a single word.    

    

Seeing Guo Ziyi's performance, Li Jian thought that Guo Ziyi had given in and was afraid. He could not help but be secretly pleased.    

    

"I can ascend the throne, but royal father is still in his funeral and should not hold any inauguration ceremony to ascend the throne. My subjects should save a tael of silver to defend against the Sea race! "    

    

Hearing Li Jian's words, all the officials all praised him saying that Li Jian was a wise king, and that he was even more powerful than the Li Yuan who founded Li Tang Sheng.    

    

Li Jian revealed a smile.    

    

To ascend the throne? Why the ceremony? Most of the officials of Changyang City supported him, and that was enough.    

    

Li Jian turned around and entered the Supreme Harmony Hall. Very quickly, he changed into the Dragon Robe and appeared in front of everyone.    

    

Seeing Li Jian who looked like a brand-new Li Jian, many of the officials respectfully shouted out.    

    

"Welcome, your Majesty!"    

    

"Long live Your Majesty!"    

    

"Long live Your Majesty!"    

    

Yuwen Ji and the other Civil Service Family s were extremely pleased with themselves. The vast majority of people agreed, that Guo Ziyi had no way out.    

    

Li Jian pressed his hands together and laughed: "All beloved officials, rise!"    

    

"Thank you, your majesty!"    

    

All the officials in the plaza all stood up, their eyes burning with passion as they looked at Li Jian.    

    

Beside Li Jian, in the golden yellow dragon coffin, lay Li Yuan's corpse.    

    

As the officials on the square of the Supreme Peace Hall flattered Li Jian, the snow fell even more violently.    

    

September snow, extremely rare, had never been heard of in Li Tangguo's history.    

    

"Li Yuan, oh Li Yuan, you have been on guard against me for your entire life, have you ever thought of this? I, Guo Ziyi, do not have any thoughts of conspiring against you, but your son is extremely cautious, even thieves would not be able to notice! "    

    

Guo Ziyi raised his head to look at the sky. Dark clouds covered the sun, and the snow wind howled.    

    

While enduring the heavy snow, he finally took a few steps forward. His tiger eyes looked straight at Li Jian who was standing in front of Supreme Harmony Hall, and he said coldly:    

    

"The late emperor passed away, why is it that the Prince did not come out to speak? Your Highness, can you allow Prince to come out? This king has some things that I want to ask you personally. "    

    

When Guo Ziyi opened his mouth, the entire competition grounds fell silent.    

    

The Prince, the shadow of the Emperor Li Yuan, how could he not be there at such an occasion?    

    

Yuwen Ji laughed coldly: "Guo Ziyi, your death is near at hand, could it be that you want to plead with Prince? The Prince is in pain, we don't want to see anyone. We have your ten counts, you are about to lose your throne, where do you get the qualifications to see the Prince? Since His Majesty has already ascended the throne, what do you intend to do with the word 'Your Highness'? "    

    

Guo Ziyi tilted his head and looked at Yuwen Ji indifferently, "Yuwen Ji, are you really going to speak to this king like that? "I am the noble king bestowed by His Majesty. According to Li Tang's laws, if you see me, you should kneel on one knee."    

    

"Guo Ziyi, do you really think you're nothing but spring onions now that you've peed in a mirror?" Yuwen Ji bellowed.    

    

"Old dog!"    

    

Just as Guo Ziyi said that, a pa sound came out, and everyone saw Yuwen Ji lying on the ground, with half of his face swollen.    

    

"This king, on behalf of His Majesty, will teach you, an old dog without any rules, a lesson!"    

    

Pah pah pah pah!    

    

Guo Ziyi squatted beside Yuwen Ji. Both of his hands were slapped together, causing Yuwen Ji's cheeks to turn red and his nose and mouth to bleed.    

    

The elderly Prime Minister Yuwen didn't have the power to retaliate at all. He was beaten to the point of gasping for breath by Guo Ziyi as he pointed his trembling finger at Guo Ziyi.    

    

"Yuwen Ji, this king tells you this, this king is not a spring onion. If you continue to be rude, this king will lead my troops to flatten Yuwen Mansion!"    

    

"Bah!"    

    

A mouthful of phlegm was spat on Yuwen Ji's face mercilessly. Yuwen Ji rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground.    

    

Guo Ziyi turned his head, and his eyes coldly stared at the officials who supported Li Jian in ascending the throne.    

    

[Volume I Rising to the Eastern Wasteland