Four-Armed Divine Emperor

Chapter 529

He said that it was "not in accordance with the rites and laws", holding the scriptures, shaking his head and saying some nonsense, saying that in ancient times, people only celebrated the "twelve heavens" and the birthday of the "Son of Heaven". Now that the "old heaven has returned", we should restore the ancient system, abolish the shogunate, re-establish the Son of Heaven, and respect the "twelve heavens" to be the ancient right way.

These "Twelve Heavens" refer to the twelve main "gods" of the Eastern Continent in ancient times. In legislation, the Orientals used twelve hours as a day, and each hour corresponded to a "Heavenly God in Charge".

Al was running around the streets with great interest. In the words of the locals, he was a playboy and a bad boy. He felt quite close to this civilization which was like an alien world equivalent of his hometown.

The Eastern Dynasty was very much like the sutured body of various civilizations in the East Asian region in his memory. Although it was obviously based on China, many products derived from Korean and Japanese culture could also be seen. It was a hodgepodge, but because most of its sources came from the same big brother, there was nothing disconnected in the hodgepodge. Instead, Al found it quite interesting and familiar. If his civilization in another world had not declined before modern times, but had expanded further and completed the integration of East Asia, while assimilating and partially absorbing the cultures of tributary states and "sons", it might have looked similar to this.

The Tartarus people call the supreme leader of the Eastern Dynasty "the king of all intelligent life, the supreme of the world, the only ruler", which is actually an expanded translation. Whether it is the Orientals or people like Ai'er who have a similar cultural background, they simply call him "Son of Heaven" or "Emperor". This term actually covers everything.

After several time travels, El's understanding of the multiverse has also been further improved. He is no longer surprised by the "similarities" between El's world and his native world, because the fragments of the Unifier were based on the premise of choosing a "suitable" object when they made him travel. In this case, it is not surprising that he chose a place similar to the Earth, or one with the same humanities and civilization.

Another point is that the world he came from is not the "original Earth", because it is not clear which one was born earlier, El or Earth. Theoretically, either they all evolved in this direction at the same time, or they were all influenced by the projection of some other world in the multiverse. For example, Cthulhu Mythos is a novel on Earth, but it is part of the "world rules" in other worlds. Conversely, the original technological civilization of Earth may have a similar positioning to that of "Cthulhu Mythos" on Earth in some other civilizations and worlds.

For Al, there is no point in being obsessed with these issues. In the end, whatever comes to his plate will be the "dish" he has to eat.

He strolled along the street, moving towards his goal, wandering here and there, and felt that such a life was not bad. However, it was also a "coincidence" for him to come here. He only saw the city in full bloom and prosperous, but did not see the scene of its decline and decay.

On the way, Al also went into several big-name buildings, but because he looked too young and was dressed like a nobleman, he was stopped by the servants at the door and the generous and gentle big sister. They were a lower-class building and did not receive rich families, because the noble families had special maids to serve, or they would go to the "high-end places" in the inner district. Al looked too young, and he might be a young master who had sneaked out of a rich family. If he was contaminated by the "low-class people" here, Al would definitely be fine, but they would definitely be punished, so they all saw him off with a smile and asked Al to go to the inner district to find a "qualified" place to receive him.

Al, not having experienced the special programs of his alternative ancient hometown, was so angry that he stood under the archway and made a speech:

"I'm so angry! What's wrong with this world?"

He was indignant that there were different levels of prostitutes, and then he quickly went to the inner quarters.

Everything went smoothly on the way, except for the checkpoint guarded by soldiers. The officer on duty didn't even bother to check him because of his attire and let him pass. However, because there were so many people at night, they were more lax in their supervision. Otherwise, it would be exhausting to check everyone one by one.

In order to figure out where he was, of course, it was mainly about "acting" reasonably. Al ran to stop a sedan chair, asked about the current location and which way to go to Huajie. Passersby who guessed that he was a young man from a noble family out for a stroll kindly pointed the way for him, and then he ran over excitedly.

The result was another setback.

The fucking identity system is everywhere!

This "flower street" in El's understanding is called "Yumeyou Garden". It is only open to the nobles among the nine ranks of the shogunate, the seventh rank and above, and the seventh rank and above among the twenty ranks of the samurai. Rich people who have money but no title can also use their connections and donate a large sum of "flower money" to get a pass token and go in to play.

As for the civilians, sorry, get out!

This system, which places great emphasis on birth and family background, reached a peak under the continuous strengthening and promotion of the shogunate over the past few hundred years, and was even almost comparable to the caste system in India.

Although Al had a good appearance, he had no status after all, so the gatekeepers - several beautiful girls and handsome servants - could only politely keep the boy outside.

Al was so angry that he immediately burst into anger and sang a few words:

"When autumn comes on September 8th, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die. The fragrance will spread through Chang'an, and the whole city will be covered with golden armor!"

"All the splendid carriages and embroidered wheels have been destroyed, and not even half of the noble houses and gates remain! The inner storehouses have been burned to ashes, and the streets are full of the bones of the nobles."

"If I am the Qing Emperor in his age, I will share with the peach blossoms!"

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Although it is a different world, the culture is similar. The Eastern Dynasty also has a "poetic art" different from Tartarus. Naturally, people in Elyin can understand these.

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Then there was an uproar.

Those who heard it listened carefully and were terrified. Those who didn't listen carefully quickly asked others who heard it clearly to repeat it, and then they competed to pass it on to others. Then they were amazed at the obvious contrary meaning in it, and soon most of them slipped away.

Seeing the commotion, Al patted his butt and ran outside. The servant came to his senses and wanted to take his name, but Al yelled:

"I will not change my name or surname. I will bury the heavens, the earth, and all living things. I will bury the Sea God Tang San!"

Then he rushed into the crowd and disappeared, not caring whether anyone understood his stitching joke.

Chapter 165: Al roared

On the birthday of the Regent Taiko-no-chū, some people openly recited anti-poetry on the streets of the flower market, especially during this special period:

Now that the "Old Gods" have returned, reappearing on earth and restoring the ancient order, even street beggars know that the rulers of the world now aren't the shogunate's nobles, but the "Morocrates" and the Old Gods behind them. Your anti-shogunate poems might seem to be about you, but who knows who you're alluding to?!

Extremely bad in nature!

Especially in the second poem, he declared:

"The streets are full of the bones of nobles and nobles, and even half of the noble houses are gone!"

The nobles, the rich and powerful families, etc., all refer directly to the noble families and the powerful people in the court. Regardless of whether there are special circumstances or not, they will undoubtedly be investigated thoroughly.

So, even though it was a festive night and most people were enjoying themselves, the shogunate's forces still reacted quickly. After all, the place where El recited his poems was right outside a red-light district that was reserved for the enjoyment of the powerful and wealthy. The attendants guarding the passage dared not hide these outrageous words and had to report them to their superiors. When the officials and nobles passing by heard these words, they were both amazed by their literary talent and shocked by their counter-intuitive nature, and they would also be curious about what was going on.

Therefore, soldiers soon came to seal off the place, and then looked for passers-by who were present at the time. According to their confessions, it was said that it was a young nobleman with extraordinary appearance, wearing a white fox mask. He was prevented from entering by the servants of Mengyou Garden, so he recited a poem in anger and left behind the bizarre name "Bury the sky, bury the earth, bury the people, bury Tang San".

This is even bigger.

If he really was a teenager, no one would think that a young man could do such things. Moreover, in line with his identity of "extraordinary appearance, like a nobleman", perhaps these were the private resentful words spoken by the elders in his family, which he read, and then, not knowing the true meaning, used to compete for favor.

This involves rebellion and treason within the court. No one dares to be careless at this juncture. Those who want to perform under the "new order" will be very active in finding and solving these problems to prove their loyalty to the old emperor.

So at that time, several lower-ranking officials and military heroes volunteered. They stopped strolling in the garden and drinking wine, and led their own soldiers to look for a man according to the description of "a young man with a white fox mask and extraordinary appearance", ready to try their best to get rich.

And Al, who caused a small conflict...

It was actually found!

When he was "caught", Al had just found a building with lax inspection. By moving around, he successfully followed another group of nobles who came to seek pleasure and entered. He couldn't go upstairs without a badge, but all this was quite new to him. It was the same wherever he went, and he could also watch it later. So he sat down in the hall, took the wine and snacks brought by the servants, and sat down to enjoy the singing and dancing on the stage in the middle.

Then I was targeted.

His action of wanting to drink wine was noted by someone who came later and specifically checked according to the memorial archway. As expected, they found something. The person who arrested him was also very extraordinary. He was a relative of the Hara family named Izumi Hanichi. He was a military hero and his title was the ninth level "Grand Doctor" Wu Daifu, which made him a member of the "royal family".

They even brought a passerby to identify him, and took him up to the second floor so that he could observe from the front. Because Al's attire was impressive, he recognized him immediately and said:

"It's this man, it's this man! The one wearing white clothes and wearing a fox mask, and the unicorn jade ornament, I will never make a mistake, sir! I have nothing to do with this matter, nothing to do..." After getting confirmation, the man who led four followers, wore a sword on his waist, and was dressed in both civil and military attire, waved his hand, signaling the passers-by to get out, then led the people down and held Al's shoulders.

Al was "horrified" at the time, and without any warning, he shouted:

"What are you doing? I'm here to listen to music!"

Because it might involve treason, Izumi Hanichi did not want to discuss with El in public, so he snorted coldly, waved his hand and asked his servant to go down and shut his mouth, while planning to take El away.

Al punched and kicked, and "struggled desperately", almost yelling, but unfortunately he was "unable to resist" and was caught by a strong and handsome follower on both sides.

After catching the man, the middle-aged man from Izumi clan took Al to the Izumi family's mansion in the outer court without stopping. Because the Izumi family was an outer branch of the Hara clan, their mansion in Kyoto could be set up in the outer court, and they enjoyed the treatment of living with the "royal family" and being guarded by the imperial guards.

Izumi Hanichi is not the "main force" of the family, otherwise his title would not be only the ninth level of Wudafu, at least he should be the level of Daijozo or Shuchang. At this time, he caught a case of suspected treason, and he could not handle it alone. He had to listen to the "main force" of the family.

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Ai'er behaved very well along the way. This was really a special experience for him, and he entered the Izumi family mansion just like that.

He had already made up his mind and would let the situation develop on its own without interfering, just treating it as a more realistic simulation of life.

The Izumi clan escorted him into the mansion through a side door, searched him but found nothing, and failed to find out his identity from El, so they ordered their servants to keep him under guard while they went home to report.

Al was experiencing a rare life as a prisoner when he suddenly peeked out the window and saw two young and beautiful girls and two beautiful women in their prime walking by. He couldn't help but say:

"Female Bodhisattva!"

"Hahaha..." After he shouted this, he couldn't help laughing, and then shouted again:

"Female Bodhisattva!"

A girl was startled by him, and when she turned around, she saw that he was a handsome young man. She turned her head and said something to the woman who should be her mother, then walked over quickly in small steps and stopped when she was four steps away from Al.

"Who is your name?"

El lay on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand, and pointed over there like a prisoner in a cell, saying, "I'm not calling you, I'm calling those two female Bodhisattvas."

The girl turned her head and smiled, saying, "Those are my sister, mother, and aunt, but I don't see the Bodhisattva you mentioned."

The word "Bodhisattva" also exists in Yil. It was first used in India to refer to deities as "enlightened ones." Later, it became widely used, especially in the East, specifically for virtuous and benevolent people. Ai Er said seriously, "It's your mother and your aunt. I see that these two sisters have kind eyes and are as beautiful as flowers. They have raised two such smart sisters. I can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary people, so I call them Bodhisattvas."

When the girl heard him say "two sisters raised two sisters", she couldn't help giggling even though she was adhering to aristocratic manners and etiquette, and she fell forward and backward with her mouth wide open.

As the commotion grew, the two men and the girl strolled over and interrupted the conversation.

One woman blushed, seemingly because of Al's flattery. Her breasts were large, even in thick clothing, they still bulged out. The other woman was much more generous, and like her breasts, she showed no sign of excitement despite Al's joking flattery. She simply asked him:

"Who is the boy?"

Although it seemed like he was asking him, his eyes were on the burly man guarding the door on the other side.

The man had been kneeling on the ground since the girl came over, with his head held high. He didn't want to miss the noble's order, so he immediately lowered his head to answer the question.

"It was Master Fan who ordered us to capture him. His identity is unknown at the moment. Master Fan has already gone to inform the host."

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He nodded slightly and instructed:

"This man's words and actions are frivolous, but he's quite courageous. Although he lacks the etiquette of a noble family, he's not a commoner either... Before the matter is resolved, you must not treat him harshly. Don't neglect his food and drink."

The man replied with a "yes", and after saying this in a serious and polite manner, he shifted his eyes to glance at Al, as if he wanted to confirm his identity, but in the end he found nothing, so he gently pulled the sleeve of another person, and the four people, two adults and two children, left along the corridor.

Seeing that he was so conservative, Al didn't give him a chance to continue talking, nor did he insist. He just shouted through the window:

"Thank you, Bodhisattva. Take care, Bodhisattva!"

After the group left, the man guarding Al stood up and called another servant standing in the corridor to bring food, while he continued to stand guard.

This was Al's first prison meal in his life, if we exclude his previous cosplay experiences.

He was currently a quasi-prisoner, so naturally he could not get any good treatment. It was already late at night, and the servant himself had no authority to ask the kitchen to cook alone, so he just took a few side dishes from the midnight snacks prepared for the servants on duty and brought them to him.

Fried vegetables, fried peanuts, warm pastries, and things I can’t name.

Al has become accustomed to eating delicacies from land and sea in Rome, and he actually does not need to eat at all, but he still retains this habit. After all, this is a major "inertia" of his as a human being.

So Al enjoyed eating these low-grade "exotic delicacies" - in fact, this might be more to his liking. After all, the culture of the Eastern Continent is closer to his hometown. Al knew how to cook in his previous life, but his skills were limited. It was still difficult for him to materialize the hometown delicacies from scratch. Later, he had the ability and resources, and he had long been accustomed to the tastes of Serso and Alan. At most, he asked the chef in charge of meals to hire more people, or to research new dishes.

He ate very quickly, finishing the side dishes that the court nobles and shogunate dignitaries disdained in the blink of an eye. When the servants of the Izumi family who were responsible for guarding El saw this scene, they suddenly became less cautious in their outward behavior. Before, they would not even make a sound, but now they could talk privately as if no one was around.

The man who ordered the food to be served also made a judgment in his heart:

"This young man seems to have some temperament, but he is still a commoner."

After hundreds of years of stability during the Chang'an Shogunate era, the Eastern dynasty class under the Shogunate had become very solidified. From etiquette, warfare, and state affairs to food, clothing, housing, transportation, customs and festivals, there was a complete set of "rituals" to constrain everything.

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What can people of any status and class do?

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Well, not everything can be planned.

The man was testing Al's identity for his master on purpose. Because of his extraordinary appearance, he had to consider the possibility that he was a child of a noble family. He deliberately ordered the person who was fetching food to fetch the food for the servants, and the specifications of the meal were also the same as those for the servants. If Al was really a noble, even a rich kid with a certain level of education would definitely be very sensitive to this, because it was related to "identity" and etiquette. In the eyes of the "etiquette-oriented" class, even if there were slight shortcomings in their actions, it would be very conspicuous, just like everyone was eating with knives, forks and chopsticks, and suddenly an Indian came in and ate with his hands.

Once upon a time, there was a shogunate elder (an official title). While he was having a meal, a coup d'état took place in the shogunate. The coup d'état was coming to arrest his entire family. His eldest son knelt on the ground and begged his father to leave quickly, but the elder just chewed the food in his mouth slowly, and then spoke out to warn his family members about dining etiquette, forcing everyone to sit still with him. By the time they had finished rinsing their mouths, washing their hands and washing their faces, the rebels had already rushed into the hall and put knives on the necks of the elder's family.

Although the elder was eventually killed by his political enemies, his "high moral character" is still praised today and he has become a role model of etiquette and morality.

Al even wolfed down the servants' food, completely lacking any "image". He definitely couldn't be a noble. No powerful family would raise a child like this. A dead tree loses its bark, and a dead person loses his ceremony. If a nobleman behaved like this in public, his family would at least order him to stay indoors for a few years...

Al didn't know where he was "exposed", but he probably guessed something. The problem was with the food. The two servants in the house watched him and discussed in a low voice, guessing what he had done wrong and what his fate would be. Al was not annoyed. He saw that one of them was listening to his companions while staring at his Qilin jade pendant. He generously took it off and threw it over.

"Here, I'll lend it to you to play with!"

The servant hurriedly stretched out his hands to receive it, but he didn't dare to hold it, because Al's attitude made him feel that this thing might be stolen from somewhere by the common people who had committed crimes. He quickly and carefully placed the jade pendant on the table beside him as if he was holding a hot potato.

The man guarding the door was more sympathetic. Perhaps because Al was young and had the unafraid look of a newborn calf, he felt pity for him. He walked to the window, lowered his voice, but made sure the other two servants could hear what he said clearly, and said to Al:

"Young man, if you have any questions later, remember to tell me everything you know. And don't act so frivolously in front of the adults. Be cautious and do your duty as a humble servant to your elders."

He said this purely out of kindness. Otherwise, if the main master disliked a young commoner like Al, with the power of the Izumi family, even if ten of them were caught and beaten to death, no one would be able to complain about the injustice.

Al was lying on the couch, legs crossed. After hearing what the man said, he sat up, looked at the kind-hearted man with a smile, and asked:

"Brother, how old are you?"

Seeing that he didn't listen, the man sighed inwardly and reminded him again:

"Are there any parents at home?"

"I'm not a monkey, so there must be one."