Chapter 204 A Galloping Horse
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Chapter 204 A Galloping Horse
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the parrot's squawking still echoed.
But gradually, people realized something was wrong.
The wine glasses on the table began to tremble slightly, and the wine inside rippled in circles.
The palace lanterns hanging from the beams began to shake violently, emitting a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound.
"Thump...thump...thump..."
A dull, heavy, and increasingly dense vibration came from deep within the earth.
The sound was even more awe-inspiring and captivating than the war drums from before.
It was as if the dragon veins underground had turned over, or as if an ancient behemoth was frantically crashing against the walls of the palace.
"What's going on? Where is this tremor coming from?"
The ministers looked around in alarm.
On the high platform, Pei Yunjing's fingers lightly tapped the armrest, feeling the vibrations from his fingertips. His smile deepened as he glanced sideways at Tang Li:
"It seems the Imperial Horse Stables provide good food; the horses they raise are quite strong."
Before he could finish speaking...
"boom--!!!"
A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had caved in.
The two towering, incredibly heavy vermilion gates of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which normally required the combined strength of eight eunuchs to push open, were suddenly breached by an extremely terrifying brute force—
It smashed open!
The bolt broke, and sawdust flew everywhere.
The two large doors were knocked away like two withered leaves, slamming heavily against the walls on both sides and shaking off countless specks of dust.
"Hiss! His ...
Accompanied by countless loud and passionate neighs of horses, torrents of black, brown, and white water, like a river bursting its banks, surged wildly into the Golden Palace, which represented the highest power of the Great Sheng Dynasty!
That's not water, that's a horse.
These are over a thousand royal horses that are usually kept in the Imperial Stables, fed with the finest feed, and pampered in a life of luxury!
They broke free of their reins, kicked over the stables, and sent the groom flying.
Summoned by the "Lord of All Beasts" of the pear tree, these wild horses, usually kept in captivity, completely unleashed their innate wildness.
With red eyes and hooves raised high, covered in dust and grass, they charged into the magnificent hall without a care!
"A horse! A frightened horse!"
"Run! Someone's being trampled!"
The five hundred swordsmen who originally intended to besiege Pei Yunjing were instantly scattered by the sudden onslaught of horses.
Faced with the charge of a warhorse weighing thousands of kilograms, the human body is as fragile as paper.
"Bang! Crash!"
The horses rushed into the banquet area.
The tables laden with delicacies were instantly crushed to pieces by the horses' hooves.
Golden plates and jade cups shattered on the ground, and fine wine and delicacies turned into mud.
Ouch! My back!
"My hat! My official hat!"
At this point, the civil and military officials completely disregarded propriety.
To avoid the horse's hooves, the Prime Minister crawled under the table, his buttocks sticking out.
The Minister lost one of his shoes while running and was huddled against a pillar, trembling with fear.
The usually arrogant officials were now covered in dust from being swept by the horse's tail and fled in panic, covering their heads.
The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony instantly transformed from a solemn and dignified imperial court into a chaotic circus.
Dust billowed, and horses neighed.
Surprisingly, the frenzied warhorses automatically dispersed when passing the high platform.
They avoided Pei Yunjing's location; not a single hoof dared to step on the tiger skin, nor did a speck of dust splash onto Tang Li's skirt.
They rampaged through the main hall, wantonly destroying everything that represented imperial power and rules.
Tang Li looked down at the group of ministers who were being chased by horses and crawling all over the ground, and then at the little emperor who was so frightened that he had shrunk behind the dragon throne.
She grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and laughed so hard she nearly fell over:
"Your Highness, please look."
"This is what we call 'Ten Thousand Horses Galloping, Out with the Old and In with the New'."
"This scene is much more entertaining than those shamanistic rituals we just watched, isn't it?"