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History says that beauty can ruin a nation, so why is it that the more wives I take, the more secure my regime becomes?

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Chapter 450: If You Say Something Wrong, Be Prepared to Be Punished

The young man clenched his fists and fiercely stared at the sturdy man, but could only shed tears silently. Now he was not only unable to contribute to his country, but even if he wanted to defeat the sturdy man, he couldn't do it. The young man felt powerless and hopeless.

Chu Junyuan stood up and gave the order: "Come here, arrest this prisoner who was disrespectful to the martyrs' families in the Martyrs' Cemetery."

The strong man hadn't expected Chu Junyuan to be so decisive and directly order his arrest. He shouted loudly, "City Lord, I just said a few words that ordinary people feel in their hearts. What crime have I committed? Don't ordinary people even have the qualifications to defend their rights? Is Wei State such an unreasonable country?"

After the strong man finished speaking, some people in the crowd began to agree. Chu Junyuan was not scared by this situation, but sneered in his heart.

Chu Junyuan continued to give orders, "Please invite those who just echoed the sentiment to come to the front. It's difficult for this city lord to hear your voices in the crowd."

In an instant, the crowd that was originally shouting became silent. However, such people had long been watched by the city guards, so how could they be allowed to escape?

Although what the strong man said seemed to make some sense and touched the hearts of these ordinary people, they understood more clearly that it was the Wei court that allowed them to have a stable life, so they actively cooperated with the actions of the city guards when they were arresting people.

When those who agreed were brought in front of Chu Junyuan, their faces turned pale and their legs began to tremble unconsciously.

Chu Junyuan asked these troublemakers, "Do you know where this place is?"

After hearing Chu Junyuan's question, these people trembled even more violently. Most of them were actually bribed by other countries to deliberately create chaos, and some were even spies stationed in Wei by other countries.

They originally thought that they could successfully create chaos to allow them to escape smoothly, but they did not expect that the people of Wei did not take any action to oppose the decision of the Wei court because of their words. Instead, they cooperated with the city guards to capture them one by one.

Those spies, through professional training, were able to withstand the oppression of the city lord Chu Junyuan and the city guards who detained them. However, those who were only paid to do the job were already terrified. They kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying, "City lord, please spare us. We were only confused for a moment and were instigated by the traitor's words to do such a wrong thing. As the people of Wei, we absolutely support all the decisions of the court."

Chu Junyuan ignored their pleas for mercy and continued to ask, "This city lord will ask you again, where is this place?"

These people looked up at the hero monument erected in the sun, as if a sharp sword would pierce their hearts in the next moment. Only then did they realize how stupid they had been. The martyrs buried here not only sacrificed their lives to defend the State of Wei, but also protected them from living a peaceful life.

Their actions were not only a blasphemy against the martyrs, but also a betrayal of their own peaceful lives. Tears of regret instantly welled up in their eyes, and they all knelt, their voices trembling as they replied, "This is the Martyrs' Cemetery established by His Majesty."

Chu Junyuan said angrily, "Do you still know that this is a martyrs' cemetery? Do you know how much your words just now hurt the families of these martyrs? Your actions are the greatest disrespect to the heroes and a deep betrayal to the people of Wei.

You keep saying that the court treats the families of martyrs with favor, but you never consider that it was the lives of those martyrs who sacrificed their lives so that you could live a stable life. Without their sacrifice, would you still be able to enjoy this peaceful life today? How can you still stand here and speak so arrogantly?

These people, originally from the Wei Kingdom, were filled with guilt and fear after hearing Chu Junyuan's words. With tears in their eyes, they kowtowed to Chu Junyuan and said, "City Lord, we were wrong. Please give us a chance to reform. We are willing to accept any punishment, just to make amends for the harm we have done to the martyrs and their families."

Chu Junyuan said sternly, "I see you don't know you're wrong, you know you're going to be punished and you're afraid. But before you said those words, did you ever think about the consequences of your actions? You should know that when this martyrs' cemetery held its first state funeral, His Majesty personally came to pay tribute, and as a monarch, His Majesty saluted the buried martyrs.

"Your Majesty honors martyrs so much, yet you are here to slander them wantonly. Are you more noble than Your Majesty? And you begged for mercy from this city lord, knowing that I can decide your life or death, but have you not yet realized who you have hurt with your words?"

Their faces paled. Some clever men realized who they should apologize to and beg for mercy to the most. Instead of standing up, they knelt before the families of the martyrs, tearfully pleading, "Family members of the martyrs, I was deceived by a traitor and deserve death. Our foolish words have hurt you all. Please, as fellow citizens of Wei, forgive our mistakes."

After seeing this man's actions, others followed suit and knelt down to apologize to the martyr's family.

The family members of the martyrs were originally heartbroken by the words of the strong man, but when Chu Junyuan stood up to defend the reputation of the martyrs, and saw Chu Junyuan arresting these people because of their disrespectful words to the martyrs, they felt a full sense of security in their hearts.

Although they still felt grief in their hearts, they were also moved by the sincerity. They knew that the sacrifices made by their fathers, their husbands, and their sons for the State of Wei were worth it, because His Majesty and the court had never forgotten their sacrifices.

The old woman who had always wanted Chu Junyuan to send his grandson to the National Defense University of Wei walked up to these rude people and slowly said, "You always think that we enjoy special treatment, but you don't know the pain we suffer from losing our loved ones. If we give up these preferential treatments in order to let our husband and our son live, this old woman would rather give up all the benefits she enjoys, and even give up her own life.

Have you ever experienced the pain of missing someone in the dead of night? This old woman cannot speak for the families of other martyrs, but she can speak for herself and hope that you—"

Before the old woman finished speaking, those people kneeling on the ground thought that they could be forgiven by the families of the martyrs. As long as the old woman could forgive them, then the families of other martyrs would follow suit. When the families of other martyrs could forgive them, then the court would not impose severe punishment on them.