Chapter 554 The Five Great Families Voluntarily Donate Half of Their Wealth
It was the people from the Chen, Han and Ning families who were shocked.
You can't shout "Long live" casually. Although the Grand Master is very powerful, what if the Emperor and the Yu family hold a grudge against him?
However, on second thought, the ancestor of the Yu family had been subdued by the national teacher, which meant that the Yu family had surrendered.
The emperor is from the Yu family, so he should have surrendered, right?
On the city wall, the emperor showed a helpless smile. He had never felt so much like a puppet as he did now.
But he quickly accepted it, because his ancestors had been subdued, so what was a junior like him?
On the contrary, civil and military officials seemed even less able to accept it.
Even though they knew how powerful the aristocratic families were, in their minds, the ruler of a country was the legitimate heir.
But what else could they do if they couldn't accept it? These were all spontaneous actions of the people, so how could they punish them all?
Besides, punishing him would definitely offend the Imperial Master, and they would not be able to bear the consequences.
So everyone just turned a blind eye.
"Master, you are what the people want."
Xia Yu was also very surprised, with a look of joy in his eyes.
She had not expected to be greeted by so many people, nor had she expected to shout "Long live the master", especially in front of the emperor.
Xiao Ying was also moved. She could feel everyone's enthusiasm and joy.
This made her feel that everything she had done before was not in vain.
"Everyone please stand up."
She smiled gently, and a gentle spiritual power covered her, instantly lifting up thousands of people.
Everyone only felt a gentle but irresistible force lifting them up, and they were immediately amazed. Could this be the magical skill of the State Master?
For a moment, he admired Xiao Ying even more.
"Thank you, Master Imperial Master!"
"Master Imperial Master is truly approachable!"
"It is our blessing to have such a great national master."
"Master Imperial Master, I heard that Jing State deliberately targeted you. Are you not hurt?"
"Master Imperial Master, I heard that you captured the Emperor of Jing and many experts alive. Will Jing listen to you from now on?"
"Master Imperial Master, do we no longer need to fight wars?"
"Master Imperial Master..."
Everyone couldn't contain their curiosity and started asking questions.
The scene was bustling and lively.
Even Chen Xingyun's siblings, Yu Ling and others who had known about it for a long time wanted to hear her say it in person.
Seeing everyone so curious, Xiao Ying couldn't help but laugh.
"You are right. This time it was Jingguo and Anlanguo who deliberately set me up."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene.
The subjects were all filled with anger and began to curse the two countries.
After a long while, when everyone had almost vented their anger, Xiao Ying continued to speak.
"However, their conspiracy did not succeed. My friends and I not only destroyed their plan, but also captured many people alive."
"Among them are the Emperor of Jing Kingdom and the ancestor of the royal family of Anlan Kingdom."
"These people have now submitted to me, so there will be no more wars between these three countries."
She only spoke briefly, without giving any details.
Even so, everyone was ecstatic and cheered loudly.
"Yes, that's great!"
"The Imperial Master is wise and powerful!"
"Long live the Grand Master, long live the Grand Master, long live the Grand Master!"
Everyone shouted "Long live" in unison once again, and the atmosphere suddenly became boiling.
Only Chen Ning's family, who were hiding in the crowd, looked unhappy and anxious.
It was only after they returned home that they heard about the great things Xiao Ying had done in Jingguo.
Originally this would have been nothing, but yesterday they suddenly heard that Xiao Ying would be back today, so it was too late for them to return to Lingzhou even if they wanted to.
The imperial court actually ordered the official roads and teleportation arrays to be blocked just to ensure that Xiao Ying could return unhindered.
In desperation, Chen Ning and others could only stay in Shangjing for the New Year and pray not to be discovered.
Seeing Xiao Ying so loved by the people today, they felt even more uncomfortable, and Chen Ning couldn't help but regret it for the thousandth time.
If he had not married into the Qi family, he would not have to worry so much today. Instead, his status would have risen because of Xiao Ying.
On the other side, several ancestors, members of the Chen, Han, and Ning families came over, all in high spirits.
"Welcome back, Master Imperial Master."
"Mom, you are so awesome, we are all so proud of you!"
"Yingying, don't take risks like this again. Even though you're powerful, we're still worried about you."
"It's good to be back. The New Year is coming soon. You should have a good rest then."
Xiao Ying was moved by the words of praise, pride and concern from everyone.
"I know it's awkward to say thank you, but I still want to say thank you."
"Let's go home."
She held Chen Xingyun's hand in one hand and Chen Xingyue's hand in the other, and walked towards the city gate with a smile.
The others naturally followed behind him, and there was a sense of harmony among them.
Yu Qianli and Xia Yu traveled with the Yu family and the Xia family respectively, and whispered more about what happened in Jing Country.
The ancestors of both families were amazed.
When he heard that Xiao Ying had plundered half of the wealth of those noble families, his expression became even more strange.
So, Xiao Ying still showed mercy to them?
Not only did they not plunder their property, they didn't even sign a master-servant contract.
Several old ancestors looked at each other and felt a little worried. Does this mean that the State Master does not trust them enough?
So much so that on the second day after Xiao Ying returned, the five ancestors actually asked for a meeting together and offered half of their wealth to him!
"What are you doing?"
Xiao Ying was very surprised. Was it because he knew that she had plundered the money of the noble families in Jingguo and Anlanguo?
Yu Ling smiled and said, "Master Imperial Master has great ambitions, and we should naturally support him."
"Even the noble families of Jing and Anlan are willing to give up half of their wealth. Are the noble families of my Yue Kingdom any worse than them?"
Xiao Ying looked at him strangely. He was indeed the ancestor of a noble family and he was really good at talking.
It was clearly something she had looted, but she said that the other party had offered it to her voluntarily.
Since everyone is so tactful, wouldn't her refusal make them sad?
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