Chapter 397 Times have changed...
Yue State.
The streets of Bozhou.
The central army laid siege to the city, broke into the palace, and arrested the emperor and other members of the royal family.
The State of Yue had been established for more than 300 years. Although the country was in turmoil and warlords were fighting for power, this was the first time that the rebels had invaded the capital and captured the emperor alive.
Originally, as the ruler of a country, although the Emperor of Yue's cultivation was not as strong as the emperors of the five dynasties, he had no rivals below the sixth realm and should not have been captured so easily.
Unfortunately, not long ago, the King of Yue abdicated in order to protect himself, and lost his cultivation. Now he can only become a lamb to be slaughtered.
In Bozhou City, whether it is officials and dignitaries or ordinary people, they all hid in their homes and refused to go out.
The central army rebelled and the royal family was captured. No one knew whether they would burn, kill and loot in the city. Everyone's heart was filled with fear about the future.
However, what they worried about did not happen.
After the rebels entered the city, they did not trouble the people except for arresting the royal family.
Soon after, notices were posted all over the streets and alleys of Bozhou.
The White Wolf Army stated that at noon tomorrow, they would publicly try the emperor and the royal family at the palace gate and invited all the people in the city to watch the ceremony.
When it comes to the words "judgment" and "emperor", the "emperor" always comes first.
Only the emperor judges others, how can anyone judge the emperor?
This is a new thing for the people of Yue State and even the people of the entire continent.
I have lived my whole life, and have never seen anything like this before?
Speaking of the Yue royal family, the people were angry but dared not speak out. The second prince was fond of riding and shooting, and often played with human lives. The third prince was lustful, and kidnapped women on the street and brought them back to the palace to have sex with the powerful and wealthy. Many women committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation.
Their crimes are too numerous to mention.
For a moment, everyone was curious about tomorrow's public trial.
First of all, I really want to know how they will judge the emperor and the royal family.
Secondly, Bozhou is now under the control of others. These notices are posted all over the city. If you don’t go, you would be giving them no face. If you anger them, you will definitely suffer the consequences.
After a night of fear and trepidation, crowds began to gather at the gate of the palace before noon the next day.
In the center of the square in front of the palace gate, there were figures with their heads covered, kneeling with their backs to the palace and facing the people.
More and more people from the surrounding areas gathered, not only filling up the square in front of the palace, but also the surrounding streets and alleys were packed tightly, making it impossible to get through.
"Are those people kneeling in front the royal family?"
"I think I saw the executioner. Are they going to kill the royal family?"
"They should have been killed long ago. The Wu royal family has done so many bad things. Finally someone can punish them..."
"I wonder who they will make the next emperor..."
…
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
At noon, three dull bell sounds were heard from the city wall.
The crowd's chatter suddenly stopped, and you could hear a pin drop.
The cloth bags on the heads of those who were kneeling on the high platform were taken away, and there was another uproar from the people below.
The Wu royal family, including His Majesty the Emperor, who had called the shots in the Kingdom of Yue for more than three hundred years, actually knelt before the people.
Since ancient times, the people have knelt before the emperor.
How could an emperor kneel before the people?
There was a table on the square. A young man sat behind the table and knocked the gavel in his hand. He said, "The public trial begins."
His voice was not loud, but it contained a strange power and was clearly heard by everyone present.
Several people stepped forward tremblingly and were about to kneel down, but were lifted up by an invisible force. The young man said, "No need to kneel. Tell us what grievances you have.
Upon hearing this, the people began to speak up.
"I am suing the Second Prince Wu Hao. My son just accidentally bumped into his carriage, and he shot him dead in the street!"
"I am suing the Third Prince Wu Shuo. He abducted my two daughters and brought them to the palace to humiliate them. They committed suicide because they could not bear the humiliation. The Third Prince sent someone to warn us that if we tell anyone about this, he will kill my whole family!"
"I want to sue King Ping..."
"I am suing my uncle..."
The Wu royal family and the royal relatives, relying on the power in their hands, do whatever they want and treat human life as worthless. Because they have the protection of Your Majesty, the government pretends not to see what they do.
After hearing what the people said, the young man walked up to the row of kneeling royal family members and asked, "What else do you have to say about the people's complaint?"
"I am the prince of Yue State, you can't kill me!"
"You have no right to interfere in the affairs of our Yue Kingdom!"
"I have a gold medal of immunity from death. I have a gold medal of immunity from death given by the late emperor. Let me go, and I will give you everything!"
…
The royal family of Yue State were of course very clear about what they had done.
However, in the past they were the high and mighty royal family, and no matter what they did, they did not have to bear any consequences.
But today, they, as members of the royal family, have become prisoners of others and can do nothing but roar like this.
The young man walked to the table, picked up a few arrows, and said, "Since you have nothing to refute about these charges, I hereby sentence you to be executed immediately according to the law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several executioners who had been prepared slowly stepped forward.
"No!"
“Don’t kill me!”
"I don't want to die!"
As several executioners raised and lowered their swords, the square finally became much quieter.
Even the people who had been whispering and talking just now fell silent.
The heads of those royal family members who were usually high and mighty were still rolling on the ground, and the ground in front of them was stained red with blood.
Dead, these royal family members are actually dead!
There really are people who would chop off the heads of royal family members in order to seek justice for the people!
The young man walked up to a middle-aged man and said calmly, "Emperor Wu Hong of Yue, as the emperor of Yue, you condoned and ordered the Yue Central Army to kidnap and sell countless people of Daxia. Your crimes are heinous and cannot be described in words. According to the law, you are sentenced to immediate execution. Before you die, do you have anything to say?"
Although the Emperor of Yue looked a little haggard, the dignity of a superior that he had cultivated for a long time allowed him to keep his head held high.
He closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Kill them if you want."
The ruler of a small country is not as good as the minister of a big country, but before his death, he still has to maintain the dignity of a ruler.
Li Nuo walked away from him and an executioner walked slowly forward.
Looking at the figure kneeling on the ground, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.
This is the emperor!
He had followed in his father's footsteps and chosen this line of business, but he never dreamed that one day the machete in his hand would be able to chop off the emperor's head.
Dad, ancestors of the Wang family, please watch over me in heaven. I am the most promising man in the Wang family!
call out!
The big knife cut through the air, and a head flew high up. After flying for a distance in the air, it rolled several feet away.
The people of Yue State who witnessed this scene at the front could not help but take several steps back.
Looking at the head on the ground, their minds went blank.
Your Majesty...is dead?
The king of a country, like an ordinary criminal, had his noble head chopped off in public...
This is the first time in history.
This is the first time for the State of Yue and also the first time for all the countries on the mainland.
The people of Yue State who witnessed this scene had a very strange feeling in their hearts.
From ancient times to the present, something rooted deep in their hearts has completely collapsed.
Although no one can explain exactly what this feeling is.
But there is no doubt that...
Times have changed.
After a long silence, an unprecedented light burst out in the eyes of the Yue people.
The crowd began to cheer one after another, each wave louder than the last...
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Daxia.
Secretariat.
The two prime ministers stood in front of the table, looking at a letter that was sent urgently from the State of Yue.
The White Wolf Army has rescued thousands of Daxia people from the State of Yue and is escorting them back to their country across the border.
At the same time, the Yue Central Army and the Black Tiger Army were both defeated by the White Wolf Army, and then disbanded and reorganized.
This means that Daxia has actually taken control of the Kingdom of Yue.
The memorial said that Li Nuo publicly tried the emperor and royal family of Yue in the capital of Yue State and chopped off their heads in front of countless Yue people. From then on, Yue State no longer had any royal family.
Every piece of news written in the memorial shocked the two of them.
Everyone thought Li Nuo was just going to rescue people, but unexpectedly, he directly overthrew the Yue regime and killed all the Yue royal family members.
Both of them had solemn expressions on their faces.
As Confucians, they approved of Li Nuo's actions.
The royal family, or even the emperor himself, should not be above the law.
But those who truly hold power on the mainland don't think so.
The Imperial Palace.
Imperial study.
Emperor Xia sat behind a large desk, on which was placed a secret letter.
He looked into the air, tapping the tabletop with his index finger unconsciously, and muttered, "Does Great Xia also have a Half-Saint of the Legalist School?"
The old eunuch standing behind him smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Daxia has gained another sixth-level expert..."
Emperor Xia looked back at him, and the old eunuch's laughter stopped abruptly.
Emperor Xia was silent for a moment, then said, "Pass on my order..."
…
Yue State.
Bozhou.
After the public trial of the Yue royal family, Li Nuo did not have time to rest.
For some reason, the State of Yue had already achieved constitutional monarchy before, the three provinces checked and balanced each other, and the court had been running smoothly for a long time. Li Nuo did not touch the officials of the court of Yue.
Except for some corrupt officials who were reported by the people and were punished, the vast majority of officials are still in the same positions as before.
Li Nuo adopted all the reforms of Daxia.
The entire Yue Kingdom was only as big as a few states in Daxia. Many things that were difficult to implement in Daxia were easy to do in Yuezhou.
All the land of the Yue State was nationalized, redistributed, and the sale of land was prohibited.
In Daxia, aristocratic families dominate the area, and the imperial court cannot do this with its own strength.
There were also powerful families in Yue State, but when the army passed by, they cooperated very well and handed over most of their land without any tricks.
Maybe it was because the Kingdom of Yue was too small. Even after doing all these things, his Confucian cultivation still did not break through to the semi-saint level.
However, during this process, Li Nuo clearly felt the loosening of his cultivation.
If I can do the same and send the emperors of a few small countries to the guillotine, my noble spirit should be enough to break through...
A figure walked into the hall quickly, holding a letter in his hand, and said to Li Nuo: "Master Li, urgent news from Chang'an..."
Li Nuo took the letter, opened it and read it, then put it aside.
This letter was sent from the three provinces, but it was written in the tone of Your Majesty.
His Majesty asked him to support a new emperor in Yue and replace all the officials in the Yue court with people from Daxia.
He had finally managed to get rid of the emperor of Yue State, and now he was asked to go back and reverse history?
After a while, Li Nuo walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back and said to Dongfang Xuan who was reading a book: "Senior Dongfang..."
Dongfang Xuan put down the Ximen family Yin-Yang magic book in his hand and said, "You are now in the sixth realm, so you don't need to call me senior."
Li Nuo looked at his young face and indeed could not call him "senior". He sat down opposite Dongfang Xuan and asked, "Tell me, can we defeat the emperors of the five dynasties together?"
Dongfang Xuan didn't even think about it, so he shook his head and said, "Impossible."
After saying that, he added, "I'm afraid I won't be able to help you in any way from now on..."
Li Nuo asked in surprise: "Why?"
Dongfang Xuan said: "The rest of my lifespan is a gift from you. In Yin-Yang magic, lifespan can only be transferred once. Before I break through to the level of a saint, I cannot use Yin-Yang magic that consumes lifespan..."
Li Nuo had never seen these things in the books of Yin-Yang.
The only means of attack for the Yin-Yang Master at the sixth level is to consume his own lifespan and deprive others of their lifespan. If he cannot perform Yin-Yang magic that consumes lifespan, he can only tell fortunes in the future.
However, if that's the case, then his sixty years of life cannot actually be saved.
Dongfang Xuan glanced at Li Nuo and asked, "Which emperor do you want to defeat?"
Li Nuo said: "I'm just asking casually."
Dongfang Xuan shook his head and said, "You'd better give up this thought as soon as possible. Even if you have the cultivation of a semi-saint of both Confucianism and Legalism, you are no match for the weakest emperors of the Five Dynasties. They are blessed with the luck of great countries. Even the Yin-Yang School's method of sacrificing life is useless to them..."
He continued, “Those emperors, even if they are not in their territory, can fight two ordinary semi-saints at once. In their territory, they can easily fight three or even four at once. If they are in the capital, they are almost invincible. The only thing that can defeat them is time…”
Li Nuo knew how powerful the emperors of the five dynasties were, but he did not expect that they would be so powerful.
After returning to Zhao State, I can learn from Her Majesty the Queen and test the depth of her strength.
Li Nuo turned around and walked back to the room, put the secret letter back into the envelope, and the damaged sealing wax at the seal instantly returned to normal.
After a moment, he handed the letter back to Bai Yu and said, "When you receive this letter, I will no longer be in Yue State..."
(End of this chapter)
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