"I obey your order." Shangguan Ziqi accepted the order.
Shangguan Ziqi did not implement it immediately, but instead asked people to gather all the villagers together.
Let them watch the execution.
Otherwise, how can we serve as a warning to others?
There were a dozen girls in total, who were forced by the soldiers to kneel in a row.
The mothers of these girls were crying and wanted to rush over to stop it.
They have lived on this island for generations without royal power.
They have no idea what it means for an emperor to be angry.
No one has ever told them what imperial power is.
The soldiers stopped the people and did not allow anyone to disturb them.
"Punishment." Feng Lei shouted.
The soldiers holding the whip lashed out in unison.
"ah!"
Screams rang out one after another.
Blood instantly appeared on the girls' backs.
They wanted to run, but there was a soldier standing next to them. When he saw anyone trying to stand up, he kicked them.
Two of them who were kicked screamed and fell to the ground one after another.
But he couldn't avoid it, and the whip still fell one after another.
This continued until everyone had received ten lashes.
They all cried out in pain.
They have never suffered such punishment in their generations.
Being whipped will only cause some minor injuries and will not kill you.
Moreover, the soldiers also knew the limit and did not really use their full strength.
Just giving a lesson.
After the execution, the relatives of each family came over and took the person away.
Emperor Qiming deliberately taught these islanders a lesson, otherwise they would be disobedient.
From the records left by the old scholar, he already knew that these islanders were all from Dawei.
Our ancestors fled here from the coastal areas of Wei.
After everyone had left, the two old ladies knelt before Emperor Qiming.
It was also the first time for them to witness the majesty of the emperor.
Just a few simple words were enough to make the prince completely convinced.
So many men, all listened to her.
Looking at their faces, each one was more ferocious than the other.
They were really scared.
The villagers on the island all had their own ideas. Although the two of them were in power, in reality, they could not compare with the emperor in front of them.
Most of the time when they are dealing with a situation, they have to persuade their parents earnestly before they can handle the situation well.
For example, if someone's chicken was stolen by a child, it would take a long time to reconcile the two families.
"Your Majesty, please forgive the girls. They didn't know how to do it, so they made a big mistake. They will never do it again. We will definitely discipline them."
Granny Ye admitted her mistake with red eyes.
Emperor Qiming looked at the two old men indifferently. In fact, they were the same age as him, but they looked so old that they seemed to be dying.
He also sympathized with these villagers, but he still had to give them a warning.
"Get up. They are wrong. Their fault is ignorance and they don't know how high the heaven is or how deep the earth is. Teach them well in the future and don't make the same mistake again."
Emperor Qiming's attitude softened a little.
The two old ladies heard what he said but did not get up.
"Emperor, please help us. In a few decades, there may be no one left on our Haiyue Island."
Granny Ye plucked up the courage to beg again.
After hearing this, Emperor Qiming looked at the old prince.
The two discussed this together before going to bed last night.
But no conclusion was reached.
The old prince proposed to take all the villagers here out and resettle them.
But Emperor Qiming was reluctant to leave the island.
Now that they have encountered it, this island belongs to Wei and will be included in Wei's territory in the future.
He had estimated that if the island was fully developed, it could accommodate at least 40,000 to 50,000 people.
It would be a pity to give up.
Moreover, this island is rich in grain.
It should be a good place, why are there only girls and no boys?
"Princess Rong, didn't you say that you wanted to find the reason why women here only give birth to girls and not boys? Do you have any ideas?" Emperor Qiming looked at Yu Yuzheng and asked.
"Your Majesty, I was looking for someone last night and didn't have time to think about this problem. Now I'm very sleepy. How about we take a day off and take a good look at the whole island tomorrow?"
After saying this, Yu Zheng yawned in an inelegant manner.
He quickly put his hand over his mouth.
She didn't sleep at all in the second half of last night. She hadn't stayed up all night like this in a long time and she couldn't take it anymore.
The emperor wanted to roll his eyes.
Isn't this just to make him anxious?
He had heard all kinds of strange stories, but he had never heard of such a strange story. Of course, he wanted to know why it happened at the first time.
He himself couldn't figure out what the problem was, and just pinned his hopes on the lucky star of Wei, but she ended up falling asleep.
Only Yu Zheng dared to be so presumptuous in front of him.
"Go ahead." Emperor Qiming waved his hands helplessly.
The next day, Yu Zheng woke up.
When I went out, I saw three children practicing sword-fighting on the ground outside the door.
"Good morning, mother." Shangguan Yajing was the first one to see Yu Yuzheng coming out of the house. She stopped and greeted her.
Seeing that the children were all sweating, he took a handkerchief and went forward to wipe them.
Not far away, there were a number of little girls of varying sizes watching the three of them practicing swordplay.
Those pairs of eyes were full of curiosity, with a hint of desire.
The eyes of these children also fell into Yu Yuzheng's eyes.
These children do not have a healthy family, only their mother and sisters.
I probably never played with boys since I was a child.
The way they looked at Changyu and Changrui was completely different from the way they looked at Yajing.
At this time, Yu Yuzheng felt sympathy for these children.
Living in such a closed environment since childhood, it can be said that they are only slightly better than ordinary animals.
After dinner, Shangguan Ziqi picked a few soldiers, and Emperor Qiming and the old prince were also present. They all prepared to tour the entire island.
At this time, Grandma Ye and Grandma Cui also came.
Along the way, the two grandmothers introduced them to the places they passed.
The island is large, but the islanders total less than a thousand people, occupying only a small area, the rest of the place is covered with mountains, forests, trees or weeds.
They would only go out when necessary, and generally would not go into the woods unless necessary.
It is mainly inhabited by some water birds.
The only native animals on the entire island were birds. There were no beasts at all. There were only pigs brought by our ancestors, not even cows.
They cultivate the land entirely by hand.
Fortunately, there were two blacksmiths among their ancestors, and there happened to be a mountain with iron mines on this island, otherwise they would not even have the tools.
This technique has been passed down.
Nowadays, it is women who make iron tools.
"Granny Ye, does anyone among you know how to treat a disease?" Yu Zheng asked casually.
Thinking about the girls who drugged the soldiers and secretly took them away the night before, I thought about this question.
“There are two people, but there are not many medicinal herbs on our island. Our ancestors fled here that year, and one of them was a doctor, so this skill was passed down.
The two people who came to consult the doctor were the descendants of that doctor.
But my medical skills are limited, and I can only treat minor illnesses. If I get a serious illness, I can only wait for death."
So that's why. No wonder those girls knew to use Mandragora as a drug.
I guess he got it from those two doctors.
After spending the whole morning together, Yu Zheng still couldn't figure out anything.
"Mother, I'm hungry." Yajing pulled Yu Yuzheng's sleeve pitifully.
When the child said that, she also felt a little hungry.
"Your Majesty, Father, how about we find a place to rest for a while and get something to eat?" Yu Ye Zheng suggested.
"Yeah." The emperor had been busy for the whole morning and was indeed a little tired.
The old prince looked up at the sky.
The sky was clear and some water birds were coming back from hunting in the sea and were about to fly back to the woods.
"Chang Yu, Chang Rui, grandpa has a task for you." The old prince called his two grandsons to his side.
"Grandfather, what mission?" Shangguan Changyu asked excitedly.
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