The ground was littered with bones, the cries were deafening, the grief was heartbreaking, and the tragedy was inhumane.
Xiao Jingyi took a deep breath: My dear sister, you really know how to find a job for me.
Since he was born, only today was the most shocking, and his soul was trembling.
Although he could gain a good reputation by coming forward today, in comparison, he would rather trade with King Chen.
This human tragedy was so painful that he could feel his soul being tortured every minute and every second he stood here.
He knew that some people were doing beastly things, but he didn't know that these people could be so cruel and insane. Are they still human?
The King of Wei was assigned to supervise the case, while the King of Chen was assigned to search the property.
Copy the Gao family!
This Changchun Tower was built by a branch of the Gao family and is still registered under the name of the brother-in-law of that branch.
To be honest, this has nothing to do with the Gao family.
But everyone knows that this is clearly an excuse.
So many powerful people come here to enjoy their perverted fetishes. How can they come here with peace of mind without the Gao family's guarantee?
Moreover, among those who died last night, three were from the Gao family.
Before last night, the account books here were also sent out, which clearly showed that the huge amount of dirty wealth generated here finally flowed into the hands of the head of the Gao family.
Damn the Gao family!
After receiving the order, Prince Chen took people to the Gao family. The Gao family was still cleaning up the house to set up a mourning hall for the three dead people, but the next moment their house was ransacked and all the people, regardless of gender, age or status, were arrested and put on the execution platform.
Generally speaking, these criminals are executed after the autumn. Coincidentally, it is the autumn now!
The emperor had never been so tough before. He issued three imperial edicts in a row, all ordering Kill! Kill! Kill!
The Gao family’s property had not been confiscated yet, but everyone was taken to the execution platform and beheaded.
According to the law, children under the age of eight would be kept as slaves. Although they would lose their noble status, at least they would keep their lives. But this time the emperor did not hold back and killed even the two-year-old children.
The descendants of such beasts must never live in this world, and we should start by chopping off the children first, so that those people in the Gao family can see with their own eyes what it feels like to have their children chopped to death.
The order issued by the emperor was so cruel, but at this moment the people were deeply moved.
A wise ruler, this is a wise ruler who truly serves the people!
At first, the Gao family was still crying out for injustice and defending their innocence, but when they saw their children being killed one by one, they began to cry out that the emperor was cruel and that he was wrongly accusing good people.
Finally, a mother watched her son being killed and went completely crazy.
"Retribution, it's all retribution, it's all retribution..."
She frantically struggled to break free from the restraint of the officers and soldiers, and rushed towards her husband madly, biting his ear, biting it off directly, and then chewed and swallowed it in the horrified eyes of everyone.
"Haha, so this is what human flesh tastes like. No wonder you've been thinking about having a bite of it so much."
"You are a family of beasts. You have done so many evil things that you deserve retribution. Poor my Yu'er, he is only four years old. Why should he bear the consequences of your evil deeds? My Yu'er..."
She rushed directly towards her son and was killed by the soldiers' knives.
As a mother who has lost a child, she is truly moving to watch.
But it was not difficult to hear from her words that she was not completely ignorant of these things.
She knew that her husband ate human flesh and was doing such evil things. She knew everything.
She and her son died innocently.
When the other members of the Gao family saw this scene, their faces turned pale.
When the tragedies of the world happen to them, these demons will know what pain is.
Generation after generation watched their children die in front of them. In the end, the old bones of the Gao family kowtowed in repentance and wished to die.
Then, King Chen did not kill them.
The people were unhappy.
"Why let them go? They are the masterminds and they deserve to die the most!"
A group of imperial guards brought a huge cage, and the remaining six members of the Gao family were locked inside.
Old Master Gao trembled and grasped the pillar: "Prince Chen, why don't you kill us? Please, kill us all."
Prince Chen had a cold face and said nothing. It was obvious that he did not approve of what was going to happen next, but the young eunuch beside him didn't care.
With a wave of the whisk, someone immediately went to cut a piece of meat from the Gao family. Someone set up a pot nearby, sliced and cooked the meat on the spot, and then brought it to Old Master Gao.
The young eunuch walked over with a smile and said, "I heard that Old Master Gao is afraid of death in his old age and eats a dish of 'immortal meat' every day to pray for immortality. I guess Old Master Gao hasn't had time to eat it today. Come and try our chef's cooking. Is it to your liking?"
The meat just now was cut from Old Master Gao’s grandson.
When Old Master Gao looked at the meat, his whole body trembled with fear and he was finally frightened to death.
Even if he died, the young eunuch would not let him go. He asked people to go in and feed these old immortals meat one by one, and even stuffed a bite into their mouths even if they were dead.
From today on, the Gao family’s food will be the flesh and blood of their son. When they have eaten enough, they will set off.
The people were very happy. This was how these human-eating beasts should be treated.
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In front of the Imperial Study, Prime Minister Lu Cang and a group of people wanted to persuade the emperor not to practice tyranny.
But the emperor locked himself in his room and refused to see them, while news from outside came in one after another.
When they heard that all the members of the Gao family had been chopped off from young to old, and that the last few old guys were even going to eat their own children and grandchildren, everyone was horrified. How could the emperor be so cruel?
Some officials who had also eaten the so-called "immortal meat" were now filled with panic, fearing that they would be investigated. If they were asked to eat the flesh of their own children and grandchildren, they would be worse than death just thinking about it.
Vice Minister Wang Changwen had never felt his back so straight before. He glanced at Lu Cang's wrinkled face and said sarcastically, "The Gao and Lu families are relatives and have always had a close relationship. I believe they must have offered the immortal meat to Lord Lu. Is this immortal meat delicious?"
However, Lu Cang ignored Wang Changwen's provocation and stared at the tightly closed door of the imperial study.
There had never been a moment when he realized so clearly that the emperor was no longer under his control.
In the imperial study, the emperor was both panicked and calm.
He was panicking because he was afraid of a counterattack from these big families. After all, he knew how offensive the imperial edict he wrote was.
The reason for the calmness is that all those who should be killed have been killed. The case has come to this point, and even if Lu Cang is extremely powerful, he cannot suppress it. The Lu family will no longer have a good reputation in the future. If the Lu family rebels, the people will be the first to disagree.
He finally understood what Xiao Li had asked: Do you want to be a puppet of the aristocratic family, or the emperor of the people?
If he sides with the aristocratic families, he will only be coerced and suppressed by them, and be constrained in every way.
And if he sides with the people, the people will devour the aristocratic families for him.
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