"In the end …"
Qin Feiyang murmured. He looked down at the officials and shouted, "In the end, I am very disappointed!"
The officials, who had always been high and mighty, did not even dare to breathe loudly at this moment.
Qin Feiyang said, "I believe that everyone here knows about the calamity that happened a few hundred years ago!"
Everyone was silent.
Qin Feiyang said, "If your memory is too bad, I can help you recall!"
"No need, no need."
"We all remember, we all remember."
Everyone hurriedly spoke.
"The Great Qin Empire was protected by my friends and brothers with our lives."
"Otherwise, would you still have the chance to live like a prince?"
Qin Feiyang shouted.
"Yes."
"Your Highness' contribution to the Great Qin Empire will always be remembered in our hearts. We have always been grateful to Your Highness and to everyone in that battle."
One of the Marquises said.
"Do I look like an idiot to you?"
Qin Feiyang looked at that Marquis.
"Your Highness, please forgive us!"
That Marquis quickly knelt on the ground.
"If you were truly grateful, would you have secretly formed factions?"
"If you were truly grateful, would you have helped the princes fight for fame and fortune?"
"This is how you repay me?"
Qin Feiyang shouted.
Plop!
Upon hearing these words, all of the officials fell to their knees in fear.
Qin Feiyang looked at Qin Li and shouted, "And you, kneel!"
Qin Li's gaze trembled and he could not help but look at the Emperor.
The Emperor looked at Qin Li and sighed inwardly, "From now on, everything will be decided by Qin Feiyang!"
The meaning of this sentence was very clear.
Whoever did not listen would be defying the Emperor's authority.
Qin Li's face became paler and paler as he knelt on the ground powerlessly.
Qin Feiyang glanced at Qin Li, then swept his gaze over the civil and military officials.
"I originally thought that after that calamity, the people of the Great Qin Empire would put aside their 'selfish' desires and truly unite."
"But now it seems that I was really wrong."
"How long has it been since the calamity?"
"I think it's only been a few hundred years. He can't help but start stirring up trouble again."
"Other than Elder Qin and the others, no one else is qualified to say the word 'gratitude'."
"Because they are the ones who are truly selflessly contributing to Great Qin."
"And you so-called Marquises and Ministers are a bunch of vermin of my Great Qin!"
"With you here, Great Qin will fall sooner or later!"
Qin Feiyang snorted coldly.
The civil and military officials trembled in fear. What was His Highness planning to do?
Qin Feiyang looked around at everyone and said: "Therefore, I declare that from today onwards, all Martial Marquis positions will be abolished!"
"What?"
All the Martial Lords suddenly raised their heads, looking at Qin Feiyang.
The Emperor, Old Qin, Qin Feiyang, and Lu Xiaofei and his sister all looked at Qin Feiyang in surprise.
Depose Wu Hou?
This was something that had never happened in the history of the Great Qin Dynasty!
This was because the titles of the Marquises were personally conferred by the previous Emperor, and were passed down from generation to generation.
Dethroning a Marquis was tantamount to going against the previous emperor's imperial edict.
"I know, you must want to use your ancestors to pressure me."
"But I'm sorry, my ancestors are still alive, and this time when I return, I will report this matter to my ancestors."
Qin Feiyang said lightly.
"What?"
"The previous Emperor is still alive?"
Everyone was shocked.
"Feiyang, is this true?"
The Emperor, Old Qin, and Qin Feiyang immediately asked.
"Yes."
Qin Feiyang nodded.
"Still alive …"
The Emperor and the others couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Your Majesty."
"Don't believe it, after all, this is only His Highness's side of the story!"
"Let's talk about it later."
"The Great Qin Empire was built together with the ancestors of the various Martial Marquises and the previous Emperor."
"It is also because of this that the previous Emperor personally conferred the title of Marquis, in order to take care of us, the descendants of meritorious officials."
"Your Majesty, we are all descendants of meritorious officials, we can't let people be disappointed!"
All the Marquises looked at the Emperor and cried out.
The Emperor frowned, looked at Qin Feiyang, and said, "Feiyang, this is indeed a lack of consideration."
"Father, if you don't make a decision, you will suffer. Do you want the next Zhuge family to appear?"
Qin Feiyang said.
As soon as he heard the Zhuge family, a trace of killing intent flashed in the Emperor's eyes.
Qin Feiyang looked at the Marquises and said, "If you can play your part and live like a prince, why would I treat you like this?"
"But unfortunately, you don't know how to appreciate kindness."
"The ancestors did indeed give you the title of Marquis to take care of you, the descendants of meritorious officials."
"But what about you?"
"All these years, what have you done?"
"Relying on the death exemption token given to you by the ancestors, you took bribes, perverted the law, and connived with your descendants to bully men and women."
"What qualifications do you have to continue to be the Marquises of the Great Qin Dynasty?"
"As for what can't let people be disappointed? That's ridiculous. "
"The Great Qin Dynasty has protected you for more than ten thousand years. No matter how big the favor is, no matter how big the contribution, it should be paid off!"
"Don't tell me, we have to protect you for hundreds of thousands of years, or even millions of years?"
"I believe that even your ancestors will agree with my decision when they see what you are doing now."
"Dethroning the Marquis position is not negotiable!"
"Chief, draft the decree immediately!"
Qin Feiyang shouted.
"This …"
The chief eunuch looked at the Emperor.
The Emperor took a deep breath, returned to the dragon throne, and said indifferently: "Do it!"
"Yes!"
The chief eunuch respectfully replied.
"Your Majesty, you can't!"
The Marquises were burning with anxiety.
If they were really dethroned from their Marquis position, then what difference would there be between them and the ordinary people below?
Then all the glory, all the power … They would no longer exist.
"We have said that we will listen to Qin Feiyang."
"What he said is the imperial edict."
The Emperor said expressionlessly.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness, we won't dare to do it again."
"In the future, we will be down-to-earth and dutiful. Please give us another chance!"
"…"
The Marquises looked at Qin Feiyang again, begging with snot and tears.
"To tell you the truth, back then, I had the idea of dethroning the Marquis position."
"It was because your ancestors were all heroes of the founding of the country that I let you go."
"But I didn't expect that you still don't repent."
"What?"
"You all want to control the government?"
"Then do you want me to give the Great Qin to you?"
Qin Feiyang said.
"We don't dare, we don't dare …"
"Your Highness, this is the last time, I beg you …"
"We promise that in the future, we will know our place and not participate in any prince's disputes …"
The group of people cried out in despair.
Qin Feiyang turned a deaf ear, turned to the chief eunuch, and said: "Is it done?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
The chief eunuch nodded his head repeatedly, holding the golden imperial edict, he walked in front of Qin Feiyang.
Qin Feiyang glanced at it, and said: "Read it to them!"
"Yes!"
The chief eunuch respectfully replied, lowering his head to look at the imperial edict: "By the will of the heavens, the Emperor decrees that today, all the Marquises will be dethroned from their positions and reduced to commoners. If there are any rebels, those who disobey will be exterminated!"
The moment the imperial edict came out, all the Marquises collapsed to the ground.
Gone.
Everything was gone.
Qin Feiyang swept his gaze across the group of people, and said indifferently: "Of course, my Great Qin is not someone who does not care about old friendships, although you are no longer Marquis, you can stay in the Imperial Capital, but …"
At this point.
Qin Feiyang changed the topic, with a monstrous killing intent, he said: "If because of resentment, you secretly cause trouble and destroy my Great Qin, then don't blame me, Qin Feiyang, for being merciless!"
Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and a wave of divine power appeared, pouncing towards Marquis Yang.
"Ahh …"
With a mournful scream, Marquis Yang died without a corpse.
Seeing this scene, everyone was scared out of their wits, especially Qin Li, who knelt on the ground, trembling.
Was this Qin Feiyang's method?
As soon as he came back, he dethroned all the Marquis and even killed Marquis Yang in front of everyone?
"Li Jian."
Qin Feiyang looked around and shouted again.
"Your subordinate is here!"
Li Jian walked in front of Qin Feiyang and bowed.
Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and a golden sword appeared, and said: "This is a legendary level artifact, I will now officially bestow upon it the name of the dragon slaying sword!"
"Legendary level artifact?"
Li Jian, Old Man Qin and the others were startled, what level of artifact was this?
Was it very strong?
"Now, I will give you the dragon slaying sword."
"Remember."
"The dragon slaying sword represents me, beheading the incapable ruler, beheading the rebellious minister!"
Qin Feiyang said.
"Subordinate accepts the order!"
Li Jian took the dragon slaying sword.
"As my friend, as the guardian of my Great Qin, you must help me protect the Great Qin's mountains and rivers."
"If you discover that a minister has the intention to rebel in the future, or if you discover that some princes are secretly colluding with the various Marquis, kill them all without mercy!"
Qin Feiyang glanced at Qin Li and said.
"Yes!"
Li Jian also looked at Qin Li and nodded heavily, his entire body emitting a sharp aura.
"Good method."
The White-eyed Wolf whispered.
This guy really had a trick up his sleeve.
With a loyal subordinate like Li Jian and this dragon slaying sword that could kill everything, he could completely crush the ambitions of the various princes and Marquis.
As long as these people did not stir up trouble, the Great Qin would be able to maintain eternal peace.
As expected!
Looking at Li Jian and the dragon slaying sword, the group of ministers immediately became as obedient as lambs.
Qin Li was also in extreme despair.
Among these Marquis, there were many people who supported him.
Now that the various Marquis had been dethroned, it was equivalent to turning everything he had painstakingly built up over the years into bubbles.
"There's one more thing."
Qin Feiyang let out a long breath and said to Li Jian, "Find Qin Haotian for me. If he doesn't come, cripple his cultivation."
"Yes!"
Li Jian did not ask anything and left with the dragon slaying sword.
"Feiyang, why are you looking for Haotian?"
The Emperor looked suspiciously at Qin Feiyang.
"Feiyang, isn't crippling his cultivation too serious?"
"Haotian has been quite obedient these years and has not made any mistakes."
"Moreover, he is very respectful to your mother."
Old Qin and the others thought that Qin Feiyang was going to make a move on Qin Haotian, so they pleaded for Qin Haotian.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt him."
Qin Feiyang smiled slightly.
Hearing this, Old Qin and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
When Qin Haotian was still a child, Qin Feiyang did not hurt him, let alone now.
After all, the current Qin Feiyang was so powerful that even they could only look up to him.
How could a mere Qin Haotian be a threat to him?
(End of Chapter)
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