"What bullsh * t Order of the Emperor!"
In a side hall, Zhuang Yan's hand trembled as he held onto the Order of the Emperor. Veins popped up on his face. "This is like taking drastic measures. It sounds nice to promote talents, but in the end, it's to weaken the feudal lords' power in our fiefs. This must be Lin Muyu's evil plan. As long as we're stripped of our fiefs, we'll be at their mercy!"
"In your dreams!" Liu Xiyu's eyelids twitched. "I won't hand over Bai Ling City even if I die! Hmph, Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing only know how to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. They've forgotten who rebuilt Bai Ling City all these years. Now that Bai Ling City is prosperous again, they want to get rid of us? Dream on! "
Su Changying thought for a while and looked at Qin Kong. He pleaded, "Director, you are Her Highness's uncle. Please say something. Her Highness is destroying our roots!" Qin Kong looked at Su Changying and pleaded with Su Changying.
Qin Lian's eyes dimmed. "Everyone, isn't the last line of the Order of the Emperor written clearly? If you want to reject the Order of the Emperor, the tax that every feudal lord has to pay is also written clearly. "
"This …"
Zhuang Yan slammed the Order of the Emperor on the table. "The tax that I have to pay is as much as 80,000,000 Jingrin coins. Do you really think that my family is a mountain of gold and silver? I don't have that much money!" Qin Lian smiled.
"Sir Zhuang Yan, if I remember correctly, your fiefs in Xiyang City are thousands of hectares. It's not an exaggeration to say that you're a marquis. Moreover, the Zhuang Family's businesses are almost all over the White Flash Province and Earthstar Province. You're a big merchant in both North and South Ridge Province. The Zhuang Family's net worth is at least 200,000,000 Jingrin coins. Now that Her Highness needs money, the empire needs money. As the deacon of the parliament, it's only right for you to bleed."
"I … I …" The veins on Zhuang Yan's face bulged. "Why should the Zhuang Family hand over the hard-earned money?"
Qin Lian stood up shakily with her cane. "I'm tired. I'm going back to rest."
"Director, you …" Zhuang Yan, Su Changying, and the others all stood up.
With the support of Qin Yan, Qin Lian walked to the entrance of the side hall. She slowly turned around to look at the crowd and said, "I know that the establishment of the Congress has greatly increased the status and identity of all of you, but in the end, you are still the subjects of the Qin family, the subjects of Her Highness Yin. If the ruler needs money, you should be loyal to the country. This is a transaction, or else, you can forget about Sunset City and Hundred Ridge City. Qin Yin is the Empress, and when she wants to take back her power, she will naturally take back your positions. Although I, Qin Lian, am the chief of the Congress, and all of you have helped me, I am also Qin Yin's uncle, the younger brother of her father.
Watching Qin Kong's figure leave, Zhuang Yan and the rest felt as if a large rock was pressing down on their hearts.
"Lin Muyu's move of taking drastic measures is seriously too ruthless!" Zhuang Yan said furiously.
"Yeah …" Su Changying frowned.
The group of feudal vassals remained silent. No one knew what to say. However, Qin Kong had already spoken. Other than accepting her fate and paying the money, there seemed to be nothing else to say.
After a long time, a feudal vassal suddenly laughed. It was Yang Zhong, the former Marquis of Yu, a noble of Cangnan Province, and one of the ten great deacons of the Congress. Although Yang Zhong did not control as many troops as the other four feudal vassals, he was strong in terms of scheming and foresight. This was something that the other four feudal vassals could not compare to.
"Marquis of Yu, what are you laughing at?" Zhuang Yan asked.
Yang Zhong stroked his beard and said, "It's really funny to see all of you frowning."
"Marquis of Yu!" Zhuang Yan's voice became much sterner.
Yang Zhong said, "Instead of being at a loss here, why not think of a way to counterattack Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing?"
"Counterattack?" Su Changying was stunned.
"That's right. Counterattack." Yang Zhong's eyes turned cold. He said, "Lin Muyu used the Token of Grace to weaken our power and steal our wealth. In that case, we should use our own methods to cut off Lin Muyu's right-hand man."
"What do you mean?"
"As far as I know, the siblings, Situ Sen and Situ Xue, have a mansion in Lanyan City that is as large as 400 mu. Although the front yard is not too big, there are many livestock in the backyard to feed the giant dragons and frost-armored horned dragons. In the constitution that we have just established, the mansion of a deputy commander cannot exceed 20 mu. However, Situ Sen has exceeded it by 20 times, which is enough for him to die 10,000 times. Lord Zhuang Yan, you are one of the framers of the constitution, so you should know the punishment of exceeding 20 times, right?"
Zhuang Yan shuddered. "Behead …"
"That's right."
Yang Zhong stroked his beard and said proudly, "Since the Imperial Army is the army that defends the constitution, if not now, then when? This Situ Sen's mansion is as large as half of Ze Tian Palace. An officer like him must have received a lot of bribes. Who else should we kill if not him? "
Zhuang Yan clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Great … Great! This is great!"
Su Changying squinted his eyes. "However, don't forget that Situ Sen is a Godly State Expert. Although he is only a Divine Venerable One, he is still a god. How can our Imperial Army make Situ Sen submit?"
"Lord Su, please rest assured."
Yang Zhong said, "Since we have the means to buy the Demonic Crystal Cannons, we naturally have the means to buy the weapon that can restrain a Godly State Expert — the Demonic Heart Arrow. The Empire's battlefield is almost a thousand miles from Winter Frost City to the Steel Protective Wall. There are many Demonic Heart Arrows along the way. I have already ordered my Imperial Guards to equip them with Demonic Heart Arrows. As long as you shoot Situ Sen before he gets on the dragon, he will be nothing but a mortal."
"When do we do it?" Zhuang Yan asked.
Yang Zhong said, "We do it at midnight. We will execute him at dawn. Let Lin Muyu wake up to find the head of the Deputy Commander of the Longdan Army Camp hanging on the palace gate of Ze Tian Palace!"
"Good, very good!"
Zhuang Yan's eyes were full of ruthlessness. He said, "Men, gather the Imperial Army immediately. I want ten thousand cavalrymen, no … twenty thousand, all of them must be elites. We will do it at midnight!"
"Yes, Lord Su!"
…
Late at night, the Situ Residence was brightly lit. Nearly two hundred soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp who were guarding the Situ Residence fanned out outside the residence. Each of them held a sharp sword in their hand, preventing the Imperial Army from taking another step forward.
A centurion said coldly, "This is the residence of General Situ Sen. Who dares to make trouble?"
Zhuang Yan rode his horse forward and stretched out his hand to unroll a piece of paper. He said, "Situ Sen expanded his mansion without permission and violated the constitution. The Congress has already issued an arrest warrant. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!"
"Come and try if you have the guts!"
"Go!"
The two sides quickly engaged in a fierce battle. The Imperial Army's heavy shield soldiers surged forward like a tide. However, the two hundred elite soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp were like an impenetrable wall. On the other hand, the Imperial Army on the periphery was constantly being slashed by the sharp swords.
"Damn it! This is a rebellion! "
Su Changying shook his arm. The sword in his hand shone brightly. It was a supreme-grade book!
"Roar!"
Flames fell from the sky and landed on the two hundred elite soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp. Screams were heard. How could the bodies of ordinary people resist the power of the Heavenly Book? Thousands of Imperial Army soldiers rushed forward and killed the soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp who were burned by the flames. They were unstoppable!
However, just before the group of people entered the residence, a golden light suddenly bloomed. It was Situ Sen's attack!
"Buzz!"
The sword aura contained Divine Power. Situ Sen's sword instantly killed dozens of Imperial Army soldiers. His face was filled with anger. He shouted in a low voice, "Bastards, how dare you use force on the Empire's Longdan Army Camp?!"
"The culprit has appeared." Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Go! Kill him on the spot if he resists!"
A group of archers quickly appeared. They aimed at Situ Sen and unleashed a barrage of arrows.
However, Situ Sen's movements were simply too fast. His entire body was like a bolt of lightning that was difficult to capture. His longsword swept through the crowd with snowflakes. After sweeping a circle, dozens of Imperial Army soldiers were instantly frozen into ice cubes by the power of his Star Mantra.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
When Situ Sen saw that a group of his subordinates had been killed, he was extremely enraged. His killing intent had been completely ignited. His blade was imbued with divine power, and he directly pierced into the crowd, charging towards a group of feudal vassals.
"You despicable animals! I didn't die on the battlefield, but do you think I'll die in the hands of you lowly people?!"
Situ Sen's longsword let loose a ringing ringing sound, and he quickly unleashed Initial Starlight into the crowd, blasting a massive crater into the stone ground in front of the manor. Seven or eight soldiers were instantly torn to shreds by the eruption of energy, but there was still a relentless barrage of arrows flying toward him, only to be repelled by Situ Sen's suit of battle armor.
"How many of our Imperial Army soldiers are you trying to kill?!"
One of the feudal lords, Zhou Heng, abruptly gripped his saber tightly as he yelled, "Get out of my way! I'm going to kill him!"
Zhou Heng was the most powerful being among the feudal lords, but he had overestimated himself.
"Die!"
A burst of purple flames appeared on the blade of his sword, and after destroying Zhou Heng's saber, Situ Sen quickly slashed his sword through the air, instantly vaporizing Zhou Heng's body!
"Thump thump thump …"
Several Demon Heart Arrows also instantly pierced through Situ Sen's suit of battle armor before piercing into his arms.
"Master Zhou Heng is dead … Master Zhou Heng is dead!"
All of the Imperial Army soldiers were in a state of panic.
Zhuang Yan roared with fury, "How dare you, Situ Sen! How dare you defy the law and kill a royal guard? Men, kill them! "
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
All of a sudden, several iron nets that were filled with Demon Heart Stones fell from the sky, instantly trapping the severely wounded Situ Sen within. Several Imperial Army soldiers charged through the nets before striking Situ Sen's suit of armor with their sabers. This renowned general who had dominated the entire eastern region battlefield let loose a muffled groan as he fainted.
… …
"Tie him up and bring him back to the Imperial Army! Soldiers, enter the residence and gather evidence of Situ Sen's corruption! Kill all of those giant dragons and Frost Armor Dragons! "
Zhuang Yan's expression darkened with rage. Even though they had managed to kill Situ Sen, the Imperial Army had lost Zhou Heng, and that was a massive humiliation to the Imperial Army!
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