Jiang Ning managed to escape in time and handled the matter appropriately, blocking Ren Baqian's way of making an example out of the Jiang family. This made Ren Baqian take a second look at them.
Among the many aristocratic families, the Jiang family was considered relatively stable. Although there were some domineering people, they were generally well-behaved and didn't reach the point of causing public indignation.
However, there were a few aristocratic families who felt that they were relying on the important officials of the court and had a relapse, causing many complaints. Although they relied on their power to cover up, how could they escape the eyes of the Rearguard Commandery? Instead, he recorded all the crimes he had committed.
Two days later, Ren Baqian threw the crimes of these families in front of the court officials.
Among them, two were clinging to Qin Chuan, while the other was clinging to Gu Yue, the imperial treasurer.
"It's just the people of the Yun Nation bullying the people of the Yun Nation." Qin Chuan understood the whole story and stroked his beard indifferently.
"The people of the Yun Nation are also Your Majesty's subjects. They colluded with the prefectural army, acted unscrupulously, and disregarded the law. If we let them do this, how can we govern the country?" Ren Baqian snorted.
Qin Chuan didn't say much after hearing this. These people were only helping them earn some money, and many of the officials still didn't think much of them.
The officials in the court hadn't been infected with extravagant habits. Although they liked money, they wouldn't go to war over it.
It was just that Ren Baqian had targeted the two aristocratic families that were attached to Qin Chuan, which made him somewhat embarrassed. However, these aristocratic families were under Ren Baqian's instructions, so he couldn't speak out against it. He wondered if he should simply make a scene and mess up today's court meeting.
In any case, he was also a troublemaker. This matter was done with ease, and no one could do anything to him.
Ren Baqian knew what he was thinking and raised his voice. "These aristocratic families use your reputation when they travel outside. If they commit crimes, you will be despised and hated by the people of the world. The gains don't make up for the losses, so you have to control them more in the future.
Moreover, the law of the country is always like this. Otherwise, how can the people of the world be governed?
The evidence of these three families is conclusive. Sir Baishi, you have to take action against the public order bureau. "
Qin Chuan knew that it was useless to make a scene and felt somewhat depressed.
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Another two months passed, and the time limit of half a year set by the empress was up. The empress led everyone to Qu Xiacheng.
A city built in the mountains would naturally not be very big. It would be difficult to provide for even tens of thousands of people. A mountain stronghold would at most have a few thousand people. Ten thousand people would already be a famous stronghold within a radius of a hundred miles.
The thirty thousand people in Quxia City depended on the supplies sent by the surrounding villages every half a month to support these people. Among them, there were five thousand soldiers and twenty-five thousand mountain people. Every six months, there would be a caravan that traveled thousands of miles from the outside world. Most of them came to trade precious materials such as precious ores, herbs, young animals, sugar, salt, and other rare materials.
Goods such as beast hides that could be sold for a high price in the outside world, unless they were extremely precious, were left to rot in the wilderness.
Because it was difficult to transport goods in the mountains, it would take at least a year for a caravan to enter, and a round trip would take close to two years, so they could not carry much goods.
When the empress arrived, she saw that there were many aborigines from different villages and that the atmosphere in the city was lively. She felt rather gratified.
There had never been such a scene in the Sixty Thousand Mountains. Although it couldn't be compared to the cities in the outside world, it was already rare in the mountains.
As an important city of the Protectorate of the South, Quxia City not only served as a supply point and an important mission to explore the surrounding areas, but it also brought great changes to the Sixty Thousand Mountains.
When she arrived at the Protectorate of the South, the empress first inquired about the current situation and then said, "The time limit is up. How many Cardinal Heaven experts have arrived?"
"There are 22 people who have come to the city to receive orders. Now that they know that Your Majesty has arrived, they are waiting for you to summon them," Xi Wanya reported.
The empress sneered and said, "These people are really daring. Even though I am here personally, they still dare to be so disrespectful. Do they really think that I won't do anything to them?"
Out of the 54 people, only 22 had arrived, which was less than half. This was even under the circumstances that the empress had personally arrived. It could be seen that these people were vicious and arrogant by nature. They even dared to disregard her orders.
Since that was the case, what was the use of keeping these people?
The empress sneered and asked, "Are Ma Hongyu and the others here?"
"The 19 of them can't stay in the city and are currently recuperating in the Quxia Mountains, which are 15 kilometers away from the city. Should I summon them here? "
"Hold a banquet in the city tonight and send someone to invite them over. First, give me the list of the Cardinal Heaven experts and their locations. Then, summon those 22 people here, "the empress said after pondering for a while.
A moment later, 22 ferocious-looking men and women dressed in animal skins entered the residence. Each of them was unbearably rough, but their bodies were full of vigor and exuded a murderous aura. As they walked, they looked around without the slightest hint of respect.
After all, Cardinal Heaven experts were powerful enough to occupy a piece of land even in the Sixty Thousand Mountains. They were revered by others and had extremely high aspirations. In addition, they had fought for their lives in the mountains since they were young and had experienced countless killings. They were fierce, aggressive, and bloodthirsty.
Even though they were here on the orders of the empress, they were only abiding by the agreement that they had signed decades ago.
However, they didn't care much about it. It was absolutely impossible for them to obey a single holy scroll.
Even though they were here, it wasn't easy for the empress to mobilize them.
However, when they saw the empress in front of them, their carefree expressions immediately changed, and they stared at her with bewilderment.
"Has no one taught you the etiquette you should have when you see me?" The empress looked down and snorted.
The empress's vigor was surging like a furnace. Even those who were more than 30 meters away could feel the blood in their bodies churning and being triggered by the empress's vigor. Like a tide, it surged endlessly.
The aura around her was as deep as the sea, covering the sky and shrouding everyone.
Everyone's expression immediately changed.
That aura pressed down on them like the weight of a mountain and the moon, causing them to immediately lower their bodies.
Xi Wanya suppressed the surging vigor in his body and sighed in his heart. He had long heard that the empress had broken through, but he didn't expect her strength to improve to such an extent. It was already difficult for him to keep up with her.
Just by activating her vigor and using her aura to suppress others, she was able to subdue these unruly villains in one fell swoop.
The empress's aura was withdrawn upon contact, like a whale swallowing, and the surging vigor in her body also calmed down.
However, the villains all tensed up.
Although the empress hadn't made a move, the strength she had displayed just now was far superior to everyone else's. The aboriginals respected strength, and the strength displayed by the empress was enough to make them not dare to act rashly.
"Which step did Your Majesty break through and reach the level of the late emperor?" A villainous man with long, messy hair, a hideous tattoo on his chest, and a bone necklace hanging around his neck couldn't help but ask.
Everyone's eyes flickered. Although they had guessed it, they still wanted to hear the empress's confirmation.
As for the late emperor they were talking about, he was the first emperor of Dayao.
Back then, Ya Peng had pulled out an army from a village in the depths of the Sixty Thousand Mountains. After establishing the country, he led the elite soldiers into the Sixty Thousand Mountains and disappeared without a trace. Cardinal Heaven experts had a lifespan of 200 years, and many of these people had seen Ya Peng.
At this moment, they realized that the feeling of oppression that the empress gave them was no less than the feeling that Ya Peng gave them when he came back.
Although they had improved a lot over the years, the empress had the strength of an intermediate Longevity Heaven expert after breaking through. She was stronger than Ya Peng when he brought his army here.
The empress snorted and said, "In the future, you will listen to my orders and must not disobey me. If you disobey me, I will not spare you. If you do well, I will not be stingy with rewards. As for my strength, you will naturally know in the future. "
Everyone's expression changed a few times. They looked at each other and bowed their heads in agreement.
Since the girl in front of them was so powerful that it was enough to suppress everyone, and she was also the ruler of the aboriginals, everyone naturally obeyed her orders.
Seeing this, the empress nodded and said, "You may leave first. There will be a banquet in the residence to entertain everyone. Tomorrow, you will have to go and do some things."
That night, many aboriginal villains, Ma Hongyu, and other experts attended the banquet. Together with the people from the Temple of Heaven, the three parties almost had another conflict.
However, under the suppression of the empress, nothing happened in the end.
The next day, the empress called for 22 villains and divided them into teams of two. They were divided into 11 teams and went to the 11 positions that the empress had selected. They were going to directly attack those future villains.
"If they bend their heads and surrender, I can spare their lives. If they resist, kill them on the spot! Xi Wanya, mobilize 11 teams of 100 people to follow them and lead the way, "the empress said in a deep voice.
These experts and villains were even more familiar with the surroundings than Xi Wanya's soldiers.
However, the empress clearly made it clear that these soldiers were going to monitor them, lest someone slack off and let those people escape.
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