Hearing this, Li Xiaoling felt that the Emperor in front of her was not as cruel and cold-blooded as the rumors said. She lightly breathed out and calmed down her nervous and fearful emotions. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed as she said, "This lowly one is from the Confucian Faction. Please pardon the Confucian Faction and stop the slaughter of the Confucian Faction. This lowly one has no other requests."
"The Confucian Faction?"
Hearing these words, Zhao Fu's expression became cold. How could someone from the Confucian Faction sneak into the Imperial Examination? The Confucian Faction was a forbidden religion of Qin, and anyone related to it had to be severely punished.
However, this woman in front of him had not been severely punished and had even dared to appear in front of him and publicly say that she was from the Confucian Faction. She was simply too bold.
Zhao Fu's gaze fell on the woman's body and he said somewhat angrily, "Do you know that you're seeking death? If you could hide your identity, perhaps you would be valued by Qin. You revealed your identity and wanted to plead for the Confucian Faction, but the Confucian Faction brought this upon themselves. "
Sensing Zhao Fu's cold intent, Li Xiaoling felt a trace of fear in her heart. However, she still raised her head and said resolutely, "Your Majesty, that was the decision of the higher-ups of the Confucian Faction and has nothing to do with the countless ordinary Confucian Faction disciples. Since ancient times, scholars have been counted as half Confucian. Your Majesty, do you know how many people from the Confucian Faction you've killed?"
"Haha!"
Zhao Fu coldly laughed as he said, "Do you think We care about the lives and deaths of the Confucian Faction? Those who do wrong must pay the price. We know that the Confucian Faction was at the forefront of the rebellion against Qin. "
Sensing Zhao Fu's anger, Li Xiaoling immediately lowered her head and did her best to show her humbleness as she replied, "Your Majesty, this lowly one knows that the Confucian Faction angered Qin, but countless ordinary Confucian Faction disciples are truly innocent. They paid the price for this and have already received the punishment they deserve. Please spare the Confucian Faction, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, you're a wise ruler. Qin has severely punished the Buddhist Faction, Confucian Faction, and Mohist Faction disciples, and it was their decision to escape to other Continents. Most ordinary disciples had nothing to do with this, so please spare the three factions."
At this moment, a Sect Leader walked out and bowed to Zhao Fu.
Li Muqing stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, according to Qin's rules, I can be counted as a disciple of the Confucian Faction and will also be severely punished. However, I have always been loyal to Qin. I feel that Qin's severe punishment of the three families is enough. Your Majesty, please take back the order to kill the three families."
"Your Majesty, although the three sects are in the wrong, they are also useful. They can help Your Majesty stabilize the Qin Empire," the cloaked Headmaster of the Yin Yang School said.
"Your Majesty, please be wise and withdraw your orders." The various sect masters also stood up and said in unison.
They had personally seen Qin massacre the three families, and their actions were incredibly bloody. Who knew how many innocent people had died because of this, and they couldn't bear to see this. Back when Qin had just unified the Qin Empire, he had to use violence to suppress all resistance.
At this time, they definitely didn't dare to say too much, or they would be implicated. Now, some time had passed, and the situation in the Midland Continent had stabilized. However, Qin had continuously persecuted the three families, so they couldn't help but plead for leniency. Of course, this was also because they had a good relationship with the three families.
In actuality, Li Muqing and Li Si already knew about this. They had brought Li Xiaoling into the examination hall, and even though they knew that she was talented, they hadn't expected her to become the top scorer.
Before, they had thought that it would be enough for Li Xiaoling to become one of the top three, and they could plead for Zhao Fu to spare some ordinary people. After all, too many people had been killed.
In the past, the academies established by the Confucian Faction had been uprooted. All the students had been killed, and their relatives had been severely punished. Countless temples had been destroyed by Qin, and countless monks had been killed. This would definitely be the darkest history of the three families in the future.
In the entire Qin Empire, no one dared to offend Zhao Fu, so they could only use this method to let Zhao Fu see the value of the Confucian Faction. Plus, Zhao Fu was in a good mood, so he dared to do this.
In history, Li Si was also a member of the Confucian Faction, and this was the last time he had helped the Confucian Faction. Now, it was up to their Majesty to deal with this. If they were to be punished, those who had pleaded for leniency today would be punished, and he would not be an exception.
Zhao Fu sat on the throne and pondered. In fact, he didn't take the three families too seriously. It was just a small matter. At first, he was just angry because the three families insisted on going against Qin, so Zhao Fu wouldn't be lenient.
"Repaying evil with good? How to repay good with good?"
Zhao Fu didn't like the Confucian Faction, but he had killed enough people. In actuality, he had captured many of the three families' disciples and brought them into the Imperial Palace.
These people were naturally beautiful, and their figures were extremely slim and graceful. They also gave off a strong Phoenix Qi. The women from the Confucian Faction, Buddhist Faction, and Mohist Faction all had their own characteristics, especially the Confucian women who wore scholarly robes and the Buddhist women who wore monastic robes.
However, Zhao Fu didn't touch those women because he didn't have time, and there were simply too many of them.
"Alright! We will revoke the punishments against the three families. "
Originally, everyone had been quite nervous, afraid that they would anger Zhao Fu and be killed. However, after hearing this, they were delighted and thanked the Emperor.
Li Xiaoling looked incredibly grateful and continuously kowtowed to Zhao Fu. She was unable to hide the happiness in her heart and smiled. Because of her pleading, he had saved countless people from the three families.
Zhao Fu did not pay too much mind to this small matter, and he had her rise. He also gave some rewards to the top ten people before giving orders to nurture the people who had won and give them official positions to solidify Great Qin's rule.
Soon, another three months passed, and it was January of the fifth year.
"Roar! Roar!
Roar … "Nine dragon's roars shook the entire Dark Demon world. Countless people heard these nine terrifying dragon's roars and looked towards the south, where the Night Dynasty was.
The heavens and earth gradually darkened as clouds swirled. All of the world's power quickly gathered towards the Night Dynasty. In the sky above the Night Dynasty, nine demon dragons circled in the sky, giving off terrifying auras.
The Night Dynasty's people all looked incredibly excited because the Night Dynasty had finally established a Kingdom. What's more, it was a Level 1 Marquisate Kingdom right from the start. In just three months, the Night Dynasty had cleared out 1,000 or so regions and built a Great Wall.
Because of time constraints, they had only cleared out so many regions. Zhao Fu wanted the Night Dynasty to establish a Kingdom as soon as possible. Now that it had established a Kingdom, the Night Dynasty's overall strength had gone through massive changes.
Otherwise, who knew how long it would take to clear out the entire Continent? Zhao Fu needed the Night Dynasty to establish a Kingdom in order to resist the other three Continents. After establishing the Night Dynasty, Zhao Fu felt much more confident.
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