Jun Wu Xie felt very depressed as he walked on the streets of the western part of the city.
That old man was from the Valiant Martyrs Family. His son and grandson had died in battle, but he didn't get a spiritual farm and had to work for the local tycoons to make a living.
Didn't the imperial court take care of the families of the soldiers who died?
What about the compensation? What about the support money?
"Your Majesty, you've really disappointed me. Perhaps you have the heart to be a good ruler, but you don't have the ability. No wonder the Great Zhou Dynasty was threatened by the aristocratic families. "
Jun Wu Xie knew very well that the old man's situation wasn't a special case.
Just by looking at how arrogant the yamen runner was, one could see that.
How many people were involved in this? How many officials were involved?
…
The current Great Zhou was a little too extravagant and luxurious.
The streets were filled with feasting and revelry.
There were even many new plazas with high platforms. Many young men and women were swaying on them, dressed to the nines.
The women were charming.
The men were dainty and beautiful. They had white powder on their faces, black lines on their eyes, and red lipstick on their lips. They winked and spoke coquettishly.
Who said that masculinity was charming? Men were also beautiful when they were delicate!
These were the banners on the performance stage. The huge font was very eye-piercing.
Jun Wu Xie narrowed his eyes and watched quietly for a moment.
Below the stage, the entire square was filled with people. Most of them were teenagers and middle-aged women who were watching. They screamed and shouted non-stop. All of them were so excited that their faces were flushed. The scene was fiery and crazy.
He knew that this should be what Concubine Ling had said before. Rich businessmen from outside had invested in the entertainment industry here.
"Very good. They actually want to use such methods to weaken the young generation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Let me guess which power is behind this? Sacred Sect? Heavenly Sword Sect? Tian Qing Sect? Who else? "
Jun Wu Xie sneered. It was extremely laughable to use such methods in the country he ruled.
He wasn't like the rulers of ordinary countries who had to consider this and that before doing anything.
Playing tricks was courting death!
He walked out of the western part of the city and came to the outskirts. There was a new town there that was very lively and prosperous.
There were more than ten streets in the town, and there was an endless stream of people.
When he came to this town, a wave of anger rushed to his head!
Not far from this town was the Cemetery of Martyrs for the tens of millions of Great Zhou men who had sacrificed their lives to resist Celine's invasion of the capital.
The architectural style of this newly built town was completely different from the style of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The streets were filled with statues of the Celestial Empire's army, and there was even a Celestial Empire's Armory Museum.
Other than these, there were also shops that rented and sold Xilin military uniforms. There were people wearing Xilin armor and holding Xilin battle spears. They stood together with the Xilin military statues, and beside them, there were people using runic memory stones to record images.
Angry curses could be heard from the front.
There was a group of people smashing a shop. Soon, a group of thugs rushed out of the shop. Both sides fought until their heads bled.
"You bastards! How long has it been since Celine massacred the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty? The Great Zhou Dynasty almost went extinct. How many people died? Those children in their teens had frail bodies and couldn't wear armor, so they wore cotton clothes to fight the enemy. Sovereign God fought the Celestial Kingdom's army for six days and six nights, and almost died of exhaustion outside the city. Only then did he protect our Great Zhou Dynasty! "
"Now, you people have forgotten everything, forgotten hatred and humiliation. You actually came here to wear Celestial Empire's armor and learn Celestial culture. Despicable!"
"What does what we do have to do with you? What's wrong with us wearing Celestial Empire's armor? "
"That's right. What's wrong with me wearing Celestial women's clothing? We like it! Good things should be learned. Look at your overreaction. This is a sign of inferiority. It seems that although Celestial Empire was destroyed, there are still some people in the Great Zhou Dynasty who have an inferiority complex in their bones. They don't dare to admit the excellence of others. "
"That's right. Although Celestial Empire was once our enemy, for Celestial Empire to be so strong, they must have many outstanding aspects. For example, in terms of culture. Is it so difficult to admit that others are outstanding? "
"Look at these Celestial Empire style stone houses. One look and you can tell that they have a strong sense of history. Our Great Zhou Dynasty can't compare with others in this aspect. We have to be humble and learn more."
"Bullsh * t! Our Great Zhou Dynasty had many of these houses in the past, but they were all abandoned! "
"You're still being stubborn. Other people's small houses have a strong sense of history. Our small houses lack a strong sense of history. They feel backward and ignorant. How can it be the same?"
"When we look at problems, we have to be rational, objective, and neutral. We can't mix in national emotions. Let's talk about Celestial Empire. Back then, it was just a war between countries. If you want to talk about Celestial Empire's citizens, they are still not bad. "
"What a joke! Celestial Empire's people are so violent. Many Celestial Empire's men beat their wives. Is this what you call a good culture? "
A woman curled her lips and said, "You don't understand at all! Are Celestial Empire's men beating their wives? That's giving their wives a massage. It's just that they use a little too much strength. But if they can give their wives a massage, it means that Celestial Empire's men know how to be romantic. Our Great Zhou Dynasty's men are different. It's not like there aren't any Great Zhou Dynasty's men who beat their wives. And it's all domestic violence. It's illegal! "
"Our Great Zhou Dynasty may be doing well now, but we can't be blindly arrogant. We have to constantly learn from the excellence of others."
"We can't just say that our Great Zhou Dynasty is good. This society should allow different voices to exist!"
"That's right. We should be broad-minded and accept other people's culture. A country needs to have a diverse culture. Do you understand?"
"You nationalistic youths have to learn to look at problems rationally. It's good to be able to think independently."
"Sigh, in short, is it really that difficult to admit that others are outstanding?"
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Those people naturally couldn't win against the tourists who were ten times their number. They were so angry that they almost vomited blood on the spot.
Jun Wu Xie's gaze was cold. He continued to walk forward.
After passing through a street, he heard screams and wild laughter in front of him.
It was a group of tourists wearing Celestial Empire's armor role-playing. At this moment, they were chasing after Great Zhou Dynasty's women who were similarly role-playing. Their faces were full of lewd smiles.
He couldn't stand it anymore. He quickly left this Celestial Empire's town.
Not long after, he appeared in the military camp on the outskirts of West City.
The commander here immediately brought people to welcome him.
"Welcome, Sovereign God!"
"Rise!" Jun Wu Xie looked at them and said, "Do you know about Celestial Empire's Romance Town?"
"Yes …"
The generals lowered their heads.
"Why didn't you report this matter to the higher-ups?"
"Sovereign God!" The generals' eyes were red. They said agitatedly, "We've reported this matter many times, but there's been no news. His Majesty is busy with political affairs. He might not even see our reports! There are high-ranking officials in the court who control the reports. The water here is too deep! "
"Now, I'll give you a few tasks. Send people to disguise themselves and enter the city. Secretly investigate the collusion between officials and merchants, corruption and other problems. You must be swift, covert and precise. Once you have evidence, arrest them immediately! "
"As for Celestial Empire's Romance Town, send people to secretly monitor it. Anyone who enters this town, wears Celestial Empire's military uniform or other Celestial clothing, promotes Celestial culture or belittles Great Zhou, immediately arrest them after they come out!"
"Yes!" The commander asked, "What do we do after we arrest them? Kill them on the spot?"
"There's no need for that. After we arrest them, register them and chase them out of the city. Then, report them to the Ministry of Revenue. They will be removed from Great Zhou's household register and will never be allowed to step into Great Zhou!"
"Yes! I'll do it immediately! "
"Send all the officials who have violated the law to the Central Capital's execution grounds. Also, I don't want to see the Great Zhou's entertainment industry other than the usual singing and dancing. Secretly investigate all the merchants involved in the new entertainment industry and find out who the mastermind is. Within three days, make them disappear from the face of the earth! "
"Understood!" The commander hesitated slightly and said, "Emperor God, what if someone slandered His Majesty in front of such a big operation and His Majesty doesn't understand the situation and decides to punish them?"
"His Majesty?" Jun Wu Xie said faintly, "Who did you say was the true ruler of Great Zhou?"
The commander was stunned when he heard this, then laughed, "Emperor God, I'm relieved. I promise to complete the task! In just a few short months, it's time to clean up this foul atmosphere with iron and blood. Otherwise, we'll be letting down the tens of millions of soldiers who died in battle … "
The commander and the other generals looked in the direction of the Cemetery of Martyrs with red eyes.
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After that, Jun Wu Xie didn't go to the south and north of the city. He expected the situation to be similar.
He went directly to the barracks outside the south and north of the city and gave the same order to the generals there.
A storm of iron and blood quietly swept through the entire city.
It was already afternoon by the time he finished all these arrangements.
Jun Wu Xie appeared in a certain area of the Central Capital.
There was a mountain range here with a canyon in the middle. The scenery was very beautiful with waterfalls and clear springs, birds chirping and flowers fragrant.
The canyon was very big and there were many pavilions and courtyards built with green jade bamboo.
"Young Master Jun, you're here?"
The experts of the Xuanyuan Clan welcomed him and said politely, "Young Master, please come in. I'll inform the Great Elder and the others."
Not long after, nine elders of the Xuanyuan Clan and a middle-aged man with a gentle face came out together.
The Great Elder walked over and said, "Wu Xie, you're finally back. You haven't come to my Xuanyuan Clan since we moved here."
"You're talking as if I've been to your old clan." Jun Wu Xie smiled and looked at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man immediately smiled and introduced himself, "I'm the Patriarch of the Xuanyuan Clan, Xuanyuan Zhudao."
He pointed to the other eight elders and said, "These are the eight elders of my Xuanyuan Clan. This is the Second Elder … This is the Third Elder …"
Jun Wu Xie nodded and greeted them one by one, remembering them.
"Let's go to our Elder Courtyard and have a seat."
The Great Elder and Xuanyuan Zhudao smiled and led the way in front. Jun Wu Xie followed behind them and the other eight elders walked at the back.
As for the two peak Holy Patriarchs who had welcomed him just now, they didn't follow.
The elders and the Patriarch were entertaining guests, so they naturally didn't have the qualifications to accompany them.
The Elder Courtyard was actually a large courtyard built with green jade bamboo. There were nine rooms in total, just enough for nine elders.
The small courtyard was very simple, but it was very unique. There was an old locust tree planted in the courtyard, which should have been transplanted here.
Behind the courtyard was a waterfall, and the clear spring water flowed through the middle of the courtyard. The scenery was very beautiful.
The Great Elder personally brewed tea, and the fragrance lingered in the air. It was very refreshing.
Xuanyuan Zhudao teased, "Great Elder, normally when I ask for some of this Spirit Cleansing Tea from you, you're always so tight-lipped about it. But today, you're so generous. It seems like we're still relying on little friend Wu Xie's good fortune."
The other eight elders all laughed.
Jun Wu Xie looked at them with a smile. The Patriarch of the Xuanyuan Clan was telling him that the Xuanyuan Clan valued him very much.
"Wuxie, you must have something important to discuss with us this time, right?"
The Great Elder said as he brewed the tea.
"Indeed."
Jun Wu Xie secretly observed the eight elders and the Patriarch.
He couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.
The Xuanyuan Clan was indeed a clan that had been passed down by Great Emperor Xuanyuan.
The nine elders were all Half-Saints, and the Patriarch's True Qi was so powerful that it was on par with the Great Elder's!
Jun Wu Xie had already noticed that the Great Elder's cultivation was definitely top-notch even among Half-Saints. He definitely wasn't someone who had just entered the Half-Saint realm.
Xuanyuan Zhudao said with a smile, "Young friend, feel free to speak your mind. As long as the Xuanyuan Clan is able to help, we won't refuse."
"Then I'll get straight to the point. I have three things that I need your help with."
"Young friend, feel free to speak your mind."
Jun Wu Xie thought for a moment and said, "First, I need the Xuanyuan Clan to secretly investigate the high-ranking officials in the capital city. Find out who has broken the law!"
"That's simple."
Xuanyuan Zhudao nodded and agreed.
"Second, I'm sure that many high-ranking officials in the imperial court won't be able to escape punishment. There will definitely be vacancies, but there are still matters that need to be taken care of. I hope that the Xuanyuan Clan can send people to fill the vacancies and take up important positions in the imperial court. "
"This …"
Xuanyuan Zhudao fell silent. A troubled expression appeared on his face.
The other eight elders also had troubled expressions on their faces.
Only the Great Elder pondered for a moment and said, "Since our clan has already left the mountain, and Lord Divine Sword has asked us to fully cooperate with Wuxie, we don't need to worry about anything else. Patriarch, what do you think? "
Xuanyuan Zhudao sighed when he heard that. In the end, he nodded.
"Then I'm relieved." Jun Wu Xie heaved a sigh of relief. Otherwise, he would have wasted a lot of time. He thought for a moment and said, "Does the Xuanyuan Clan have enough people?"
The Great Elder was stunned. He smiled and said, "How many high-ranking officials do we need? My Xuanyuan Clan has a total of over five thousand members, and over four thousand adult members. Since we're the descendants of the Great Emperor, we're proficient in both civil and military matters. "
"We don't need that many. It's just some important positions. I think there are only a hundred or so positions."
"Young friend, please speak your mind about the third thing."
"The third thing …" Jun Wu Xie looked at the eight elders and said, "I want to ask two of you elders to secretly head to the northern plains and infiltrate Ice Cloud Pavilion."
"Infiltrate Ice Cloud Pavilion?"
The Great Elder and the others were stunned.
"That's right. Infiltrate Ice Cloud Pavilion and tell the higher-ups of Ice Cloud Pavilion that if their sect is facing destruction, they can rescue a few of them and inherit the Starfire of Ice Cloud Pavilion and leave behind a trace of their bloodline."
The nine elders and Xuanyuan Zhudao looked at each other, and then they revealed contemplative expressions. They were all thinking about Jun Wu Xie's goal in doing this.
"Wuxie, what exactly do you want to do? Why don't you tell us directly? Don't make us guess."
The Great Elder felt that he seemed to be planning something.
Jun Wu Xie immediately told them about the situation Ice Cloud Pavilion was facing.
After the Great Elder and the others understood the situation, he said, "As the deadline given by those powers gets closer and closer, the members of Ice Cloud Pavilion will definitely become more and more anxious. If a Half-Saint appears at this moment, they will definitely ask for help. However, you can't directly help them resist the enemy. My goal is only to give them a chance to ask for help. "
"Although they definitely have Half-Saints, they should only be people who have just entered the Half-Saint Realm. They are not a match for the Half-Saints of those powers. They can't come out with their own strength now, so they need someone to help them. "
Xuanyuan Zhudao thought for a while, and seemed to understand his intentions a little. He couldn't help but size him up with a strange gaze, and said, "Little friend, you mean to give their higher-ups a chance to come out and ask for help? Little friend, you want them to ask for help from you, right?"
"That's right. Some people in Ice Cloud Pavilion are very stubborn. Only when faced with great pressure, when faced with the life and death of the entire sect, when faced with the tragic fate that is about to come, will they put down their pride and the persistence in their hearts. This is the effect I want."
"Wuxie, aren't you afraid that Mu Xuelan will be angry if you do this? Although she has left Ice Cloud Pavilion, she was still the Pavilion Master of Ice Cloud Pavilion. "
"She wants to regain control of Ice Cloud Pavilion, and I am only helping her. As for what method I use, she shouldn't care too much. As long as the result is good, and Ice Cloud Pavilion's foundation is not damaged, and no disciples are humiliated, it's fine. "
"Oh, that's true. However, if you only want to regain control of Ice Cloud Pavilion, then you can just directly suppress those people who oppose her. Why do you have to go through so much trouble? "
"It's not the same. Their method is flawed, and their path is wrong. In Ice Cloud Pavilion, the people with the most authority are the four great guardians. I need them to submit and let them personally tell everyone in Ice Cloud Pavilion that their method is flawed and their path is wrong. Only then will the members of Ice Cloud Pavilion be willing to accept all of this. "
"You are truly a terrifying opponent …" The Great Elder sighed emotionally.
The Grand Elder sighed with emotion. He suddenly realized that when Jun Xie had forced his way into the Frozen Cloud Tower, he had already had such a plan in his mind.
This young man had calculated the thoughts and actions of some powers in the world with incomparable precision, and he saw the development of the matter step by step according to the direction he planned.
Now, the time was ripe. He only needed to guide them slightly, and the entire plan would form a perfect closed loop.
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