pjbooks Chapter 38 The will of the people leads to the siege of the palace, a helpless and isolated snowy ni
Chapter 38 The will of the people leads to the siege of the palace, a helpless and isolated snowy ni
Chapter 38 The will of the people leads to the siege of the palace, a helpless and isolated snowy night! [The carnage begins, please continue reading!]
"Your Majesty, 15,000 of the 30,000 demon envoys, led by three Soul Douluo Yin Generals, have captured the three city gates!"
"Now, all four city gates are in our hands."
"I already know."
"Your Majesty, the soldiers inside the city are mostly incapable of fighting, and there are also many civilians watching. Should we kill them all?"
"Spare the civilians, kill the rest."
"Your Majesty, we have arrived near the palace. There are still Imperial Guards around. Should we kill them?"
"kill."
Qin Zheng was seated in the center of the chariot.
After he entered Tiandou City from outside the city, he left behind only two calm words, allowing the Demon Envoy and the five Yin Generals to wield their scythes at will and slaughter the guardians of the old order within the city.
"This Qin Zheng is a tyrannical son, ah!!"
"No!"
"Spare me—"
Fifteen thousand demon envoys and five thousand ghost envoys arrived in a grand procession, filling the entire Heavenly Battle City with cries, pleas for mercy, angry shouts, and wails.
At this moment, all officers and soldiers under the command of Tiandou were killed, regardless of whether they had surrendered or not!
All the soldiers who tried to resist were torn apart by the demon envoy, leaving no trace of their bodies!
Blood flowed like rivers, and corpses littered the fields. The once magnificent Tiandou City had been transformed into a boundless hell.
The devastation was no less than that outside the city.
【…】
They continued until all the imperial guards surrounding the palace were slaughtered, with countless heads rolling down their bodies.
The killing finally stopped.
"Still not awake?"
Inside the carriage, Qin Zheng looked at the Qin family members whose lives had been extended by the White Impermanence.
Beside him stood Qian Renxue, her hand supporting her snow-white chin, her gaze fixed intently on him.
Neither of them spoke.
The scene remained silent for a long while.
"Your Majesty, the drums have been beating for quite some time, but no one has come out yet."
"Moreover, our spies in each college reported back that no one had come out."
At this moment, Hei Wuchang stepped forward from outside the carriage, cupped his hands and said, his eyes revealing a cold glint.
Qin Zheng then turned his gaze to Qian Renxue, who quickly gestured to him that she would not go out, and he nodded slightly.
He then stepped out of the car and looked around.
Before me stood the magnificent palace, every brick and tile exuding royal majesty.
All around, countless Yin Ghost Messengers and Demon Messengers stood, completely surrounding the palace, making it impossible for anyone to escape.
The sound of drums continued to resound, making the vast palace appear desolate and bleak.
"It seems these nobles are afraid."
Qin Zheng frowned slightly.
The reason he hesitated to order the capture of the palace was that the palace was very large, he was not familiar with its specific structure, and he did not want Xueye to be able to escape through unknown secret passages.
Qin Zheng also wanted to see if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and the others would come.
This was his previous strategy to lure nobles out of the city; although it wasn't sophisticated, it was effective.
But now it seems that after the news of a titled Douluo appearing under his command spread, the nobles all betrayed Emperor Xueye, and no one was willing to come forward.
Then there's no need to waste any more time on Qin Zheng.
"Speak out, I will give them only ten breaths."
"If I do not see the entire Xue clan again, then I will storm the palace."
"Leave no one alive!"
【…】
"Why...why didn't he kill us?"
In the distance, because Qin Zheng did not kill civilians, many bold and curious people couldn't resist following him.
Looking at the young man standing on the chariot amidst the vast army, everyone had some doubts in their hearts.
Originally, they all resented Qin Zheng for entering the city, because it meant that the other party had destroyed their homes.
But when they saw that Qin Zheng had not ordered them to be killed together, they belatedly realized that they had misunderstood him.
"I've heard that this man is the duke's son who was defamed on a snowy night, and he's here to purge the court of corrupt officials."
"However, he has already ascended the throne and declared that nobles and the emperor cannot rule the country together. And most importantly, anyone who submits to him, regardless of who they are, can receive a full three silver soul coins!"
Suddenly, people started talking amongst themselves.
Upon hearing the following statements: "The emperor and nobles cannot rule the country together," and "Any worshipper, regardless of who they are, can receive three silver soul coins"...
Everyone's eyes flashed with intense light.
"Really?"
"If it's true, then I'd rather this damned Heavenly Dou Empire be destroyed!"
"Yes! The nobles have been bullying us for a long time. If we didn't have a Soul Master in our family to protect us, we would have no human rights at all. We've been fed up with them for a long time!"
In the Heavenly Dou Empire, ordinary people have no human rights whatsoever.
It was common for people to be secretly trafficked by nobles, and sold as guards, maids, and all sorts of things.
The people had long harbored hatred towards them, but were powerless to resist.
If Qin Zheng's statement is true, then it would be a huge earthquake among the common people, causing quite a stir!
【…】
"His Majesty has ordered that if the entire Xue clan is not found within ten breaths, storm the palace."
"Leave no one alive!"
The sinister voice of the Black Impermanence echoed throughout the entire palace, and tens of thousands of demon envoys and ghost envoys began to gleam with cold light in their eyes, ready to kill at any moment.
But soon, a cacophony of footsteps suddenly rang out.
Qin Zheng's gaze remained unchanged as he looked at the place he would inevitably pass through after leaving the palace.
Tread-tap-
Soon, a large group of hundreds of people emerged from the main passageway to the palace.
They were all dressed in official robes, and the one in the lead was even wearing a golden dragon robe.
"All the civil and military officials, and that group of nobles, have come out."
"Even His Majesty Xueye has come out."
Upon seeing this row of officials, as well as the imperial city residents who stood watching the spectacle from afar on a snowy night, they exclaimed in surprise, their gazes filled with a mixture of shock and deep awe.
At that moment, the noise in the arena vanished completely.
Emperor Xueye's long-standing rule over the Heavenly Dou Empire was so powerful that even on his deathbed, he still instilled fear in countless commoners.
【…】
The two groups of people stared at each other.
On a snowy night, he saw a young man in the midst of the army. Though his face remained expressionless, the moment he saw him, his eyes flashed with terrifying killing intent.
He saw the towering, weathered palace gates, and the countless corpses of the most loyal soldiers under the royal family.
He also saw the complex gazes of countless civilians around him, eyes devoid of any concern. Though they were his subjects, they paid him no attention whatsoever.
"Has my governance been so flawed?"
"Oh--"
Suddenly, Emperor Xueye gave a bitter smile, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
After ruling the country for decades, in the end, not only was he cornered at his own doorstep and about to be executed, but even the common people under his command did not show the slightest sadness or pain when they saw him die.
The noble support he gained by abandoning the commoners is now being undermined simply because the other side has a Title Douluo among their ranks, leading to...
No one came to help him!
Such a scene is indeed an extreme insult to an emperor.
"Qin Zheng, you've won."
After a long silence, Emperor Xueye looked at Qin Zheng, his voice hoarse.
With the tide turning against him and the people's hearts gone, he had no chance of turning the tide.
He completely admitted defeat!
(End of this chapter)