In the hall, Xia Chen was wearing the Emperor's Sword at his waist and the Emperor's Crown on his head. He walked up with a majestic gait, and his powerful aura pressed down on Lu Buwei, making him tremble uncontrollably.
"You, how are you not dead?" Lu Buwei stood up in disbelief.
Xia Chen walked up to the throne and kicked Lu Buwei down. He rolled into the hall and laid there with a pale face.
He knew that he was finished. The return of the king of Qin meant that he was not dead. In other words, his assassins had failed and the news they sent back was false.
This was only because he had appeared and directly rebelled. Only then did this fake news spread, causing the entire Qin country to almost fall into chaos.
Moreover, Lu Buwei had almost ascended the throne because more than half of the officials in the State of Qin had submitted to him.
It was a pity that the King of Qin had returned. He brought Meng Tian and Wang Jian's army back to the palace.
Outside, the sounds of fighting could be heard. Lu Buwei realized that the army he had brought with him had been killed, and not a single one of them was left alive.
"Ah…"
"Kill, leave no one alive!"
Outside the palace, the sounds of fighting shook the sky. The rebel army that Lu Buwei and Lao Ai had brought were all killed, one by one.
Since these rebel soldiers had dared to rebel under Lu Buwei's orders, they could not be kept alive. If they dared to rebel, they had to be killed.
Soon, the shouting outside gradually stopped. In the hall, all the officials knelt on the ground, trembling in fear.
Xia Chen sat on the throne, expressionless. There was no fluctuation in his emotions, and his eyes were cold.
Whoosh!
At this moment, a person walked in from outside the hall. He was a general dressed in armor and covered in blood. He walked into the hall and knelt on one knee.
"Ruler, all the rebel soldiers, a total of 28,932 people, were all killed.”
The person who came was Wang Jian, the Great General of the State of Qin. His tone was sonorous and powerful, revealing a clanging killing intent, causing everyone present to be terrified.
More than 20,000 rebel soldiers charged into Xianyang. Now, these rebel soldiers were directly killed by Wang Jian and his men. They were really exterminated.
Fear!
Endless fear enveloped Lu Buwei's heart, and Lao Ai was lying there with a face full of despair. Meng Tian had broken both his legs and dragged him in.
"Ruler, spare my life!"
All of a sudden, Lu Buwei wailed and begged for mercy. He kept kowtowing, and muffled thuds could be heard as blood flowed out.
Unfortunately, Xia Chen was unmoved. Instead, he nodded at Wang Jian and said something that made countless officials tremble.
"Lu Buwei, Lao Ai, you have rebelled against your superiors. Kill your three clans and transfer your wealth to the national treasury.”
"Yes, Ruler!"
Wang Jian immediately accepted the order and turned to leave. He led his army to sweep through Lu Buwei and Lao Ai's residences, capturing everyone, then investigating them one by one and killing the three clans.
"No, I'm not. Ruler, spare me, spare me…"
Lu Buwei was so terrified that he wanted to die. He kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, wailing,""Ruler, considering that this old subject has served you for so many years, for Great Qin, this old subject has worked hard even if he doesn't contribute.”
"Ruler, spare me, it was Lu Buwei who made me do this.”
Lao Ai begged for mercy, pushing all the blame onto Lu Buwei. The two of them wailed and begged for mercy in the hall, while all the ministers fell silent.
"Humph!"
Xia Chen's eyes were cold and emotionless. He looked at the two people begging for mercy and snorted.
" Lu Buwei, Lao Ai," he said word by word," both of you want to kill me, and you even raised an army to rebel. Your crimes are unforgivable.”
"Men, drag him out and dismember him!”
The moment the order was given, everyone's heart turned cold. A few muscular guards immediately rushed into the hall and dragged Lu Buwei and Lao Ai out.
" No, Ruler, spare me, spare me…"
Lu Buwei and Lao Ai kept wailing, but unfortunately, Xia Chen did not move. It was not until Lu Buwei and Lao Ai's screams rang out that everyone realized in horror that the two of them were finished.
It was really tragic to be dismembered by five horses. Moreover, three of their families were killed. The direct and collateral family members were implicated and killed.
At this moment, Xianyang City was shaken. Before countless people could react, Lu Buwei and Lao Ai were torn apart, and three of their clans were killed.
"Men, Zhao Ji is in cahoots with the officials and is plotting a rebellion. Her crime is unforgivable. Take her down and exile her to Ba Shu.”
With another order, the Empress Dowager Zhao was finished. She was directly taken down and exiled from the State of Qin.
This was Xia Chen's mercy. This reputation belonged to his mother, but in fact, he was not the real Ying Zheng, but a substitute for Ying Zheng.
Therefore, it was fine to kill Lady Zhao, but it would leave a bad reputation. Although he didn't care, at least he didn't want to cause trouble.
Moreover, she was stripped of her identity as the Empress Dowager and lost her halo. She was even removed from the State of Qin and could never return. It was already good enough for a weak woman like Zhao Ji to survive.
At the scene, the atmosphere was heavy. All the officials and ministers were breathing hard, and cold sweat was dripping down their foreheads. Most of the ministers who had supported Lu Buwei and Lao Ai before were terrified.
" They openly supported Lu Buwei and Lao Ai's rebellion. This is treason and heresy, and their crimes are unforgivable. Men, arrest all the ministers who participated in the rebellion, drag them out and behead them.”
Xia Chen waved his hand and hundreds of guards rushed in, dragging the officials out one by one.
"No, Ruler, spare me!"
"Spare me…
"Ah…!"
Outside the hall, heads rolled down one after another. Blood sprayed out, dyeing the platform outside the hall red. Ministers were beheaded one after another.
These people deserved to die, but they actually supported Lu Buwei and Lao Ai's rebellion. This was simply treason and heresy. They did not have the slightest intention of being loyal to the State of Qin and the king, so what was the point of keeping them?
"Pass down my order. All the officials who participated in the rebellion will have their homes confiscated. All their property will be transferred to the national treasury, and their clansmen will be demoted to servants.”Xia Chen ordered again.
The families of the ministers who participated in the rebellion were confiscated, and all the family members were demoted to slaves.
At this moment, the remaining group of ministers were terrified. They all lay on the ground, their bodies trembling. Xia Chen had eliminated more than half of the ministers in the entire State of Qin in an instant.
"From today onwards, all family ministers and nobles are not allowed to keep private soldiers. Those who disobey will be executed.”
"Meng Tian, take the Solitary Tiger Tally and mobilize the Shadow Secret Guards to cooperate with you. Investigate every noble and family thoroughly.”
"Within three days, anyone who does not disband their private troops will be executed!”
Xia Chen's face was cold as he directly issued a killing order. It was a bloody killing order that exterminated nine families, causing all the ministers to be terrified.
But they didn't dare to object, let alone make a sound, because once they did, they would be directly cut down by the mighty Qin King.
The King of Qin wanted to make use of Lu Buwei's rebellion to eradicate the private armies of the nobles and big families of the State of Qin.
This was to remove all threats. If they didn't obey, they would directly kill the entire clan. Naturally, their words were filled with killing intent.
"I accept your orders!"
Meng Tian went down with Xia Chen's Tiger Tally. She mobilized the Shadow Secret Guards to participate in the investigation. The nobles were in a state of panic.
Even the imperial clan of the Qin State was investigated. This time, the King of Qin was determined to take down the private soldiers of these nobles and clans.
All the large families, nobles, and clans in the State of Qin were named and investigated one by one. Many nobles were furious and resisted, even fighting.
However, the families and nobles who disobeyed the decree were all killed without exception.
After killing more than a dozen Qin nobles and exterminating nine families, the bloody lesson finally made the other nobles sober up. Even the Qin royal family's families were trembling in fear and ran out to offer their private soldiers.
"Old Empress, you have to stand up for us.”
In the palace, a group of Grandmasters and elders came to beg the old Empress Dowager to stand up for them. They wanted to stop the King of Qin from attacking the nobles and the imperial clan.
Unfortunately, the old empress dowager shook her head and rejected him directly.
"Sigh... The King of Qin is in charge of the government and has already reminded me not to interfere in the political affairs of the country. Otherwise, I won't be able to stay in this palace.”、
"Let's go, let's go!"
The old empress dowager chased everyone away and looked at the sky in a daze. She muttered to herself and returned to the room to rest with the help of the maid.
She was old, but her heart was very shrewd. She could see the determination of the King of Qin this time. He would definitely kill whoever stood in his way, and she, the old empress dowager, was no exception.
After this change, the entire turbulent Qin State gradually calmed down. After killing more than ten nobles, all the nobles stopped and obediently handed over their private soldiers.
In fact, after Xia Chen issued another order, ordering the nobles to hand over most of their land, no one dared to object.
Soon, the power of the entire Qin country was completely concentrated in Xia Chen's hands. It could be said that the royal power was in his hands.
Ding!
" Congratulations, Master. You have completed the first side mission."
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