"I…I'm here!"
The few officials whose names were called stepped forward.
Because they were too nervous, their voices were trembling and trembling!
Two of them even knelt on the ground as soon as they stepped out. The next moment, the smell of urine spread from their bodies!
He was so scared that he peed his pants!
"How is the progress of the order this prince gave yesterday?”
Just like the previous two times, Ying Ziye asked the same question.
"Reporting…reporting to the Crown Prince, this lowly official has already ordered people to collect it. Tomorrow…oh no, today, we will be able to collect the taxes of the aristocrats!”
One of the officials knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice.
When the officials of the Great Qin Empire saw the Emperor, they did not need to kneel, much less when they saw the Crown Prince.
However, this fellow was so scared that his entire body went limp, and he simply knelt on the ground.
However, although he was afraid, he had learned from the experience and lessons of the previous three people and did not say that there was no progress.
Instead, he claimed that he had already ordered people to collect it and that it would be collected today!
Let's muddle through the morning court first!
At most, after the morning court session, he would immediately bring people to collect taxes!
"That's right! That's right! I've already ordered someone to collect it, and it will be collected today!”
"That's right! If we can't collect taxes before nightfall, we're willing to let the Crown Prince deal with us!”
"Yes, yes…!"
When he said this, the other officials who were named also echoed!
Before them, Le Qi, Tian Yi, and Han Fu were all executed because they had not made any progress in collecting taxes!
At this time, they claimed that they had made progress and could recruit them today. Perhaps they could fool them.
In fact, after the Ninth Prince issued the decree yesterday, they did not take it seriously at all!
Even when the mansion was surrounded by soldiers, they thought that Ying Ziye was just scaring them.
Who would have thought that this kid really dared to kill people!
Moreover, he had slaughtered the families of three officials early in the morning!
They had no doubt that if all the officials disobeyed, this kid would kill them all!
"So, you didn't collect any taxes yesterday?”
However, their trick seemed to have been seen through. Ying Ziye didn't ask how much they could collect today. He only cared about how much they collected yesterday.
"This…?"
"I've already ordered…"
"Come on, drag him out and behead him!"
"Kill all the family members in the residence!”
Just as they were about to explain in fear, they were interrupted by Ying Ziye.
Just like the three ministers before him, his entire family would be executed!
"Your Highness, please spare my life!"
"I was wrong!"
"I shouldn't have ignored Your Highness 'words yesterday, sob…!”
When they heard that they were going to kill them, those officials immediately cried.
At this moment, their intestines were green with regret. If they had known this would happen, they would not have taken the living King of Hell's words lightly yesterday!
However, it was too late for regrets now!
Not only would they die, but their entire family would also be buried with them!
"Your Highness, please spare my life!"
"I was wrong!"
"Pfft! Ah…!"
In the vast Xianyang Palace, the cries for help of several officials echoed.
After a few screams, the court quickly returned to silence!
And it was extremely silent!
Even a pin drop could be heard!
After Ying Ziye raided the families of more than ten officials, none of them dared to breathe loudly.
They all lowered their heads and prayed in fear that the Crown Prince would not call their names next!
Time passed bit by bit, but the Crown Prince was still pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.
The more he did not open his mouth to call out names, the more tense and oppressive the atmosphere in the court became!
Some of the officials were even on the verge of collapse due to excessive nervousness!
"Hiss, hiss…!"
"Why is there such a strong smell of urine?”
In the Imperial Court, Meng Yi sniffed and his brows involuntarily furrowed.
Aren't these officials too careless?
He actually peed in the morning court!
According to the concentration of the urine smell, it seemed that there were more than one or two people peeing!
At least a dozen!
"Meng Yi!"
Just as he was pinching his nose and frowning, he suddenly heard the Crown Prince call out to him.
He was stunned for a moment and quickly stepped out.
"I'm here!"
Meng Yi cupped his hands and bowed before lowering his head in suspicion.
He was on the Crown Prince's side!
He did not understand why the Crown Prince would call out his name.
Could it be that he wanted to kill the donkey after it was done grinding and use himself as an example to establish his authority?
"How many people did you kill just now?"
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, Ying Ziye asked faintly.
"A total of ten officials were killed!"
"Including the family members in their mansion, there should be around 10,000!”
Meng Yi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard him ask this.
He thought for a moment and gave a rough figure.
"Yes!"
Ying Ziye nodded, and then asked a strange question,""If we were to kill 10,000 people every day, how many days would it take to kill all the officials in the court?”
"Probably…around ten days!”
Meng Yi did not know why he asked this question, so he could only answer truthfully.
"Alright, let's kill our way here today!”
"Tomorrow, we'll continue with the spot checks. If there's still no progress, this prince will continue to kill!”
Ying Ziye nodded and said calmly.
It was as if killing tens of thousands of people was like crushing tens of thousands of ants. His tone was extremely calm.
"Phew…!"
Hearing his words, all the officials heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, their tense nerves finally relaxed.
Everyone felt as if they had just walked through the gates of hell. They were all covered in cold sweat.
Today was finally over. When they returned, they had to collect the tax first no matter what. Otherwise, if they asked about it tomorrow, their entire family would be executed!
This kid was too ruthless, much more ruthless than his father!
Ying Zheng could only kill one at most, but this guy even wanted to kill the entire family of a minister!
Or not!
If he wanted to kill, he would have to exterminate his entire family!
Everyone said that Ying Zheng was a tyrant, but little did they know, compared to this kid, Ying Zheng was simply benevolent!
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