jdhmnovel Chapter 306 The Punishment of Self-Destruction
Chapter 306 The Punishment of Self-Destruction
The events that occurred during the morning court session quickly spread throughout the entire capital.
The various families were all extremely shocked.
They did not expect the Divine Martial King to make such a move on his first morning court session.
Yesterday, they wiped out the entire clan of the Left Chancellor, and today they went even further, directly imprisoning the three high-ranking princes: the Prince of Zhou, the Prince of Tang, and the Prince of Han.
Not only that, they then received news that not a single person in the entire household of the three princes had escaped.
All the major families were worried that something serious had happened, otherwise how could the three princes have done something so outrageous? They immediately sent people to investigate the matter to avoid being implicated.
Half a day later, everyone knew what had happened.
The three princes secretly mobilized troops to the capital.
This is treason! Those who were connected with the three princes immediately ordered people to begin clearing away any evidence of severing ties with the three princes.
But it's too late for them to do all this now.
The evidence of their connection with the three princes is now on Qin Wu's desk in the Imperial Study.
All that awaited them next was Qin Wu's reckoning.
Just as the various factions were still trying to find a solution to the matter of the Three Kings, another piece of intelligence arrived: the Divine Martial King was going to popularize basic cultivation techniques.
This is no small matter; once this begins, it will affect the interests of all the noble classes.
They would absolutely not agree to this, and various forces began to secretly connect, wanting to stop the Divine Martial King's decree.
In the following period, all the major forces were extremely busy.
While they were busy, the Divine Martial King's Palace had already begun to take action.
With the cooperation of Princess Jiang Pingle, the Divine Martial Princess, ten basic martial arts techniques were quickly selected, and a martial arts pavilion was established to begin popularizing these techniques in the capital.
To this end, the Divine Martial Royal Palace also dispatched Grandmaster-level experts, as well as experts of all levels below Grandmaster.
These people will teach the techniques, and they will guide ordinary people who are willing to come and learn.
Of course, those who do these things are mainly martial artists and martial masters. As for the experts above the martial master level, they will only give guidance or even take on disciples according to their own preferences when they encounter geniuses.
However, the policy was met with resistance as soon as it was implemented. People who wanted to receive the martial arts techniques were secretly prevented from coming to the Martial Pavilion to learn the techniques.
Some even went so far as to severely injure or even permanently cripple people.
This instilled fear in the people who were still observing from the shadows, making them afraid to come to the Martial Pavilion, which also made the Martial Pavilion extremely deserted.
No one came to the door for ten consecutive days.
The Grandmaster-level expert stationed at the Martial Pavilion knew that someone was probably secretly obstructing them.
This is neither good news nor a good thing; it is very detrimental to the prince's plans.
Those forces in the shadows are probably still laughing at their prince.
His guess was correct; all sides were now secretly laughing at Qin Wu's wild ideas.
In their view, the policy cannot be implemented unless they support it.
But what they didn't know was that they were dancing on a tightrope, and they didn't know that they were being watched.
The Divine Martial King simply hasn't made a move yet; he's still observing which forces are causing the most trouble.
When Qin Wu thought the time was right, it would be their death day.
Another ten days passed, and the situation remained unchanged. However, some people came up with various ways to enter the Martial Pavilion and began to cultivate under the guidance of the powerful figures within.
These materials were immediately sent to Qin Wu.
Qin Wu instructed the people of the Martial Pavilion to nurture these individuals well. Those who were able to come to the Martial Pavilion despite the strict blockade by various major powers were all people with great fortune, as well as high intelligence, resilience, and willpower. As long as such people do not give up, they will eventually achieve something.
Such people are worth nurturing.
As long as they can be of use to him in the future, he doesn't mind nurturing them and helping them grow.
Another ten days passed.
The Martial Pavilion has been established for a month, but so far only less than two hundred people have come to the Martial Pavilion.
Don't be fooled by the fact that 200 people a month seems like a lot; you should know that Beijing has a population of over 50 million.
Two hundred people is just a negligible number.
In the past month, the matter of the three kings has been investigated and all the evidence has been found.
Even the imperial harem was implicated.
The palaces of the Empress, Consort Liu, and Consort Xian, the three highest-ranking women in the harem, were directly sealed off by the Imperial Guards, and no one was allowed to leave.
This news shocked all forces once again.
That was the harem of the Eastern Qin Emperor. How dare the Divine Martial King?
Is he planning a rebellion?
But then I thought, with the current status of the Divine Martial King, would he still need to rebel?
Although the Divine Martial King did not ascend to the throne as emperor, the power he possessed was no different from that of an emperor.
There is absolutely no need to rebel.
In fact, if the Divine Martial King wanted, the Eastern Qin Emperor might even pass the throne to him.
The three princes' residences have been raided and they have been imprisoned. The Black Dragon Guard has begun a nationwide manhunt for the three princes.
This clearly shows they're not letting anyone off the hook.
As for the large army mobilized by the three kings, it has been completely seized, and the generals leading the troops were executed by being cut into pieces at the city gate.
They were even subjected to a form of torture called "self-devouring," which was extremely cruel. People above would continuously cut off their flesh, while those below would roast the flesh and force them to eat it.
Although this form of punishment is cruel, its deterrent effect is undeniably strong.
The officials who witnessed the execution were filled with fear. They never imagined that such a punishment existed in the world, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was utterly inhumane.
Those subjected to torture suffered both mental and physical torment.
After observing the executions for three consecutive days, Qin Wu finally released all the officials, allowing them to go home and rest.
This was exactly the effect Qin Wu wanted; he wanted to show everyone what the consequences of rebellion would be.
This will make everyone think carefully about the consequences before they rebel in the future.
What followed was another massive purge. After the purge was completely finished, the number of officials in the imperial court was reduced by a full fifth.
This shows how ruthless Qin Wu's purge was this time.
Furthermore, after Qin Wu issued his order, merchants from all over the country handed over all the enormous wealth they had amassed, filling the national treasury to overflow.
Qin Wu then ordered the temporary construction of a new warehouse.
Of course, not everyone was willing to hand over such wealth; some even secretly hid most of it.
We'll take it out after this matter is over.
However, what they didn't know was that their every move was being monitored by the Black Dragon Guard.
As a result, the Black Dragon Guards came directly to their door, confiscated all their wealth, and turned their entire clan into slaves. From now on, they would only be the lowest-ranking beings in Eastern Qin for all eternity, with no chance of ever rising up.