Share the Nation's Fate (First Update)

Xia Chujian led the remaining soldiers back to Beichen Star herself.

Along the way, her adjutant asked uneasily, "Seven Killings, are you really comfortable letting officers from the Four Great Dukes carry out the rebellion-pacifying mission?"

"Aren't you afraid they'll use the opportunity to switch sides and rebel?"

Xia Chujian said calmly, "Do you know why I had them oversee the executions of Nance, Wenren, and the Zolun Family?"

"First, it was to intimidate the duke families themselves. If they harbor any disloyal intentions, that will be their fate."

"Second, it was to make those fish that escaped the net direct half their hatred toward the Four Great Dukes."

"Third, the Family Heads of the Four Great Dukes know that by doing this, I have completely tied them to the Beichen Empire's war chariot."

Xia Chujian finally said, "For the families of the Four Great Dukes, this is also an excellent lesson."

"Let them understand what it means to Share the Nation's Fate."

Xia Chujian knew that as the Beichen Empire grew larger and larger, the Tan Tai Royal Family alone could no longer effectively govern the entire country.

Therefore, it was necessary to elevate the Four Great Dukes into the position of "stakeholders."

By this point, Xia Chujian felt that an imperial system was no longer suited to this rapidly developing Empire.

When Xia Chujian returned to Beichen Star with the army, officers from the Su Clan, Quan, Zong, and Li respectively sent back reports.

Apart from the three largest Habitable Planets—Southern Cross Star, Da Zang Star, and Baimu Star—the other fifty-four smaller rebel planets had all been recaptured.

Every family that had instigated rebellion had been wiped out.

New administrators and garrisons had also arrived, establishing a new political order.

The lives of ordinary people recovered at the