Xifeng Empire. Tiandu City.
Crack.
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Squads of Feather Army soldiers dressed in brown military uniforms and wearing long swords patrolled the city on alert, ensuring its safety and peace during the transfer of power. Supervision Historians in black uniforms bearing the emblem of the three-headed snake of the Supervision Department kicked open one door after another, arresting and shackling the high officials and nobles who had been loyal to Chu Xianda or close to the Lu family, along with the generals of the military. The women were escorted away to become slaves or courtesans, while the men were imprisoned or beheaded on the spot.
They were treated even worse than the criminals. Those who had committed crimes still had a chance to be exiled thousands of miles away to serve in the army. But those generals had risen through the military or been promoted from within it. Who knew how much influence they might wield in the army?
So killing them with one stroke was the most time-saving and trouble-free solution.
Chu Xianda was dead, slain on the spot by the rebel Lu Xingkong. It was said that the Former Emperor had discovered Lu Xingkong's treasonous plot, and Lu Xingkong, driven into a corner, had smashed Chu Xianda's head with one palm in a fit of rage.
At this time, the image the Song family had spent years crafting for Lu Xingkong among the people played a tremendous role.
Using its control over the civil bureaucracy and public opinion, the Song family constantly fabricated and spread reports that Chu Xianda and Lu Xingkong had been at odds as ruler and subject, portraying Lu Xingkong as a violent minister who held military power, possessed achievements that overshadowed his sovereign, and was arrogant and unruly.
As soon as word of