Thousands of years ago, they wanted to subvert the Douluo Continent structure. At that time, the emergence of God Slayer turned the entire Douluo upside down.
If the angel Grand Pontiff hadn't turned the tide at that time, mainland China's faith would no longer be Angel God.
Golden Crocodile Douluo punched the white jade handrail hard, his knuckles turned white from the exertion, and his old face was full of solemnity. "If this thing is really visible, then the sinister intentions behind Slaughter City's behavior, if something really happened to the Magic Academy's Locke, the consequences would be unimaginable. Besides, we don't know how powerful the magic world is."
Bibi Dong said in a calm tone, "No matter whether this thing is true or not, I have to be prepared for the impact. What we have to do is to eliminate the impact."
Ever since, Spirit Hall started a series of measures to prepare to deal with possible crises.
As said, Otherworldly Visitors is being deliberately used by the enemy, and it is also a huge opportunity for some people and certain forces.
An opportunity to regain sovereignty.
"Bang--!"
Heaven Dou City A noble mansion in the west of the city was knocked open by a mob, and the vermilion door crashed to the ground.
Several aristocratic children wearing silk and satin were dragged out, their hair was torn to a mess, and their faces were full of horror.
The strong man in the lead held up a bloody hatchet in his hand and shouted with spittle, "This family was still saying yesterday that the will of the world is fake! They must be spies sent by Otherworldly Visitors! They ransacked their home! Burn them all to death!"
The mob swarmed the place and looted all the gold, silver and jewelry, smashed the exquisite porcelain to pieces, and even chopped down the century-old magnolia tree in the yard.
Xiong Xiong Lie The fire ignited from deep inside the mansion, and black smoke billowed straight into the sky, but not a single city guard came to stop it.
It's not that the city guards don't want to take care of it, it's that they simply can't.
In just three days, hundreds of violent incidents occurred in the Heaven Dou Empire Heaven Dou City to "clear out Otherworldly Visitors".
Some people used this name to rob and kill, some people took the opportunity to retaliate for personal revenge, and some small nobles even framed each other, saying that the other party was a "stooge from another world", just to annex the other party's fiefdom and industry.
The entire Heaven Dou City was in a state of chaos. Even people holding banners and petitions appeared at the entrance of the palace, demanding that the royal family immediately issue a decree and thoroughly investigate all Otherworldly Visitors.
In the palace study, Xue Qinghe stood in front of the huge Heaven Dou Empire map, and his fingertips lightly traced the red marks marking the noble fiefdoms.
He was dressed in a plain white brocade robe, and his face did not have any of the usual warmth, only a cold calculation remained.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
The black-clothed guard knelt down on one knee and said in a low voice, "Li Duke's Mansion in the west of the city was burned, and all thirty-one members of Duke Li's family were killed by the mob. There is also Zhao Earl in the south of the city, who was framed as Otherworldly Visitors by his housekeeper, and is now in prison. His fiefdom was taken by the prince next to him."
Xue Qinghe did not look back, and his tone was so calm that no emotion could be heard. "I understand. Where are the city guards?"
"The commander of the City Guards belongs to the old Prime Minister. He said that now that the people's dissatisfaction is boiling, it is not appropriate to suppress it by force. We can only appease the people first." The guard paused and added, "The old Prime Minister has united twelve old nobles and is preparing to go to court tomorrow to impeach you. He said that your inability to do things has caused chaos in the capital, and requires you to hand over the command of the City Guards."
"Oh?" Xue Qinghe finally turned around with a cold smile on his lips, "They jumped out in a hurry."
He had long expected that such a day would come.
Heaven Dou Empire's power has been dispersed for hundreds of years, and he can only rely on Upper Three Sects's support and the support of the nobles to rule the country. However, this has also led to the Heaven Dou Empire forces of all parties being intertwined, and the imperial power cannot be freed from Heaven Dou City's dilemma.
Military power was in the hands of the major generals, judicial power was monopolized by the nobles, and even the tax revenue was mostly divided among the major sects and nobles.
He, the prince, seemed to have unlimited glory, but in fact he was controlled by others in every aspect.
It can be said that the majesty of the royal family has long existed in name only.
Even with the power behind Tang Yuehua, you still have to figure it out slowly.
Chu Xiu's revelation before his death was the best weapon God gave him.
"Pass the order," Xue Qinghe walked to the desk, picked up the edict that had already been written, and stamped it with the prince's seal, "Tomorrow morning, <Otherworld Visitor Screening Order> will be promulgated. Article 1: From now on, all outsiders in the Heaven Dou Empire must register with the local government. All registrants will be treated as Otherworldly Visitors. Article 2: The lynching rights of nobles are abolished, and all cases involving Otherworldly Visitors will be tried by a special court established by the royal family. Article 3: All noble private soldiers must not exceed one hundred people, and any excess will be classified as Royal Knights."
The guard suddenly raised his head, his face full of shock. "Your Highness! Once these three edicts are issued, it is equivalent to directly digging the roots of the nobles! They will definitely not agree!"
"So what if they don't agree?" Xue Qinghe sneered and threw the edict to the guards, "Now the people's anger is on Otherworldly Visitors. Anyone who opposes the investigation will be covered up. Otherworldly Visitors is the public enemy of the whole continent. If the old prime minister and the others dare to stand up and oppose it, I will punish them all together on the charge of 'colluding with Otherworldly Visitors'."
He paused, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes. "Let the people lurking in the noble houses take action. Before tomorrow morning, I want to see evidence that at least three old nobles are 'collaborating with the enemy.' Remember, the evidence must be seamless, and it is best to implicate the old prime minister."
"Yes! Your Highness!"
The guard bowed to accept the order, turned around and disappeared into the shadows.
Xue Qinghe was the only one left in the study. He walked to the window and looked at the still smoking Chengxi in the distance, the smile on his lips getting thicker and thicker.
Confusion?
Chaos is good.
Only in chaos can the old order be broken and new rules established.
Those old nobles who have been entrenched in the Heaven Dou Empire for hundreds of years should have been liquidated long ago.
He wants to take this opportunity to return the power scattered in the hands of the nobles to the royal family bit by bit. He wants Heaven Dou Empire to truly become his Xue Qinghe empire.
As for those so-called Otherworldly Visitors?
Is it true or not? Does it matter?
Is what he wants now important?
Once he has complete control over Heaven Dou Empire, it will not be too late to slowly eliminate these outsiders.
In the morning of the next day, the atmosphere in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace's main hall was so solemn that it could drip with water.
The old prime minister stood at the front, followed by twelve old nobles with ashen faces.
They all looked at Xue Qinghe with anger and dissatisfaction in their eyes.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
The old prime minister was the first to come out, holding an ivory tablet in his hand, and his voice trembled. "Heaven Dou City was in chaos for three days. The people were displaced and many nobles were massacred! As the prince of the supervising country, you not only failed to stop it, but instead allowed the mob to commit crimes! I sincerely request your highness to immediately issue an edict and hand over the command of the city guard, and let the veteran take over temporarily to put down the Heaven Dou City chaos!"