Could He Be After My Kingdom?

Bi Gan's official position was much higher than Fei Lian's.

His household had only a little over one hundred slaves.

However, Fei Lian's family had more than three thousand members.

The difference is obvious.

Upon hearing this, Fei Lian's face instantly darkened.

His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but ultimately he couldn't utter a word.

"Fei Lian, what else do you have to say?"

"Not only have you amassed over three thousand slaves, but you've also equipped them with excellent gear. What exactly do you want?"

Bi Gan then shouted a rebuke.

Fei Lian immediately turned pale, knelt on the ground, and trembled.

Ye Xuan's expression was also not good.

"Fei Lian, I have always treated you well, is this how you repay me?"

At this moment, Fei Lian was already in tears.

He was overwhelmed with regret, which left him feeling utterly frustrated.

In fact, these people were all sent to him by Marquis of the West Ji Chang.

That guy not only sent him a large number of slaves, but also a large number of beautiful women.

Besides that, the equipment and armor were also sent by him.

He had refused many times before, but eventually accepted it.

As expected, it still came to this.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Fei Lian knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.

Ye Xuan's expression gradually turned cold.

"Drag him away and tear him apart by chariots!"

"Their home was confiscated, and all other family members were exiled."

Soon, guards with swords entered the hall and dragged Fei Lian out.

Fei Lian's cries for help and pleas for mercy echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

The incredibly pitiful sound sent chills down everyone's spines.

But no one dared to ask.

The sharp pleas for mercy that followed get out of class finally came to an abrupt end.

This means that Fei Lian had been completely torn apart by five horses.

A transparent spirit floated away into the distance.

As Saint, Ye Xuan was naturally able to see everything clearly.

It turns out this guy was also a famous figure on the Investiture of the Gods.

Ye Xuan revealed a cold smile.

He finally remembered.

After his death, this guy was enshrined as the God of Melting Ice and Crumbling Tiles.

To put it bluntly, it means a divine position that brings chaos and destruction to the human world.

What melts away is the virtue of our ancestors; what crumbles is the dynasty and the state.

Later, whenever any earthly emperor angered the Great Celestial Venerable Haotian in heaven...

The Great Celestial Venerable Haotian will send this fellow to wreak havoc on the court.

In this way, among the officials in the imperial court alone, there were as many as three people who made it onto the Investiture of the Gods.

They are Fei Zhong, You Hun, and Fei Lian.

In addition, there is Jin Su, one of Wen Zhong's twenty-four generals.

The Su Hu couple from Jizhou, etc.

Several leaders from the North Sea were also included in the Investiture of the Gods.

Before the Investiture of the Gods even began, Ye Xuan had already sent twenty or thirty people up to the ranks.

The court was eerily quiet; everyone was terrified.

Because their households all possessed a large number of slaves and women.

His Human Emperor the Emperor is clearly preparing to investigate.

In that case, wouldn't they all be implicated?

It's all because Fei Lian was incredibly audacious.

They actually turned all three thousand furnaces in their household into an armed force.

That's practically suicide.

Ye Xuan's gaze swept around.

Everyone bowed their heads deeply.

"I have been working tirelessly and wholeheartedly lately."

"I have always been concerned about the well-being of the people, fearing that they might not have enough to eat or wear. Because of this, I have lost sleep day and night."

"Now that we've finally achieved some success, you damned bastards won't even let me catch my breath, keeping so many slaves at home."

"What are slaves? Slaves are human beings too. Are you really going to treat them like animals?"

Ye Xuan's voice grew louder and louder.

His tone was filled with deep anger.

Last night, I investigated the population of Chaoge and discovered that there were as many as 300,000 slaves alone.

"What a terrifying number! The number of slaves even exceeds the army guarding Chaoge."

"You all have hundreds or even thousands of slaves in your households. Haven't you considered the consequences if they were to rebel?"

"What will you use to suppress these rebellious slaves?"

"The feudal lords of the land are still sending slaves to Chaoge in an endless stream. How terrifying is this? Have you ever considered their true purpose?"

"Have all your brains been eaten by pigs? What use are you people to me?"

"You're all a bunch of useless trash. Not only can you not help me solve problems, you're just making things worse. I wish I could kill you all."

At this moment, Ye Xuan had transformed into a raging lion.

He was venting his true anger without restraint.

"If one day these slaves were to suddenly erupt in rebellion, the entire Chaoge would become a living hell. Can you possibly remain unscathed then?"

Ye Xuan's voice grew louder and louder until it seemed to shake the heavens and the earth.

Those below could naturally sense the Human Emperor's incredibly tyrannical emotions.

Everyone knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to utter a sound.

Ye Xuan's gaze swept over everyone like a steel knife scraping bones.

Ji Xuan.

"Exist!"

Upon hearing the Human Emperor's call, a middle-aged scholar-looking minister hurriedly crawled out.

This person was the younger brother of Marquis of the West Ji Chang.

He was also the foreign minister placed in Chaoge by Marquis Ji Chang of the West.

All Four Great Vassals of the land are present, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs is in Chaoge.

Ye Xuan looked at this guy, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"You are Ji Chang's brother, and also the envoy sent by his Chaoge. So, I would like to ask, did he first bribe my Yin Shang's civil and military officials with a huge amount of treasure, and only after I severely punished him did he finally restrain himself somewhat?"

"Now he's sending so many slaves and beauties to Chaoge again, what exactly is his intention?"

Ye Xuan's voice grew louder and louder, clearly indicating that he could no longer suppress his anger.

"I've long heard that he's a sage of our time, is this how he acts?"

What is he going to do?

"Does he still want my empire?"

As Ye Xuan finished speaking...

Ji Xuan's body trembled violently, and his heart pounded with fear.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. Xiqi has never had such a thought."

"The reason we sent these slave beauties to Chaoge was merely to offer them as a tribute to you gentlemen; we had no other intentions. We hope Your Majesty will understand."

As he said this, his body trembled uncontrollably.

Ye Xuan, however, revealed a cold smile.

That's utterly ridiculous.

Ye Xuan was too lazy to argue with this guy.

How could he not know what those people in Xiqi were up to?

"Drag him away and behead him!"

The guards with swords once again entered the hall and dragged the man away.

The man shouted that he was innocent and struggled frantically.

However, it was to no avail, and the cries for justice came to an abrupt end.

Everyone was terrified.

Now that His Human Emperor the Emperor is so filled with malice, they naturally feel a deep sense of fear.

Ye Xuan looked at the assembled civil and military officials.

A hint of menace flashed across his lips.

His goal was to abolish slavery in Chaoge.

If anyone doesn't know what's good for them, then he can blame himself for being ruthless.

Ye Xuan took a deep breath.

As for the others, I won't say much more.

"Dispose of all the slaves in your own household, keeping only some normal singing and dancing girls and servants."

"Anyone who dares to disobey will face my wrath."

Ye Xuan revealed a cold smile.

"Don't actually go that far, or I'll show no mercy."

Ye Xuan's words were extremely curt.