At the beginning, I gave the future empress her death. I became stronger because I was stupid.

Daqin.

In Chang'an City.

These successive major events made the people a little overwhelmed.

Four of the five major events were related to Daqin, so they were spread widely and almost known to everyone.

"Have you heard? King Hengyang died in Qingmu Kingdom!"

"Is it true? King Hengyang died in the war?"

"Not only that, but also 44 civil and military ministers in the court were executed. It is said that a butcher knife of a top-grade spiritual weapon was cut to a curved edge!"

"Too tragic!"

"That's right! Look at the bloody smell, it's simply overwhelming!"

"I heard that Jiang Luoshen in the North Territory assembled an army of 500,000.........."

..........

The crowd talked a lot, and they were also shocked by the death of King Hengyang.

After all, King Hengyang was in a high position and was a powerful vassal king. Now he has fallen into such a field, it's really unpredictable!

And it also involved court officials.

Although it was not said explicitly, everyone knew it.

The death of the King of Hengyang was probably not that simple.

For a time, people were terrified by Qin Mu's cruelty and ruthlessness. Although they dared not say it, they had already begun to curse the word "incompetent" in their hearts.

First, he killed the King of Zhenbei, then ordered the death of the King of Zhenbei's daughter, and then killed the Minister of Rites, the scholar of Hanwen Academy, the messenger of Cangyue and other important officials.

Now the King of Hengyang is also dead, and 44 officials in the court are also involved. These things are simply eye-opening for them.

They really can't think of how incompetent he must be to do such a stupid thing.

What is even more intolerable to the world is that this incompetent monarch not only killed people for no reason, but also forcibly occupied the wives and female relatives of the people who were killed.

Such atrocities are simply outrageous!

But such a incompetent monarch is the backbone and symbol of the Great Qin Empire!

It's really chilling!

But even so, no one dared to stand up for the King of Hengyang to seek justice.

Because everyone who dared to stand up died...

Without exception.

The Dark God Guards were like a knife hanging over everyone's head. Anyone who dared to stand up and protest would be ruthlessly harvested by this knife.

For a time, the entire Chang'an City was shrouded in haze.

The streets were sparsely populated, with almost no one walking around, and it seemed empty and deserted.

There were so many things happening in the past few days that they were even more chaotic than the turmoil of the previous period, making them feel exhausted.

Especially at this critical moment when everything was in turmoil, no one dared to show up.

.........

In the court.

Qin Mu had not yet come to court.

The remaining ministers stood together in groups of three or two, and were also talking in a low voice.

"Your Majesty has not attended court for seven days. I heard that he has been punishing the wives and relatives of the beheaded civil and military officials in the Ye Ting Palace these days..."

"My old friend, he was about to retire with fame and success, but ended up with his family broken up, even his wife..."

"Alas, the worst is still the King of Hengyang. I saw with my own eyes that everyone in the palace, from the princess to the maids, was taken to the palace. They said it was to protect the King of Hengyang's family, but I think they were taken to the bed to protect them..."

"I'll remind everyone that His Majesty seems to have a special liking for married women recently... I heard that some time ago, even the four favorites of King Xiaoyao All the concubines have been taken away by His Majesty. Everyone should try not to let their wives show up during this period..."

"It's really getting too much. Such a foolish act is simply a shame for my Great Qin!"

"Everyone should say less. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"

"I'm not afraid anymore. Anyway, if it goes on like this, the Great Qin will have perished before the Cang Yue Dynasty attacks. It will be the same ending at that time, just a matter of time."

"The last madness, this is the last madness!"

"Alas..."

All the ministers sighed, their faces were dejected, and they no longer had any hope for the fate of the Great Qin.

So many colleagues died overnight, their families were broken up, and this shock was undoubtedly huge for them.

They have been thankful for this period of time that they have not had too many connections with King Hengyang.

But at the same time, they are also extremely desperate, because even if they are not beheaded by the foolish monarch now, they will not have a good end when the Cang Yue Dynasty and Jiang Luoshen from the North attack.

As for escaping, they have thought about it, but it is just a thought.

Now escaping can only mean guilty conscience, and they may even be sentenced to a reputation of treason, so why bother.

As for rebellion, there is no need to think about it.

Unless they think they have lived too long.

The three Qingmu countries, which are far outside the border of Daqin and have powerful people who can kill the way, can be completely destroyed overnight.

Can they be stronger than these three countries?

At least they can survive for a while now, waiting for a turnaround in the future.

At this moment, all the ministers only hope that when the Cangyue Dynasty occupies Chang'an City, they can show mercy and forgive them, the slaves of the fallen country.

"Hey, why didn't I see the national teacher come to the court? He is never late."

At this time, someone found that there was no figure of the national teacher Du Yulin in the court, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Maybe it's because the Imperial Master is too disappointed with Your Majesty, so he decided not to attend the court anymore..."

"Alas, poor Imperial Master has been working hard for the Great Qin, but he didn't expect to have such a foolish emperor. I'm sure he must be very uncomfortable..."

"The King of Hengyang died in the battle, and the Great Qin has long been completely hopeless. The Imperial Master must be discouraged."

A young official sighed.

"Don't discuss it anymore. After all, this is in the court. Saying these words will not discourage the morale of our Great Qin."

At this time, a gentle voice came from outside the hall.

The discussion in the court stopped immediately.

The ministers were surprised and looked outside the hall.

I saw a handsome young man in white clothes, wearing a crown on his head, holding a feather fan, and walking slowly.

"King Xiaoyao?!"

"Greetings to His Royal Highness King Xiaoyao."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness."

Seeing this, the ministers bowed and saluted in unison.

The visitor was none other than the King of Free and Easy Qin Wuji.

"No need to be polite, everyone." Qin Wuji said with a smile.

The ministers straightened up, but the surprise in their eyes had not yet dissipated.

King of Free and Easy never participated in the government affairs, so why did he come to the court today?

This was strange.......

However, although it was strange, a glimmer of hope was ignited in the hearts of the ministers, because the reputation of King of Free and Easy was only stronger than that of King of Hengyang.

He had shown an unparalleled talent for cultivation since he was a child, and was deeply loved by an ancestor of the Great Qin Dynasty.

He just didn't like power and never interfered in the government affairs, so he didn't have much presence in the court.

But he had a gentle personality, treated people kindly, never put on airs, and had a very high prestige among the people.

And it was said that when King of Free and Easy was traveling in the Cangyue Dynasty in the early years, he had a chance encounter with the Cangyue Empress.

If he could come forward, he might be able to negotiate with the Cangyue Empress.

Although they knew that the hope was slim, there was still some hope.

Everyone looked at Qin Wuji with hope.

When Qin Wuji saw the changes in the eyes of the ministers, he couldn't help but get excited, and his fingers trembled slightly.

He knew that his years of forbearance and planning could finally be reaped at this moment.

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