The old emperor only desires immortality; you must not rebel.

Chapter 76, The Wrathful Holy Emperor

Several yamen runners stared wide-eyed at the Holy Emperor in disbelief.

Throughout the entire Jiangning Prefecture, apart from those aristocratic lords, very few dared to speak to them like that.

Such a valiant being, what kind of deity is he?

The constables weren't stupid; they were afraid of kicking a hornet's nest.

"Boss, isn't this some kind of master?"

"Won't!"

"There's no such person in the city!"

Officer Zhang shook his head.

He knew all the prominent figures in Jiangning Prefecture, and since this person's clothes were made of northern fabrics, he was clearly from the north.

Even people of high status can only obediently sit down when they come to Jiangning Prefecture.

With one hand on his sword, Constable Zhang lowered his voice, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, and said coldly, "You have quite the nerve!"

"You dare to write a seditious poem? Do you know what your crime is?"

"Someone come here!"

"Take him back to the yamen to await his sentence!"

Once brought to the yamen (government office), their life and death decisions are naturally in their hands.

This is their usual tactic; even the most stubborn person will have to behave themselves once they're in the jail.

The Holy Emperor laughed in anger!

"good!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang's eyes.

"You're smart enough to avoid a beating!"

The Holy Emperor did not answer, but instead revealed an evil smile.

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Jiangning Prefectural Government Office

A group of yamen runners escorted the Holy Emperor to the government office. As soon as he entered the government office, the yamen runners behind him closed the door.

Today is a day off, so there aren't many people in the entire government office.

One by one, the yamen runners looked at the Holy Emperor with ill intent and surrounded him from all sides.

A constable stood respectfully behind Constable Zhang, holding a teacup, and handed it to him.

"Boss, how long do you think he can hold out?"

"Hey!" Constable Zhang spat out the tea leaves in his mouth and laughed, "Half a cup of tea is already pretty good!"

Constable Zhang sneered, "It's the rule of this yamen. Once you enter, you have to endure three hundred lashes as a warning!"

"Only after you've endured these three hundred lashes will you be qualified to enter the inner hall to plead your case!"

No matter how proud you are, three hundred blows of the disciplinary rod will make you behave.

This method is always effective against those disobedient commoners.

The constables around him were all eager to fight, staring at the Holy Emperor with wicked smiles.

They haven't used that stern warning stick in a long time.

Now that we finally have a chance, we naturally have to vent our anger.

The Holy Emperor grinned!

"That's courageous!"

"I haven't seen people as brave as you in a long time!"

The Holy Emperor gently closed his eyes, a look of pleasure on his face.

My great celebration was not thoroughly cleaned up!

The Emperor's visit to Jiangnan was also to see what kind of backbone the Jiangnan literati, who were unwilling to participate in even the Emperor's special imperial examinations, possessed!

The Jiangnan region has always been known for its strong literary tradition, yet surprisingly, very few scholars from Jiangnan participated in this special imperial examination.

How dare you not participate in the special imperial examination specially organized by the Holy Emperor?

What is this?

This is clearly a contempt for the Holy Emperor!

"What?"

Zhang the constable's pupils suddenly contracted.

"What did he just say?"

"Boss, he just said he hasn't seen anyone as brave as us in a long time."

"Hey!"

"Boss, he's praising us!"

"fart!"

"He wasn't praising us at all!"

He really didn't know what to say to his bunch of idiot subordinates.

"real?"

"Is he serious?"

Officer Zhang murmured unconsciously.

The Holy Emperor suddenly opened his eyes, and just as a yamen runner rushed forward, he stretched out a large, tangible hand.

"Bang!"

The constable's head exploded on the spot!

In an instant, the entire venue fell into dead silence!

Everyone stopped in their tracks, staring at Lu Cheng in disbelief, their expressions filled with astonishment and uncertainty.

Officer Zhang's expression changed, and he shouted in shock and anger, "How dare you!"

"How dare they murder a government official!"

"Clang!"

Constable Zhang suddenly drew his sword, staring warily at the Holy Emperor, his anger almost overflowing.

While I was angry, I also felt a little worried!

Openly murdering a yamen runner—most people wouldn't dare do that!

"Who exactly are you?"

As a veteran constable of Jiangning Prefecture, he knew all too well that some people were not to be trifled with.

The Holy Emperor smiled and said, "Don't be afraid!"

"Come!"

"Keep swinging your knives, like men!"

Officer Zhang's face was grim.

"Brothers, take him down first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the constables around him looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were just a bunch of thugs; it was fine for them to bully ordinary people, but when faced with a ruthless person who could crush a skull in one blow, they immediately revealed their true colors.

The Holy Emperor laughed loudly, grabbed a stone lion weighing a thousand pounds with one hand, and hurled it at the crowd.

The evil committed by these beasts is terrifyingly wicked!

"Help……"

The crowd stared in horror at the stone lion that crashed down from the sky.

"Bang! Bang!"

The two people were smashed to pieces on the spot.

A terrifying dragon's might erupted from the Holy Emperor's body, and a ferocious dragon with scales seemed to materialize behind him.

A chill ran through everyone, and they felt a chill run down their spines.

The Holy Emperor laughed heartily, grabbed the stone lion, and exclaimed excitedly, "Come on, let's continue!"

"Let me see your courage!"

Officer Zhang heard me clearly!

It's not "real," it's "I," the emperor!

In an instant, Zhang the constable's eyes turned utterly horrified.

The Emperor!

When the legendary figure appeared before him, he felt no joy or pleasure, only deep fear.

The Holy Emperor smashed everyone in the arena to pieces, casually tossed aside the stone lion, looked down at the terrified Constable Zhang, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled, "Go!"

"Summon all the gentry in the city to the government office!"

The Holy Emperor's kind words now sounded like the whispers of a demon.

"Don't miss a single one!"

The Holy Emperor reached out and patted him on the shoulder again, full of encouragement.

Officer Zhang nodded woodenly, stiffly turned around, and slowly left.

The Holy Emperor gently closed his eyes.

He needed to find out where the emperor's most loyal guards were now.

My mind seemed to traverse rivers and mountains, arriving in an instant at a territory twenty miles outside Jiangning Prefecture.

Eight thousand black-armored cavalrymen formed a long line!

The dark dragon flag fluttered in the sky.

The horses' hooves thundered as they pounded the ground!

They will silence all voices against the Holy Emperor on this land.

Beyond the distant border, the Holy Emperor's golden-armored guards stepped out of the pass and into the territory of the Jin Kingdom on the grasslands.

Ten golden-armored guards held up the Holy Emperor's dragon banner in one hand, their entire bodies wrapped in golden armor, exuding boundless majesty.

When the Holy Emperor flew to Jiangnan, they had already left the State of Qi and headed towards the State of Jin.

In order to allow the people of Qi to recuperate, it was not advisable to start a war at this time, but the ever-petty Emperor was clearly not going to let the Jin Kingdom have an easy time.

A burly, golden-armored guard glanced around at the group, then hissed, "His Majesty has ordered the heads of the eight chieftains of the grasslands!"

"Meet here in ten days!"