chsdbacks Chapter 50, Can't I enjoy myself?
Chapter 50, Can't I enjoy myself?
Enjoying the praise from his corrupt officials, the Holy Emperor suddenly turned his gaze to the city and a smile appeared on his lips.
"I enjoy playing games with others, but I don't like others playing games with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chill seemed to permeate the surroundings.
The next instant, the Holy Emperor's figure vanished from the spot.
Liu Ying, who was hiding behind the house, turned pale with fright!
"Aaaaaah!"
Liu Ying screamed in terror, startling the small red snake that was clinging to her shoulder, which then slithered into her sleeve.
"Wait a minute!!"
Liu Ying exclaimed in surprise.
The howling wind was right next to my ears!
The surrounding buildings were almost blown to pieces.
Liu Ying was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly, and only slowly opened them when she felt the strong wind dissipate.
What came into view was an excited head, its eyes fixed on her.
His mouth opened and closed, as if he were saying something.
Damn it!
What the hell is this thing?!
Liu Ying felt both afraid and curious.
The Holy Emperor, seemingly disgusted, slapped her away, his face beaming with a smile: "How should I address you, young lady?"
As a witness to this battle, Liu Ying knew all too well just how powerful this old fellow, who resembled the dog emperor of Daqing, truly was.
That power was simply inhuman!
Dog Emperor!
The reason it's so similar is because it's completely different from the dog emperor she's heard of.
Liu Ying cursed inwardly, but smiled slightly and respectfully said, "Liu Ying!"
"The Holy Maiden of the Miao Jiang Wansheng Cult!"
Liu Ying did not hide her identity, because with her attire, almost any local could find out by asking her.
Only the holy maidens of the Miao ethnic group's Wansheng sect would dress like this.
After witnessing that terrifying power, Liu Ying instinctively dared not conceal anything.
The Holy Emperor nodded slightly: "You're hiding in this city, are you plotting to assassinate me?"
Liu Ying froze on the spot.
You dog emperor, what nonsense are you spouting!
What do you mean, that I want to plot against you?
I'm just an innocent passerby. I only wanted to come to the city to slay a few corrupt officials, then rob the rich to help the poor and their people living in the mountains, and I got dragged into this mess.
If she hadn't been so engrossed in watching earlier, she would have run away long ago!
"It wasn't a sneak attack, I just..."
"I just..."
It seems that saying "execute the corrupt official" is not quite right either.
Gradually, Liu Ying realized what was happening.
Her eyes were fixed on the Holy Emperor, and her body tensed up instinctively.
That damned emperor!
This guy is lusting after my body!
As the holy maiden of the Miao Jiang Holy Sect, she had seen too many men and too many similar looks.
This damn emperor is so old, yet he still thinks about this kind of thing?
"Hahaha!"
The Holy Emperor suddenly burst into laughter, his large, tangible hand pulling Liu Ying into his arms and then hoisting her onto his shoulder.
Liu Ying tried to resist, but under the Holy Emperor's divine power, she couldn't exert any of her strength, and the little snake in her sleeve was trembling inside.
"what!"
"Let me go!"
Liu Ying's pats on the Holy Emperor sounded more like a playful tantrum.
The Holy Emperor suddenly turned around and said fiercely, "If you hit me again, I'll strip you naked!"
Liu Ying's hand paused instinctively, her expression stiffened, and she gritted her teeth, asking, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"I will bestow upon you my favor!"
The Holy Emperor laughed loudly, put his arm around Liu Ying, and strode away.
Liu Ying couldn't help but shout, "Let me go!"
"You're abducting a woman!"
The Holy Emperor laughed heartily, completely unconcerned, and carried Liu Ying to a government office at random.
A commoner?
Is a woman covered in poisonous insects considered a commoner?
Liu Ying soon lost her voice, only able to sob softly.
……
The moment the city walls were breached, the rabble who rushed into the city opened the city's official granary.
When the official granary was opened, a full granary of grain poured out instantly.
The grain was piled up like mountains, and there was even a slight musty smell permeating the official granary.
That's because the grain has been stored for too long and has become moldy, producing the odor.
The southwest region was not short of food. Over the course of ten years, the imperial court allocated 30 million dan of grain to the southwest region to appease the Baiyue and Miao peoples.
The people's eyes turned red the moment they saw the grain.
They left their homes and rebelled, all for a single grain of food.
There was so much food laid out before them, enough for all of them to share.
Many people knelt on the ground and wailed and cried.
"Food!"
"So much food!"
"Mother!"
"If you had come sooner, you wouldn't have starved to death."
Looking at the mountain of grain, the crowd was overwhelmed with emotion.
The resentment in my heart was reignited!
This amount of food is enough to feed 100,000 of them.
If this grain could be distributed to them, why would they need to rebel with their families?
Many families were almost completely wiped out.
The grain in the official granary was reserved for future needs and was enough to supply the entire city's population for a month.
However, since the Holy Emperor was present, none of the people present rushed in.
Even if a few people tried to rush in and grab the grain, they would be beaten up by the others.
Everyone was waiting for the Holy Emperor to arrive.
The Holy Emperor arrived in front of the official granary, waved his hand, and loudly proclaimed, "Line up!"
"Collect your food!"
The Holy Emperor knew all too well what the people were thinking at that moment.
Upon hearing the Holy Emperor's voice, the crowd immediately cheered and revealed genuine smiles of joy.
With food available, the image of the Holy Emperor grew even more majestic in the hearts of the people.
……
The southwest region is rich in resources, so many merchants travel through it.
The city wall, which looked as if it had been cursed by the heavens, could be seen from afar.
You can also see the stark white bones standing outside the city.
This magnificent scene is incredibly impactful!
Many merchants who came here turned around and left the moment they saw the scene before them.
They wouldn't even get involved in fights between different ethnic groups in the southwest, let alone a scene like this.
As news of the city's fall spread throughout the southwest, it instantly caused a huge uproar.
No one expected that those lowly commoners, as insignificant as ants, would actually breach the great southwestern city.
A large city with 60,000 garrison troops!
This event also gave great confidence to many rebel armies in various places, and many people even came from all around to join them.
Southwest Military Command
Hu Zhiyuan sat in the courtyard, holding a three-legged bronze cauldron in his hands, examining it carefully.
Urgent footsteps could be heard outside.
"master!"
"The city over Kongshan has been breached."
A man who looked like a butler came to Hu Zhiyuan's side, taking a slight step behind.
Hu Zhiyuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Where are the 60,000 garrison troops?"
"A bunch of lowly commoners, can they possibly breach Kongshan City?"
Hu Zhiyuan raised a question.
Even though he was not knowledgeable in military affairs, he knew that breaching a city was by no means an easy task.
There is currently no specific information about Kongshan City.
The butler hesitated.
"Could it be related to the emperor?"
It was no secret that the Holy Emperor had come to the southwest, and that there was even a plan to physically eliminate him.
The initial plan was to have the Holy Emperor die in a popular uprising, which would be reasonable.