“A decree from the Second Emperor of the Great Qin: Immediately apprehend all alchemists and sorcerers within the Xianyang Palace!”
Great Qin!
Within the Xianyang Palace!
As Ying Su’s decree was issued, all the alchemists and sorcerers within the Xianyang Palace were stunned for a moment.
“Apprehend alchemists and sorcerers?”
“Why are you apprehending us?”
“We are merely following the orders of the First Emperor to refine the Elixir of Immortality, to refine elixirs that can prolong life. Why are you apprehending us?”
“We are innocent!”
“We have been refining elixirs in the palace for years, and have never left the palace once, let alone violated Qin law. Why are you apprehending us?”
At that moment, countless alchemists and sorcerers were shouting, and many had already begun to kowtow!
However, Yu Hua Tian didn’t listen to their pleas, simply waving his hand. In an instant, five hundred Imperial Guards moved, beginning to make arrests!
Wait… five hundred Imperial Guards?
Hehehe… yes!
Ying Su’s army had expanded!
And it wasn’t just these five hundred. These five hundred were only here to make arrests!
Ying Su currently had a thousand loyal Imperial Guards under his command!
This was the result of Yu Hua Tian’s expansion and training of the army in recent times!
It was remarkable, to say the least.
As those alchemists and sorcerers saw the Imperial Guards charging towards them, all of them were dumbfounded, all of them panicked.
Some begged for mercy, some shouted loudly that they were innocent, and even more cursed Ying Su and begged for the First Emperor’s mercy!
Begged for the First Emperor’s mercy?
Yes!
One alchemist, while being apprehended, began shouting loudly, “Your Majesty, the First Emperor, save us! Someone is trying to stop your immortality!”
“The Second Emperor has evil intentions, fearing he will be branded a parricide, and dares not openly kill his father, so he has devised this scheme to target us!”
“He is cunning, trying to prevent the First Emperor from achieving immortality!”
At that moment, many were shouting!
Yu Hua Tian’s response to this slander was simple!
He ordered people to pry open their mouths, then directly cut out their tongues!
Yu Hua Tian had originally planned to cut out all of their tongues!
But… these people were too spineless!
After cutting out the tongues of two or three, everyone immediately quieted down.
No one dared to shout or cry out anymore,
Many had already begun to kneel and kowtow, begging for mercy!
Remembering that Ying Su hadn’t said how to deal with them, Yu Hua Tian simply spared them and took them away!
Soon, a large group of alchemists and sorcerers were brought before Ying Su!
As they looked at the new emperor, fear arose in the hearts of almost all the alchemists and sorcerers.
You must know, they were alchemists and sorcerers!
Even the First Emperor had treated them with respect and deference.
Even when Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng had deceived him, he only killed the group of alchemists related to Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng. He didn’t touch most of the alchemists.
But… what about this new emperor?
Their own people had only spoken a few words, and the new emperor wanted to cut out their tongues. That was terrifying.
What?
You say Yu Hua Tian was the one who cut out their tongues?
Hehehe… without Ying Su’s orders, how would a mere subordinate dare to do such a thing?
Therefore, many alchemists and sorcerers still blamed Ying Su for this.
And even without the incident of cutting out tongues, in the hearts of many alchemists and sorcerers, Ying Su was not a good emperor.
Take Chun Yu Yue, for example.
Chun Yu Yue had suggested the feudal system to the First Emperor many times, but the First Emperor had only ever gotten angry. He never thought of killing anyone!
Wei Liao Zi had cursed the First Emperor’s ancestors, but the First Emperor didn’t kill Wei Liao Zi!
But what about this new emperor?
On his first day in court, Chun Yu Yue hadn’t even spoken a single word, yet he was killed because he had previously mentioned the feudal system.
Tell me, how could someone like that be a good emperor?
Many alchemists and sorcerers cursed Ying Su in their hearts, but… they were respectful and courteous on the surface, not even daring to breathe a word of complaint.
As for Ying Su, he didn’t have any good looks for these people.
In Ying Su’s eyes, these were all mere con artists wandering the streets, and if he didn’t need them, he would have had Yu Hua Tian kill them all, without leaving a single one alive!
But even if he needed them, Ying Su would use them in the most despicable and shameless way possible!
“Everyone, those who have parents, step forward!”
“What?”
His words stunned everyone!
They had no idea what Ying Su was trying to do!
But their instincts told them it wasn’t anything good, so even those who had parents didn’t dare to step forward easily!
Seeing only a few people step forward, Ying Su’s eyes turned cold, and he continued, “Those who have wives and children, step forward!”
At that moment, everyone was even more anxious.
At the same time, even fewer people stepped forward.
There were only a few people left!
Ying Su smiled, “Alright! Write down your parents’ and spouses’ names and addresses!”
As Ying Su shouted, Yu Hua Tian immediately took out a stack of paper and placed it in front of those who had parents and spouses!
At that moment, those who had stepped forward were incredibly anxious. They hesitated for a long time, not daring to write.
Ying Su’s eyes turned cold, “Those who don’t write, die!”
“Those who dare to write falsely, die!”
“Those who have no parents, no spouses, and no children, die!”
He shouted.
As soon as he said this, all the alchemists and sorcerers were petrified.
Without any delay, almost everyone rushed forward to begin writing!
Even those who had not stepped forward before all began writing!
Ying Su saw this and laughed coldly.
Before long, everyone had finished writing. Ying Su looked over the names and addresses of their parents and spouses, then handed the list to Yu Hua Tian, “Check each one. If a single one has written falsely, execute them with a thousand cuts, and subject them to Lingchi!”
“What?”
As soon as he said this, all the alchemists and sorcerers trembled violently, and some even fainted directly from fear.
Ying Su raised his head, and Yu Hua Tian understood. He immediately ordered people to take away those who had fainted.
As for the others…
Ying Su glanced at them, “I know that some of you are afraid of death and are writing falsely. But I don’t care. As long as you can serve me, I will forgive you for past transgressions!”
“But if one single person dares to escape, all of you, including those who wrote truthfully, will be executed, along with your families, all of you will die!”
He spoke.
Instantly, everyone trembled in fear!
Everyone was shaking and trembling!
And this was precisely the effect Ying Su wanted.
He didn’t bother with any more nonsense, directly taking out the saltpeter he had scraped from the toilet and shouted to them:
“Saltpeter. You alchemists and sorcerers all recognize this. There’s plenty of it in the outhouse, but I don’t want saltpeter produced from the outhouse!”
“I want saltpeter mines!”
“Now, I’m sending you all out to search for saltpeter mines. If you find any, each of you will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a hundred acres of good land!”
“If you don’t find any within a year, I will treat you as deserters. All of you, including your families, will be executed!”
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