#1126 - Chapter 1126: All Under Heaven Belongs to the King
Upon the stone tablet were inscribed many dense, small characters.
Due to the distance, the chieftains couldn't discern what was actually carved on it.
"Esteemed chieftains, what you are now seeing are the new clan rules I have established for the Nata clan. From today onward, the Jin Kingdom will operate according to these rules. The old clan rules from the past will be completely abolished starting today!" Jin Wangji shouted loudly.
"What?"
"How can this be?"
"Why?"
"How could this happen?"
The chieftains were no longer calm after hearing this.
They whispered amongst themselves in private discussion, and the scene immediately became noisy.
"Silence!" the High Priest shouted loudly.
Everyone immediately quieted down and looked towards the high platform.
"Next, please ascend the high platform in an orderly fashion, one by one, to pay your respects," Jin Wangji said.
"Swish, swish, swish ~"
Many warriors holding long spears immediately rushed out and began guarding all the important locations. In addition, the high platform was also surrounded by warriors to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
The chieftains were unarmed, and there was no room for resistance at all.
Besides going up to see the contents of the stone tablet, they had no other choice.
Under the guidance of attendants, starting from the front row, the chieftains formed a long queue and walked towards the high platform along the passage formed by the warriors.
The stone tablet used cuneiform script, which the chieftains recognized.
As they read the stone tablets one by one, everyone's expression became increasingly grim.
Two hours later, almost everyone had finished reading. Everyone returned to the stage and stood in their original positions.
"Alright, if there are any areas you don't understand, you can ask now," Jin Wangji said.
"King Jin, the Orthodox Canon cannot be abolished! This is what our Nata clan's predecessors have summarized and perfected over generations. If it is abolished, the people will be at a loss as to what to do!" A chieftain said the same words that Marquis Lie Huo had said before.
"Very good, are there any other questions?" King Jin nodded and looked at the others.
He didn't show anger, nor did he show joy. With a simple 'very good,' he directly skipped over the question.
"Thief! You are a thief! This world belongs to the Nata clan, not to King Jin alone. What does 'under all of heaven, there is no land that is not the king's' mean? What does 'within the borders of the land, there is no subject that is not the king's' mean? Are you trying to completely turn the Nata clan into your private property?" Another chieftain asked even more pointedly.
"Very good, are there any other questions?" Jin Wangji still gave the same answer.
The chieftains were all stunned, not knowing what he meant.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Jin Wangji said:
"Guards, arrest these two rebellious traitors who have offended their superiors and boil them in the giant cauldron."
"Hiss ~"
The chieftains all gasped when they heard this sentence.
Saying just one sentence led to a death sentence. This was truly too barbaric and too cruel.
After receiving the order, four warriors strode forward. In groups of two, they grabbed the two chieftains who had just spoken.
"Jin Ji! You can't do this! We are all tribal chieftains, what right do you have to inflict punishment on me?" The captured chieftain struggled and shouted.
"Listen carefully, the Nata clan is an indivisible whole. I am the leader of the Nata clan, and I am the master of all of you. The land of your tribes is my land. The people of your tribes are my people. If anyone disagrees, they can stand up now!" Jin Wangji ignored his shouts and shouted loudly at the others.
With the previous example, no one dared to say a word now.
Many people's faces were flushed with anger, and it felt as if they had a breath stuck in their chests that they dared not exhale. But in order to preserve themselves, they had no choice but to obediently lower their heads.
"Does anyone have any objections to this?"
Jin Wangji looked around and continued:
"Very good! You have successfully preserved your lives!"
"High Priest, since no one has any objections, let's move on to the next segment."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The High Priest bowed deeply and shouted at the chieftains below the stage:
"Feast...begin!"
As the shout fell, attendants carrying small pottery bowls with a diameter of ten centimeters walked up one by one.
They came to each chieftain and handed them the pottery bowl.
The chieftains looked into the bowl, and it was meat. However, this meat was very strange, and they had never seen it before.
That's right, the meat in the bowl was Marquis Lie Huo's meat.
There is a big difference between human meat and fish, shrimp, and dung beetle meat.
Everyone didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to ask any further questions. No one dared to move, and they were all waiting for Jin Wang's further instructions.
"Eat! What are you all standing there for?" Jin Wang said.
The chieftains looked at each other, wanting to get some indication from others whether to move or not.
After hesitating for five seconds, some of the bolder people took the pottery bowls first, grabbed the chunks of meat in the bowl, and took big bites.
