Chapter 297 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Xuanyuan Qingli looked at the three old guys kneeling on the ground. The youngest, Si Ming, was over sixty years old. He had a burly figure and a powerful aura. At first glance, he looked like he had bloody hands.

This person's name is Ma Taikang, a martial spirit Iron-backed Canglang, an eighty-third level attack spirit Douluo, who is in charge of conquests.

"Now that the world has changed, all countries are working hard to prepare for war. Soul masters are an important force that determines the success or failure of the war. The arrest department has one-third of the empire's soul masters, and should have played an important role. But now the arrest department is in a mess, and neither You have cooperated well with the army in the purge and failed to fulfill your duties. The rebellion of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom to join the Wuhun Palace is not a sudden move, but you have been sitting back and watching, only fighting for power. "

The three Contras did not expect that when they summoned them for the first time, they did not comfort them or win over them, but they scolded them mercilessly.

Ever since they became Contra, no one dared to talk to them like this. Even His Majesty the Emperor treated them with gentle words and courtesy.

They were secretly ashamed in their hearts. If they weren't afraid of Xuanyuan Qingli's title Douluo's strength, they would have exploded long ago.

Although they tried hard to suppress their anger, Xuanyuan Qingli could still see the dissatisfaction and resentment in their hearts at a glance.

There was a sneer in his heart. There were no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey was the king.

After being domineering in the empire for a long time, they really thought that they were some unattainable big shot. The Contras and powerful people in the Tiandou Empire had lived in peace for too long and had lost their respect for the strong.

"The three of you have betrayed the emperor's favor, left your body to eat nothing, formed a clique for personal gain, and your evil deeds are obvious. From today on, you three will be removed from your positions in the arrest department and handed over to the competent department for prosecution."

Xuanyuan Qingli's words were like a thunderbolt hitting the three people's foreheads. What did they hear? Removing them from their positions and then punishing them?

Are you kidding? They are Contras and Imperial Pillars. As long as they don't rebel, when will Contras be punished?

"Come here, take down these three!"

A group of soldiers came in immediately outside the hall, wearing golden armor with elegant swans embroidered on their chests. They were members of the Royal Swan Corps. They were usually responsible for the security of the palace and only obeyed the emperor's orders.

The Swan Knights have a total of ten thousand people, including five hundred elite soul masters, who are basically generals and officers. The remaining nine thousand five hundred people are all warriors carefully selected from a million-strong army. Everyone can be as good as ten. Ten thousand people are enough for a hundred thousand troops.

Therefore, even if the 500 elite soul masters are not counted, these 9,500 warriors can kill the soul saints. Soul Douluo cannot escape death when surrounded, and they can also fight against ordinary titled Douluo.

Of course, just being able to fight, there is definitely no chance of winning in a real fight, unless the titled Douluo just stands there stupidly and fights hard, if he rushes from left to right, kills the general and captures the flag, or flies a kite in the sky, attacks from a long distance, etc. Even an army of one hundred thousand or one million cannot kill the opponent.

Of course, if he really had to fall into a million-strong army and be surrounded and unable to leave, the titled Douluo would have to rest.

"Your Highness, you can't treat us like this. We are the pillars of the empire and heroes. We want to see His Majesty the Emperor."

The three of them struggled and shouted, pushing the Swan Knight away with all their strength. Ma Taikang shouted: "Your Highness, I know we offended you a few years ago, but it has been so long, why do you still remember it? We, veterans of the Four Empires, we You didn't know where you were when you shed your blood for the empire. Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of your subjects by avenging your personal vengeance and retaliating against the heroes of the empire?"

Xuanyuan Qingli sneered: "You dare to talk so shamelessly when you are about to die? Take it down!"

"Yes!"

Although the Swan Knights were afraid of the power of Contra, they did not dare to resist Xuanyuan Qingli's order and pounced on Sansi again.

boom!

Ma Taikang's soul power exploded, and he was possessed by the iron-backed blue wolf martial spirit. He sent more than a dozen soldiers flying backwards and roared: "Your Highness, you are retaliating, but I refuse to accept it. I want to see His Majesty the Emperor."

Si Lu and Si Guo also stood up one after another and said angrily: "Yes, let His Majesty make the decision for us."

They all thought in their hearts, how can this man be a king if he is so narrow-minded and still wants to retaliate for a misunderstanding a few years ago? When I go to see your majesty, I must persuade him to make Prince Xue Beng the emperor instead.

"You are bold and dare to openly resist arrest. It seems that you are going to rebel."

More swan knights came rushing in from outside, all wearing helmets and armor, holding a shield in one hand and a gun in the other, surrounding the three of them.

The knight headed by him was an extraordinary man, about fifty years old. He was Liehuo Lieutenant Chu Lie, one of the five great captains of the Swan Knights. He was a strong soul saint and a grassroots representative of civilians who had risen from the bottom of the Tiandou military.

Of course, grassroots was in the past, but now he is an actual earl of the empire. Of course, he is the kind of feudal nobleman who has a fiefdom.

There are two kinds of titles in the empire. One is the honorary title. When a soul master reaches the soul master and reports to the Wuhun Hall, he can automatically obtain the title of baron. As the realm increases, the title will also increase, but this is just honor. A title with no fiefdom or salary, also known as court aristocracy.

Officials in the territories directly under the empire are basically such honorary nobles.

The other type is the feudal nobles who have fiefdoms. These people are the real power in the empire. However, even the feudal nobles can no longer interfere in the management of fiefdoms under the continuous centralization of power.

The six major provinces that are still under the control of the empire are all managed by officials sent by the central court. The wealth received is divided between the court and the feudal nobles according to a certain proportion.

This is almost the same as Xuanyuan Qingli's Song and Ming Dynasty's virtual feudal system. The nobles had a fief, but they could only receive the corresponding money on a regular basis, and they had no right to intervene in the management of the fief.

This is also the main reason why the four kingdoms rebelled against the empire. Among the four kingdoms, due to historical issues, the nobles are still local emperors. Even the king cannot intervene in their own fiefdoms, which is similar to the medieval nobles in the West on Earth. .

If the Tiandou Empire controls the four major kingdoms, it will definitely not allow this to happen again. Therefore, those nobles desperately tried to get the kingdoms out of the empire's control, and now they have all joined the Spirit Empire.

Therefore, the centralization of power in the Tiandou Empire is actually very good. The lack of imperial power of the Tiandou Emperor is purely because the royal family is too weak, and various soul master forces gather inside the empire. More than 70% of the soul master organizations in the entire continent are in Tiandou. In a fight against the empire, the emperor will naturally be unable to control the situation.

However, as long as a strong person emerges from the royal family, the imperial power will be asserted immediately. For example, Xuanyuan Qingli has not yet become emperor, but the imperial power of the empire has risen to an unprecedented level, and these old guys who are accustomed to arrogance cannot see the situation clearly.

Liehuo Captain Chu Lie was obviously a sober person, and had expressed his loyalty to Xuanyuan Qingli early. Although Emperor Xueye had not abdicated yet, the power of the empire had been transferred, and not many people cared about his words.