#550 - You are biased

He was stunned at first, but then he thought of something and immediately realized what was happening. His old face flushed red, and he said, "Chan'er, go to sleep."

"No~" She pouted her bright red lips and said, huffily, "Why do you give it to Sister Qingcheng and not to me? You're biased, you're just biased!"

"No, you must have seen wrong. Brother didn't give your Sister Qingcheng a lollipop. Don't overthink it, go to sleep."

He coaxed her, patting her like he was哄 a child.

"Chan'er didn't see wrong. Brother Jun has lollipops, but he always hides them and secretly gives them to Sister Qingcheng, but not to Chan'er! Chan'er only took a few bites, and Brother Jun scolded Chan'er. You're just biased!"

Her eyes filled with tears, and she felt so wronged. Did Brother Jun really not like her anymore?

Jun Wuxie: … …

… …

This night, Mount Zongwang was very quiet, with only the sound of the wind blowing.

For the capital city, however, it was a night filled with a chilling atmosphere.

That night, tens of thousands of officials, yamen runners, and merchants were secretly arrested and taken to various military camps.

In the military camps in the four cities—east, south, west, and north—many officials were shouting.

"How dare you touch this official? You must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall! You bandits!"

"Release this official immediately, or you'll lose your heads!"

"During wartime, you still have some weight, but in peacetime, what are you bandits? You're worthless! How dare you touch us?"

Pa!

Those shouting officials were greeted with loud slaps from the generals.

"You're about to die, and you still dare to shout? What do you think the Great Zhou is? This is Lord Jun's Great Zhou, not the old Great Zhou! The shady dealings you've been doing will soon be made public. At that time, you will face the cruel punishment of being slowly sliced to death!"

"Impossible! Who would dare to slowly slice us to death? We have backers before His Majesty! Who would dare?"

"Backers?" The military camp commander sneered, "Even if His Majesty personally issued an order, he couldn't protect you!"

"Bold! How dare you say such rebellious words? Are you trying to rebel?"

"Rebel?" The commander and the other generals all laughed disdainfully, saying, "If Lord Jun wants to kill you, do you think His Majesty would dare say no? Whose Great Zhou is this? Don't you have any idea?"

"Our Great Zhou was originally a mortal kingdom, but the eyes of the dominant forces in the world are focused here. If it weren't for Lord Jun, even ten thousand Great Zhous would be reduced to ashes in an instant before those forces! Who do you think has the final say in Great Zhou? A bunch of clueless things, daring to stab Lord Jun in the back. If you don't die, who will?"

"No! Impossible! Lord Jun is focused on the cultivation world. How could he have the mind to manage such trivial matters? You must be scaring us, you're scaring us…"

Those officials, yamen runners, and merchants were all sweating profusely, trembling with fear, their faces pale. They no longer had the arrogant appearance they had just had, and they were almost about to collapse.

… …

For the next two days, Great Zhou seemed calm on the surface.

It's just that some departments suddenly closed their doors, officials disappeared, and there were fewer yamen runners on the streets.

People vaguely noticed it, but they didn't think much about it.

By the third day, people finally felt that something was wrong.

In the past, there were performances in the city every day, with male and female geishas cultivated by the new entertainment industry everywhere, but these days they couldn't be seen. The banners and slogans that used to be displayed on the high platforms for performances were also gone.

The atmosphere in the entire capital city became subtle and very tense.

… …

In the imperial palace hall, Ji Liufeng's expression was solemn as he listened to the ministers reporting various strange phenomena that had occurred recently.

"Your Majesty, someone must be secretly causing trouble, trying to hinder the development of our Great Zhou! Now, those foreign merchants have probably already been murdered. If this matter spreads, who else will dare to come to our Great Zhou to do business?"

"Left Prime Minister is right." Ji Liufeng nodded and said, "If the world knows that Great Zhou does not have a stable business environment, it will inevitably be affected."

"Your Majesty, the disappearance of those merchants may not necessarily be a bad thing!" The Minister of Revenue reported, "In this minister's opinion, those merchants are harboring ulterior motives, engaging in some new entertainment, neither male nor female, which has already had a huge impact on the younger generation! And that West Forest Sentiments Town should not exist!"

The Left Prime Minister stood up and reprimanded, "Lord Qin, you must not be alarmist. It's just entertainment. The people also need such entertainment to relax. What's wrong with that? Furthermore, the West Forest has been destroyed. What impact does the Sentiments Town have? The West Forest has been invincible for so many years. It must have its strengths. What's wrong with us learning the West Forest culture?"

"Left Prime Minister is right." The Right Prime Minister also spoke, saying, "Lord Qin is indeed speaking too seriously and is short-sighted. Although our Great Zhou won the war against the West Forest in the end, the cost was extremely heavy. Therefore, we must not be blindly arrogant and close ourselves off to the world. It is only beneficial and not harmful for our people to learn the excellent aspects of the West Forest!"

"Strengths? What strengths do the things in that Sentiments Town have?" The Minister of Justice said coldly, "What did the West Forest rely on to sweep across the various countries? Was it themselves? It was the forces behind them! Don't you know that?"

Ji Liufeng gestured, "Alright, it's unseemly to quarrel in the Golden Luan Hall. I think all of you ministers have spoken reasonably. This matter will be discussed another day. Now, the most important thing is to find out who is secretly harming Great Zhou! Find those people and punish them severely!"

"Your Majesty is truly insightful."

A slightly cold voice entered the hall.

Instantly, everyone in the court looked outside the hall. Upon seeing the person who came, everyone fell silent.

"Wuxie, why have you come?"

Ji Liufeng immediately stood up.

"Isn't Your Majesty trying to investigate? No need. I'm the one who had it done. How does Your Majesty plan to punish me severely?"

Jun Wuxie stood in the Golden Luan Hall, and Ji Liufeng's expression immediately changed. His lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

He didn't expect Jun Wuxie to say these words in public in the hall. It seemed that he must have a raging fire in his heart, otherwise, he would never disregard his face so much.

"Lord Jun, may I ask why you did this? Doing so will be extremely detrimental to Great Zhou!"

The left and right prime ministers looked pained and indignant. They realized the seriousness of the matter.

Jun Wuxie waved his hand, and a palm condensed from golden blood energy directly sent the left and right prime ministers flying out, their mouths full of blood and their teeth falling out.

"Lord Jun, you…"

The two were angry in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it.

"You two ignorant old things, you've only had a few days of comfort, and you already want to subvert my Great Zhou?"

Jun Wuxie's voice echoed throughout the hall, frightening the ministers, who trembled all over, their faces pale.

"Wuxie, how can you slap ministers in the Golden Luan Hall?"

Ji Liufeng walked down, somewhat displeased with his behavior. Those were his two important ministers.

"Slap ministers? If you weren't the father of Yinlan and Beilan, I would slap you along with them!"

Jun Wuxie's anger had been building up for several days. He was utterly disappointed in Ji Liufeng, who stayed in the palace all day, being played around by sycophants. What kind of king was he being!

Instantly, Ji Liufeng's face turned ugly. The muscles on his face twitched a few times as he said, "Wuxie, if you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can tell me in private. You can even have the Emperor's seat if you want, and I'll give it to you. But how can you publicly humiliate me?"

"I'm humiliating you? You're humiliating yourself!" Jun Wuxie casually threw a rune memory stone in front of him, saying, "Take a good look for yourself. Is this your ability to govern? The people of Great Zhou are now gathered in one city, yet you've governed it into this state. How long has it been since the end of the capital defense war? The entire Great Zhou is already filled with miasma!"

In the Golden Luan Hall, the ministers were all silent, many of them already trembling, their faces pale.