Chapter 1758 - Chapter 1758: Obstacles!
Chapter 1758: Obstacles!
Translator: Lonelytree
Anyone who objected would be killed!
Anyone who refused to submit would be killed!
Anyone who had objections would be killed!
Gradually, those who disagreed with him in the imperial court disappeared without a trace. Regardless of whether they were convinced or not, there was no longer any voice.
Hearing his subordinate’s report, Xiao Jingrui threw the brush in his hand, then clenched his fist and slammed it against the table. He shouted angrily,” Useless thing, you didn’t even find such important information for me!”
If he had known earlier that Jiang Zhennan would be married to Lin Yuelan, he would have redeployed his plan instead of making such a big joke.
No wonder Zhou Wenya’s identity was exposed so easily. This was where the problem lay.
The man in black looked at the angry Emperor and did not even dare to breathe loudly. He lowered his head and knelt quietly.
Then, Xiao Jingrui asked sternly,” Let the relevant person in charge accept the punishment himself! ”
It was not easy to train a secret agent, and it was even harder to train a spy.
Although he was cruel, he was also an emperor with great ambitions. He would not kill these people on impulse and ruin everything that he had worked so hard to build.
Xiao Jingrui was not an impulsive person, but he had strong self-restraint and was very patient. Otherwise, after he ascended the throne, he committed so many brutal murders of ministers, which would certainly cause the anger and protest of the entire court and the people of the country.
The path to the throne of every Emperor was a path of bloody slaughter. After becoming an Emperor, in order to eliminate dissidents, killing was inevitable.
However, the history would be rewritten by the victors.
Although Xiao Jingrui was a cruel emperor in the court, in the eyes of the people of the Black Clouds Country, he was an open-minded and good emperor.
Ever since the new emperor ascended the throne, he had made a series of reforms for the common people.
Firstly, he would introduce the rice planting method of Longyan Country. He had sent a large number of spies to Longyan Country, and Longyan Country had already promoted the new method throughout the country. It was very easy for him to get the rice planting method.
Later on, the people were happy to see and hear this, and they all praised the wisdom of the new emperor.
Secondly, he would compile a dictionary of the Black Clouds Kingdom like the Longyan Dynasty.
Due to the regional differences between the characters of the Black Cloud Country and the Longyan Country and the lack of guidance from Lin Yuelan, the inventor of the Pinyin Alphabet, it was difficult for the Imperial Academy to develop a dictionary.
However, Xiao Jingrui was a far-sighted king. He believed that this
“dictionary” would definitely bring major changes to the Black Clouds Kingdom. Therefore, the compilation of the dictionary, no matter how difficult it was, must be persisted.
Finally, Xiao Jingrui also promoted the application of Arabic numbers.
In short, for Xiao Jingrui, all measures that were beneficial to the development of the country would be carried out by tough means.
In two years, the changes brought about by this series of benefits were still very big.
At the very least, the lives of the people had improved significantly. The national economic level had also improved by leaps and bounds.
Therefore, to the people, the Emperor was a good Emperor, a benevolent ruler who would think of the people.
But for the court dignitaries, Xiao Jingrui, the emperor, was a cruel and ruthless tyrant. He would kill anyone who disagreed with him.
He had already killed more than half of the old officials in the imperial court. Then, he quickly promoted some talented newcomers.
Perhaps this was the so-called king of a generation.
Xiao Jingrui’s ambition was not only to become the emperor of the Black Clouds Kingdom. He wanted to be the overlord of the world and become the emperor who unified the world!
According to his plan, he would definitely take down Longyan Kingdom within ten years after he ascended the throne.
As long as they took down the Longyan Kingdom, their land area would expand, their population would increase, and their combat strength would increase. Then, it would be much easier to take down the Dark Dragon Kingdom.
The rulers of the Black Cloud Kingdom had always wanted to acknowledge their ancestors. However, they did not want to merge their own country with the Dark Dragon Kingdom. Instead, they wanted to take back the Dark Dragon Kingdom by force.
As a member of the Xiao Family, Xiao Jingrui was destined to have such an obsession.
As long as they took down Longyan Kingdom and Dark Dragon Kingdom, the other countries would not be easy to capture.
However, no matter how he calculated, he never expected Lin Yuelan to suddenly appear.
Lin Yuelan was just an ordinary farmer’s daughter, and it was fine if Jiang Zhennan took a fancy to her.
It was not a threat to him at all.
On the battlefield, Jiang Zhennan was brave and invincible, and his resourcefulness was unparalleled. It was difficult to tell who was better on the battlefield, but when it came to scheming in the court, Jiang Zhennan was like a toddler in front of Xiao Jingrui.
Therefore, before he succeeded in ascending to the throne, he did not want to scheme against Jiang Zhennan and make it easy for others.
Once Jiang Zhennan was removed, it would be much easier for the Black Clouds Kingdom to conquer the Longyan Kingdom. However, he was just an inconspicuous prince who was suspected by others. In everyone’s eyes, he was not qualified to ascend the throne at all.
In this way, his enemies, the Emperor and the Crown Prince of the Black Clouds Kingdom, would benefit.
Therefore, he kept Jiang Zhennan around.
However, the world was unpredictable. He did not expect that after planning for so long, Jiang Zhennan would have a capable assistant before he even began to ascend the throne.
Oh, this person was no longer just Jiang Zhennan!s assistant.
She was simply the lucky star of Longyan Country.
Perhaps many people did not know, but how could he not know that the rapid development of the Longyan Kingdom in the past few years and the various measures and reforms were all related to her?
In less than three years, Longyan Country had developed into a powerful country on par with Black Clouds Country.
At this moment, it was extremely difficult for him to get rid of Jiang Zhennan.
Xiao Jingrui’s gloomy and cold face revealed a sneer and said,” Lin Yuelan, you are my nemesis! Looks like I have to get rid of you!’