nycdaug Chapter 70 Anyone taller than a wheel will be killed.
Chapter 70 Anyone taller than a wheel will be killed.
"King of Jiangnan, do you regret it now?"
"I don't usually cause trouble, but if anyone dares to provoke me, I won't hesitate to take the lives of their entire family."
"Oh, by the way, Prince of Jiangnan, at this hour, I suppose everyone in your palace has already been captured."
Qin Wu looked at the King of Jiangnan, whose face showed remorse, and spoke again in a low voice.
His words directly caused the King of Jiangnan to collapse.
"Qin Wu, I will take full responsibility for this matter; you cannot implicate others."
The King of Jiangnan glared at Qin Wu with resentment.
"A heinous crime of treason, and you want to take the blame for it all?"
"King of Jiangnan, are you joking with me? Besides, I always eliminate all traces of trouble."
"But King of Jiangnan, rest assured, according to the law, children who are not tall enough to be driven by a cartwheel will not be killed."
Qin Wu laughed mockingly.
His words, however, left the others puzzled.
One minute they say they want to eradicate the root of the problem, the next they say they won't kill anything less than the height of a cartwheel.
It's completely incoherent.
However, no one present dared to refute Qin Wu.
Even King Zhou and the others dared not speak now.
They all knew very well that if they spoke up at this moment, they could very likely be implicated, as rebellion was a serious matter.
Nobody wants to get involved in this kind of thing.
Moreover, if we speak up now, we might be attacked by that madman Qin Wu.
When Qin Wu uses this opportunity to investigate them, very few of them will have clean hands.
None of them can withstand scrutiny.
Especially considering the scale of Qin Wu's investigation of the King of Jiangnan.
If they are investigated, none of them will be able to escape.
They didn't even notice Qin Wu's big move.
This is the scariest thing.
After all, everyone is filled with fear of the unknown.
Especially the old foxes in the cabinet.
They knew better than anyone that Qin Wu, the Divine Martial King, was not as reckless as he appeared when he went mad.
The group couldn't help but look at Qin Wu, as if trying to see through him.
"Your Highness, now that the Prince of Jiangnan has been arrested, should we hand him over to the Imperial Clan Court and await His Majesty's decree?"
Grand Commandant Huo Li inquired.
"Alright, that's great, the Imperial Clan Order is right here, let's give it to the Imperial Clan Order!"
"However, I must warn you in advance that if even one member of the Jiangnan Prince's lineage escapes, the Imperial Clan Court will pay with ten lives."
Qin Wu agreed immediately.
However, to prevent the Imperial Clan Court from having any interference from the Prince of Jiangnan, Qin Wu still issued a warning.
To avoid any trouble later.
Moreover, he was about to rush back to Jubei City.
He had already received news that the Northern Barbarians had dispatched troops and would arrive at Jubei City soon.
He didn't have much time to waste here.
"Rest assured, Divine Martial King, the Imperial Clan Court will absolutely not allow any member of the Jiangnan King's lineage to escape. If anyone does escape, Divine Martial King can seek retribution from our Imperial Clan Court at any time."
The Imperial Clan Leader stood up and spoke.
The Imperial Clan Court was a department specifically responsible for handling matters concerning the imperial family.
They were also the most intolerant of any royal family member committing rebellion.
This time, the Prince of Jiangnan has crossed the line of the Imperial Clan Court.
The Imperial Clan Court will absolutely not let the Prince of Jiangnan go.
"it is good."
"Someone, take him to the Imperial Clan Court."
"Alright, that's all for today. Everyone, you may all leave now!"
Today's business has been taken care of.
Qin Wu then dismissed everyone.
When Qin Wu issued an order to leave, everyone took their leave and departed.
The five cabinet ministers went to the palace immediately after leaving.
He met with the Emperor of Eastern Qin.
He reported everything about the Divine Martial Prince's Mansion to the Emperor of Eastern Qin.
Of course, Qin Wu also handed over all the evidence he had collected to the Emperor of Eastern Qin.
After the Emperor of Eastern Qin finished reading the evidence...
He was furious; he hadn't expected the King of Jiangnan to have done so much in secret.
They even had private dealings with the Southern Qi.
This is tantamount to treason.
All the evidence combined is enough to kill the King of Jiangnan countless times.
The Emperor of Eastern Qin issued a decree to behead the entire clan of the King of Jiangnan and display their heads to the public.
The entire family and officials involved were implicated and their property confiscated and their clans wiped out.
And Qin Wu was directly ordered to oversee the execution.
Three days later.
execution ground.
The entire royal family of Jiangnan were taken to the execution ground.
Qin Wu sat in the position of the executioner.
"King of Jiangnan, you never thought you'd end up like this!"
Qin Wu said coldly.
"Qin Wu, the victor is king and the loser is villain. I have lost, but I have no regrets."
The King of Jiangnan roared.
"Good, the time has come. Execute."
Qin Wu paid no attention to the roar of the King of Jiangnan.
"By the way, start with the youngest. Take the King of Jiangnan aside first and let him watch his relatives be beheaded one by one."
Qin Wu explained.
"Qin Wu, you can't do this. If you have the guts, kill me first."
Upon hearing Qin Wu's command, the King of Jiangnan roared in terror.
He never expected Qin Wu to be so ruthless.
"Hahaha."
Qin Wu just laughed.
He did not answer the King of Jiangnan's question.
Upon hearing Qin Wu's order, the executioner immediately brought forward several three- or four-year-old children and pinned them to the ground.
"Qin Wu, you can't do this. The laws of Eastern Qin only allow for execution by wheel."
The King of Jiangnan was shocked to see that even his youngest children were about to be executed.
A terrified roar.
"I have not violated the laws of Eastern Qin! These children are all taller than a cartwheel."
Qin Wuzhuang said, feigning confusion.
He knew what the King of Jiangnan meant.
"You're talking nonsense, their cars aren't even as tall as a car wheel."
The King of Jiangnan was not convinced. He wanted to preserve his bloodline and his hidden forces. As long as his bloodline remained, they would avenge him sooner or later.
"No? Look at the wheels over there, aren't they all higher than the wheels?"
As Qin Wu spoke, he pointed to the wheels placed to the side.
However, the wheels were laid flat.
Even a newborn baby is taller than a wheel.
Following the direction Qin Wu pointed, the King of Jiangnan saw the flattened wheels, and his pupils dilated involuntarily.
He never expected Qin Wu to exploit such a loophole in the law.
The officials and civilians watching the execution below also looked at the flattened wheels.
They were all speechless.
With the wheels placed like this, no one could possibly be taller than them.
This is a blatant attempt to completely annihilate the Jiangnan King's lineage!
They don't give you any chance of survival.
This left all the officials speechless, unsure of what to say.
After all, the laws of the Eastern Qin Dynasty did not specify whether the wheels should be placed vertically or horizontally.
No one could say anything about what Qin Wu did.
But the King of Jiangnan and his family were furious.
They roared in unison.
They said Qin Wu should not die a good death or anything like that.
"Alright, now I have proven that they are superior to wheels. Continue."
Qin Wu ignored the roars of the King of Jiangnan and others and gave another order.
The executioner no longer hesitated and began the execution immediately.
Amidst cries of resentment, not a single one of the hundreds of members of the Jiangnan Prince's family escaped; all their heads rolled.
Qin Wu's actions also reached the ears of the Eastern Qin Emperor.
When the Emperor of Eastern Qin learned of Qin Wu's actions, he was speechless.
This is true eradication!
Ruthless, truly ruthless!
The emperor of Eastern Qin couldn't help but sigh.
The Empress Dowager received the news today and fainted on the spot from anger.
This kept the imperial physicians extremely busy.
It took a whole day of emergency treatment to save her, but the Empress Dowager also suffered a stroke and will have to spend the rest of her life in bed.