Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 161 Chaos grips Central Plains, Situation drastically changes

After leaving Shen Miao, Xu Tianyi went to the Criminal Investigation Department.

After Wei Qing left, the remaining officials of the Ministry of Justice still needed to be appointed as their chief officials.

Clearly, although Wei Qing was capable, he hadn't cultivated many talents.

Xu Tianyi had no choice but to find the talent himself.

He looked at the pile of cases on the table and felt a headache coming on.

He chose to handle a large number of cases, from large to small, by categorizing them.

Major cases are nothing more than murder, robbery, incitement, rape, and human trafficking.

There are many cases with conclusive evidence, and many others that have gone missing and cannot be found.

In the era before cameras, it was quite difficult to identify a murderer.

Furthermore, it is almost impossible to solve cases involving itinerant criminals.

Xu Tianyi thought about it for a long time and decided to solve the problem at its root.

He wrote down the laws governing legitimate self-defense.

For example: You cannot fight back if you are attacked, unless the other party uses a weapon or there are many of you.

If someone is beaten, the police must be notified. Once the facts are confirmed, the other party must be fined or sent to a labor camp.

At the same time, they use knives, analyzing and deciding on the punishment method based on weapons and cultivation levels.

Xu Tianyi only proposed a rough framework; the specific details need to be filled in by his subordinates.

After the supplement is completed, the propaganda department must ensure that all residents within its jurisdiction understand this law.

The policy of being forced to run away when attacked without being able to fight back was primarily intended to reduce conflicts at the grassroots level.

Then, we need to add the following: What if the other party runs away? What if the person who assaulted you is highly skilled? And what if you insulted the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations, causing them to assault you?

Therefore, the law is very complex.

Wei Qing has already revised part of it, but it is still not enough. Perhaps she will need to spend her whole life perfecting the law.

In order to inspect the Criminal Investigation Department, Xu Tianyi personally led them to try some cases.

For example, if Li Si hits Zhang San, he should pay Zhang San 200 coins in compensation according to the law, but Zhang San demands more. Li Si has no money and is unwilling to pay.

For such minor cases, Xu Tianyi would directly instruct the investigators to inquire about the salaries of both parties at their workplaces, then take Zhang San to get a medical examination, comprehensively consider the compensation matters, and finally settle the matter with a compensation of seventy cash.

There were also bigger cases, such as Wang Wu killing Zhou Liu because Zhou Liu had an affair with his wife, which led him to commit such a heinous act.

After careful consideration, Xu Tianyi decided that Wang Wu should pay compensation to Zhou Liu's family, while he himself would be sentenced to a year of labor reform, and his wife would also be sent to labor reform.

Even bigger cases would be serious.

He was arrested after wiping out his entire family because the debtors came to his home, vandalized it, and injured his mother, leading to her death.

In such cases, the perpetrators should be killed outright. No matter the reason, one should not arbitrarily kill an entire family.

The handling of a large number of criminal cases has gained the recognition and understanding of many people.

The trial was relatively fair and humane, and everyone was satisfied.

After a busy day, Xu Tianyi handed over his work to an official in the Ministry of Criminal Justice who was more understanding of his thinking.

Afterwards, he went to the military camp to inspect the training situation.

Currently, all soldiers in the army have at least become warriors.

Ample food and meat, along with plenty of medicinal herbs and relatively common and simple exercises.

This also proves a point: there is almost no one who cannot cultivate.

Healthy and normal humans all possess at least the talent to cultivate Chaos True Qi.

That is, attribute-less true qi.

Previously, the lack of cultivation techniques, medicinal herbs, and sufficient food led to the talent problem.

Most of the issues have now been resolved.

The medicine developed by Yin Ziping, combined with the simplified cultivation method by Yue Pingzhi and others.

The military enjoys regional stability and its training and development is extremely rapid.

Everyone saw a bright future and was naturally full of energy.

Xu Tianyi tested the power of the military formation.

An ordinary eleven-person squad, with cultivation levels roughly at the 3rd to 5th rank of martial artist, can withstand ordinary arrows from fifty meters away when forming a defensive formation.

Its forward speed is also quite good, and its attack power is comparable to that of a late-stage martial artist.

A formation of one hundred men can kill a mid-stage elite martial arts master.

In other words, if Xu Tianyi had charged into such a military formation back then, he would almost certainly have died.

A military formation of thousands of people can wear down even a large number of martial arts masters or even martial spirit experts.

A force of ten thousand men, if an ordinary grandmaster were to charge into it, would surely perish.

It should be noted that this is still an army that is not fully trained. If they were to train for a year or two, everyone's cultivation level would generally improve.

Apart from Grandmasters, even other peak Grandmasters would likely be routed if they charged into the enemy lines.

After briefly assessing the strength, Xu Tianyi then looked at the army's marching and attack formation.

The typical formation is with musketeers in front, heavy infantry behind, and cavalry and chariots on the flanks.

However, there are few cavalry here, so they can only be used for communication or small-scale charges after breaking through enemy lines.

Vehicle soldiers are generally used for transporting supplies and are not currently used in combat. It would be better to convert them into artillery battalions once the artillery arrives.

The 20,000 troops were considered elite, largely due to the presence of many veterans among them.

With high morale, we are ready for battle.

After inspecting the troops, Xu Tianyi notified Manager Hu to begin preparations for the expedition.

After finishing all this, Xu Tianyi returned to Chongsheng City and was surprised to see Black Impermanence.

Ji Yingying went undercover and found Black Impermanence on a mission.

Black Impermanence brought good news.

She received orders from the King of Chu to assassinate the pro-war officials in the Central Plains court.

Snowstorm swept through Leizhou, leaving only Yue Jingzhi in Zhongzhou, but Yue Jingzhi and his entire family were imprisoned.

The King of Chu also played a role in this, wanting Yue Shan to withdraw his troops as soon as possible because he was afraid and knew he couldn't defeat Yue Shan.

They had no choice but to resort to such ruthless tactics.

As a result, the Central Plains court was thrown into chaos, and the Imperial Guard and the Bureau of Impermanence launched an assassination war in the Central Plains.

After Hei Wuchang killed a large number of officials, martial law was declared in Zhongzhou.

She also lost many of her men, but managed to escape from Zhongzhou.

Meanwhile, the Valley God Cult in Zhongzhou began to wreak havoc everywhere, bewitching people.

King Qi urgently summoned Xue Mantian back to Zhongzhou.

Xue Mantian was seriously injured for three days. After recovering, he fled with the people from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion.

Hu Wei and Qin Xian were left to manage the army.

The two worked together surprisingly well, a situation that Xue Mantian hadn't expected.

Lacking any independent thought and even somewhat insecure, Qin Xian was completely unable to control Hu Wei, a half-step Grandmaster.

He even voluntarily abdicated, allowing Hu Wei to become the Grand General and command an army of 200,000.

After Hu Wei entered the camp, the first thing he did was suggest setting up a table.

As mentioned before, the snow-covered army numbered around 100,000, most of whom were former soldiers, but few had actually fought in battle.

There are also 100,000 young adults who were completely coerced into coming here. They are lucky if they are managed by someone, but they can't even manage their meals and toileting.

Of this army of 100,000, Qin Xian commanded 40,000, while the other two commanded 30,000 each.

Zhang Yulong and Lu Feiyang are former subordinates of the Yue family, seasoned veterans, obedient but perfunctory.

After Qin Xian agreed to Hu Wei's request to set up a stage, the two of them actually brought an army with them.

Hu Wei strongly suggested that they launch a surprise attack on the two men midway through the journey, beating them until they submitted or killing them outright.

He abandoned many of his good intentions and only had eyes for power.

At his request, Qin Xian, an indecisive man, agreed.

Therefore, Hu Wei and Qin Xian split up and chose a high slope to wait.

Soon, Hu Wei saw through the loose formation of the two troops and immediately mounted his horse to lead the charge.

Along the way, he charged ahead recklessly, unstoppable!

The enemy's formation was unstable, and many of their soldiers, who were not of high quality, immediately began to flee for their lives.

The same applies to Qin Xian's side.

Faced with Hu Wei's charge, the two were completely unable to resist, as their cultivation was only at the early stage of Grandmaster.

Soon, the battle ended, and Lu Feiyang and Zhang Yulong chose to surrender.

After becoming prisoners, the two entered the tent and knelt down, their former arrogance completely gone.

Qin Xian looked at him with admiration and offered to let Hu Weilai be the commander.

Hu was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

Qin Xian also became his deputy commander and gave him a lot of advice.

After discussing it with him, Hu Wei dispersed Lu Feiyang and Zhang Yulong's old troops and gathered all the supplies for unified distribution.

Then, the soldiers who made meritorious contributions in this battle were rewarded, the old and weak were dismissed, and the army was reorganized and trained.

After working together for the past few days, Qin Xian and Hu Wei have hit it off. They always seem to think alike and have even become complementary.

With their concerted efforts, the looting quickly turned into demanding.

Military training gradually commenced, the entire army underwent a complete transformation, combat effectiveness began to soar, and morale surged.

Without the constraints, Hu Wei finally felt the allure of power.

That night, he demanded ten beautiful virgins from within the city, all beauties presented by various prominent families.

He lost his virginity and embraced a wonderful life.

His entire being was elevated as a result, and when he thought of Shen Miao again, he would only scoff.

“As long as I have power, the daughters of powerful families will naturally come to me.”

When he finally returned to the military camp after a long and arduous journey, Qin Xian eagerly went to greet him and conveyed Xue Mantian's message.

Originally, Xue Mantian believed that if they encountered an enemy they could not defeat, they should immediately retreat to Zhongzhou and voluntarily cede the land of Leizhou.

Upon hearing these words, Hu Wei's anger was instantly ignited. His eyes widened, and his face was filled with rage.

This is the perfect opportunity for me, Hu, to make a name for myself. How can I be so pessimistic?

Qin Xian thought that Xue Mantian was disappointed in their army, so he also expressed his indignation and his appreciation for Hu Wei.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to make a big move, eliminate Xu Tianyi, take control of the entire Leizhou, and achieve something to show Xue Mantian.

At the same time, Hu Wei also needs to prove that his abilities are no less than Yue Shan's.

He had already imagined himself capturing Yue Shan alive, then generously and mercifully releasing him to repay the life-saving grace from years ago, and then the two would have no further connection.

So he immediately gave up enjoying life and began to continue training his troops intensively.

Meanwhile, the King of Chu breathed a sigh of relief.

After the entire Yue family was imprisoned, the Yue Shan army also ceased fighting for a long time.

The King of Chu quickly rallied his troops and began recruiting skilled warriors and generals. Finally, he prepared a large ship so that he could escape to the Sun if anything went wrong.

. . .

On Yue Shan's side, after handing the army over to Yue Pojun, he rushed to Zhongzhou overnight, hoping to see his father and persuade him to leave Zhongzhou and join the Crown Prince.

After Yue Shan rushed back to the Yue family in Zhongzhou, he was able to meet Yue Jingzhi without any problems.

Inside the hall, Yue Shan spoke passionately: "Father! Even if you don't think of yourself, you should think of Mother! I have no other choice now, am I really just going to wait to die?"

Yue Jingzhi looked troubled: "Shan'er! My Yue family has been loyal and virtuous for generations. The Crown Prince is a thing of the past. The Prince of Qi has been on the throne for many years now. When the emperor commands a subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die!"

Yue Shan was furious: "Didn't you tell me before that you were to be loyal to the people of the world?! Look at what the people of the world have been ruined by the King of Qi!"

Corrupt officials run rampant, powerful families oppress and enslave the people, and the common people live in misery!

My in-laws should be loyal to the empire and the people, not to any particular emperor!

Yue Jingzhi could only sigh after hearing this.

"Shan'er, don't you understand? We can't leave..."

Yue Shan was somewhat skeptical: "Father, with your peak Grandmaster cultivation, if you want to leave, who can stop you?"

Yue Jingzhi's expression also became serious.

"Do you think that once you break through to this level, you're invincible?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Shan was stunned. He had witnessed the power of a Grandmaster before. Even Xue Mantian, a half-baked Grandmaster, could easily suppress several genius Grandmasters at their peak.

Needless to say, his own father was as easy to kill as Xue Mantian, as eating and drinking.

Why is he still so afraid?

Seeing Yue Shan's somewhat puzzled look, Yue Jingzhi waved to him.

Soon, the two entered a secret room.

A gleaming spear hung above.

"Shan'er, this spear is called Cliff Edge. Take it and leave quickly."

Yue Shan blankly accepted the gun.

"Father, what do you mean by this?"

Yue Jingzhi pointed to the inside of the secret room.

“I have already been cursed by the late emperor with the Emperor’s curse, how can I escape? Your mother can’t leave either, she still has her family. If you don’t want to implicate the Zhou family, your mother and I must stay together.”

Yue Shan's heart skipped a beat.

He had also heard of the "ruler-minister poison" (a form of witchcraft).

Unexpectedly, this kind of Gu worm was used on his own father.

Only then did he understand what it meant to say: "If the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die."

"Father, I was wrong... I'm sorry..."

Yue Jingzhi laughed loudly: "Wrong? You are not wrong! Shan'er, you are the most outstanding legitimate son of my Yue family! I will not serve the royal family anymore! My Yue family has been suppressed for nearly a hundred years. Back then, my grandfather Yue Cheng was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Army and the Martial King of the Nation."

But all my uncles and aunts died mysteriously on the battlefield.

My father told me that this was something the royal family did in order to control the Yue family.

It was from that generation onwards that only the most outstanding members of the Yue family could survive and be sent before the emperor to ingest the Sovereign-Minister Gu poison.

So, do you know why you don't have any siblings?

Yue Shan was shocked, and a surge of frenzied rage welled up in his heart.

"Vicious! Utterly vicious!! My Yue family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, yet the royal family has persecuted my Yue family like this. It seems the Crown Prince is no different!"

His voice was filled with hatred.

Yue Jingzhi looked at his most beloved son and sighed silently.

"Shan'er, the royal family cannot be trusted. My Yue family is born with the potential to be great generals, but their talents are being wasted!"

Now you know why I remained unmoved when I heard you were going to seek refuge with the Crown Prince?