HLnovel Chapter 71 Swearing Loyalty to the Death!
Chapter 71 Swearing Loyalty to the Death!
Xu Tianyi sighed silently after hearing this.
He had seen too many such scenes in Chinese history.
The first wave of rebels was unlikely to succeed; even Zhang Jiao was defeated.
There was no organization, no discipline, and no territory.
Even with their impressive numbers, they were nothing more than bandits.
After a moment of contemplation, Xu Tianyi spoke.
"Do you know why I suppress them today, and even enslave them in the future?"
These words caused a strange feeling in everyone's hearts.
Liu Qingfeng was somewhat incredulous: "Slavery?"
Gu Qinghan also became anxious: "Didn't we agree to come and help them? If it's just about replacing them with a new group of people to enslave them, then what's the point of their rebellion?"
The many Valley God Cult members below were Liu Qingfeng's confidants and colleagues, and their eyes also showed doubt and incomprehension.
Xu Tianyi smiled and said, "Do you know what will happen if we let them run wild?"
Everyone shook their heads. The history of the Wuji Empire was already fragmented and incomplete, and they could not use history as a mirror.
Even if they rebelled, they would only be cannon fodder for Yu Linglong to play with, and there would be no way they could provide any guidance.
They could only feel their way across the river by feeling for stones, which is why Liu Qingfeng was willing to serve Xu Tianyi as his master, because he understood these things.
Sure enough, Xu Tianyi also spoke up to explain.
"If we let them get away with it."
Afterwards, they would breach the city walls, commit rape and plunder, and also wantonly slaughter the families they hated.
If it were merely the killing of powerful clans, perhaps it would be somewhat better.
But they did more than that.
Looting property disrupts the logistics of the regime. The regime's money is in the hands of the people below, so naturally they have to press down on them layer by layer to ask for it. Isn't that oppression?
After layers of pressure are passed down, I want 1,000 taels, but the people below are also greedy. In the end, the common people have to pay 10,000 taels for me to get 1,000 taels. Isn't that corruption?
Moreover, their fighting and killing each other will inevitably lead to unnecessary deaths and injuries, which will greatly reduce our power and population.
The mass killings made them bloodthirsty, and they began to bully the old, weak, sick, and disabled. As a result, no one was left to do many agricultural tasks, and without children, the regime had no future.
Human nature is inherently evil; this is the reality.
Even if kind people try to persuade them, they will eventually go with the flow and become evil.
In the end, the rebels turned into rioters, into bandits, and into heinous, ruthless bandits and villains.
Having lost their original purpose of simply eating to survive, everyone has become selfish and self-serving.
Even if a rebellion succeeds and establishes a state, that state will only be more brutal.
They intensified their persecution of the people because they had learned a lesson from years of plunder.
What you get in your hands is truly yours!
After that, the whole world became a true dog-eat-dog world where the strong prey on the weak and fight each other.
Loyalty and righteousness have vanished; the son, for the sake of power, brazenly murders his father!
For the sake of power, his subordinates donned the imperial robe!
Whoever becomes the ruler becomes a thorn in the side of those below.
Even among brothers who live together day and night, it is not uncommon for a younger brother to kill his older brother in order to gain power.
In a chaotic society, a dog-eat-dog world, who will grow the crops?
Everyone's thinking about grabbing it!
When food ran out, people resorted to cannibalism, which resulted in a feast of human flesh.
Fresh and tender women and children were placed on the dining table.
The warlords fought each other, resulting in a sharp decline in population.
The world was plunged into true misery.
If at this moment, the foreign tribes from the northern grasslands were to brazenly enter...
That was the massacre of our own people by foreign races, and the sinking of the Divine Land!
Thus, the Wuji Empire fell under the rule of barbarians.
Everyone is divided into different classes, and women of their own tribe must be allowed to be enjoyed by men of other tribes on their wedding night.
The man of this tribe killed his firstborn child by falling.
After that, all the women wrapped their faces in veils for fear of being noticed by foreigners, and all the women bound their feet to prevent them from going out.
This is what they're letting go of in their future!
After hearing all this, do you think these troublemakers should have been killed today?!
Everyone trembled.
Liu Qingfeng was filled with disbelief and deep regret.
Similarly, his heart was filled with anger.
"He deserves to die!! This kind of person should be ground to ashes!!"
Gu Qinghan felt ignorant at this moment. Although Xu Tianyi's words were somewhat exaggerated, if things were allowed to develop, society might very well become the hell he described.
"I'm sorry... I was so naive. I actually felt sorry for them..."
Hundreds of people present heard these words.
Everyone is literate, so they naturally understand how likely Xu Tianyi's statement is.
Shen An immediately knelt down: "My lord is wise!!"
Liu Qingfeng, Li Siyi, Zhou Nanfeng, Guo Decai, Zhang Dongqing and others all knelt down.
"My lord is wise! I have failed in my duty. Please punish me!"
They could not bear the thought of the Taikang County uprising army, which they had built with their own hands, turning into ruthless bandits who would kill without blinking an eye in the future.
They also could not tolerate them becoming selfish, corrupt officials who lined their own pockets.
They could not accept becoming the executioner of that extinct race.
Among them, those who might have previously dreamed of rebelling to become powerful and wealthy people now felt a sense of mission they had never experienced before.
When Liu Qingfeng first invited this young man, they initially thought he was just a puppet, a tool to be used.
But now, the eyes that look at him are full of pleading and expectation.
Xu Tianyi displayed his strength and ruthlessly suppressed the people. They saw this and felt only a faint sense of fear and admiration.
At this moment, they truly began to respect and even believe in him.
This kneeling gesture showed that he completely accepted his leader from the bottom of his heart.
Including Gu Qinghan later on, she truly regarded Xu Tianyi as a great man and a hero, and unconsciously tightened her grip on his hand.
Xu Tianyi was speaking from the heart, and at this moment his resolve was even stronger.
"Please rise, everyone."
He reached out to help them up, and everyone slowly stood up.
"Time is of the essence, we need to get moving as soon as possible! Before the roads are dry and the army arrives, we need to get everything we need to do done."
Liu Qingfeng and the others bowed in greeting.
"Please give your orders, my lord! We swear to complete this mission, even at the cost of our lives!"
"Please give your orders, my lord! We swear to complete this mission, even at the cost of our lives!"
"Please give your orders, my lord! We swear to complete this mission, even at the cost of our lives!"
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(I know you all don't really like historical power struggles, they're too complicated. I'll simplify things later and gradually advance the plot.)