Li Zhen stayed at Qingyuanmen for a few days, made some arrangements, and then hurried back to the imperial capital.
Although his father would help him handle matters in the imperial capital, he is the king of a country after all. It would be very inappropriate for such a big thing to happen without even showing his face.
When he returned to the imperial capital with his people, the Zongren Mansion had already begun reconstruction work.
The Zongren Mansion is an important part of the imperial city. After it was razed to the ground by Yufu, many surrounding buildings and facilities were also affected to varying degrees. Li Zhen looked at the mess in front of him and regretted letting Yufu die too easily.
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"This bastard should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"
Li Zhen said angrily: "You all should leave, I'll go see my father."
Li Zhen waved his hand and told his men to go about their business. He wanted to see his father and learn about the specific casualties in the Zongren Mansion.
Once the clan mansion was destroyed, the father, the clan elders and others temporarily moved to an unused palace slightly closer to the clan mansion.
After Li Zhen arrived, he did not see the elders of the big clan or the elders of the second clan. There was only his father and emperor in the palace. There was no need to be polite when father and son met, and they went straight to the topic.
"Father! How much is the loss to the clan's mansion?"
Li Zhen asked.
When the Supreme Emperor heard this, he sighed and said nothing. His eyes were full of sadness. He stretched out his hand and placed a statistic in front of Li Zhen and said, "You can see for yourself."
When Li Zhen saw this, his heart skipped a beat.
Even his father was unwilling to speak, which showed that the losses were far greater than imagined, and this was indeed the case. When he saw the statistics, Li Zhen couldn't help but take a breath.
A total of thirty-seven members of the royal family died, including five One-Tribulation Immortals, two Two-Tribulation Immortals, and two clan elders. In addition, more than a hundred people were seriously injured and lightly injured. It is no exaggeration.
It is said that Yufu directly caused the loss of half of the Li family's spiritual masters, and this was a huge loss that had never happened since the founding of the country of China.
Li Zhen was so angry that he wanted to bring Yu Zhen and Yu Qing to vent his anger immediately.
"The Zhengzhen Sect is definitely an existence that we cannot afford to offend. If we kill their disciples, the other party will definitely not let it go. How to deal with it, you need to be prepared in advance."
The Supreme Emperor reminded Li Zhen.
Li Zhen nodded, indicating that he knew what he was doing.
When the Zhengzhen Sect gets the news, they will definitely come to settle accounts. Li Zhen and the Hua Kingdom will definitely not be able to withstand their revenge. To deal with the Zhengzhen Sect, they have to rely on Senior Peng of Cangmangshan. If Senior Peng can't handle it, they can only resign themselves to fate and wait for the soldiers to stop the water.
But no matter what, Li Zhen will never let Yu Zhen and Yu Qing go because of the strength of the Zhengzhen Sect. The two of them will eventually die, and there is no room for negotiation.
Now that he returns to the imperial capital, Yu Zhen and Yu Qing will soon be convicted and beheaded in public.
The father and son immediately chatted about some things. The Supreme Emperor asked Li Zhen not to focus on the Zongren Mansion and to attend to his own affairs. Li Zhen nodded and left.
Li Zhen turned around and headed to the imperial study room, where Mr. Zhang Ge and General Xu had been waiting for a long time.
"I am here to see Your Majesty!"
"General, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
When the two saw Li Zhen, they hurriedly saluted.
Li Zhen waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite, and said: "Since I came to the throne, I have not stopped, and everything that happened these days is thanks to Liang Guo. I originally thought about starting a war some time later, but now
It seems that there is no need to wait any longer.”
"Uncle Zhang is responsible for the mobilization of logistics supplies. General Xu can assemble the army and must move out within seven days to attack the Liang Kingdom!"
As soon as the words fell, Generals Zhang Ge and Xu accepted the order without hesitation.
"I obey your Majesty's will! This expedition will definitely destroy the Liang Kingdom."
The civil and military officials in the imperial court were also very angry about the recent events in China. First of all, Li Zhen's enthronement ceremony was made a big fuss. Although he did not suffer any loss, it is a shame for a country that such an important occasion was disrupted.
, and secondly, the clan mansion was razed to the ground, which made the whole country of Hua completely angry.
After the two took the order, they said goodbye and left. Li Zhen suddenly remembered someone and asked, "What is General Sun doing now?"
General Sun is Sun Jian, a famous general of the Liang Kingdom. Since he was captured by Li Zhen, Li Zhen has not paid attention to him because of his heavy workload.
"I'm sitting at home now."
Old General Xu replied.
Li Zhen nodded and arranged: "Give him the captured Liang Jun, reorganize the troops, and order him to conquer Liang's vassal countries."
When General Zhang Ge and General Xu heard this, they looked hesitant.
There were tens of thousands of Liang troops captured. Handing these troops over to Sun Jian was no less than letting the tiger return to the mountain.
"Your Majesty! I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate, after all..."
Mr. Zhang Ge wanted to persuade, but Li Zhen raised his hand to stop him and said: "Now even if I find a three-year-old child on the roadside, I know that Liang is not far from being destroyed. Even if Sun Jian is willing to fight for Liang, I don't believe it."
Liang soldiers are also willing to fight a battle that will lead to defeat and death."
Upon hearing this, General Zhang Ge and General Xu fell into deep thought for a brief moment, then nodded and agreed with Li Zhen's statement.
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Liang Guo, Liang Huangcheng.
The recent events in the Hua Kingdom have reached the ears of Emperor Liang. Emperor Liang couldn't help but feel ashamed when he learned that the efforts of the imperial masters were in vain and his body was dead.
He was saddened by the death of the national master. After all, the two had similar temperaments, had been friends for decades, and had deep feelings. They were definitely not ordinary monarchs and ministers. Secondly, he had seen that the Liang Kingdom was not far from being destroyed, and had even seen his end.
It is unlikely that Hua will retaliate against the Zhengzhen faction, but there is absolutely no problem in venting anger on Liang.
Now there are two ways before Emperor Liang, one is to surrender.
If you surrender now, you still have a way to survive, and you can even keep your glory and wealth. It is not impossible to create a hereditary king with a different surname.
The second is to resist to the end.
Now send people to deepen the relationship with the Zhengzhen sect. After all, the Hua Kingdom has killed the disciples of the Zhengzhen sect. The Zhengzhen sect will definitely not give up. With the two tigers fighting, Liang Guo can get a lot of breathing space and even directly switch to the Zhengzhen sect.
This is also a good idea.
Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, and Emperor Liang was not sure for a while.
In the past, he would discuss with the Imperial Preceptor, but now that the Imperial Preceptor died, he was truly alone.
Just when Emperor Liang was wavering, two elders arranged by Zhengzhen to investigate the cause of Zhenren Yufu's death came to Nanping Domain.
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On the fifth day after Li Zhen returned to the imperial capital, the trial of Yu Zhen and Yu Qing came.
Mr. Zhang Ge announced the charges.
"The two elders Yu Zhen and Yu Qing sent by Zhengzhen sneaked into the territory of our country, massacred members of the royal family, and even attempted to assassinate our majesty. Their crimes were extremely heinous. The crimes are as follows..."
The two men were charged with eighteen counts, all of which were capital crimes.
Yuzhen and Yuqing knew that they were bound to die, and their faces were ashen. They had been so aloof before and were now worse than beggars.
"Immediately take him to the Meridian Gate and behead him in public display!"
After Mr. Zhang Ge read out the charges, he waved his hand, and the soldiers pressed Yu Zhen and Yu Qing to the Meridian Gate.
In the history of China, these two real people were the first immortal cultivators to be declared guilty by the court and beheaded at the Meridian Gate.