Chapter 232 Massacre
Soon, most of the ministers and nobles in the square had lined up. Many people stood under the Suzaku flag, accounting for more than one-third. A small number of the remaining people did not line up, and the rest stood under the Swan flag.

After seeing this result, Di Yang on the palace wall had no expression on his face, as if he had expected it.

These nobles and ministers who stood on the side of the Suzaku flag were either recruited by them long ago or arranged by them. Only a small number of them were originally from the Tiandou Empire.

After all, Xue Ye’s prestige has been here for decades, and there are still many people who are grateful for his kindness. Now Xue Ye’s dead body is still in Shrek Academy and has not been buried yet. After all, Tiandou City is still under blockade.

Ning Fengzhi and his men were still very much looking forward to the arrival of the army to support the king, but so far no soldiers had arrived. All places were waiting and watching, even the provinces and armies directly controlled by the empire.

Especially the army, they didn't even move. The troops on the border wanted to come back to defend the king, but since the Xing Luo Empire was ready to make a move, they had to give up the idea.

In fact, their idea was very simple, that is, he died on a snowy night and there was no emperor anymore.

In other words, there is a power vacuum in the empire now, the center has been occupied by the Kingdom of Silvester, and the Tiandou royal family has suffered a large-scale massacre. It is even a question whether there are any survivors.

Without an emperor, there would be no constraints.

Some provinces are already ready to become independent directly, and the same is true for the subordinate kingdoms. Now that the emperor is gone, why should they still submit to Tiandou?

However, no one has declared independence yet, but preparations are being made. However, just when the provinces of the empire were full of confidence and preparing to establish an independent country, a lot of troops suddenly arrived. They were the troops of the Tiandou Empire, and they directly took over these provinces.

This confused the provincial administrators.

The emperor is gone, who mobilized the army?
They could only think of one person, and that was Goron.

Goron was the imperial marshal and the number one figure in the military. Without the emperor, he was the only one who could mobilize troops. But at this time, Goron suddenly mobilized troops into various provinces, which was very intriguing.

After the army took over, all provinces were placed under martial law.

Emperor Yuan looked at the ministers and nobles standing under the swan flag, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

He pointed at the people under the Suzaku banner.

"You all, go back to your homes and continue to retain your original positions."

Then he pointed to the people who were not standing in line.

"You all, resign your positions and titles and go home."

Everyone under the Suzaku Banner and those neutral people breathed a sigh of relief and left the square. They didn't want to stay here for even a second longer.

After they left, Di Yuan glanced at the people under the swan flag. Some of them were angry, some were fearless, and others were obviously afraid or regretful.

All the people under the Suzaku flag left, proving that they were safe. The neutral people also left. Although they lost their titles and official positions, at least their lives were saved.

What about them, how will they be treated under the swan banner?

Di Yuan withdrew his gaze.

"You are all loyal subjects of the Tiandou Empire."

"I am very pleased, my father is also very pleased, and my fourth uncle is also very pleased, because the empire still has loyal ministers like you."

Just when some people under the Swan Flag were feeling happy and thinking they could survive, Di Yuan suddenly changed his tone.

His tone became sharper.

"But unfortunately, the era of the Tiandou Empire is over, and a brand new empire will be established."

"And you are loyal subjects of Tendou, not ours."

"You will be remembered for thousands of years, and we will be infamous for eternity." After saying this, he raised his hand and waved, and the surrounding soldiers and soul masters immediately rushed forward. A massacre was waiting for these nobles and ministers. Some people wanted to resist, but their strength was too weak. It was not that they were weak, but that their numbers were too small.

The soul masters in the square were all carefully selected, and each of them was stronger than a soul king. In addition, there were a large number of soldiers, so their resistance could not cause any waves at all.

Soon, many corpses were lying on the square, and blood flowed like streams.

Di Yuan walked forward on the blood, and soon he came to the old man who had stood in line first.

"Do you regret it?"

The old man stared at him intently.

"You traitors who stole our country, you shall not die well."

"I'll be waiting for you down there."

Di Yuan sneered.

"Then you will be disappointed."

"From the corpses of you and Tiandou, a brand new empire will be built, and a new group of powerful people will be born. The rubble of the old era has been broken, and a new era is about to begin."

After saying that, he killed the old man with one sword.

He then ordered the extermination of all the ministers and nobles who stood on the side of the Tiandou Empire. His order was very simple, just one sentence: no one, young or old, male or female, should be spared.

The originally peaceful Tiandou City was once again plunged into a massacre. Countless soldiers rushed into the homes of ministers and nobles and started slaughtering them. Wailing, screaming, and pleas for mercy were heard from each home. The soldiers showed no mercy to these people, but killed them decisively.

After seeing this result, the ministers and nobles who had left couldn't help but feel fortunate that they did not stand under the swan flag, otherwise they would have been among those who were exterminated.

That's the life of the whole family. A family like theirs is not just one or two people, or four or five people.

The smaller ones have dozens or hundreds of people, and the larger ones have two or three hundred people, or even more.

In Tiandou City, heads of people were rolling and blood was flowing like a river. No less than a thousand people were killed in just one day.

Many people lamented that the Di family was really cruel, not even sparing children, especially Di Yuan. If he became emperor, he would also be a tyrant. In fact, some people could see that all this was instigated by Di Yang, and he was the one who actually gave the order.

After Ning Fengzhi and Tang San in Shrek Academy learned about this, they could only sigh. They were helpless.

"We must leave Tiandou City as soon as possible." Ning Fengzhi said.

“But how are we supposed to leave? There are so many people from Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, as well as people from the Tang Sect and the royal family.” Flanders said. There were too many of them and the target was too big.

"Then leave openly." Yu Xiaogang said.

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Yu Xiaogang did not explain.

"We will leave Tiandou City disguised as members of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. The Kingdom of Silvester will not even investigate the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Di Hong is an honorary elder after all."

After observing for a few days, he found that Silvestre's people only targeted the imperial ministers and nobles for slaughter, and basically did not touch the soul master sects, families and academies, so he proposed to leave directly and openly.

The more you cover up, the more obvious it becomes. It is better not to cover up and just walk away openly.

He believed that with Ning Fengzhi around, Silvester's interrogation would not be so strict.

(End of this chapter)