Wandering the Heavens

"This is not given to you by God. You have deceived God. You are deceiving God and you deserve to go to hell!" Zhang Liang is quite good at speaking.

"Break their hands and feet, and make sure they don't commit suicide. I will take all these people to Guanzhong, sentence them to death after publicly sentencing them to crime!" Lu Zhi was too lazy to chat with them.

"Since ancient times, doctors have not been subject to punishment. Do you, Lu Zhi, want to break this rule?" Zhang Liang cursed angrily.

"Listen everyone, the affairs of the world are nothing more than gentlemen and villains! A real man's actions are judged by deeds, not by his heart. There are many virtuous people in the fields, and there are also despicable people who eat meat. So, we should restrain gentlemen with virtue and punish villains with laws. Since villains have no class distinction, the law should also have no distinction between high and low status. From Lu Zhi onwards, everyone is bound by the law. I want no one in this world to be above the law."

In public, Lu Zhi drew out the Tai'a sword, cut her palm, and smeared the blood on her face to swear an oath.

"Long live the King of Qin! Long live the King of Qin!"

Led by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the soldiers raised their ring-handled swords and shouted in response.

This scene frightened Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and others so much that they trembled all over. Even scholars and officials were to be punished. Are there any more rules in this world?

In the big tent, Lu Zhi, who had been so majestic just now, now pursed her lips as she watched Yu Xian apply medicine to her hands.

"Father, will this really not leave scars?"

"You thought of it now? Where is that show-off spirit you had just now?" Yu Xian scolded while bandaging the wound.

"Chi'er is just angry!" Lu Zhi felt aggrieved.

After three days, Lu Zhi dealt with all the corpses on the battlefield, and then led her army to Guanzhong to hold the coronation ceremony.

Zhang Han was not only a good general, but also an excellent manager of the project. Chang'an City had already taken shape and was ready for hosting large-scale ceremonies.

On the first day of October in the fifth year of the Chu-Han contention, the King of Qin, Lü Zhi, held a coronation ceremony in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, announcing to the world that the country's name was still Qin. However, the most influential edict in the edict was the promulgation of a new calendar and a provisional decree, promising that a formal law would be promulgated in five years. From then on, the empire entered a period of rapid development, which was what happened later.

The most important thing now is to determine the imperial ideology and avoid the situation in which Confucianism was the only doctrine in history.

The new emperor issued an imperial edict to summon the inheritors of the various schools of thought to Chang'an for a discussion. The people who presided over the discussion were the eldest princess Lü Su and the imperial teacher Yu Xian. When the various schools of thought received the imperial edict and rushed to Chang'an, Yu Xian began to deal with Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others.

In the Jinyiwei prison, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and others were being held by the Jinyiwei, listening to the court officials reading out the verdict of Emperor Qin and Empress Lu on Liu Bang, Zhang Liang and others.

"I do not accept the decision. This world belongs to me. I want to be the emperor. There is no law in this world that can restrain me!" Liu Bang struggled to snatch the verdict and tear it up.

However, several months of prisoner life had left him extremely weak, the injuries on his broken hands and feet had not yet fully healed, and the shackles on his hands and feet meant that he had gained nothing except a few abrasions.

"Take the serious criminals Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Han Xin out of the death row and execute them!"

After the clerks and the Jinyiwei grabbed the hands of several people and asked them to put their fingerprints on the verdict, they were taken out of the death row and sent to the execution ground.

The few people who had not seen the sun for a long time couldn't help but squint their eyes when they were escorted out of the cell. The execution ground was actually very close to the Jinyiwei prison. Considering the impact, Lu Zhi did not choose to execute the few people publicly, but executed them at the execution ground next to the Jinyiwei prison.

Several people were brought into the execution ground surrounded by high walls. Looking at the tall Xingtai and the rope tied into a noose hanging on the wooden frame, they felt cold all over.

"King of Han, we will be king and subject again in the next life!" Zhang Liang no longer had the mysterious look he had before.

"Military Advisor, I don't want to die, please save me!" Liu Bang was shaking all over. If the Jinyiwei hadn't supported him, he would have collapsed to the ground.

"King of Han, there is nothing I can do." Zhang Liang's tone was full of bitterness.

The mentality of these two people is quite strong. They are about to be hanged but they are still chatting here.

"Han Xin, the serious criminal, has been identified and is ready to be executed!"

After hearing the clerk's words, two Jinyiwei took Han Wangxin to Xingtai, put a black hood on him, buckled a heavy stone lock on his bare feet, and put a noose around his neck.

"Execution!"

All he heard was that the wooden plank under Han Wangxin's feet suddenly sank, and the stone lock dragged his body downwards, while the noose around his neck tightened, breaking his cervical vertebrae in an instant. He had difficulty breathing, and soon lost consciousness. It turned out that hanging was more painful than one could imagine.

After a cup of tea, the Jinyiwei checked that Han Wangxin was dead, took down his body and threw it aside.

"The serious criminal Chen Ping has been identified and is ready to be executed!"

Chen Ping's ability to judge the situation comes from his fear of death. At this moment, his whole body is shaking and his lips are pale, but he still has some strength to shout.

"Your Majesty, Chen Ping is convinced. Chen Ping is willing to die for you and become the sharpest knife in your hand. I only ask you to let Chen Ping go. Chen Ping does not want to die! I don't want to die!"

Zhang Liang was very angry when he saw Chen Ping being dragged by the Embroidered Uniform Guards in such an ugly state.

"Chen Ping, you coward! A real man should die if he wants to. Why bother begging for mercy from that woman?"

These people really know how to add drama to themselves.

Soon Chen Ping was also hanged, followed by Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang was quite principled and did not say a word from beginning to end.

When it comes to Liu Bang, things get more dramatic.

"No, I am the Son of Heaven. You have brought disaster upon me and your entire clan should be killed!"

"I am the Son of Heaven. If you release me, I will grant you the title of Marquis."

"Please, let me go, I really don't want to die!"

"I……"

Apart from the fact that he kept muttering and his crotch was covered with shit and urine, what did that matter? He was eventually hanged on the gallows.

"Father, this disgusting man is finally dead!"

On the high wall, Yu Xian and Lu Zhi and Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief when they watched the bodies of Liu Bang and others being thrown into a deep pit that had been dug in advance, doused with kerosene and burned to ashes. After the deep pit was filled up, a group of livestock were driven in and trampled the entire site beyond recognition.

"Okay, the First Emperor established an unprecedented empire, so what you have to do is to pass on this empire and plant the black dragon flag on all the lands under the sun!" Yu Xian quickly changed the subject.

"The chaos has just been quelled and people's lives are exhausted. The most important thing is to give them a rest." Lu Zhi's gaze has left the execution ground and turned to the vast sky outside.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Xian and Lu Su quickly saluted.

……

At Marquis Anyi's Mansion, Gao Yao was busy at the stove. Xiaoyue, with her big belly, was walking in the yard supported by two maids.

Marquis Anyi was the title given to Gao Yao by Empress Lu after she ascended the throne. Over the years, he had been working peacefully in the kitchen preparing military rations and had made great contributions to the army's campaigns. He was originally going to be given a marquisate with military merits, but after being persuaded by Empress Lu, he was given the title of Marquis Anyi instead.

Gao Yao was used to doing things on his own, so after being conferred the title of Marquis, he had few servants. Since Yu Xian promised to send him back, he had no intention of marrying and having children here.

Like Xiaoyue, she became his sister and married Lu Zhi's eldest brother Lu Ze. Now she is the third child. Lu Zhi has no intention of getting married, so she plans to adopt this child as her heir.

Lu Ze was fighting outside, and in order to prevent the child from getting hurt, he secretly sent Xiaoyue to Anyi Hou Mansion to be taken care of by Gao Yao, who was a good cook.

"My Lord, His Majesty ordered us to send you an old friend!"

Gao Yao had just put a few dishes on the table when he heard a knock on the door. He hurriedly opened the door and saw that the person in charge was Shen Yiji. After Lu Zhi became emperor, Yu Xian handed over the Jinyiwei and Shen Yiji became the new commander of the Jinyiwei. This guy had joined the Jinyiwei in Pei County. When Yu Xian was traveling outside, he was the one who handled the affairs of the Jinyiwei.

"It turns out to be the commander and brothers. Come in quickly. Gao Yao's place is simple and we are sorry for the poor hospitality!" Gao Yao quickly stepped aside to let them in.

"My Lord, you have embarrassed our brothers. His Majesty will give this man to you. We brothers still have official duties to attend to, so we will meet again another day!"

After saying that, he pushed a hooded man who was trapped like a dumpling into the yard, turned around and ran away, and finally closed the door of the marquis' mansion.

It’s no wonder that they were so eager to run away. Lu Su strictly ordered that no one was allowed to contact Marquis Anyi without permission.

"Brother, what happened? Who is this person?" Xiaoyue heard the noise and walked to the front hall with the help of her maid.

"This was sent by His Majesty. Why does it look familiar?" Gao Yao muttered as he took off his black hood.

"Yi Xiaochuan!"

"Brother Yi!"