The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

A minister then said, "Three years ago, when King Zixuan helped the people, he didn't ask for your permission either, but didn't you accept it?"

"You, you want to rebel?"

"Your Highness, I dare not. I am reminding you to be grateful for what you have done."

Seeing that Duke Ai of Zheng was about to lose face, Zixuan quickly changed the subject: "Your Majesty!"

"Just now, when I passed by the palace, I saw a minister about to be caned. I wonder what crime he has committed?"

Ji Yi sneered, "What does it have to do with you if Zheng's ministers are punished? You're just meddling in other people's business!"

"I haven't asked you yet, why did you come to Zheng State instead of staying in Fugui City?"

Zixuan was furious when he saw that Duke Ai of Zheng was so rude to him.

"Ji Yi! I have come a thousand miles to visit you, and this is how you treat me?"

Ji Yi snorted coldly: "Who asked you to come! I didn't invite you!"

Then, as if remembering something, he shouted sharply, "Guards! Why haven't you executed me yet?"

The guards had no choice but to raise the mahogany stick high and bring it down gently. Even so, Ban Yu was beaten to a pulp.

Zi Xuan angrily flicked his sleeves and left, and the ministers sighed and shook their heads.

When I arrived at the villa, I saw that it was overgrown with weeds and looked desolate.

When I opened the door, I saw that the floor was covered with dust and spider webs were everywhere.

She became even angrier and thought to herself, Ji Yi, how dare you treat me like this? I must find an opportunity to teach you a lesson.

Seeing that there was no place to stay outside, I had to enter the space.

The queen saw that her daughter looked unhappy and asked with concern, "Xuan'er, what's wrong with you?"

Zixuan angrily told his mother what had just happened.

The queen smiled and said, "Xuan'er, don't get angry over someone who's not worth it, or you might hurt yourself."

"If he's mad at you, you can be mad at him too. You know so many spells, you can use any one of them on him and he'll be in trouble."

Zixuan shook his head: "Mother is right, it's not worth it to get involved with this kind of trash."

"Why bother with him? I'll send the guards out to clean up the yard tomorrow."

"Then we should eat, drink, and have fun. Once we've explored Zheng State thoroughly, we'll leave."

The next day, Zixuan released a hundred robots and asked them to clean the yard thoroughly.

When the dust settled, the mother and daughter walked out of the space.

The queen asked in confusion: "Xuan'er, it's so nice for us to live in the space, why do we have to move out?"

Zixuan said, "Mother, to hide from the public, we must stay outside during the day and enter the space at night when we sleep."

As the two were talking, a guard came to report that a man named Ban Yu wanted to see them.

Zixuan remembered that this was the minister who was beaten in the palace.

He quickly ordered someone to invite him in. When Ban Yu saw Zi Xuan, he bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, I, Ban Yu, pay my respects to you!"

Zixuan was stunned. Why did Ban Yao call himself his vassal? He was not a vassal of Fugui City.

So he asked in confusion: "Doctor Ban, what are you doing..."

Ban Zhu kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I have admired Fuguicheng and Your Majesty for a long time."

"I have long wished to surrender, but I have no one to recommend me. Now that the king has come to Xinzheng in person, I am finally able to meet him."

"Please accept me, Your Majesty. I will serve you till death."

Zixuan had heard of Ban Ju a long time ago. He was not only an outstanding writer, but also a first-class military talent.

She opened the human identification tool to check his loyalty, and it was a perfect 100.

She nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Ban Yu really wanted to join her.

"Ban Yao, I can accept you, but your official position will not be as high as it was in Zheng State."

Ban Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "It's alright, my king. As long as you can take me in, I'm willing to be an ordinary citizen!"

"Okay, in that case, go and get ready. I'll take you with me after I finish touring Zheng State."

After hearing this, Ban Yu expressed his gratitude repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When the ministers in the court heard that Ban Yu was taken in by Zixuan, several more talented ministers came to him.

He expressed his willingness to follow Zixuan and serve Fugui City, and Zixuan accepted it.

The queen asked her daughter worriedly, "Xuan'er, this isn't a good idea."

"If Duke Ai of Zheng finds out, will he blame you?"

Zixuan chuckled: "Haha, I just want him to know who told him to treat me like that. I want to piss him off to death!"

As expected, Duke Ai of Zheng heard that Zixuan had blatantly poached several people in the court.

He immediately became furious: "Xuan, you are so good! I was wondering why you suddenly came to Zheng State?"

"So you're here to poach my people! I'm so angry I'm going to kill you! Where's the leader of the Royal Guards?"

The leader of the Imperial Guards hurried in and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

"I order you to arrest Zixuan from Qi! If you dare to resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!" The leader of the Imperial Guards received the order and led his soldiers towards Zixuan's courtyard.

Zixuan was calm and did not resist, allowing the soldiers to tie her up tightly.

The guard wanted to step forward to stop her, but was stopped by her. She just wanted to see how this daring Ji Yi would deal with her.

When the ministers heard that Zixuan had been arrested by the king, they were immediately shocked and all went to the palace to plead for Zixuan.

As a result, she was kicked out by Ji Yi, who then ordered the imperial guards to parade Zixuan through the streets and read out her crimes.

The people heard that the beautiful woman parading in the streets was King Zixuan who had sent them life-saving food three years ago.

Everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Three years ago, Xinzheng was the worst-hit area in Zheng State.

If it weren't for the food sent by City Lord Zixuan, the people of Xinzheng would most likely have starved to death.

When they heard the charges against Zixuan by Ji Yi, they were furious and yelled, "Ji Yi, you are a ruthless and incompetent ruler!"

"King Zixuan came to deliver food to the people without your consent. Is this a crime?"

"You'll never find a pretext to accuse someone of something! Stupid ruler! Don't let me see you! If I do see you..."

Before he could finish, the person next to him immediately covered his mouth and said, "Are you trying to kill yourself?"

When the ministers heard that Zixuan was being paraded through the streets, they immediately ran out of the court and rushed into the streets.

Ji Yi was so angry that he flew into a rage and started cursing, then he chased out.

When the ministers saw Zixuan walking on the street tied up, they all cried bitterly out of heartache.

He immediately stepped forward to untie her, and the guards did not stop him.

If it weren't for the food Zixuan gave him, his parents and brothers would have starved to death long ago.

Seeing this, Ji Yi became even angrier and ran to the people kneeling on the ground, kicking and stomping them.

"You unruly people! You are rebelling! If you don't kneel to me, kneel to Zixuan! I will beat you to death! Beat you to death..."

A strong man was kicked by him and his face was covered in blood. He could no longer bear it and knocked Ji Yi to the ground.

He rode on him, beating him and cursing, "You tyrant! I'll fight you!"

Ji Yi was so frightened that he yelled, "Someone come! Protect the emperor! Imperial guards! Protect the emperor..."

But the guards seemed to be deaf and just stood there looking at the sky.

Seeing that the guards did nothing, the people immediately became bolder and swarmed over to beat and kick Ji Yi.

Half an hour later, Ji Yi was beaten into a bloody gourd by the people and died.