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When asked the question, Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but suddenly his eyes hardened.

He admitted that Chen Nan was right, and that the Northern Wei Dynasty was now at a critical juncture of life and death.

His choice will also affect a large number of military generals behind him.

Qingyu slowly walked to the center of the hall and knelt down in front of Chen Nan: "This humble general, Qingyu, is willing to serve Your Highness."

"I beg Your Highness to promise me that you will save Northern Wei from this dire situation!"

"General Qingyu is foolish!"

Seeing this, the civil official who had just stepped forward ignored the advice of those behind him and walked to the center of the hall, exclaiming, "General, you've made a foolish mistake!"

"The Northern Wei is doomed. With your strength as a seventh-rank martial artist, you could shine in any country. Why are you so fixated on the declining Northern Wei?"

Qingyu turned around and glanced at the person who had come, then gave a wry smile: "Lord Lin, please don't try to persuade me. This general has already made up my mind."

A hint of regret appeared on Qingyu's face: "Does Lord Lin still remember that my father had no choice but to send me to the late Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, both civil and military officials in the hall were immersed in that glorious memory.

They were all very familiar with Qingyu; it could be said that Qingyu was entirely trained by the late emperor.

It's an exaggeration to say that the late emperor had already raised Qingyu as his own son.

Qingyu continued, "This general's life was given to him by the late emperor. Now that Northern Wei is at a critical moment, this general naturally cannot be an unfilial villain."

"Your Highness, I am uneducated, but I can see that Your Highness's reforms are of great benefit to our Northern Wei."

"Therefore, this humble general is willing to serve Your Highness!"

After saying that, Qingyu kowtowed three times to Chen Nan.

When he looked up, his face showed a look of relief.

Chen Nan rarely showed a smile: "General Qingyu, please rise. I can promise you that the Northern Wei will definitely not perish!"

He turned and glanced at the generals: "Since none of you are speaking, I will assume that none of you will leave."

Suddenly, his expression changed: "Is Qingyu here?"

Qingyu sighed; he could have foreseen what was to come.

"Your humble servant is here, please give your orders, Your Highness!"

Chen Nan grinned wickedly, pointed at the civil official who had just stepped forward, and threw the sword at his waist to the ground.

Qingyu hesitated for a moment, then bent down to pick up the sword from the ground. When he stood up, the hesitant look on his face completely disappeared, replaced by a ruthless expression.

"Lord Lin, once you get there, don't blame me for being ruthless. You chose this path yourselves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Lin, who had just been talking to him, was decapitated.

Before the others could react, Qingyu flashed in front of them and swiftly brought her knife down.

At this moment, the vast hall was already awash in blood.

Qin Qingmin, who had been silently watching from the corner, was terrified by what he saw. He never imagined that Chen Nan would be so ruthless as to kill all of these court officials.

Liu Banggua, on the other hand, looked relaxed and even praised, "Chen Nan, you are indeed a talent. Why don't you join us? In the future, you will be the only voice on the land of Northern Wei!"

As for the civil officials, the rest were those who hadn't stepped forward earlier.

Seeing the heads rolling on the ground, they felt a surge of relief, thankful that they hadn't stepped forward. Had they, they probably would have ended up in the same situation.

Chen Nan looked at Liu Banggua, who had spoken, and asked, "What? Is there a great power behind you? So powerful that you can arbitrarily control the emperor in Northern Wei?"

Liu Banggua squinted: "Of course, otherwise why do you think I would obey them?"

"However, I am very curious, without their help, how exactly did you break through the barrier of the eighth-grade martial artist?"

"As far as I know, without their help, even your late Northern Wei emperor didn't break through to the eighth rank of martial artist, did he?"

Immediately, Chen Nan's curiosity was piqued. He was able to break through to the Grandmaster level entirely with the help of the system.

Therefore, they did not understand that there was such a barrier between the eighth rank and the half-step grandmaster.

He spoke in a consultative tone: "How about we discuss this? Tell us what kind of power you have behind you, and whether there are any people you have planted among the officials of the Northern Wei court."

"I'll tell you how I broke through to the eighth rank of martial artist, how about that?"

Liu Banggua shook his head with a smile: "Chen Nan, do you think I'm the same as those people? Let alone the fact that this isn't an equal exchange."

"Besides, even if I did tell you, would you tell me the truth? I definitely wouldn't believe you!"

Chen Nan smiled and shook his head. This was indeed not an equal exchange, because neither side would believe what the other said.

"Eunuch Wang, send men to imprison all three envoys from Western Shu. They must be guarded by the Imperial Guards at all times, and no problems are allowed to arise!"

"Yes, sir!"

Eunuch Wang led two squads of Imperial Guards and escorted Liu Bangua and his two companions away from the main hall.

After leaving, Chen Nan instructed, "Qingyu, go to the military camp outside the city and take command of the 200,000-strong army!"

"Because Hongze was temporarily injured, Wu Xu took over the Imperial Guards."

"Changsun Du must estimate the amount of grain needed by the people of Wei Capital in the shortest possible time!"

"I hope that those of you who remain will work together with me to uphold the rule of Northern Wei!"

Chen Nan's words were eloquent, but the ministers responded listlessly.

Chen Nan witnessed this scene but remained silent.

He can't just kill everyone; if he did, they would panic and lose their composure before any outsiders even invaded.

Under Chen Nan's arrangement, everyone carried out their work in an orderly manner.

Chen Nan walked out of the palace alone and headed towards the Weidu government office.

However, on the street, he saw a sea of ​​people, each with a look of confusion and anger on their face.

Chen Nan knew that these people were the cornerstone of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they could not afford to have any mishaps.

As soon as he appeared before the people, some recognized him.

He shouted loudly, "Look! Isn't that the Prince of Zhennan?"

"Your Highness, please look at us poor people! We really can't survive!"

Chen Nan unleashed his power and shouted loudly, "People, rest assured, I promise once again that the food problem in Wei Capital will be solved within three days."

"I'm going to resolve this matter now. You all go home and wait for news from the court!"

"Alright, since His Highness has said so, he will definitely solve it for us."

"That's right, we all believe in His Highness!"

"Fellow villagers, let's all go home and wait!"

Among the crowd, voices were varied.

Only after Chen Nan's repeated reassurances and reassurances did the people's emotions finally stabilize.

The crowd parted to make way for the government office.

Elsewhere, as Qingyu headed to the military camp outside the city, a lone rider outside Wei capital galloped away at an extremely fast speed into the distance.