My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

What he found even more unbelievable were the weapons the other party used when they captured him.

That thing, I don't know what it was, started emitting smoke as soon as I dropped it, making it impossible to open my eyes, and causing me to have a constant runny nose and tears.

In addition, there were hidden weapons stuck in his body, rendering him unable to move.

And that small metal contraption, I don't know what it's made of. It's incredibly powerful.

Several bodyguards tried to protect him with their lives, but as soon as they made a move, their heads were blown off by that thing.

King Jing of Qi just watched, and his head began to throb with pain.

If he weren't completely paralyzed, the first thing he would have done would have been to cover his head and hide.

But right now, he can't even move.

After a burst of gunfire, the smoke cleared. King Jing of Qi, along with his close guards and ministers, had all been captured.

Wei Chengfeng also rushed over with his men.

However, Wei Chengfeng's first words upon arriving with his men were to express his stance. He stated that he had decided to pledge allegiance to His Majesty the Divine Ruler of the Great Qi Kingdom and asked his subordinates whether they wished to follow him and pledge allegiance to their new master.

King Qi Jing was furious upon hearing Wei Chengfeng's words; he wanted nothing more than to rush up and bite Wei Chengfeng to death.

However, he was now unable to move and could only express his hatred with a fierce gaze.

What angered him even more was that as soon as Wei Chengfeng opened his mouth, many soldiers below shouted that they wanted to defect to the new master with him.

These are all soldiers of his Great Qi.

The soldiers were fed with military rations.

These soldiers didn't hesitate at all, and together with Wei Chengfeng, they expressed their desire to defect to the new monarch.

He was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

What Wei Chengfeng said next almost made him die of anger.

Wei Chengfeng then began to persuade the officials he had brought from Qiongdu to join him in serving the new emperor.

He also started to learn from Zhu Qi.

When Zhu Qiwei spoke to him in a tone that suggested he should either serve the Divine Lord or die, he felt as if he were about to be driven mad with anger.

But when he stood in Zhu Qi's position and tried to persuade people to surrender, he realized how satisfying it was.

Of the officials who fled Qiongdu with King Jing of Qi, many have died or been wounded, and few remain today.

Faced with the choice of either dying or serving the new emperor, most people chose to serve the new emperor.

King Qi Jing looked at the ministers who had chosen to serve the new emperor, and in his anger, he spat out another mouthful of blood. He said hatefully, "You...you have no backbone? No guts?"

“Your Majesty…” a minister couldn’t help but say, “We also want to pledge our loyalty to you, but my children are still young, and I really can’t bear to see them lose their lives at such a young age!”

"Your Majesty, it's not that we lack backbone, but we've reached a dead end... There's no way to keep going!"

"Your Majesty! Let us stay and atone for our past actions of abandoning the people of Qiongdu!"

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Several ministers refused to surrender and eventually smashed their heads against the wall to their deaths.

As for the families of these ministers who refused to surrender even at the cost of their lives, Wei Chengfeng, following Lu Yinheng's instructions, did not kill them all.

However, although their lives were spared, many rules were imposed. For example, the family members of these ministers who refused to surrender, regardless of gender, were barred from holding official positions in the future.

Moreover, their residence must be confined to the jurisdiction, where they must engage in agriculture, are not allowed to conduct business, and cannot move around freely.

This serves as both a punishment and a restriction on their upward mobility, eliminating any possibility of future revenge or rebellion.

In other words, the wives and children of these people will be trapped in one place for the rest of their lives, toiling in the fields from dawn till dusk.

Those who fled with King Jing of Qi were either from powerful aristocratic families or influential official households.

Back in the day, who didn't have servants at their beck and call, with a whole host of people waiting on them?

Even though they fled with King Qi Jing and suffered a lot along the way, it was only relative to the past.

They also had servants to attend to them on their journey, though far fewer than when they were in Qiongdu.

But now, they can no longer call for servants and must work in the fields.

Many people fainted from crying after receiving the news.

The soldiers splashed water on the woman who had fainted from crying, and then took them all away as ordered.

The families of those who refused to surrender were easy to deal with. It was the officials and their families who had surrendered who were more difficult to handle, in Wei Chengfeng's opinion.

But this is not something he needs to worry about.

He planned to see how the omnipotent prince, as Zhu Qi had described, would handle the situation.

These civil officials who serve King Jing of Qi are not to be trifled with. If he were to say that killing these civil officials would be easier than persuading him to surrender, it would be much simpler.

These civil officials are the most cunning, and unlike the military generals, they don't have troops under their command. Why recruit them?

Is it truly a love of talent?

In Wei Chengfeng's view, these ministers were like lords born in heaven, only interested in fame, fortune and wealth, and had no regard for the common people at the bottom.

The new emperor described by Zhu Qi aims to create a completely new world where ordinary people can eat, wear clothes, and see hope in their eyes...

How could this group of corrupt old men have turned the world into what it is?

It's likely just another copy of the State of Qi.

However, to his surprise, although Lu Yinheng had helped him persuade these people to surrender, he did not directly grant them official positions.

Rather, it means that the rule of the Great Qi Kingdom is that every position must be obtained through examination.

If they want to continue serving as officials in the Great Qi Dynasty, they must pass the examinations set by him.

Only those who pass the exam can continue to serve as officials.

As for what official position they can attain, that depends on what kind of exams they can pass.

Lu Yinheng's words caught a group of officials completely off guard.

They certainly knew that by pledging allegiance to the new emperor, they might not gain his trust or be given important positions.

But given the circumstances at the time, they had no other option but to surrender to the new emperor.

King Jing of Qi has been captured, and the restoration of the kingdom is completely hopeless. Their only chance of survival is to serve the new emperor.

But unexpectedly, the new emperor's requirement for hiring people was to take an exam.

The young ones are alright.

Those who are quite old couldn't help but shed a tear of bitterness for themselves. Who would have thought that they, at such an advanced age, would still have to take exams?

Some people felt humiliated, but no one dared to make a scene.

The new emperor's personal guards are quite different from the soldiers of Qi before. It is said that they are all equipped with pistols, which are small, lightweight, and have a long range, making it easy for them to kill people.

And that big guy can fire in rapid succession.

They had personally witnessed Qi Jingwang's secret guards being blown to the head. These people were lucky to have survived; who would dare complain about needing to take an exam to become an official again?

Wei Chengfeng found it quite strange to see a group of old men who seemed to live in the heavens preparing for the exam with their tails between their legs!