The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

After the gates of Taiji Palace closed, Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu and asked impatiently, "Minister Chu, have you come here today to formally begin the water conservancy project?"

"Your Majesty, the water conservancy project is about to officially begin."

"However, there is one more thing I need to add, which requires Your Majesty's approval."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Murong Si.

"Minister Chu, please speak frankly. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly do it!"

Murong Si said firmly.

"Your Majesty, this is the supplementary information I have provided."

Chu Xiu slowly stood up, took out a memorial from his sleeve, and handed it to Murong Si.

Murong Si took the memorial and read it carefully and attentively.

"You've done very well, Minister Chu!"

"It is a blessing for our Great Zhou Dynasty to have Minister Chu!"

"Specific rules do not require an imperial decree."

"What really needs to be decreed is that all the people who participated in the construction of the water conservancy project be exempted from three years of corvée labor."

"I approve of this. I will send people to post the imperial edict and announce it to the world!"

After a long while, Murong Si looked at Chu Xiu with a complicated expression and said softly.

"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty!"

Chu Xiu bowed to Murong Si and said solemnly.

"Minister Chu, this is for the stability of our Great Zhou Dynasty. I should thank you, not you."

Murong Si shook her head and said.

After a stick of incense.

A group of imperial guards rushed out of the palace.

First, imperial edicts were posted in the Meridian Gate and throughout the capital.

Then, a large number of Imperial Guards rushed to the prefectures and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty to post imperial edicts throughout the prefectures and counties, announcing the news to the world.

The posting of the imperial edict shook countless people throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, it will take some time before the imperial edict is posted throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty so that all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty know about this matter.

However, the people of the capital were completely shocked when they saw the imperial edict!

"Hey buddy, what does this imperial edict say?"

"His Majesty is going to undertake water conservancy projects, dredging rivers and building dikes! Moreover, this will be carried out throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, not just in one particular place!"

"I understand now. The reason why the Embroidered Uniform Guard arrested so many corrupt officials before must have been to pave the way for this!"

"Indeed, that must be it. His Majesty is truly a wise and sagacious ruler. He has said that all the people who participated in the construction of the water conservancy project will be exempt from three years of corvée labor!"

"What? Exemption from three years of corvée labor? Is there really such a good thing?"

"Moreover, this time, for dredging the river and building the dikes, we were provided with enough white flour steamed buns for three meals a day, as well as meat soup. At noon, there was not only meat soup but also meat! In addition, all our wages were paid in full! Participating in water conservancy projects is like going on a luxury!"

"What? Such a good thing? It can't be fake, can it?"

"How could it be fake? The supervision of all the water conservancy projects this time was handled by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and all the expenditures were also handled by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Don't you trust the Marquis? Don't you trust the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"..."

Upon seeing the imperial edict, the people of the capital city couldn't help but start discussing it amongst themselves.

Some of the talented craftsmen even considered getting involved in the water conservancy project.

For no other reason than to have enough white flour steamed buns for three meals a day, and also to have meat to eat!

And this moment.

Qin Mansion.

Swish!

Qin Lie appeared out of thin air at the deepest part of the Qin Manor, bowing respectfully and saying, "Qin Lie requests an audience with the Ancestor!"

"Qin Lie, why are you back?"

Qin Zhan frowned and looked at Qin Lie.

He secretly dispatched Qin Lie to the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty to protect Chu Xiu.

Qin Lie returned shortly after he left.

"Your Excellency, I have something extremely important to report to you."

Qin Lie considered for a moment, then spoke with a serious expression.

"Oh?"

Seeing Qin Lie's expression, Qin Zhan looked surprised and asked, "Tell me, what is it that made you come all the way back from the capital?"

“Ancestor, I think we can summon all the elders of the Qin clan of Huaiyin to the main hall for a meeting.”

"This matter is of utmost importance; it concerns the very survival of our entire Qin family of Huaiyin!"

Qin Lie said with a solemn expression.

"Someone, pass down the order to summon all the elders of the Qin clan of Huaiyin to the main hall for a meeting!"

Qin Zhan's eyes narrowed, and he spoke in a powerful and resonant voice.

He didn't even ask Qin Lie what it was that concerned the life and death of the Qin family of Huaiyin.

However, he knew that Qin Lie would never speak without reason.

The main hall of the Qin residence.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

One after another, figures appeared in the main hall of the Qin family mansion. They were the elders of the Qin family of Huaiyin who were at the Human Immortal Realm level.

Each of these people was a true direct descendant of the Qin family of Huaiyin.

Upon seeing Qin Lie standing next to Qin Zhan, the elders of the Huaiyin Qin Clan were taken aback for a moment, and then respectfully bowed and said, "Greetings, Ancestor."

"No need to be polite."

Qin Zhan waved his hand and addressed the group of elders from the Qin clan of Huaiyin.

"Thank you, ancestor."

The elders of the Qin family of Huaiyin spoke respectfully.

"Qin Lie, can you tell me now?"

Qin Zhan looked at Qin Lie and said in a deep voice.

All eyes turned to Qin Lie. In fact, seeing Qin Lie return from the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they guessed that it must be related to him.

With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Lie gently closed the main hall door of the Qin residence.

Seeing Qin Lie's actions, everyone guessed that what he was about to say must be extremely important.

“Reporting to the Ancestor, after arriving in the capital, I pondered for a long time and did not choose to protect the Marquis in secret. Instead, I went to the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to pay my respects and express my desire to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s Hall of Worship and become a member of the Hall of Worship.”

"However, I was rejected by the Marquis."

"However, although the Marquis rejected me, I was treated as a free thug and made to work for the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Today, I will follow the elite of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to the Number One Manor in the World and wipe out the entire Number One Manor in the World."

"Of course, what I did was very simple: capture Qin Yun. I didn't need to help with anything else."

After a moment's consideration, Qin Lie said with a look of awe, "Because the thousands of martial artists who went to the Number One Manor after Qin Yun convened the martial arts conference, as well as the original members of the Number One Manor, were all killed by the elite Jinyiwei, not a single one was left!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhan and the others looked at Qin Lie with surprise and doubt on their faces.

As a peak expert at the ninth level of the Human Immortal Realm, Qin Lie was used as a free henchman. He took the initiative to visit and ask to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Hall of Worship and work for the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but was refused.

Shouldn't this make you extremely dissatisfied?

As a result, Qin Lie addressed him as "Lord Marquis" repeatedly, his face filled with awe.

Could it be that something terrifying happened to Qin Lie when he annihilated the number one manor in the world?

Killing Blade Array?

Qin Zhan and the others immediately thought of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation.

After all, none of the powerful and influential families had ever wanted the Jinyiwei's killing blade array.

As relatives of the Wang family of Taiyuan, even though the Wang family of Taiyuan did not give them any official positions, nor help them enter the army, they did not provide them with any support.

However, the Qin family of Huaiyin still managed to find out about this.