The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"One-sided account? Why would it be one-sided account?"

Liu Bang looked at Jia Yan with some confusion.

"what?"

"Because, because everyone in the world knows that both I and Lord Wang are the Emperor's men, the crimes we list will naturally be hard for the people to believe."

Jia Yan scratched his head innocently.

Isn't this just common sense?

That shouldn't be the case. How could such a prodigy as the Emperor not understand such a simple principle?

However, Wang Zhao couldn't help but sigh deeply, rubbing his forehead.

"Brother Jia, you haven't inherited even a fraction of Master Jia's strategies."

How dazzling was Jia Xu's talent back then?

Even though he had a blood feud with the founding emperor, he was still kept by the emperor because of his talent, and eventually even became one of the three highest officials!

Although Jia Yan is somewhat clever now, he is nowhere near as good as the former Jia Gong.

If Master Jia were here, he would never ask such a foolish question.

Or rather, Master Jia has at least ten ways to pin the blame on each of them so firmly that they can't clear their names no matter what!

Liu Bang glanced at Jia Yan, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"Although I have sentenced Zheng Chong to the extermination of his entire family, I have not yet executed him. With his confession, this problem will naturally be solved."

"Furthermore, Minister Jia, I also need to inform you that from now on I will only be responsible for issuing decrees; how to carry them out is a matter for you to consider."

"If I have to do everything myself, then what am I supposed to do with you?"

Jia Yan's face was full of shame, while the aristocratic man who had just spoken felt utterly cold inside.

They remembered.

This young emperor killed members of the Xie family, Fu Gu, and members of the Yang family, but he spared Zheng Chong, whom he had initially targeted!

They initially thought that Zheng Chong's crime was punishable by the extermination of his entire family, which was why he needed to be interrogated so rigorously.

Unexpectedly, the young emperor was actually waiting for them here!

"Your Majesty, spare us! We know we were wrong!"

"You just know you're going to die."

"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

"I have already shown leniency."

"I have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. My youngest child hasn't even opened his eyes to see the world yet. I beg Your Majesty to spare me!"

"Letting you go is impossible, but I can send your family down to reunite."

Liu Bang responded to each person's request with a cold smile.

He truly responded to every single question, yet every single one of his words sent chills down one's spine.

The dozen or so armored soldiers continued their wanton slaughter, while Jia Yan and Wang Zhao truthfully recorded the scene before them.

The crimes of the people, and their fate.

A moment later, the entire hall was filled with corpses lying haphazardly.

Mrs. Guo turned deathly pale and several times she couldn't help but lean against the wall and vomit.

Everyone else was somewhat frightened by the scene, but Liu Bang remained calm and composed.

He had seen scenes a hundred times more brutal than this.

Just like after the Battle of Pengcheng, when the Han army suffered a crushing defeat and their corpses caused the Sui River to stop flowing.

Compared to that kind of scene, this is child's play.

"Minister Jia, Minister Wang, once the imperial edict is prepared, go and interrogate Zheng Chong. Then announce his confession to the world."

"Furthermore, the world is about to descend into chaos. Minister Chen, you shall send 20,000 troops to defend Chang'an. General Guanqiu, you shall lead 20,000 troops back to Huainan to keep an eye on Zhuge Dan."

"General Wenqin, you will cooperate with General Guanqiu. As for Wen Yang staying behind, I have my own arrangements."

"Uncle Jiao, you are in charge of leading men to clean up the sons of powerful families in the city. Now that we have started, we cannot let any of them escape."

Once everyone's expressions had calmed down a bit, Liu Bang began to make arrangements.

There weren't many of their own people left, and they could barely handle the most urgent problems.

But this was also the result of his deliberate actions. If too many loyal ministers were left behind, the problem of the aristocratic clans suppressing imperial power would continue to occur.

He couldn't guarantee that every emperor after him would possess the same abilities as him, and he hadn't forgotten his original intention in participating in this challenge—it wasn't just for the rewards from the immortals!

Furthermore, it was to prevent the Five Barbarian Invasions from occurring within this timeline!

The essence of this incident was that the power of the aristocratic clans overwhelmed the imperial power, and the Sima family's ascension to the throne was illegitimate, which led to everyone wanting to sit on the throne in the future.

Ultimately, during the infighting among the eight princes, the power of the Central Plains was weakened to the extreme, which gave those people outside the Great Wall an opportunity!

To ensure that the humiliating future would not occur in this timeline, he not only had to overthrow the Sima family, but also had to ensure that the aristocratic clans would forever remain subjects!

"According to the order!"

Everyone respectfully accepted the decree.

Everything that happened today was also beyond their expectations.

Originally, everyone thought that the emperor would first imprison the sons of many powerful families, conduct thorough interrogations, convict them one by one, announce their crimes to the world, and finally carry out their executions.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bang brought forward the final step!

Interrogation?

No interrogation!

The charges against all these people were fabricated by himself and Zheng Chong's confession.

What should I say...

That's certainly simple and straightforward.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zhao belatedly felt a headache coming on.

While it's true that a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one, this is just too painful!

They interrogated and dealt with each one individually. At the beginning, they managed to lead the various prefectures and counties into rebellion one by one, and the capital was able to send troops to quell the rebellions one by one.

But if things continue like this, once the news gets out, at least eight of the twelve states of the Great Wei will likely rebel!

By then, compared to Shu and Jiangdong, Cao Wei would truly have no advantage left.

After everyone had left, Zhang Liang spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, our plan has come to an end. No matter how the various prefectures and counties rebel or what unexpected events occur, we are powerless to deal with them and can only adapt to the situation."

"Is it really worth it?"

In fact, at first, he also preferred to slowly collect evidence and try to eliminate the gentry in the capital one by one.

If handled properly, at least half of the potential threats can be eliminated silently before they arouse the vigilance of most of the gentry.

Once the aristocratic families react, then deliver a thunderous blow.

Putting everything else aside, the pressure will be less than it is now.

But Liu Bang didn't want to do that.

There was no other reason, I just simply didn't want to.

In his words.

You've been holding back for so long, what's wrong with being willful one more time?

Last time I acted recklessly for the sake of the Han Dynasty, this time I'm acting recklessly because of my own temper!

He couldn't tolerate the arrogance of these aristocratic families for even a day longer!

"Your happiness is priceless."

"Moreover, doing so can also avoid some risks."

Zhang Liang: “…”

"for example?"

"For example, to prevent Yu Yu from dying suddenly due to depression."

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