Chapter 279

Xie Wan Ning always knew that Lu Ziyan had a lot of blood on his hands, but she never thought that the general who defended his country in her memory would become a killer who slaughtered the people.

In fact, it was most likely for her.

She thought of what he said, that after her death in his previous life, he went crazy and became a complete lunatic.

So, is he normal now?
Before, Xie Wan Ning was certain that her departure was the right thing to do, and everything would return to normal after her departure.

And now, she began to doubt herself.

His Majesty the Emperor led the army in person, and almost the entire Khanate was paying attention to the battlefield in the northern border.

Reports of the battle continued to spread to every state and county.

Soon, everyone discovered that the shock of the massacre was intuitive.

With Da Jin's bloody chicken in front of them, the rest of the monkeys became much more obedient.

The Qiang people on the southwestern border and the Japanese people in the east who had repeatedly violated the ban in recent years were all shocked and frightened by such killings.

Not only that, even in the Khan's territory, the bandits who had been causing cholera in various places before suddenly came to their senses and reformed themselves after Lu Ziyan ascended the throne, without even the need to send troops to suppress them.

Many of them were directly recruited by the imperial court and changed from bandits who occupied land as kings to officials who received salaries from the imperial court.

Xie Wan Ning couldn't help but sigh again, cruelty also has its advantages.

If the one who ascended the throne was a benevolent monarch who could not bear to commit murder, how could he control such a chaotic world? How could the Khan control the chaos without sacrificing a single soldier, while the bandits in various places were mostly defeated on their own?

Soon, the new emperor's reputation for brutality and murder was forgotten.

At the end of the second year of the emperor's personal expedition, the capital of the Jin Dynasty was captured.

When the news came, every household in the Khanate decorated their doors with lights and decorations.

All the people cheered.

The capital, the imperial palace. Lu Ziyan, who was supposed to be on the battlefield in the northern border, now appeared in the imperial study.

He was dressed in a black dragon robe, sitting in front of the imperial desk in the imperial study, with his eyes slightly closed, concentrating. His already cold facial features became even more fierce and terrifying after more than a year of baptism of killing.

His thin jawline was sharp, his brows were unconsciously furrowed, and he seemed a little impatient. There was already clearly visible gray hair at his temples.

As everyone knows, when the daughter of the Xie family died, this cold and cruel emperor was so grief-stricken that his hair turned white at a young age.

Some people say that, as the former eldest son of the Lu family, although he was arrogant and looked down on others, he still had some humanity.

And now, His Majesty the Emperor in the Golden Palace has lost his humanity.

Below, several ministers were reporting something in a low voice, and from time to time they carefully looked up, trying to judge whether His Majesty was listening.

After a while, in the empty hall, the ministers finished their report.

Lu Ziyan slowly raised his eyes and said, "Back off."

Several officials looked at each other, dared not ask any more questions, and quickly bowed and retreated.

When he was leaving the palace, he bumped into Ming Jian.

With Lu Ziyan's ascension to the throne, Ming Jian, the attendant guard, has now become the General of the Western Expedition.

Another general, Ming Feng, was still in the capital of the Jin Dynasty, waiting to escort the royal family members back to the capital.

Several officials stepped out and Ming Jian walked in.

He glanced at his master who was concentrating with his eyes closed, and said worriedly: "You haven't slept for three days..."

Without even raising his eyes, Lu Ziyan moved his lips and said, "Speak."

Upon hearing this, Ming Jian immediately bowed and said, "After investigation, Master Kong Jian of Zhenguo Temple has indeed returned from his travels. I went to invite him as you instructed, but the young monk of Zhenguo Temple said that the master is about to pass away and is unable to leave the temple. You need to go there in person."