Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16238 Punishment (Part Two)

After speaking, Gongliang Juewen turned to look at Daoist Qingxuan and then said, "It seems that the lessons I have taught your sect alliance over the years have not been enough. You still dare to do these things. Very well, very well indeed. You are very bold. Guards, issue the order that from today onwards, if anyone dares to join a sect again, their entire family will be exterminated, and all members of the same rank will be punished. Also, from now on, investigate all disciples of aristocratic families in the court and expel 30% of them from the court, never to be employed again."

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's two orders, Gongsun Xing and Qingxuan's expressions changed drastically. Gongliang Juewen was cutting off their very foundation, preventing anyone in the Divine Kingdom from joining a sect. This was tantamount to severing the sects' lifeblood. Although each sect had some commoners who could recruit new members, they used to be able to recruit nationwide, but now that was no longer possible. Moreover, they would be subject to collective punishment, even the extermination of three generations of a family. This meant that no matter where a sect sought to recruit someone, their family and neighbors would be the first to object. If a sect couldn't recruit enough new members, its strength would gradually diminish until it eventually perished. This process would be extremely long and painful.

By expelling 30% of the aristocratic families from the court, their influence in the court will diminish. Moreover, it seems that Gongliang Juewen will now exert all his efforts to suppress the aristocratic families, making their future days difficult.

The most terrifying thing is that they haven't found the experts in the Myriad Laws Sect yet. In other words, the experts in the Myriad Laws Sect could attack them at any time, which would be even more terrifying.

Gongsun Xing knelt there, his mind racing. Gongliang Juewen's order this time was extremely harsh, and the punishment was severe; it was practically driving him to his death.

However, Gongsun Xing was also very clear that if he confronted Gongliang Juewen at this time, they would be the ones to suffer. So Gongsun Xing kowtowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness."

Qingxuan also expressed his gratitude. Gongliang Juewen looked at the two of them and then said, "Go down."

The two responded, then stood up and left the room. Gongliang Juewen watched their retreating figures, snorted coldly, and said, "I'd like to see what you can do."

After Gongsun Xing and Qingxuan left Gongliang Juewen's room, they didn't say anything. Instead, they took the teleportation array and left Wukong Island. When they arrived in the city below, they still didn't say anything. Instead, they took the teleportation array back to the Gongsun family. After they arrived at the Gongsun family, they went to Gongsun Xing's study.

After sitting down in Gongsun Xing's study, Master Qingxuan looked at Gongsun Xing and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Gongsun Xing snorted coldly and said, "It seems that His Majesty really does not intend to let us live. Then we must fight back. I plan to discuss with the other families and have all the disciples of the aristocratic families ask for leave to go home. I want to see how he will rule the Divine Kingdom without us aristocratic families. Also, let all the city lords of our aristocratic families completely control those cities from now on. I want to make Gongliang Juewen's orders no match for the imperial palace."

Master Qingxuan snorted coldly and said, "Fine, then I'll cooperate with you. I'm going to invite all the people from the villages outside the city to our sects. I want to see if he can shut us down."

Gongsun Xing looked at Daoist Qingxuan and asked, "Daoist, do you think the royal family's ancestor is still alive?"

Master Qingxuan said in a deep voice, "Regardless of whether he is still alive or not, we must fight back. Even if he is still alive, he cannot attack both our sect alliance and your aristocratic family alliance at the same time. If he does, their royal family will be finished. So there is no need to worry too much."

Gongsun Xing nodded, then said, "What are your thoughts on the Myriad Laws Divine Sect? It's truly unexpected that so many of its experts have vanished. It seems we must be careful."

Master Qingxuan said in a deep voice, "That's right. I really didn't expect that the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, which has not been established for long, is so well prepared. It seems that we have indeed underestimated them."

Gongsun Xing said in a deep voice, "No matter what, we've now forged a deep-seated hatred with them, so we must be prepared for their retaliation. It seems our days won't be easy for us for a while, and we need to be extra careful." Qingxuan nodded, and Gongsun Xing looked at him and said, "Regardless of the circumstances, our alliance cannot dissolve. We have two powerful enemies: the royal family and the Myriad Laws Cult. With these two enemies around, we must be cautious. Our alliance cannot be dissolved either, so we must maintain it. We need to make this clear to everyone else."

Qingxuan said in a deep voice, "It is indeed necessary. I will go back first. This matter must be made clear to them." After saying that, he stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Gongsun Xing, and turned to walk out. Gongsun Xing personally saw him out the door before returning to his room. As soon as he returned to his room, he immediately had someone notify the heads of the other major families to come to a meeting.

The other aristocratic families were also waiting for news. They wanted to know how the emperor would react this time, so as soon as they received the news from the Gongsun family, they all rushed to the Gongsun family. The Gongsun family had already made preparations, and they were taken to a large room as soon as they arrived.

After all the heads of the powerful families arrived, Gongsun Xing also entered the room. He glanced at everyone and then said, "His Majesty has ordered that I be dismissed from my position as prime minister and that the scions of the three powerful families be expelled from the court. From today onwards, our families' influence on the court will diminish more and more. Moreover, I believe this is just the beginning. His Majesty will definitely suppress us and continue to suppress us. So, everyone, our days are numbered."

Upon hearing Gongsun Xing's words, the heads of the powerful families were all stunned. Then their expressions changed, and one of the family heads exclaimed in surprise, "His Majesty really did this? Isn't that too ruthless? Dismissing 30% of the noble family members at once? That's a huge number!"

The other family heads all had similar reactions. Gongsun Xing glanced at everyone and then said, "Therefore, we cannot sit idly by and wait to die. We must fight back, and the sect will cooperate with us."

"How should we retaliate? What kind of punishment has our sect received?"

"I've made my decision. Starting today, all of us from the aristocratic families will resign. At the same time, the city lords of each aristocratic family must take control of their respective cities. We must ensure that Gongliang Juewen's orders do not leave the capital."

"As for the punishment the sects will receive, hahaha, it will be even worse. His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to join a sect. If anyone is found to have joined a sect, their entire family will be exterminated, and all their relatives will be punished. Therefore, Daoist Qingxuan has decided to target the people outside the cities where the sects are located. He wants to arrest all those people outside the cities and bring them into the sects. It remains to be seen how His Majesty will handle this situation."

Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback, and then their faces lit up with joy. They were well aware that this counterattack was extremely important to them. If their counterattack succeeded, Gongliang Juewen would no longer dare to easily deal with people from these aristocratic families.

Moreover, this time those sects will cooperate with them, and the two sides will unite to fight against the royal family. Even the emperor will have to give in.

Gongsun Xing looked at them and then said, "You should all go back now and contact everyone immediately. Do as I say. Those in the court should resign. City lords, strengthen your control over your cities. We'll use this opportunity to firmly control each city. I want to see how His Majesty will respond to our joint counterattack with the sect. Also, you must be careful. A large number of experts from the Myriad Laws Sect have disappeared. They will definitely retaliate against us. We must be careful. Those guys are all bloodthirsty now. We must be cautious."

Everyone responded in unison. This was what they were most worried about. They could retaliate against Gongliang Juewen's punishment, but they were having a headache with the people of the Myriad Laws Cult. The people of the Myriad Laws Cult had no more scruples now. All their temples had been destroyed, and now all they wanted was revenge. And these were the most terrifying people.

Gongsun Xing saw everyone off at the door before returning to his room. He then said, "Someone, please invite the elders here." A servant immediately responded and went to fetch them. Soon, several elders of the Gongsun family arrived at Gongsun Xing's study. Gongsun Xing was already waiting for them, and the elders immediately bowed to him.

Gongsun Xing nodded and said, "Sit down." The group responded and sat down. Gongsun Xing looked at them and said, "His Majesty's punishment for us has been announced. He has dismissed me from my post and expelled 30% of the aristocratic family members from the court. I have already discussed this with the heads of each family. We will retaliate. Tomorrow, we will have all the family members in court resign. We will also send letters to the city lords in our families, instructing them to control their respective cities. If their strength is insufficient, our families will send reinforcements. In any case, we must control all the cities. This matter is a contest between us and His Majesty. If we lose, our lives will be miserable. His Majesty will definitely suppress us with all his might. If we win, His Majesty will probably not dare to suppress us again. Therefore, this time we must fight His Majesty to the bitter end."

Everyone responded, and Gongsun Xing continued, "Also, spread the word that all family disciples must be extra careful. Many of the experts from the Myriad Laws Divine Sect have disappeared. We must be extra cautious and avoid being attacked by them. Do you understand?" Everyone responded, and Gongsun Xing then waved his hand, dismissing them.