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Chapter 755 Chapter 758 The Princess Wears a Yellow Robe

"You are sixty years old, right?"

Qi Meng didn't know how to tell the old woman that her son or grandson had been burned to ashes.

In the movie, the eldest princess in armor climbed to the top of the ancient city wall. On the wall, a group of people were tied up and kneeling on the ground with horror in their eyes.

"I, the flesh and blood of the Retired Emperor, the Princess of Great Qi, the heir to the throne, the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and the defender of the Qi Dynasty's Land System! Mother of Snakes! Liu Yufei, born in the storm! I will use my life's strength, with fire and blood, to restore my father's glory! Today, I swear on my father's honor that all who harm or betray Great Qi will die without a burial place! They will bleed to death and wail!

"You, the eighteen families of Junzhou officials and gentry, have betrayed the Great Qi, become accomplices to the evil, and followed Liu Kan in wreaking havoc throughout the world. Today, I sentence you to death!"

A giant green python appeared on the top of Junzhou City, with its huge head raised high and its body coiled in a winding manner. A pair of huge snake eyes, like will-o'-the-wisp from a ghost, looked down at the earth.

"Huang Jiakui, do you plead guilty?"

Magistrate Huang spat and said indignantly:

"Liu Yufei, you witch, don't think you can scare me with these unorthodox and evil techniques! The Holy Emperor has the support of trillions of people and the protection of heaven! Justice is in the hearts of the people and there is a legal system..."

The eldest princess stared at Magistrate Huang as if she were looking at a dead object.

"burn!"

The giant python's dark blue eyes reflected the figure of County Magistrate Huang who would rather die than surrender.

The next second, the entire snake's body was like a red-hot musket, and an orange-red light spurted out from its bloody mouth, instantly submerging County Magistrate Huang's entire body. Before County Magistrate Huang could even scream, he turned into a pile of black powder.

The prisoners on the city wall screamed desperately and struggled to escape in all directions. Several wealthy men even wet their pants.

The giant python roared and roared, and the flagpole erected on the top of the city was blown down by the strong wind. The prisoners were terrified and stood there in fear, stunned.

Liu Yufei gently touched the snake's body, calming the violent python. She then turned to look at He Taiji, the Junzhou official kneeling in the front, and said word by word:

"He Dianli? Magistrate Huang is dead. Will you be my subordinate?"

He Dianli was tied up like a dumpling and knelt in front of Liu Yufei. When he heard the question, he raised his head in fear and trepidation.

The Sky-Devouring Python stared at its target and became restless. Its green scales rubbed against the city wall, making an unsettling crackling sound.

"Your humble servant, your humble servant is willing! Your humble servant is willing! Your humble servant has been blind and has treated the princess badly some time ago. Please, please don't kill me, Princess."

Liu Yufei took two steps forward and signaled the clerk to stand up.

The giant python lowered its head.

The princess glanced at the civil officials and gentry and announced loudly:

"Like my father, I am kind and merciful, and I will not kill innocent people. No matter what you have done in the past, as long as you are loyal to the Great Qi and do not forget your original intention, the past will be forgiven."

The prisoners kowtowed to the princess and knelt down to thank her for not killing them.

Liu Yufei looked up at the other side of the moat, where the Black Bear Army flags were fluttering, forming a black ocean.

The Empire's Fourth Corps was watching the impending riot from the other side of the river, and its commander, Qin Jianxun, had been slow to issue the order to advance.

Seeing that the giant python was about to attack again, the princess gently soothed it:
"He Dianli went and told Qin Jianxun that my patience was limited. I gave them half an hour to consider whether they would follow me eastward to kill Liu Kan."

Quan Chuhua took the order and left.

The princess turned around and looked at the huge crowd of refugees in the city:
"The people of Da Qi are born noble. The Supreme Emperor risked his life and overcame all difficulties to transform you from slaves into human beings. Now, you have lost your land and wealth, and have become slaves again! On behalf of my father, I will overthrow the tyranny of Emperor Guangde!"

The guards drew their swords and shouted, "Kill Liu Kan! Support the eldest princess!"

Tens of thousands of refugees roared, "Kill Liu Kan! Support the Princess!"

The old woman sitting in front of the TV has watched the movie countless times and can accurately say the next line at any time.

"Are you sixty years old?" Qi Meng asked again.

"More than that, but definitely smaller than the eldest princess."

The old man was immersed in a world of light and shadow. "I'm eighty. Eight years ago, Zhao Can had a doctor replace my heart. Oh, and he also replaced my liver and lungs. They were the latest models from Tengman Company. Without them, my old bones would have fallen apart long ago."

Qi Meng knew that Tengman Company was involved in the organ business, but he didn't expect that there would be Tengman customers in such a remote mountain village.

"It must have taken a lot of energy to transplant the organs. Your son is truly filial, a rare sight."

Qi Meng praised sincerely.

Fifty years ago, the marriage system in the Great Qi lost its legal protection, and anti-marriage sentiment became unprecedentedly prevalent. The term "relatives" only existed as a sociological term.

In today's world where family affection is cold, Zhao Can is undoubtedly an outlier for his dedication to supporting the elderly.

It's a pity that the boy has turned into ashes.

A ray of sunlight passed through the cheap screen and projected into the room, making the surroundings brighter.

"I am filial, but I don't come back often. I don't see him all year round."

The old man had a kind face, and after he finished speaking, he was like an old monk in meditation, and his attention returned to the movie.

The old woman recited the lines: "The foundation of the Great Qi is the Qi Dynasty's Land System. I will defend it with my flesh and blood!"

The princess shouted, "The foundation of the Great Qi is the Qi Dynasty Land System. I will defend it to the death with my flesh and blood!"

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Qi Meng is not interested in this kind of heroic narrative.

He had reason to suspect that all historical records about the founders of the Great Qi (including Liu Zhaosun, Liu Yufei and others) were fictitious and carefully tampered with in order to enhance the legitimacy of the Senate's rule - although it no longer had any legitimacy.

At the very least, Empress Liu Yufei's axe-slashing of the Taizipo slope, and her descent from the sky on a giant Azure Dragon python... these kinds of experiences (blatantly written about in imperial history textbooks) don't sound like history at all, but more like fantasy fiction. Furthermore, from a literary perspective, they're unoriginal and lackluster.

For more than three hundred years, the story of Empress Liu Yufei's rise in Wudang Mountain has been adapted and created by hundreds of thousands of writers, musicians, film directors, and game designers, and spread through different media in different eras, leading to rumors.

By the time it reached Qi Meng, the story had been completely distorted.

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The next wave of bounty hunters won't arrive here until tomorrow noon.

Qi Meng decided to rest here and wait for something to happen. To pass the time, he forced himself to continue watching this eight-hour epic movie.

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"Long live! Long live!"

"Long live the Emperor of Da Qi!"

Wangyue Gate in Junzhou.

Tens of thousands of people shouted fanatically and almost in unison.

Everyone strongly supported Liu Yufei to become the new emperor - anyone who had objections to the enthronement was burned to death by the green python's fire.

Under the gaze of more than 30,000 people, Quan Chuhua led a team of guards and put the yellow robe prepared in advance on the eldest princess. The eldest princess slowly unfolded a manifesto, knelt towards the east, and read aloud. The content of the manifesto was about commemorating her father and denouncing Liu Kan's tyranny.

After these simple ceremonies, the first empress of Da Qi was born.

Liu Yufei stretched out her arms and waved to the huge crowd of supporters.

Inside and outside Junzhou City, there was a roar of deafening force.

There was drizzle in the sky, and the green snake curled up quietly beside the queen. The flood of Han River was receding, and the sun was rising where the river and the sky met.

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"Your Highness, the banner is moving!"

Quan Chuhua pointed at the slowly moving black bear flag on the opposite bank. That was Qin Jianxun's flag.

The eldest princess put down the telescope and smiled slightly.

"Let Qin Jianxun come up and speak to me. I will appoint him as the Grand Marshal of the National Expedition. He will march eastward today and destroy Nanjing."

(End of this chapter)