If I send you to join the army and marry a woman, will you conquer the Empress?

The source of the sound was an elderly official in the civil service, with white hair and beard, wearing the robes of a Grand Tutor.

He was a veteran of three reigns and Xia Yuanhao's teacher, and was highly respected in the court.

At this moment, the Grand Tutor looked at his former student, who was now kneeling before the enemy like a dog, wagging his tail and begging for mercy, betraying the dignity and future of the country. He felt a surge of anger and his vision went black.

"Xia Yuanhao! You shameless traitor! Have you forgotten the late emperor's teachings? Have you forgotten the very foundation upon which our Great Xia Dynasty was founded?"

The old tutor pointed at Xia Yuanhao with trembling hands, tears streaming down his face.

"The men of my Great Xia can die in battle, can shed blood, but they must never kneel! You...you have utterly disgraced the Xia family! You have disgraced all of us in Great Xia!"

With the old Grand Tutor taking the lead, other ministers who still had some backbone seemed to have their last bit of courage ignited, and they all stood up and cursed Xia Yuanhao.

"Traitor! You deserve to die a horrible death!"

"Shameless scoundrel! We are ashamed to be associated with you!"

"Xia Yuanhao! Even if you survive, you will be infamous for eternity! Your descendants will curse you behind your back!"

Immediately, public sentiment was agitated, and shouts of abuse erupted.

Xia Yuanhao's face, which had been adored with a fawning smile, instantly turned ashen, then twisted in extreme anger and humiliation.

He had just finished pledging his loyalty to his new master, only to be publicly humiliated by these old fogies!

How could he establish authority in front of Tuoba Zhan and Ying Wuji?

"Shut up!"

Xia Yuanhao suddenly stood up from the ground, his humble expression vanishing instantly, replaced by a hysterical ferocity!

"All of you, shut up! No! All of you!"

He pointed at the ministers who were cursing him and roared madly, "A bunch of old dogs, about to die, still daring to bark here!"

"What do you know? What is integrity? What is dignity? Can you eat that?!"

"Only living matters! Living is the most important thing! Any price is worth paying to live!"

"You bunch of pedantic old fogies, since you're so eager to die, so willing to be buried with this crumbling dynasty, then I'll grant your wish!"

He abruptly turned his head and gave a cold command to the assassins he had brought with him.

"Guards! Drag all these old dogs who dare to disrespect me out! Execute them all! Leave no one alive!"

These words shocked everyone present!

The ministers who had just been cursing turned deathly pale instantly.

They never expected that Xia Yuanhao would be so ruthless, ready to kill at the slightest provocation!

Xia Yuanhao's assassins hesitated upon hearing the order, instinctively turning their gazes toward the two true rulers, Tuoba Zhan and Ying Wuji.

Ying Wuji's face still wore that enigmatic smile.

He didn't speak, but gave the assassins an approving look.

He was pleased to see Xia Yuanhao use the blood of these loyal subjects to stain his pledge of allegiance.

Only in this way can he completely cut off all his escape routes and wholeheartedly become a good dog.

With Ying Wuji's tacit approval, the assassins had no more scruples and pounced on the old ministers like wolves and tigers!

"Hahaha……"

The old Grand Tutor, seeing the soldiers rushing towards him, showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he let out a mournful laugh.

"Heaven has no eyes! When a nation is about to perish, monsters will surely appear!"

He suddenly turned around and, with all his might, rammed his head into the huge pillar behind him, which was carved with dragons and phoenixes!

"Bang!"

A muffled thud!

Blood splattered out instantly, staining the golden dragon pattern red.

"Your Majesty, I... am ashamed before the late Emperor! Ashamed before... the Great Xia!"

With his last breath, the old tutor finished speaking, and his body slumped down, dying instantly.

He lived out his lifelong beliefs in the most resolute way.

"teacher!"

"Lord Wang!"

The other ministers, seeing the old tutor die tragically on the spot, were all filled with rage and their eyes widened in horror.

"You tyrant! You villain! Today, we will go with Lord Wang!"

"On the road to the underworld, we will once again plead guilty to the late Emperor!"

After that, two or three more officials of strong character either drew their short swords and committed suicide, or they also died by crashing into a pillar!

In an instant, blood flowed like a river in front of the palace gates, a scene of utter carnage!

The remaining ministers, who had originally intended to say something, were all terrified and fell silent upon witnessing this bloody scene, daring not to utter another word.

The entire scene was eerily silent.

Xia Yuanhao remained unmoved by the horrific scene; instead, a hint of pleasure flashed across his face.

Killing these ringleaders finally calmed the situation down.

Tuoba Zhan, on the other hand, watched with great interest and even clapped and cheered.

"Hahaha! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

He pointed at the corpse on the ground with his riding whip and laughed at Ying Wuji:

"Crown Prince Ying, the dramas of you Central Plains people are far more entertaining than our wrestling on the grasslands! You're always banging your heads against pillars and slitting your throats—it's really intense!"

Ying Wuji simply smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In his view, these so-called loyal ministers were nothing but fools who couldn't see the situation clearly.

Their deaths were meaningless; their only purpose was to help Xia Yuanhao solidify his reputation as a "traitor."

Tuoba Zhan laughed for a while, but then seemed to get a little tired of it.

He suppressed his smile, and his predatory wolf-like eyes slowly swept across the crowd, finally settling on the group of royal women who were being guarded by soldiers and were trembling with fear.

Especially those princesses in the prime of their lives, though their faces showed fear, they could not hide their royal elegance and beauty.

In an instant, greed and desire ignited in Tuoba Zhan's eyes, undisguised.

"Alright, the show's over, time to get down to business."

He licked his chapped lips and, in an unquestionable tone, commanded Xia Yuanhao.

"I have heard that the women in the Great Xia Imperial Palace are all as beautiful as celestial beings, especially the princesses, who are exceptionally beautiful."

"Now, go and summon them all to me!"

"Let me, the Khan, and these good brothers who have followed me all the way from the grasslands, take a good look!"