In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Unfortunately, they were unaware of Shen An's methods!

Without saying a word, they went straight for the bloodbath!

On that very day, he killed all the officials who resisted him, as well as the gentry and nobles near the state capital. Anyone who did not voluntarily hand over their land was to be killed without mercy!

A harsh and bloody approach is the best way to deal with these people.

Three days later, the gentry and noble families in Nanling Prefecture who had not yet been killed voluntarily offered up their land deeds.

In just three days, the people of Nanling Prefecture also came to know Shen An.

Those who obey me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish!

The gentry and nobles were afraid of death, and the common people all wanted to acquire more land. Who would cause trouble for someone who was seeking personal gain?

For a time, no one mentioned Yuwen Bingyu's death anymore.

Seeing how quickly Shen An calmed things down.

Yuwen Qin and Zhang Chi felt fortunate; they still had some talent, otherwise, if they hadn't been noticed by Shen An, their fate would have been much worse.

Their methods are simply incomparable to Shen An's.

He understood all too well how to win over the hearts of most people and how to use both kindness and severity.

Just as they were celebrating, Shen An summoned Yuwen Qin and Zhang Chi: "Yuwen Qin, I will be sending you one hundred assistants. You will lead them to distribute land to the people. According to the rules, the government needs to keep twenty percent for its own use. For the rest, those who participated in the attack on the day of the siege will receive an extra acre of land. Those with meritorious service will receive more according to their merits. The rest will be divided equally by drawing lots. No underhanded dealings are allowed! You must ensure fairness and impartiality!"

Yuwen Qin knew that this was Shen An's consideration for him. If this matter was not handled properly, he would probably lose his value in Shen An's eyes.

Yuwen Bingyu's fate is about to befall him!

He dared not delay and immediately went to deal with the matter.

"Zhang Chi, I need you to contact the Shenji Sect and tell them you're going to continue buying human skin masks. I'm going to double-cross them!" Shen An said, unable to hide his excitement.

"Hehe, I'll contact them right away. I expect they'll reply within three days!" Zhang Chi said with a big smile.

Before the words were even finished!

Mr. Mingyue came running over, stumbling and scrambling: "My lord, my lord!"

The matter that could cause him such panic must be something serious. After letting Zhang Chi leave, Shen An asked, "What happened?"

"Look at this letter!" Mr. Mingyue handed the letter to Shen An.

Upon opening it, one finds that the Divine Dragon Society has requested Mr. Mingyue to assassinate Shen An!

Shen An raised an eyebrow: "On the surface, I don't have any conflicts with your Divine Dragon Society, right?"

"Indeed, no. You and I had some disagreements before, but it never got out. I also kept Wei Min'er's death a secret; nobody knows about it." As Mr. Mingyue spoke, he became frightened: "I also decided not to tell anyone."

"I know you didn't tell anyone. If you had, why would you have shown me this letter?" Shen An looked at Zhang Chi: "What's your opinion on this matter?"

Zhang Chi's fingers twitched, and he immediately had his answer: "My lord, the Divine Dragon Society wants to kill you. It's probably those imposters in the court who see your potential to threaten the dynasty and want to nip you in the bud!"

Shen An's eyes lit up: "If that's what you mean, then it makes sense. However, Princess Gaoping also wanted to kill me, and she used her own methods. Doesn't that mean those imposters in the court aren't in cahoots? Or that those imposters haven't yet won her over or replaced her?"

"That's how it should be. Princess Gaoping has always protected the royal family. In her eyes, you are a threat, so naturally she would send someone to get rid of you."

"The Divine Dragon Society must have been secretly dispatched by those imposters in the court." Zhang Chi patted his folding fan and said, "I have a plan to make these two factions kill each other!"

Tell me about it!

"Currently, none of them know that Mr. Mingyue has been subdued by you. The official in charge of the outer court in the Southeast Prefecture probably still thinks that the Divine Dragon Society in the Southeast Prefecture is still under his control, and still trusts Mr. Mingyue very much."

Why not take advantage of this and have Mr. Mingyue spread false information to his Shenlong Society, thus exposing your whereabouts?

At the same time, this news was also spread throughout the martial arts world, making it known to the assassin organization under Princess Gaoping.

At that time, the two factions might even fight each other over you!

Zhang Chi calculated, "Even if they are in cahoots and won't fight, it will still let us know whether Princess Gaoping is actually with the Divine Dragon Society."

Furthermore, my lord, the explosives you previously set up in front of the city can now be put to good use. Lure them to a certain place, set them up in advance, and once they arrive, blow them up so they never return!

However, this plan also has some drawbacks, namely, it might expose Mr. Mingyue's identity!

Mr. Mingyue scoffed, "Zhang Chi, you underestimate me. If our lord executes this plan, I, Mr. Mingyue, have my own ways to ensure they have no reason to suspect me!"

"Since you are so confident, then proceed according to Zhang Chi's plan."

Shen An granted his request, saying, "Mr. Mingyue, you are familiar with the Divine Dragon Society, so you can set the time and place."

Come and report back to me tomorrow. Once I've confirmed it, you can go ahead and do it!

"Alright!" After accepting the order, Mr. Mingyue clicked his tongue and said, "My lord, even if we deal with this batch of Divine Dragon Society members, there will be another batch. As long as the Divine Dragon Society can't kill the people they want, they will keep sending people to kill them."

"This is indeed a bit troublesome. You are a member of the Divine Dragon Society. Do you have a solution?" Shen An asked.

"If we have to say there is a solution, it would be to join the Divine Dragon Society. But if we join, we would have to obey their orders and our actions would be restricted, which does not align with your ambitions, my lord!" Mr. Mingyue said, stroking his beard.

"No other options?"

"The other option is to kill them all in batches."

"What do you mean by 'kill them all in batches'? If they can kill me, why can't I kill them?"

Shen An sneered: "Starting today, you will find a way to investigate the person in charge of the outer court above you, and control him. You will then know more about the members of the Divine Dragon Society. At that time, kill as many as you can!"

In the past, dragons would hunt others relentlessly, never giving up until they were dead, because they hadn't encountered anyone more capable of killing them!

"My lord, you are absolutely right! The best way to deal with these bastards is to fight fire with fire!" Zhang Chi said, clenching his fist.

Mr. Mingyue didn't think this was a good idea. Shen An was indeed powerful, but how could he compare to the Divine Dragon Society?

Shen An is playing with fire!

He genuinely wanted to recruit Shen An into the Divine Dragon Society. In that case, not only would he not be controlled by Shen An, but he could also make great contributions to the Divine Dragon Society.

But look at Shen An's fearless attitude.

He thought he should let Shen An suffer a bit first.

After witnessing the power of the Divine Dragon Society, he knew to surrender obediently and join!

At that time, he will be the one who accepts the surrender, and perhaps his merit will be even greater!

Mr. Mingyue's eyes widened and he said, "My lord, listening to you has been a revelation to me. Things I couldn't understand before, I now understand clearly."

The saying "an eye for an eye" is absolutely right!

"Then I will now set the time and place, and at the same time try to find out exactly where my superior, the official in charge of the outer court, is."