From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

“…you actually…”

Obviously, this was how Hao destroyed the evidence after hearing the news.

The head of the Hao family seemed not to notice Lin Qingyan's ugly expression, and laughed as he pointed at the pig beasts that were scrambling for food in the pit.

"Shaoqing, my ancestors were once farmers. I suddenly had the urge to eat some pure natural pig beasts. It shouldn't be illegal, right?"

Lin Qingyan really wanted to kill the bastard in front of her with a bolt of lightning, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. Taihe on the other side also walked back and shook his head at Lin Qingyan.

"It's too late... There are only metal ingots in the yard over there."

Apparently, this was the way the Hao family destroyed the evidence after hearing the news. The food in the cans was poured out to feed the pigs, and the metal cans were directly melted into metal ingots. They were confident that with the influence that the Hao family had in Gou Wu for many years, as long as the evidence was not directly obtained, even the Dali Temple would not be able to do anything to them.

"My Lords, is there any place else that needs to be searched?"

Lin Qingyan was so angry that her teeth were itching, but without any evidence, not even an official document from the Dali Temple, she could only give up and find another way later.

Chapter 133 No Evidence Required

"Why don't you two come to my office and rest for a while?"

In the outer courtyard of the Hao Mansion, Lin Qingyan clenched his fists and never let go as he watched the prefect and the head of the Hao family working together.

"I will apply for official documents regarding the Gou Wu incident later. The law will enforce the law, and the thieves who stole the imperial supplies will be apprehended and brought to justice."

Lin Qingyan gritted her teeth and uttered harsh words. She had basically been successful in investigating cases in Baizao, but when she got outside, she suffered such a big setback for the first time.

"Well, if you need me, I will cooperate, but I must have evidence before I act. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if something goes wrong."

The tone of the Hao family head was full of ridicule and disdain.

"It's hard for me to find you two, right?"

Only then did Lin Qingyan realize that a dragon man in casual clothes and holding an exquisite sword appeared beside her and Taihe.

"Hao's, this is the one, right?"

Si Ye looked at the list and casually asked the two people beside him.

"Who are you!"

The prefect immediately stood up. If it weren't for the extraordinary sword in Si Ye's hand, he would have immediately had this man arrested and brought to the yamen for his sudden appearance in the outer courtyard of the Hao Mansion and his blatant accusation of the Hao family.

"I have a question for you."

Si Ye ignored the prefect who was about to take his whole family to heaven, and instead poked Lin Qingyan beside him, causing his fingers to crackle due to the static electricity from Qilin's body.

Gou Wu, the prefect who looked like a drunkard and did not do his job, did not recognize Si Ye, but Lin Qingyan and Taihe did. The current True Dragon who had just succeeded to the throne appeared in front of them so casually, which of course confused them.

After hearing Si Ye's question, the two men came to their senses and hurriedly tried to bow, but Si Ye stopped them with a raised hand.

"No need to be polite, just answer my question."

"Yes, Your Majesty... This is the Hao family residence."

Taihe paused for a moment, but still made it clear what Si Ye wanted to know.

"Well, let me see. It involves harboring bandits, highway robbery, exploiting the people, colluding with the prefect, and even smuggling arsenals. That's a crime!"

As soon as his psychic mind reading was activated, Si Ye figured out the problem directly from the minds of the prefect and the head of the Hao family. He couldn't help but marvel at it. Even if there hadn't been such an incident of raising bandits to rob supplies, when the new policy was implemented, this family would have ended up like a nine-family elimination game.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you accuse someone of a crime without my permission? Aren't you afraid that I'll file a complaint with the court and sue you at the Dali Temple?"

The head of the Hao family knew that what Si Ye said were all things he had done, but how could he admit it? He could only try to take the initiative. After all, Si Ye did not produce any evidence, and the Dali Temple had to follow the rules when handling cases.

"My Hao family's ancestors also married princesses and had prince consorts. They also have backers in Baizao. They are not something you can bully at will!"

"Backer? Tell me about it."

Si Ye was rubbing his hands in anticipation. He was just worried that his ministers would kneel down too quickly and he couldn't find an excuse to establish his authority, when suddenly he was given a pillow.

“…You…don’t be so arrogant.”

The head of the Hao family was not a fool. Seeing Si Ye's expression, he was not stupid enough to reveal his family's supporters in Baizao. He just changed his expression.

"If you want to investigate, I'll cooperate. But if you want me to surrender by fabricating charges, then I'll definitely beat the drum of grievance and report it to the court. I'll see if you, the slackers who are just sitting there doing nothing, will lose your skin!"

Well, this Master Hao is indeed a good actor. His righteous words almost made Si Ye laugh, and almost drove the little Qilin next to him crazy. Electricity crackled in his golden braids.

"…Sir, we just entered the mansion to investigate, but they've already destroyed the evidence and fed the missing goods to the swine beasts. If we insist on taking action, should we first mobilize the troops from the Gouwu military camp?"

Lin Qingyan pressed down the ends of her hair that were sticking up due to static electricity. Since Si Ye did not reveal his identity on his own initiative, she did not dare to reveal Si Ye's identity. She could only report the situation and suggestions to Si Ye in a low voice.

"Hey...feed the pigs?"

Si Ye took out those supplies in order to win over the hearts of the people and to facilitate the promotion of the empire's administrative logic in the future. He knew that those supplies were of great value in the Terra continent, and thought that these noble families would rob them and hide them so that the Dali Temple could not find them, but he never thought that these people would actually feed them to pigs in order to destroy the evidence.

Although those canned goods were worthless to Si Ye and the entire empire, to be frank, Terra was an alien world, and the empire couldn't send anything directly there. Si Ye had spent several minutes transporting those supplies, and they were actually feeding them to pigs?

"Hmm? My Lord, the guinea pigs I raise in my courtyard eat the high-quality animal food I imported from Victoria. It's normal for them to be a little fragrant. If you slander me like this, I will sue you for defamation."

The head of the Hao family is fearless. With so many starving pig beasts, the mud pit is filled with countless dirty things. Even if they go to look for it now, it is estimated that these people from the Dali Temple will find nothing except a pile of stinking mud.

"You two go out first, and take that fat pig out with you."

Realizing that Si Ye was most likely a high-ranking official, the prefect didn't dare to call him. Lin Qingyan and Taihe saluted respectfully and led the prefect and the military officer out of the Hao Mansion.

Only a few servants and the head of the Hao family were left in the outer courtyard of the Hao Mansion. It seemed that the head of the Hao family thought that Si Ye's dismissal of others was a sign of weakness. He also asked the servants to leave, as if he wanted to have a good talk with Si Ye.

"You're so confident because you think the Dali Temple has no evidence, and your family is deeply rooted in Gouwu. You have many relatives, friends, and neighbors, and even the local prefect is obedient to you."

As Si Ye spoke, he looked around the huge Hao Mansion, calculating something.

"Sir, I've already told you that you shouldn't accuse someone without proof. Our Hao family is the Princess of Shang. Doing this will not benefit your career."

The meaning of the head of the Hao family was beyond words. He was obviously hinting that if Si Ye continued to speak, he would mobilize his family's connections to make things difficult for Si Ye. But after wielding the big stick, he also needed to give some sweet rewards. This was the method used by these aristocratic families.

"Of course, I also know that you are doing your duty and you don't necessarily want to make things difficult for our Hao family. Why don't you stay for a quick meal and we can have a good talk..."

With the second half of the sentence, the head of the Hao family simply wanted to test Si Ye's attitude. If he could soften and bribe him, that would be the best. If not, the Dali Temple had no evidence anyway, so he could still be fearless.

However, there are always some small accidents in this world, for example, the person sitting in front of the head of the Hao family was not an official from the Dali Temple, but Si Ye.

"You're talking too much nonsense. Is there a possibility that I can kill your entire clan without any evidence?"

Si Ye turned around and left after he finished speaking. Just as the head of the Hao family was about to scold him, he found that he couldn't open his mouth, and there were many strange distortions in the boundaries of his vision. No matter how he walked or waved, he could only stay where he was and not move.

"grown ups…"

As Si Ye walked out of the Hao Mansion, Lin Qingyan immediately came to greet him. Although she heard that the new True Dragon was an unparalleled powerful man, if the ignorant clan head offended Si Ye, she and Taihe might also be in trouble.

But before Lin Qingyan could finish his words, a red sword energy that almost filled his vision shot straight into the sky from Hao's mansion, blasting a big hole in the already gloomy clouds.

As the sun shone down, the magnificent Hao Mansion, which had just been filled with pavilions and towers, was reduced to only a few ruins of the outer walls. The entire Hao Mansion, including people and belongings, was evaporated by the sword energy, leaving only a huge pit.

"You are responsible for arresting the remaining members of the Hao clan inside and outside Gouwu, and then punish them according to the charges I mentioned earlier, and execute all nine generations of the clan directly."

Si Ye shook off the remaining sword energy on the fire-forged source stone sword and was about to take a step forward when he saw the prefect shaking like a ball on the side of the road.

"Oh, and this loser, let's raid his house and see what kind of person he is. He can eat so much fat."

The seal representing the real dragon was constructed out of thin air by Si Ye and directly stamped on Lin Qingyan's Dali Temple robe, representing that Si Ye gave them the power to execute orders.

"…Your Majesty, I obey."

Although Si Ye's style of doing things was too rough, which made it difficult for an upright little Qilin like Lin Qingyan who liked to follow the rules to accept it, but since Si Ye still had the identity of a real dragon, she and Taihe could only respond respectfully.

"Okay, I have to go to the next place. You guys work hard. If you do a good job, I will give you a raise."

After casually drawing a pie in the sky, Si Ye disappeared into the streets of Gouwu City in a few steps.

"I thought I was mistaken. When did you come to Gouwu, Siye?"

Outside the city, Si Ye was just about to take out the Sui beast as a mount when he saw a Mo Liang staggering towards him. Judging from the shadow on the Mo Liang's body, the Mo Liang was being directly controlled by its creator Xi with his spiritual sense.

"Haven't you been busy dealing with various external and internal troubles in Yan Country these days? You just got rid of a giant rat in Gouwu City."

Si Ye grabbed Mo Liang. This creature, a fusion of a dinosaur and a whale, felt surprisingly good to the touch, and he couldn't help but want to rub it more.

"Isn't Master Xi still in Bai Zao? How come he suddenly projected his consciousness here?"

"... Ugh... You can just call me Xi. The Huiqi Mountain where I lived in seclusion before is right next to Gou Wu, so I sensed your presence, Si Ye, and sent Mo Liang, who was left in the painting, out to take a look."

For some reason, Mo Liang, who was being rubbed by Si Ye, seemed to have received signal interference, making Xi's voice become a little strange.

"When are you going back to Baizao? That guy Nian keeps talking about you. It's so annoying."

Nian had the communicator left by Si Ye on him, so strictly speaking, he could contact Si Ye at any time, so when Xi said this, it was more like an excuse to ask Si Ye when he would return to Baizao.

"In a few days, I still need to travel to various major cities in Da Yan."

In fact, the list is quite long, but Si Ye feels that if every family is at the same level as the Hao family, he might as well let Yan Wen take the guards to work, since those who are idle are just sitting around anyway.

"...Okay, that's it... Goodbye..."

Xi's voice suddenly became urgent, and then he quickly separated his consciousness from the Mo Liang.

Mo Liang, who had returned to normal, tilted his head and looked at Si Ye with a dull look, conveying that the rubbing was quite comfortable and wanted Si Ye to continue.

The Sui Beast took off into the sky again, but this time, in addition to Si Ye, there was also a Mo Liang as the passenger.

Chapter 134 Xi's Painting

The new policy was implemented very smoothly.

Officials in charge of new policies are usually equipped with a synthetic deputy, who will act as nodes and begin to penetrate various parts of Dayan, gradually transforming Dayan's operating system and integrating it into the empire's operating template.

As for the noble families who suffered the most from the new policy, they could only say that they had no objection.

These noble families actually had some objections. After all, in previous dynasties, no matter how powerful the real dragon was, it had to consider the ideas of these local powerful families. Bleeding was acceptable, cutting flesh was acceptable, but they had never heard of amputating directly below the neck. So they initially resisted the implementation of the new policy and even started to cause trouble.

According to their experience, when such a decree cannot be implemented, the True Dragon in charge of Baizao can at most send ministers to the local area to investigate and collect evidence. At this time, these local nobles can show their influence and mobilize their friends and relatives in Baizao, and in the end they will naturally compromise and reach a result that satisfies both parties.

But Si Ye is a person who does not play by the rules, or in other words, his actions are not like those of a normal person.

In three days, he crossed 19 of the 18 administrative districts of Dayan. When he landed, he did not raise the real dragon ceremonial guard, nor did he give the aristocratic families a chance to quibble. Instead, he went straight to the lair of the most powerful aristocratic family in the area, read their minds, confirmed their charges, and then launched a sword energy that penetrated the sky and the earth.

Yes, the aristocratic family has been operating for many years and has a huge influence, with many students and former officials. If the emperor really engages in a war of words or public opinion, he may not be able to defeat these people, but in front of Si Ye, they have to have a chance to use these tricks.

The reputation that the aristocratic family has cultivated is useless. After all, in the eyes of some ordinary people, Si Ye's actions are like the means of gods and the punishment of heaven.