Chapter 124: Iron-Blooded Empress

Following Zhu Zhuqing's order, all the Spirit Masters immediately began to act.

The Star Luo Empire Elder Council had always been a malignant tumor; they established various rules for the imperial family and the nobility, and under the guise of acting for the Empire, they had actually been harming the Empire's future all along.

The emperors of the Star Luo Empire were all obtained by killing their own brothers, their hands stained with blood.

Zhu Zhuqing hated this cruel system, and Jerry also hated this system of fratricide, so this time, he gave Zhu Zhuqing great support for her actions!

Facing a Title Douluo and a group of Spirit Douluo, the Star Luo Empire's Elder Council was like ants and was quickly suppressed.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you are cutting off the foundation of our Star Luo Empire!" one of the Elders said.

"Cutting it off is for the best. It is you people in the Elder Council who are always looking down from on high, thinking of all sorts of systems every day to exploit the entire country! You should have died long ago!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, the winner is king and the loser is the bandit; I understand that now!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, so what if you suppress us? Dai Mubai is dead, I have no brothers, and I have no heirs. Do you dare to kill me? I am the only heaven of Star Luo; do you dare to cut off the heaven of the Star Luo Empire?" Dai Weisi said.

"Even if that piece of trash Dai Mubai weren't dead, I would have killed him with my own hands today. As for you, the heaven of the Star Luo Empire? You aren't worthy! You really think that without you, the Star Luo Empire would cease to exist. Let me tell you, my Zhu Family is also imperial kin. Back then, our Zhu Family and your Dai Family conquered the Star Luo Empire together. Although I don't know why the Dai Family ended up as emperors, there is one thing you must not forget: if the imperial family has no one, no talent, and no capable successors, one can choose an outstanding individual from the Zhu Family's descendants to inherit the throne!"

"Haha, even so, does your Zhu Family have any male heirs? Your father, the current head of the family, took seven concubines, and to this day, there is not a single male heir. Your Zhu Family died out long ago!" Dai Weisi said madly.

"Dai Weisi, the ancestral teachings don't say that only men can inherit the throne, do they!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Zhu Zhuqing, what do you mean? You are delusional. Since ancient times, men have been emperors and women have been empresses. You want to claim the throne? Hahaha, the ministers won't agree, and the people won't agree either!" Dai Weisi said.

"That is no longer your concern. Take him away!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Hahahaha, Zhu Zhuqing, you will not succeed!" Dai Weisi shouted crazily.

"Where are the palace attendants! Notify the ministers, hold court!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

In fact, before returning this time, Jerry had asked: "Zhuqing, have you thought this through? This path is not easy to walk; the road ahead will inevitably be dripping with blood!"

"I have thought it through! The harm the Star Luo Empire has caused me is something I will never forget in this lifetime. You said this is an obsession; at first, it was the motivation for my Cultivation, but later it will be my obstacle! I want to see the scenery in higher places with you and everyone else!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Since you have already decided, then I will support you. Zhuqing, you must remember that you are not alone; behind you are your master, your senior brothers, senior sisters, and junior sisters. Although your personality is cold, your heart is soft, so upon returning to the Star Luo Empire, once some things are decided, you must use iron-blooded methods!" Jerry said.

Ever since Zhuqing prepared to return to her country, she had learned a lot at the Spirit Hall Management Academy; Jerry was just afraid that Zhuqing would be unable to make up her mind and be indecisive about certain matters.

In the Star Luo Empire's imperial court, all the officials had arrived, and they were all whispering to each other below.

At this moment, the palace official announced: "Lord Zhu Zhuqing has arrived!"

Zhu Zhuqing walked into the great hall, and these officials stopped talking one after another. They watched as Zhu Zhuqing slowly walked to the imperial throne, turned around, and sat down directly.

"Audacious! Zhu Zhuqing, you dare to sit on the imperial throne!" one minister said.

However, this minister never expected that this would be the last sentence he would ever speak in this world; as soon as he finished, a sharp blade pierced directly through his chest.

"How dare you kill someone! Guards! Guards!"

No matter what he said, no one came.

"Today, I, Zhu Zhuqing, inherit the throne. I will ascend to the throne on an auspicious day!" Zhu Zhuqing said calmly; she did not say much, but it carried a trace of majesty.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you and your Zhu Family are treacherous rebels, actually coveting the imperial throne!" one minister said.

After he finished speaking, a guard came up and struck him down with a blade. Seeing another one die, the other ministers did not dare to speak!

"Inheriting the ancestral teachings, the Dai line has no one; the Zhu line succeeds to the throne!"

"Now that the Dai line has no one, the Zhu Family is also almost without anyone! Is there a problem with me inheriting the throne?" Zhu Zhuqing said.

"We ministers pay our respects to Your Majesty!" Seeing the situation, a group of ministers knelt down to surrender!

"Very good! The group of people in the Elder Council who harmed the Empire have now been imprisoned. Send people to confiscate their property; the old, the young, and the women will be demoted to commoners, and the others will be investigated one by one. Those who have violated the law will be executed immediately!"

"Establish a Cabinet, with twelve Title Douluo in charge of corresponding affairs! Go and execute these orders!" Zhu Zhuqing said.

In an instant, the Star Luo Empire underwent earth-shaking changes.

The Spirit Hall sent tens of thousands of people to the Star Luo Empire to take over the corresponding positions.

After Zhu Zhuqing ascended the throne, her first act was to abolish the ancestral system and cancel noble titles.

Although many nobles had objections and even riots occurred, facing the powerful Spirit Hall personnel, they were nothing but clowns!

Because many people were executed after she ascended the throne, people now privately called Zhu Zhuqing the Iron-Blooded Empress.

After adopting the Spirit Hall's system, the lives of the common people were greatly improved, so Zhu Zhuqing's reputation among the commoners was very high; basically, everyone praised her.

In fact, the people's requirements were very simple: to be well-fed, well-clothed, and to have fields to farm. They did not care who was the emperor; of course, it was even better to have a good emperor who treated the people well.

And the series of policies Zhu Zhuqing implemented after ascending the throne were mostly related to the lives of the people, which greatly increased her reputation among them. This was also the first step Jerry mentioned: only by first gaining the recognition of the people could one be a good emperor.

As for those former nobles who formed cliques for personal gain and bullied the people, they were all parasites of the Empire; if there was any resistance, they could just be cleared away directly. For the sake of the Star Luo Empire, one must cut the Gordian knot quickly.

Following the implementation of each new rule, the people thanked the monarch, and Zhuqing felt a great deal of Faith Power coming from all directions; these strands of Faith Power flew into Zhuqing's body one after another.

Zhuqing felt her entire body sublimating and strengthening, which felt very comfortable.

Along with Zhuqing's ascension to the throne, a storm was directly stirred up across the continent.

Heaven Dou Empire

"Uncle, after the new emperor of the Star Luo Empire ascended the throne, they withdrew the troops defending against the Spirit Hall and have now moved them all to the border line in contact with our country! The pressure on the front line has doubled!" Xue Beng said.

"It was to be expected. Zhu Zhuqing is a disciple of the Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Douluo. After she ascended the throne, the Spirit Hall strongly supported Zhu Zhuqing. In just three short months, the lives of the Star Luo Empire's people are now peaceful and prosperous! The economy is developing rapidly, and they have already canceled the use of Gold Soul Coins, switching to Spirit Hall Points instead," Xuexing Qinwang said.

"Has the Star Luo Empire defected to the Spirit Hall? How dare they do this!" Xue Beng said, clenching his fists.

"Some other small countries have followed the Star Luo Empire's example, and some countries have even asked the Spirit Hall for help in developing, hoping that the Spirit Hall will send some personnel over!"

"Are these people crazy? They are inviting wolves into the house! Don't they know that?"

"Although that is said, in reality, these countries have indeed received benefits! And in a few years, the development of these places will far exceed that of the Heaven Dou Empire. Your Majesty, you must think of a way!"

"What way do I have? The ministers have no way! The Retired Emperor has no way! Should we go to war? Otherwise, we won't even have the courage to go to war in the future! And look at the suggestions those ministers are making; they are all copying the Spirit Hall! Do you really think I can't tell?"

"Your Majesty, we truly need to follow suit now; otherwise, let alone the Spirit Hall, we won't even be able to resist if the Star Luo Empire attacks!"

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