Chapter 1045

The news that the Wang clan was about to be publicly executed spread instantly.

The people of Changancheng ran to tell each other.

The people's resentment toward the great clans was already very deep.

The existence of the clans made ordinary people live without hope, yet they were helpless.

That kind of invisible pressure only disappeared suddenly after they became citizens of the Great Qin.

Before, the people didn't know why.

Now, they had heard the crime the Wang family was charged with.

"What? Anti-social crime?"

The momentum Qin Mu was building.

"It's the first time I've heard of such a crime."

"It's only our Great Qin's Emperor who is willing to think of the common people at the bottom like this!"

"No wonder our ancestors were poor for generations; it turns out it was all caused by these clans!"

"With this, in the future, no one will be able to keep stepping on us in the dust, right?"

"In this life, I only admire our Great Qin Emperor; he is a great sage!"

On every street and alley, people were discussing this newly defined crime.

A single crime had awakened the consciousness of the people of the world.

It let ordinary people see hope for the future.

This news spread rapidly across the world in various forms.

The entire Great Qin was like a pot of boiling water, bubbling over.

Liaodong.

The Fuyu people were telling the Sushen people:

"Your chieftain's position is passed from father to son; do you know why?

It's because your chieftain committed an anti-social crime and didn't give you a chance!"

Western Regions.

Central Plains people were telling the Persians:

"Do you know why the Great Qin can be so powerful?

Because they appoint people based on merit!

Anyone who dares to block the promotion of worthy people commits an anti-social crime and will be beheaded!"

Tianzhu.

Great Qin people were telling the Tianzhu people:

"You low-caste people are just stupid!

Don't you know that the high-caste people are all committing anti-social crimes and should all be beheaded?

Pick up your knives and finish them!"

Great Tang.

No one dared to speak.

However, the great clans were also terrified, everyone fearing for their own safety.

They were afraid that their own clan would one day be captured and beheaded collectively like the Wang family of Longcheng!

In the past, these clans had to desperately intermarry and form solid alliances to feel that their clans were stable.

But now, when talking about intermarriage, they had to think about it first.

Is this committing an anti-social crime?

If they intermarried too closely and gave all positions to these relatives,

wouldn't that be blocking the advancement channels for humble students?

Just thinking about it made them shudder!

If one day the Great Qin occupied the world, they would surely all be captured and beheaded!

The great clans all began to restrain themselves because of this.

This unexpected effect also alarmed the Great Tang Emperor, Li Er.

"What? Anti-social crime?

How exactly is Qin Mu's brain wired?

How could he think of such a miraculous move?

Hahahaha..."

Li Er was immensely happy because of this.

He had originally thought that the Great Qin capturing the entire Wang clan alive meant they had some conspiracy.

He hadn't expected that they were captured just to use their heads to promote a new crime.

The Great Tang also benefited because of this.

This wave of strikes against the clans made all the great clans begin to restrain themselves.

It gave Li Er more confidence in dealing with the clans in the future.

Li Er even began to have some fantasies.

"If the clans really restrain themselves and are willing to give up bullying and cooperate with the imperial court's new system,

I could consider sparing them and living in peace."

But Li Er was just thinking about it; he knew Fang Xuanling would certainly not agree.

The clans' superficial restraint did not necessarily mean they had changed for the better.

In the future, they might still repeat their old ways at any time.

Regardless, it was indeed beneficial to the Great Tang for now!

Changancheng.

In the Great Ming Palace.

Qin Mu also heard the various discussions on the streets.

Everyone thought that Qin Mu's move was just to announce a new crime.

In reality, Qin Mu's greatest goal was to awaken the consciousness of the people.

In his view, the awakening of consciousness was more important than any law!