Lingzhang

Chapter 787 Kindness and Power Reach North and South

"The entire Wang family of Xiguan has committed heinous crimes! Their sins are unforgivable!"

"All ancestral kings who participated in the internal strife and bloodshed shall be apprehended and brought to justice by the Patrol Division as quickly as possible, and punished in accordance with precedents and laws!"

"Also, go to the Wang family of Xiguan!"

"In this sacred realm of the aristocratic family, all large corporations and institutions in the present world shall be abolished! All contracts and agreements related to the Wang family of Xiguan shall be null and void! All copyrights held by the Wang family of Xiguan shall be transferred to the Dao Alliance's Education Department for safekeeping!"

"All members of this clan shall be demoted to rogue cultivators!"

"All weddings, funerals, deaths, escapes, and fleeings must be recorded by the Patrol Office."

"From now on, for all descendants of the Wang family of Xiguan, no other family shall sign any form of targeted training contract. However, the county and state-level Taoist academies are allowed to enroll them in accordance with the standards for normal students."

Compared to the powerful families of the four prefectures, these families, even after being convicted, still possessed the foundation of ordinary prefecture-level families, allowing them to continue their lineage and barely manage to recuperate.

Yue Hanzhang didn't even leave the Wang family of Lianxi Pass with any semblance of dignity.

They simply and forcefully dismantled this family, completely destroying all the foundation they had built up over countless years in the mortal world.

It even severed the possibility of the Xiguan Wang family rising again by relying on the protection of other stubborn aristocratic families.

but.

Despite this near-extermination of his family, Yue Hanzhang was given a final "sliver of hope"—

This will allow the descendants of the Wang family to, like ordinary geniuses, rely on their own talents and abilities to cultivate themselves as independent cultivators and once again set foot in the once glorious starry sea of ​​their ancestors.

Although many people still don't understand it at this moment.

Why did Yue Hanzhang, after dealing with the three prefectures, bypass Luzhou and directly impose a severe sentence on the Wang family of Xiguan?

However, considering the actions of the Wang family of Xiguan during this bloody internal conflict, especially Wang Xiaoyu's various perverse acts at the end, this outcome is more acceptable to the public.

Just when everyone thought that this was the end of the matter concerning the Wang family of Xiguan.

Yue Hanzhang continued speaking.

"But there's still one problem—"

"The Wang family of Xiguan is not a prominent family in Zhenzhou, neither when they were in Yanzhou nor now in Jizhou!"

"The powerful families of Zhenzhou hold both a prestigious position and a heavy responsibility. To control a prefecture, they must take responsibility for the chaos within it!"

"If everyone only enjoys the benefits without taking responsibility, what's the point of having Zhenzhou's power?"

"To hold the Wang family of Xiguan accountable, we must not only hold the individuals involved accountable, but also the entire aristocratic family, and even more importantly, the aristocratic family of Zhenzhou, where the incident occurred!"

“From the very beginning of the bloody infighting among the die-hard aristocratic families, the Wang family of Xiguan has been a part of Jizhou.”

"Don't spout that nonsense about being a guest!"

"On that day, it was your Jizhou Zhenzhou aristocratic family that took the initiative to activate the Starry Sky Rune Array to accept the Xiguan Sacred Realm. Therefore, the Xiguan Wang family is already a part of Jizhou!"

“If we trace the responsibility to the end, your Lu family of Jiuhua will also be held accountable! By sitting idly by and watching the Wang family of Xiguan commit all these kinds of things, and by failing to exercise the responsibility of a Zhenzhou aristocratic family to suppress them, your Lu family of Jiuhua has committed the greatest crime!”

"Of course, they are not comparable to the Wang family of Xiguan, nor even to the powerful families of the four states mentioned earlier."

"But those who have committed offenses must be punished."

"The Lu family of Jiuhua is hereby ordered to relocate their garrison to Luzhou immediately!"

"Since you can't manage things in Ji Province, then stop interfering!"

"The chaos in Luzhou is your last chance!"

"If things are rectified well, and it can demonstrate the responsibility of the powerful families of Zhenzhou, then everything will be fine. But if the chaos in Luzhou is like that in Jizhou now, then the responsibility of both provinces will be combined, and your Lu family will be removed from the position of Zhenzhou!"

"I, Yue, have laid out all the ugly truths beforehand."

"Where is Patriarch Lu? Are you going to accept this punishment or not?"

As soon as the words were spoken.

In the direction of the Jizhou Starfield, above the Jiuhua Sacred Realm, the figure of the Lu family head appeared, his sorrowful expression not much less than that of the Tao family head before.

However, without much hesitation or agonizing, he bowed deeply to Yue Hanzhang.

"The Lu family of Jiuhua accepts the punishment."

It's not hard to understand why he accepted Yue Hanzhang's verdict.

After all, the Lu family of Jiuhua was the most moderate of the moderates, and at such a critical juncture, it was unlikely that they would bargain with Yue Hanzhang any further.

Moreover, Yue Hanzhang's sentence was reasonable.

Compared to the Wang family of Xiguan and the fate of the four powerful families of the four states, the punishment of the Lu family of Jiuhua was much lighter. They even retained their prestigious status as a powerful family of the state.

The only truly painful price to pay is that after rashly relocating the town to another prefecture, all the original networks of relationships and resources will be disrupted, and the town's Taoist academy, which had been painstakingly built, will have to be completely demolished and rebuilt from scratch.

This means that a lot of time and resources will be wasted in this process.

However, the Lu family's foundation and key strengths remain. As long as they can weather the initial difficulties, they can regain their former glory.

This is why the head of the Lu family was able to agree so easily.

And this moment.

Before Yue Hanzhang could even announce his plans for Jizhou, Liu Jingqiu, who was standing to the side, had already broken into a radiant smile.

Yanzhou, Dingzhou, and Jizhou are closely adjacent to each other. To the southwest of Yanzhou is Dingzhou, and to the south is Jizhou.

Regardless of the legal principles and laws Yue Hanzhang applied in his judgment, the final result was that Yue Hanzhang exchanged the isolated enclave of Luzhou with the neighboring Yanzhou.

Thus.

Starting from the newly re-established Beiting Protectorate and Tiandu Taoist Temple in the far north, one line follows the order of Jinzhou, Bazhou, and Shuzhou, while another line follows the order of Yanzhou, Dingzhou, and Jizhou.

Like two tentacles, they stretched from north to south, penetrating deep into the heart of the Dao Alliance families and the Southern Kingdom.

As expected. The next moment, Yue Hanzhang slowly spoke.

"As for the arrangements for the handling of Jizhou, based on the previous story, I will not go into the details."

"Based on the former site of Jiuhua Taoist Temple, we will reorganize and rebuild a brand-new Zhenzhou Taoist Temple to take the lead in this prefecture!"

"Its tentative name is Xuandu Taoist Academy!"

"The first ruler of the Xuandu Sacred Realm shall be Huang Zhishu of the Beihai Tiandu lineage!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Liu Jingqiu's voice of agreement followed immediately.

The reason Huang Zhishu was appointed to oversee Jizhou was because of her unique position as a member of the Zhuxiang School of New Path.

With the blessing of the Starry Sky Rune Array, she could even be temporarily regarded as a Venerable King at the peak of the Outer Realm.

Yue Hanzhang, meanwhile, was still smiling as he looked out over the entire borders of the Dao Alliance.

"I have already explained the general direction of Yue's arrangements and handling of the chaos in these prefectures."

"Is there any family, any of the ancestral kings, who has any objection?"

"I'm giving you one last chance to speak."

"If we miss today, what I just said will become the precedent and law of the Dao Alliance. At that time, anyone who dares to disobey in secret will have to test the intensity of my thunder and fire methods!"

As soon as the words were spoken.

In this vast star field, all was still completely silent.

Those who hadn't spoken up earlier naturally wouldn't speak up again at this critical juncture to sow discord between Yue Hanzhang and others.

And once again.

While all the cultivators remained silent, thinking that today's events would come to an end after Yue Hanzhang spread the results of his great reform, they were all in the same boat.

Yue Hanzhang's unexpected voice rang out again.

"Now let's move on to the last thing for today."

"Please, Patriarch Tao, there is also..."

Yue Hanzhang named names one after another, all of whom were the backbone of the die-hard families.

Now that Yue Hanzhang had called their names, the heads of the various families had no choice but to reveal themselves, including the head of the Tao family, all of whom wore expressions of bewilderment.

But what Yue Hanzhang said next made their expressions change drastically.

"I invite all patriarchs and Elder Liu to accompany me on a journey to Starfield Nine."

"The Wang family of Xiguan has wreaked havoc on our Dao Alliance's human race, and there's still one last matter that hasn't been dealt with!"

"In that devastating natural disaster storm, many of the ancestors and kings of our Dao Alliance were trapped within it."

"I haven't seen the specific details of that storm."

"I dare not guarantee that I can truly be 100% certain that I can rescue all the noble families' kings, or even quell the devastating natural disaster storm."

"But ultimately, Yue had a certain confidence that this was something worth trying!"

"I invite all of you fellow Daoists to come along so that you may bear witness."

"After all, those Venerable Kings have been trapped in the destructive storm for a long time. If I were to use external force to break through the destructive storm, whether I live or die, be injured or maimed, all of these are possible outcomes."

"If misfortune strikes, it must be the will of Heaven."

"If it were just me alone, there would be some things that I couldn't explain clearly. As the heads of the various aristocratic families of the alliance bear witness, you can know that everything I have done is without shame."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Tao family became unusually invigorated.

"King Lingye's actions are truly just and righteous!"

"They were trapped in the devastating storm for so long that if they couldn't get out in an instant, they would have no chance to escape their predicament."

"The fact that King Lingye is willing to give it a try is already their greatest chance of seeing the light of day again!"

"Life and death here are all determined by fate."

"If anyone dares to use this incident to attack King Lingye afterward, we, the allied families, and all the families whose king was caught in the devastating natural disaster storm, shall jointly punish them!"

Speaking of this point...

A hint of emotion even appeared on the face of the head of the Tao family.

He truly hadn't expected Yue Hanzhang to step in and save these people.

But in fact, Yue Hanzhang had already planned to do this.

These kings may have stood against Yue Hanzhang, but they shouldn't have died so pathetically in that devastating natural disaster storm. Even if conflicts erupted later, it would be better if Yue Hanzhang killed them with his own hands.

But today, Yue Hanzhang hopes that they can still see the light of day again and contribute to the golden age of the Dao Alliance.

However, he did not reveal these matters before the decision on the tripartite division of the various state academies was finalized.

Before that, if it were said that this would become a power transaction, the heads of the various families would not be moved. At that time, if Yue Hanzhang did well, it would be a matter of course; if he did not do well, there would be a great uproar of criticism.

Yue Hanzhang didn't want things to be this way.

The chaos in the states was one thing; he made judgments to demonstrate his authority.

The devastating natural disaster storm is another matter entirely, but Yue Hanzhang's willingness to lend a helping hand demonstrates his sense of gratitude.

This is what those who hold the reins of the Dao Alliance and control the overall situation should do.

Let the Tao family head and the others know—

Thunder and rain, all are the Emperor's grace!

(End of this chapter)