Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 300 Xu Jiawei: The whole continent is raiding homes, which pleases me deeply. Poisonous to Death: The more of this kind of good thing, the better!
Jing Hongchen moved quickly, and by evening, he had led his group to land above the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Just like when facing exchange students from Shrek Academy, Jing Hongchen brought out ten senior research teachers from Mingde Hall, who were selected by the students and teachers themselves, fully demonstrating the grandeur of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Xuan Ziwen was not among this group of teachers; Xu Tianxi deliberately crossed out his name and replaced him with someone else.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, strategic talents like Xuan Ziwen should avoid contact with foreign personnel. If he were to be abducted or swindled out of something valuable, it would be too late to cry.

Xu Jiujiu smiled as he watched Lin Jiayi distribute campus cards and Mingdu temporary ID cards to the students one by one, and asked Xu Tianxi:
"Duke Zhenguo, these things seem quite novel? I haven't heard of them in a long time?"

Xu Tianxi took out his campus card and ID card and explained, "Our college's teachers all need to use this kind of card to open the access control to their laboratories. As for the ID card, it was my suggestion."

After a long pause, she blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, "Why would you suggest this?"

"It makes it easier for me to search homes and register people on the register," Xu Tianxi said calmly.

"Without identification, they couldn't possibly escape Mingdu; this technique isn't difficult, and if you're interested, you can have your people learn it."

Xu Tianxi generously shared his rich experience with his allies, and was even willing to share related technologies.

He genuinely hoped that the Star Luo Empire would ruthlessly punish those lawless nobles, which would improve the lives of the masses to some extent and prevent him from doing it again in the future.

It should be noted that most of those nobles are opportunists who change their allegiance at the slightest provocation. If he launches an attack from the Mingdou Mountains in the future, and these people voluntarily kneel down and surrender the city, should he bring up the old grievances or not, should he kill them or not?

To avoid this headache, Xu Tianxi was happy to see Xu Jiawei clean the house himself.

As for whether killing the nobles would strengthen military preparedness, Xu Tianxi was not worried at all. Technology that was more than a thousand years behind could not be easily caught up with.

And for a long, long time...

She was also shocked by Xu Tianxi's undisguised ruthlessness and frank attitude, and was speechless for a moment.

Before leaving, she thought about many things, and she planned to find common topics to chat about with this person, all of which were based on his compassion.

She had started the conversation by mentioning the reform of the bureaucracy, hoping to use it as a starting point to show the changes in their Star Luo Empire over the past two years. However, she never expected that this person's methods would be far more radical than theirs.

During this year, my elder brother has been pushing forward with sweeping reforms and demanding money from the nobility, which has caused widespread resentment and earned him the title of tyrant from many.

The nobles argued vehemently, accusing the emperor of turning back the clock on history. They claimed that apart from the Spirit Hall era and the Holy War, no country had ever dared to exploit its nobles in this way. They said it was simply competing with the people for profit and ruining its own reputation!
Recently, the Xu family has discovered that some nobles are secretly contacting the White Tiger Duke on the frontier, claiming that they are willing to serve the White Tiger Duke as their master, re-establish the Dai family's White Tiger banner, and set things right.

Many nobles secretly contacted Shrek City, hoping that Shrek would stand up for justice and stop Xu Jiawei's atrocities, considering the friendship between their ancestors and the Sea God who had helped them break through the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago, and their alliance of interests over the past ten thousand years.

Someone also delivered a letter to Xu Jiujiu, hoping that she could persuade the stubborn Xu Jiawei. Even she herself was wondering if her brother was acting too radically.

Now it seems that their Star Luo Empire was too conservative!
Xu Tianxi has already gone to great lengths to raid and exterminate families, while they are still arguing for ten or fifteen days about whether a certain marquis or earl should be killed!

She and Xu Jiawei originally thought that the real target of the Sun Moon Royal Family was the Sun Moon Empire's Hall of Worship faction, who wanted to use their power to strengthen their military by overpowering the royal family; they thought that having Xu Tianxi oversee the execution was to hone the skills of the younger generation, to help this kind and benevolent genius develop some sharpness.

In retrospect, even if Xu Tianxi wasn't the mastermind, he was definitely a key figure in the operation, and he himself was happy to be the executioner.

What has this person been through? How come their behavior is completely different from two years ago?

He was also born into the Sun and Moon royal family, so how could he kill a member of the royal family as if he were Ma Xiaotao?

"Your Highness, what's with that expression? Do you think I've been too ruthless?"

Seeing that Xu Jiujiu was stunned by the small invention he had casually taken out, Xu Tianxi coughed lightly twice and said with a faint smile:
"I've heard that His Majesty Xingluo's reputation hasn't been very good these days. I think it's because he hasn't killed enough people."

"Huh?" Xu Jiujiu suddenly raised her forehead, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.

Xu Tianxi said casually, "Tell Your Highness, when I raided the first royal residence, the whole family cursed me; the more I raided, the more they cursed me."

"But when I raided thirty houses, those whose houses were raided only dared to stand quietly and watch me do my thing; when I raided forty houses, many people took the initiative to confess their crimes over the years, which left me with no doubt about their actions."

"When I ransacked fifty houses, they all knew that fate could not be defied, and they obediently got into the prison cart and went to the imperial prison; when I ransacked sixty houses, everyone was kneeling and begging for mercy, and I could not hear a single curse at me; when I ransacked seventy houses, I did whatever I wanted, and they could not find a single fault in me."

"On the execution platform, I stood upstream of the Blood River, quietly watching those damned people beheaded. In this world, no one of their accomplices dared to curse me in front of me anymore."

"If someone dares to curse you, it means they still have the guts to resist. So it's simple: kill them until no one dares to resist. It's a very simple thing."

The longer she listened to the other person's theories, the more she felt that the other person was probably crazy, and she herself was probably going crazy too, having listened to so much.

Xu Tianxi shrugged, unconcerned. This was a fantasy world where great power returned to itself, not the Blue Star of his previous life. What was the big deal about killing someone?
Bear the infamy? Just unleash a dark upheaval on the royal family, wipe out their descendants, and who would dare leave behind a bad name? Who could possibly leave behind a bad name? They'd just be dust in the wind.

"Alright, that's all the advice I have for you. Is there anything else you need me to tell you? If not, I'll be going now. This is the key to the reception area that the dean arranged for you earlier, a secluded villa."

Knowing that the other party needed some time to process his thoughts, Xu Tianxi took the keys from his assistant Gu Zhaoqiu and handed them to Xu Jiujiu. Then he waved goodbye and left.

Xu Jiujiu's words reminded him that he had to hurry and send a message to the Heavenly Soul Empire. If he was late, those royal fugitives might not be caught.

Those who live by their word must keep their promises. If they say they will execute the entire family, they mean it. They cannot abandon the pursuit just because the family was not in Mingdu at the time.

After a long pause, he took the keys, stared blankly at the other person's departing figure, pursed his lips, and muttered to himself:
"We must inform my elder brother immediately..."

The other party has a political marriage with him, but this meeting was all about politics, not romance. It was truly pure.

But this is good, it makes things easier for everyone.

After thinking for a moment, she turned to the Shattered Star Douluo beside her and said:
"Your Majesty, I need to write a letter to my brother, so I'll have to trouble you to make the trip again."

"Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities. His Majesty sent me here to do just that." Shattered Star Douluo shrugged, indicating that he was very much in the role of a tool.

He possesses spatial abilities, and in terms of pure speed, he's among the top three in the Star Luo Empire. ...

"Your Majesty, this letter is as good as my own."

My sister met that man again two years later. He offered many forceful and powerful suggestions, which, after careful consideration, she concluded that although they were drastic measures, they were indeed effective.

"According to him, the assets confiscated from the homes of the royal princes, dukes, princesses and dukes who were executed along with their entire families are equivalent to ten years' worth of taxes for the Sun Moon Empire. There is great potential for enriching the country and strengthening the military."

"After hearing about his elder brother's actions over the past year, he was inspired and, after informing his younger sister, he has already prepared a letter to inform Prince Xueyu and Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire, urging them to join forces with the Body Sect to gradually raise their swords against the royal family and nobles within the country and start a massacre."

"He personally suggested that his elder brother use him and the Heavenly Soul Empire as a deterrent to inform the nobles within the country that there was no way to survive outside, and that if they were unwilling to obediently pay taxes to save their lives, they would be in danger of extinction if they went abroad..."

"Your Majesty believes that although this move is domineering, it is indeed the best choice for enriching the country and strengthening its military; the empire has nurtured its nobles for millennia, and now is the time for them to shed their blood and sacrifice their lives to repay the empire's kindness..."

"I hope Your Majesty will take good care of yourself. Your humble sister bows to you with deepest respect."

Late at night, in the Star Luo Empire's palace, Xu Jiawei, who had just returned to his bedchamber to rest, was summoned by Shattered Star Douluo and was wearing a bathrobe as he carefully read through the letter from Xu Jiujiu, word by word.

The more I looked at it, the more I couldn't help but laugh and cry.

"This Jiu Jiu, I told her to go and talk about feelings with someone, but instead she started discussing how to kill someone?"

Xu Jiawei put down the letter and casually asked, "Your Majesty, are these things really what that person said?"

"He said it all on his own initiative. The princess only asked one question the whole time," Shattered Star Douluo answered without hesitation.

Xu Jiawei's face twitched. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What do you think of that Duke of Sun and Moon?"

After some thought, Shattered Star Douluo gave a sincere evaluation:

"He was very cunning when it came to confiscating property and exterminating clans. He was ruthless and cruel, even turning his travel permits into soul tools to facilitate his investigations, confiscations, and murders."

Xu Jiawei: "……(⊙o⊙)…"

Two years ago he looked like a great saint, how did he become a great killing god two years later?

However, these are not the main points. The main point is that Xu Jiawei felt a sense of "deep resonance" with the nobles across the continent who had their homes confiscated in Xu Jiujiu's letter.

So I was too lenient?
"Your Majesty, I would like to request that you go to the Prime Minister's residence again and invite him to a meeting. I need to discuss with the Prime Minister whether it would be more appropriate to increase the tax on the nobles by 80% or 90%."

"I accept your order."

"After you summon the Prime Minister, rest for a few hours before returning to Sun and Moon. In the future, remember to record the words and deeds of the Duke of Sun and Moon, and send me messages frequently. There are still many things we can learn from the Sun and Moon Empire."

"Your subject...accepts the order."

Shattered Star Douluo's face twitched, and he walked away with swaying steps.

For some reason, he felt that those nobles were going to have a good life from now on.

……

Several days later, on the mountain peak of the Body Sect within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire, accompanied by Mu Xue and followed by Prince Xueyu, found Long Aotian, the young sect master of the Body Sect.

“Aotian, we received a message from a friend yesterday and reported it to Father Emperor. Father Emperor is quite interested in this matter and wants to ask for your opinion.”

Vina handed Long Aotian a handwritten, revised version of Xu Tianxi's letter, her face beaming with joy.

Long Aotian took the letter and looked at it, but he couldn't quite understand the significance of confiscating the property of a noble family.

So he waved his hand and led the three of them to find Poison Undying.

“I don’t understand these things. You should talk to the teacher. I still have cultivation lessons to do.”

After reaching the summit of Poison Immortal Mountain, Long Aotian greeted Poison Immortal and the three others, then returned to the training ground to cultivate.

Prince Xueyu didn't expect this prospective consort, who devoted all his time to cultivation, to understand the significance of confiscating property to enrich the country. He simply explained it to Du Busi and invited the Body Sect to help confiscate the property of nobles.

The confiscated property was divided among several parties: 70% went to the national treasury, and 30% went to the original clan.

Du Bu Si listened with a puzzled expression as Prince Xue Yu explained a bunch of grand principles such as "confiscating the property of nobles can enhance the ruling power", "can reduce the burden on the country and increase tax revenue", and "can enrich the country and strengthen the army to fight against the Sun and Moon Empire". Hearing that there would be a lot of benefits, he agreed very readily.

"Alright! Don't worry! With our Body Sect here, those nobles won't be able to escape even if they flee to Shrek City!"

Poison Immortal grinned and laughed heartily, then asked, "By the way, which capable minister came up with this brilliant idea? We should have more like it in the future!"

Prince Xueyu's expression turned strange for a moment, and he replied perfunctorily, "He is a recluse with a special identity."

Xu Tianxi's suggestion is excellent. In the future, we can send spies to investigate their words and actions more often. Perhaps we can learn some useful policies from the Sun Moon Empire.

In short, from this moment on, the unlimited escape competition among the nobles of the three great empires has officially begun; it all comes down to who can run the fastest.

"Oh, then I won't ask."

Unconcerned that the poison wouldn't kill him, he laughed loudly and said, "I have good news for you. We've recently made preparations to do something big!"

(End of this chapter)