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Within the territory of Huangzhou.

These are the powerful families who came to watch the trial.

It seems like I can smell the scent of factional infighting.

Today's trial is ostensibly against the Japanese pirates and He Teng.

Actually.

It was within the Night Watch, where Shangguan Wuqing's faction controlled Chen Lei, the head of the entire Wilderness Night Watch.

They immediately seized the opportunity and started following the trend.

"That's right, Chen Lei should step down. We oppose dictatorship, we oppose Chen Lei's alliance with the Wen family, and we oppose the suppression of our powerful families and ordinary people in Huangzhou."

"They are leeching off us. As the leaders of the Night Watch, they do nothing but exploit the common people and noble families instead of capturing Japanese pirates and eliminating evil spirits and demons. How can such people be the officials who govern our desolate state?"

"Yes, some people know that this desolate state is the territory of the Divine Dynasty, but no one knows. They all think that this desolate state belongs to Chen Lei and the Wen family. How is this any different from rebellion? This Chen Lei simply doesn't take the Divine Dynasty seriously."

Ordinary people will only call for Chen Lei to step down.

These powerful families are far more ruthless.

They should just label him and convict him.

Chen Lei's interests are tied to the Wen family's.

The Wen family wanted to annex all the powerful families in the desolate state and make them submit, which made them enemies of these families.

Now that we've found an opportunity, we can get rid of Chen Lei and remove him from his position as the chief of the Wilderness Guard.

They were naturally willing.

Without Chen Lei, let's see how the Wen family can still act arrogantly in the desolate state.

The entire square.

The cursing continued.

At first, they were cursing the Japanese pirates.

After that, it was all criticism of He Teng and Chen Lei.

The two were a master and his apprentice.

One person was forced to resign due to verbal abuse, while another was executed for the same offense.

Very lively.

On the stands, Shangguan Wuqing smiled.

it has started.

He had Luo Tianxing's online army set up the narrative and get things going.

Under this wave of influence, Chen Lei simply cannot clear his name.

And he cannot suppress it at this moment.

The more you suppress this claim, the more violently it will cause.

Regardless of the truth, people will only believe what they see and hear.

Believe what they want to believe.

Perhaps they had a hard life before, but no one mentioned it or even noticed.

Now some people are suggesting that they have a place to vent their anger and blame others, especially since this person is an official in a high position.

You can't wash it off even if you want to.

The stories of fighting corrupt officials, criticizing landlords, and redistributing land are always people's favorite kind of drama.

In the dock.

On the Divine Dynasty's desolate continent, high-ranking officials from the headquarters of the Surveillance Department, the Divine Garment Department, and the Divine Guard Army witnessed this scene.

No one spoke, but most people looked at Chen Lei with a mocking expression.

Shangguan Wuqing is putting his strength on this side.

Chen Lei is about to be completely destroyed by this fire of public opinion.

They do not participate in the internal struggles of the Night's Watch.

No matter how the Night Watch fights, it doesn't affect them.

However, they all shared a common understanding: they disliked Chen Lei.

Chen Lei, relying on his status as a member of the Crown Prince's faction, became extremely arrogant upon arriving in Huangzhou, attempting to unite the powerful families of the entire Huangzhou in alliance with the Wen family.

Among them are many powerful families, whose financial backers are high-ranking officials from these three major official institutions.

Chen Lei is openly targeting their interests.

The Wen family failed to accomplish this task, partly because of them.

Back when Shangguan Wuqing was around.

They only care about their own little plot of land and never overstep their boundaries.

They had good relationships with everyone, and even if Shangguan Wuqing left, they would still have a connection.

In less than a year since Chen Lei arrived, he has turned the entire desolate state into a mess.

Now, his disciple has been caught by Shangguan Wuqing's side for colluding with the Japanese.

This is a major taboo.

This could easily attract a major investigation into the desolate state from the higher-ups in Zhongzhou.

After all, if your officials are colluding with Japanese pirates from island nations, what will become of the people?

It's good that Chen Lei has been brought down.

To prevent him from causing further trouble and making things even worse.

"The fact that Chen Lei could train a disciple like He Teng and appoint him to a high position suggests that he himself is disloyal to the Divine Dynasty and harbors rebellious intentions."

"Yes, I suspect that He Teng may not be the only one colluding with the Japanese. His senior brother Yan Xiu and his master Chen Lei may also be involved. This should be thoroughly investigated."

"Without these two protecting him, how dare he do that?"

"Yes, thoroughly investigate Yan Xiu and Chen Lei, these backers and protectors of He Teng!"

These powerful families within the desolate state continue to exert their influence.

Chen Lei listened to what was happening in the square.

The protests of hundreds of thousands of people and powerful families.

His face was terribly gloomy.

Yan Xiu, who was beside him, was the same.

But they cannot yet offer a rebuttal.

Otherwise, arguing with these people would not only be embarrassing, but would also make things unclear and further lower their status.

I could only pretend I didn't hear it.

Gu Chen looked at Yan Xiu and Chen Lei with a cold smile.

Now, it's not just He Teng who's doomed.

These two are in deep trouble.

Previously, he had only been thinking about dealing with Gu Chen.

But I never expected this.

These are the tactics used in factional struggles.

It was all arranged by his master, Shangguan Wuqing.

It seems that this scheme may have started when his master left.

It can only be said that He Teng's cooperation with the Japanese allowed him to reap the rewards ahead of schedule.

The three of them, who were fellow disciples, had previously solved the case of Liu Xun's collusion with the Japanese.

Chen Lei suppressed their achievements, and Shangguan Wuqing did not immediately step forward, perhaps waiting for this moment to close the net.

Even his desire for those two fourth-rank martial arts techniques was denied by his master, Shangguan Wuqing, after Chen Lei was to take office.

They were afraid that Chen Lei would find something to use against them.

In factional struggles, one must know how to minimize one's own vulnerabilities in the hands of the other party, and then try to seize as many vulnerabilities as possible from them.

Only then can the other party be brought down.

To destroy someone, first make them go mad.

Therefore, Shangguan Wuqing previously allowed Chen Lei to join forces with the Wen family to suppress the powerful families within the desolate state and to bully his disciples.

The purpose was to make Chen Lei offend most of the forces in the desolate state.

He caused widespread resentment in the desolate state.

Only then can we bring him down.

The emotions had been built up sufficiently.

Shangguan Wuqing said, "Quiet. The criminal has been brought in. Now, let's begin the trial."

Shangguan Wuqing's voice was authoritative.

He roared with his true energy, and the sound spread throughout the entire central square, making it audible to everyone.

moment.

The entire central square fell silent.

The words of the Earthly Venerable Realm expert were imposing without being angry.

All eyes turned to Shangguan Wuqing.

Shangguan Wuqing said, "The Japanese pirates from the island nation have been invading our waters for many years, plundering our divine dynasty's resources, and killing our divine dynasty's fishermen. These people have infiltrated our divine dynasty to smuggle goods, and their crimes are unforgivable."

"Today, in my capacity as the decision-maker of the Night Watch, I hereby sentence all the Japanese pirates captured this time to death, to be carried out immediately!"

Shangguan Wuqing had barely finished speaking.

The Night Watch officers and enforcers charged directly into the center of the square.

The prison vans holding these Japanese pirates from the Yamamoto family of the island nation were opened.

Then they pulled the Japanese pirates off the vehicle and swiftly brought them down with their knives.

With a single stroke, he beheaded the man.

All the Japanese pirates who were dragged to the square for public execution.

In the blink of an eye, they were all beheaded.

A cheer erupted from all around the square.

"Good riddance! All these Japanese pirates should be beheaded."

"Your Excellency is wise; all the Japanese pirates must be executed!"

"Catch them and kill them all. Let's see if they dare to smuggle our divine dynasty's supplies again."

Shangguan Wuqing raised his hand, signaling for silence.

soon.

The scene quieted down.

All eyes turned to He Teng.

These Japanese pirates have been killed; now it's his turn, the spy.

In the dock.

Shangguan Wuqing then spoke up: "Next, we will begin the trial of the traitor."

He looked at He Teng.

Instead of directly judging He Teng, he turned to Chen Lei and said, "Chen Lei, you are now the chief of the Night Watch of the Wilderness State. This matter involving the crimes of Night Watch officials should be judged by you."

"In your opinion, how should this kind of scoundrel who colludes with Japanese pirates, smuggles supplies from the Divine Dynasty, betrays the interests of the Divine Dynasty, and is disloyal to the Divine Dynasty be sentenced?" Shangguan Wuqing looked at Chen Lei.

"By the way, this He Teng seems to be your disciple. How do you usually teach your disciples? How could you produce such a scoundrel!"