Chapter 670: Tyrant Changes Someone’s Surname
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Qiongqi scolded angrily, “That’s impossible. The demon god isn’t that kind of person!”
Xiangliu looked at it and sneered. “He’s not human to begin with. Have you forgotten that he’s a wolf?! He’s the most heartless, cold-blooded, and ungrateful creature!”
A voice asked, “Then what should we do now?!”
Xiangliu immediately slithered his way among the beasts.
“The current plan is to give up on the possibility of him coming back. From now on, we’ll build our own order and rules and support a new demon god!”
His words and Ye Siming’s betrayal stirred up the surrounding ferocious beasts to echo loudly.
Looking at Xiangliu, who was surrounded by ferocious beasts…
At the side, a hint of understanding flashed across Qiongqi’s tiger eyes.
It had long felt that someone was going to rebel.
It also reminded Ye Siming of this.
It hoped that the demon god would return quickly.
When late autumn came, there was also a small change in officials in the imperial court.
The Grand Historian, Lord Huang, was ordered to be sentenced to execution for attempting to kidnap and harm the princess.
His son, Huang Changrui, had misbehaved and harbored evil intentions. He was also sentenced to death by a cup of poisonous wine.
Gu Yihan probably wanted to warn everyone.
However, he didn’t want to start a massacre and make Gu Nuo’er unhappy.
Therefore, although he had said in the imperial edict that he wouldn’t hold it against the other innocent members of the Huang Family…
However, later on, he suddenly felt that the surname Huang had violated a taboo. When pronounced, it sounded a little like referring to the royal family He waved his brush and forcefully changed their surname.
From now on, Lord Huang’s family would have to change their surname to
“Yong
He even wanted to send someone to shave off the surnames on the ancestral memorial tablet of the Huang Family’s ancestral hall and change them to
‘Yong’.
All the officials shared the same thought.
The emperor was really two-faced.
It was fine if he didn’t like the Huang Family, but he even gave them such a
surname.
Wouldn’t that be calling them mediocre and useless?
This Yong Family would have to carry this shame for several generations.
The officials went through this episode.
After they returned back to their manor, all of them taught their juniors at home carefully.
Warning them not to offend the princess.
Otherwise, if they weren’t careful, their ancestors as well as their future predecessors would all be put to shame!
In the Imperial Study, Gu Yihan’s trusted aides all told him that by doing so, people would just find the emperor unreasonable.
“Your Majesty, you might lose the people’s hearts!” Censor Zhang was straightforward and loyal, thus speaking without restraints.
The other officials broke out in a cold sweat for him.
They were afraid that the emperor would pick up the imperial seal and smash him in the head.
Gu Yihan, who was behind the desk, raised his handsome brows slightly.
“I’m unreasonable? Don’t they have any daughter, wife, or mother in their family?! If a female from their family were almost kidnapped and made use of, would they be magnanimous enough to forgive the culprit?”
Gu Yihan let out a heavy snort. “This is how people in the world are. Talk is cheap when the matter doesn’t involve them! They advise others to be magnanimous and understanding, but if they were the ones involved, they’d be openly scolding the culprits’ mother!”
He slammed his palm on the desk. “Yes, I’m biased toward Nuo’er. I only have one daughter, who am I supposed to dote on if not her?!”
After saying that, Gu Yihan calmed down slightly. “Let people think what they want. What I want to do is not to listen to everyone’s words.”
“I only need to be a good emperor and use the people as the foundation without hurting the roots of the empire. That’s enough.”
Censor Zhang wanted to say something more.
However, Gu Yihan slammed the table and told him not to say anything else.
Censor Zhang could only shut up.
“Subject Zhang, can you not always have this expression when you come to the imperial study in the future? It reminds me of something.”