Chapter Eighty-Five: Reform in Progress

  Wu Mei Niang brought her charm to the extreme, with flowing eye waves and a red flush on her cheeks that made men unbearable. Even Li Shimin, who had been with her day and night, set up a tent!

  "Your Highness, I'm just a woman, why must you pursue me to death? I have no extraordinary martial arts skills, nor do I plot for wealth or life. And I've never had any dealings with Your Highness before. If you spare my life today, I'll repay you with my body!"

  In this hall filled with corpses, a stunningly beautiful woman somehow managed to fill the terrifying scene with an air of seductive charm!

  The people left only felt that this woman should be like this, and Li Zhi and Li Shimin, the parties involved, also thought that this beauty should belong to the god of war, it can be seen how terrible this woman's charm is!

  Li Yuanba only snorted in disgust, looking at the flirtatious Wu Meiniang, feeling like he was watching a clown perform an absurd and nauseating comedy! With a casual stretch of his hand, he sucked in the inexplicable Wu Meiniang, grabbing her long neck, saying with disgust: "You, a woman who can be so promiscuous, really makes me feel sick! And you still want to repay with your body? I'm afraid of AIDS!" His fingers contracted, and before she even reached the grand hall, the empress's head was severed from her body!

  "Kill her! This woman is too terrifying!" Li Shimin, who had come back to his senses, was drenched in cold sweat all over his body. With such a person remaining in the imperial palace, it would be possible to change the world with just one thought. Such a sinister plot could actually affect one's mind, and if she wanted him to die, he would probably die without even realizing it!

  " Consort Mei! You actually killed my Consort Mei?! Ah!!!!!!!! Li Yuanba, I will avenge Consort Mei even in death!" Emperor Gaozong of Tang, already deeply enthralled by Wu Zetian's charm, has gone mad!

  "Meiniang, Zhaor! I will definitely avenge you, you can't leave me!" Li Zhi snatched the head of Wu Cairen from Li Yuanba's hand and held it tightly in his arms, crying bitterly while kissing her.

  "Is a lewd woman worth such ferocity? What do you think, Second Brother?" Li Yuanba asked nonchalantly, wiping the blood from his hand as he gazed at the dumbfounded Li Shimin.

  "What?! Ah, what else can I do? Come on! Take the Ninth Prince to his mansion and never let him step out of the gate again. No one is allowed to visit him!" Li Shimin hastily gave the order. This was an unjust law! Shouting slogans for revenge in front of him, isn't this courting death?!

  "Zhe'er, my Zhe'er! Return my Zhe'er to me, don't leave me......" Li Zhi was dragged away from the headless corpse of Wu Mei Niang while tightly grasping a dead person's head. It seems that this life will be spent in his own mansion......

  "It's strange, you've seen women before, but why do you all follow her like this?" Li Yuanba's body was immune to all kinds of bad states, he didn't know that he had no resistance to the charm that affected his mind!

  The others could only smile wryly, watching as the headless corpse slowly began to lose its effect on them, and they were terrified! Li Shimin seemed to think of something, looked at Li Yuanba, and his forehead was suddenly covered in sweat.

  "If this evil spirit controls him to kill us together, wouldn't he have killed us all without hesitation?" Li Shimin thought of this and immediately gave his own answer. If it were so, they would have been dead long ago. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Wu Zetian's goodness, it seems she is indeed a clever woman, unfortunately, she met this stupid Li Yuan...

  Once the corpses on the ground were cleaned up, a series of execution orders spread from the General's Mansion to all corners of the land! For a time, the Tang Dynasty was once again swept by a bloody storm that made everyone fearful for their lives, and even some high-ranking officials in the imperial court could not escape the purge!

  Three months of slaughter silenced the loudmouths below, and those so-called anti-feudal organizations also couldn't escape their fate of being uprooted! The so-called aristocratic families within the territory of the Great Tang were all ruthlessly eliminated by Li Yuanba, including his maternal grandfather's family. Those who encountered Li Yuanba, a grandson who didn't recognize his six relatives, were indeed cursed with bad luck!

  Even Li Yuanba's eldest son was almost crippled by Li Yuanba! Making a self-inflicted wound, no matter what the reason is, is something that anyone would avoid.

  "Speak up! As my son, why are you involved in this? Who gave you the guts!" Li Yuanba gathered all his family members and began interrogating his sons in the grand hall.

  "Father, no one gave me the courage, this is the law of social development! The current system of the Great Tang has completely become unsuitable for today's society and will eventually be overthrown by people all over the world! I'm just preparing for the rain...". Just as he said that, "slap" Li Yuanba slapped him with a palm, forcing the rest of his words back into his mouth.

  "Bastard! What's the point of being prepared? If you knew it would be like this, why didn't you think of a way to solve it for your family instead of running to the opposing camp?! This world was conquered by us old men, and now you want to rebel against your own family?! Not suitable for this society?! When we first unified the world, how many people did our Great Tang have? Less than 10 million! Now, we're almost breaking through the 40 million mark! Look at what's happening outside now - high-rise buildings, which household has anyone starving to death? Conditions are thousands of times better than before, and yet you say it's not suitable for this society's development?! Are you all waiting for me to die?!" Li Yuanba scolded loudly, if it weren't for the fact that the person he was yelling at was his own son, he would have killed him long ago!

  Saying this, Li Yuanba thought of something and continued to ask: "Alright! Even if you bunch of rascals overthrow the rule of the Li family, who do you plan to put in power?"

  Li Xing said: "We... are not, they want to implement a recommendation approach..."

  Li Yuanba was furious and laughed: "Haha... Do you think this group of useless people will let you take power? If so, why bother rebelling? Whoever wants to be emperor just come find me, I'll make whoever sit on that throne! You bunch of fools!"

  Li Yuanba scolded, sat down and muttered to himself: "It seems that the matter I discussed with my second brother must be implemented as soon as possible. However, before implementing it, this group of unknown things must be thoroughly cleaned up!" After finishing speaking, he turned his eyes to look at his own eldest son, who was wearing a legendary top-level power suit, and was shocked to see him kneeling down, trembling all over! This made Li Yuanba's anger burn even more fiercely! How could I, Li Yuanba, be so domineering in this world, daring to defy everyone without blinking an eye? But my own son doesn't even have a bit of backbone, looking at his bear-like appearance makes me furious!

  Several ladies rushed forward to persuade him, and it was not easy to quench Li Yuanba's anger! And Li Xing had been beaten unconscious, only in that unconscious convulsion!

  Which parent in the world doesn't hope their children will become dragons? Although Li Yuanba doesn't care about his own children's abilities, they must have extraordinary courage! Therefore, his son's courage should be able to touch the sky and stand on the earth with a proud bone! However, it seems that this gene has been passed down to several of his daughters. His son is like a mouse seeing a cat, so timid that Li Yuanba often gets angry but can't vent his anger!

  Li Yuanba really didn't know that his son's boldness was superhuman, even daring to rebel against his own family. If he had a slightly smaller temper, he wouldn't have been able to do it! In front of his overbearing father, who would dare to be brave?

  Li Yuanba glanced at his other sons, shook his head and let out a sigh before leaving.

  The other children of the Li family who dared to participate in this matter were all locked up, and those who had the courage to sneak out, after hearing that Li Xing was almost crippled by the general, no one dared to make a move. Those who honestly stayed at home did not dare to come out, if they were known by Li Yuan, they would truly be crippled!

  The next three months will make them understand what kind of killing god the Great Tang Guardian is! Tens of thousands of lives were slaughtered, and once the participants who had boasted about their past achievements were found out, no matter who or what identity they were, they would be executed on the spot!

  When they thought it was all over, Li Yuanba took matters into his own hands and rectified the Tang army! He slaughtered all the aristocratic families without asking for their reasons, and declared to the world that all sects would be disbanded on the spot, and those who disobeyed orders would be exterminated!

  It is worth noting that the La Bang Gang was also a prototype of the aristocratic family. When Li Yuanba collected martial arts from all over the world, he wanted to resolve all the unstable factors in the Tang Dynasty, but the timing was not yet ripe! The Tang Dynasty's efforts to teach martial arts have developed over the decades, and the boundaries between schools have become very blurred. At this time, dissolving those so-called schools would not cause much backlash. Now no one knows which school their own practice belongs to, so people's sectarian views have also become diluted!

  Li Yuanba cleansed the army, and there was a bit of "small chaos". Although it was almost a mutiny of the entire army, what's difficult about that? The mid-to-high level generals were all replaced by Li Yuanba with his own people. The low-level generals only chose those from humble families. The sons of high-ranking officials in the court were all eliminated and sent out. Those who didn't leave could only become ordinary soldiers! Those eliminated sons were arranged by Li Shimin to be in charge of the security departments in various cities, so that all military power in the Tang Dynasty was controlled by the imperial family!

  And it is also stipulated in the Tang Dynasty law that, except for the ruling class of the imperial family, their sons and younger brothers are not allowed to join the army. Once discovered, they will be punished as treason and the three clans will be exterminated! This completely eliminates the possibility of rebellion from below. And it is also stipulated that all armed groups with more than 100 people, except for the military, belong to illegal organizations, which can be directly eliminated by the state without going through legal procedures! Once a legendary figure emerges, they must report and register, and serve in the army for at least five years. Those who do not report and refuse to serve will be executed on the spot once discovered!

  This was the plan devised by Li Yuanba and Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty implemented a system of separation of military and political powers! The expenses of the Tang army were directly allocated from the national treasury during wartime, while in peacetime, part of the expenses were allocated by the state, and the rest were resolved by the army itself. In peacetime, they were not allowed to interfere with national internal affairs, except in special circumstances! During wartime, the whole country implemented a military control system, troublemakers - killed!

  In domestic affairs, the royal family forms the main council, with each decision made by a vote of its members. However, the royal family has five vetoes per year, which cannot be used without just cause and cannot be accumulated from year to year! Domestic affairs are not allowed to interfere with military management, and legitimate demands of the military must take precedence over domestic affairs.

  In the end, this is just an enhanced version of constitutional monarchy! The six-month purge allowed policies to be implemented smoothly, and no one dared to oppose it. This was personally presided over by Li Yuanba, who would dare to stand out?

  The members of the council are composed of provincial officials, and civilians select the best in each field to form non-voting delegates, but five people form a voting group!

  Provincial meetings must have a dedicated recorder, and two copies of the records shall be made. One copy shall be archived for preservation, and the other shall be submitted to the royal family for review! If an unrecorded event occurs, all participants in the meeting on that day shall be dismissed and handed over to the national security department for investigation, never to be employed again!

  When the Tang Dynasty entered a period of great reform, all the aristocratic families abroad instigated foreigners to rebel!

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