mtl008 Chapter 260 Give Them a Dignity
Chapter 260 Give Them a Dignity
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly rushed towards the entrance of the hall. Almost at the same moment, many officials suddenly stood up and swarmed towards the entrance as if they had agreed beforehand. Needless to say, these people were all Wei Yuan's trusted men who were personally promoted by him. They knew in their hearts that their masters were dead, and if they stayed here, they would surely die.
The man who had escaped first was about to rush out of the hall, but what was unexpected was that a purple dagger suddenly shot out from outside the door and pierced through the man's chest directly. Then, the dagger continued to move forward, like a purple meteor, piercing through several people who were running away behind him.
Then a gentle laugh was heard from outside the door, and the dagger actually turned in the air. Before anyone could react, the dagger swirled with a cold light and blood splattered everywhere. All those who tried to escape were not spared, and all had their necks cut by this strange dagger.
Those who were still hoping to escape together were so frightened by this that their legs went limp and they stopped themselves from taking steps forward.
After all the bodies at the door fell, a woman in gorgeous purple clothes slowly walked in. Especially when they saw the purple dagger in her hand, the whole hall fell into deathly silence. Only Karen swept the whole place with cold eyes, as if she was choosing the next target to attack.
The originally crowded hall now had less than 30 people left. Looking at the corpses on the ground at the door, Zagreus clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention again. He looked at the remaining people with a cruel smile on his face, "Among the remaining people, are there any remnants of Wei Yuan, or those who are insiders from other dynasties? Stand up now. As long as you tell the truth, I don't mind letting you go."
The remaining people looked at each other, but no one dared to stand up. Zagreus waved his sleeves and a gust of wind instantly hit one of the people in the crowd. "Since you are not honest, I can only give you a decent gift!"
He was about to take action again, but the old prime minister standing in the front row suddenly knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty! Don't kill them anymore. They are all clan members. Too many people died today. Wei Yuan has already died. Nanzhao is already facing civil strife. If these aristocratic families are dissatisfied and raise the flag to rebel, I am afraid that my Nanzhao will fall into an irreparable situation!"
Zagreus put down his hand upon hearing this, as if thinking about something, "Well, the Prime Minister is right, it was my mistake!"
The old prime minister was about to feel relieved when he saw that the prince seemed to have listened to him, but then he saw Zagros waving his sleeves again. In an instant, several muffled noises came from behind him. When he turned around, several people fell down behind him again. This time, there were only ten people left standing in the field.
"His Majesty!!!"
At this time, the old prime minister's eyes were bloodshot and he couldn't believe what had just happened.
"I was negligent and forgot that they have a family. The aristocratic family has been entrenched for a long time and has long become a cancer in my Nanzhao State. In this case, why not take advantage of today to eradicate them all."
At this time, the remaining few old ministers just thought that this prince had gone crazy. Now that all the court officials were dead, how would this end?
Zagreus found a step and sat down. Seeing that the old men were almost dying of anxiety, he finally spoke: "You are all the nobles of our dynasty. I will certainly not let Nanzhao Kingdom decline. Just wait and see!"
As Zagros finished speaking, a large number of shadows suddenly burst out from under his feet. These shadows were like human figures, flying silently towards the corpses lying on the ground. One shadow was responsible for one corpse, and they quickly put the corpses in order. Their movements were light and strange. When the corpses were in place, they only used their slender fingers to lightly draw a hideous gash on the corpse's body.
Then, a scene that terrified several people appeared. These black shadows were like liquid and went straight into the bloody wound that was cut before. After a moment, the corpses stood up again strangely. Their bodies were shaking, but their limbs were obviously abnormally stiff. However, in just a moment, the scars on their body surfaces healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and these corpses that stood up again became like living people, standing in an orderly manner according to their previous positions. They began to simulate the actions of these people before their death. The whole hall was like a vegetable market at this time, and the sound of various conversations could be heard continuously.
At this time, the old men saw their expressionless colleagues talking to each other like dead people. As time passed, these people were no different from living people. Seeing them gradually overlap with the figures in their memories, it was as if the scene of corpses everywhere had never existed.
Seeing this, even the experienced old prime minister was frightened at this moment. If Zagros had not suppressed their fear, these old men might have been frightened to death on the spot.
Zagreus saw their panicked looks and shook his head. He clapped his hands, and the "courtiers" who were whispering in the hall stopped talking and looked at Zagreus. "My dear ministers, from today on, when you return to your families, check for me to see if there are any disobedient and dancing people. From today on, make them behave themselves and don't stretch their hands so long. If there are those who don't want to be decent, you can help them be decent on my behalf!"
Those black shadows were naturally the monsters under Zagreus' command. Now he just wanted to use the mouths of these dead men to warn those dishonest families. These families controlled the culture and economy of the entire Nanzhao Kingdom. He needed to give Kailin some time. When Kailin's caravan developed normally, these families would no longer need to be kept.
As those people retreated, Zagreus looked at the huddled old men again. He was a little troubled by them. Originally, these people were left by the old emperor to help him manage the country, but now he found that they seemed to be unnecessary. Seeing that these old men were frightened, he waved his hand and said, "My fellow ministers, you have been scared enough today. Go back and have a rest. It is better to keep the doors closed these days. I think many people will die outside. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. I will find you when the situation has calmed down!"