Chapter 774 A Tall Tree Attracts the Wind

The same thing happened in various places in District D. Some found hidden shelters, some encountered people who had not yet evacuated, and some private hiding places were found, but the results were the same. In various pursuits and interceptions, this group of tigers and wolves captured innocent people as hostages.

But their resistance was ultimately futile and could not bring them any chance of survival. The arresting Bunitalia army also showed their magical powers and rescued all the innocent civilians from their clutches. This was also due to Yang Hui's training in the regular army. Considering the lack of manpower in the police system and the need for rescue operations by the army, hostage rescue training was added in advance.

In fact, most of the people in the resistance organization and the Sakura Liberation Front were former Sakura soldiers. Even if they died gloriously on the battlefield, they could not do such a thing, but...

As I just said, these people have died gloriously on the battlefield, and those who escaped were precisely the unqualified people recruited to expand the scale. Most of them were local gangs and street thugs. Only such people would join the rebels under the temptation of interests.

However, ordinary civilians would not think so. Their homes were involved in the battle and destroyed. Both the rebels and the Bunitalia army participated, but this battle was caused by the rebels. They were the culprits, and the rebels also held them hostage. It was the Bunitalia army that saved them.

It was these rat shits that spoiled the whole pot of soup. Many [ELEVEN] who originally disliked Bunitalia felt better about Bunitalia. Even many civilians who secretly helped the rebel organization gave up their last insistence and helped the Bunitalia army to capture those rebels.

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"Your Highness, the battle in District D is over. All the rebels in the entire [ELEVEN] territory have been suppressed." Regeni Rejeta reported to Yang Hui after annihilating the last army of the Sakura Liberation Front in District D.

"Well, the whole army cleaned up the battlefield, and the relevant departments began to enter, counted the losses in various places, and formulated corresponding reconstruction plans. I want to see a detailed plan before dinner today."

"Yes, your highness."

After hanging up the communication, the vehicle just stopped. [Athena] had already ordered his subordinates to transport it back to the [Nightmare] Knights' base, and he himself took a car directly back to the Governor's Mansion.

Many preparations were made in advance, and the largest uprising of the resistance forces of [ELEVEN] was easily suppressed in less than half a day, but winning a battle is easy, and many subsequent things are not easy.

"Your Highness, everyone is inside." At the door of a reception room in the Governor's Mansion, Duke Xudafelt waited respectfully for Yang Hui.

"Are there any fish that slipped through the net?"

"No, there are even more people than the initial list." Duke Hudafelt had a disdainful smile on his face, his eyes flashing with a fire called "anger", "They thought that Your Highness would definitely fail in this battle, so they were arrogant and didn't hide anything. They all gathered together and even happily held a celebration banquet. They are really a group of idiots, which is simply a shame for the nobles!"

"Don't be so angry, Duke Hudafelt." Yang Hui patted Duke Hudafelt on the shoulder with satisfaction and comforted him, "The territory of the empire is too large, so naturally there are all kinds of people. It's just the right opportunity to clean up the nobles and give them a clean reputation."

"Your Highness is right."

"Let's go in and see them."

"Yes, your highness."

Yang Hui pushed the door and walked into the reception room. Duke Hudafelt was half a step behind Yang Hui. As soon as he walked in, he saw someone crawling and kneeling in front of Yang Hui, crying and begging for mercy.

In response to this, Yang Hui had only one response.

"Bang~!"

The right leg was raised, and it turned into a residual shadow and hit the head of the person kneeling in front of him. The fat body flew into the air, hit the wall, slid to the ground, and lost consciousness.

"Sorry, everyone, there was something obstructing my eyes just now, I hope you don't mind." Yang Hui still kept smiling, but in the eyes of those who pretended to be calm, it was so cold.

"Well, not bad, I am very pleased that at this last moment, you can still maintain the most basic demeanor of a noble."

"Hmph, Your Highness Yang Hui, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. We lost, but don't forget that we are all nobles of Bunitalia, and even you have no right to judge us without authorization." The leading earl said hard, a majestic noble, if you don't consider the shackles on his wrists.

"Haha, you are all nobles of the empire. I am actually very curious why you would damage the interests of the empire for your own selfish interests." Yang Hui walked to the empty seat calmly and sat down, and poured himself a cup of black tea.

The nobles remained silent, and angrily ignored Yang Hui. None of the people present were first-generation nobles. They were at least third or fourth generations. The noble titles of Bunitaliyah could be inherited without lowering the grade. The lowest baron was passed down for five generations, the viscount for six generations, the marquis for seven generations, the earl for eight generations, and the duke was hereditary.

Most of the first-generation nobles of Bunitaliyah became nobles based on their achievements. Most of this generation put the interests of Bunitaliyah first, and they were also true nobles. The second and third generations in the future could still remember the glory of their ancestors through the excellent education of their family, but after that... only a very small number of nobles were still true nobles.

And the people gathered here have long forgotten what the empire is, what the nobility is, and they only think about their own interests and the interests of their families all day long.

"Okay, everyone, enjoy your last leisure time here. Someone will question you later. Please cooperate well, otherwise...tsk tsk tsk." Yang Hui smacked his lips and said cruel words in a lively tone, "I don't know if your delicate skin can withstand various criminal laws."

"Yang Hui! We are the nobility of the empire! You are just a prince, you are not qualified to interrogate us! You are not qualified to deprive us of our noble titles! Only the cabinet meeting of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor have this power!" A count roared at Yang Hui.

"Nobles? Haha." Yang Hui turned his back to them, just slightly turned his head, gave them a cold side face, the cold light in his eyes was enough to freeze the soul, "In my eyes, there are no nobles in this room, only a group of traitors, a group of ungrateful scum."

"Yang Hui! Yang Hui..."

Accompanied by Duke Hudafelt, Yang Hui walked out of the room. Before someone wanted to rush out to catch Yang Hui, the guards at the door closed and locked the door. The sound of the door being slapped continuously, and the unwilling roar, or the shrill begging for mercy were heard.

"Keep an eye on them, and don't let any of them get into trouble before the people from the interrogation department come."

"Yes, your highness."X2

Yang Hui nodded and walked towards the reception room on the other side. Duke Hudafelt followed quietly on the way. He had already fully understood Yang Hui's cruelty. When [ELEVEN] was first established, although he cleverly followed Yang Hui's big ship, not everyone had such a vision.

At the beginning, Yang Hui cut off half of the noble circle of [ELEVEN] with a knife. Too many ignorant nobles were cleansed by Yang Hui, including when the decree was just implemented and the nobles sneered, he cut off one-third of the semicircle.

Cut the Gordian knot quickly, without any dragging and no compromise.

Although the total number of Bnitaliya nobles in [ELEVEN] is not much different from that before the establishment of [ELEVEN], only a small part of the nobles who originally belonged to [ELEVEN] are left. The rest are either from other regions who came to [ELEVEN] to seek refuge with Yang Hui, or newly enthroned nobles.

"Duke Xudafelt, is there any problem with handing over the properties under the names of these people to you?"

"This... Please forgive my incompetence, Your Highness, although the Xudafelt family is one of the eight famous families, the properties you previously granted to the Xudafelt family have saturated the Xudafelt family, and the Xudafelt family is no longer able to continue to bear other properties." Duke Xudafelt answered seriously.

Knowing people and using them well, and trusting people, this is one of the highest evaluations that Duke Xudafelt gave to Yang Hui.

But... sometimes, too much favor can also be poison.

The Xudafelt family was originally the last one among the eight famous families, but now it has squeezed into the top three. In just a few years, the Xudafelt family has achieved what other families can only achieve in decades.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Duke Xudafelt is very clear about the truth that a tall tree attracts the wind. The rapid development of the Xudafelt family in recent years has made other families jealous. If they take over these industries, the assets of the Xudafelt family will jump to the top of the eight famous families in one fell swoop.

The most embarrassing thing is that Xudafelt has no one in the army, and is limited to [ELEVEN] in the political circle, and has almost no power in the empire.

In such an environment, the Xudafelt family will be attacked by everyone.

So Duke Xudafelt knew that Yang Hui was not testing him, but he could not accept this heavy responsibility.

"Well, I understand. Just manage the property in your hands. I will let other people take charge of these family properties."

"Yes, your highness."

The two walked to the door and stopped. Yang Hui waved his hand. Duke Xudafelt retreated voluntarily. The soldier opened the door and Yang Hui walked in to meet the long-awaited girl.

"God Emperor Leye, meet His Highness Yang Hui." Seeing Yang Hui coming, God Emperor Leye stood up and saluted Yang Hui with the highest standard.

"First meeting, Miss God Emperor, please sit down." Yang Hui just bowed slightly in return. First, the royal family of Sakura Country is not his royal family. Second, Sakura Country is gone, and the so-called royal title is just a title of the past.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"What do you want to see me for?" After the two sat down, Yang Hui asked straight to the point.

"Your Highness Yang Hui, please let the people of Sakura Country go. This rebellion was caused by me. Please don't vent your anger on the people." God Emperor Leye sincerely requested.

Yang Hui nodded with satisfaction. Compared with those nobles, although Shenhuang Leye was still a young girl, she had the qualities that a royal family should have. She was strong, brave, and worried about her people.

"On this point, Miss Shenhuang can rest assured. [ELEVEN] is my territory, and the people of [ELEVEN] are my subjects. As I said when I was in power, I will treat every subject fairly. The rebels will never be tolerated and will be punished accordingly. The subjects who did not participate in the rebellion will not be implicated."

"Thank you very much, Your Highness Yang Hui. I wanted to stop this rebellion, but I had no choice. I am willing to die to apologize."

"On this point, Miss Shenhuang, I have a different suggestion."

"Please speak clearly, Your Highness."

"According to the reports from the Interrogation Department and the Intelligence Department, although you are the nominal leader of the rebels, you are just a puppet. The real leader is Katase, the former Major General of the Sakura Country Army, so your crime is not serious, and you are even innocent."

"Having said that, General Katase used my name to deceive many innocent people. They were just deceived by Katase. I am willing to use my life to find a way out for them."

"You don't need to worry about this, Miss Shenhuang. I have my own judgment, but I have a good suggestion for your placement."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Sovereign Kururugi is old and has worked so hard for [ELEVEN] for so long. It's time to rest. So Miss Shenhuang, are you interested in becoming the new governor of [ELEVEN]?"