Chapter 1633: Ridiculous Emperor Xun (1/2)
Chapter 1633: Ridiculous Emperor Xun
Translator: LawEditor: Hitesh_
Pu Ban City turned stagnant.
Most of the markets founded by large clans and families in Pu Ban City, and the campsites they built for their people to rest on their way to Pu Ban City or back from Pu Ban City, were empty now.
Other than the ones from outside the city, around forty percent of civilians left the city overnight to seek refuge with their families or friends, hiding in the forest, or directly joining the troops retreating from the city.
In the next moment, a big half of all kitchen chimneys in the city had smokes not rising from them anymore. Usually, the roosters would crow and the dogs would bark in the morning. But on this day, the city was much quieter than usual. Some dogs guarded the door of their families, humming in low voices that sounded like crying. Even animals had sensed the coldness from the air, and seemed to see a sign of the downfall of Pu Ban City.
The bell ring echoed through the city. From the Town Hall, hundreds of messengers darted out and gave the first official appointment of Emperor Xun — Emperor Shun, as the former human emperor, was assigned to be the 'Master Elder' of the 'Elder Council', to supervise all ministers, and had the right to act first and report afterward!
Some clan leaders who stayed in Pu Ban City laughed when they heard this appointment —Gong Sun Xun wasn't extremely stupid, was he? He understood that his power wasn't solid enough, that not to mention the other human leaders, even among Gong Sun Family people, not everyone was willing to follow his words. Therefore, he used Emperor Shun to daunt the group of ministers. This was a smart move.
However, as a former emperor, Emperor Shun was supposed to leave Pu Ban City and prepare to promote himself to the Supreme Magus level. He shouldn't be a part of any human affairs anymore.
In order to allow a former emperor to keep supervising his ministers, Gong Sun Xun assigned Emperor Shun to be the Master Elder of the 'Elder Council', which never existed before. This was such a strange thing.
However, because of Emperor Shun, may people only doubted this appointment secretly, without questioning it in public.
As the Master Elder, Emperor Shun deployed the elite force from his You Yu Clan in Pu Ban City, to follow Gong Sun Xun's orders. Added with the dark-armored guards and the private guards deployed by the Gong Sun Family, Gong Sun Xun now had a considerably strong military force under his command.
Before long, Gong Sun Xun's second decision spread across the entire city. This decision shocked nearly every human being, and made more clans retreat from Pu Ban City, staying far away from Gong Sun Xun without hesitation — Gong Sun Xun assigned Yu Huo to be the commander in chief, to lead an enormous non-humankind army to punish the ones who disobeyed him!
Through this decision, Gong Sun Xun basically declared to all human beings, 'Don't think you can refuse to follow my order only because I am a new emperor. Leaders, marquises, and earls, listen up. If you disobey me, I will send Yemo Tian and his army to beat you up!”
Following this second official appointment was an order from Gong Sun Xun.
He gave the order to remove the Chi Ban line of defense. The Chi Ban line of defense had never been shaken by even a little bit, not even during the disastrous flood. But now, under Gong Sun Xun's order, it would be removed. All military forces stationed in Chi Ban Mountain area would return to Pu Ban City and be reorganized.