Martial Cultivator Chapter 344: Accepting Punishment for Doing Something Wrong

Since ascending to the throne, other than the initial great purge of the deposed emperor's old subjects, although he had always been iron-fisted in governing the country, an incident like today where numerous officials from an entire prefecture were to be executed, was truly an unprecedented situation.

No one knew how angry the Great Liang Emperor was at this moment, but many people had already become numb. The biting cold of the wind and snow seemed to have frozen their emotions to the core, making it difficult to stir any reaction from them. They had forgotten how to cry.

However, many were still immersed in shock and had not yet fully woken up. It was not until the soldiers entered the courtyard and dragged them out that they woke up. Yet, most of them lacked the strength to shout, they merely looked at the Great Liang Emperor with pleading eyes.

According to the laws of Great Liang, the trial of these officials would take a considerable amount of time, involving officials from the Ministry of Penalty and even officials from the Three Judicial Chief Ministries. Nevertheless, regardless of the process, the Great Liang Emperor had already set the tone: all officials implicated in this case would definitely face death, even those from so-called prominent families and clans.

The Great Liang Emperor silently watched as these officials were dragged away.

Soon, the courtyard fell silent.

Only the woman and her daughter remained.

At this moment, the woman dared not look at the Great Liang Emperor. She just knelt at one side, her head very low.

No one could have expected that the man she casually brought home would turn out to be the Emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty.

The young girl did not fully understand the significance of the title "Your Majesty." At this moment, she was still curiously sizing up the Great Liang Emperor. However, she was kneeling too, as her mother did not allow her to stand up.

The Great Liang Emperor arrived next to the woman, but did not help her up. He just said, "Having eaten a meal

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