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Cui Jinchong was deeply moved by the actions of the two individuals, as their arms were still injured and could not exert any strength. Every movement caused them excruciating pain, yet neither of them uttered a sound.
Due to their broken arms, Cui Jinchong was unable to assist them and could only watch as they completed their bowing ceremony.
Cui Jinchong repeatedly said, "I do not blame either of you; please rise quickly."
"Yes, thank you, Master."
The two gritted their teeth and stood up again. Throughout the process, Liu Guanfeng observed them seriously; at this moment, it seemed that they were genuinely willing to acknowledge their master.
At this time, Liu Guanfeng took out two Healing Bone Elixirs from his pocket and approached the two with a smile. "How is it? Does it still hurt?"
Wei Xiong shook his head through clenched teeth. "It's not very painful anymore."
On the other side, Wei Bao said, "Who says it doesn't hurt? It still hurts a lot right now."
"That's right; how could it not hurt with broken arms? As compensation, I have two pills for you to take."
Although both were nearly forty years old, they were quite innocent due to limited interactions with others. With their arms unable to be raised, they could only open their mouths as Liu Guanfeng tossed the pills into their mouths.
"You both need to remember not to move your arms for three days. Even if it itches, do not scratch. Understood? Military Doctors will bandage them for you."
Two Military Doctors then came forward and securely wrapped the arms of both individuals with splints and bandages.
At this moment, aside from the eleven frightened Officials, Sun Yong was nowhere to be seen in the hall.
Seeing that Sun Yong was missing from the dragon throne, Sun Liang asked, "Where did Sun Yong go?"
"Third Prince, rest assured; Sun Yong cannot escape. Since he voluntarily relinquished the dragon throne, you should ascend now."
After hearing Liu Guanfeng's words, Sun Liang turned to look at Liu Yong'an and Old Chancellor Cui Jinchong beside him. Both agreed with Liu Guanfeng's statement. Thus, under everyone's support, he stepped into the hall. After navigating around a ten-meter deep pit, Sun Liang sat on the dragon throne. At that moment, all eleven Officials in the hall knelt before Sun Liang.
Continuously bowing his head, he kept saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive our ignorance. We were also misled by Sun Yong, and we hope for your forgiveness."
At this moment, Sun Liang looked at the eleven people below and said, "I once gave you an opportunity, but you did not cherish it. Guards, take all eleven of them to prison for the Department of Punishment to personally interrogate. Confiscate all their properties; I will use their wealth to restore peace to the people of Starfall Kingdom in a short time."
After the eleven were taken away, a leader accompanied by five assassins from One-Pin Hall carried the bound Sun Yong into the hall. After placing Sun Yong on the ground, the leader bowed to Sun Liang and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought the rebel Sun Yong."
"Substitute Leader, you have worked hard. You may leave to rest now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." With that, the leader turned and left the hall with his subordinates.
"Sun Yong, do you have anything to say?"
"Today I fell into your hands due to my bad luck. However, you can rest assured that the Hua Xing Empire will not allow you to remain king for long; they will surely come to avenge me. Just wait and see."
"Sun Yong, let me tell you that no one can take away the happiness of our Starfall City citizens, not even your Hua Xing Empire. Even if it means destroying a nation, I will make Hua Xing Empire pay the price. Take this rebel away and hand him over to the Department of Punishment for processing."
Watching as soldiers took Sun Yong out of the hall, Sun Liang finally let out a sigh of relief. He then stood in the hall and gathered his strength to shout loudly, "Ah..." Liu Guanfeng understood that he was releasing years of pent-up emotions.
After shouting, Sun Liang calmly sat on the dragon throne: "Today I can ascend to the throne as king and avenge my father; it is all thanks to your contributions. I will now reward you based on merit. Liu Yong'an."
"I am here."
"You have made great contributions in protecting me today; I hereby appoint you as Guardian General and will build a National Guardian General's Mansion outside the palace for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Old Chancellor Cui Jinchong."
"The old minister is here."
"Today you revealed Sun Yong's treachery and provided me with substantial evidence; I hereby appoint you as Minister of State and reward you with ten thousand gold coins."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Liu Guanlei, Liu Guanyu."
"The Commoner is here."
"You two have performed well in guarding me today. I hereby appoint Liu Guanlei as the Anning General and Liu Guanyu as the National Guardian General. I will build residences for both of you around the National Guardian General's Mansion."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Bao Rui, Dai, Song Haitao, Liu Tongniu, Liu Tieniu, Cui Jinchong, step forward to receive your titles."
The six people knelt before Sun Liang and said, "The Commoner pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Now that you six have performed well in guarding me, I shall appoint you as..."
"Your Majesty, the Commoner has something to say." Bao Rui bowed his head.
"What is it? Speak freely."
"Your Majesty, the Commoner is merely a retainer. Since the day I became a retainer, I have prepared to stay by my master's side. I will never leave my master in this lifetime, so I humbly request Your Majesty to retract the decree." After speaking, Bao Rui made a bow towards Sun Liang.
"Bao Rui, is this truly your heartfelt wish?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, these are all the Commoner's sincere words."
"Your Majesty, we also wish to stay by our master's side." Dai, Song Haitao, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull quickly expressed their agreement.
Although Sun Liang wanted to grant titles to these individuals to secure their loyalty, each of them wished to remain by Liu Guanfeng's side, which put Sun Liang in a difficult position. He then looked at Cui Zhongyi beside him: "Cui Zhongyi, what about you?"
"Your Majesty, when my master passed away, he repeatedly urged me to protect my junior brother well. Therefore, the Commoner does not wish for any titles."
"Very well then. Each of you shall receive a reward of five thousand coins as encouragement."
"The Commoner thanks Your Majesty."
"Liu Guanfeng stepped forward to listen to the decree."
"Your humble servant is here."
"Liu Guanfeng, you are the instigator of this entire incident. Without you, I might never have returned to this position. Moreover, I will always remember your reminder to me. To express my gratitude for your great kindness, I hereby appoint you as Lord Golden Bell. If there comes a day when I do something wrong or inappropriate, I hope you will always sound the alarm for me. From now on, let us address each other as brothers; I shall call you Brother Wang."
"Your Majesty, what I have done is merely what an ordinary citizen of Starfall Kingdom should do. Therefore, I do not deserve the title of prince. Furthermore, my father is a general; it would be inappropriate for him to bow to me. Thus, I humbly request Your Majesty to retract your command."
"Then what position do you desire? Just speak it, and I will certainly fulfill your request."
"Your Majesty, I have no demands. I only hope that you will treat the people well and be a good emperor in the future."
"In that case, I shall appoint you as an Advisor. This position comes with no restrictions; you need not attend court and will enjoy the treatment of a prince each month. You need not kneel when you see me. If in the future you notice anything I do wrong that needs correction, you can come to the palace to see me at any time, morning or night. Is that acceptable?"
"I thank Your Majesty. There is one more matter I need Your Majesty to consider."
"Liu Aiqing, feel free to speak."
"Your Majesty, today we have apprehended all the Imperial Guards within the royal city. Have you considered what to do about the Imperial Guards in the palace moving forward?"
"I haven't really thought about that. I believe those Imperial Guards are not part of Sun Yong's faction; it should be fine for me to reinstate them, right?"
"That is certainly not an issue, Your Majesty. However, I feel that the current strength of these Imperial Guards is too weak. When I attacked the palace earlier, I could already sense this. Those Imperial Guards did not put up any decent resistance when we stormed into the palace. If these people are tasked with guarding the palace, I fear it may not be safe."
Sun Liang nodded in agreement: "Then Liu Aiqing, do you have any good solutions?"
Liu Guanfeng shook his head: "No, initially I intended to replace the original Imperial Guards with my Special Forces, but I feared that doing so would raise suspicions that I wanted to place Your Majesty under house arrest. Therefore, I omitted that idea entirely. As of now, I have no other solutions; however, I just want to remind Your Majesty to strengthen security within the palace. I'm worried that if the Hua Xing Empire learns about your elder brother's situation, they might pull some tricks."
At this moment, the Old Chancellor stepped out from among the ranks: "Your Majesty."
"Old Chancellor, feel free to speak."
"Your Majesty, after hearing Liu Jianyan's words just now, I also believe he is correct; we really should enhance our defensive measures within the palace. Moreover, from today’s experience accompanying them into the palace, you should have a clear understanding of General Liu and his soldiers' capabilities. What are your thoughts on this matter?"
"I can feel that the combat strength of this army is truly formidable. They were able to storm into the palace in such a short time, all thanks to these soldiers. If these soldiers were to guard my palace, my safety would definitely be much higher."
"Your Majesty, since Liu Jianyan was able to express his thoughts just now, it shows that he has no selfish motives. It would be a shame not to utilize such a group of Wolf Warriors. In my opinion, Your Majesty, why not use the Special Forces brought back by Liu Jianyan as the Imperial Guards?"
"Your Majesty, how about this? Since we killed quite a few Imperial Guards when we entered the palace this time and their numbers are now insufficient, I can have my Special Forces fill the ranks. As long as those original Imperial Guards follow my people, they can quickly turn these Imperial Guards into a formidable force."
Sun Liang nodded: "Alright then, let's proceed according to Liu Aiqing's suggestion."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Following that, Sun Liang made a series of appointments and dismissals. He replaced several city lords from Starfall City with his trusted allies. Since he had been in power for a short time, all remaining appointments were nominated and approved by Old Chancellor Cui Jinchong.
Meanwhile, Ma Weiwu, who had previously targeted Liu Guanfeng and led raids against his entire family, was only demoted by three ranks due to his relatively active performance this time.
At the same time, the entire defense work of Starfall City was taken over by the Liu Family. Liu Guanyu became the general of city defense, while the leader of the Imperial Guards, Liu Guanfeng, appointed Gao Yu. Other leaders also came from either One-Pin Hall or his own Special Forces, and Liu Guanfeng selected three hundred soldiers from the Special Forces to supplement the palace.
Additionally, Liu Guanfeng ordered Gao Yu to train the entire Imperial Guards. His command to Gao Yu was to transform the Imperial Guards into an ironclad force within three months that could rival the original forces of the Starfall Kingdom Crocodile Legion. This caused great distress for Gao Yu, as well as hardship for the originally pampered members of the Imperial Guards.
This day was undoubtedly a day of national celebration because the new emperor ascended to the throne and granted amnesty. At the same time, Sun Liang announced that starting tomorrow, all newly imposed taxes would be abolished and existing taxes would be restored to the amounts during the reign of the Old Emperor.
This move received widespread support from everyone; citizens rushed into the streets setting off firecrackers and celebrating as if it were New Year's.
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