Not only is grace bestowed, but prestige is established alongside it. Several elders loyal to Sheng Jingxuan were brutally captured, crying and begging for mercy proved futile.
If it weren't for the need to interrogate some information, Yang Xiao judged that Elder Sheng would have ordered these guys to be executed publicly long ago, keeping them alive only wastes grain, damn it.
A new emperor means new officials. Seeing the methods of the elders towards these rebellious elders, it was evident that everyone had been holding a belly full of fire all these years.
Now that Elder Sheng has returned, with a change of dynasties, these guys are bound to suffer.
But Yang Xiao didn't care about this. Now with the academy reclaimed, Yang Xiao was genuinely happy for Elder Sheng. Of course, he himself would earn a substantial amount of credit.
