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All the escaped traitors had been captured, and all of them were executed in front of the Northern Slaves. They did not die in a single day. Instead, they executed the punishment in a few days. Every day, they executed the punishment, which was five hundred knives. A good executioner, able to execute thousands of knife, the prisoner is not dead, truly a thousand knife cuts. It would take at least a few days of wailing before they could die. Of all the punishments, this was the most brutal.

He Xianzhi and the rest of his family and the other nine clans had been captured and waiting to be dealt with before He Xianzhi and the others could do anything.

Only He Xianzhi, who had no family members captured, had arranged for his escape without leaving a trace. Although the other generals had made arrangements, they were not as strict. After their kinsmen were captured, they were arrested throughout the country, and their families were arrested as well. These people had been detained without being convicted or punished for the time being, and news had long since spread to the northern regions.

At this point, Jida and the others from the northern region, when presenting the tribute, called themselves "subjects" and became subjects of Tianyuan. They were no longer independent countries.

Even if the other tribes in the Northern Reaches didn't consider themselves subjects, they naturally wouldn't dare to go against the Northern Frontier.

There were even some Northern Tribes who chose to join the Northern Frontier and became its subjects, under the command of Tian Yuan. Most of these small tribes would be annexed and destroyed by the other large tribes even if they didn't join the Northern Frontier. The people of the northern region were wolf-like, and their clans respected power. Small clans were all subjects and servants of large clans, and their status was often very low. Small clans that refused to give in would be completely exterminated, or all of them would die in battle. Those who survived, whether they surrendered or were captured, were all slaves of large clans.

The biggest reason why these small tribes were willing to join the Northern Frontier was because the young and strong members of their tribe had been recruited by the Barbarian King to invade the Northern Frontier, and now they were all working as slaves in the Northern Frontier.

After they pledged allegiance to the north, they would be the subjects of the north. They would have the chance to reunite with their families, who were already slaves. Even if these family members couldn't return to the tribe, as long as the War God King showed mercy, the tribe could ask their lord to allow their family to return to the tribe every once in a while and allow the tribe to reproduce.

This was one of Ouyang Baofeng's schemes. After the matter of the slave betrayal, he issued this order, giving these northern tribes some hope. At the same time, he was also making the slaves of the northern region serve as slaves. As long as these slaves performed well, the tribe would be loyal to the north and obey orders obediently. Many of these small tribes were still young and didn't have much power. Compared to being annexed by other tribes in the Northern Reaches, they might as well become subjects of the Northern Reaches and have the opportunity to reunite with their families.

Being able to live in the north was much better than staying in the north. For these small tribes that only had the elderly, the weak, the disabled, and the women and children, this was a better choice.

This plan wasn't something that Ouyang Baofeng had only thought of after the matter of the slave rebellion. Rather, he had already planned this beforehand, and only then would he have the opportunity and time to execute it. He wanted to split up the Northern Reaches even more, to separate from each other, to form more forces, to restrict each other, and even to cause internal strife. That was what he wanted.

The first one to enjoy being reunited with his family was Ge Shengge. As the number one person in the Northern Region, he and his subordinates didn't need to do heavy labor like the other slaves. His tribe was also the first to take the initiative to come here and beg to become a citizen of the Northern Frontier. His tribe was also the first to come here and beg to become a citizen of the Northern Frontier.

Ge Shengge's tribe was also a huge tribe in the northern region. After they had all pledged their allegiance to the northern border, they were rewarded with a place to live.

Originally, as slaves, they had no choice but to stay close to their masters and wait for their orders. However, they were all sent back to the clan. With Ge Sen's tribe as an example, many able-bodied men who surrendered and became slaves in the Northern Frontier came over to plead for their allegiance.

On this day, Ouyang Baofeng's mood was the best it had ever been in many years. This was because he had finally proven that he was a true man.

Of course, this process was completed on the bed. Although it was only done once and he was in the lower position, it was still completed. This was a process that he had been looking forward to for a long time. Due to the fact that his legs were still weak and powerless, the process of proving it was mainly due to the effort expended by the leading servant girl beside him. This was also the day that this beautiful maid had been waiting for so long. When the matter was completed, she was so moved that tears filled her eyes and she knelt down to thank the lord for his favor.

The servant didn't notice that when she kneeled down to thank him, her young master's eyes were moist and filled with tears.

The next morning, when Feng Qingxiao saw that his eldest brother was brimming with energy and vitality, he felt extremely relieved in his heart.

"Lord Commander, eldest son of the Duke of Dingguo, Yun Chengfeng requests an audience."

Ouyang Baofeng slightly curled his lips. Ever since he had sent his trusted aide to deliver this secret letter to the Duke of Dingguo's estate, there had been no response at all. Initially, he had thought Yun Fei was in his prime, so he had ignored him. Although he was the marshal of the Northern Frontier, he held the same title as the Duke of Dingguo. His military power was greater than Yun Fei's, but he could not do anything about it; he was the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards of the capital. However, although he did not reply, he still sent his only son to the north according to his secret letter.

The secret letter that he wrote to Yun Fei was to send his only son to the north to gain experience. In the secret letter, he explained that this was his personal humble opinion, and that his master was completely unaware of it.

"Who's escorting Yun Chengfeng here?"

"Reporting to the marshal, Young Master Yun has come along with a convoy of heavy transport. Yun Fei has brought along the letter written by the duke of Dingguo to seek an audience with the marshal."

"Pass."

The last time it was this Yun Fei who had personally delivered a report and letter to the northern border. From the time Yun Chengfeng had arrived at the northern border, it was obvious that Yun Feifeng had immediately arranged for this only child to come along with him as he was escorted from the capital all the way to the northern border. The most interesting thing was that the Duke of Arguing didn't immediately ask Yun Chengfeng and Yun Fei to meet the Emperor, but rather came to pay their respects to him first.

Yun Fei took a step forward and knelt down: "I am Yun Fei, I pay my respects to the handsome lord."

"No."

Yun Fei stood up and respectfully handed over the letter with both hands: "This is a letter personally written by my young master. Please have a look at it."

Ouyang Baofeng took the letter, and the corners of his lips curled up even higher. The Emperor of Chu was truly a wonderful person. His tone was respectful, and the letter was also very simple. He did not say a word about his sending the secret letter, and he only wrote a few words expressing his loyalty to the Lord. As for the reason why he had sent Yun Cheng to the northern border, he said that his son was a failure and had specially sent him to train in the army.

Yun Fei handed over the letter: "This young master's imperial report is to be delivered to the master with official documents. This young master orders a lowly official to come pay his respects to the marshal first and submit a letter. Eldest young master should have just entered the city and be waiting for your orders, marshal."