Chapter 338: Seeds of Doubt

Helian Ding thought it was a joke to come.

Originally, he thought that if He Mulan wanted to capture Hukong Valley, how could it take ten days and half a month, and he would do his best to mediate, surrender several times, and even go deep into the Longtan Tiger's Den to be a lobbyist for He Mulan himself, so as to take this easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack valley with minimal losses......

But He Mulan only picked Hukong Valley with more than 100 people, and launched a general attack at dawn, but at dawn he had already captured and killed Hutu people, and surrendered them cleanly.

Speaking of which, the most time-consuming thing is on the road, and Hemulan's grasp of people's hearts and the situation is not like a rising boy in his early twenties at all, but like a veteran who has been conquering for more than ten years, and his judgment is extremely accurate.

Now that it is the third pole of the day, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army have already killed the weak hands and tired after a night of fighting, and they are sleeping horizontally one by one, and they can't wait to seize every minute of time to rest.

Helian Ding thought that he didn't need to surrender but also pointed out the way, and finally it was not for nothing, but he saw that He Mullan had tied up a dry man and slaughtered people, preparing to behead them in the hottest time of the noon sun, and he was immediately shocked!

The Hutu people in Hukong Valley are only a part of the Hutu people, there are still many Hutu tribes scattered all over the summer land, Hemulan killed people like this, if the Hutu King secretly hates in his heart, he will gather more people to mutiny next time!

Kill like this, kill again, where is the long-term strategy!

"Are you crazy? This is not one person, this is more than a few hundred! You didn't even take him back for trial, and just beheaded him?"

Helian Ding rushed into Hemulan's tent and asked incredulously, "Didn't you say that your majesty meant to fight first and then caress later?"

He Mulan didn't sleep all night, first pulled the crane for a long time, and then rushed to kill in the chaos, it can be said that he was physically and mentally exhausted, and finally squinted for a while.

Seeing Helian Ding come in, she opened her eyes lazily and said in a hoarse voice: "The people I want to kill have countless lives on their hands, and there are hundreds of people killed by them alone. More than a dozen of them raped □□the women in such a cruel way that the women died in agony. I am the general of the Great Wei, and my duty is to protect the family and defend the country, if I can't avenge their grievances, what's the point of being this general?"

The people rescued by He Mulan were placed by Gao Shen with Chang'an Wei, and the men were fine, many of them were just flesh wounds, because the weak had already been tortured to death, and those who survived were strong and capable.

But many of these women simply can't survive. Even if they were sent back, they themselves were unwilling, and they were willing to leave their hometowns to find a life, and some even begged the Tiger Benjun to keep them and let them do laundry, cooking, and sundries.

He Mulan still remembered his oath, after Hu Konggu was defeated, these prisoners of the Hutu were gathered together and taken to the camp, and the suffering people themselves identified them, and after one after another, hundreds of people had blood on their hands.

Guarding the safety of the valley between the two passes is too busy every day, but there is no blood debt. But the guards who served as guards in the valley or to protect the safety of the Golden Cliff were all full of debts.

The Son of the Golden Cliff that Hermulan caught in the middle of the way, and even killed many women, the bones of these women were thrown down the mountain, eaten by wild beasts, and when Hermulan sent people to look for them, they could not even find the complete corpses.

Helian Ding was a nobleman of the Huns, and he had led the army to fight and even slaughtered the city, and he had long been used to this kind of thing.

"Now that Wei has been established, it is the time to appease Hugh Tu people, even if you think of a way to kill them later, now that you have beheaded so many people, where will they succumb!"

"They have already lost, and it depends on the meaning of the majesty whether to give in or not. If His Majesty feels that the Hugh slaughter people have no usable value, the destruction of the entire clan is just a breath."

He Mulan's eyes fell directly on Helian Ding's body: "The people they brutalized were still the people of the Xia Kingdom not long ago, don't you have any indignation at all?"

"I'm not going to do this senseless argument with you!" Helian Ding's expression was a little complicated, "I'm just making my own personal proposal, you should escort these people back to Chang'an or Tongwan, and let General Tuoba handle it, you are so young now, you should cherish your feathers."

"My feathers were pasted on by His Majesty." He Mulan's eyes were bloodshot, she yawned, and said disapprerovingly: "If Your Majesty thinks that my feathers are too dense, it is nothing to remove them at all."

"You're so crazy to ......"

"Helian Gong, I have always respected your ability, and I want to make me look down on you!" The sleep-deprived Hermulan is finally encircled by the chattering Helian Ding.

"If the people of a king's country think that each other is 'weak' that can be sacrificed, then the country will only become a country where the people are suspicious and complain about each other. I'm just from a military family, not a nobleman, what are we fighting for? It's just that the family won't suffer what they are suffering today! I don't know what kind of country Xia is, but the country that His Majesty wants to establish is by no means a look! "

"Why was the Xia Kingdom destroyed!" He Mulan looked at Helian Ding, who suddenly stiffened, and a burst of happiness rose in his heart: "It's because you don't take the people seriously!"

The blow may have hit Helianding's sore foot, and the latter closed his lips and left with a look of anger on his face.

Maybe he came to prevent Hermulan from being "tyrannical and cruel", or to sell his favor to King Hugh, but no matter what, Hermulan would not accept him. [,! ] "Goodwill".

Sin is sin, and Hermulan did not want these people to be appeased.

Tuoba Tao may really let these people go because of political considerations, but as a courtier, he must be responsible for this country and share his worries for his lord.

This black cauldron is carried by her He Mullin.

The noonday sun was blazing, and after two hours of rest, the Tiger Army came to the improvised execution ground in high spirits, because He Mulan ordered everyone in the Tiger Army to go to watch the execution.

Some of the bound Hugh slaughterers wept bitterly, some scolded, and some begged for mercy, and the rescued people supported each other and spat on them, and used the most vicious language in the world, it was like seeing a group of real demons tied there.

Under the sun, Hermulan, dressed in bright light armor, was shrouded in the reflected sunlight and could not see clearly, but her resolute and powerful voice reached everyone's ears.

"When I first entered the army, I wondered why we had to enter the army with all our belongings because of an order from the nobles and the lords. Those nobles who are lazy and have just been born into a good family can let the people under their rule die and serve. Since the founding of the country, the war has been going on for 80 years, countless families have lost their children and grandchildren, and the war is expected to continue......"

What He Mulan said could be described as a great rebellion, but every Tiger Benjun listened carefully.

"It wasn't until I entered Montenegro and saw the Biansai that had been plundered by the Rouran that I didn't regret my choice. I know that many of you can only choose to be soldiers, and many of you know that you are strong and can get a better life by being a soldier, but in any case, you must remember that you are a bunch of people, not beasts! "

"Rape/adultery/women, slaughtering people, wantonly torturing opponents for reasons other than survival, these are not the behaviors of a 'man'! You are the most elite warriors of the Great Wei, and you are the strong people who have been sharpened in the wind and sand of the border passes of the Black Mountain, never be like these cowards who take pleasure in destroying people who are weaker than yourself! "

"We are tigers, we are the wind, and we are the blades that protect Great Wei!"

Hermulan opened his arms. The sword edge of the Tiger Ben Army will always point to the strong enemy, and I will always remember what I said today, the Tiger Ben Army will not be a coward, nor will it be a beast! "

"Yes! Be! Be! "

"The general is invincible!"

Everyone in the Tiger Ben Army responded loudly, and for a while, the response in the valley shook the earth.

"I hope that when you return to the field in the future, everyone can proudly talk about their experience of defending their families and the country, instead of showing off how many women they have been, how many unarmed people they have killed, and how many people's property they have robbed......"

Hermulan's iron boots trampled across the earth with a sonorous sound.

"As long as I am in Huben for a day, if anyone rapes/□□ a woman, burns, kills, loots, and mutilates my comrades, the end will be like this moment!"

He Mulan pulled out the rock and fell with his sword in his hand!

Boom!

A head rolled to the ground, glared at the big eyes of unwillingness, and rolled out with a grunt.

It was the son of the Golden Cliff who died, the only son of King Hugh Tu.

"Remember these Hugh slaughterers, they are not people, they are beasts......"

He Mulan shook off the beads of blood from his sword.

"Slash!"

As soon as He Mulan gave the order, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was endless, and in an instant, the entire land of the execution ground was flooded with red blood.

The people who had been taken away by the Hugh slaughterers wept loudly one by one, not only crying about their painful experiences, but also crying that their comrades who suffered together did not survive to the end, did not survive the day when they were free.

People in troubled times are not as good as dogs, but as long as they can live with their backbones straight, who wants to be a dog?

He Mulan completely ignored Helian Ding's kindness and killed a dry Xiu slaughterer, for He Mulan himself, it was nothing more than a few hundred more people written in the military merit book, even if Tuoba Tao asked, she answered in a dignified manner.

But in dealing with people, she does still have a lot of shortcomings.

Gao Shen even persuaded her in private, people are risking their lives, at least this love is the essential, and the relationship should not be too stiff. It's a pity that He Mulan, who has fallen into the "extreme speed of life and death", can't care about dealing with the relationship at all, and as soon as the counterinsurgency is over, he leads a cadre to slaughter people to Chang'an City.

Fortunately, Helian Ding is also an adult, and He Mulan is also kind to him, although he is not in public, so although the relationship between the two is not as warm as before, at least it is not to the point of respecting each other like "ice".

When Hemulan returned to Chang'an City with Helian Ding, a group of Hugh Tu and the refugees looted by Hugh Tu, even Kumoti was surprised by Hemulan's speed.

In fact, if the refugees hadn't slowed down the march, they would have come back much faster.

"How did King Hutu become like this...... Kumoti looked at the golden cliff with broken shoulder bones and wounds all over his body, and asked in surprise, "You dealt a heavy blow to him?"

Kumoti knew that Hermulan never tortured captives, and when he saw this unlucky fellow, he couldn't even believe that Hermulan had done it.

He Mulan pulled too deep and pointed to the golden cliff: "You tell King Yingchuan about it, I will go to King Changshan to discuss the resettlement of refugees."

Kumoti was stunned, He Mulan had already run away, leaving only a bitter smile, and coughed lightly at the unfamiliar prince: "Lord, that ...... Here's the thing......"

Things got to You Ya and King Changshan, and there were other changes.

"These looted women don't want to return to their hometowns?" King Changshan was inexplicable: "Where are you going if you don't go back to your hometown?" Now that it has been saved. [,! If you come out, you should be repatriated to your hometown! "

You Ya probably knew the reason, arched her hand and asked, "Dare to ask the general, have these women been insulted so much that they are unwilling to return to their hometowns to make a living?"

"That's true. Not only that, but many of these women are pregnant......" He Mullan gritted his teeth as soon as he said this, "If they can't be properly placed, I can't say that in a few months, there will be countless more deaths in this world!" "

In this era, there are no mature and effective contraceptive measures, and these Hugh slaughterers will not pay attention to these, poor these women are tortured day and night, as long as they are physiologically healthy and in the gestation cycle, how can they not get pregnant?

Hugh slaughtered them for more than a month, and some of them were pregnant in the first place, and they didn't know that they lost their lives later. How could the rest of the children who hated the children in their womb treat them well?

"How is this good...... King Changshan also had a headache after listening to the beginning and the end. I will send officials to register these people in detail, those who are willing to return to their hometowns can go back, and those who are not willing to go back can stay in the Baigong Division as a female worker. It's just those kids......"

Tuoba Su glanced at You Ya. Is there a way for the yellow-headed man?"

"If these women are willing to marry, they will definitely not have children, and they will even secretly throw them away." You Ya touched her beard, "I can only ask if there is a temple willing to accept a boy, if there are good men and women who want to adopt a righteous son, maybe they can find someone to grow up with."

"That's all it can be."

He Mulan stood aside and listened to their discussion, and then asked, "Does the temple accept babies?" How to feed them?"

"Hey, doesn't General Hua know that people now abandon babies and throw them at the temple gate? The temple has a field, and there are believers who are treacherous, even if they are fed a few mouthfuls of rice soup, they can't die. What's more, many temples have ewes, and they are prepared for this kind of thing."

You Ya sighed.

"Hugh Tu's sins are too great, how can they think they can get away with it?"

"Because they only live in the moment." He Mulan sneered and said, "They are holding the idea that they will die tomorrow. When a person feels that he will die at any time, the beast in his heart will come out and eat people, not only people, but also himself......"

She was halfway through her words when she suddenly froze.

"Die at any time......"

"General Hua, what's wrong with you?"

"Huh? No, nothing, a slight flash." He Mulan suddenly felt unspeakable irritability in his heart, casually perfunctory to You Ya, and then led Chen Jie and the others to say goodbye and go back to rest.

Early tomorrow morning, she will lead Helian Ding to catch up with the team heading to Pingcheng, and then return to Pingcheng together.

Tuoba Tao must have been looking forward to Helian Ding for a long time in Pingcheng, and if it weren't for the rebellion of the Hutu people, they might even be arriving in Pingcheng.

"By the way, isn't King Yingchuan going to quell the Qiang rebellion? Why are you still in Chang'an?" Because of Wang Jin's matter, He Mulan had a suspicion of Kumoti, and when he saw that he was still in Chang'an, he couldn't help but inquire about the news.

"The Qiang people suddenly disappeared without a trace...... "Tuoba Su was also worried, "The Qiang people are much more cunning than the Hutu people, and they are not like the Hutu people who live in a group, they are scattered everywhere on weekdays, and only the leaders will gather together, and once they are scattered, it is not easy to find them again."

In contrast, the Hutu people who retreated to Hukong Valley were easy to deal with because they had a fixed goal.

"Now the scouts scattered everywhere are looking for traces of the main force of the Qiang people, once they know where they are, I'm afraid Kumoti will be dispatched." Tuoba Su said, "Now the trouble is Wang Jin's matter. I don't know where the property he looted before went, and the official treasury of Chang'an was also emptied by half, and the general who took over as the Taishou of Chang'an has no money and food available, so how can he preside over spring ploughing next year......"

"Will Wang Jin be sent back to Beijing?" He Mullan suddenly interjected. Wang Jin's most trusted person should be his mother-in-law, and he has no wives and concubines, so this money has no other place to go except to send it to the Wang family. There are so many things, and they are not soft, and if the egret official checks it, he will naturally know where it is going......"

Tuoba Su and You Ya didn't know that it was possible for money to enter Princess Duanping's mansion, You Ya couldn't help but touch her beard again when she saw He Mulan's ease.

"That...... These things are going to enter Princess Duanping's Mansion, so they probably won't come back."

"These are all the people's fat and people's ointment that Wang Jin scavenged, and they should be returned to those who are ruined, how can they say that if they don't come back, they won't come back!"

The nameless fire in Hemulan's heart roared with rage.

"General Hua has really had a good temper recently...... Tuoba Su couldn't help but laugh, "Princess Duanping died and raised her son for so many years, and the Wang family directly broke the roots, how could Your Majesty want them to spit out the money they swallowed?" The Wang family must know that such a small amount of money has forced the Dumiao of their own lord to death, and they may be willing to exchange several times the money for Wang Jin's life. The Wang family is extremely powerful among the descendants, and this errand Kumoti and Huangtou are not doing well, and they will have to be retaliated against, even for the safety of these two, His Majesty will not force them anymore."

He Mullan suddenly realized.

No wonder Wang Jin is dead! Wang Jin is not dead, those properties must be checked out, and then carefully investigated, and at least "those people" behind Princess Duanping will be found!

Where is Kumoti protecting his aunt, he is protecting those behind Princess Duanping!

Is Kumoti loyal to His Majesty, or is there another conspiracy? Is he the deepest chess piece hidden by His Majesty's side?

Yes, when she accidentally bumped into the assassin in the camp who was plotting to assassinate Cui Hao, she went to find the main general at the time, Kumoti, and she did that in Dabi. [,! , the assassin did not touch Cui Hao, let alone assassination......

If Kumoti had known that she was prepared, he probably wouldn't have let those people do the assassination again.

It's just that although Kumoti and Hanchen don't deal with each other, there is absolutely no reason to kill Cui Hao, otherwise once there is a conflict between Hanchen and the army dominated by Xianbei nobles, it will only endanger Tuoba Tao's position......

Wait a minute.

Is it just to make Emperor Tuoba Tao's throne unstable?

Kumoti also seems to be a "straight line" clan, Tuoba Tao has no heirs, and Kumoti also has the right to inherit the throne!

And ghost killing......

At that time, Kumoti sent someone to guard the suspected soldiers, killed the ghost inexplicably, and committed suicide under the supervision of everyone, isn't it no different from the death of Wang Jin today?

There is also Di Yefei sucking Wushi San, and he also revealed to himself and Cui Hao and others that she went to find Di Yefei first, and encountered him struggling indiscriminately, the shape of the two at that time was unsightly, but they were touched by Su Hejun and Cui Hao, which almost made Cui Hao disgusted with him......

If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty and Su Hejun both knew that they were women, maybe they would both be ruined that time. Tuoba Tao and Cui Hao both have a deep hatred for Wushisan, and even if they don't hate it deeply, it is certain that they will not be reused from now on......

Di Yefei stood behind the high car, and behind him stood the military force led by Tuoba Tao, if they all had an accident at that time, Tuoba Tao could be said to have broken his right arm, and there was no chance to promote the new force.

This scene was connected by Hemulan, and I only felt cold all over my body. As for what Kumoti once said to Wang Jin in prison, "You are simply crazy to get involved with these people", Yunyun was left behind by her.

The seeds of doubt grew deeper and deeper, took root and sprouted, breaking through the ground, and once again shattering the peace that Hermulan had so hard to suppress.

There are such terrible people around His Majesty without knowing it!

Of those things she saw in her dreams, how many of them were standing behind this Kumoti?

She's going to Heijo!

She must go to Heiseong right away!

"General Flowers? General Flowers? What's wrong with you, why is your expression so ......" You Ya pushed He Mulan, but was shocked by her eyes that suddenly swept like lightning, and took a few steps back.

This, this, this......

Is this still the calm and self-contained Mulan from before?

"General Hua, are you feeling unwell?"

You Ya asked worriedly.

"If you don't feel well, you will rest for a few more days, you are traveling day and night, have you not slept well?"

"King Changshan, I have something to do and I have to rush to Pingcheng immediately......"

He Mulan arched his hand at Tuobasu.

"Please also ask the prince to arrange supplies as much as possible, and as soon as I wait for the matter of Hutu, I will catch up with the Yulin army in front."

"In such a hurry? Helian Gong is running around with you, do you want to rest for a few days? As soon as the rebellion of Hutu is resolved, Helian Gong will take it back again, so there is no need to be in such a hurry."

Tuoba Su didn't care about Hugh slaughtering people at all, even if He Mulan killed him all when he put down the rebellion, he wouldn't blink an eye, but Helian Ding was different, this was the biggest help on the way west of Wei at present.

But for Hermulan, whose life is worth Tuobatao?

"I'll go back and talk to Helian Gong."

So she shook her head resolutely.

"I'm in a hurry."