He stretched out his hand to take the order and looked at the bright red Governor Marshal seal on it. A hideous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and that smile was chilling......

……

Qujiang, Yushan County Ya.

The county commander Hu Xuyao stood sideways. On the throne sat Wan Guojun, his face gloomy.

The open space outside the lobby was full of people who had been summoned to the county office, these people were in rags, men and women, old and young, and even women with babies in their arms.

These people are the descendants of the Jiang Qi clan and the ministers of civil and military affairs who have been exiled to Lingnan before and after Tian Qiniang's accession to the throne over the years. There are not many descendants left in Jiang Ziya's lineage, but Jiang Qi's clan still has many princes, heirs, county kings and their family members who have derived from them after the reduction of the first rank, which is still a huge group.

Wan Guojun asked coldly to Hu Xianling on the side, "Are all the people here?" ”

Hu Xianling turned his head and whispered a few words with the main book of the painting roster, and bowed his hand to Wan Guojun: "If you go back to Zhongcheng, the three villages at the foot of Yushan that have placed the wanderers, the total number of men, women, and children, a total of three hundred and seventeen people, one is not less, all of them are brought!" ”

"Good!"

Wan Guojun slowly stood up, looked at these rogues standing in the lobby, raised his voice, and shouted: "You and others were all assigned to Lingnan because they rebelled against the court and were disloyal to the saints. Rebellion is a capital crime, and the saint opened the net, originally wanting you to repent and convict of your sins, but who knew that you would not repent, but secretly harbored misdeeds.

This official has now verified. You and others secretly colluded, bewitching the villagers, intending to raise the flag and cause trouble. The queen of the ancient holy spirit of the Ci clan who betrayed me, his heart is really punishable. Now that the official is patrolling and this, An can let you and others rebel, and the official will leave you a whole corpse, and you will kill yourself here! ”

Wan Guojun's words frightened Hu County Linghe, county magistrates, county lieutenants and other local officials and officials, and more than 300 people were all family members of the rogue people. They had already been killed by the queen at the beginning, and the young and strong people in the family and the relatives who were officials had been killed, and now more than half of the survivors are old and weak women and children. And now you want to kill them all?

These inexplicably summoned people from the village were nervous, and they were also stunned when they heard this, and they reacted for a while, and the whole hall was suddenly in chaos. There are those who shout and curse. Some rushed up, some knelt down and begged for mercy, some cried loudly, especially the women and children, and when they heard that the official was going to force them to kill themselves, they were so frightened that they cried out, and their situation was unbearable.

"Wanzhongcheng! Wanzhongcheng! Please be cautious in your use of torture, be cautious in your use of torture! ”

Hu Xuyao, the parent official of Yushan County, trembled. Cold air was swishing on his scalp, and he persuaded in a trembling voice, "These people ...... These people are old and weak, women and children. How can it be the opposite? Even if someone is dissatisfied with the court, it is also the work of a few people, and when the details are investigated, they should be severely punished...... That's hundreds of lives, Wan Zhongcheng, open grace! ”

Hu County Commander said, as soon as he put on his robe, he knelt down in the lobby, and when the county magistrate, the chief bookkeeper, the county lieutenant and other officials saw this situation, they all knelt down with the county order. Wan Guojun shouted in disgust: "Bastard! Do you dare to ask for your life for rebellion, and you are not afraid of harming yourself? ”

At this time, the family members of the outraged homeless people had rushed to the front of the public case. The officials of Yushan County had no intention of resisting and retreated, and the regiment of soldiers and horses brought by Wan Guojun stopped them instead of them.

These people were all elite soldiers of the Zhichong Mansion, all of them were strong and burly men, dressed in armor, armed with swords and guns, and those old and weak women and children were their opponents, and they were put down at the time.

Hu Xianling trembled in horror, and more than 300 people were lying in his lobby? Thinking about it, he shuddered, these people were either the descendants of Fengzi and Longsun or the descendants of the official gentry, any of them died here, he would be restless, more than 300 people ......, he would faint when he thought about it.

Hu Xian ordered the tears to flow, and kowtowed again and again: "Wanzhongcheng, I can't do it, I can't do it!" There are so many old and weak widows here, and the elderly over seventy years old, why should the sentence be increased? How innocent is a baby in swaddling clothes? Wan Zhongcheng, the lower official begged Wan Zhongcheng to raise his noble hand. Don't kill it! ”

Wan Guojun frowned, only listening to the crying and scolding outside the hall, Yushan County Ling and his subordinates had such an attitude, and they also felt that it was not good to kill here, he rolled his eyes, softened his tone and said: "Since this is the case." No matter how detailed the official investigated, the first evil was categorically not allowed to be let go. ”

Hu Xianling breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Thank you Zhongcheng for your kindness, thank you Zhongcheng for your kindness." ”

Wan Guojun said: "However, although people don't kill them, they can't be let go back, once they are released back to the village, the people in the center of them will inevitably take the opportunity to escape, and it will be difficult to pursue them." Escort them all away, choose a place to resettle, and wait for the official to find out! ”

Hu Xuyao only begged him not to kill people, how dare he say more than half a word, and hurriedly agreed, the officials of Yushan County shouted to appease, and those homeless relatives heard that Wan Zhongcheng no longer forced them to commit suicide, but to concentrate on supervision and investigation, and then gradually calmed down.

Wan Guojun escorted these more than 300 old and weak women and children out of the Yushan County Ya, only saying that they would be taken care of in a centralized manner, and the officers and soldiers escorted these people out of Yushan County, and when they arrived outside the field, they turned around a forest and still walked into the depths of the jungle.

They refused to go any further, and the public introduced a few respected old men and negotiated with Wan Guojun: "Where is Wan Zhongcheng going to take us?" We have no objection, so we are willing to accept the review to restore our innocence, but where Wanzhong Cheng wants to place us, please make it clear! ”

Wan Guojun saw that this place was hidden behind a forest, and there was a big river next to it, neither idlers watched, nor did he let these homeless families escape, his face suddenly changed, he pulled the reins of the horse, slowly turned the horse's head, and shouted loudly: "Lingnan Liuren, who intend to rebel, should be punished for his crime!" Liu Remnant Hua, cut them all to me, not a single one will be left! ”

As soon as the wanderers heard this, they knew that they had fallen into his daze, and suddenly the sounds of pleading, crying, crying, and cursing began again, and several old men were furious. rushed to Wan Guojun's horse, Wan Guojun waved his hand and shouted, "What are you waiting for?" Kill me! ”

The commander of the army sent to Wan Guojun by Huang Guanzi, the governor of Guangzhou, was a brigade commander named Liu Remnanthua. There are many barbarian tribes in Lingnan, and the people are fierce, and whenever there is a conflict, Huang Dudu often sends this person to suppress and suppress, and the barbarian tribes are all afraid to obey. This person is ruthless, and he is a fierce general under Huang Guanzi.

Huang Guanzi did not dare to perfunctory Wan Guojun. specially sent this person to listen to Wan Guojun's dispatch, Liu Canhua saw Wan Guojun's expression was fierce, like a fierce god. His heart was also terrified, and he immediately pulled out his saber and shouted: "Kill!" ”

Liu Yanhua slashed down with a knife on the head, splitting a gray-haired old man who rushed forward in half. The blood splashed his head and face. As soon as the bloody anger rushed, a wave of anger flooded Liu Yanhua's chest, and he shouted fiercely: "Kill me!" ”

Three hundred officers and soldiers drew their swords and guns, slashed and stabbed indiscriminately, and those old and weak were their opponents, and for a time they were like slaughtering chickens and dogs, and in broad daylight, a scene of inhumane massacre began.

A mother hugs her daughter with her back. Blocking him with his body, the red-eyed soldier swung his sword. Her head and half of her shoulders were slashed to the ground, and the sword flickered again, and the girl's head flew up, and before she could hit the ground, she was kicked out of the way by the soldier like a bow.

A gray-haired old man stretched out his arms in a vain attempt to protect his only grandson, when a large spear the thickness of a goose egg stabbed him viciously, piercing him in the abdomen, and the sharp tip of the spear pierced the child's neck, and strung the grandfather and grandson together.

A young woman with a baby in her arms cried and ran away, but when there was no escape, she had to fall to her knees with a tom, and desperately kowtow to the approaching officer and soldier and beg for mercy.

He snatched the baby from the woman's arms, and with a heavy foot on the boots, which were three thirds larger than the baby's head, and trampled the little head into the ground, and the blood of the brain flowed everywhere, and then he laughed evilly, and pounced on it, and pulled the woman's clothes.

The rags flew up like butterflies, and the weeping woman was soon stripped of white sheep by him, naked, and the soldier threw himself upon him, and in full view of the eyes, he stirred ugly......

The bloody slaughter aroused the most cruel bestiality in the hearts of the soldiers, and in this environment without discipline and legal sanctions, the ugliness in their hearts was infinitely magnified, and these soldiers who were supported by the people had become a group of wild beasts, arbitrarily bullying these old and weak women and children, abusing and killing, abusing and raping, and doing all kinds of evil.

When Hu Xuyao, the commander of Yushan County, heard the news and rushed over, it was almost dusk, he rode a fast horse, and as soon as he bypassed the woods and saw the hellish scene in front of him, his body was weak, and he slid off the horse.

"Ming Gong, be careful......"

Seeing this, the lieutenant of Yushan County hurriedly slipped off his horse and reached out to hold him.

Hu Xianling didn't look up, he looked straight at a five-leaf clover in front of him. There were a few crystal blood beads on the blades of grass, like crystal amber in the setting sun, because of the breeze, they flowed gently on the blades of grass, and suddenly a leaf sank, and a blood bead slipped down, just falling on his face, Hu Xianling screamed in fright.

The lieutenant of Yushan County was in charge of arresting the thief, and he was bolder than Hu County's order, he sighed, and did not help the frightened county commander again, but squinted his eyes and looked at the slaughter scene in front of him.

There were dead bodies all over the ground, blood stains everywhere, and there were almost no intact corpses, only some naked women's corpses, probably for those soldiers to satisfy their animal desires, so they were not cut to pieces, but were only stabbed in the heart and died.

They lay there on their backs, naked and unconcealed to the sunset, but none of them were ashamed to cover them, only their closed eyes, staring fixedly at the sky, as if to complain to the heavens.

This county lieutenant was a murderer, and he also had human lives on his hands, but when he saw the scene in front of him, his legs still couldn't help but tremble suddenly, and he was about to kneel on the ground. Yushan County, who was pale and ghost-like on the side, came up tremblingly, and said timidly: "Ming Gong, Ming Gong ......"

Hu Xianling lay on the ground, as if he hadn't heard his call at all. Two feet in front of him, in the grass, a girl's head lay quietly, with a pair of eyes that seemed to have a hint of horror and doubt, but they were completely lifeless.

Looking at the human head, Hu Xianling beat the ground like crying and said, "Why? Why? They are just some harmless old and weak women and children, they have long lost their original honor and status, and they are distributed here as sinful bodies, doing the heaviest work, the most humble status, they lack food and clothing, and it is a fluke to survive, why...... Do they have to die? ”

……

Outside the Dingding Gate, the cars of "Huaishitang" are mighty, and there are as many as forty or fifty cars.

The two-wheeled carts that run long distances are all strong horses of three or four years old with strong bodies and bright hair.

The car was planted with the banner of "Huaishitang", entering and exiting the gate of Dingding City, but no one dared to stop it. Because this team is not only a businessman, but also the Son of Heaven, the head car has the Son of Heaven Dragon Flag.

The Taoist asked Tian Qiniang for an order to go to Lingnan to look for herbs, and Tian Qiniang readily agreed, and immediately appointed the Taoist as a messenger, and gave him a holy decree, ordering the government to give him all kinds of conveniences along the way.

The Taoist took the opportunity to put forward that the people in the government did not understand herbal medicine, nor did they know the geographical situation of the distribution and growth of herbs in various parts of Lingnan, and hoped that the largest medicine hall "Huaishitang" would assist, and Tian Qiniang naturally agreed to this request. "Huaishitang" thus became an imperial mission in one fell swoop.

The status of businessmen is not high, although most of the famous businessmen have backstage, and as the "Huaishitang" that concentrates the most famous folk doctors, there are too many powerful and wealthy families, but it is not a bad thing to have a more influential figure, and now the three immortal masters are quite important figures in front of the queen.

Helping the Qincha to go to Lingnan to collect medicine, you can not only get the favor of the Taoist, and this big man to form a fate, but also with the help of the Taoist's identity as the Qincha, to provide a lot of convenience for their business in Lingnan.

There are many people who go to the Shili Changting Pavilion to make a trip for the Taoists, and there are ...... of Tian Sansi, Tian Chengqian, An Lehou, and officials of the Taiyi Department. Wang's relatives and generals, there is no court meeting today, and everyone who can come is here, and its liveliness can be compared with the last time Mu Shangxuan left Beijing, and many people are not strange.

Yao'er, who has been in close contact with the three immortal masters, naturally came, but among so many big people, her identity and status are not ranked, so she can only stand behind the send-off team without showing off, poking her head out on tiptoe, arching her hand to the Taoist from afar, shouting "Have a good journey, the immortal master is hard", and as a result, the buzz was full of blessings to see him off, and few people heard Yao'er's words except for herself.

After the Taoist convoy left, Tian Chengqian and Tian Sansi vied with each other to invite the dustless old nun and Qin people who came to see them off to have a banquet. The dustless old nun went to Tian Chengqian's mansion, the Qin people went to Tian Sansi's mansion, the two princes accompanied the guests respectively, and the other magnates who saw them off dispersed in a hurry. (To be continued......)