The Jade Rabbit sinks in the west, and as the sky gradually brightens, this Shangyuan Festival, which is full of chaos, panic and blood, is finally in the past. But it is clear that this special Shangyuan Festival will inevitably become a nightmare that countless people in Tokyo will remember for the rest of their lives, and the killing and chaos will continue to circulate, giving rise to various versions of the story.

However, for the imperial court and the government, the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the people's hearts and rectify the order. Therefore, since yesterday, in the streets and alleys of Tokyo City, you can always see a neat army with a sword in hand patrolling around, but anyone suspicious will be arrested immediately, without leaving any mercy.

Even on the morning of 16 July, this kind of defense did not relax in the slightest, but on the contrary, it saw that the mobilized troops were getting more and more numerous. In this regard, the people did not have much objection, but felt that having these elite soldiers stationed in the city under a hundred battles made them feel a little more at ease, even if there was an obstacle to the inquiry when they went out, they were all willing.

So, unconsciously, Sun Tu's soldiers and horses completely took over the defense of the entire Tokyo City, not only the city gates were in his hands, but even the soldiers and horses on those important streets were also taken over by the soldiers and horses he brought, and the original forbidden army was in vain.

This is naturally one of the birds killed with one stone in Sun Tu's strategy, but it is not the last one.

As the situation in the city stabilized, Sun Tu brought up the old matter again, revisited the scene, and beheaded Cai Jing and other traitors and corrupt officials who were judged to have brought disaster to the country and the people. And this time, it is naturally impossible for anyone to come to make trouble, but the number of people who have been tortured has increased several times - in addition to the families of the original criminals, there are also the subordinates of many officials who jumped out before, because their actions have committed serious crimes, and naturally they will not escape death, and there are also the families of officials like Cai Jiu who have thrown themselves into the net - hastily calculated, there are three or four thousand people.

It is naturally not easy for these many people to open a knife at the same time, at least the field outside Xiangguo Temple cannot accommodate them. Therefore, after a little discussion with Tong Mu and others, Sun Tu decisively decided to execute all the prisoners separately, whether it was the inner city or the outer city, or the east, west, north and south, all set up execution grounds, and beheaded these prisoners in batches.

In this way, the people no longer have to crowd together to be tortured outside the Xiangguo Temple as they did the day before yesterday, so that there will be many injuries due to an accident. But even with that lesson, when it really came to the day of the execution, that is, the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the execution grounds were still surrounded by people who were full of grievances, and they just wanted to see the death of the enemy with their own eyes, or just to see the lively people, and once again made the streets of Tokyo empty, which was not much more than the festival.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, as the prison officer gave a loud order, the shouts of the soldiers and generals came from behind the prisoners: "Verify that the body is correct!" It's the offender xx himself! ”

The order that was ticked by the red pen was smashed to the ground, but the bright sword light rose in response, and also made the eyes of hundreds of people fall to the execution ground, waiting for the scene of the knife cutting off people's heads, and some people glanced around like a snake shadow, for fear that there would be some chaos again.

But this time, it was impossible for such a thing to happen again. Located on the execution ground in front of Xiangguo Temple, Qi Huan was still dressed in prison clothes, and after taking a sharp breath, he slashed down with both hands, and the knife in his palm had already slashed into the back of the neck of the muddy prisoner in front of him!

However, this person is not the most important prisoner here, Cai Jing, not even any court official, but a middle-aged man who looks quite elegant. He is one of the culprits who colluded with others and caused the destruction of Qi Huan's family, Gao Shun, the second steward of Gao Taiwei's mansion!

Now, as the sharp blade slashed through the back of his neck, walking straight forward unimpeded along the gap in the joint, severing his blood vessels and meridians, cutting off all his vitality, Gao Shun finally let out his last cry of sorrow before dying. But as soon as the voice was heard, his head had already detached from his body, and he was kicked by Qi Huan, who was quick-eyed, and Gollum rolled straight forward, leaving a bloody trail.

And after killing the big enemy with his own hands, Qi Huan's breathing became heavy again, and his face also changed for a while, and finally, only his knees were weak, and he knelt there, muttering in his mouth: "Dad, mother, second brother, Wulang, little sister...... I have finally avenged your great revenge with my own hands today, and I will soon come down to accompany you, and go underground with you to settle accounts with that old thief! ”

After saying this, he stiffened his waist, threw the bloody knife in his hand to the ground, and shouted at the robe that he had befriended beside him: "Li Liulang, come on, you will give me a ride!" ”

The faces of the generals around him were full of entanglement and sadness, even if the two of them had already agreed on everything, but when the matter really came to the forefront, it was still inevitable to hesitate. But Qi Huan was unwilling to wait any longer, and shouted again: "Liulang, you promised the general, this is for our ideals, so that our soldiers can no longer bow their heads and behave like people, you must not be soft." Come on, it's not just for you and me, it's for everyone, for my Han boy! ”

"Qi Shiro, brother can't stand you!" Being yelled at by him, Li Liulang finally relented, and with a single step, he had already reached behind him, and then shouted violently: "Folks in Tokyo City, our general Qi Huan was framed by someone before, and he had a great revenge, and after entering the city, he destroyed the enemy's family. However, this is still a big mistake, and according to military law, it should be offset by death. Today, I will kill him on the orders of General Sun! When the words fell, the knife also fell, and Qi Huan's face still had a smile of relief, and his head was separated.

In the reaction of hundreds of people, in the continuous exclamation, his head also rolled out, and it hit the head of Gao Shun, as if he would not let go of the other party even if he died. And after seeing this scene, the surrounding people sighed even more, and once again understood how much Sun Tu's department attached importance to military law!

This scene diluted the impact of the killing of Cai Jing, who had just landed on the ground. The prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, who had been in power for a while and had endured several dynasties, finally paid the price for everything he had done. Not only did he fight with his life, but his family of 237 was all sentenced to be executed. The only one who escaped this catastrophe was his little grandson who stayed in his hometown of Xianyou, which of course was in return for him handing over all his family resources.

In addition to him, Liang Shicheng is in the west of the city, and Yang Jian is in the south of the city...... One by one, traitors and important ministers were also beheaded by the most ordinary soldiers under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, and almost all of their families were also affected, and none of the adult men could survive. In this regard, the so-called six thieves of the dynasty, except for Tong Guan, who was still under house arrest in Youzhou City, have all been beheaded, and they were all eliminated by Sun Tu.

As a result, many years later, there was a legend among the people, saying that Sun Tu was the Ziwei star general who sent down from heaven to save the people from fire and water, and slay demons, and the six thieves all became demon incarnations, and then Sun Tu, as the protagonist, killed them one by one in a difficult battle, until the world was finally peaceful......

Of course, at this time, Sun Tu didn't look at the slightest hint of the stars in the sky, and he was still lying on the embroidered couch, and he was scanning the officials of the DPRK and China who were hiding panic, but showing a flattering smile. Since the Shangyuan Festival, these middle and low-level officials, who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb, finally recognized the situation and began to continue to come to the door to ask for a meeting, showing their loyalty to Sun Tu.

Because at that time, they finally understood that the imperial court would be controlled by Sun Tu, and for the sake of their official future and life, even if they were reluctant now, they could only take refuge in Sun Tu's hands. After all, these people are the most knowledgeable about current affairs, when Cai Jing and others were powerful, they were proud to follow Jiwei, and now that Sun Tu has destroyed these powerful ministers, they have turned their heads down. As for the festival or something, it's not a thing at all for these old fritters in officialdom.

Sun Tu didn't embarrass them this time, he just swept over the dozens of officials with a smile and said, "You can abandon the darkness and turn to the light today, which is the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty." Ben Hou is also deeply grateful, so let's give you two days, and you will go to the table as soon as possible to discuss what should happen in the next affairs of the DPRK and China. Especially when Cai Jing and other powerful traitors are wiped out, who should fill the vacated positions they vacated. These things are naturally the most clear in the court for a long time, and Ben Hou doesn't want to bother with it anymore. ”

"Yes, yes, the lower officials will go back and plan a proper way, and you will be satisfied."

"The title of Yue Hou can still be called now, according to the lower officials, with the credit of Yue Hou to my Great Song Sheji, this time to be crowned a Yue Guogong, no, it is a matter of course to be crowned a Yue King."

"I can't afford to be the king of Yue, and the credit for this time is not my own, my subordinate generals and others have all contributed to the country, you can't forget them." In the face of everyone's flattery, Sun Tu just smiled and emphasized, and then without waiting for them to say too much, he waved his hand directly to drive people away.

There is no need to be too polite to these wall grasses, although they are of some use, they are not of great use, and they cannot be replaced when the situation in the DPRK and China is stabilized, and only those who do have some ability can continue to stay in the court.

In this way, these courtiers have become another bird in Sun Tu's entire plan, relying on the decisiveness of killing, he has completely subdued these court officials, at least for a short time, they dare not be enemies with him again. And Sun Tu can also use them to completely grasp the overall situation of the entire imperial court.

Both civil and military affairs are in his own hands, and this time Sun Tu has truly become the lord of the Great Song Dynasty who is powerful and nameless.

On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, the dust settled, and a new era of the Great Song Dynasty began......