Chapter 48: Black belly
Five days later, the scouts sent out came back one after another, and also brought back the news that Yuan Wei wanted.
As Yuan expected, the Jiangdong Army finally chose to withdraw after the defeat of Xia Cai and Long Kang.
The scouts who followed the Jiangdong Army tracked them all the way to the Xiacai Ferry, and saw the Jiangdong Army crossing the Huaishui from Xiacai, and then rested for two days in Xiacai County, and then continued south.
However, it is still unknown whether Sun Ce is dead or alive.
After LΓΌ Bu withdrew his troops from Shouchun, he burned and plundered on the road to the east.
The scout cavalry reported that Xiquyang, Yinling, Dangtu, Yicheng, Zhongli and other counties had been captured and plundered by Lu Bu's army, the people were all killed, and all the houses and cities were burned down.
Liu Bei also withdrew as expected.
To Yuan Wei's surprise, Cao Cao actually retreated.
The scout cavalry reported that the Cao army broke through Shouchun two days before the battle of Longkang, Li Feng, Le Zhuo, and Chen Ji were all killed, and Liang Gang, who was the only one guarding the east gate, led hundreds of remnants to break through, but he was nowhere to be found, and then, Cao Jun rested in Shouchun for two days, and then returned north.
So far, there is no longer any obstacle to the south of the Lujiang River.
Yuan immediately ordered the army to move south to the Lujiang River the next day.
However, before leaving, Yuan had to do one more thing.
The matter of Zhang Xun, Feng and Yuan Yao has dragged on for so many days, and it is time to end it.
Just after midnight the next day, Yuan Wei appeared at the entrance of the vegetable market in the east of Longkang City, surrounded by a large group of civil officials and military generals such as Ji Ling, Yuan Yin, Yan Xiang, and Yang Hong.
Huang Yi, the newly released lieutenant of the horse, also followed tremblingly.
Stepping on the bluestone paved streets, looking at the collapsed houses on both sides, Yuan Wei felt sorry in his heart.
Although the county seat of Longkang has long been a ruined city at this time, Yuan Wei can still imagine the original prosperity through the remaining bluestone streets in the city, and he can vaguely see that a group of vendors are selling their own vegetables or fruits, and they are selling along the street, and groups of women are picking and picking up in the stalls.
There are also cars and pedestrians coming and going, and the whole city is full of life.
Because of the war, all of this has disappeared.
War has always been the main culprit that has led to a large loss of population and a great regression of civilization!
For a few seconds, Yuan Wei suddenly had an inexplicable depression in his heart, or he should forget it?
The chaotic era at the end of the Han Dynasty was already chaotic enough, if you join him again, wouldn't it be even more chaotic? By the end of the troubled times, wouldn't the population of Kyushu be even smaller than in the Wei and Jin dynasties? If this is the case, wouldn't the Wuhu chaos that will be staged in a hundred years be even more tragic?
However, such a thought only flashed in Yuan No's mind and disappeared.
My life is up to me, when I live, indulge in indulgence, and after I die, do I care about the flood?
What's more, if he Yuan unifies China in the end, how can he give the Hu people a chance to mess with China?
Yuan Wei quickly put these negative emotions behind him and waved his hand to Xu Sheng to bring the prisoner up.
Xu Sheng turned around and beckoned, and a team of fully equipped Yu Linwei escorted Zhang Xun, Feng and Yuan Yao along the bluestone street slowly.
It's only been a few days since they haven't seen each other, and Zhang Xun and Feng's complexions have become extremely bad, obviously, the two have suffered a lot in prison.
The reality is so cruel, even if you are proud when you are proud, once you are down, it doesn't matter if you are a general or a queen, those jailers and cell bosses still play you want to die.
When he walked in front of Yuan No, Zhang Xun spat bloody phlegm at Yuan No.
Fortunately, the distance between the two was far away, and this bloody phlegm fell on Yuan Fu's boots.
Xu Sheng, who was standing behind Yuan Fu with his sword, was furious, and immediately stepped forward, wanting to teach Zhang Xun a lesson.
Yuan Wei grabbed Xu Sheng, a dying man, what are you talking about with him?
Zhang Xun has recognized the reality, given up his illusions, and stopped struggling meaninglessly, but Feng has not given up.
When walking in front of Yuan No, Feng suddenly seemed to be crazy, and pounced on Yuan No, and wanted to bite Yuan No, how could the two Yu Lin Wei walking on her side let her get her wish, and before Feng Shi pounced, the two of them kicked Feng Shi's leg at the same time, and Feng Shi immediately fell to the ground with a sigh.
Feng Shi raised his head, his eyes hidden behind his messy hair revealed bitter hatred, and he stared straight at Yuan No.
Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Yuan No, don't think that no one knows about the good things you did, you need to know that there are gods three feet above your head, you killed your father and usurped the throne, and you will be punished one day!" β
What Feng said was actually the truth, but unfortunately no one believed it.
"Shut up, slut!" Before Yuan Wei could do anything, Yang Hong was already annoyed, and came up and slapped Feng directly.
Last night, Yuan Wei summoned Yang Hong to talk for two hours, and after coming out, Yang Hong's spirit was immediately different.
In order to curry favor with Yuan No, Yang Hong slapped him extremely hard, Feng Shi was immediately knocked to the ground, half of his teeth were knocked out, and the entire right half of his face was immediately swollen, and he was no longer human.
What's even more ruthless is that Feng's jaw was dislocated, and he couldn't speak.
In order to curry favor with Yuan No, Yang Hong really fought hard.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Yao stumbled over and picked up Feng.
Yang Hong's right hand was raised high again, but he didn't pull it down after all, Yuan Yao was just a child after all.
"Brother, let go of the queen mother, let go of the queen mother, please." Yuan Yao ran over and begged Yuan No, but until this time, Yuan Yao didn't know what was going on.
Yuan Fu's cold heart suddenly twitched.
Regarding the usurpation of his father, Yuan Wei did not think that he had done wrong.
Yuan Shu actually used the monarch and the ministers to often pressure him, and asked him to be killed, he deserved to die!
Zhang Xun and the slut Feng Shi instigated Yuan Shu to kill him in every possible way, and the two of them were even more innocent.
However, Yuan Yao was innocent after all, he was just a child who didn't understand anything, and when Feng and Zhang Xun calculated him, Yuan Yao even sneaked out to warn him.
Such a simple, kind-hearted child should not die.
However, Yuan Quan also had a reason to kill Yuan Yao.
The reason why I had to kill was to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!
Keep Yuan Yao, will you wait for him to take revenge when he grows up in the future?
Even though Yuan Yao's ability is mediocre, he is the son of the Feng family after all!
There is a saying that small stones can smash large clay pots, and are there fewer heroes and heroes who died at the hands of small people in history?
What's more, even if he Yuan can't bear to kill him, the civil and military generals of the Yuan group can't spare him, because everyone knows that he is the son of Zhang Xun and Feng's adultery, and keeping Yuan Yao is a great humiliation to the Yuan family.
"Brother, you can let go of the queen mother, please." Yuan Yao looked up at Yuan No, and pleaded continuously.
At this moment, Yuan Wei found that he couldn't look directly into Yuan Yao's eyes, and turned his back without a trace.
Yang Hong looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, there was actually at least half an hour before three o'clock in the afternoon, but when he saw Yuan No's back turned around, he immediately guessed Yuan No's thoughts, and immediately motioned for two Yu Linwei to step forward and drag Yuan Yao away, and then said to Yuan No: "Son, three o'clock in the afternoon has arrived, and it is time to be executed." β
Three quarters in the afternoon, that is, noon, is the most powerful time of the day, after the prisoner is beheaded, the yin energy immediately dissipates, that is, even the ghost has to do it, so the decapitation at three minutes at noon is the most severe punishment!
Yuan Wei didn't look back, just waved his hand with his back to Yang Hong.
When Yang Hong got the order, he immediately ordered Yu Linwei vividly: "The son has an order, executed!" β
In order to curry favor with Yuan No, Yang Hong asked Yuan No, to leave the execution ground earlier, and even saved the link of verifying his identity.
The three Yu Lin Wei, who were in charge of the execution, immediately raised the ring-headed knife, and in the next moment, the three bright ring-headed knives fell at the same time, and the three heads of Zhang Xun, Feng and Yuan Yao had already rolled to the ground.
Yuan Wei turned his head suddenly, just in time to see Yuan Yao's head bounce twice on the ground, and then stopped, a pair of big hollow eyes just facing him, as if accusing of something.
The hairs on Yuan Fu's back stood up in an instant.
Yuan Wei is a modern person after all, and he has a modern worldview!
In a trance, Yuan Wei felt that the whole world had become different.
In a trance, it was as if something had collapsed in his world.
In a trance, Yuan Wei faintly heard that someone seemed to be calling him, and then he suddenly woke up from the trance, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Yang Hong with a concerned face.
When he looked closely, he was lying in Yang Hong's arms.
"Childe, what's wrong with you?" Yang Hong asked Yuan with concern.
"It's nothing, it's just a little tired." Yuan Wei shook his head slightly, and then struggled to get up.
Yuan Wei stood up and looked around, the corpses of Zhang Xun, Feng and Yuan Yao had not been dragged away, and they were still there, but when Yuan Yao's eyes met Yuan Yao's empty eyes again, there was no joy or sorrow in his heart, Gu Jing was no longer wavering, Yuan Wei knew that from this moment on, some things had become different.
Or to be more precise, he Yuan Wei has become no longer kind.
There is a good saying, there is never absolute good and evil in this world, there is no absolute fairness and justice, there are only interests and exchanges, if he wants to survive in this troubled world, he must adapt to such troubled laws, otherwise he can only become a stepping stone for others.
At this moment, Yuan Wei also admired Liu Bei's personality, Liu Bei has been able to consistently be benevolent and righteous throughout his life, which is really not easy!
Ji Ling also blamed himself: "Son, it's all bad ministers." β
Ji Ling also said that he had been urging Yuan Quan too hard in the past few days, so that Yuan Que was tired.
Most of the other dozens of civilian and military generals also gathered around, looking at Yuan Nuo with concerned eyes, many of them cursed Yuan Nuo's early death, but more people were worried that Yuan Nuo would die young.
Speaking of which, this doesn't seem to be the first time Yuan has fainted.
Last time at the south gate of Shouchun, he suddenly fainted.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Yuan Wei waved his hand and said, "Order, the army will be drawn immediately." β