When Chen Damao, the big boss of Qingyun Village, was escorted to the county government and knelt in front of Zhao Xiaoxi. This military attache of Li Chao's naval army also explained everything very simply. Among them, the process before and after he was appointed as a pirate by the imperial court.

The prince of the adult is defeated and the talented, Chen Damao, who is actually not very bold, knows this truth very well. If he was the one who won tonight, perhaps he would cut off Cho Hyo-seok's head and rush back to the Li Dynasty to ask for merit and reward.

But now that it is in the hands of Zhao Xiaoxi, he has become a prisoner. As long as he still wants to live, he can only survive by confessing something that Zhao Xiaoxi is interested in. It's really not good, and you should be able to live for a while longer.

In order to save his life, he naturally has nothing to hide. And he will be reduced to this, many times it is not the suppression of Shangguan. Let him go from a dignified naval attache to a pirate leader who everyone spurns?

Over the years, how much merit he has made to the imperial court and how many looted things he has sent. What's in it? The court turned a blind eye to his application to return to the imperial court's naval army, and instead asked him to intensify his actions to plunder the coastal areas of the Great Song Dynasty.

With the rise of the Skeleton Pirates, they have also become struggling. In the end, he was even copied directly into the nest by the other party and lost his territory. If he hadn't been lucky enough to pick up a few boats and get ashore alive, he would have died a long time ago.

Only those who have felt the threat of death know what a blessing it is to be alive. Therefore, there is almost no need for Zhao Xiaoxi to torture, and this big boss, who is also resentful of Li Chao, explained the matter very neatly.

Looking at this somewhat spineless bandit leader, Zhao Xiaoxi quickly said: "Zhao Da, let him sign his confession." Temporarily locked in the county government prison to be disposed of, and guarded by the military guard himself.

In addition, the bandits from the same background as him, as long as they are not dead, all of them will be imprisoned. Keep them for the time being, this king still has some effect. If they want to die. You don't have to stop it, you know? ”

Zhao Da nodded and said, "Understood!" ”

Let the two guards drag Chen Damao away and put him in the prison of the county government. And at this moment, under the organization of those guards cavalry, the city defense army started to clean up the battlefield outside the city. The corpses of the bandits who died in battle were piled up and burned and buried.

Even the officers and soldiers, who felt nauseous and vomiting at first, became sluggish after carrying several corpses. Almost mechanically, it acts as a porter, throwing corpses into a large dug pit, pouring oil on them, and setting them on fire.

A foul smell came, and the royal cavalry didn't feel any discomfort. They have seen this kind of scene more than once or twice. But for these city defense forces. Tonight is a baptism of iron.

They finally understood what it meant to be an officer and a soldier. With the arrival of this prince, the days of eating and waiting for death in the past are afraid that they will never return. If you want to continue to be paid on errands, you have to adapt to tonight's situation.

From the beginning of their understanding, the knife in their hands is not used to scare people, but to really kill people. Zhao Wu looked. The vicious new leader seems to have become much more amiable.

Gather these tired and choking city defense troops outside the city. Zhao Wu is no longer as fierce and vicious as before. Instead, he smiled a few times and said, "How is it?" Isn't it fun to fight tonight?

As an official soldier, you should be a bit like an official soldier. Bullying the common people is not what the officials and soldiers do. also use knives with these bandits, that is a really good man and a real hero. You're all fine tonight. Tomorrow, Japan will ask for merit and reward for you.

Although the general does not yet know, what will the prince do with you. But Ben will believe that the officers and men who participated in the battle tonight are all good. There is a difference between you and those who were killed by Ben. I believe that the king will also see forgiveness for you.

Although it is the first time for Ben to come to Tingmai, he also knows that most of you are soldiers and eat food just to make a living. Perhaps few people will think about what it means for you to wear this military uniform.

So what I'm going to tell you is, if you still have this kind of thought, you will get the reward tomorrow, or go and be a common man! In the future, the city defense army under the command of the prince, even if it encounters the cavalry of Da Liao, must be a hero who moves forward bravely and does not take half a step back.

Of course, what the general will tell you is that as an officer and soldier under the command of the prince, you will enjoy a lot more money than now. In a word, as long as you can endure hardships and serve as a soldier alone, you can ensure that the whole family does not go hungry.

Duo Ben won't say anything more, you're all too tired tonight. I'm going to take you off for a night off and go back to camp to get some rest. When it is daybreak, Ben will come back to you to lecture you. Let's go back to the city on your own! ”

It is clear that Zhao Xiaoxi came to Qiongzhou to form a strong army force. Then it is inevitable to recruit young and strong soldiers in the counties under his rule. These city defense troops are all young and strong, and they can still become talents if they are sharpened.

As their temporary commander, Zhao Wu also saw their transformation. It is also clear that officers and soldiers who have seen blood will quickly mature. It is easier to train than to recruit peasant children.

Looking at Zhao Wu, who no longer paid attention to them, these city defense officers and soldiers also felt. The guards under this prince don't seem to be as fierce as they imagined. And what they are saying now does make them a little hesitant.

As Zhao Wu said, they are more likely to be soldiers for a way out and meager salaries. But everyone knows that being a soldier in such a small city can get a pitiful amount of money. The silver issued by the imperial court is even more missing.

They work here on errands, and more of them are given silver subsidies by the county government. If you really want to talk about it, a large part of their past salary can be funded by the Chen family. But this money is also not enough to support the family!

If it weren't for the lax discipline of the city defense army, but at least two meals a day, these young men would not have found a good way out. In the end, he chose to be a soldier to eat food, and earn some idle money to subsidize his family, and it is not too much to describe it as eating and waiting for death.

Now that Qiongzhou has changed its family, the Chen family is afraid that it will be difficult to escape. Where they go from here is indeed worth pondering. If you want to get the prince's salary, you have to work as hard as you did tonight, and you can't get mixed up.

Selling one's life means that one's life is in danger. Compared with life, the amount of money has become a matter of concern for them. In view of this complicated emotion, the city defense troops who returned to the camp also discussed in groups.

Until the sky was bright, and the gates were opened on time as usual. It's just that the officers and soldiers who are responsible for defending the city have been replaced by elite ironclad soldiers who are unknown to the people. And many people also know that these ironclad men are the prince's guards.

Seeing that there was no chaos in the city last night, the people were a little more happy. As before, open the door and do business as usual. The cute gossipy people are still discussing what will happen to the Chen family next.

In fact, last night, Mrs. County Ling sent back to the family to deliver the message, and brought her words on time. Regarding the suggestion said by his granddaughter, Mrs. Chen felt that it was impossible. This Chen family left Tingmai, who took them seriously?

When he learned that his spoiled granddaughter actually sent someone to invite the robbers of Qingyunzhai to attack the county seat and try to kill the prince of the court. Old Mrs. Chen was also scared into a cold sweat, but in the end she chose to wait and see how things turned out.

With the battle outside the city, the bandits were all wiped out, and Old Lady Chen knew. The Chen family is finished, this kind of big crime of punishing the nine clans, I'm afraid they will definitely not be able to get through. So, should you run away?

Originally, he thought that Zhao Xiaoxi would send cavalry to Chen's house to arrest him as soon as possible. But I waited until dawn, and I didn't get those cavalry coming. But the more this is the case, the more bottomless Mrs. Chen's heart becomes.

He knew very well how far he could run at the age of 80. He didn't want to die outside, and he didn't even have the expectation of returning to his roots. What's more, once the Chen family leaves, they will also become like duckweed without roots, and they will have no fixed place to live.

Just never expected that the eggs would be put in a basket for him. Or overnight, he hid several heirs of the family with some silver taels. If the Chen family is unfortunately raided, it will not let the Chen family cut off the incense.

Seeing that the sky was bright, the officials and troops in the county still did not move. Old lady Chen finally decided that since this prince would not come to him, then he would go to this prince, whether to kill or kill, he had to give a letter, and it was not his nature to sit back and wait for death.

The most important thing is that Mrs. Chen knows that this prince is new to Qiongzhou. If he really wants to force them to a dead end, it will be very detrimental to his rule. Therefore, he planned to play a trick to test the guilt.

Anyway, he has lived enough to live so far. As long as the bloodline of the Chen family can be preserved, even if he is allowed to die, it is estimated that he will not frown. Now that he is so worried, he can't see Zhao Xiaoxi's path, which makes him feel bottomless.

Thinking of this, Old Lady Chen immediately summoned the members of the family who were not allowed to leave. A group of men who were not very useful, as well as a large group of women and children, all walked towards the county seat.

When you walk to the gate of the county seat, you don't care what the people in the city think of them. The old lady threw away the crutches in his hand and knelt directly at the city gate. And behind him, there are hundreds of descendants of the Chen family.

Of course, most of them are collateral members, and he has hidden a lot of real descendants. There is only one reason for this, that is, to avoid being served by Zhao Xiaoxi, so that he regrets it and has no chance.

This is the old fox's way of doing things, and his trick of pleading guilty seems to be confirmed. Last night's incident was all caused by the granddaughter of the Chen family, and the Chen family was only guilty of apostasy at most.

If Zhao Xiaoxi wants to engage in Lian, he will live in the law, but he will not be able to get by in terms of human feelings. Others will only think that he, the prince, is a little too easy to kill, which damages his reputation.

If the reputation is bad, it will also have a very bad impact on Zhao Xiaoxi's rule in Qiongzhou. Therefore, this old lady Chen's actions were indeed a bit unexpected by everyone. So what will Cho Hyo-seok do with them? (To be continued......)