In the ninth year of Emperor Xin, Kyoto of Taoguo.

Before dawn, the city gate was already crowded, rubbing shoulders.

In the anticipation of everyone, the sound of uniform marching steps came from far and near, the sound of swords and armor was faintly mixed in, and the battle flag that hunted in the wind was like a fire, igniting everyone's blood.

This battle has been fought for three years, and too many legends have been passed back from the front line, so that every battle report is like a white jade divine ladder, raising the god platform of the general of the town and the country Pu Xun for people to admire.

Everyone wanted to see the characters on this altar with their own eyes, so the scene was naturally boiling, and those who arrived a little later didn't even have a place to stand.

But......

"Huh? Only war horses? What about the generals? ”

The people looked at each other, all of them were unbelievable.

I saw the tall horse in front of the soldier striding forward, and there seemed to be two bags tied to the horse's back, and there was a faint smell of rancidity.

The soldiers all had serious faces, and they did not see the joy of returning victoriously, and they followed the battle flag at a uniform pace without squinting, and none of them looked into the crowd to find their families and relatives whom they had not seen for three years.

On that day, the king of Tao Guoshang feasted the ministers in the palace and rewarded the three armies, but the commanders of the three armies never showed up.

And on the second day after the people of the whole country had not recovered from the joy of Pu Xun's triumph, another major news swept the entire Tao country overnight - Tao domestic traitor was captured, and three days later, the vegetable market was full of beheading, and Pu Xun personally supervised the punishment.

It is said that this traitor is a merchant surnamed Chu, who opened a money bank, and his business is very prosperous, almost monopolizing all the silver money storage in Kyoto.

I always said that someone was taking care of it, but I didn't want it to be such a pickled business.

Patriotic fervor was stirred up by polarization in twelve hours, and the people were so happy and anticipating of this victory, how angry and radical they were at this moment.

The Chu family instantly became the target of public criticism, and every household sharpened their knives, Huo Huo couldn't wait to rush to the execution platform three days later to rip off a piece of the Chu family's flesh to vent the hatred in his heart.

As for the truth?

Who cares.

Three days later, the entrance of the vegetable market was so deserted that there was not even a single bystander.

Throughout Kyoto, the doors and windows of every house are closed, and the streets are filled with street vendors, not even a single pedestrian.

On the torture platform, there were thirty-six members of the Chu family kneeling, and even the big yellow dog guarding the door was tied up in the corner by the five flowers.

Pu Xun sat on the prison platform, a pair of eagle-like eyes drooped down, Xiu Ruomei's fingers rubbed a small wine cup of pure silver, and the corners of his lips were slightly upturned with an imperceptible arc.

He didn't wear armor, but he was wearing a wide-sleeved red shirt, if you look closely, you can still see the dark lines of the dragon and phoenix, if it weren't for the execution ground at this moment, I'm afraid it would make people mistakenly think that he was going to go to the church to get married.

"I heard that the Chu family is a traitor in Tao, collaborating with the enemy and treason, and will be beheaded by the whole family."

A calm female voice sounded in this eerily quiet atmosphere, and at the same time, the curvature of the corners of Pu Xun's lips spread, her eyes lifted slightly, and her pupils locked on the woman's body accurately.

He didn't speak, just slowly stood up and walked towards her.

He walked very slowly, with a cautious step, as if he was afraid that if he walked too fast, the wind would blow the man away.

"Even if you are full of cuts, then you must cut them cleanly, and there will be no fish that slip through the net." As the woman spoke, she pushed a small milk doll forward and threw it directly into Pu Xun's arms: "With the two of us, the thirty-eight traitors in the Chu family can be regarded as neat and tidy, and there will be no more sins." ”