The smell of blood dispersed in the cold winter air.

The corpses that fell to the ground, the soldiers who walked by the corpses, the bright red blood, the cold weapons, the screaming crowd.

This scene stimulated the people of the Huang family, the onlookers, and the officials.

Gwangju is now known to be a place of peace and prosperity, but it is not that the people here have not seen blood, Gwangju has experienced a siege for half a month, and there are rebels who rushed into the city and burned it.

Those tragic and frightening encounters, people choose to forget.

Now this scene has opened everyone's memory, and the people around them screamed and fled in all directions.

"Zhenwu Army captures and kills the thieves of Liangcun"

"Everyone must not act rashly, otherwise they will be judged as thieves"

There are four layers of soldiers and horses surrounding the Huang family's mansion, the inner two floors stand inward, and the outer two floors stand outward. It overshadowed the screams and cries and shook the crowd running around.

After the officers and soldiers shook the panicked people, the officers and messengers walked through the people, their voices were not as loud as the officers and soldiers roared, but they were better than the agility of their actions.

"That's the murderer who killed more than 100 people in Liangcun"

"The young lady of Zhenwu Army is catching the murderer"

"You are not murderers, what are you afraid of"

The people who no longer ran around and no longer shouted gradually came back to their senses, that was the murderer, and the Zhenwu army was catching the murderer, just like the Zhenwu army killing the rebels.

When Gwangju was besieged, the Zhenwu army killed the rebels outside, which was much more bloody and terrible than this scene, they did not have the slightest fear, and shouted with excitement and joy, scrambling to climb the city wall to see.

Now the Zhenwu army is also killing thieves, but not outside the city, but inside the city, and the other party is not a fierce soldier or horse, but a rich family

The family is not a soldier or a horse, why do they also harm people and become thieves, the people became quiet, and looked at the Huang family's mansion with a sad expression.

The turmoil outside did not affect the inside, and after an order was given, unless an order was given, the sword mountain and the sea of fire in front could not be stopped.

The two men who wanted to stop turned into corpses, and the other people retreated one after another, the Huang family was not ordinary people, and groups of guards poured out at the moment when the officers and soldiers moved.

The guards had no armor, but they had weapons in their hands, and they fought a crackling battle, although they could not stop the Zhenwu army from advancing, but they protected Huang Axiao and others behind them.

Behind him is the tall gate of the Huang family.

They are not officers and soldiers, and they do not have the responsibility of guarding the people of the land of the Son of Heaven, but they have the responsibility of guarding the master's house, and the guards holding swords and guns shout, and they will rush up to fight with the officers and soldiers.

"Stop."

An old and deep voice came from inside the door.

With this shout, the half-closed and half-open door of the Huang family was opened, and the old lady Huang walked out alone.

"Mrs. Wu, I am the owner of this house, I came out, I don't have to break the door."

Hearing his words, Mrs. Wu raised her hand, and Yuan Ji ordered the soldiers to stop.

Seeing Mrs. Huang standing in front of the door, Huang Axiao and the others finally came back to their senses and stumbled over, crying, shouting and angry.

"Shut up." Old lady Huang stopped them, his eyes swept over the corpses in front of the door, the blood on the ground, the officers and soldiers who were solemnly on standby, and the witnesses of the same family

The old men of the seven families no longer hid their faces, and the moment the murderer of the Liangcun disaster was escorted up, they put down their sleeves, their expressions were shocked and abrupt, and then they were angry and afraid.

"Old lady, these murderers are really instructed by you," cried one of the old men, who was so sad and angry that he stretched out his hand to press his chest and couldn't straighten up his waist, "how can you be so mad?"

Old lady Huang ignored him and looked at the bound guards, who were grabbed and beaten by children, burying their heads in the ground and not moving.

"Young Lady Wu, these guards are indeed my family." Old Lady Huang looked at Mrs. Wu Shao, "Since I decided to move, I have dismissed many people in my family, and they have always been valued by me, so I am reluctant to disperse, so I found another way for them to go to my relatives, but I didn't expect them to be"

Speaking of this, he looked up to the sky and sighed, tears slipped from his eyes, and the rest of the words didn't need to be said again, everyone knew what he meant.

The guards belonged to his family, but had been dismissed.

The dismissed guards were arranged to go to the relatives of the Huang family, to leave their hometowns, to go to the new master again, and the future was uncertain, so they became evil and crazy, took risks, and simply became thieves

So these guards didn't instigate the killing, he didn't know about it, and their Huang family didn't know about it.

How can you lie so justifiably Yuan Ji and the others looked a little surprised and funny, and before they could come up with the detailed confessions of these guards, the old lady Huang who was standing on the steps fell to her knees and fell down the steps

The quiet crowd shouted again.

Huang Axiao and others also shouted that grandpa stumbled over, and the old lady Huang, who fell under the steps, did not faint, but stood up and knelt on the ground.

"Mrs. Wu, but this is my guilt, this is the guilt of my Huang family." His face was covered with blood, his fine clothes and gray hair rolled into dust, he raised his hand in front of him and bowed again and again, his rickety figure was no longer as rich as before, "I am willing to confess my guilt and be punished and imprisoned, and I am willing to atone for all the Huang family's property." ”

His head slammed down on the ground, again and again.

"Just beg to spare my family, they are innocent and uninformed."

The old man hit his head on the ground, and this scene made the people hold their breath again, and they seemed to feel the vibration under their feet.

The elderly and children are weak and helpless, and they are always unbearable to see.

Huang Axiao shouted to his grandfather and cried loudly, "Punish me, punish me, I am willing to confess my guilt and be punished, and let my grandfather go." ”

He also hit his head on the ground, and the handsome boy fell into the muddy water, without the slightest trace of the past grace.

More people rushed over, and old and weak women and children also poured out of the gate of the Huang family, and they all knelt down and kowtowed behind Old Lady Huang.

The cries and shouts of the elderly, the weak, the women and children shook the sky.

The officers and soldiers shouted and shouted that they should not move, and the prefect and other officials also stood in place, and finally came back to their senses at this time, looking at this scene, their expressions were complicated, there were joys and sorrows, and of course they were more relieved.

The prefect took a deep breath and walked to Mrs. Wu's side, looking at the woman who seemed to be sitting on the clouds.

"Young lady, the Huang family has been defeated." He whispered, "That's it." ”

Mrs. Wu Shao glanced at him and said, "No." ”

The prefect is unbelievable, why can't he give out the family property, the old lady Huang is guilty, the Huang family is already finished, and there is no way to turn over the storm in Gwangju Mansion.

So what's the matter?

There is a fairy sound falling in my ears.

"The crime of rebellion, of course, the nine clans are connected, and the crime should be killed."

A blow to the kill, pierced through the cry.

The Huang family's crying stopped for a moment, but the next moment shook the sky again.

She, want, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and kill the Huang family

Huang Axiao jumped up, if he took a step back, he would take a step back, but if he took a step back, the opponent was aggressive, so why bear it any longer

He shouted, "We didn't rebel against the bloody mouth"

Old Lady Huang no longer kowtowed, "Young Mrs. Wu, rebellion is not just talking. ”

Although the acts of the guards were heinous, they were not treasonous.

If you want to use this conviction to rebel, it is unreasonable, and you can't convince the public.

Mrs. Wu didn't speak, she didn't need to do the explanation and argument, she just needed to give orders.

Yuan Ji shook off the two pieces of paper: "This is the correspondence between Ma Jiang, the head of the seized thief, and Ah Xiao, the son of the Huang family. ”

The name Ma Jiang was suddenly unfamiliar to the public, but they quickly remembered it.

The original observer of Huainan Province joined the rebels at the beginning of the rebellion and became the seat of An Dezhong, occupying half of Huainan Province with soldiers and horses, and was also the main force in many battles with Gwangju Province.

"This letter was written to your family after the Majiang rebellion, persuading the Huang family to join the rebels."

"This letter is Ma Jiang's reply to the Huang family, saying that he is very happy that the Huang family is willing to help him, and will send troops and horses to assist, looking forward to creating great achievements together."

"Instigating the move, ordering guards to loot and kill Liangcun, spreading all kinds of rumors, and plunging Gwangju into chaos, everything is to prepare for a rebellion."

Yuanji's voice resounded all around, hitting everyone's eardrums, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and everyone was stunned.

"You are talking nonsense," Huang Axiao shouted angrily with red eyes.

Yuan Ji handed the letter forward, and it fluttered in the cold wind, "Ma Jiang was originally an observer of Huainan Province, and his handwriting should be recognized by many people." ”

The letter paper floated in front of the prefect's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and took it, only to look at it, and then closed his eyes, his face pale.

The other officials all gathered around to take a look, and their faces changed instantly.

"You, you" and even more officials pointed at the Huang family angrily.

"Ma Jiang did write to me to persuade me to surrender, but how can I, the Huang family, be disloyal, unjust, kingless and fatherless, I wrote a letter to scold Ma Jiang, I didn't hide this matter, my relatives and friends know." Old lady Huang took a deep breath and stood up, standing up straight, "If my Huang clan wants to rebel, will I wait until today if my Huang clan wants to rebel?"

He looked at Mrs. Wu Shao.

"Your Zhenwu army will not be in Gwangju Mansion now."

"If I say that I am because you treat each other harshly, in order to keep my family wealth, in order to maintain my position, I am now colluding with the rebels."

Old lady Huang laughed, and the laughter was bitter.

"I should have taken Gwangju Mansion with Ma Jiang before the rebels came, and the wealth and status I kept would not be as good as it is now?"

His eyes fell on the letter in the prefect's hand, disdainful and contemptuous.

"There are many people who know Ma Jiang's handwriting, and it is not difficult to fake a letter."

"Just one letter convicts my Huang family of rebellion, I don't accept it, my Huang family doesn't accept it."

This is also true, not to mention anything else, if they practice more, they can probably imitate Ma Jiang's handwriting, and the officials' expressions became hesitant again.

In the eyes of the people, this old man described Ling Ran as embarrassed and different, not like a really bad person, is there some misunderstanding, and there were low discussions all around.

Old lady Huang stepped forward.

"I am willing to confess my guilt and go to prison, and I will not have the slightest resentment when I am asked to be punished, and I will use my life and my Huang family property to repay the grievances of the victims."

The gray hair flew with the old man's staggering, his wrinkled face was pleading and fierce, and his sunken eyes looked at Mrs. Wu Shao, stretched out his hands to her, and asked sadly.

"Is this young lady Wu unwilling to let go of my Huang family?"

The Huang family was the head of the family in Gwangju Mansion, and the prestige accumulated was deep-rooted, and the old lady Huang first knelt down and begged to confess his guilt and humiliate himself, and calmly retorted without making any noise, and reversed the situation in an instant.

The prefect sighed lightly, and once again sincerely whispered to Mrs. Wu, "Young lady, it is difficult for the Huang family to turn over, if you don't stop again, in the eyes of the people, they will be sympathized, this matter is here, let them live." ”

"It's not that I won't let them live." Mrs. Wu said, her voice was clear, and she seemed to be a little indifferent, "It is the intolerable crime of national law, the crime of rebellion, and the destruction of the family."

Saying the sentence of the most rebellious to destroy the family, the woman's voice was astringent, and it seemed to slide over the tip of her tongue.

"What can I do."

This woman is sometimes as stubborn as a child, and the prefect is a little anxious, so without waiting for him to speak, Yuan Ji spoke first.

"The Huang rebellion is certainly more than just a letter." He said, "We also arrested Ma Jiang's spies. ”

With that, he waved his hand and brought it up, and two soldiers walked up with a thin man.

"This is the account room of a jewelry shop of the Huang family, and this shop belongs to Ah Xiao, the son of the Huang family."

"Huang Axiao, do you recognize him," Yuan Ji asked.

The Huang family has many industries, except for the big account room, the old lady Huang will not recognize them all, let alone a small shop for his grandchildren as pocket money.

Old lady Huang looked at Huang Axiao, but saw that Huang Axiao's expression had changed greatly, and his heart suddenly felt bad, and before he could speak, Huang Axiao had already shouted and retreated.

"I don't know about him, you talk nonsense, you have wronged me, I have not had correspondence with him, I just spoke to him"

Old lady Huang stretched out her hand to hold him and shouted, Ah Xiao cut off his words.

But it didn't work, Motoyoshi was there to speak for him.

When did this person enter Gwangju Mansion, when did he meet Huang Axiao, when did he go to the shop to work as an accountant, and when and where did he have a conversation.

Along with the narration, one piece of evidence was taken out, including the booklet of the township recording the passers-by, and the information of the foreigner registered by the government, and on the records of these two booklets, the information of this person was completely different, so he was listed as the object of supervision by the government, and many suspicious things were found.

He also took out the tokens found on this person's body, a waist card of the Majianghuai South Provincial Government, and a secret letter that had not yet been sent out and hidden in a small bamboo tube.

In the end, he asked this person to confess frankly, and he might be able to get a way out.

The man looked up and smiled sadly, "Each has its own master, each has its own responsibility, since I failed, I deserve to die, and I don't want to live." ”

Shut up and don't say a word.

But it doesn't matter if he says it or not, at this time he was already stunned inside and out, and there were bursts of exclamations and discussions as Yuan Ji told the story.

The Huang family didn't cry and act anymore, and finally began to panic.

"Ah Xiao" Old Lady Huang looked at her grandson in disbelief.

Huang Axiao's face turned pale, he looked at the account room, then looked at his grandfather, and then looked at the family members who came around, he grabbed the old lady Huang's arm and shouted, "Grandfather, I didn't, I didn't have a premeditated plan with him, I didn't write a letter, I just knew his identity, I, I didn't report it"

Hearing this, Old Lady Huang looked discouraged, looked at this smart grandson with high hopes, her lips trembled and she only asked, "Ah Xiao, why are you doing this?"

Why was the rebel army never defeated, Ankang Mountain sat in the capital, the chaotic times and the chaos continued, the former meritorious and official power were overthrown and disrupted, which teenager did not want to make meritorious achievements, especially a young man with a family, status and talent like him.

He's so smart, he's seen everything, he's flexible, he just wants one more chance, one more path

He didn't do anything rebellious, he didn't do anything, so he had nothing

Huang Axiao sat on the ground with a dead face.

"The Huang family has a plot with the thief, and everyone is imprisoned for questioning." Mrs. Wu Shao gave the last order, "Those who dare to disobey will be killed." ”

The prefect did not speak, nor did he stop him.

But Old Lady Huang turned around abruptly and shouted, "Slow"

He stretched out his hand and pointed at Young Lady Wu.

"Wu Clan, you are not a general, and you are not an official, what qualifications do you have to judge my family's crimes?"

He stretched out his hand again to heaven.

"I have an emperor in Daxia and an official government below, how can your Wu clan convict and judge life and death?"

"Aren't you rebelling?"

This old guy, old and not dead is a thief, the prefect was furious and stepped forward, "That official ordered, take them down for me"

Mrs. Huang shook her long sleeves: "I want to sue the royal court, I want to appeal, and I will raise the plaque"

The prefect of the plaque was puzzled, and the long history next to him remembered it with a sigh.

"My lord, you have been here for a short time, I don't know, the ancestor of the Huang family once helped the victims during the plague, and was given the imperial pen plaque of the Great Benevolence House by Emperor Hui." He said.

Yubi really can't stop it, the prefect's face changed, it turned out that this was the biggest back road of the Huang family.

He is the prefect of Great Xia, and he can't stop the imperial pen of the Great Xia Emperor, so he can only let the Huang family go to sue the imperial court.

But if the Huang family left Gwangju Mansion, he would be helpless, not to mention that there were relatives and friends of the Huang family in the court.

What to do, the prefect couldn't help but look at Mrs. Wu.

The Huang family must be eliminated, otherwise this turmoil will not be over, and people's hearts will not be stable, Li Minglou clenched the reins, and rubbed his hand unintentionally in front of him.

Just as she was about to give another order, a shout came from afar.

"The Holy Decree Picks Up in Gwangju Prefecture"

Holy Decree

Everyone turned back in amazement, and the shouts split the layers of people and soldiers and horses, and more than a dozen horses galloped over, and the soldiers immediately surrounded a red-robed eunuch.

The eunuch held a bright yellow scroll in his hand, shining in the dark winter day, and he let out a high-pitched shout.

"There is an order in the saint, the Wu clan is loyal to the body, benevolent to soothe the people, wise to observe the subtle, to prevent rape and insult, to enter the lady of Chu State, to take charge of the Huainan Zhudao, and to be mighty to An Qianli."

With a click, the old lady Huang, who had just taken the plaque and hugged it, let go of his hand, and the plaque smashed on his feet, splashing all over his face.

How can it be

Mrs. Chu Guo, Li Minglou, who was in charge of Huainan Zhudao, looked at the galloping soldiers and eunuchs, her expression was surprised, she didn't know, the hand holding the reins let go, pursed her lips and smiled.

Her husband gave her another gift.

End of this volume