Chapter 378: Punishment
"Emmmm..."
Covering his mouth and muttering, Zhao Yinshun had no choice but to compromise after a long time.
"Okay, for the sake of my senior sister, let him die a nicer death... Let's kill them together with the following insects."
Hearing this, Qi Tong heaved a long sigh of relief and bowed his head respectfully.
"Your Majesty is merciful."
"..."
Did this guy learn badly from Cui Eunxian?
The boy in white squinted his eyes and looked around, but Qi Tong's expression was calm, with sincere and pious eyes.
Her praise came from the heart. After all, compared to being skinned and dismembered into a pile of materials, beheading this way of death is really merciful.
After looking at it for a long time, Zhao Yinshun didn't notice anything unusual. Zhao Yinshun withdrew his eyes suspiciously, looked at Li Yuerong who was standing quietly by the side, and pointed to the seventh-rank Confucian beside him.
"Although it's a bit late, it's better than nothing, behead him first, and sacrifice the flag for me [Shenwu Army]!"
"yes!"
Li Yuerong clasped his fists solemnly, grabbed Lian Yuanwei's body, turned around and walked off the high platform.
Soon, there were unbelievable cries from under the high platform, and the sinners in blue clothes looked at the figure being dragged to the execution platform, and wailed desperately and mournfully.
"It's Lian Daru!"
"Ru Lian is here to save us!"
"Zhao Yinshun! How dare you?!"
"Beast! Slaughter the sages! Zhao Yinshun, you will be condemned by God! Die badly!"
………
Seeing the life-saving straw being dragged onto the execution platform without any resistance, and pressed to the ground like a dead dog, the remnants of the family finally broke their defenses collectively, cursing hysterically like shrews.
They didn't really love Daru, but saw their miserable end from Lian Yuanwei, and...the future that made them even more fearful.
After all, even the famous Confucian sages dare to kill, what else can't be done by the "tyrant"?
The status of these people is, in a sense, based on Confucian jurisprudence.
Junjunchenchen, father father son son!
The lowly grassroots people are born to be cows and horses, supporting noble masters like them.
To be enslaved, to be squeezed, to work hard...
Because this is the law of heaven!
However, now, their exponents of [Tian Li], the sages and scholars who constructed their ruling jurisprudence, lie on the platform like a dead dog, and they are about to be slaughtered!
This kind of humiliating death without dignity will seriously impact the prestige of Confucianism, and it will even shake the foundation of the entire Damin landlord class!
If the foundations of the existence of these aristocratic families are crushed, then the meaning of their lives will be denied.
It was only at this moment that they realized that the glory of the family, the noble blood, the extraordinary power, and all the proud reliance are just a joke in the eyes of Zhao Yinshun!
This is not only to kill their people, but also to kill their hearts!
Having figured this out, the shouting and cursing in the audience instantly became louder and louder, and could be heard clearly even in the county town more than ten miles away.
However, admiring the distorted appearance of this group of insects' incompetence and rage, Zhao Yinshun's heart remained unmoved, and even wanted to laugh a little.
"Standing up Confucianism and honesty, Yuanwei, disobedience to honor and inferiority, offending the Duke of the state, and sentenced him to beheaded for public display, so as to imitate others!"
As soon as the sentence was pronounced faintly, the dark sea of people under the stage became silent for an instant, and after a short period of sluggishness, crazy cursing burst into the sky.
"Bastard! How dare you be a noble scholar! I met such a tyrant like you!"
"Ru Lian is innocent! You have no right to judge him!"
"The honor is rewarded with the heart, and the slaughter is done with the mouth. You dare to kill the sages and scholars! Zhao Yinshun, you will suffer retribution!"
………
Listening to the uninspired howling, Zhao Yinshun raised his hand in the direction of the execution platform with an imperceptible hook.
On the execution platform not far away, Li Yuerong took the place of the original executioner and drew out his precious sword himself.
Although Lian Yuanwei's true spirit is gone, the extraordinary power in his body is still functioning instinctively. Just standing here and letting him attack, weaker extraordinary people can't even hurt him.
Not to mention the unreasonable and terrifying vitality under the blessing of [Jingguan] authority, even if Li Yuerong did it himself, if he wanted to cut off the opponent's head with one blow, he would have to mobilize the blood demons of the entire army and go all out!
Hoo
Taking a deep breath, Li Yuerong held the knife in both hands, and slowly raised it above his head. The **** aura imperceptible to the naked eye converged spirally along the military road link, forming a scarlet vortex with a diameter of several miles.
At the core of the vortex, the cold sword was dyed with a suffocating bright red, and the thick blood was compressed and condensed. The entire blade turned into a crystal clear ruby, exuding a beautiful and cruel killing intent.
"No!"
It seems that they understand that the destiny cannot be violated. Countless prisoners who saw this scene burst into tears, not only mourning Lian Yuanwei's fate, but also mourning their own fate.
For a moment, the heavens and the earth seemed to be moved by it. Suddenly, a chilling wind blew on the originally peaceful land, and the dark gold and black dragon banners on the execution platform fluttered and fluttered.
The scene of the execution seems to be frozen at this moment. The embarrassing scholar kneeling on the stage, the sturdy general holding the butcher's knife high beside them, and the dark gold and black dragon behind them flailing their teeth and claws with the wind, together form a very symbolic scene, which makes everyone feel happy. Everyone who saw this scene felt palpitations, as if they foresaw some kind of terrible future.
唰
In the next second, a beautiful **** light flashed on the execution platform, gathering tens of thousands of blood demons from the army, and condensed to the point that the bright red sword light, as thin as a cicada's wing, crossed the back of Lian Yuanwei's neck and stopped precisely one millimeter from the ground. .
The violent and destructive power completely penetrates all obstacles, the **** blood of the army that contains killing and destruction cuts off the [Jingguan] authority, and a tiny blood line on Lian Yuanwei's neck is like a dam, blocking it tightly Doctrine of life restored.
After a few seconds of stalemate, Lian Yuanwei's head finally couldn't hold it up, and slowly fell down, revealing a mirror-smooth neck section.
"No!"
"God! You have no eyes!"
"Woooooo...I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
...
Seeing this scene, tens of thousands of prisoners showed various states of life, some were tearful, some were distraught, and some were limp and howling...
Among these people, a small group of keen transcendents raised their heads stiffly, trembling involuntarily, and reflected in their retinas a ferocious monster invisible to the naked eye.
In the spiritual field of vision, the clouds in the sky were torn apart, and a mountain-like head of a dark gold black dragon hung down slowly like a cloud hanging from the sky. The cold and cruel purple gold vertical pupils stared at the execution platform, and opened its greedy mouth like a black hole.
Hoo
Some kind of invisible and intangible mysterious substance was swallowed into the dragon's belly, and the dark gold and black dragon let out a low moan of satisfaction, and the sky suddenly reverberated with the roar of thunder that shook the internal organs.
Soon, the dark golden black dragon with its head and tail shrunk back into the clouds, the vision dissipated in the sky, and the suffocating sense of oppression gradually faded away, but the dragon flags flying around on the execution platform underwent subtle changes, faintly becoming more Ferocious majesty.
Until this moment, the Transcendent among the prisoners came back to his senses from the terrible oppression of the vision, breathing greedily, sweating profusely, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
On the high platform on the other side, Zhao Yinshun closed his eyes contentedly, experiencing the mysterious spiritual transformation.
The military soul has grown considerably...
No wonder those generals in ancient times liked to sacrifice flags when they went out to war...
Unfortunately, such high-quality "sacrifices" are not often available.
Looking at the seventh-rank Confucian whose corpse was separated, Zhao Yinshun shook his head regretfully, looked at the sun in the sky, and waved his hands in a dispirited manner.
"It's noon."
Li Yuerong on the platform nodded understandingly, and directed the soldiers to press batch after batch of prisoners onto the execution platform.
These prisoners didn’t need him to do it himself. Dozens of carefully selected executioners from among the soldiers spit on their palms, and happily chopped off their heads amidst the prisoners’ struggles, cursing, and begging for mercy.
Many soldiers in [Shenwu Army] had **** feuds with these landlords. Every time they encountered such a thing, they were as happy as the Chinese New Year. The number of dozens of executioners made them scratch their heads.
The deft and skilled beheading action was like a factory assembly line. After a few tens of minutes, the strong smell of blood permeated the county town with the wind, and a hill of heads piled up under the execution platform.
After just watching for a few hours, Zhao Yinshun lost interest and returned to the county to deal with endless chores.
However, the people in the county city and the surrounding villagers were attracted by such a big battle, and saw a shocking scene that they will remember for a lifetime.
"Isn't that from the Liu family? [Duke Zhen] dares to kill them?"
"What is the Liu family? Have you seen that fat man? That's the sheriff of Weili County!"
"What? Sheriff? Why kill the sheriff?"
"Of course it's because he corrupted the law and harmed the people. You don't know how many people died because of his family's destruction!"
"But...but that's the sheriff, [Duke Zhen] just killed him?"
Watching the unattainable in the past, the big people who ruled their own life and death were slaughtered like livestock. The wailing and screaming before they died reminded them of the pigs slaughtered in the New Year. The strong sense of disillusionment gradually collapsed the awe in everyone's heart.
What about the landlord?
What about the sheriff?
Under the butcher's knife of [Zhen Guogong], didn't he die like a pig?
Immediately, memories of being bullied and squeezed in the past flooded into my mind, and joy suddenly rushed like a tide.
"Hmph! [Duke Zhen Guo] is a big man second only to [Emperor]. Let alone a sheriff, he even kills the princes who are in charge of the state capital!"
"This... the sky in Luzhou is about to change, can we also live a good life in [Liuyin Fengguo]?"
Weili County is adjacent to Linbo County, and many people in the two places are related to each other. Even if the border is blocked by a large army, occasionally they can still hear some news from the opposite side, and their hearts are already full of envy.
"The last time [Duke Zhen Guo] came here, I allocated the land once, and this time I will never let anyone **** it away!"
A poor peasant who was all in tatters and didn't even have a pair of straw sandals was gnashing his teeth, but his eyes that were muddy and numb now glowed with a dreadful fierce light.
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused countless resonances. The seeds that were planted a few years ago now sprouted green sprouts.
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
………
The ruthless massacre continued until the next afternoon. The corpses of hundreds of thousands of people were piled up in the suburbs. blood red.
A few days later, there was even news from Linbo City that the entire Linbo Lake was glowing red, and the fish in the lake were extremely excited.
On the side of Weili County, in order to prevent the spread of the plague, Qi Tong resolutely rejected Zhao Yinshun's evil idea of building a Beijing temple, and burned tens of thousands of corpses to ashes.
At the same time, good news came from the Northern Route Army led by Tang Hongda and the Southern Route Army led by Lu Yi. One of the two mythical monsters in Weili County fled after hearing the news, and the other was surrounded by the army. Kill all the vassal monsters!
And what makes Zhao Yinshun most happy is that this iron monster opened [Liguan]!
So far, almost all organized resistance forces in Weili County have been wiped out, and the rest is to establish effective rule.
In just ten months, a whale swallowed 1.6 million square kilometers of land. Instead of continuing to expand, Zhao Yinshun ordered the [Shenwu Army] to turn to defense, and at the same time transferred the cadres of [Liuyin Fengguo] to digest the entire Weili county.
The unhurried movements made the rebels who were far away in the Luzhou government anxious.
I was afraid that he would not come, and I was afraid that he would come around.
This kind of process of watching the opponent grow stronger step by step, and being driven to a dead end step by step is really tormenting.
"Arrogant kid! He doesn't look down on us at all!"
In Luzhou Mansion, dignitaries gathered again, and the mansion immediately reverberated with customary curses.
"[Zhen Guogong] dares to kill Confucian gods like dogs, what are you and me?"
Casting a glance at Yan Xin, who had no grace, Shi Xingguo laughed wearily as if mocking himself.
Hearing this, Yan Xin, who grabbed a blue and white porcelain bottle and was about to throw it on the ground, paused, holding his breath in his throat and couldn't get it up or down.
"Those who are riding horses, what does [Shengyan Gong Mansion] say? They just watched a generation of Confucian scholars being slaughtered?"
"[Shengyan Gongfu]'s attitude is subtle."
"Subtle? Can the Confucians tolerate this tone? A yellow-haired kid smacked their faces!"
"Hehe, do you think this is just [Zhen Guogong]'s simple personal violence?"
As soon as this remark was made, many people in the hall were taken aback for a moment, and then a chill appeared in their vests.
"What's the meaning?"
Yan Xin and the rest of the patriarchs, who were dull, hadn't reacted yet, and they felt a faint sense of uneasiness when they saw the gasping movements of their companions.
"Idiot! [Duke Zhen Guo] killed a god! A Confucian at the peak of the seventh rank, but have you felt the power of the Nine Tripods of Zhen Guo?"
"..."
After a brief silence, Yan Xin's pupils shrank to the size of a needle eye, and he looked at Shi Xingguo in disbelief.
"You mean..."
"That's right! His Majesty acquiesced to his actions!"
"..."
It took all the strength of his body to calm down the trembling, and it took Yan Xin a long time before he murmured as if to comfort himself.
"Maybe it's because His Majesty's power has declined? There have been conflicts between several mythical creatures over the years, and the Nine Cauldrons of Zhenguo have not appeared."
"Your Majesty doesn't have the energy to take care of other people, don't you have the energy to take care of [Duke Zhen] who was raised with one hand?"
Shi Xingguo ruthlessly broke Yan Xin's fantasy, and shook his head solemnly.
"Your Majesty...I'm afraid he wants to attack Confucianism..."
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