The smell of blood dispersed in the cold winter air.

The corpse lying on the ground, the soldiers walking over the corpse, the bright red blood, the cold weapons, the screaming crowd.

This scene stimulated everyone in the Huang family, the people and officials who were watching.

Gwangju Prefecture is now well known as a peaceful and prosperous place, but that does not mean that the people here have not seen blood. Gwangju Prefecture was besieged for half a month, and rebels rushed into the city and burned it.

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People choose to forget those tragic and horrifying experiences.

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

"The Zhenwu Army captured, robbed and killed the murderous thieves in Liangcun!"

"No one can act rashly! Otherwise, we will call him a thief!"

There were four levels of soldiers and horses surrounding the Huang family's mansion. The inner two levels stood inward and the outer two levels stood outwards. At this time, a commotion began. The soldiers, horses, swords and guns were raised, and they roared. Nearly a thousand people.

The sound of soldiers and horses was like thunder, and they rolled to the ground with one sound. They drowned out the screams and cries, and shocked the running crowd.

After the officers and soldiers calmed down the panicked people, the officers walked through the people. Their voices were not as loud as the officers and soldiers roaring together, but they were more flexible in their actions.

"That's the murderer who killed more than a hundred people in Liangcun!"

"Mrs. Wu of the Zhenwu Army is catching the murderer!"

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

The people who no longer ran around and shouted gradually came to their senses. They were murderers, and the Zhenwu Army was catching the murderers, just like the Zhenwu Army was killing the rebels.

When Guangzhou Prefecture was besieged and the Zhenwu Army killed the rebels outside, the scene was much more bloody and terrifying than this one. They were not afraid at all. They even shouted excitedly and happily, scrambling to climb up the city wall to watch.

Now the Zhenwu Army is also killing thieves, but not outside the city, but inside the city. The opponents are not fierce soldiers and horses, but wealthy and aristocratic families...

The aristocratic family is not a soldier, so why do they turn people into thieves? The people became quiet and looked at the Huang family mansion with sad expressions.

The panic outside did not affect the inside. After an order was given, unless an order was given to stop, even the mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead could not stop it.

The two men who tried to stop them turned into corpses, and the other people retreated one after another. The Huang family was not civilians after all. The moment the officers and soldiers took action, groups of guards came out.

The guards did not have armor, but they had weapons in their hands. They fought fiercely. Although they failed to stop the Zhenwu Army from advancing, they protected Huang Axiao and others behind them.

Behind you is the tall gate of the Huang family.

They are not officers and soldiers, and have no responsibility to guard the emperor's land and the people, but they have the responsibility to guard their master's house. When the guards with swords and guns shout, they will rush forward to fight with the officers and soldiers.

"stop."

An old, deep voice came from inside the door.

Accompanied by this shout, the half-closed and half-opened door of the Huang family was opened, and Old Mrs. Huang walked out alone.

"Mrs. Wu, I am the owner of this house. I'm out. There's no need to break in."

Upon hearing what he said, Mrs. Wu raised her hand, and Yuan Ji ordered the soldiers to stop.

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

"Shut up." Old Mrs. Huang stopped them. His eyes swept over the corpses in front of the door, the blood on the ground, the solemn officers and soldiers waiting for orders, and the witnesses of the same family...

The gentlemen of the seven families no longer hid their faces. The moment the perpetrators of the Liangcun catastrophe were brought forward, they lowered their sleeves and looked shocked and stunned, then angry and scared.

"Old man, are these murderers really instigated by you?" shouted a man. He was filled with grief and anger. He put his hand on his chest and couldn't straighten up. "How can you be so heartless and crazy!"

Mr. Huang ignored him and looked at the bound guards. The guards were caught and beaten by children and had their heads buried on the ground motionless.

"Mrs. Wu, these guards are indeed from my family." Old Mrs. Huang looked at Mrs. Wu, "Since I decided to move, many people have been dismissed from my family. They have always been valued by me, and I don't want to let them go, so

I found another way for them to go to my relatives, but I didn’t expect them to..."

At this point, he looked up to the sky and sighed, tears falling from his eyes. There was no need to say the rest of the words, everyone knew what he meant.

The guard belongs to his family, but has been dismissed.

The demobilized guards were arranged to join relatives of the Huang family. They had to leave their hometown and join a new master. The future was uncertain, so they became evil and crazy, took risks and even became thieves...

Therefore, he did not instruct these guards to kill people. He did not know about it, and the Huang family did not know about it.

How can you lie so confidently? Yuan Ji and others looked a little surprised and amused. Before they could come up with the detailed confessions of these guards, Mr. Huang who was standing on the steps fell to his knees and fell down the steps...

The quiet people screamed again.

Huang Axiao and others also yelled at Grandpa and stumbled over to them. Old Master Huang who fell down the steps did not faint, but stood up and knelt on the ground.

"Mrs. Wu, this is my fault, this is the fault of my Huang family." He fell and his face was covered with blood. His fine clothes and gray hair were messy with dust, and he raised his hands in front of him.

After worshiping again and again, his rickety figure no longer looked as prosperous as before, "I am willing to plead guilty and be punished and go to jail. I am willing to offer all the Huang family property as atonement."

His head knocked heavily on the ground, again and again.

"I just want my family to be spared. They are innocent and ignorant."

The octogenarian hit his head on the ground. This scene made the people hold their breath again and became silent. It seemed that they felt the vibration under their feet.

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

Huang Axiao called out to her grandfather and burst into tears: "Punish me, punish me. I am willing to plead guilty and be punished, and let my grandfather go."

He also hit his head on the ground, and the handsome young man fell into the muddy water, without any trace of his former grace and grace.

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

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

Just then, the officers and soldiers shouted orders not to move, and the magistrate and other officials also stood in place. At this time, they finally came to their senses. Looking at this scene, their expressions were complicated, ranging from joy to sadness, but of course they were more relieved.

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

"Young Madam, the Huang family has been defeated." He whispered, "Let's stop here."

Mrs. Wu looked at him and said, "No."

The prefect couldn't believe it, why? It's still not possible? The family property was surrendered, and Old Mrs. Huang was convicted. The Huang family was already finished and could no longer make trouble in Guangzhou Prefecture.

What else is going on?

There is a fairy sound falling in my ears.

"The crime of treason is, of course, linked to the nine clans. If questioned, he should be killed."

A sound of death cut through the cry.

The Huang family's cries stopped for an instant, but the next moment they shook the sky again.

She wants to wipe out the roots and kill the entire Huang family!

Huang Axiao jumped up. If taking a step back would bring peace, he would take a step back. But his opponent is aggressive if he takes a step back. Why should he endure it any longer?

He shouted: "Spewing nonsense! We are not treasonous!"

Old Mrs. Huang stopped kowtowing: "Mrs. Wu, you can't just talk about rebellion."

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Although those acts of guarding were extremely sinful, they were not treason.

If you want to use this conviction to plot rebellion, it is unreasonable and unconvincing.

Mrs. Wu Shao did not speak. She did not need to explain and demonstrate, she only needed to give orders.

Yuan Ji shook out two pieces of paper: "This is the confiscated correspondence between Ma Jiang, the leader of the thief, and A Xiao, the son of the Huang family."

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

The original observer of Huainan Province defected to the rebels when the rebellion first started and became the subordinate of Ande Zhong. He occupied half of Huainan Province with his troops and horses, and was also the main force in many battles with Guangzhou Prefecture.

"This letter is a letter written to your family after Ma Jiang's rebellion, urging 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 him. He looks forward to creating great achievements together."

"Instigating relocation, ordering guards to rob and kill good villages, spreading various rumors, and plunging Gwangju Prefecture into chaos, all in preparation for rebellion."

Yuan Ji's voice echoed around, hitting everyone's eardrums, like a thunderbolt from the blue, and everyone was stunned.

"You're talking nonsense!" Huang Axiao shouted angrily with red eyes.

Yuanji handed the letter forward, fluttering in the cold wind: "Ma Jiang was originally an observer of Huainan Road. Many people should recognize his handwriting."

The letter floated in front of the magistrate's eyes. He gritted his teeth and took it. He only glanced at it and closed his eyes, his face turned livid.

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

"You, you!" Some officials were angry and pointed at the Huang family members.

"Ma Jiang did write me a letter, urging me to surrender, but am I, Huang, a disloyal, unjust, kingless and fatherless person? I wrote a letter to scold Ma Jiang, and I did not hide this matter from anyone, including my relatives and friends.

I know." Old Mrs. Huang took a deep breath and stood up, with his rickety figure standing upright. "If I, the Huang family, wanted to rebel, would I wait until today? If I, the Huang family, wanted to rebel..."

He looked at Mrs. Wu.

"Your Zhenwu Army will not be in Gwangju Prefecture now."
To be continued...