In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the third day of the 11th month, the fifth hour of Mao.

In Liyuanpo, Guoyili, Jishan County, Muzhou, forty security guards in Shengshi fought against Chen Shuozhen's hundred personal guards. The battle was approaching, and five living people were left behind. Wu Kang held his stepmother's body in a daze. Chen Shuozhen was knocked unconscious by the scholar, and the two security guards tied up with hemp ropes.

The scholar stood behind the security guard. Seeing that the rope was tied more and more, the knife in his hand was raised higher and higher. The rope was completely tied up, and the horizontal knife was slashed down hard. The security guard on the left fell, and the scream on the right turned around. The blade struck again, and the throat was spurted with blood, spraying on the scholar's robe.

He squatted down without expression, stroking his eyes with his eyes closed, and his smile was sad and helpless. He beat his parents for no reason, and he was a vicious rebellion. The fourth of the ten evils would be sentenced to be executed and executed immediately. Duke Wu treated my kindness as heavy as a mountain, and I would have to repay the situation. Only the dead can keep it secret. I am sorry for my brother.

He stood up with a knife and pestle, searched for the security guard's corpses one by one, took off the sheepskin bags from his waist, held them in his arms, gathered them into piles. He came to the boss, picked up the woman in his arms, and placed them flat beside the pile of leather bags. Resolute flashed across his face, unscrewed the sheepskin bag, poured out the wine in the bag, and sprinkled it on the body.

Wu Kang, who came back to his senses, saw the jumping flames, his brain was instantly clear, and he rushed over roared and said, "Scholar, don't, don't... You bastard, what did you do? Put out the fire quickly, put out the fire quickly... Let go, let go! Scholar...what happened?"

He grabbed the dagger in his hand, threw it away, knelt beside him, and covered the blade of his abdomen tightly. Blood flowed out of his fingers, Wu Kang's shoulders trembled, and his facial features roared: "Why can't you think it out? You won't tell it, I believe you won't leak the secret!"

The scholar was tragic: "I can control my heart, but I can't control my mouth, especially after drinking. Mrs. Qin's affairs were that after I got drunk, I revealed to Qianshun without any consciousness. Therefore, only dead people can keep the secret. My aunt's body cannot be kept, and I cannot keep it, everyone must die! Boss, is it really good to be controlled by others?"

After a few breaths, the strength of the abdomen decreased. The scholar smiled bitterly: "You are cruel to outsiders and indecisive to your own people. This is really bad. People's hearts will change. Some people are born with ungrateful wolves, and our team has an insider... Cui Yixuan knows everything the boss does, including you drug him. It's just a pity that I couldn't find the insider..."

No matter how small the abdominal strength was, the scholar smiled even harder, and his breathing began to be rapid: "You are obvious to everyone, but there are still ungrateful wolves who are stingy and betray the organization. The boss listened to me, don't trust anyone, don't let anyone know your true thoughts, including the people closest to you."

Wu Kang shook his head slowly, and the scholar smiled helplessly: "The secret of my brother killing his mother can only be known by heaven and earth. You know. After I die, I will kill Chen Shuozhen and take the body to seek merit. It is another great achievement. The boss is promoted again. Please burn two more knives of paper for the dead brothers on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and more... more..."

The voice disappeared forever, the scholar looked peaceful, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was asleep. Wu Kang couldn't hold back his tears, and he stood up slowly after a long time.

She opened Chen Shuozhen, who was lying on the verge, saw her lifeless face, squatted down and locked her throat tightly, and tried her best to press her throat. She quickly opened her eyes, her head shaking violently, and she instinctively opened her mouth and stared at her. After a while, her struggle became smaller and smaller, her tongue stretched longer and her eyes became whiter and whiter until silent.

Getting off her, looking at her hideous face, and saying to herself: "It is your fortune to be strangled to death by me, and you should be grateful. Want to hear what treatment did you receive after being captured by the government in history?"

Wu Kang sat cross-legged and said: "You started out as a cult. Believers regard you as a god. You have prestige in the hearts of the people. Therefore, the government wants to destroy your image and attack your prestige. They will strip your clothes and parade the streets to show warnings. The executioner executed, in full view of the public, humiliate your body and cut off your head."

Wu Kang shook his head and smacked his tongue, laughing: "This is the legendary naked punishment. There is another case in history. Empress Mao, the former Qin emperor Fu Deng, also died of naked punishment. Haha, staring at me like this, do you want to ask, how do I know?"

He said to himself: "Tell you the truth, I am a time traveler and my soul comes from a couple of years later. This is my biggest secret. I have never told anyone, including my wife, so you should feel honored."

He slowly got up and said lightly: "In my previous life, I have been beaten to me for as long as I can remember. My mother passed away and I have never received maternal love. In this life, my stepmother is very nice to me, but unfortunately fate makes people beat me up. She followed you to rebel and died under my knife. Maybe it's the punishment God gave me; goodbye, the great Queen Wenjia!"

He turned around and left, stepped onto the horse's horse, looked at the corpses all over the ground, and shook his head in pain. Suddenly, the horse's hooves sounded, and the thirty horses rushed out of the Liyuan, all of whom were the company's security guards, and Qian Shun led the team to take over. Everyone dismounted and greeted, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they all screamed in surprise.

Wu Kang pondered for a moment and calmly ordered: "Take our brothers back for burial, and take all the horses, including those in the mud at the foot of the mountain, back. The bodies of the rebels were cremated, and the ashes were scattered beside the fire, so that they could serve her forever. Shunzi, go and send the scholar, he left too."

Qian Shun's eyes were red and nodded after a long period of hardship. Wu Kang patted his shoulder and sighed and said, "A person cannot be resurrected by death. I am grateful to you three, undercover Wuzhou gangsters and founded a security company. Now you are the only one left, so don't leave me, okay?"

Qian Shun patted his chest with his right hand and focused his head. Wu Kang was very pleased and leaned over and whispered softly: "Before the scholar died, he said that there was an insider in our team, and someone was Cui Yixuan's undercover agent. Shunzi pulled them out and dealt with them quietly."

Wu Kang ignored his anger and surprise, patted his shoulder gently, pulled the reins and clamped the horse's belly, and walked into the mountainside pear garden. He did not intend to take Chen Shuozhen's body, so that she could live forever in the fire. Her substitute would perform her duties, bear the humiliation of the government, and keep the history books intact.

I took a deep breath from the pear garden, rushed to the military camp with a quick horse, and the endless depression turned into tears, and was blown dry by the wind brought by the rush. Thinking of my mother's death, she did not mention her whereabouts. Is he still alive? Where is he? Where should I go to find him? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Back to the military camp, he was stopped by Cui Xiaoqing in front of the central army tent. She looked anxious and winked into the tent and pulled him out. Wu Kang instantly realized and leaned into her ear and asked, "Is it the fourth brother here?"

Xiaoqing nodded gently, her expression became even more anxious. Wu Kang couldn't help but smile. I just came to quell the rebellion of Lao Cui. Is it necessary to settle the account? I couldn't solve the problem, so I stopped my wife's shoulders and signaled to be calm. Calling Lao Cui the fourth brother was a bad thing. Before Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, there was no "father-in-law" and calling his wife's father the "uncle", which made him very uncomfortable.

The title of "Brother" refers to both his father and his elder brother in the Tang Dynasty. Lao Cui was ranked fourth, calling him the fourth brother, and taking advantage of him openly. Lao Cui also accepted it happily. The son-in-law called me father, which was a sign of closeness, so both of them were happy.

Back at the tent, all the officials arrived, and the east and west sides stood separately. The civil servant team Di Renjie was the leader, and the military officer team Cui Xingfeng was the leader. Behind Cui Xingfeng was the commander of Zuo Guoyi, and Guoyi, another general, the chief and military officers, and the entire leader of the Zhechong Prefecture. Old Cui was sitting in the main seat of the golden sword, and was very energetic, so how could he have been drugged?

Wu Kang stood in front of Di Renjie, and Lao Cui began to speak, first introducing everyone to everyone. He focused on introducing the military officers of Zhechong Mansion to his son-in-law, and everyone knew the meaning. After the introduction, he greeted each other and started a long discussion, highly praised the work of suppressing the rebellion. All the comrades have worked hard.

He focused on praising the virtuous son-in-law, and praised the words of praise to highlight his good vision. After saying beautiful words, he criticized Cui Xingfeng, and the slow march was delayed and the opportunity to fight. Cui Zhe kept bowing and prosecuting the crime like a grandson. Finally, the handling of the thief was indeed as recorded in history, as recorded in history, parading nakedly and dismembering the corpse.

Di Renjie felt that it was inappropriate and wanted to persuade him but was stopped by Wu Kang. You kid are not clear and dare to speak for the rebel leader. Don’t be too stupid? Besides, Lao Cui always said that he would not only not listen to you, but also give you a flop, which is not worth the loss.

Lao Cui arranged the task, the meeting was over, and he winked Wu Kang, let's go out for a walk. The two of them left the central army tent, Cui Xiaoqing wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Lao Cui's eyebrow, and she burst into tears. Wu Kang once again looked at peace and followed his father-in-law to leave the military camp.

More than ten minutes later, Lao Cui handed over the envelope and Wu Kang opened it to read it. It was full of people with thirty names. The more I read it, the more frightened they became. They were all members of the security team and were confused for a while. What medicine did the old guy sell? Is it a list of traitors?

Cui Yixuan said lightly: "These people are all bought by me, they are all traitors, and have already dealt with them. A virtuous son-in-law, as the saying goes, you must win people's hearts, be kind and powerful. It is not enough to just suppress them, and it is even more impossible to just give them kindness. You should understand the principle."

Wu Kang was frightened and thought there were only two or three traitors, but they didn't know twenty or thirty. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and scolded the unfamiliar ungrateful wolf. He said with gratitude: "Thank you for your help, I'll find out the bad sheep. They're still alive! Fourth brother, I've confessed to you something, I'll give you medicine..."

Lao Cui waved his hand to stop him, continued walking with his hands behind his back, and said for about three minutes: "I don't blame you, I'm extremely relieved. You tried the medicine with your body and confirmed that it was not harmful to your body before you secretly applied the medicine. And he told Wu Kai to stop taking the medicine immediately if you feel discomfort. This shows that in your eyes, my old bone is more important than presiding over the rebellion."

This is embarrassing. Wu Kang was ashamed and shut up embarrassedly. Lao Cui continued: "To achieve his goals, it is a necessary means for the career. I am very happy to be able to do this. But you are still too young. Even if you don't take medicine, I will give it to you to preside over it. Because no matter who you and me suppress the rebellion, as long as you complete the imperial edict, I will be promoted to another level."

Wu Kang was a little confused, and he thought hard, and soon realized that this was the case. Lao Cui himself quelled the rebellion, and was promoted to one level at most, and went to Beijing to be a censor or something. If I presided over the rebellion, Lao Cui would also be promoted, after all, he was the supreme leader, so he naturally made the greatest contribution.

Thinking of this, it was even more embarrassing and was simply a waste of being a villain. Just as he was about to express his shame, Lao Cui continued: "Greed is the source of progress, so people have to go to a higher place. I will recommend it to the court, even if I use the power of my family, I will guarantee you to be the governor."

Cui Yixuan stopped and said in a serious tone: "Write a letter to Wu Zhaoyi and describe the story of presiding over the rebellion clearly. In this way, she will do her best to help you. As long as the saint nods, the resistance will be much smaller. I will hand me the letter in three days, and I will send it to Chang'an together with the rebellion memorial."

Wu Kang agreed to this, and I felt that it was unnecessary. My sister Mei Niang had the idea of ​​making me a governor stronger than you were when you were old. Lao Cui took another document and handed it over and said, "The official document I just arrived yesterday will be urgent for 500 miles. You can do it for you."

After reading the content, Wu Kang was immediately struck by lightning and shouted anxiously: "The rebels are people of the Tang Dynasty. Chen Shuozhen was bewitched and died in battle. The rest were forced and forced, and they would not die. Why did they kill four thousand? How could the court be so decisive? Fourth brother, please persuade!"

Cui Yixuan glared and scolded: "I'm afraid that others will not hear it, and I want to be punished for being punished with disrespect? No matter how I persuade you, the imperial edict was issued, and there was no need to persuade you at all. I also know that killing prisoners is auspicious, and the situation of the rebels, but it's hard to disobey the emperor's order!"

Wu Kang clenched his teeth, and after a few breaths, he shook his head firmly: "It is the rebels who pick up the weapons. I will not be ruthless when I wipe them out. I will put down the weapons and kill the unarmed people. I really can't do it. Fourth brother, please be smart!"

Cui Yixuan was not angry, and said with a long time of grace: "The court usually dealt with rebel soldiers with ease, such as being slaves and serving labor. However, this time, Chen Shuozhen brazenly called the emperor, which was one of them. The court had just issued a new law, and it was a celebration for everyone, but she was in trouble, which was the second. The saint was extremely angry and the court shared the same hatred of the enemy, so this imperial edict was given."

He patted his son-in-law on the shoulder and continued, "The emperor's order is hard to violate, no one can do anything. I am old and I don't want to bear this sin, so you can carry it. I have already told Cui Xingfeng that in three days, you will be the deceased official and kill 4,000 rebels in Guoyi, Zhishan County."

Wu Kang gritted his teeth in anger. He was about to say no to do it, but Lao Cui stopped him. He sighed and said, "It's over. If you don't have any choice, don't act irritably. If you don't resist the order, Cui Xingfeng has the right to take action first and then report. The virtuous son-in-law can't resist his thighs, think about it carefully."

Cui Yixuan left with his hands behind his back, leaving Wu Kang dementia, holding the official document tightly, and his hands couldn't help but tremble. Suddenly, he sniffed, and the official document fell to the ground, stomped on it hard, and vented hard. Finally, he sat on the ground, buried his face between his knees, and hugged his head with both hands.

I don’t know how long it took Cui Xiaoqing to come over, picked up the official documents on the ground, dusted off the soil and put it in his pocket. Sitting quietly beside him, he spoke for a long time: "The deceased officer who was in charge of the prisoners of war can only be the governor, the recorder and the army. Killing prisoners is not good, I don’t want Yeye to do it, let alone you do it. Erlang, don’t be sad, we have no choice."

Wu Kang's lips trembled: "Today I chased Chen Shuozhen, I killed a woman, my stepmother. In the drought in Muzhou, her children starved to death. She joined the rebels and became Chen's personal guard. In order to cover up the secret, the scholar killed his brother and finally committed suicide. Before his death, he told him not to disclose it to anyone, including the closest people."

Cui Xiaoqing was very calm and held her lover in her arms and patted her trembling shoulders. The two stayed for a long time until the sun sets and the stars are everywhere.

On the sixth day of November, at the third hour of Mao, Wu Kang sat upright in the desk, his spirits were weak and his eyes were dissipated. Di Renjie stood on the left, Qian Shun and Chu Shenke stood on the right. Two Guoyi commanders behind him were huge pits in front of him, soldiers were full of swords and guns, and prisoners of war knelt down in groups.

Di Renjie looked at the hourglass and reminded anxiously: "The time is here, so you can't wait any longer. Duke Wu quickly gave an order."

Wu Kang turned a blind eye, Di Renjie jumped anxiously. After half a quarter of an hour, there was still no movement. Zuo Guoyi scolded: "Wu Biejia, please act according to the order, and do not make it difficult for us to do it. I will give you another half an hour. If you don't give orders, don't blame the military law."

In the blink of an eye, the time was still motionless. Guo Yi drew his sword in an instant. Qian Shun and Chu Shenke immediately acted, and four horizontal swords collided, making a harsh roar. You Guoyi scolded loudly: "What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?"

Qian Shun is neither humble nor arrogant: "Rebellion? I dare not! I only know that Mr. Wu is a fifth-rank official, and no one can kill him except the imperial edict."

"Random", Zuo Guoyi was both harsh and harsh: "Wu Bian Jia was disrespectful to resist the order, and Zhechong Mansion can be executed first and then reported. Go away quickly, otherwise you will be punished together."

Di Renjie advised again: "You can't wait any longer. I know you are suffering, but the imperial edict is an imperial edict, and no one can disobey it. They are rebels, and there is no more death? You act according to the imperial edict, and no one can say anything!"

Chu Shenke also advised: "Duke Wu quickly order it, otherwise the plan will be ruined in one year. If you don't think about yourself, you should also consider it for the Ninth Lady."

The boss was still demented, Di Renjie couldn't help but grab the red sign. Wu Kang instantly came back to his senses, grabbed his hand, grabbed the sign, and felt a heavy weight. He bit his tongue hard and threw the red sign out. He stared at the spiritual sign landing, and closed his eyes in pain.

Zuo Guoyi shouted loudly: "The time is here, execution will be carried out!"

The order was passed one by one, and the soldiers raised the butcher's knife high, and the gang leader gave the order, and the prisoners' heads were different. The scene was extremely quiet, and they did not cry, and they might have been numb. The more numb soldiers repeated the sword swing.

Di Renjie transformed into a psychiatrist and continued to instruct the boss: "It has been said that it has been the case since ancient times. Bai Qi killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers, Cao Cao killed 30,000 Yuan Shao's surrendered soldiers, and the slave emperor Shi Le killed 10,000 Jin soldiers. Besides, this is the imperial edict of the court, and you are ordered to act, but it is just a trivial supervisor and deceased official. It is not your turn to be accused of being criticized."

Wu Kang insisted on his own opinion: "Cracking and killing surrendered soldiers will hurt the heavenly harmony. Even if you become a slave, you will be better than killing people. The stubborn backbone will be killed if you kill them. But throughout history, many farmers participated in rebellions were carried by conspirators, not out of their original intentions!"

Di Renjie agreed deeply and shook his head helplessly.
Chapter completed!