Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 83 It’s done!

The horse lowered its head and pulled the cart with difficulty.

The body of the carriage was red and black, and all kinds of corpses were piled on it, some even forming a small hill. As the carriage swayed, pieces of flesh fell from the carriage.

Blood gradually gathered at the edge of the carriage, and as the carriage moved forward, a trail of blood was left. The trail was very long, and there was no end in sight.

Knights were staggering forward in front and behind, some with human heads stuck on their spears.

The human heads standing on spears looked particularly terrifying.

The carriage was covered in blood as it drove away into the distance.

The soldiers at the door were already shaking like sieves at the scene before them.

There were carriages transporting the bodies one after another, and it took more than half an hour just to get out of the city gate.

Even from a distance, you could still hear the hysterical laughter of the Mad Emperor.

Gao Changgong walked all the way to the city gate and stood at the gate with the soldiers, respectfully seeing off the emperor on his triumphant return.

It was obvious that all the people in the car were Gao Changgong's enemies, but when he saw such a bloody scene, Gao Changgong did not feel much relief in his heart. He just felt inexplicably sad.

Without trial, questioning, or even words, the knights just rushed in and massacred the entire Murong family.

Faced with such a powerful force, the guards of Murong family were of no use at all and they died faster than others.

From old to young, from male to female, no matter if they were noble relatives of the Murong family or lowly servants of the Murong family, they were all treated equally and killed as soon as they met. There was no other choice.

The east of the city became an uninhabited area, or rather, a lifeless area. There were no living things left there anymore. Perhaps the only living thing was the black dragon in the well, if it really existed.

When the last two knights were waving their spear heads arrogantly and driving their horses away from the city gate, Gao Changgong staggered and almost fell to the ground.

The soldiers on both sides hurried to support him.

Gao Changgong shook his head, "It's okay, let go."

He stood up again, looked into the distance, and watched the knights leave.

He took the reins from the soldier beside him, quickly mounted the horse, turned around and left.

As he sped toward the city, his guards hurried to keep up.

They rode back to the county government office. At the gate, two soldiers were holding Lu Qubing. His mouth was blocked and he was struggling on the ground. Gao Changgong walked up quickly. When Lu Qubing saw Gao Changgong, he stopped struggling. Gao Changgong took the cloth out of his mouth and untied the ropes on his body.

"Mr. Lu, it's all my fault for making you suffer."

Gao Changgong took a step back and then saluted Lu Qubing.

Lu Qubing hurriedly moved away and refused his gift, "Sir, please don't do this. I know you are trying to save me."

Gao Changgong stood up and said, "No, it's all my fault."

His eyes were equally sharp.

"If I had been more decisive and stopped hesitating, and led the troops to kill the culprits, then this wouldn't have happened."

"Your Majesty has massacred the entire eastern part of the city, young and old alike."

"It's all because I wasn't decisive enough."

Lu Qubing was a little surprised to hear Gao Changgong's words. He looked at Gao Changgong in front of him, and the other party seemed to be different from before.

"County Lord."

"Well, since it has already happened, there is no point in regretting it. Mr. Lu, you should go and appease the people in the county government now and restore order in the county as soon as possible."

Gao Changgong gave the order.

When Gao Changgong learned that the emperor was coming, he ordered everyone to stay in the county government office and not go out.

My uncle is moody and murderous, so it’s best not to let anyone see him.

"Brother, what happened?"

Yao Xiong couldn't sit still any longer.

He looked at Liu Taozi who was sitting in the upper seat, "Could it be that the temple sent someone?"

Liu Taozi half-closed her eyes, as if she was taking a rest, and said nothing.

Yao Xiong looked at Kou Liu again, "Have you cleaned up your stuff?"

"Of course, I've already burned them all, so you don't have to worry."

Tian Zili had a complicated expression and lowered his head without saying a word.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside.

No one dared to say anything and looked towards the door.

Lu Qubing rushed in and his eyes quickly locked onto Taozi.

"Something big happened!!"

Yao Xiong hurried forward, brought Lu Qubing over, and helped him sit down. No one realized that this official of the Great Qi was sitting on Taozi's left hand side at this moment, but Lu Qubing himself didn't seem to care about it.

"Mr. Lu, what happened outside? Please tell me!"

Lu Qubing cleared his throat and began to talk about what happened outside. Lu Qubing was quite talented in telling stories. Even ordinary things sounded interesting when he told them. What's more, such a big event would be even more exciting when he told it.

Everyone looked at his mouth and listened to him talk about what happened today.

"OK!!"

Yao Xiong clapped his hands and shouted.

"The damn Murong family is finally wiped out. The old dog and the little dog in their family can't survive either, right?"

Lu Qubing shook his head at this moment, "What a pity."

"Although the Murong family has made mistakes, they should not be executed. Besides, Duke Murong has integrity and military merits, but he was implicated. And his servants are probably not all evil people who deserve to be killed."

Lu Qubing had just said half of his words when Tian Zili interrupted him rudely.

"Mr. Lu certainly doesn't know the power of these 'a bushel of rice'."

Lu Qubing was stunned. In his impression, Taozi's subordinates were a bunch of reckless people, but Tian Zili was the most amiable one. He was polite to everyone and had the best relationship with everyone in the county government. Why did he become so reckless today?
But Lu Qubing was not a man who cared about things. He asked, "What is a bushel of rice?"

"These servants of the Murong family are well-behaved and obedient in front of Lord Lu and other wise men. They are loyal servants and good followers. But when they leave the mansion and come in front of us, they are different. They are all grimacing and doing all kinds of evil. They are more hateful than the masters of the Murong family!"

"As for this bushel of rice, when the Murong family was distributing porridge in the past, these slaves relied on their power to distribute porridge and deliberately made things difficult for the people. If anyone could offer their wife or daughter to accompany these people for one night, they could get an extra bushel of rice. Later, they took their own food and went out of the city, using a bushel of rice to exchange for a night's enjoyment."

"So the people in the city called them 'a bushel of rice'."

Lu Qubing blinked and said, "I really don't know this."

"There are many such cases. This is just one of the names. Their deaths were not unjust. As for their families, since they can enjoy happiness with them, they should also suffer with them."

"Why should Lord Lu have mercy on these people? Even if it's the head of the family, so many people gathered under his command to do evil. Doesn't he know anything about it?"

"Leave all the bad things to your distant relatives, and pretend that you don't know anything. If the matter is discovered, abandon them and continue to be a gentleman with a good reputation."

Tian Zili's face was full of disdain.

Liu Taozi said, "Ancestor Rong, don't worry about it. Zili's family was killed by the servants of the Murong family, that's why it happened."

This was the first time Lu Qubing heard about this. He looked at Tian Zili in surprise and asked, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"What's there to say? Besides, although I hate the Murong family, I also understand that they are not the only ones doing evil in the world. If you want to blame them..."

Tian Zili's voice became lower and lower, and he did not finish his words.

Lu Qubing sighed again.

He stood up and said, "Brother Taozi, County Lieutenant Changsun is feeling unwell, and the county soldiers are a little restless. You should take care of the county soldiers on his behalf and make sure they don't cause any unrest. I still have to appease the other officials and restore peace to the county as soon as possible."

Lu Qubing left in a hurry.

Yao Xiong waited until Lu Qubing left, then he finally started laughing.

"Brother Taozi! It's done!"

"That bastard's entire clan was exterminated!"

"This old man really has some skills!"

Tian Zili waved his hand and said, "You two go guard the door first. I have something important to say to my brother."

Yao Xiong and Kou Liu looked at each other, but quickly stood up and walked to the door.

Tian Zili turned his back to them and whispered to Taozi, "Brother, the Murong family has a few servants guarding Li Village. I once sent someone to buy some things from them. Those people were extremely arrogant and did not avoid outsiders at all. They put the things directly in their own homes."

"Now is a really good time. If those people are not dead now, they must have run away and would not dare to stay any longer. They probably can't take their things away. Do you want me to send someone to take them away?"

"Ok?"

Liu Taozi glanced at him, "What do you mean?"

Tian Zili took a few steps back, then suddenly knelt in front of Liu Taozi and bowed deeply to him.

"Brother. No, Lord Ming! I want to follow you and assist you!"

"Although I am not talented, I have more than ten brothers around me. They are all my friends and I can do anything for you. I have some money at home and I am willing to give it all to you. I am willing to serve you and help you achieve great things!"

Yao Xiong and Kou Liu, who were far away, were a little confused when they saw Tian Zili suddenly kneeling down.

"what happened to him?"

"He should be thanking his brother for avenging him."

ps: Ah, I’ll sacrifice a few books to get the first order.

"Millennium Family: The Rise from Shang Yang's Reforms". I have written books about groups of several generations, but this is the first time I know of a family article with a very long time line.

"Anti-Qing 1850", needless to say, anti-Qing and restoration of Ming!!

"Lol: The No. 1 Succubus in the E-Sports Circle" was written by an old reader of mine. I personally don't read much e-sports literature.

"This Doctor is a Little Fierce" is a medical article. Writers of this type should be very professional.

Hmm. Sacrifice four books, I will definitely order them first! !

(End of this chapter)