Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 89: If you don't give me, I'll rob you.

"General, wait a minute, we have food, we have food."

County Magistrate Wang Lang was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. This was real.

"Are you the rebel leader?"

Cheng Chumo stood behind the armored formation, holding a sharp sword in his hand and pointing it at Wang Lang.

"No, I am Wang Lang, the magistrate of Hu County. I am not the leader of the rebellion. It is all a misunderstanding."

Wang Lang forced a smile and apologized.

He is the head of a county and also the head of the Wang clan here.

How could the Wang family members agree to this when they saw that these soldiers released Wang Lang and other two men without any investigation?

Moreover, in this area, the Wang family is the boss and is used to being arrogant.

"Gathering a crowd to beat up soldiers and snatch weapons, if that's not treason, then what is it?"

Cheng Chumo swung his sword sharply.

"Kill the rebels and be honored for your military achievements."

The military order was as heavy as a mountain. As soon as Cheng Chumo finished speaking, countless arrows flew into the sky and then fell like raindrops.

"Do not…"

Wang Lang screamed hysterically.

After a rain of arrows, members of the Wang family fell down in droves like harvested wheat.

"You are killing innocent people to claim credit!"

Wang Lang was hit by three arrows, but he refused to let himself fall.

"You disobeyed the emperor's order, cut off the army's rations, and ignored the soldiers. Where is your kindness? You have oppressed all the real kindness."

Cheng Chumo snorted coldly. He brought all the troops here just for this purpose. It would be impossible to ask them for military rations politely.

"kill!"

The archers retreated, the shield soldiers retreated, everything was so orderly.

To say that they were rebels is not an injustice to them.

Disobeying the imperial order, refusing to pay taxes, and beating soldiers, each of these could be considered as committing a crime.

In an instant, the entire Hu County became panic-stricken.

The smell of blood filled the entire sky and screams continued.

"You are too cruel. You actually allowed your soldiers to massacre the city. These are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty."

Sun Ruoshi widened her eyes, as if she didn't recognize them.

She is a doctor with a kind heart and a desire to save the world. She cannot stand the evil and bloodiness in the political arena and on the battlefield.

"Kill one person to save ten thousand people. You haven't seen how they kill people without bloodshed, so you think our actions are so bloody. If you knew what role they played in history, I think you would do the same. They are the people of the Tang Dynasty, but they are also a cancer attached to the Tang Dynasty. If we don't get rid of them, the Tang Dynasty will be sucked dry."

The aristocratic families were a malignant tumor that was sucking the blood of the Tang Dynasty all the time and exploiting the people endlessly.

Li Chengqian knew that no matter how much he said now, it would be useless.

Because, if you are not a politician, you will not know the harm of the aristocratic families.

It's useless to talk about it, because they always wear gorgeous clothes, stand on the pinnacle of morality, and condemn you.

"I don't know what role they are playing. But now I only see the blood rain all over the city."

Sun Ruoshi shook her head. Her inner faith had collapsed at this moment.

"To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. It is because of their obstruction that the food and grass have been delayed for a long time. Tens of thousands of soldiers in the army may die because of them. They deserve this."

"When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent. They can live in luxury, but they are also devouring the flesh and blood of truly kind people."

Li Chengqian gave a bitter smile and then walked out.

If the aristocratic families refused to release the grain, he would lead his own troops to take it.

Good intentions lead to bad consequences!

Cheng Chumo widened his eyes and followed Li Chengqian's steps.

"Your Highness, we have already found out that the tax grain is hidden in the Wang family treasury. Combined with the Wang family's business in Hu County, this grain is enough for us to last until the spring." Cheng Chumo said with a lack of confidence.

Li Chengqian had thought that the Wang family would be wealthy, but he had never imagined that they would be so wealthy that they could provide food and fodder for an army of 40,000 for three months.

And this is just a small county.

"In addition, there are still a lot of coins and silver that have not been counted yet."

Li Chengqian nodded. The prosperous Tang Dynasty was really not worthy of its reputation. It was really prosperous, but it only belonged to the upper class. They supported one family with tens of thousands of people. That was it.

"Keep the accounts and load the food and fodder onto the ship."

"Also, let the bad guys spread the news of what happened today, the sooner the better."

Li Chengqian said to Wuhan again, he wanted to know, when the children of a county's aristocratic family were wiped out, how other states and counties would respond.

Release grain or encourage the people to rise up in rebellion.

"Yes!" Wu Xing nodded. He was a captain of the Bad People and there were more than three hundred Bad People under his control.

“Also, find a few capable people to take over this Lake County. If they do a good job, they will be appointed later.”

Li Chengqian said as he walked.

Fanyang border.

In the land covered with heavy snow, an army emerged. They were clad in armor and surged like a black tide, submerging the white land.

"Who are you?"

In Fanyang City, everyone was on high alert, and the sound of gongs and drums echoed throughout the city.

"I am Zhang Shigui, the vanguard of the expedition to the east. I have come here to suppress the rebellion. I have received secret information that the food and fodder for the expedition to the east have been seized by the rebels in the city. If you do not open the city gates, you will be killed as rebels."

Zhang Shigui rode up on horseback, spear in hand, and waved his hand toward the top of the city wall.

"and many more!"

The soldiers who were about to open the city gate were interrupted by a loud shout.

The man who came was Lu Yue, the chief secretary of Fanyang City. He looked at the huge crowd under the city with great vigilance.

"Lu Yue, it is you who withheld the food and fodder of the Eastern Expedition Army. You are the leader of the thieves!"

Zhang Shigui glared at him, raised his arrow and aimed it.

"General Zhang, please don't misunderstand. The food and grass are indeed in the city. Because of the heavy snow, the mountains are blocked and there is no time to transport them. I will have someone deliver them now."

Of course, the food and fodder were not in Fan Yang, but he also knew why the food for the Eastern Expedition Army had not been delivered.

But now the Lu family has to take the blame, otherwise nearly ten thousand soldiers will go crazy with hunger and will definitely launch an attack on the city.

"You thief, stop talking nonsense!"

The arrow left Zhang Shigui's hand and shot straight out.

"what!"

Lu Yue didn't expect that Zhang Shigui would actually shoot an arrow and knock him down with one shot.

"Open the city gates or you will be punished for treason."

The order Zhang Shigui received was to break into the city and kill the rebels.

"Help me up, quick! Quick!"

Lu Yue didn't care about the pain and quickly asked his bodyguards to help him up. It was obvious that the Eastern Expedition Army was extremely hungry.

Once they entered the city, it would be rebellion at least. It couldn't be that the Eastern Expedition Army was plotting a rebellion.

The Lu family had to bear the loss, because they were located in the northeast, closest to Liaodong.

"General Zhang, don't attack the city. This is all a misunderstanding. I will send food and grass out of the city immediately."

Lu Yue shouted at the top of his lungs.

Zhang Shigui glanced at the surrounding soldiers and felt sorry for them. If they attacked the city, there would surely be countless casualties and there was no guarantee that they would be able to capture it.

No one knows how many people these nobles have concealed.

This was a common practice among the aristocratic families because it allowed them to pay less taxes.

(End of this chapter)