Han Shizu

Chapter 110 Pull Liu Chengxun into the Water
Under Liu Chengyou's personal welcome, when he arrived at Zhending City, it was already evening, and there was only a little sunset in the sky, and the warm wind was blowing gently, making it extremely comfortable.

The two brothers walked side by side, still chatting one after another, mostly because Liu Chengxun took the initiative to bring up the topic, as for Liu Chengyou, he always showed a reserved demeanor.

His eldest brother seemed to have suddenly shown a strong interest in the war, or in Liu Chengyou's military career in the past few months.

Zhending City under the twilight is illuminated by dots of lights, with distinct layers and many people, making it quite lively.With the city as the center, many temporary refugee camps have been set up on the periphery.The lights are flickering, a little dazed, and it looks a little dreamy in the hazy twilight.

Inevitably, it is noisy and chaotic, but in the chaos, order is clearly reflected. It seems very contradictory, but it can make people feel the rare stability in the chaotic world.

Although many refugees and refugees were evacuated by Liu Chengyou to resettle in the counties under the jurisdiction of Zhenzhou, Zhending is still the largest gathering place. Including the original civilians and troops, there are tens of thousands of people.All the way through the camp, Liu Chengxun found that there were many people who were obviously hungry, but they were not making noise or moaning. Even though the twilight was shrouded in darkness, he could still find the hope contained in the faces of many people.

When the army passed by, either out of fear or out of respect, the people along the way would take the initiative to back away without warning.Seeing so many people being managed in such an orderly and orderly manner by Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengxun was very surprised and moved.

However, in all peaceful atmospheres, there is always something discordant.Under the city gate, a square platform was built, with several thick wooden stakes erected on it. Some people were tied to the wooden stakes. They seemed to be some strong civilians. They were bound by ropes and could not move.All of them looked very desperate, and some of them, probably after being exposed to the sun, were still in a state of unconsciousness.

"Erlang, who are these?" Pointing at those people, Liu Chengxun asked Liu Chengyou suspiciously.

Liu Chengyou said calmly: "They are all death row prisoners who are about to be executed!"

This is a torture platform, which is used to execute prisoners. From the strong smell of blood around the platform, it can be seen that many people have been killed.

Seeing that Liu Chengxun was curious, Liu Chengyou simply explained it.Liu Chengyou, a refugee, was basically under semi-military control. In order to stabilize the order, several temporary decrees were issued.Those who steal will die, those who loot will die, those who fight will die, and those who disobey orders will die, not to mention wounding and murder. Basically, the red line of punishment is reduced to the lowest level.

And those people on the execution platform obviously violated Liu Chengyou's prohibition, and were arrested by the inspectors, exposed to the public, and executed the next day.

After listening to Liu Chengyou's plain description, Liu Chengxun was stunned, took a breath of bloody air, and said a little hesitantly: "Is this torture too harsh?"

Liu Chengyou glanced at Liu Chengxun, his big brother, there seemed to be some unbearable eyes.Seeing this, Liu Chengyou replied softly: "Punishment disrupts the country, and heavy punishments are used."

Liu Chengxun obviously wanted to say something, but Liu Chengyou pointed directly at the city gate, changed the topic and said, "I have ordered people to summon Zhending civil and military personnel to meet eldest brother."

Looking at his younger brother's calm face that was both strange and familiar, Liu Chengxun opened his mouth, but he sighed and didn't say anything.He secretly guessed in his heart, could it be that he went to the battlefield, influenced by the killing spirit, Erlang's killing intent became so serious.

Naturally, Liu Chengyou didn't care about his elder brother's complicated thoughts at this time, he turned his head to look at the soldiers patrolling the camps, and then glanced at those people on the execution platform.Withdrawing his gaze, he regained his composure.

Harsh punishment?that's for sure.However, I have to worry about how it is so easy to achieve harmonious coexistence when hundreds of thousands of people gather together inside and outside the city.Farmers, merchants, workers, women and children, even thieves and criminals were mixed among them.Before that, Liu Chengyou had already seen that kind of disorder and chaos.

Under such circumstances, establishing a strict order is definitely better than disorder. Although it is simple and rude, the effect is directly useful, and the result at this time is a clear proof.Even if it's an overkill, it's worth the price.

Since Liu Chengyou accepted these refugees, they had to abide by the rules. In fact, as long as they obeyed the rules, their lives would not be in danger.And those who were violated the law and killed were always those who were disturbed.

Zhending City is another scene. The city walls have obviously been repaired, and the destroyed houses are also being rebuilt.With so much cheap people's power, Liu Chengyou took the opportunity to make good use of it.

In the state government office, Liu Chengyou's arrangers, civil and military officials gathered to welcome Liu Chengxun and attend the reception banquet prepared by Liu Chengyou.The banquet was very simple, and Liu Chengyou didn't want to make a statement that "the wine and meat of the rich family stinks and the bones are frozen to death", and Liu Chengxun obviously expressed his understanding.

Substituting water for the wine room, looking at the civil and martial arts in the hall, Liu Chengxun felt emotional again.His family, Erlang, now has a lot of talents under his command
The next day, Liu Chengyou continued to put down the affairs in hand, and personally did the reception work, and accompanied his eldest brother to inspect inside and outside the city.The government, civilians, and army have been inspected in turn, and even took Liu Chengxun to several Yan camps for a walk.

However, after all, what Liu Chengxun cared about was the result of the first battle in Luancheng.He came here, but he was ordered by Liu Zhiyuan to escort him south to Tokyo.Liu Chengyou had received the order a long time ago. If he said he was unhappy, he naturally had something in his heart, which was not small, but he didn't show it at all, instead he actively cooperated.

Liu Chengyou's mind is very clear, whether it is out of favor or for the country, he has to put aside his personal thoughts.On the contrary, some soldiers expressed some complaints and were severely reprimanded and punished by Liu Chengyou early on.

Based on this matter, Liu Chengyou should exercise his strength. Looking at this issue from the height of the country, he sees it very openly, and is even willing to use the seized wealth to relieve the country's finances.

When he saw the gold, silver, armor and goods piled up like gravel in the city, and looked at the war horses, Liu Chengxun was also dazzled.In fact, the Khitan people looted so much money from the Central Plains that Liu Chengyou actually saved only [-]% to [-]% of it.The rest were either distributed as rewards, or were lost during the war. In addition, many were transported back to the country by the Khitan people, which was ordered by Yelu Deguang very early on.

"It is conceivable how far our people have been plundered and exploited by the Hu people!" Liu Chengxun did not show greed, but just sighed, mourning the time for the people.

After walking around, Liu Chengxun decisively told Liu Chengyou that he was going to visit Feng Dao's former officials of Shi Jin, and he seemed impatient and attached great importance to it.

Liu Chengyou continued to lead him there as a guide, and visited them one by one. As a result, the first prince's gentleness and humility won the praise and appreciation of a group of old officials.

From the beginning to the end, Liu Chengyou looked calm, but at the end, he brought Liu Chengxun together to visit Zhao Yanshou again.Regarding Youyan's plan, Liu Chengyou was planning to drag his big brother into trouble.

(End of this chapter)