ask sword 2

Chapter 658 Qinghe

In the west of Chang'an City, Judefang, the residence of the Song family.

"Auntie, let's go first."

Li Ang and Chai Cuiqiao stood outside the courtyard gate and said.

"Ah."

Aunt Song stood in the door. The experience of losing her husband when she was young and losing her son in middle age almost destroyed her, making her look as if she had suddenly aged ten years. "If you are not busy, come and see me often." good."

"Well, definitely."

The master and servant left the Song family's mansion and walked side by side on the street in silence.

More than half a month has passed since the rebellion, but the pain after the rebellion is still continuing.

Paper money was scattered on the potholed road, and white flags were hung everywhere on both sides of the street. The city officials directed the people to move out the rubble and charred wood from the ruins of the houses, pile them on the carriages, and send them to the city. Buried outside.

There are also some houses that are not much damaged on the outside, but have boards nailed to the door and seals attached, which means that all the families in the house have died from the demonic transformation.

The drizzle came unexpectedly. Chai Chai quickly took out his wallet and went to a street shop to buy an oil-paper umbrella. Li Ang looked at the rain curtain and subconsciously touched his face. The bloody feeling seemed to have not subsided.

His mind wandered back to a few days ago.

Deep in the palace dungeon, Li Ang, led by Shen Tuyu, walked through the long and narrow corridor and saw Li Shan in the cage.

He was sitting in the corner of the cell leaning against the wall, his bones pierced by fine gold chains, and his whole head was wrapped in several thick circles of gauze, only exposing his eyes, mouth, and the surrounding scabbed flesh that lacked skin protection.

The cut off face could not be mended back after all.

"He wants to see you."

Shen Tuyu said something to Li Ang expressionlessly, and then retreated into the darkness without saying a word.

After the rebellion was put down, the Yu State imprisoned those still alive in the Xuegong, Zhenfusi, and Imperial City Prisons. They interrogated them strictly and uncovered many traitors like the Zhong family who had acquiesced or even secretly assisted the rebellion. How many officials were sacked and how many aristocratic families were raided.

(The Zhong family is responsible for training hunting dogs for the Zhenfu Division. The dragons raised by Li Shan can sneak into Chang'an along the water system, and the Zhong family provides a lot of cover for it)

"You came."

Accompanied by the faint sound of chains dragging across the ground, the former King of Light raised his head slightly, grinned, and there was an inexplicable lightness in his hoarse voice.

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Li Ang was silent. Indeed, what else could he say after being separated by a layer of iron bars?

"I grew up in a palace. From the time I could remember when I was two years old, my mother warned me that I had the blood of the sinners of the Wu family on my body, and I was born with the original sin. I was always careful in the palace, not only to my brothers and sisters, but also to anyone. As a palace maid, to guards, and to eunuchs, I have to put on a smile, and I don’t dare to do anything wrong or say the wrong thing for fear of being hated by others.”

Li Shan thought to himself and said: "You are one of the few people who don't look at me differently. When you were controlling pests in Suzhou, your attitude towards me was the same as your attitude towards patients, officials and civilians. If None of these things,"

He pointed to the chain passing through his shoulders, "Can we be friends?"

Thinking of the time they spent fighting schistosomiasis together in Suzhou, Li Ang was silent for a long time, "Already."

"Hahahaha cough cough——"

Li Shanchang laughed for a while, coughed violently, and coughed up blood droplets on his palms, "Then when I am beheaded, please come to my grave and pour a pot of rice wine over me."

"it is good."

Li Ang nodded, and when he saw Li Shan lowered his head, he turned and walked towards the prison door.

"Brother Ang."

Suddenly a call came from behind, "Don't leave Yu Kingdom."

Li Ang frowned and looked around, only to see Li Shan still sitting in the corner, looking straight at him and repeating, "Don't leave Yu Kingdom."

When he wanted to ask clearly, Shen Tuyu had already walked out of the darkness and closed the heavy iron door. His thoughts drifted back to the present. Chai Cuiqiao had already bought an umbrella and opened it above the two of them.

The master and servant continued walking along the street, passing through alleys and crossing bridges. When they were approaching home, they saw that the road ahead was blocked by a long team of people.

They were a group of prisoners escorted by the sergeants. There were over a thousand of them, including men and women, old and young. Their skin was fair and there were no traces of long-term labor. Except for the very young children, everyone was wearing handcuffs and shackles. .

Some elderly people who cannot walk, or people with physical disabilities that are inconvenient to move, sit on the carts used for parades.

The people of Chang'anfang City stood on the street and pointed at the prisoners.

"Who are these people? Why are even seven- and eight-year-old children wearing prison uniforms?"

"You don't know? They are the traitors of the Cui family who assisted in the rebellion!"

"Which Cui family?"

"Who else could it be? Cui from Qinghe!"

Descendants of Qi Taigong Jiang Ziya, the family list is the most prosperous in the world, the Ding clan is the best in the sea, and has produced more than ten prime ministers. The Cui family of Qinghe ranks first among the five surnames and seven hopes!

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar around him. The young people in the prisoner team held their heads high and worked hard to maintain the arrogance of noble families. Although there is not much left of this pride.

On the night of the rebellion, dragons were rampant and demons were raging in the city of Chang'an. Emperor Yu and his party who went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices were also attacked by dead soldiers.

Those dead soldiers all took taboo drugs and burned their lifespan to forcibly improve their cultivation. They formed a killing array of more than fifty people at the top of Xunyun Realm and seven at Zhuxiao Realm. They were about to kill Yu Di on the spot as he came to the valley.

However, Emperor Yu and his entourage were well prepared. The emperor and queen in the carriage were all substitutes, and in the convoy, there were also several masters secretly transferred from Chang'an City by Emperor Yu secretly to Chencang. For example, Lin Hongbo, the commander of Zhenfu Division, and Yan Yundang, the general of Zhenguo, etc.

These people who had attended court normally in Tai Chi Palace were also their substitutes who stayed in Chang'an. And to be able to pretend to be so perfect, I am afraid that I have been preparing for it for several years or even more than ten years in advance.

The fighting that broke out in the valley was more brutal than that in Chang'an City. Both sides resorted to desperate measures. Contiguous mountains collapsed, rivers were cut off, and earthquakes caused by the battle directly swallowed up several villages within a dozen miles around.

In the end, Emperor Yu's side took out the secret treasures treasured by the Academy and the State of Yu for more than 300 years and won a tragic victory. All the dead soldiers were killed on the spot without asking.

After the victory, Emperor Yu and his party did not stay for a moment, went straight to Wucheng, Beizhou, and surrounded the ancestral home of the Cui family in Qinghe.

At this point, there is no longer any need to worry about the identity of the deceased, or to ask for evidence.

The Cui family of Qinghe originally wanted to use the mountain guarding formation similar to the mountain and river guardian talisman to resist stubbornly, but Emperor Yu directly cut off the Beizhou ground line, cut off the spiritual energy, and destroyed the formation.

Even if the remaining monks left in Cui's ancestral home dare to fight for their lives, the remaining ordinary clansmen who are numerous and have no cultivation will all die in the aftermath of the battle.

As for those Cui officials serving in the imperial court, married Cui daughters, and even children with Cui blood, none of them will be left, and they will be implicated.

By then, not only will the family's inheritance be wiped out, but their bloodline will also be cut off.

"The ancestors of the Li family marched on mountains of corpses and seas of blood, killing heads and pacifying the Central Plains. I wouldn't mind doing it again."

After hearing Emperor Yu's decisive words, the Cui family of Qinghe had no choice but to surrender. Families such as the Boling Cui family and the Xingyang Zheng family also gave up their resistance - the mountain and river guardian talismans were still there, and the Haotian Daomen who had the ability to rescue these families were still locked away from the border.

As a result, all those from these aristocratic families, regardless of their direct lineage, or those over five years old, were shackled, sealed, put on prison uniforms, and walked to Chang'an in the most humiliating way under the supervision of the officers of the Zhenfu Division. Under interrogation.

Until today, Cui arrived in Chang'an.

Li Ang looked at this group of nobles indifferently, with no sadness or joy in his eyes. He stood on the roadside with Chai Chai, waiting for the convoy to pass.

He paid no attention to the prisoners, but someone among the prisoners recognized him.

An old man with white beard and hair slowly moved down from the prison cart.

"Clan leader?"

The surrounding tribesmen hurriedly reached out to help him, but he waved his hand slightly and refused to help. He came to Li Ang and bowed, "Li Xiaolang, long time no see."

(End of this chapter)