Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 403 Blood Cold

In Liaodong, the cold wind carries snow seeds and blows onto people's faces, as if a knife is blowing.

However, these snow seeds could not scratch Yue Wan's face, because this face was colder than the cold wind and harsher than the snow seeds.

Groups of powerful chiefs were led to the execution platform, howling like wild wolves: "Yue Wan, you dare to touch us? We conquered half of the country of Yan!"

Yue Wan's face was expressionless, and with a strong right hand, a dozen steel knives fell down with a "pop", and each person's head rolled onto the cold ground.

Blood dripped from the wooden platform and gathered into a small stream that flowed slowly. However, it was too cold, so it only flowed out for a foot or two before solidifying.

The people in the audience had their eyes wide open. They were wearing ragged clothes in the cold weather. Many of them were wearing straw sandals with their toes exposed, shivering in the cold wind.

"From now on, you are no longer overseas residents, you are all common people of Yan!" Yue Wan said loudly.

Murong Xin established Qiaojun and Qiaoxian to resettle the people who had fled from the Central Plains, which promoted the development of the Yan State.

But now the system of overseas Chinese and counties is riddled with holes. Because taxes are too heavy, many people take the initiative to seek the shelter of powerful chiefs and clans, resulting in fewer and fewer people in the Yan Kingdom's household registration.

When Murong Huang was in power, how restrained could he be?

But after Murong Jun succeeded to the throne, the clan members directly robbed him.

The local government could not even maintain normal operations and had to borrow money and food from the clan to survive.

Yue Wan is a ruthless person. He is a brave general. He is courageous and bold in doing things. His methods are not as ruthless as Wang Meng's.

As soon as he took office in Liaodong, he reported lawlessness and severely punished all those who committed crimes in his hands, regardless of whether they were powerful chieftains or clan members. In the past six months, 200 households with household registrations and nearly [-] million acres of fertile land were cleared.

This is just Liaodong.

If the entire territory of Yan State could be cleaned up like this, at least 25 households could be cleared out.

Nearly 120 million people!
The national strength of Yan State will also reach a higher level, laying a solid foundation for the decisive battle between Yan and Liang in the future.

"Father...killed so many of them and took away so many of their people and their fields, why didn't he consider the way out?" The eldest son Yue Xi's face was full of worry.

"To do great things, you must move forward bravely. Looking forward and backward will only accomplish nothing. The rise and fall of the country depends on this. I have been entrusted by Murong Xuangong and I must fulfill my duties loyally!" Yue Wan looked serious.

All power at home and abroad in Yan is in the hands of Murong Ke. With his support, Yue Wan no longer has any worries.

The Central Plains has a rich population, fertile land, and unswerving innovation. If the Yan State does not keep up, it will only be left far behind.

Several failed attacks southward to the Central Plains. In Yue Wan's view, on the one hand, the Yan State was weak in national strength, and on the other hand, it was a feudal military system. The soldiers were owned by the generals.

Lukou has been strong for more than ten years. There is only one reason: they are not willing to work hard.

"I have written to Your Majesty that after this cleanup of Liaodong, military reforms will be carried out!" Yue Wan's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Yue Xi's whole body trembled, "After checking Liaodong, the court is already very dissatisfied and hates my father to the core. If their troops are used again, I'm afraid my Yue family will be wiped out."

"Humph, who dares to take action? Do you really think that our Yueli Department is a sick cat? Besides, I didn't cut it all off with one blow, but I tried to figure it out slowly! You go back to Jicheng first and join Murong Xuan Gong's sect. Something unexpected is going on, he I can protect you too!" Although Yue Wan was born as a brave general, he has always been brave and resourceful.

In the great battle of Xiangguo, Ran Min's hundred thousand elite troops were mainly destroyed in his hands.

Yue Xi's eyelids jumped up, and her heart was filled with a layer of gloom. Yue Wan's words obviously meant to support her, but Yue Wan had always been upright and would never look back on what she had decided. There was no point in trying to persuade her. She sighed and turned around. He mounted his horse, said goodbye and left.

War horses galloped wildly in the gray sky.

Yue Wan watched him disappear into the distance and turned around to return to the city.

A few flashes of cold light suddenly struck among the people.

Yue Wan sneered. In the past six months, he had assassinated no less than ten times, and some powerful men who were unwilling to lose their land and houses directly led troops to attack the government office, but he suppressed them all.

Yue Wan pressed her hand on the handle of the knife and took a step forward against the cold light.

The guards around him also stepped forward.However, Yue Wan suddenly felt a chill in her vest and her whole body trembled.

It was as if cold wind and snow seeds were poured into the body from behind. It was surprisingly cold and the body could not move...

He wanted to turn around, but found a sharp knife piercing his chest from behind.

"...I tried my best..."

With a "boom", Yue Wan's burly body fell on the execution platform, and the large amount of hot blood that flowed out was quickly chilled by the cold wind...

Thistle City.

Murong Ke soon received the news that Yue Wan had been assassinated. He sat blankly on the soft couch with a terrifyingly gloomy face. He didn't say a word for a long time, but his eyes gradually became tired.

Yue Wan was not the only one who marched forward bravely for the long-term prosperity of the Yan Kingdom, Murong Ke was also the one.

Yue Wan's idea of ​​nationalizing the army coincided with his.

Originally, after Liaodong was cleaned up, this matter would be implemented slowly.

But before it started, Yue Wan collapsed.

"It must be... Liang Guoxi's doing! Then Li Yue specially set up a school affairs office to spread rumors, sow discord, and assassinate ministers. There is nothing they can't do." Feng Yi tried to change the topic.

But even he didn't believe it himself.

Yue Wan wrote a letter to reorganize the army, but was assassinated right after. What a coincidence.

Liang Guo's craftsmanship is indeed becoming more and more rampant.

But who is Yue Wan?The important ministers and generals of the Yan State were guarded by more than a thousand soldiers when they came in and out, and they were in the Liaodong base camp. Even if they gathered all the Liang people to do their best, they could not move Yue Wan.

"I will enter the palace to see Your Majesty right away. I will definitely track down the real culprit." Murong Ke showed a rare look of anger on his face.

Yue Wan fell, and Yan's revolution was in vain.

No one can take Yue Wan's place. Feng Yi, Yang Qian, Huang Fuzhen and others do not have such courage.

Murong Ke needs to be in the center.

It seems that only Murong Chui can be used, but Murong Chui is good at military strategy and short at internal affairs...

"Dare I ask General, if I can find out the real murderer by asking for an audience with Your Majesty?" Feng Yi's eyes flashed with a glint.

The situation between North Korea and China today is not optimistic either.

Murong Chui conquered Taiyuan and made great military achievements, which aroused Murong Jun's dissatisfaction.

At this time, there were rumors in Jicheng that Murong Chui had the intention of becoming independent and merging the state...

Although Murong Ke was shielded by Murong Chui, Murong Jun refused to give up. The Queen was convinced that the Hun family had always been wary of Murong Chui's wife, Duan family, who was highly talented and fierce, so she falsely accused Murong Chui's subordinate Dian Shuling Gao Bi of practicing witchcraft, in order to win over Duan family. Murong dropped into the water.

Duan would rather die than surrender and hang himself in prison. Only then did Murong Chui escape...

Although Bingzhou was captured, various conflicts in the Yan Kingdom still continued.

Murong Ke felt quite exhausted mentally and physically.

Feng Yi said: "General Yue is dead, and there is no point in tracing him. The general should protect his family and prevent Zhongliang from losing his heir. As for other things, we can take care of them slowly. In the current situation, the country must not be in civil strife!"

Murong Ke nodded and sat back on the soft couch dejectedly...

(End of this chapter)