The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 450 Killing a Wicked Person
The eight disciples of the Su family were captured by the evil demon this time and made into sacrifices for the Jiuyao Ascension Ceremony. Although they suffered a fright, it was a blessing in disguise as Chen Shen took the opportunity to infuse them with spiritual energy, and each of them regained their youthful and strong appearance, which was very different from their previous old and decayed appearance.

Cheng Zhishao stood behind the soldier who was responsible for protecting him, pointed at everyone and shouted, "Impossible".

Qin Guan stepped forward and shouted, "Uncle Cheng Yi (Cheng Zhishao's courtesy name), it is normal for your family to have grievances with Master Su, but you have used vicious means to harm us this time. You are truly unworthy of being a son! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhishao showed a sarcastic expression on his face and said coldly: "Qin Shaoyou, I thought you were very smart, but I didn't expect you to be so pedantic! It turns out that you, the descendants of Su, are only fit to be dissolute literary thieves who sing and chant, and it is difficult for you to have a career in the officialdom!"

There was some reason why Cheng Zhishao said this.

Taking Su Shi’s Wudai Poetry Case as a turning point, because of Su Shi’s immaturity and naivety in political struggles, for most of the past twenty years, opposing Su Shi was basically a kind of political correctness in the court of the Song Dynasty.

It can be said that any official who opposed and criticized Su Shi would receive certain preferential treatment in his official career, and this situation was especially severe during the Shaosheng period.

After Cheng fell out with Su Shi's family because of Su Banniang's death, he even raised the banner of "anti-Su" in official circles, and reaped all the reverse benefits from Su Shi.

Of course, Cheng Zhicai (Su Banniang's husband), the person involved in the Cheng-Su feud, reconciled with Su Shi several years ago for some reason (unsuccessful career in officialdom). However, this was not the case with Cheng Zhishao. He had a stronger desire for fame and fortune and outstanding abilities, so naturally he was unwilling to give up the banner of "opposing Su Shi".

Of course, the so-called "opposition to Su Shi" is just a political stance and a question of taking sides. What is really important is to do things, at least in the era of Zhezong and even earlier.

Cheng Zhishao participated in the arrest and persecution of Su's disciples. This was a case of not only standing on the side, but also making contributions and helping his own disciples cover up some of their dirty tricks. It was simply killing three birds with one stone.

As for the first two, Cheng Zhishao felt that Qin Guan and others had been in officialdom for a long time and should have some experience.

But looking at Qin Guan's silly look, Cheng Zhishao somehow felt angry and indignant.

He sneered and shouted, "Qin Shaoyou, and Su Men and his gang of traitors! You all know that this is the main camp of Xihe Camp, a strategic location for the northwest military secrets. You have entered here without a name and are trying to spy on secrets. Are you colluding with foreign countries and conspiring to overthrow the Song Dynasty?!"

Chen Shidao was the most narrow-minded person. He shouted angrily, "Don't confuse right and wrong and slander us! Cheng Zhishao! If you hadn't used tricks to abduct us, how could we have fallen to this point!"

Cheng Zhishao said with disdain: "Chen Luchang, I am the transport envoy of Xihe Road and the military officer. I was personally promoted by the government to Xianmoge. I am a general in charge of important military and national affairs. How could I rob you rats? How can anyone in the world believe what you said?"

Zhang Lei said angrily: "Uncle Cheng Yi, I have never seen anyone as shameless as you!"

A crowd of people shouted and scolded Cheng Zhishao, but Cheng Zhishao just sneered in response.

This fellow was so calm and composed, and didn't care about the accusations of the Eight Sages of Su's School. It was only because he held the military power and had a hundred or so soldiers under his command, who were enough to decide the life and death of everyone.

As the saying goes, I am the knife and others are the meat. When faced with bad words, I just treat them as the wind and the barking of dogs.

Cheng Zhishao believed that he was the one in control of the situation.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Chen Shen, holding a huge powered halberd, came to the blood-soaked Wang Yuan and Han Wu and said with a smile, "It feels like a long time since we last met. It's a great pleasure to see you two standing here again in one piece!"

Han Wu fell down in the blood and gasped heavily. When he heard Chen Shen's words, his eyes, which were full of surprise, rolled back and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Wang Yuan protected himself with the broken sword in one hand and supported himself with the broken spear in the other, but he was panting and shouting, "You bastard! Chen! We fell for your trick, and this time we sold this hundred or eighty kilograms of good fat at a low price!"

Chen Shen laughed and said, "Brother, you are all very good-looking, how can you sell it at such a low price?"

Wang Yuan was agitated, but he cursed: "What a scoundrel! You cook us good meat and sell it!"

While a few of them were talking, the soldiers nearby, who were shocked by his sudden appearance, had already reacted, and several of them rushed forward anxiously, each holding a sword, an axe, a gun or a spear.

Wang Yuan saw this and said anxiously, "Brother Chen, hurry up!" But Chen Shen laughed and shook his head, saying, "Wait a moment, brother Wang, I will kill these villains and then we will get drunk together!"

As he spoke, Chen Shen held his halberd horizontally, rushed forward a few steps, and with just a few strokes he killed those soldiers on the spot, almost like chopping melons and vegetables.

When everyone saw this, they were all horrified.

It was simply because Chen Shen killed them too easily. One must know that those armored soldiers were wearing heavy infantry armor, although the armor was not complete (heavy infantry armor was composed of nearly two thousand armor plates, and the number of armor plates could be increased or decreased according to different uses. The total weight of armor used in battle could reach more than thirty kilograms, with one thousand eight hundred to two thousand armor plates, while the armor of the commander-in-chief's personal guards was lighter, about twenty kilograms, with one thousand two hundred to three hundred armor plates, combining both protection and flexibility.), but they were no match for ordinary people.

Even though Wang Yuan and Han Wu relied on the magic sword and their extraordinary bravery, they only killed thirty or forty soldiers before they were exhausted and their swords broke. However, they were already amazed by everyone.

Chen Shen killed several people but did not stop. He just rushed into the group of soldiers waving his huge spear and started killing them indiscriminately.

Even though the infantry armor was solid, it was no different from paper and gauze sculptures in front of the powered halberds.

But this is not the most despairing thing.

In the classical cold weapon battlefield, no matter how strong one person is, he cannot match the combined strength of many people.

For a peerless warrior, physical strength is the biggest constraint.

Even if you have strong armor, sharp sword, and superb martial arts, how many of them can you kill when facing thousands of enemies?
But Chen Shen was an exception. His physical strength was inexhaustible, as if endless. Even though he had killed twenty or thirty soldiers, he was still as energetic as before.

By the way, Cheng Zhishao's personal guards had already been exhausted when they besieged and killed Wang Yuan and Han Wu. The soldiers at this time were basically elite soldiers that Cheng Zhishao had transferred from various key points in the camp, and there were many with high martial arts skills among them.

Even so, these soldiers were no match for Chen Shen.

Generally speaking, these elite soldiers can be called brave and courageous in battle, but they are also living people raised by their parents. How could they endure such tragic casualties and desperate fighting situation?

Soon, the remaining soldiers became discouraged and lost their courage, and they retreated fearfully, not daring to approach Chen Shen even a step.

But when Chen Shen got closer, they all abandoned their troops and fled in disarray.

Chen Shen walked up to Cheng Zhishao, looked him in the eye and said, "Cheng Zhishao, you have colluded with evil spirits and killed your own people. You deserve to be put to death! I am here to kill you as a warning to the world!"

Cheng Zhishao was already shaking with fear. He looked at the bloody Chen Shen in horror and asked in shock, "Who are you? Why are you trying to hurt me?"

Chen Shen sneered and said, "It's Chen Shen, the demon-suppressing man of the Song Dynasty!"

Cheng Zhishao was shocked and shouted, "I am an important official of the Song Dynasty. I was personally promoted by the emperor to be the deputy minister of Xianmoge. I am in charge of important military affairs in a region. How can you judge me?"

Chen Shen sneered and said, "In the past, Zhao Shouyi (the real name of Emperor Renzong of Song) was an emperor, but he colluded with evil spirits and caused chaos in the palace. However, he was still killed by my ancestors who suppressed the demons in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace. You are just a cabinet minister, what can you rely on!"

Cheng Zhishao was speechless, and Chen Shen said no more. He stepped forward and cut Cheng Zhishao in half with a halberd, then drew his sword and beheaded him.

The Song soldiers present were horrified when they saw Chen Shen beheading Cheng Zhishao. They did not dare to fight Chen Shen, but looked at each other, threw away their weapons, abandoned their armor, and dispersed.

Qin Guan and others were also surprised by Chen Shen's decisiveness in killing, while Wang Yuan and Han Wu were so shocked that they were speechless.

Qin Guan stepped forward carefully and said, "Brother Shen, Uncle Cheng Yi is an important official of the court after all. If you kill him like this, I am afraid that the government will be furious and send troops to hunt you down."

Chen Shen laughed and said, "It's no pity to kill such a criminal! Even if it's Zhao Ji, if he violates human ethics, I will kill him just as before."

(End of this chapter)