Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 554 Cutting out the roots
When Zhao Mu heard this, he couldn't help but smile and nodded.

Seeing Zhao Mu nod, the other generals also followed suit.

Seeing that these generals were lying with their eyes open, Yelu Jinnu pointed at them and said, "You." Finally, Yelu Jinnu looked at Zhao Mu and said, "I thought King Qi was a kind hero, but I didn't expect him to be a cruel butcher."

Zhao Mu sneered when he heard this, "Haha, Princess, why do you say that? When have I ever been cruel? You saw it when we entered the city. Wherever our army went, did anyone rob the people?"

Hearing what Zhao Mu said, Yelu Jinnu couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing that Yelu Jinnu remained silent, Zhao Mu continued, "Did anyone rape women?"

Yelu Jinnu pointed at Zhao Mu's hand and slowly put it down.

Zhao Mu finally asked, "Has anyone killed innocent people?"

Yelu Jinnu was like a deflated ball at this time. She whispered, "No!"

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Since there is none, then how can Your Highness Princess accuse me and the others of being cruel?"

The reason why Yelu Jinnu was so hysterical in trying to stop Zhao Mu from killing the Uighur royal family was because she was very scared.

She had heard from her aunt Yan Xiunu that Zhao Mu despised the Liao Kingdom and always looked like he wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. Yan Xiunu had used her beauty and money to seduce Zhao Mu.

He wanted to make peace between Song and Liao through marriage. He even wanted to imitate Xixia and marry him to save the Liao royal family, Yelu family.

But it was a pity that Zhao Mu was unmoved and would not listen to any persuasion. Even when his aunt came to him, he was dismissive and not only did he not agree to the marriage, he even wanted to start a war against the Liao Dynasty.

Therefore, Yelu Jinnu was very scared. She was afraid that what happened in the Uighur Palace today would happen to the Liao royal family in the future. So she wanted to ask Zhao Mu to be more lenient and spare them.

However, Zhao Mu's actions, which did not harm the people in the slightest, really made her speechless and she didn't know how to refute him.

Yelu Jinnu bowed to Zhao Mu and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi, I have not been with you for a long time and we do not have much friendship. But considering their young age, please be more lenient and forgive them."

Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Princess. I have a good habit of eradicating the people I hate."

Zhao Mu looked at the soldiers and said, "What are you still standing there for? Take them away. Tomorrow, gather all the people in the city, list their crimes, and behead them all. The same goes for the captured Gaochang Uighur officials. Those who cause public resentment will be killed, and their families will be taken into slavery. Their property will be counted and confiscated. Those who are mediocre and have no major offenses will be kept in their original positions, and those who are honest will be rewarded."

"Yes!" The soldiers answered and then dragged the men in the Uighur palace out.

At the moment, there were only a group of women of different ages in the hall, wearing gorgeous clothes and head scarves. All of these women were surrounding an old woman in gorgeous clothes.

The old woman looked at him viciously.

Zhao Mu also looked at her at this time, and asked Musa beside him: "Musa, do you know her?"

Musa walked forward, took a closer look and said with a smile: "I know her. She is the mother of the Uighur King, an old queen mother who is over seventy years old. But the splendor of this palace is all thanks to this old queen mother."

Musa said to Zhao Mu at this time: "Your Majesty, Musa wants to ask you for a favor." Zhao Mu asked: "Why? You don't want me to let her go, do you?" Zhao Mu glanced at Yelu Jinnu, "Or maybe you want me to spare them too."

Musa spread her hands and shrugged, saying, "Of course not. It's just that this old queen has some personal grudges against my sister, so please send her to Xixia. I believe my sister will be happy to see her."

Zhao Mu stroked his chin and said, "Is that so? Then it's up to you. When we return, we'll invite the old queen to visit Xixia."

Musa then thanked him, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Musa waved to the servants, and two servants carried the old queen out. Although the women cried and made a scene, no one dared to stop them.

Some of the younger ones even clung to the women beside them and cried in fear.

Looking at the little girl's frightened expression and crying, Yelu Jinnu couldn't help but shudder. This is the end of a country's destruction.

Zhao Mu also slowly walked down from the throne and came to the middle of these women. However, these women all had veils on their faces. Zhao Mu then walked to a charming woman and tore off the veil on her face. The woman was so scared that she screamed and she desperately covered her face with the veil.

Zhao Mu couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw her frightened expression, but the generals all started laughing at this time.

Zhao Mu also smiled and asked Musa: "Musa, what happened to her?"

Musa replied: "Oh! This is the custom of our Uighur women. In our Uighur tribe, the appearance of noble women can only be seen by close men such as fathers, brothers, and husbands. If other men see it, it is considered unfaithful. In serious cases, they will be stoned to death."

Hearing this, Zhao Mu looked at Musa and asked jokingly, "Oh? If that's the case, why don't you take my beloved concubine with you? Instead, you show your true face in public for everyone to see?"

Musa could tell that Zhao Mu was joking with her. She crossed her arms and said, "Haha, although I am from the Uighur tribe, I am a member of the Ming Cult. Our Ming Cult has no other doctrines except worshipping white, worshipping fire, and being a vegetarian. Why should I abide by the rules of the Uighur tribe? Besides, there is an old saying in the Central Plains, 'Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.' Now I am the king's concubine, so I am naturally the daughter-in-law of the Central Plains. Whose woman in the Central Plains wears a mask when she shows herself to others?"

Musa looked at the generals and asked, "Generals, do your wives and daughters wear veils all day long?"

Musa's words caused everyone to burst into laughter. One of them replied, "You are joking, Princess. Of course not."

Zhao Mu looked at the woman who was covering her face. He pulled her over and lifted her veil. Instantly, a pretty face of a Hu woman appeared in front of everyone.

The woman looked at the men around her who were staring at her with great fear.

Zhao Mu asked, "Are you the daughter or concubine of the Uighur king?"

Musa looked at the woman's clothes carefully, and then said, "Don't ask her. She won't understand even if you ask. Judging from her clothes, she should be the concubine of the Uighur king."

Musa walked among the women, and then pulled one by one, and threw several girls out in an instant.

Although he couldn't see their faces, Zhao Mu felt that these girls were all young. One of them was very short and looked only about twelve or thirteen years old.

(End of this chapter)