The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 365
Lu Bu led the people to Chengdong Street.

Everything was fine at first, and many people on the street saw him enter the blacksmith's shop, chatting and laughing with the owner of the shop.

Many people even envied the good life of the owner of the shop, who had the opportunity to get in touch with Chuhou so closely, and Chuhou was still joking with him.

When Lu Bu suddenly turned his face, the people who didn't know what was going on were all dumbfounded.

The people who didn't know what happened for no reason watched helplessly as the guards wrestled away the owner of the blacksmith shop.

When he entered the shop, Lu Bu's face was still very good, but when he came out, his face was ashen, which made people shudder.

"What's going on?" A person on the side of the road asked in a low voice, watching Lu Bu lead the guards away from the master of the blacksmith shop.

"I happened to be outside the shop just now, and I overheard what was said inside." A man next to him said in a low voice, "This blacksmith's shop makes armor for the army, and the armor is so thin that it can't protect the soldiers well." I think he went in this time, so he wouldn't come out alive."

Someone heard what happened and quickly spread it on the street.

At first, people thought it was Lu Bu who suddenly took people out of nowhere, but after knowing the truth, many people gloated and said that it was the owner of the blacksmith shop who committed the death.

In fact, the people in the market are right.

An approach like that of the master of the blacksmith shop is indeed no different from committing suicide.

When the soldiers go out on the battlefield, armor is their most direct reliance.

With armor, soldiers will have more confidence to charge into battle. If there is no armor, there is no difference between going to the battlefield and being naked.

Lu Bu was thinking about how to make the armor stronger and sharper every day, but there was someone who was not afraid of death, so he insisted on meeting his bad luck in this matter.

Lu Bu can tolerate other things, but Lu Bu absolutely cannot bear this kind of thing.

Escorting the owner of the blacksmith shop to the government in person, Lu Bu's face was always ugly.

Accompanying him behind him, seeing that his complexion was not good, Sun Ce said in a low voice, "Don't take this matter too seriously, Marquis Chu, just go back and find out who did it secretly."

"How can I not take it to heart?" Lu Bu said to Sun Ce with a pale face, "There is absolutely no trivial matter that concerns the national economy and the people's livelihood. Doing this kind of thing is nothing more than bringing disaster to the country I have so hard to get. Soldiers The purpose of the expedition is to keep one party safe. But these people actually tampered with the armor. If I tolerate and indulge this time, I don’t know what will happen in the future. Today they dare to tamper with ordnance to make money, tomorrow they will Dare to play tricks on the heads of the common people. Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice chai meat tea, which one cannot be faked? This kind of thing happened, which means that a group of people under me have died. They are not only greedy, but even The conscience is also black. Now that their conscience is black, I will dig it out for them and dry the black conscience so that others can see clearly that no black heart will be tolerated under my rule. How dare you harm soldiers And the people, those who use their safety as the method of earning profits, I will not only let them invade their homes and ruin their properties, but also let them die without a whole body!!"

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said this, and Sun Ce subconsciously glanced at the master of the blacksmith who was being detained.

He knew very well that no matter what role the owner of the blacksmith shop played in this matter, he might never come out alive again when he went to the government this time.

When the next time the owner of the blacksmith shop appears in the market, what awaits him is likely to be quartered.

Leading a group of people into the official residence, Lu Bu went straight to the front hall with a livid face.

Seeing his angry face, the officials who came up to him stood by the roadside in astonishment and did not dare to ask more questions.

Sun Ce winked at them, and the officials dispersed one after another to prepare for Lu Bu's questioning.

When they came to the front hall, Lu Bu took the first seat, Sun Ce stood beside him, and a group of officials followed and sat on both sides of the front hall.

Two guards escorted the owner of the blacksmith shop in.

After walking all the way, the owner of the blacksmith shop, who also understood what he had committed, was already frightened, his legs trembling, and his crotch was wet.

He was so scared that he peed...

"Release him first." Lu Bu ordered the guard coldly.

As soon as the two guards let go, the owner of the blacksmith shop collapsed on the ground with a "puff", trembling all over, and wanted to beg for mercy from Lu Bu, but his mouth was exhausted and he didn't say anything.

"I just want to ask how you want to die?" Lu Bu said to the owner of the blacksmith with a cold face, "There are many ways to die, and it depends on how you choose. Die with thousands of cuts and cuts into pieces, or die with five horses In the street market. Or let the executioner put a sword on your neck and give you a simple pleasure."

"Chu... Chu Hou, please forgive me..." The owner of the blacksmith shop limply on the ground, his lips trembling violently, finally said: "I...I...don't... dare..."

"Forgive you?" Lu Bu sneered: "Who will spare the soldiers who died in battle wearing the armor you made? You are sure to die, and the only thing you can choose is how to die! There are other choices , Do you die alone, or do you die together at full price?"

Knowing that there was no hope of survival, the master of the blacksmith's bladder sphincter had long since stiffened, water stains spread around his legs, and a smell of urine filled the front hall.

"With such courage, you actually dare to openly fake it." Lu Bu snorted coldly, and said to him: "Give me all the people who participated in it. If there is one person missing, I will kill you all. As for you, It is to be half-dead by Ling Chi first, and then sent to Wuma to dismember the body."

When he said these words, Lu Bu gritted his teeth, and there was no room for change.

"Marquis Chu." Having understood the reason, an official stood up and said, "Let's leave this trivial matter to..."

"To whom?" Lu Bu glared at him fiercely, interrupting what he was going to say: "I can't believe anyone in this matter. No matter who is found out, I must investigate to the end. Today I will tell you Up to here, no matter who they are, as long as they dare to make decisions on the heads of the soldiers and the common people, as long as they dare to endanger the interests of the soldiers and the common people, and earn profits by doing some unconscionable means, everything they earn will be confiscated and confiscated. Those who participated in it, no matter who they are, will be divided into five horses. As for their families, the men are slaves, the women are prostitutes, and many of them are involved in it. Since you have broken your conscience, you must be responsible for the lost conscience!"

"Say!" Glaring fiercely at the owner of the blacksmith shop, Lu Bu asked, "Who exactly bought these armors from you, how many sets did you buy in total, and where are the armors now?"

"Pengcheng treasury..." The owner of the blacksmith shop trembled as if he had been electrocuted. He already knew that he could no longer live, and now his only hope was to save his family by confessing those involved.

"Which person is in the treasury?" Lu Bu asked him with staring eyes.

"Cao Cao in the treasury..." The owner of the blacksmith shop tremblingly replied.

"Bring me the storehouses in Pengcheng's treasury immediately." Lu Bu ordered to Sun Ce: "Let the soldiers get ready, and if one is interrogated, bring me one. Surround me, don't let anyone get away."

"Marquis Chu..." Sun Ce asked in a low voice: "This matter may be involved in a lot, just in case..."

"I said that no matter who is found, it must be investigated to the end." Lu Bu said: "Even if it is found on my head, it must be investigated clearly, and the soldiers must not be denied an explanation!"

"I understand." Sun Ce agreed and walked out of the official hall.

When he left the front hall, he was secretly sweating for the officials involved in this matter.

It should be said that those officials are really courageous, knowing what kind of temper Lu Bu is, but they want to break ground on Tai Sui.

It's not impossible to do something else to make money, why did you think of starting from the armor of the soldiers...

As for the money, they must have earned it, maybe a lot of it.

But once it is found out this time, all the money they earned will have to be vomited out, and it will cost their own lives and the future of the whole family...

For such a little benefit, why bother...

Sun Ce led people to capture Cangcao in Pengcheng, and Lu Bu personally interrogated them, and soon many people were implicated, even the military supplies in the army and some people who guarded the treasury were implicated.

More and more people were being interrogated, and Lu Bu gradually understood that although he was trying his best to turn the army into an iron army, there was such a group of people involved in the chain of interests, covering each other and cooperating with each other, secretly doing some shady things , Little by little, everything he had built up with great difficulty was dismantled.

The entire interrogation lasted three days. Due to the extensive involvement, the officials in Pengcheng have to go to the government to witness the interrogation every day these days.

Three days later, hundreds of people kneeled outside the front hall of the Pengcheng government.

These people are officials and petty officials who participated in the manufacture of fake armor for profit.

No matter how hard Lu Bu searched up to this point, he couldn't find anything.

Looking around at the officials present, Lu Bu stood up. He said to the officials with a livid face, "Looking at the group of people kneeling here, some of you should be secretly glad that they were not found in this investigation. I There is only one thing to say, people are doing it, and the sky is watching! Heaven has eyes, as long as you do it, it will be shaken out sooner or later! I have no objection to officials making a living to supplement their families. However, to make a living, you must be honest At least don’t seek huge profits through improper means. Some people dare to tamper with the armor of the soldiers of the armed forces today, tomorrow some people dare to tamper with the people’s meals, and the day after tomorrow some people dare to tamper with the water source of medicinal materials!”

Lu Bu's tone was harsh, and the officials all lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

Turning around and going back to the seat above, Lu Bu's face was still ashen. He then said to the officials: "When Cao Cao besieged Xiapi, I fought hard with the soldiers and tied our heads to our waists, and finally defeated Cao Cao. Gain a chance to breathe. You and I have been bound together for a long time. We share weal and woe, and we are like a growing tree. To live, a tree must not only have luxuriant branches and leaves, but at least the roots must not be damaged. Yes! But today, what I saw was rotten tree roots!"

All the officials present lowered their heads, and Lu Bu was furious, assuming a posture of killing people. How could anyone dare to say something more at this moment?
Pointing to the group of people kneeling in front of the hall, Lu Bu said: "These people are rotten tree roots. Once a tree root is rotten, as long as it is not treated in time, it will spread everywhere like a plague. In the end, the whole root will be destroyed. Rotten, and the whole tree dries up and dies because of the first rotten root."

After a pause, Lu Bu said again: "What should I do if the roots are rotten? In order not to spread, the best way is to cut them up and throw them away! I want to cut off these rotten roots completely today!"

All the officials and businessmen who knelt in front of the hall because of their involvement in the fake armor case were trembling all over. When Lu Bu said that he would cut them all up and throw them away, none of them had the thought of begging for mercy.

Everyone knew that they were dead from the day it happened.

No matter how much he begged for mercy and handed over all the benefits he got from this matter, it was impossible to get Lu Bu's forgiveness.

Things have been done, and the only way to wait for them is death.

The scene was silent, and no official spoke.

Officials, big and small, all lowered their heads, not even daring to look at Lu Bu more than once.

"Actually, I know very well that some of you are more greedy than them, worse than them, and more conscientious than them!" Lu Bu stood up again, and said coldly to the officials: "As long as you don't Putting conscienceless thoughts into practice, as long as I don't destroy my foundation, I don't care what you people are thinking about all day long."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu continued with a slightly depressed tone: "Since this incident happened, I have been thinking about what to say to you these days. But after much deliberation, what I want to say is actually only eight words."

Looking around at the crowd, Lu Bu said emphatically, "Being open-minded, one should be a human being!"

When Lu Bu said this, none of the officials present dared to look up at him.

Some of them were indeed secretly glad that they had saved their lives for themselves and their families by not participating in this incident.

"What should be said and what should not be said, I have told you all." Lu Bu said: "Whether you can listen to it or not depends entirely on you. I don't care so much, and I don't want to. , responsible for the killing!"

His eyes fell on Chen Gong's face: "Chen Gongtai, you have always taken care of Pengcheng's affairs. Although you were not involved in this kind of thing, you can't absolve yourself of the responsibility. You will be fined for one year, and you will have full power to deal with this matter." .Anyone involved, regardless of their identity or background, will be killed. All family members of the involved persons, men who are slaves and women who are prostitutes, will be dealt with immediately. If there is a trace of favoritism, I will take you as a questioner!"

(End of this chapter)