Chapter 486: Not killing is not enough to shock the world

As the sun gradually moved, the sounds of fighting gradually faded. The mountains and forests were filled with red and black blood, corpses were everywhere, and a pungent fishy smell filled the air.

Luo Qing checked the spiritual soldier's injuries. Fortunately, he had only lost his combat effectiveness and was not seriously injured. As long as he was sent back to Zhaocheng to sleep, he would gradually recover over time.

More than half of the troops escorting King Liu Bi of Wu were killed, and the scene was gloomy and gloomy.

Luo Qing's face turned pale as he said, "Send a messenger to Chang'an City immediately to report the rough list of personnel. Otherwise, I don't know what we will experience along the way."

Huo Guang had not yet recovered from the shock of the list. When he heard what Luo Qing said, he immediately nodded. Although he didn't know whether the list was correct or not, it was inevitable that some clan members were involved.

The journey back to Guanzhong is not easy.

After collecting the bodies of their comrades, the group continued on their way, wanting to leave as quickly as possible. It was not because they were worried that someone would come to attack them again, but mainly because the forest was hot and humid, and the bodies would rot quickly, which could lead to a plague.

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The imperial delegation that went to capture King Wu Liu Bi was attacked and killed in the Jianghuai area. This matter could not be concealed at all, and it spread throughout the world, causing an uproar.

"Did King Wu Liu Bi really rebel? This bastard, the emperor favored his relatives, and now King Wu has done this, I don't know what the future will be like."

"The court is not clearing up the situation in Guandong. Wu Wang Liu is indeed plotting a rebellion. I heard that he has also implicated the Luo family."

"I heard that the assassin used imperial weapons. I don't know who is responsible for the rebellion. I'm afraid there are military personnel involved."

"Alas, it's another big storm. I wonder how many people will fall in this storm."

"As long as the emperor doesn't take advantage of this, I have no interest in dealing with the mess in the Chang'an court. Anyway, I can't enter the court, so I can just stay here and guard it."

"If this matter is not handled properly, the emperor's prestige will be affected. He has only been on the throne for a few years, but he has already carried out large-scale purges in Guanzhong and Guandong several times, and now this kind of thing has happened."

Countless voices appeared all over the world, and the dukes, princes, county governors, prime ministers, etc. were all paying close attention to this matter.

Amidst this kind of attention, Luo Qing and his companions were escorted all the way back by the imperial court's county and state guards. No one wanted Luo Qing and his companions to get into trouble in their own territory.

No one wants to be even slightly involved in treason, so the most important thing is to ensure the safety of Luo Qing and others and to escort them out of the country smoothly.

After passing the Jianghuai area, the people from Zhaocheng took the injured spiritual soldiers away to Zhaocheng to sleep. The people from Tiannan Luo family returned, and the brave warriors took over the escort for the second half of the journey.

Because they were escorting prisoners and captives, the team's progress was naturally slowed down. After two months of trekking, they finally reached the river from the Jianghuai area. Lu Qing and others prepared to cross the river and enter Guanzhong.

The Wuguan and Hanguguan roads are too close to Nanyang, so we dare not take them at all.

The interrogation of King Wu Liu Bi has been ongoing for the past two months. Many lists of true and false names have been obtained. Some of the names have changed, which makes everyone confused and puzzled, but it is certain that someone from Nanyang must have been involved.

The most terrifying thing is that there are some people who are not even aware of the fact that King Wu Liu Bi is standing higher than King Wu Liu Bi in this shocking rebellion. Even at this time, those people cannot bear it.

Because no one knows their identities!

The capture of King Wu Liu Bi was not a big deal for those people, and their identities would not be exposed.

Luo Qing wanted to use Qingshi to investigate, but the feedback from Qingshi was that the input information was too little and unprepared, and the required luck points were too huge.

It is just like using the search function in a library to search for a book. There are hundreds of thousands of books and it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. A lot of time will be wasted just on ineffective searches.

"Return to Guanzhong!"

"Enter Chang'an!"

When the group finally saw the city of Chang'an after months of trekking, extreme fatigue instantly spread throughout everyone's body. The soldiers endured the discomfort and continued to move forward. Under the gaze of countless Chang'an citizens, the imperial guards and brave warriors rode on tall horses, and behind them were the dirty and smelly King Wu Liu Bi and some of the prisoners who had been captured earlier.

The emperor's envoy had been waiting outside Chang'an City. When he saw Luo Qing and the others, he immediately came forward and said, "My Lords and Lords, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me to the palace immediately."

Entering the palace, Huo Guang looked at the familiar scene in front of him and felt quite emotional. This trip to the State of Wu really brought him a lot of gains.

I didn't expect that the people have become so rampant that there are even villains who dare to directly kill the imperial delegation.

Dozens of warriors escorted the bound prisoners to the palace. Huo Guang and others followed among them, looking exhausted. Liu Xun stood quietly in the palace with a stern face. There was no expression on his face except for a cold look flashing in the corners of his eyes.

Seeing Huo Guang and others bringing up King Wu Liu Bi, Liu Xun walked quickly forward, regardless of the fact that everyone was still bowing, raised the rattan in his hand and started to whip him hard!

"Liu Bi, why are you causing chaos in the country?"

King Wu Liu Bi was severely whipped and wailed, "Because I do not obey you, the position of emperor should have belonged to me."

Liu Xun didn't expect that King Wu Liu Bi would dare to talk back until now. It seemed that Huo Guang and others had not punished Liu Bi properly in the past few months.

Liu Xun didn't want to waste any more words with King Liu Bi of Wu, so he raised the rattan whip in his hand and lashed it hard on Liu Bi's face, and a piece of flesh was whipped off in an instant.

Liu Xun shouted angrily while smoking: "Thief!"

"evil creature!"

"How dare you!"

Liu Xun roared so loudly that even the entire palace began to tremble, and dust fell from the ceiling.

"This whip is for Emperor Gao!"

Liu Xun whipped him hard again, "Let me tell you how difficult it was for me to start my own business in the Han Dynasty."

"This whip is for Queen Gao and King Luo Wen!"

Luo Qing's mouth twitched when he heard this. Liu Xun shouted angrily, "Tell you that the Liu family and the Luo family will be together forever."

"Emperor Xiaohui's!"

"Emperor Xiaowen's!"

"Emperor Xiaowu's!"

Liu Xun was so angry that he said, "I'm telling you how hard it was for our ancestors to maintain their legacy. How dare you, an unfilial descendant, overthrow the Han Dynasty?"

King Liu Bi of Wu had never suffered such pain before, and he burst into tears and begged for mercy loudly. Seeing him like this, Liu Xun became even more angry, and he whipped him hard a few more times. The thorns on the rattan whipped King Liu Bi of Wu until his flesh and blood was blurred, and some blood even dripped onto the hall.

Liu Xun's chest was shaking violently with anger. Seeing the emperor venting his anger, Huo Guang stepped forward to support Liu Xun and said softly, "Your Majesty, calm down. Liu Bi is a thief. There is no need to say more to such a person. Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, I will do it for you."

Liu Xun held Huo Guang's arm tightly, and Huo Guang felt some pain from his strong grip, but he said nothing. Then he heard the emperor whisper, "Zi Meng, you don't understand the danger of this."

In the past few months, he had woken up from dreams countless times in the middle of the night, thinking that if Huo Guang and Liu Xiang had not discovered this matter, he might have gradually come to dislike the Luo family and even to confront them.

Thinking about how he almost came into conflict with the Luo family, he couldn't sleep at all!

He is the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven of the Chinese nation. He should not be afraid of anyone, but when facing the Luo family, he always has a bad premonition.

The Luo family may suffer huge losses through the events of the Qin Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty will surely follow in the footsteps of the Qin Dynasty, and the Luo family has the ability to destroy the Mandate of the Han Dynasty.

It's an intuition.

In fact, the Luo family thought the same way. As long as the ancestor took action to eliminate the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, the Luo family would be able to face any emperor, but the losses of the Luo family would be unimaginable.

Without the Kingdom of Zhao, how could they legally gather the members of the Luo clan together, how could they support brave warriors, how could they promote education, etc.

Although divine weapons are powerful, they cannot replace the role of a political entity.

There is no benefit at all for the Luo family and the Han Dynasty to be in conflict. When the Luo family had the best relationship with the Han court, that was when the Luo family developed the fastest, and it was also when the Han Dynasty developed rapidly. This is called a win-win situation.

Liu Xun said to Liu Xiang who was standing next to him: "Zi Zheng, I have nothing to say to these villains, you take them away and bring them to the court for me to interrogate.

I feel that I have been too gentle since I ascended the throne, which is why these villains think I am easy to bully.

This time, I will let all the thieves in the world see the consequences and end of angering me."

Liu Xun's words were bland, but the murderous intent in them was unprecedented. Liu Xiang was startled, bowed and said, "I obey your command."

"Zi Zheng."

Liu Xun called Liu Xiang again. Liu Xiang turned around and looked at the emperor with some doubt. Liu Xun pondered and said, "Don't disclose this matter during the interrogation.

There is no need to pay attention to the rumors outside, but the court cannot admit it.

I don't want the world to know that there are thieves trying to sow discord between me and the Luo family.

I think Young Master Qing is thinking the same thing."

Liu Xun looked at Luo Qing, who nodded solemnly and said, "What the emperor said is exactly what I want to say. It will not be a good thing if this matter is made public."

Huo Guang showed no emotion at all, but Liu Xiang looked stern, as if he understood something. He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. The document will not record the relationship between King Wu Liu Bi and others who tried to sow discord between you and the Luo family."

After saying that, Liu Xiang turned and walked out.

Liu Xun then looked at Luo Qing and sighed softly, "Young Master Qing, you and I almost fell into an irretrievable situation because of the words of such a villain."

Luo Qing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you must punish him severely. If you don't kill him, it won't be enough to deter the world."

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Wu Wang Bi was arrested for treason. The emperor said: "Bi's family is a great sinner, causing chaos and ruin to the country. I will remove him from the family tree, depose him as a commoner, behead him in the market, and abandon him in the wilderness as a warning." - "Book of Han: Annals of Emperor Xiaoxuan"

(End of this chapter)