Chapter 303 Ending

"Please rest assured, sir! I will take good care of Zhaoxi and will never let you down." Wei Dong said solemnly.

Lu Chenyang smiled and nodded: "Of course I understand you better."

Ugh! He didn't believe him! In this world, the most fickle thing is the human heart, especially between men and women. Love between men and women is too confusing, without any reason or signs. It starts without reason, but always ends with a reason.

How could he believe such a promise? But he had made it clear: don't think Zhao Xi's family has no one, he is her biggest supporter.

Weidong had better know what's going on. Even if he has to pretend, he has to pretend for the rest of his life. If he bullies Zhao Xi, he, Lord Lu, is not a decoration.

However, up to now, Weidong's character has at least been trustworthy. Lu Chenyang was just trying to be safe in order to attract Xi.

Life in this world is difficult, but he will do his best to give Zhao Xi a free and easy life.

After Weidong came back, Lu Chenyang felt much more relaxed.

After the autumn harvest, the craftsmen who were on the road finally arrived in Huai'an City. Lu Chenyang was delighted, not expecting them to arrive so quickly.

The leading soldier smiled innocently, "We knew you were worried, so we rushed here overnight."

They are actually soldiers from Yanquan County. In Yanquan County, Lu Chenyang's words are more effective than imperial edicts.

Lu Chenyang said happily: "Okay, okay, I'll have someone take you there. Pack your things first and take a rest first."

One of the craftsmen said, "Sir, there's no rush to pack. We're leaving ahead, and our luggage and family are behind. We'll wait until they arrive. Let's go to the workshop first and get the things ready so we can get it up and running as soon as possible, so as not to delay your important business."

The Lu family army still had one more battle to fight against the Tatars. The Tatars had retreated, but no one knew when they would return. And given Lu Chenyang's character, he was definitely going to reclaim Yanhui Pass. Therefore, this weapons workshop was crucial; they needed to produce more weapons to increase their chances of victory.

What good subordinates they were! Lu Chenyang was so moved that he burst into tears, and then sent someone to send them to the workshop.

"Be sure to protect the safety of several gentlemen." Lu Chenyang reminded.

Well, skilled craftsmen are hard to find. There are fewer of them than scholars, and each one of them is a treasure.

Seeing how much Lu Chenyang valued them, several craftsmen were moved to tears. They had never been valued like this before. They were just workers, but Lu Chenyang treated them like treasures.

They swear allegiance to you until death and will use all their abilities to repay you!

The craftsmen left with high morale and went to the workshop to display their abilities.

The autumn harvest was over, and the grain was stored in the warehouse. Huai'an City was not short of food now, because... most of the people had died.

This is really both happy and sad, but of course the sadness outweighs the happiness.

After Lu Chenyang collected the taxes, he looked at the warehouse full of grain, but he still couldn't feel happy.

He traveled to many places, but Huai'an was the only place that did not require him to reduce taxes, provide grain or silver for disaster relief.

Because there are so many people here, most of them died in that man-made disaster, so there is more food here than people.

This is the first time in the current Da Gan, not to mention the first time since the establishment of Da Gan.

Whenever Lu Chenyang thought of this, he wished he could cut the Fourth Prince into pieces once again.

But he didn't wait.

News came from the capital that the Fourth Prince's punishment had finally been decided.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince announced the Emperor Qianyuan's decree, declaring the Fourth Prince's crimes unforgivable and confining him to the Fourth Prince's mansion, with no one allowed to escape. As for Yuan Kuishan, his entire family was executed.

After this verdict, not only Lu Chenyang, but the entire capital and even the whole world were in an uproar.

The Fourth Prince's crime was unforgivable. He killed so many people, but he was able to escape unscathed in the end. Even the puppet Yuan Kuishan had his entire family executed, but he escaped.

Is it because he is a prince? Is it because he will be reincarnated?

The people's dissatisfaction with the royal family reached its peak.

Among the group of people Weidong sent to complain was an old man who was a survivor of Huai'an City. His son, daughter-in-law and grandson were all killed by the Tartars, leaving him the only one left in his family.

He heard that they were here to sue the Fourth Prince, so he volunteered to come. He wanted to seek justice for his family.

Unexpectedly, the culprit still escaped. On the day the imperial edict was announced, he crashed into the palace gate and died after hearing it.

Before he died, he said only one sentence: "The emperor is unfair. The wronged souls in Huai'an City will not rest in peace."

This sentence shocked the entire capital.

But the imperial decree has been issued and the outcome cannot be changed.

Perhaps in order to quell the people's resentment, Emperor Qianyuan quickly ordered the execution of Yuan Kuishan's entire family.

Yuan Kuishan's entire family was arrested and sent to the execution ground together.

That day, all the people in the capital came out. But surprisingly, they were very calm and did not throw stones at him. They calmly watched the Yuan family being taken to the execution ground.

Yuan Kuishan looked at his family behind him. His elderly parents lowered their heads, their faces filled with shame. His first wife tightly embraced his daughter, who was engaged and would be getting married next year. And there was his son, who had just passed the imperial examination...

He finally shed tears.

He failed to protect the people of Huai'an City, nor could he protect his own family.

He suddenly thought of Lu Chenyang's words. Could he really have a clear conscience? Did he really not regret his choice?

At this moment, he finally had the answer.

He regretted it.

Being sent to the execution ground, he couldn't help but raise his head and roared as he saw the executioner raise his sword: "I regret it! I feel sorry for the people of Huai'an City! I shouldn't have been coerced by the Fourth Prince! It's all my fault!" His eyes were red as he finally roared: "I am willing to die as an apology! Fourth Prince, I am waiting in the underworld to see what happens to you!"

At most, he was an accomplice; the Fourth Prince was the real culprit.

These were the last words left by Yuan Kuishan, and then he was beheaded.

A great general fell in this way.

However, the criticism about the Fourth Prince was getting louder and louder, and the people's dissatisfaction with the Fourth Prince and Emperor Qianyuan reached an unprecedented level.

Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always enjoyed a good reputation among the people, was implicated. People thought that it was because of his incompetence that the culprit was allowed to go unpunished.

The reputation of the Li royal family became increasingly notorious.

When Lu Chenyang received the news, he, who was usually calm, couldn't help but smash the inkstone beside him.

Because Lu Chenyang is poor, he always takes good care of things. He uses everything until it can no longer be used and then recycles it.

He especially cherished his brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone. This time, he smashed the inkstone beside him out of sheer rage.

"I've been setting this up for so long, yet he still managed to escape!" Lu Chenyang gritted his teeth, "Prince! Is being a prince so great?"

His eyes were filled with frost, and for the first time, he revealed his undisguised murderous intent.