As soon as Zhao Huan said this, the surroundings suddenly fell into extreme silence.
All eyes immediately turned to them.
Zhao Huan picked up the bowl and put the rice back into it.
Those local soldiers had long disliked Zhao Huan. He was a pampered young man from the capital, and even after coming to the Northwest, he still dared to put on airs like a prince from the capital!
Two soldiers immediately stood up and walked over.
One of them, with a fierce look on his face, said, "Go kneel down and apologize to our boss now, and we'll pretend this never happened!"
Zhao Huan raised his head, his gaze sharp as swords as he looked at the two soldiers, and said, "What I asked you just now was, who gave you the courage? Your answer was wrong!"
As soon as Zhao Huan finished speaking, Xie Dahai suddenly stood up, along with his sword.
The knife swept across like a cold current, and when Xie Dahai stood up, two heads flew into the air.
Two jets of blood spurted from the necks of the two soldiers. Their heads flew off and landed on the ground, rolling a few times. Their eyes were still wide open, frozen in shock at the moment of their death.
The headless corpse then fell to the ground, and blood continued to flow, pooling all over the ground.
Silence! Deathly silence!
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the knife in Xie Dahai's hand.
Boss Lu suddenly stood up and roared, "Are you tired of living? I don't care where you're from, this is the Northwest! Even if a dragon comes, it'll have to coil up for me!"
Immediately, all the soldiers stood up. There were more than fifty of them, and they almost filled the post station.
Upon seeing this, Wu Chang quickly said, "Gentlemen, this is an imperial post station!"
Lu Laoda roared, "Get out of the way! Wu Chang, if I don't kill this bastard today, how am I supposed to show my face in Lantian after this!"
Zhao Huan's face turned ashen: "The court supports you to protect the country, not to oppress the people! How can you live up to the Emperor's trust in you!"
"Hahaha! Are you stupid?! What does the emperor have to do with us?!"
Zhao Huan said, "The new military and political system has improved the salaries and status of soldiers!"
"Hmph! I don't care about his little bit of money. I have plenty of money! Let him be the emperor in Tokyo! Besides, we have an emperor in the Northwest too!"
Upon hearing these words, Zhao Huan felt as if a volcano was about to erupt in his heart.
This is ridiculous! It turns out that improving the treatment of soldiers and respecting them is just wishful thinking on his part.
Look at all these people here, which one of them looks like a soldier defending the country?
Which one of them isn't a bandit or a thug!
No, no, no! Just because there's trash in front of us doesn't mean everyone is trash.
Zhao Huan kept reminding himself that what he needed to do next was simply avoid seeing it and not being bothered by it.
Zhao Huan said calmly, "Kill them all."
At his command, all the Imperial Guards drew their swords simultaneously, their movements as swift as lightning and as powerful as thunder.
These militiamen, who are used to drinking and eating meat all year round, can handle ordinary people, but they are nothing but trash when facing regular troops.
The selection criteria for the Imperial City Guard were to select the best of the best, and the elites that Zhao Huan brought out were the most elite among the Imperial City Guard.
Their methods of killing were clean and efficient, with absolutely no unnecessary movements.
Moreover, some people are incredibly strong; when they chop into a person's skull, they can shave off the upper half of the head, with the brains spun in the air.
Zhao Huan sat there, and no one within a two-meter radius could get close to him.
Before long, the post station was covered in blood.
Meanwhile, Boss Lu took advantage of the chaos to run away, mounted his horse, and galloped away.
"There's no need to chase after them."
Zhao Huan did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble, so he only brought about thirty people with him this time. He was the first emperor in history to be so carefree.
The most important thing now is to get to Jingzhao Prefecture as soon as possible.
Wu Chang stood on the second floor, watching everything that was happening below, completely stunned.
A guard from the Imperial City Guard carried in a little girl who was waiting outside.
The little girl was so hungry that her face turned blue.
Zhao Huan gestured for her to be placed next to him, and then invited the other woman to come over as well.
The little girl was terrified when she saw so many dead people.
But seeing Zhao Huan's kind expression, the little girl's fear slowly disappeared.
"Come on, eat slowly, don't choke."
The little girl hesitated for a moment, then timidly picked up her chopsticks and began to pick up food. She was clearly not very good at using chopsticks and was quite clumsy.
Zhao Huan served her food and fed her.
Zhao Huan felt a pang of pain in his heart. This little girl was the same age as Roujia, but she was so thin and pale from hunger.
Then think about the children of later generations, all of whom were pampered like princesses at the age of ten.
Born on the same land, yet living in different eras, the differences are simply too great.
I will never again believe the peace and prosperity that those ministers boast about to me every day!
Given the current situation, it's unknown how many more cases like this exist in the Song Dynasty.
I wonder how many more children like this there are!
"Eat slowly, there will be plenty of food later, no rush."
Zhao Huan gently stroked the little girl's messy hair a few times, as if he were caring for his own daughter.
These are all my subjects. I paid them salaries and they hired a bunch of bandits to oppress them!
Thinking of this, Zhao Huan called Wu Chang down.
"Sir, I am merely in charge of overseeing the post station!"
"Who is this Boss Lu?"
"Sir, I advise you to return to the capital. You have offended Boss Lu, and you will not have a good outcome in the Northwest this time."
"You still haven't answered my question. Who is Boss Lu?"
"He is the nephew of Li Changshen, the magistrate of Lantian County!"
"Does a mere county magistrate think he can control everything?"
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