The commander's eyes flashed, and he replied, "Don't worry, the facts are all there, and he has nothing to defend himself against! If you dare to speak nonsense, the worst that can happen is that your tongue will be cut off!"
Chen Zhao was satisfied and bowed again. "Well, thank you for your hard work, General and all the brothers. I think it will be dawn by the time we finish. I'll have a few food boxes sent over and invite you brothers to have breakfast."
The commander understood and also smiled and bowed, "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of my brothers."
After saying this, he called out to the soldiers, "Hurry up and get busy! This group of horse bandits has been rampant for years. Now they've been wiped out. It's a great achievement! I'll report to the government office tomorrow and commend everyone for their achievements!"
The soldiers were all happy and started working efficiently.
Chen Zhao slowly retreated and got into his own carriage. Inside the carriage, Chen Ruiyang looked at the fire in the distance, tears welling up in his eyes.
The night the family was wiped out, there was such a huge fire!
He took revenge on his mother, his housekeeper, and everyone!
It was late at night, and the hardworking and simple people almost all went to bed when the sun set. The lights in every house were turned off, waiting for the sun to wake up the whole world tomorrow morning.
Occasionally, there are diligent and honest people who are still busy picking and soaking beans because they have to grind tofu at dawn.
The old woman with cracked fingers was grumbling to the old man, "The pork shop Wang on the front street is really a piece of crap. I bought five pieces of tofu, and they haven't paid me for half a month."
The old man was honest and responded, "That family is indeed overbearing. Stay away from them from now on. It's not worth getting into a fight with them over a few pieces of tofu."
The old woman was about to say something when she heard a commotion outside the yard.
The old couple were both shocked. After all, the streets were cleared after dark, and no one would go out unless it was urgent.
The two men tacitly picked up the shovel and the door bolt and went to the door to check, only to see a group of soldiers blocking the back door of the house in front.
"Oh, is the Zheng family in trouble?" the old woman couldn't help but mutter. "I heard that Madam Zheng took the children to her parents' home, leaving only Master Zheng at home. This afternoon, his cook even ordered a plate of tofu from me, complaining that the master was stingy."
"It's already this late, and you're still thinking about tofu!" The old man covered her mouth and whispered, "The Zheng family is probably doomed. This must be a bad thing. Good things can't come to you in the middle of the night!"
The old woman also figured it out, shrank her neck, and just watched the fun without saying a word.
In the Zheng family courtyard, Zheng Bingyi was worried about what was happening outside the city and didn't dare to sleep. When he heard the noise, he thought it was Zheng Gui returning, but he didn't expect that the city defense camp had surrounded his courtyard.
His hands were shaking with fear as he loudly questioned the soldiers who had broken in, "What on earth are you doing breaking into a house at night? I'm Zheng Bingyi, a sixth-rank official. If you don't explain yourself clearly, I will never forgive you!"
Unfortunately, the soldiers were not afraid of his intimidation at all. After hearing his name and confirming that it was him, they stepped forward and kicked him, then tied him up tightly.
Zheng Bingyi's hair stood on end, and he felt that something bad was going to happen no matter how he thought about it.
He had colluded with bandits and planned to kill Cui and others without anyone knowing. Even if the Cui family had noticed danger and reported it to the authorities for help, they would not have been able to find him quickly.
After all, there is only one possibility, he was betrayed and he fell into a trap!
"Chen...Chen Zhao?"
He called out the name tremblingly, somewhat unable to believe it, or unwilling to believe it.
At this time, the leader of the soldiers stepped forward, walked in front of him with a sharp knife in his hand, pinched his chin, and with a flick of the knife, half of the tongue flew out.
Zheng Bingyi didn't even have time to scream before he fainted from the pain.
The commander threw him down and cursed under his breath, "Useless thing!"
After that, he ordered the soldiers, "Take this man to the death row, tie up the other slaves and wait for them to be sold! Hurry up and finish the work, don't complain about being tired, there will be a good meal waiting for us tomorrow morning."
Everyone was experienced in their work, so they naturally knew what "good food" meant, so they all responded and got busy.
The entire Zheng family was immediately in chaos. Some slaves were even pulled out of their beds and tied up while they were still asleep!
For a moment, the old people were crying, the children were shouting, and the women were running everywhere!
The neighbors next door and many families in the front and back streets heard it, but no one dared to come out to inquire.
By dawn, the Zheng family's affairs had spread completely, and everyone was shocked.
Some people were curious and tried some means to find out, but the result was a reply of "you deserve it."
"Have you heard? The Zheng family was arrested in the middle of the night. They deserved it!"
"I heard, I heard. It seems that Mr. Zheng and his wife have a good relationship and they even have a son. Why would he hire someone to kill someone and even wipe out the entire Cui family? It's really cruel."
"What could it be for? Power, of course! I heard that Lord Zheng married Cui to get support from his father-in-law. Now that his father-in-law is dead, Cui is overbearing and threatens to return to her parents' home at the slightest provocation. Lord Zheng was so angry that he decided to kill her!"
"Tsk tsk! In this world, it's really not uncommon for bad things to happen!"
"That's right, that's right."
The entire county was in an uproar for three or four days because of this incident. After all, the Cui family had more than a dozen dead people buried, which was really a shocking case.
But soon, no one paid attention to this matter anymore because the new emperor had been chosen and the sixth prince was about to ascend the throne.
There is no two suns in the sky, and no country has two rulers.
A good emperor is extremely important to the people, and for the powerful, it determines the prosperity and wealth of the future, so everyone's eyes are on the Sixth Prince.
The past of the Sixth Prince was also dug up. He was truly a model of self-reliance, strength and fearlessness. Moreover, when the late Emperor passed away and all the princes were fighting for the throne, he was actually defending his country at the border!
This is simply the best candidate for the new emperor, and everyone respects him very much!
Many families who fled from near Kyoto have already started planning to move back. It feels so safe to have a new emperor like this!
Just when everyone was celebrating like this, no one paid attention to a clown who killed his wife for wealth!
That night, Chen Zhao approached the gate of the death row carrying two food boxes.
A food box was given to the jailer on duty. The jailer looked at the silver-ingot egg laid by the roast chicken inside and was very satisfied.
So Chen Zhao carried another food box and walked to the innermost part of the cell.
In just a few days, Zheng Bingyi went from a seemingly righteous minor official to a miserable state worse than a beggar.
His clothes were no longer recognizable, his hair was messy and stained with rotten straw, blood was hanging from the corners of his mouth, and he exuded a foul smell.
Suddenly seeing Chen Zhao coming over, he burst out with his last strength, rushed to the wooden fence, grabbed it tightly, and whimpered angrily, but unfortunately he couldn't utter a word clearly, and could only spit blood foam!
Chen Zhao didn't mind the dirt, so he sat on the ground, opened the food box, and took out a plate of snacks and a pot of wine.
He crushed the snacks and scattered them on the ground, poured three cups of wine on the ground, and then said slowly, "This is the white jade cake that my sister likes to eat, and the lotus wine that she likes to drink."
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