Chapter 79: Stone Man
Qin Lisheng's face was extremely gloomy and he ran quickly into the courtyard.
Seeing that Mo Qiu and Gu Dan were there, he quickly handed over the letter he had just received.
It was the battle report of Yuzhou.
The border areas are too far away, and with the current manpower of the Mohist School, it is a miracle that news can be sent back so quickly.
"Giant."
Qin Lisheng's lips twitched. Although he had always hoped that Emperor Zong Ming would die immediately, he couldn't help but tremble when he saw the battle report of Yuzhou.
After all, the death of an emperor and a complete change of dynasty are different.
The former would only result in the death of one person and then a large number of officials. If the emperor really needed to be beheaded, Qin Lisheng would be willing to be the first one to do so.
However, even if there is no foreign invasion, it will take decades to change dynasties and go through countless wars before things can finally stabilize.
Not to mention that the war is fierce and dangerous now, with the four countries attacking.
Even Qin Lisheng, who always behaved like a rebel leader, did not want to start a chaotic world that would make people cry and bleed.
After all, the Mohists are different from others on this point.
Gu Dan spoke up and said with a firm tone: "A great chaos is about to begin."
After more than two hundred years of national prosperity, it is almost time for it to come to an end. Even if someone comes to continue the country for a few decades, how much better can it be?
Open a history book, ten thousand years of silence, the mountains and rivers are like fire. The first sentence spreads the karma, the second sentence is placed on the altar, and the loneliness is incomprehensible. What justice and evil deceived the scholars, and their mouths are full of rotten ink. It's just a fight to sit in the dragon pavilion.
I saw people rolling in the streets, the people wandering around, trying to survive for a thousand years. Here, the military made great achievements, there, the people were crazy after passing the imperial examination, and the same thing happened again. What heroes, they only cared about themselves and repeated the same mistakes. The scenery changed in the midst of laughter and conversation.
The golden volume of the history books, the black words on the white paper, how many thick inks? The kings and generals are happy, the literati and poets write, and the descendants are happy. Occasionally there are a few saints, who are sober and hard, but cannot be liberated. In the world, everyone is a guest.
Gu Dan understands the truth.
On the road to immortality, the rise and fall of the world is just a moment for him.
Especially in this world where immortals really exist, if you don't know the ins and outs of it, then it's best to follow other people's rules and don't go beyond the rules.
From the beginning to the end he behaved quite carefree, just to avoid being involved in too much.
At the beginning, he was too weak, and any setback could lead to a catastrophe. He had to rely on the Imperial Hospital, learn martial arts, and make friends with heroes like Mo Qiu.
But times have changed. His progress in martial arts has reached the top level in the world. He no longer needs to rely on the protection of others, and he even has enough energy to protect others.
When your eyes fall on a person in this world in person, the feeling is always different.
Mo Qiu has always been silent, silent.
Something seemed to be gathering and accumulating on that tall and sturdy body. Suddenly, Mo Qiu asked, "Has Gong Shangguo come back?"
Xun Ke shook his head blankly.
Mo Qiu exhaled, spread out the battle report handed over by Qin Lisheng, and read it carefully again, "That means he won't come back."
"What do you mean you won't come back?"
Gu Dan noticed something was wrong.
"Gong Shangguo should be the child of the second prince who was exiled to the border." Mo Qiu said.
Gu Dan was surprised and asked, "Dragon son and grandson of the emperor? Gong Shangguo never mentioned this matter. How did Brother Mo recognize him?"
"His marksmanship fifteen years ago."
"But what does this have to do with whether he comes back or not?" Gu Dan still couldn't understand.
Mo Qiu shook the battle report in his hand and said, "As a royal family, we actually have no choice."
Gu Dan’s desire to ask further questions suddenly died down.
For the common people of the world, if they really can't survive, there is still one way to go, which is to risk their life.
However, this path is naturally not open to the royal family - they can fight among themselves, but they can never overturn the table.
No one would be willing to let them come back to the surface, no matter what their intentions are, good or bad.
Gu Dan stood up suddenly and opened his mouth to speak.
Emperor Zongming deserves death, what crime have you committed? He paused when the words came to his lips, and finally walked towards the Imperial Hospital without saying a word.
Yangzhou.
Jishui County.
Jishui County is located in the south of Jishui. As the saying goes, "live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water." Although Jishui, which gave birth to several states, may occasionally lose its temper, countless wealth still flows in this river, which can be called the mother river in Dayue. The people here are always much richer than those elsewhere.
In the county government office, the county magistrate said with a gloomy face: "The tax this time is less than 30% of the past? How can I explain this to the higher-ups?"
The people below looked at each other, and finally the chief clerk said with gritted teeth: "The Ji River rose slightly a while ago, swallowing up a lot of good farmland, and the people don't have much surplus food at home."
"No food left? Are you kidding me?"
The Dianshi sneered and said, "These days, many people have dragged their families and belongings and wanted to run to the mountains. Are they unable to pay the taxes, or do they want to rebel?"
The county lieutenant also said: "A few days ago, a group of refugees were parading through the streets holding weapons. Our people followed them secretly, but found that many villages secretly handed them things!"
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The county magistrate slammed his hands on the table and shouted angrily, "This bunch of unruly people! 90% of the taxes have been collected, and they still have the energy to support the rebels? And you dare to say that there is no surplus food at home? Bring it to me."
Before he could finish his words, he heard several screams.
Immediately afterwards, a corpse flew towards him and hit the desk right on top of the county magistrate.
When the magistrate of Jishui County reacted, he saw the corpse with blood all over its face in his arms. His eyes widened and he screamed. A chill ran through his heart, followed by the smell of urine.
A man walked towards them leisurely, with lingering and shocking bloodstains on his hands, but the look in his eyes was filled with undisguised cold murderous intent.
This sudden change stunned those who were just imagining how to punish their people.
Only the chief clerk was still sober. He tried hard to suppress the fear in his heart and asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do? This is the county government office. How can we allow you to be so presumptuous?"
The man glanced at him coldly and said casually: "My name is Huang Chao."
The next moment, the wind blew past, and the chief clerk saw his neck shaking.
Blood splattered!
Faced with a martial arts master at the peak of his powers, they had absolutely no chance of resistance.
When Huang Chao walked out of the county government office, the entire Jishui County was under his control.
"My lord, we have taken over this place! What do you want to do next?" A man hurried over, his face full of disbelief and joy.
"Kill all the wealthy families and powerful merchants, including their clans, and distribute everything to the refugees." Huang Chao said casually.
"We're not going to keep any?"
The subordinates showed expressions of regret.
"There are so many rich places in the south, are you afraid it won't be your turn?" Huang Chao sneered, "Kill them all, leaving no one alive."
The men under his command acted quickly.
It didn't take too long before a large group of people were pushed out. Whether they were famous wealthy merchants, or wealthy families with a hundred years of inheritance, or landlords of a certain place, their identities were no longer important at this time, because they would all be beheaded together amid verbal criticism.
A large amount of gold, jewelry and food were searched out, and Huang Chao distributed them without hesitation.
The people who received their share fell to the ground and kowtowed, shouting "God is above!"
"My lord, there is a stone man with a mysterious eye by the Jishui River. Do you want to go and take a look?" A subordinate came running over to report the news.
"A glance at the stone man?"
Huang Chao was just about to say what was so good about the stone man when he suddenly stopped.
No, it should look nice.
(End of this chapter)