Chapter 415: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 26
Liu Mei hated Ji Yuan so much that she wanted to drag Ji Yuan to die with her. It was Ji Yuan who gave her the drug, it was Ji Yuan who contacted the bandits, and it was Ji Yuan who came up with the idea of putting the drug in the well. She was just doing what Ji Yuan said.
But she couldn't ignore her son. Cheng'er was still young, and she couldn't let Cheng'er be without a father.
Liu Mei gritted her teeth and shouted, "The drug... the drug was given to me by the Liu family before I left the city! I just hate them and I wish they would die immediately!"
"Ji Liao committed a crime, why should we be implicated? They all deserve to die! And you, you bullied my son, you are not good people either, it would be better if you were all killed by the bandits!"
Liu Mei insisted that she had done it alone. Guo Yi guessed in his heart that Ji Yuan must be involved, but there was neither physical evidence nor witnesses. He had always been very methodical in his work and would not wrongly accuse others, so he had to give up.
"Drag Liu away! Beat her to death with sticks to avenge our brothers who died in vain!"
At Guo Yi's order, Liu was dragged into the grove. Sharp screams were heard from the grove, but soon there was no sound at all.
Guo Yi ordered people to build a bonfire to burn the bodies and held a simple funeral for his dead brothers. He poured a glass of wine in front of the blazing fire and sighed:
"I will take good care of your family members. You all died for the sake of your job. If Ding dares to deduct your pension, I will never forgive him!"
Ding Wei watched coldly from the side, not taking it seriously. His uncle was in charge of these servants, so how could he give up the benefits he had earned? He just gave them a few taels of silver to send them off.
If Guo Yi didn't have a lot of brute force that could be used in everything, the uncle wouldn't have kept Guo Yi, this thorn in the flesh, who always knew how to cause trouble for the uncle.
Ding Wei was in charge of the baggage of the team, and actually he was here to keep an eye on Guo Yi. If there was any credit, it would naturally be his, and he would be promoted to a higher level when he returned. If something went wrong, it would naturally be Guo Yi's fault.
Ding Wei didn't take these dead bodies to heart. He immediately called his confidants and prepared to pack up and set off.
He waved his hand to fan away the thick smoke that was floating in front of him, and said disdainfully: "That's enough, let's get going quickly, don't waste time."
Guo Yi ignored Ding Wei until the body was burned. He then packed up the ashes of the deceased and prepared to take them back to Luojing to give them to their families for a proper burial.
Several women and children collected their husbands' ashes crying and thanked Guo Yi.
It was very common for people to die on the road to exile. As long as there weren't too many deaths, the officials would have given an explanation when they arrived in Lingnan. Lord Guo did not let the prisoners' bodies be exposed in the wilderness, and he allowed them to take their family's ashes with them. He was already a very good person.
Ji Yuan hid far away and refused to collect Liu's body. He neither spent money to buy firewood nor was willing to collect firewood himself, so Liu's body had not been burned yet and was still lying in the woods, with blood all over the ground.
Ji Yuncheng didn't dare to go near the woods. He was not beaten with a stick, but his face was as pale as earth, as if he had lost half his life.
Xia Sanniang had been hugging Xiaofan, fearing that Xiaofan would be frightened by today's scene. She couldn't help but taunt him:
"You are so cold-hearted. We have been married for many years. Now she is dead and you are not even willing to collect her body. Ji Yuan, you are still a man!"
Ji Yuan was still timid. He moved closer to Ji Liao's family and said hesitantly:
"Liu was extremely rebellious. She wanted to harm my eldest brother. I used to be disrespectful to my eldest brother because of her instigation. Now that she is dead, I have finally realized my mistake. I now follow my eldest brother's lead and will never do anything stupid again."
"My eldest brother and I are a family. Liu committed such a serious crime. I want to divorce her. She is no longer my wife. Why should I care about her body? From now on, I will just respect my eldest brother and listen to him."
Ji Yunhuan had never seen such a shameless person!
Although Liu was vicious and deserved to die, she had never done anything wrong to Ji Yuan. Ji Yuan was really good at climbing up the ladder. As soon as Liu died, he started to make trouble by stepping on Liu's corpse.
You really treat others as fools.
Ji Liao was sitting on the ground, using his sword to carve a piece of wood into the shape of a walking stick for later use.
He ignored Ji Yuan and poked Ji Yuncheng, who was squatting on the ground, with his walking stick, and cursed: "Go and bury your mother! You let her body be exposed in the wilderness, aren't you afraid that she will come looking for you in the middle of the night? You are an unfilial man!"
Ji Yuncheng felt so much pain from the poke that he dared not refute at all. He was also afraid that Liu would really come to find him in the middle of the night, so he could only suppress his fear and go over to dig a hole with great difficulty to bury Liu.
After doing all this, his hands were covered in blood. He knelt in front of the small pile of earth, crying in a daze.
"Mom! Can I really live a good life? Life was not bad before. Everyone was afraid of me when I went out. I know they were afraid of my uncle. They all looked down on me. My uncle... my uncle is dead. Will our family really get better?"
"Bang, bang, bang!" The harsh sound of gongs rang out.
Guo Yi shouted at the top of his voice: "Assemble! Set off! If you don't come back, it will be considered as escaping! Quick, quick, quick! Assemble!"
Ji Yuncheng was startled and did not dare to delay at all. He covered Liu's gray and swollen face with the last handful of soil. He did not dare to look at it again, nor did he dare to think about it anymore. He immediately ran back crawling.
After the crowd had gathered, Guo Yi counted the number of people and said loudly, "Except for those who injured the officials and escaped, and those who committed serious crimes and were restless, put on heavy shackles and handcuffs and string them together for marching. The other men only need to wear shackles. Walk faster and keep up with the team."
"Last night, something happened suddenly, so I removed your anklets. Several prisoners not only did not run away, but also helped me fight the bandits. They are all meritorious. You don't have to wear anklets today. Just follow me. I will give you some food later as a reward."
Ji Liao stood up with the help of a cane. An officer came to put shackles on him. Ji Liao frowned and said, "Didn't they say that those who help fight bandits don't have to wear shackles? And I won't run away. If I wanted to run, I would have run away yesterday. Why would I have to run back here?"
The officer held up the anklet with some embarrassment, "But Lord Guo has ordered that you are the main criminal and you still need to wear it."
Ji Liao didn't believe it. "Call Guo Yi over here and ask him to tell me in person whether this little bastard is using his power for personal gain and deliberately targeting me."
Guo Yi was already staggering over with a big knife in his hand. He chopped at Ji Liao with the knife, but Ji Liao stood still. The tip of the knife smashed down on Ji Liao's body with a loud bang.
"Who are you scolding, you little bastard? You are a prisoner now, so you must obey my orders! I am not like some people who are used to playing power games and flattering the superiors and the subordinates. I am always ruthless and impartial. You are very dangerous, and you must be locked up for safety."
"You were able to escape when the robbers came. You are a very lucky guy. You won't die even if you are locked up. Xiao Pan, don't waste your time talking to him. Lock him up quickly!"
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