Chapter 436: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 47
The people gathered together, and when they saw the officials in official robes, they knelt down and began to cry out for justice.
"Your Excellency is wronged. I am not a rebel, and I don't know any rebels. This must be a mistake."
"Yes, yes, yes. We are all ordinary people living on West Street. The officials rushed in and arrested us without asking why."
"They also set fire to my house. My mother didn't even have time to run away! My mother died unjustly. Please, sir, help me!"
"We are all honest people. We stay at home at night and dare not go out. We have never heard of any rebels."
The people were huddled together in a mess, wishing they could throw themselves up to Yan Hongkang and beg for mercy.
Yan Hongkang just felt the noise and shouted, "Stop these untouchables, don't let any of them run away!"
The soldiers used knives to force the civilians back. There was an old man with gray hair who was a little slow and was nearly stabbed through by the sword.
A burly young man helped the old man up, and the two retreated to the center of the crowd. Under the pressure of swords, the people were forced to remain quiet and dared not speak loudly.
The old man squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the young man beside him, "Thank you very much, thank you very much. I am so old that it is difficult for me to walk. I can't do anything. I don't know why you brought me here?"
"Young man, you look unfamiliar. Who are you from? Why haven't I seen you before? Alas, I am old and useless. My brain is not working well. I can't even recognize people."
"The area we live in is the poorest and most chaotic. Anyone can come and bully us. There are murders and arson. So many people have been arrested, but I don't know what crime we have committed. Alas, this world is in such a mess. I, an old man, have had enough of living. Young man, run away when you get the chance. As many as you can save are the best..."
The old man kept muttering to himself and didn't care much about the young man's answer.
The young man looked around and soon found his companion. He whistled softly, making the sound of birds singing.
A few more whistles were heard in the crowd. They followed quietly and found a group of soldiers setting fire and arresting people. Gang Leader Lin let them in.
The soldiers arrested anyone they saw without asking any questions, so it was easy for them to sneak in.
Ji Yunhuan saw familiar faces among the people, all of them were Lin Yuan's subordinates, but he did not see Lin Yuan.
The governor of a state was guilty of murder and arson, and harmed the people, while a bandit assigned a group of people to protect these people.
This world is really funny.
When Ji Liao was furious when he saw the people being surrounded, he seemed very calm.
In his eyes, Yan Hongkang was already a dead man. Such a scum deserved no death, and being cut into pieces could not atone for his sins.
"Yan Hongkang, Jeju City is under your rule, and the people of Jeju City are all your subjects. What on earth do you want to do?"
Yan Hongkang was quite proud of his strategy. Now that Ji Liao had no way to escape, he didn't mind taking some time to show off his achievements.
"Tonight, the rebels attacked the city, rushed in to massacre the people, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. This prefect made plans and sent down the divine army to lead the defenders of Jeju City to turn the tide of the battle and protect the people in the city."
"All the dead are the same anyway, so we can use these untouchables as the corpses of the rebels. Although there are fewer people, we only need to polish it a little bit and write in the memorial that I killed thousands of rebels and wiped out all the rebels. The rebel leader Ji Liao died from thousands of arrows piercing his heart. The people will cheer and present the Ten Thousand People's Book to praise me for my achievements."
"This time, I have made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion and solving a major problem for Your Majesty. I think I can be promoted a bit."
The common people were a little confused, and for a moment they did not quite understand the twists and turns in the prefect's words.
Someone understood and shouted, "We were captured here to die! There are no rebels at all. Yan Hongkang dragged us here as scapegoats in order to get promoted and make money. We're all going to die anyway, brothers, let's fight them!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the bandits who were mixed among the people looked at each other and took action first!
The young man pulled the old man back and hit the soldier in the stomach with his elbow. The soldier didn't expect these cowardly people to dare to take action. He was caught off guard and bent over in pain, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.
The young man picked up the knife and cut the soldier's neck quickly. He shouted, "Brothers, it's a dead end either way! Kill them and we will have a chance to survive. Think about our wives and children at home. If we die, our families will not survive!"
Soon, several soldiers were knocked down, which gave the unarmed civilians some courage.
Yan Hongkang looked at the rebellious people with disdain, "They are all going to die anyway, so kill them now, leaving no one alive!"
A knife stabbed at him, and the old man trembled and subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it. Suddenly, the soldier holding the knife stopped his hands and foamed at the mouth. The old man gently knocked the man down and he fell unconscious.
The old man didn't have time to think, he just took the knife and started chopping indiscriminately. He found that those soldiers were just show-offs. He didn't know whether they had eaten something bad or had some disease, they fell down as soon as he hit them!
The old man's face was stained with blood, and he was panting with exhaustion, but his spirit was very excited, "We don't have to die! Old Sun, get up quickly, let's fight our way out together, we can win!"
Ji Yunhuan used up all the poison, and the soldiers surrounding the civilians inhaled the powder. The dosage was not large and would not kill people, but it could make them vulnerable.
The people were getting more and more excited, and Yan Hongkang was furious. "You are a bunch of ants, and you dare to resist! It's not unfair to call you rebels. Send more people and kill those untouchables!"
Ji Liao raised his hand and shot out a row of silver needles, but Yan Hongkang was protected too well and could not be hurt at all.
Ji Yunhuan said to his father: "Dad, you go, I can protect myself, I'm fine."
In the blink of an eye, Ji Liao had another sword in his hand. The scene was in chaos and no one noticed such a small detail.
Ji Liao held the sword in both hands and rushed towards Yan Hongkang. Wherever he went, blood and flesh flew everywhere. Yan Hongkang saw that the situation was not good and rode on his horse, retreating continuously, shouting: "Everyone, come together! Kill him! Kill him!"
A large group of people rushed towards Ji Liao, and the number of soldiers besieging the civilians decreased a lot. Many civilians escaped, and several bandits led the way in front, leading them to a safe place.
The scene was in chaos. Yan Hongkang brought a lot of people with him, but he didn't know how to give orders at all. He gave an order now and then, and many soldiers ran around like headless flies.
With a loud bang, the earth seemed to be shaking!
Yan Hongkang was so frightened that he fell off his horse. Explosions rang out one after another, and the army, which was already in chaos, was blown to pieces. The soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions without forming any formation.
Amid the smoke, Lin Yuan rushed out wearing armor and holding a red tasseled spear. Behind him followed a row of his men who were also wearing armor. They were all mighty and tall, and looked quite intimidating.
Lin Yuan held up the gold medal in his hand and shouted, "Yan Hongkang! You bully your superiors and flatter your subordinates, slaughter the people, and mobilize the city garrison without authorization. You deserve to be killed! Why don't you die quickly!"
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