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A spy who went to Songzhou City to inquire about the enemy's situation reported that after Duanmu Anguo received the body of his eldest son, he was so angry that he decided to build a tomb for Duanmu Cong to bury a hundred people. (... He started killing people from the morning of the day before, one a day, and hung them outside the city wall after killing them, letting the bodies dry naturally. The people to be killed were selected from the officials and their families who came from Dashun to celebrate his birthday, and the first ones to be selected were those who had tried to escape.
The deputy general reported the news to Xuan Tianming, and the common people nearby also heard some of it. People spread the news to each other, and soon everyone knew about Duanmu Anguo's actions.
These people are the natives of the North Realm. The Duanmu family has ruled the North Realm for more than a hundred years. In the past, under his vigorous crackdown and beautification, all kinds of evil deeds were successfully diluted or even covered up. But now, once the truth is revealed, it will be met with zero tolerance from the people of the city.
People were very excited. Xuan Tianming, Bai Ze and Ban Zou tried their best to calm people down, but they also skillfully intensified Duanmu Anguo's negative image. Feng Yuheng helped the old lady who had finished her noodles up and said to her, "Don't worry, we will go home with you to see how your family is doing."
The people dispersed under Xuan Tianming's persuasion. The fat boss of the noodle stall said he didn't want any money, but Ban Zou still forced a handful of silver into his mouth.
On the way, Feng Yuheng said to Xuan Tianming: "At the beginning, I borrowed Fu Ya's identity to enter the Illusion House, and then entered the Winter Palace, but because of this, Fu Ya's family was implicated. If possible, the couple must be saved."
Xuan Tianming nodded.
She added: "And those girls in the Fantasy House didn't all want to go to the Winter Palace for the sake of wealth and glory. Some were forced by their families, and some lived in such an environment that they had no other way out and solutions from generation to generation."
Xuan Tianming said: "People's slavery is not innate, but is influenced by the surrounding environment during the growth process, resulting in inertial behavior. There are many people who need to be saved, including Zhao Tianqi, the governor of Guanzhou, and those officials who went to celebrate Duanmu Anguo's birthday. Even if they are guilty, they will be punished by the Dashun law, and their lives should not end in this way."
The old lady's home was in the north of the city. Bai Ze hired a carriage on the way and quickly entered the alley.
The old lady said, "Although our family is poor, we still have a few rooms. I had planned to sell two of them after my son got married, so that they could have some capital to start a small business. Who would have thought... Alas." She sighed weakly, her eyes were a little cloudy, and her face looked even older.
Following the old lady's instructions, the carriage stopped in front of a house. Feng Yuheng personally helped the old lady out of the carriage, but before she could stand still, she heard a quarrel in the yard, and constant scolding.
The old lady's hands trembled, and she subconsciously called out, "Zhu'er!"
Feng Yuheng followed her gaze and saw a middle-aged man standing at the gate of the courtyard, pointing at a woman inside and yelling, "You are a woman with a venomous heart! In order to bring your family members to live here, you drove my mother away. Is this home yours or mine?"
The woman immediately cursed back, "I've already married you, so what's wrong with my family living in a few rooms of your house? Your family is so poor that you didn't even give half of the betrothal money, so there are only these few rooms left, so of course I have to let my family live in them. And what about your mother? If she had the ability, would she have waited until you were so old to find a husband? I tell you, if you don't take good care of my family, I won't live with you! I don't think you can find anyone else to marry!"
After hearing this, the old lady was so angry that she almost died. However, she was an honest person, and the woman's words made her feel guilty. She felt that it was because of her incompetence that she could not give her son a good life. If her son's marriage was broken up because of her, she would not be able to face the old man even if she died!
Thinking of this, the old lady hurriedly broke free from Feng Yuheng's hand, stumbled forward, grabbed the man's arm, and said anxiously: "Zhu Zi, you must listen to your mother, but you must not make her angry. You must live a good life, understand?"
The man called Zhuzi suddenly saw his mother, and his eyes suddenly turned red. However, he did not agree with his mother's words at all. He pointed inside and said, "Mom, look, our house has been occupied by them. Her parents, brothers, nephews, a total of 13 people have moved in. Now I have to sleep in the woodshed every night. How can I live like this?" Then he turned to the woman and said, "If you only take your parents in, this matter can be discussed, but now your brothers and their families have moved in, what does this mean? And why do you want to drive my mother out?"
When the woman saw the old lady coming back, she was furious. She took a few steps forward, glared at the old lady and started to curse: "Where did this beggar come from? Get out of here right now!"
Bang!
Zhuzi was furious and slapped her in the face, "Who are you calling a beggar?"
The woman was stunned by the beating. She never expected that Zhuzi, who had always been submissive to her, would also hit others. She got so angry that she didn't care and rushed forward to wrestle with Zhuzi.
Feng Yuheng reluctantly pulled the old lady back, and at the same time raised his voice to ask Xuan Tianming who had already walked over: "According to the law, how should this kind of daughter-in-law be convicted?"
Xuan Tianming said: "This behavior is considered unfilial. According to Dashun law, the marriage should be divorced and all the gifts should be returned."
There was anger in his words, and naturally there was some internal energy in them, and his voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
The two people who were fighting stopped immediately. The woman turned her head and asked, "Which dog is gossiping?"
In one sentence, the old lady was almost scared to death. She tried desperately to stop the woman from talking, but some people are just mean and you can't stop them. So, a series of curses followed - "If you are full, go and move around. Don't meddle in other people's business. It's not your turn to meddle in my family affairs!"
Xuan Tianming's eyes shone, and he took a step forward. The woman's voice became louder: "What's the matter? Are you dissatisfied? Oh, you still want to hit me? A grown man hitting a woman, aren't you ashamed?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head helplessly, thinking that this woman was asking for trouble, so she couldn't blame anyone else. A man hitting a woman? If Xuan Tianming had this awareness, he wouldn't be Xuan Tianming.
Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Xuan Tianming reached out and snatched the old lady's walking stick, and without saying a word, he smashed the woman's head. With a "bang", the woman's forehead burst open, and a large amount of blood flowed from her forehead.
The old lady and the pillar were both shocked, and the people in the yard were also shocked. However, it was obvious that Xuan Tianming was still angry. He raised his stick and hit the woman's head and face again and again, without mercy.
A living person who was fine before was beaten into a half-human, half-ghost, bloody thing by him in the blink of an eye. After whimpering a few times, he died.
People were dumbfounded, staring blankly at Xuan Tianming, with the same question flashing through their minds: Isn't this murder in the street?
At this time, Xuan Tianming said again: "According to Dashun Law, if you are unfilial, you should be divorced or beheaded."
"Sister!" A man rushed over and picked up the woman's body, shouting, "God damn it, there is no law! Beating someone to death in the street! Is there any justice in this world? Come and see, come and see!"
"Tsk!" Bai Ze rolled his eyes and said loudly: "Why beat her to death? I have already made it clear just now that she is unfilial and should be beheaded."
"What Dashun Law? What Dashun Law?" The man got excited. "We are Qianzhou people. Our ancestors have been Qianzhou people for generations. Who should follow the Dashun Law?"
Xuan Tianming simply didn't want to waste another word with these unruly people. He pulled Feng Yuheng and turned to get on the car, and at the same time ordered Bai Ze: "Call the soldiers to tie up all the people in this courtyard for me, and escort them to the city of Songzhou, and let them go to Qianzhou with Duanmu Anguo. I want to see if Qianzhou can give them food and shelter." After saying that, he thought of something else, stopped and asked Zhuzi: "Live a good life with your mother. If I hear that you drove your mother out to beg for food again, you can go and accompany your wife."
Feng Yuheng said to Ban Zou, "Leave some money for them and keep an eye on them for the next few days. If anyone abandons their biological mother again, do as His Highness says."
They came and went quickly, and only when the carriages disappeared and Bai Ze led a large group of soldiers into the yard to arrest people did those people realize that they had provoked the wrong people.
The stories of the Ninth Prince of Dashun eating noodles with Princess Ji'an on the street, talking to the people, beating up the evil daughter-in-law, and redressing the grievances of the people spread quickly throughout Guanzhou City through word of mouth. For a time, the image of Xuan Tianming and Feng Yuheng quickly became taller. After learning about these things, those who originally had reservations about Dashun and had expectations for Duanmu Anguo completely gave up the idea of ​​returning to Qianzhou.
Xuan Tianming's army was scheduled to continue northwards the next morning, heading straight for Songzhou. Before leaving, Fu Ya found Feng Yuheng and asked to go to Songzhou with the army, but Feng Yuheng persuaded her to stop, only promising that she would do her best to rescue the Fu couple.
Her intuition told her that Songzhou was not an easy place to attack, and it would not be possible to attack as smoothly as Guanzhou. There might even be a river of blood. Bringing Fu Ya with her would not only cause more trouble, but also make it impossible to guarantee Fu Ya's safety.
Fortunately, Fu Ya was a sensible girl. If she was not allowed to go, she would not go. Feng Yuheng asked Kong Sheng and Zhao Tianqi's family to take care of her. Xuan Tianming also left 5,000 soldiers to garrison Guanzhou before leaving with peace of mind.
The army went northwards, and the weather became colder and colder, but the morale of the soldiers was unprecedentedly high. Especially those who followed Xuan Tianming from the outskirts of Beijing. This time, the one accompanying Xuan Tianming was no longer Bai Furong's stand-in, but the real Princess Ji'an. Just thinking about this was enough to make them proud.
Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming rode side by side on two precious horses. She counted on her fingers, "It's just the New Year, I'm already fourteen years old, and next year I'll be fifteen."
"Yes." Someone nodded, raised his lips and looked at her with an evil smile, "My beloved concubine, please wait for another year. I will marry you as a betrothal gift from the whole world." Please visit:
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