Before the fifty strokes of the cane were even finished, these men were already dead, but since General Lu didn't say anything, the executioners naturally didn't stop.
After being beaten with fifty strokes of the military rod, these people were reduced to a pile of mud.
General Lu slightly raised his hand, and Deputy General Wu and the others dragged the man towards the mass grave.
Looking at those people who had been being sarcastic and sarcastic, their faces were no longer just deathly pale; it was as if several layers of putty had been scraped off their faces!
Looking at the long trail of blood left by the dragging, everyone lowered their heads. Even if they were stupid, they knew they couldn't show their faces at this moment, otherwise that pretty boy surnamed Lu might set fire to them next.
After Vice General Wu and the others threw the man out of the camp, General Lu remained silent, just standing there quietly.
After a long while, those with guilty consciences finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I doubt Lu managed to get anything out of these people, otherwise he would have already taken action against them as well.
These people immediately breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had survived a disaster.
Once the danger had passed, the group was no longer afraid; instead, they felt a pang of regret.
This brothel alley has been exposed to Prefect Ke and the man surnamed Lu, and it's definitely doomed to perish.
What a pity, what a pity! I don't know where to go on my days off anymore.
But what these people didn't expect was that they relaxed too soon.
General Wu and his men did not return empty-handed; they also brought with them a list of patrons of the brothel alley that Prefect Ke had discovered during the search.
When General Lu opened the list, he was shocked by the people on it!
A deputy commander is a minor matter; there's even a general above him!
General Lu crushed the corner of the table to pieces and hurriedly summoned Deputy General Wu and others to discuss the matter.
In his view, the people on this list had frequented brothels quite often in recent years and had long been corrupted; they absolutely could not remain in the military.
However, these people have special identities, and if they unite, they can indeed cause considerable losses to the Northern Desert Army.
He now has to eliminate these people while also ensuring the stability of the Northern Desert Army.
General Lu was suddenly in a predicament.
Deputy General Wu glanced at him and said in a low voice, "General, I have heard that His Highness Prince Wen is in Quanzhou. Why don't you discuss this with His Highness Prince Wen?"
He didn't know whether General Lu knew that the Marshal and the others were still alive, so he didn't dare to speak too clearly for the moment: "His Highness's advisors are resourceful and might be able to come up with some good ideas."
General Lu sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, I'll go find His Highness now. You men keep a close eye on these people on the list. If they do anything unusual, kill them without hesitation!"
Deputy General Wu and the others tensed up, naturally understanding the immense pressure General Lu carried when he uttered the words "kill without mercy"!
General Lu already had a rough plan in mind, but whether it could be carried out successfully depended on learning the truth from the young prince and whether it matched his guesses.
Under the moonlight, General Lu knocked on the door of Gu Yuzhi's room.
At this moment, Xie Changshi and others were sitting in Gu Yuzhi's room talking, and Prefect Ke was also among them.
Hearing the door open, Prefect Ke glanced at Gu Yuzhi and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I think it might be General Lu who has arrived."
Prefect Ke was the first to see the list, so he naturally knew how important the people on the list were in the army.
If General Lu wants to purge the corrupt elements in the Northern Desert Army and restore the glory of the Huo family army, he must sacrifice these people.
However, there are proper methods for performing the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven. Even if General Lu is the top expert in the Imperial Palace, he is still a newcomer to the Northern Desert Army. To accomplish these things, it is necessary to find external assistance.
Therefore, after discussing the grain purchase with Gu Yuzhi, Prefect Ke did not leave.
Gu Yuzhi naturally knew about the list. When he heard Prefect Ke mention General Lu, his chubby face immediately darkened, and he snorted, "Hurry up and let General Lu in."
His big eyes darted around, glancing at Chief Secretary Xie and then at Prefect Ke.
He knew there was a list, but neither Chief Secretary Xie nor Prefect Ke told him what bad things the people on the list had done, nor even Guard Qi!
snort!
It's a good thing that when he had the brilliant idea of putting a sack over the burlap sack, the first person he thought of was Guard Qi!
As soon as General Lu entered, he saw Gu Yuzhi's wide eyes and plump, fair cheeks. For some reason, his bad mood was cured at that moment, and his eyes even had a hint of a smile.
"Your Highness, Chief Secretary Xie, Guard Qi, Prefect Ke."
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head and pointed to the seat next to Guard Qi: "General Lu, please sit down."
After General Lu sat down, Gu Yuzhi continued, "General Lu, what brings you here today?"
General Lu briefly recounted the events in the army, then asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, has Prefect Ke discussed the list with you?"
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "I already said it! General Lu came to ask me what to do, right?"
"Chief Secretary Xie told me that the list also includes generals and deputy generals. These villains hold high positions. If we easily behead them and send them to the mass grave, the army might be thrown into chaos."
General Lu nodded heavily: "Yes, it is precisely because of these concerns that I have come to seek Your Highness's help."
He suddenly stood up, took two steps back, and knelt down: "Your Highness, when I came to the northern desert, His Majesty said some things to me, which I couldn't understand on the way here."
He looked up at Gu Yuzhi, his eyes slightly moist: "Your Highness, I would like to ask you, Huo..."
He suddenly remembered that this was a busy inn, and it was really inappropriate to mention the title of Marshal. He could only look at Gu Yuzhi expectantly, hoping that he could give him a positive answer.
General Lu's heart was in his throat, after all, these were all just his guesses.
That's probably how people are. Once they have a certain guess, no matter what happens, they will automatically connect it with the guess, and the more they think about it, the more likely it seems.
But who in the entire court didn't know that the Xinliang Iron Mine collapsed and no one survived?
General Lu nervously swallowed, his eyes fixed on Gu Yuzhi without daring to look away. Then he saw Gu Yuzhi suddenly smile: "Are you asking about Brother Tian Shu? This afternoon, I sent people to pick up Brother Tian Shu and the others. You can meet them tomorrow when they arrive!"
Chief Secretary Xie had mentioned to Gu Yuzhi long ago that General Lu was trustworthy, so the young marshal of the Huo family and others would inevitably return to the Northern Desert Army in the end.
They were generals who had fought on the battlefield, and it was a pity that they were serving as garrison soldiers in Xinliang. So after Prefect Ke mentioned the list, Chief Secretary Xie and the others unanimously agreed that the time was right.
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