Li Rucheng breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm old and can't fight anymore. When I die, I will bury my traitor next to me."
Xu Mu paused and vaguely understood what Li Rucheng meant.
"It took me half my life to fight, and it also took me half my life to discipline my rebellious son. Maybe my method was wrong, and I raised a white-eyed wolf."
"In this world, no matter how clean a person is, he will eventually become dirty. Of course, except for my grandson-in-law."
"I saw my father-in-law outside earlier." Xu Mu hesitated and said, "According to what my father-in-law said, he should run out at this time."
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, I have fought my way through this year."
"Go." Li Rucheng smiled with satisfaction.
…
A dead soldier of Hutang standing outside Li's Mansion raised his eyes and glanced coldly at the many men in black who were surrounding him. Without any hesitation, he lit the signal tube in his hand.
In an instant, a burst of fire exploded in the sky.
Click.
The servant who had led the way earlier was slashed in the face with a knife and died on the ground with two screams.
Xu Mu drew his sword and stepped out of the house.
"Master, there are at least seven thousand people. They are too far away, and the people from Hutang are coming."
The dead man from Hutang who spoke hurriedly added, "Master, please go elsewhere, and I will take care of him."
"Which way are you from?"
"The chopping technique is very similar to that of an army officer."
"Muyun Camp."
More and more people jumped into the Li Mansion and stood in front of Xu Mu. If calculated carefully, there were already about a thousand people.
"kill."
…
In the palace, Yuan An, who was flipping through the bamboo book, became inexplicably irritable.
"I don't understand why the emperor didn't let me do it when he killed the traitorous prime minister and let a small brewer do it? Could it be because he thought I was incapable of restraining the chicken?"
"This opportunity to win over the people should be my new emperor's business."
The father-in-law beside him hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
"I ask you, and you have to answer."
"Reporting to your majesty...or so, General Xu is the minister of Tuogu, and he is also the first to break the city. He should accumulate popularity for future actions."
"Minister Tuogu, I am 3 out of 20 this year, can I still be considered a young emperor? The emperor has chosen such a person, who is powerful and popular with the people. What should I do if he wants to rebel?"
The father-in-law bowed his head again.
"Continue to answer."
"The late Marquis with the surname Guo... may have had plans, and General Xu was also a man of good character."
"You old eunuch."
Yuan An angrily grabbed the inkstone and threw it at his father-in-law in front of him. Even though his head was bruised and bleeding, his father-in-law still stood and did not dare to move.
Without relieving his anger, Yuan An grabbed the bamboo book and threw a lot of it randomly, until the entire imperial study room became a mess, and then he paused for a moment.
"Uncle Huang just doesn't believe me. He was about to die of illness before he remembered that there was a person like me. Just let them kill him. They are not good things."
…
"Brother Tiger! Brother Tiger! Someone wants to kill the master."
Si Hu, who was sleeping soundly, was still having a sweet dream about drumsticks raining from the sky. When he suddenly heard this sentence, he quickly opened his eyes and straightened up.
"Who killed Brother Mu! You are a calf like a donkey!"
"Dingbei Marquis Li's Mansion, there are seven thousand people." The dead man from Hutang who sent the message raised his hands and jumped out of the house first.
"Damned straight bitch!"
Si Hu dragged his double-edged ax and ran out roaring.
The streets and alleys of Changyang.
"Who wants to kill General Xu?" An old pawn who was on his way out heard the cry and only half-raised his trousers, so he hurried back to the house and picked up his knife.
"Who dares to touch Xu Zaifu?"
"Brothers, someone wants to kill General Xu, what should I do?"
"Kill him like a dog!"
Under the night, the streets and alleys of Changyang, and even the tile roofs, were full of people.
"Save Xu Zaifu!" Someone shouted, and in an instant, countless figures rushed forward, grabbing weapons and roaring.
The previous beheaded army was the fastest, and soon they rushed to the street outside Li's house.
Li Mansion.
Xu Mu looked calm and stood in the yard holding a knife.
"In less than an hour, all those dead soldiers from Hutang have arrived." In front of Xu Mu, a bloated man in black said in a panic.
"How come it's so fast?"
"No, there seems to be a lot of people coming around! Where did this army come from?"
"Who splashed me with feces and water!"
…
"Is this reasonable? Let me ask you, is this still reasonable?" In a carriage, Chen Changqing's face turned pale with depression, "I only sent 7,000 people, but the tens of thousands of Changyang people who came here are...
what happened?"
Next to Chen Changqing, Chen Tianwang raised his head and said something leisurely.
"The tiger is here too."
"Are you afraid of him? Chen Lu, are you not one of the six masters?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I don't want to fight recently..."
Chen Changqing cursed a few words, and his face suddenly turned painful, "I thought this was a killing move."
"That little boss is not a simple person." Chen Lu hesitated before speaking.
"I suggest that the Marquis withdraw his troops."
"He wanted to kill me, and I wanted to kill him. This is normal." Chen Changqing was still angry. He wanted to send more manpower, preferably all the 30,000 Muyun Battalion, but found that it was already too late. There were already national salvation battalions.
The general came in a hurry with his army.
"Go back." Chen Changqing sighed deeply.
"What should I do about Li Shuomo?"
"At this time, everything has been revealed. Do you expect him to be able to attack the prince? Orient Beiying back to Changyang? If the little boss doesn't die, he will have a chance to lay eggs."
"Master Hou, will you let him follow you?"
"Just raise a useless dog and let him follow the carriage."
Three thousand iron guards rushed forward to clear the way, followed closely by a glazed carriage that quickly drove forward. Li Shuomo, who was left behind, panted and ran along while wailing and waving forward.
…
Walking out of Li's Mansion and stepping over the piles of black-clothed corpses, Xu Mu raised his head and felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
In front of him were countless Changyang people, holding various weapons in their hands, including dustpans, and they all bowed to him.
According to Xu Mu's previous thoughts, he only thought that it was the nearby Guanhead Army that rushed over to support the four thousand dead soldiers of Hutang.
I didn't expect that so many people would come.
"General Xu is the one left by the young Marquis! If anyone bullies you again, just tell me to wait! I will not obey anyone but General Xu!"
"We all saw it when General Xu beheaded the traitorous Prime Minister. What a heroic man!"
Xu Mu was still upset in his heart.
No matter what happens in this world, the people who can support the entire country are not the high-ranking officials and rich gentry, but the thousands of ordinary people in front of them.
"Xu Mu, thank you——"
In the night wind, Xu Mu raised his hand and bowed steadily towards the excited people.
…
The early morning wind blew through Changyang City, which was suddenly warm but then cold.
"First someone shouted, 'Someone wants to touch Xu Zaifu,' and suddenly, people were everywhere leaving the house."
"I also went there that night. The nine streets and forty-eight old alleys in Changyang City were full of people carrying sticks and iron tools." A vendor selling candied haws was squatting on the corner of the street, his voice filled with joy.
"I haven't seen this scene for a long time."
"Xu Zaifu killed the traitorous prime minister and took the initiative to reduce taxes for us. I will fight for whoever treats me well."