(There are easter eggs at the end of the chapter, please check them out!)
"Ku Yi Ku", these words made Zhao Yanxun, who had just arrived at the scene, hear extremely harsh words.
These officials really don't even have the basic bottom line. Instead of saving lives, they want to harm the people.
Just as Tian Jingtong was about to nod, he heard a sneer coming from the corner of the alley: "People are suffering, so why don't you suffer? You are not the one who is going to die...right?"
However, they saw that Zhao Yanxun had dismounted and slowly walked over with a saber in his hand, followed by nearly twenty armored guards.
What made everyone feel strange was that behind Zhao Yanxun, there was Chen Ruilin, the head of the Chen family, so how could they end up in the same place.
Everyone had no more time to think about this matter, because Zhao Yanxun's words were particularly harsh in the ears of the powerful, tearing apart their hypocrisy and making them feel deeply ashamed, angry and angry.
"As an official of the imperial court, you actually said such words. How can you still have the nerve to stand here..."
"You are also heirs to the scholarly world. Have you read all the saints' books into the stomachs of dogs?"
Zhao Yanxun's words became more and more unpleasant, but everyone present suppressed their anger.
The powerful people had their own reasons, but Zhao Yanxun looked so murderous at the moment that no one dared to argue with him.
Hu Maode was overjoyed when he heard that someone finally spoke for him. Regardless of the anger of others, he faced Zhao Yanxun alone.
"My lord, you are right, we must not let them act recklessly, and the people of Erliufang cannot give up!" Hu Maode said as he walked away.
Seeing Hu Maode following Zhao Yanxun's words, the faces of the other dignitaries suddenly turned darker. In their eyes, Hu Maode was already a traitor.
"My lord, I thought..."
But when he got closer, before he could finish his words, Zhao Yanxun suddenly drew out his saber, and then stabbed Hu Maode in the chest.
Hu Maode was old and his reaction was naturally a little slow, so it was impossible for him to avoid this knife.
The most important thing is that he had no idea how he could be stabbed. He was obviously following Zhao Yanxun's wishes.
The rest of the people were also in a daze, but at this moment Zhao Yanxun had pulled out the knife from Hu Maode's body, and then swept the knife towards the opponent's neck.
The next moment, blood spurted out from Hu Maode's neck, and then he slowly fell to the ground.
Hu Maode was not dead at this moment, so he reflexively covered his neck with his hands and made a "whoosh" sound from his throat.
The entire killing process was so neat and tidy that Hu Maode died before anyone present could react.
The powerful people really couldn't imagine why such a young prince, who had grown up in the palace, could kill people so easily.
Of course, what is troubling everyone at the moment is the reason why Zhao Yanxun killed someone.
Among the powerful, only Chen Ruilin guessed the reason.
He also came with his servants to support him. After meeting Zhao Yanxun on the way, he was intercepted by him.
Then Zhao Yanxun asked about the situation in Erliu Fang, mainly to explore the cause of the zombie outbreak.
Unable to withstand the strong pressure brought by Zhao Yanxun, Chen Ruilin could only honestly confess that it might have been caused by the Hu family smuggling food.
It was only after questioning that Zhao Yanxun found out that the Hu family had transported more than twenty carts of grain from the granary in Zhuangzi outside the city in the past three days, and had made seven trips to Yuanyang City.
While lamenting that these people were crazy, Zhao Yanxun also had to admire their good luck in that nothing happened the first six times.
Of course, as long as there is an accident, things will become difficult to deal with.
Now that the crisis is entirely caused by Hu Maode, Zhao Yanxun will naturally not be polite to him. He can only calm down by killing this person.
Of course, another important factor that led him to kill people was that Zhao Yanxun wanted to intimidate these powerful people.
After knowing what Hu Maude had done, he realized that these people were more courageous than he thought.
They will not respect killing a few slaves, but will only take it seriously if it threatens their own lives.
Again, if Zhao Yanxun wants to take the lead in Yuanyang City, he must make these people abide by his rules.
Just as Zhao Yanxun was thinking about things, he heard Tian Jingtong say: "Your Highness, why do you kill people at will?"
When asked this question, Zhao Yanxun threw the knife to the guard behind him, and then said: "You have to ask Hu Maode..."
"The city has been under martial law for the past few days. Hu Maode ignored the ban and sent people out of the city to transport food without permission, regardless of the safety of the people in the city..."
"The disaster in Erliu Fang was caused by him. Do you think he should die?"
Judging from the national law or military regulations, Hu Maode must have died, but the national laws and military regulations are all weak, so how can they be applied to them.
The so-called punishment cannot make you a doctor. Is the person named Zhao just confused?
In the hearts of the powerful, they felt that this kind of thing would be punishable by at least three drinks of fine wine, rather than going on a killing spree like Zhao Yanxun.
In other words, the rules led by Zhao Yanxun at this moment conflict with the rules of the game of the powerful.
The dignitaries were worried at this time. Zhao Yanxun killed Hu Maode today like a dog, who knows who he will kill tomorrow!
With such an unscrupulous person, everyone will feel extremely uneasy. No one likes to have a knife hanging from their neck.
These people are used to being selfish and give priority to their own interests in everything, so they cannot realize their mistakes, and they cannot understand Zhao Yanxun's painstaking efforts.
As the spokesperson of the powerful, Tian Jingtong had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, is there any evidence for what you said?"
Zhao Yanxun glanced at Chen Ruilin behind him and said coldly: "Tell them!"
Everyone present knew what the truth was, but they were all pretending to be confused.
But Zhao Yanxun's words put Chen Ruilin on the fire. If he really testified, he would not be able to behave well in the future.
But when he saw the murderous intent in Zhao Yanxun's eyes, Chen Ruilin had no choice at all, so he heard him say: "Hu Maode went out to the city many times to transport food. It's really wrong to hide this from everyone!"
This was very interesting, and Chen Ruilin pointed the finger at Hu Maode again, accusing him of eating alone without telling everyone.
Chen Ruilin's words were the final word, and no one could say more.
He didn't say anything with his mouth, but kept his opinions in his heart, which actually made this group of powerful people who were quarreling with each other share the same hatred.
Seeing everyone standing there dumbly, Zhao Yanxun angrily yelled: "There are more than 500 households in Erliu Fang and nearly 3,000 people...you just watch like this? I really want to wait until everyone inside turns into monsters and tears you alive."
To take care of it?”
If such a large-scale zombies really spawned, even Zhao Yanxun wouldn't be able to suppress them, at least not with the level of upgrades at this stage.
"I can't do anything. If your Highness can help, just ask him!" Tian Jingtong said with a cold face.
He just told Zhao Yanxun clearly, "If you can do it, go ahead!"
After snorting coldly, Zhao Yanxun didn't want to talk nonsense and walked towards the Erliufang gate with his guards.
The situation in Erliu Fang was related to the safety of Yuanyang City. It was fine for the dignitaries to live and die, but he could not sit idly by.
The method of setting fire that these people think of is simply impossible. Are the zombies just going to stay in the house and let you burn it?
What a bunch of idiots... Zhao Yanxun cursed.
Arriving at the gate of the square, the guards shouted loudly: "Open the door!"
The guard guard didn't dare to neglect, so he immediately took action and slowly pushed the Erliu Fang gate open.
The next moment the door opened, a figure emerged from inside. The guards raised their swords and struck at him.
As expected, these two people were beheaded on the spot. It is not known whether they were infected with the virus.
But just to be on the safe side, the guards cut off their heads anyway, and the scene was extremely bloody.