The sacrifice of the Emperor's Sword represented the emperor's wishes. After receiving the order, Qian Niuwei drew his sword on the spot and began to obey the order. After a fight, dozens of people were killed on the spot.
Blood flowed all over the ground, and decapitated corpses lay on the ground. No one dared to touch it.[..com]
Such bloody methods naturally shocked many people. Especially those vassals of the powerful people. How dare they come forward again after seeing such a tragic scene.
For a time, the trouble caused by the powerful family seemed to have subsided.
The entire flood discharge project began to proceed smoothly.
However, on the day when the flood was approaching, a team of dignitaries organized by King Pingxi and Concubine Rong, with their own servants and soldiers, once again blocked Lu Yushi's camp.
Holding the sacred objects gifted by the late emperor, they demanded Lu Yushi immediately stop the flood discharge project and kneel down to apologize.
But Lu Yushi just walked out of the camp and took a look, then asked Qian Niuwei to take out the Emperor's Sword.
Originally, Yushi Lu thought that these people would definitely give in if the Emperor's Sword was sacrificed.
However, just when everyone was silent, a concubine from Prince Pingxi's palace jumped out and incited the crowd, saying that Yu Shi Lu was falsely passing on imperial edicts and persecuting the royal family and nobles.
It didn't matter. It completely detonated the resistance of the powerful sect.
The situation began to get out of control. The soldiers and servants of the nobles began to attack the camp and beat Qian Niuwei and Lu Yushi.
Lu Yushi, who was filled with resentment, ordered Qian Niuwei to kill them after his dissuasion failed.
The steel knife was unsheathed, cold light flashed, and blood flew everywhere.
The Qianniu Guards, known as the elite in the army, showed strong combat effectiveness at this time.
After a hard fight, all the soldiers of the Pingxi Royal Family were killed, and the concubine who caused the trouble was also captured. At the same time, the staff of the Pingxi Palace were also captured. Concubine Rong's brother, the current uncle of the country, was also captured.
,Xu Ping.
These people were arrogant and domineering. They were captured at this time. The steel knife was placed on their necks and they still insulted Lu Yushi without any sign of fear.
Moreover, they are still inciting the powerful officials to attack Lu Yushi and incite rebellion.
Seeing that the situation on the dam was about to get out of control, Lu Yushi made up his mind, glanced at these people coldly, and directly ordered them to be beheaded in public.
As soon as he said this, everyone present panicked. Including Xu Ping, who had been extremely arrogant just now, was now trembling with fear and couldn't even speak clearly.
"Ru Zhi, how dare you?"
Xu Ping, as the uncle of the state, relied on his status at this time and still stared at Lu Yushi with a stern look, threatening him.
Lu Yushi stared at Xu Ping with ice-like eyes and said mockingly: "Aside from embezzling money from the national treasury and robbing people's daughters, you have never done anything to benefit the country and the people. I am going to put you to death now."
You are doing justice for heaven! Kill!"
His eyelids were twitching, and the muscles on his face were twitching. Lu Yushi took a deep breath, shouted coldly, and gave Qian Niuwei the order to behead him.
The steel knife placed on Xu Ping's neck was raised and lowered without any hesitation. In the flickering light of the knife, bloody liquid splashed out from the fracture. A huge head rolled down and fell to the ground.
In front of those people who were about to be executed.
I saw my uncle of the current dynasty being beheaded.
The rest of the people began to be frightened. Their expressions were frightened, and their eyes were blank.
They did not expect that Lu Yushi would really dare to kill people. Moreover, he would kill the uncle of the dynasty as soon as he took action.
Even my uncle dared to kill, what about them?
As he hesitated in his heart, Lu Yushuang's cold voice sounded in his ears again.
The steel knife was raised again, and the blade fell.
The charming concubine of King Pingxi died in hell.
"This person instigated a confrontation with the imperial envoy with the intention of treason. He is an unforgivable crime. He deserves death!" Lu Yushi stepped on the blood on his feet and pointed at the body of the woman lying aside. He scanned the surrounding crowd with red eyes and said deeply.
said the voice.
"You..." Lu Yushi lowered his head and stared at King Pingxi's staff, who was covered in dirt and dripping with feces and urine, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"As a staff member of the royal palace, I don't want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Instead, I use monstrous words to deceive the emperor and encourage the prince to confront the imperial court. His intentions are sinister, heinous and unforgivable, and his crime cannot be punished!" Lu Yushi pointed at the staff member and reprimanded him in a deep voice.
. Turned his head and said to Qian Niuwei, who was suppressing his staff: "Execution!"
"Here!"
Qian Niuwei responded in a deep voice. In the ashen expression of the staff member's face, the steel knife fell and his body and head were separated.
After a series of killings, many people in the field fell into silence.
"Who else?" Lu Yushi stepped on the sticky blood and glanced murderously at the dignitaries who were shrinking aside.
Taking a step forward, the murderous aura on his body became stronger. On the opposite side, those who had just participated in the rebellion all changed their expressions and took a step back.
"Sir, please forgive me!" The first person who couldn't stand it was a woman about thirty years old with heavy makeup. Seeing Lu Yushi's lustful eyes, she stared at her. The lady was so frightened that she lost control of her urine and knelt down with a plop.
Fall to the ground.
"Yes, it's him, it's them who coerced us to come, it has nothing to do with us! Sir!" Madam cried bitterly, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and begged Lu Yushi for mercy.
One person knelt down to beg for mercy, but the others could no longer hold the line of defense. They knelt down one after another and begged Lu Yushi to let them go. Moreover, almost everyone pointed at the three people who had been beheaded, saying that they were coerced by them.
Seeing that the situation in the field was under control, Lu Yushi's expression became a little better. After giving them a cold glance, he turned around and nodded to the craftsmen who were already standing on the embankment and were ready.
"Pa di!"
The orders to dig up the embankment spread to various places.
The craftsmen who had been prepared for a long time gave an order and ignited the thunderbolt bead fuses transferred from the arsenal of Da Zhou.
Then, I saw those who stayed in place began to retreat in an orderly manner. Even the children of the aristocratic families who were kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy, hurriedly evacuated.
After everyone arrived at a safe place, there was a loud bang on the levee on the south bank.
The solid dam suddenly collapsed amid the rushing water and smoke.
The rolling Yellow River water surged towards the flood discharge point with an unstoppable force. Thousands of miles of fertile fields on the south bank were swallowed up by the flood in the blink of an eye and turned into a vast ocean.
On the north bank embankment, the pressure suddenly decreased.
The people who were guarding the embankment on the north bank burst into tears after seeing all this.
Looking at the emaciated imperial envoy standing on the hillside, with his gray beard flying in the wind, the people's hearts beat fast. They all knelt down and shouted: "Long live the imperial envoy!"
The calls came and went, one wave after another.
Hearing this voice, the look on Lu Yushi's face suddenly changed drastically.
Then, those royal family members and nobles had conspiratorial smiles on their faces.
On the second day, memorials like snowflakes flew into the city of Tokyo from various places.
There was only one person participating in the performance, and that was Lu Zhi, the imperial censor who intended to rebel. The crime was: contempt for the imperial power and persecution of the emperor's relatives.
He is plotting something evil and intending to rebel.
If every one of these charges is found to be true, Yushi Lu will undoubtedly die.
Moreover, King Pingxi, who had been hiding behind his back, also sent a profound memorial. In the memorial, there was only one sentence: The love between brothers is deep, and your subjects should advance and retreat together with His Highness the King of Jin!
Although there is only one sentence, on the surface it seems to really talk about the deep love between brothers. But the threat in King Pingxi's words is self-evident.
If you don't execute Lu Yushi, then don't blame the son-in-law for righteously killing his relatives.
"The memorial was delivered to the palace the morning before yesterday. After reading the memorial, the emperor stayed up all night and seemed to have aged a lot!" Xiao Wu rubbed his red eyes and said with a sad expression.
Hearing this, Lu Heng nodded solemnly.
Only then did he realize why the emperor suddenly summoned him into the palace yesterday morning and got furious in the imperial study.
It turns out that it’s because of this!
Mocking his chin, after thinking for a while, Lu Heng had a vague feeling of something bad in his heart. He took a deep breath, turned his head, looked at King Zheng and said, "What did your Majesty say?"
Xiao Wu wiped the tears on his face, thought for a moment, and said miserably: "The emperor said that the country cannot be moved, and the prince's anger needs to be calmed. Your Majesty needs to give an explanation to all the princes and families!"
Hearing these words, Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sank to the bottom of the valley, feeling extremely cold in his heart.
For a moment, his expression was a little haggard, and his whole body seemed to have lost all strength. He slowly leaned on the chair, closed his eyes slightly, and asked lightly: "The emperor wants to use Lu Yushi's head to explain to the noble families and princes.
Already?"
Xiao Wu nodded and said with sorrow in his eyes: "Grandpa Huang said, annihilate the clan!"
Although he had guessed the result, Lu Heng was still shocked when he heard the word "genocide".
This... is too heavy!
Lu Heng opened his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief, his lips pursed, and he murmured.
Thinking of Lu Yushi's lonely but determined steps when it was raining that day before leaving, Lu Heng felt a faint pain in his heart.
"teacher……"
As he was confused and confused, Xiao Wu's voice gradually became clearer in his ears.
The hazy scene in front of him became clearer. Lu Heng raised his sleeves, wiped his glasses, then turned his head and looked at Xiao Wu.
"They all say that Lu Zhi is a villain and a cruel official. Right?" Xiao Wu looked at Lu Heng eagerly, his eyes full of expectation.
Lu Heng did not answer immediately. He leaned on the chair, closed his eyes, and sighed deeply in his heart.
Oh, are you a cruel official?
Thinking of the incident when Lu Yushi was in charge of Nightingale and killed countless people, it would be right to say it this way.
However, all these premise are under the instruction of the emperor. If he is a cruel official, then the emperor is a tyrant.
jiānchen?
A jiān minister will not die outside, let alone put his own wealth on the execution platform in order to save the people.
After a long time, Lu Heng opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked at King Zheng steadily. He said calmly: "He is a good man!"
Seeing King Zheng nodding his head in understanding, Lu Heng looked indifferent. After standing up, he turned his head and looked at the dark night in the west. He once again remembered the promise he had made to Yushi Lu: "Don't worry.