A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 827: Three Days of Sealing the Sword
Yuan Wuyou subconsciously tightened the reins, pulled the horse back a step, frowned and said with disgust:
"What's that smell? This human flesh stinks so badly, where in the mass grave did it come from?"

"Why would we need to dig graves? They are all fresh and alive until they are cooked."

"I think you are really crazy!"

"This is a good era. Lovers may not always be together. The sky and the earth cannot be stitched together, but you and your sweetheart can always be together in the same pot."

After sighing, Xiao Tongyan suddenly turned around and walked back to the big iron pot. While picking up the long spoon to scoop out the meat, she said to herself:

"This is the best three-legged sheep—"

Before she finished speaking, Mi Qinlin said, "I heard that two-legged sheep are Han Chinese women, what does this three-legged sheep mean?"

Yuan Wuyou turned his head and glanced at him with his phoenix eyes.

"man."

"How is it like that?"

As soon as Mi Qinlin asked, the one-eyed woman opposite him took over the conversation and said, "How many legs does a man have? Isn't that more realistic?"

"..."Mi Qinlin was choked instantly.

Seeing this, Xiao Tongyan grinned and said evilly,
"My mutton was still a virgin one hour before it was put into the pot. It was just too fragile, so it died after only a dozen women were in line. However, men who have been moistened by women are the most tender."

As he spoke, Xiao Tongyan suddenly turned around, brought out a bowl of meat and walked towards Yuan Wuyou.

She raised the corners of her scarlet mouth and smiled coldly at Yuan Wuyou:
"Would you like to try another one?"

Seeing Xiao Tongyan coming over with a bowl of meat, Mi Qinlin and others behind Yuan Wuyou were so scared that they covered their noses and reined in their horses to retreat.

Yuan Wuyou's eyes were gloomy. This time he did not retreat, but held the scabbard at his waist.

"You're crazy! Xiao Tongyan, don't be crazy!"

"Oh, I'm crazy, are you sober?"

Seeing Xiao Tongyan coming over with a bowl of cooked meat, Yuan Wuyou drew his sword swiftly!

The three-foot sword blade flashed white light and chopped her bowl into pieces!
——In an instant, Xiao Tongyan's bowl of "mutton" was scattered all over the ground with broken porcelain pieces and fishy pieces of meat. A piece of meat fell on her horse's hoof, and the scalded black horse took two steps back in fright.

A space was made in front of Yuan Wuyou, where the bowl of broken meat and porcelain pieces was thrown openly, with soup splashing and the air filled with a foul stench.

Seeing this, Xiao Tongyan's face changed instantly, eyes full of anger.

"Humph, you really don't know what's good for you! I gave you the flesh of a young boy out of kindness, but you just wasted the food!"

"Has this land of Jingxiang treated you unfairly? They've used human flesh as military rations?"

"If there is no food to eat, who would be willing to do this?"

After Xiao Tong finished speaking in a resentful tone, he suddenly changed the subject and glared at Yuan Wuyou.

"It's all your fault, Lord Huaxu! If you hadn't failed to control the Bailang Dangxiang, how could the people of Jingxiang have suffered such a disaster today?"

Yuan Wuyou was caught off guard and was once again blamed for something she didn't deserve, which immediately made her laugh out of anger.

"Heh! Didn't Bai Lan form an alliance with you? You cleared yourself of all blame and let them take all the blame, right? Besides, they are a bunch of outsiders, how can they suppress a local tyrant like you?"

When Xiao Tongyan heard this, his one eye emitted a fierce and cold light.

"Do you really not know the rule that you must not put down your sword for three days after entering the city, or are you just watching them slaughter the city and turning a blind eye?"

Yuan Wuyou sat on the horse, holding a long sword, and said condescendingly: "What rules? I have never massacred a city." Fortunately, Xiao Tongyan did not hold on to it, but sneered:
"Oh, you are the generals commanding the battle, saying that victory and defeat are common in the military, but you leave the people in the city to be bullied. In terms of winning the hearts of the people, you are really no match for the Zhou army in Bowang City and the Dangxiang Khan!"

"I have been away from Mulan City for a long time, and I am out of reach. Besides, the big countries are playing against each other, and they are using Mulan City as a chessboard. What can a mere chess piece like me do? If you hadn't instigated the war, how could we have ended up like this?"

"Yes, I am a traitor, and you are not much better. Why don't you just eat meat? Don't sit alone on the high platform. Why do you stay in the storm and want to stay out of the water and fire?"

Xiao Tongyan's eyes suddenly turned cold. He pulled out a long sword from behind him and pointed it at the queen sitting on the horse.

"You should fall with us!"

At this moment, a group of people in white robes suddenly emerged from behind the iron pot. Someone shouted, "Your Highness, why don't you take action?!"

Seeing Xiao Tongyan swinging his sword to chop Yuan Wuyou's horse's legs, Yuan Wuyou immediately dodged and swung his sword to fight back.

At the same time, a figure suddenly jumped out from behind her, and bit Xiao Tongyan's sword-holding hand with a "wow"!
"Ahh! You actually let the dog bite me?!"

Xiao Tongyan loosened his hand holding the sword in pain, but the mastiff did not let go.

The sudden attack by the Mastiff Iron Army sounded the clarion call for Yuan Wuyou's counterattack.

In fact, Yuan Wuyou is very clear about the unspoken rules here.

Why is war always accompanied by massacre, rape and looting?

There is indeed a saying in wars during troubled times, which is "never put down the sword."

Apart from the "army of justice" that was suppressing rebellions and fighting bandits under the imperial edict, and was watched by countless eyes from top to bottom, most of the others, especially those high-ranking officials in the folk, who claimed to be emperors overseas and the emperor was far away, fought with the most primitive and barbaric habits.

It evolved into that many commanders would promise their subordinates "not to put down their weapons for three days" before going to war. This meant that after conquering a city, the soldiers were allowed to rape and plunder in the occupied area within three days, and whoever robbed the property would own it, which was part of the soldiers' compensation.

If after three days there were no more rapes or lootings and order gradually stabilized, the commander would usually be considered a good commander. Because a commander who was not a good commander would not stop until the officials who had come to take office protested.

Officials protest mostly because if there are too few people under their rule, tax revenue will be reduced, affecting their future.

Also, the resources of a place are limited.

Even though the land of Jingxiang is rich and fertile, it cannot support people like Dangxiang Bailan.

The reserves of a city are even more limited.

If the food in this place is taken away by foreign invaders, the locals will have nothing to eat. If this land is taken away, the locals will be homeless.

Massacre and looting mean you have what I don’t.

Dangxiang Bailan led his troops to the east, traveling across mountains and rivers to get here. There was no other way except to plunder.

As the saying goes, a borrowed cow is good for plowing the fields, but others’ cows are not valued.

Xiao Tongyan's half-human, half-ghost appearance is due to her obsession. She wants to recreate the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China and let Yuan Wuyou see the sufferings of the world.

He was also trying to delay Yuan Wuyou, attack the enemy in the east while attacking in the west.

The nearby Anzhou City still fell.

By the time Yuan Wuyou realized that Xiao Tongyan was slowing her down, it was too late to stop him when he rushed to Anzhou again.

But she still charged forward and fought off the Xiao family and Bai Lan.

Yuan Wuyou, with the Dangxiang Qiang soldiers behind him, tried desperately to stop the enemy from looting while rescuing the remaining people in Anzhou City, and was still trying his best to save the situation.