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Chapter 266 Blood flows into a river, Huaibei is determined
The eighth day of October.

At dusk, the Jingzi Battalion of the Wuwei Army rescued more than a thousand captured rebel troops from Langshan County and temporarily took them to the school grounds in the south of the city.

During the Huaibei Rebellion, the Left Behind Division captured more than 1 prisoners, most of whom are now being held in Langshan County to participate in labor reform.

This group of thieves who were escorted were old gangsters and murderers who were selected through internal reports.

After Chen Chu received the news, he made an impromptu trip to the government prison.

Gou Sheng, who was in charge of the Xingming Prison, had already returned home on duty. When he learned that Marquis Lu An had arrived suddenly, he hurried back.

When Gou Sheng entered the prison, he saw Chen Chu squatting outside a cell and looking inside through the fence, regardless of the rotten smell inside.

"Master Hou." Gou Sheng stepped forward quickly and bowed in greeting.

Chen Chu still looked at the unkempt, dying prisoner in the prison and asked, "How is he?"

"Back to the Marquis, with the help of Commander He, the leader of the thieves Wu Kaiyin revealed several more places to hide the silver. He must really have nothing left in his belly."

"Well, don't mess with him for the next two days. I spent a lot of time leaving him in Caizhou."

After Wu Kaiyin was captured, the imperial court wanted to escort him to Tokyo City for trial, but Chen Chu told Fan Gongzhi that I needed his head to give an explanation to the people of Huaibei.

After two or three months of negotiations, the court finally agreed that the thieves should be tried locally.

In another cell opposite Wu Kaiyin's prison, the traitor strategist Ma Jinxing was imprisoned. Compared to Wu Kaiyin, Ma Jinxing, who knew everything after being captured, suffered a lot less and could still see his personality.

Seeing that the young man who suddenly appeared in the prison had a high position, Ma Jinxing ignited a glimmer of hope for survival. He hurriedly pulled the shackles, grabbed the fence and shouted: "Sir, spare my life! Sir, I am useful." ! I can help you accomplish great things! Your Excellency, please spare my life!"

Chen Chu didn't even raise his eyelids, turned around and walked out of the prison. When passing by a prison cell, he suddenly heard a hoarse voice coming from inside, "Hey, Wu Na, who's the master? Come in and let grandpa have a good time." How? Hahaha."

When Gou Sheng, who was walking behind Chen Chu, heard this, he couldn't help but became furious. He winked, and two jailers stepped forward and started poking the prisoner with water and fire sticks.

"Li Kui, how dare you show off your words when you are about to die!" Gou Sheng scolded.

When Chen Chu heard this person's name, he stopped and asked, "Are you Li Kui?"

Hearing Chen Chu speak, the two jailers stopped and looked at Li Kui. His legs had been broken and he could only sit on the ground with his hands, but he still looked unruly, "Hey, grandpa is Li Kui! What are you doing again?" which one?"

"My official is Chen Chu." Chen Chu looked down at Li Kui and said calmly.

The two sides have been back and forth in Huaibei for several months, but this is the first time they are facing each other.

"Are you Chen Chu?" Li Kui was surprised. It was rumored in the world that Chen Chu was not very old, but he was tall, round, and nine feet tall.

Except for his age, the man in front of him was completely inconsistent with the rumors.

Thinking that the great events of the brothers were ruined in the hands of such a handsome boy, Li Kui couldn't accept it. He couldn't help but deliberately mocked: "You can fight? I'm afraid you didn't get this official position by selling your butt to a superior officer, right?"

'Not afraid of death' is also a rigid indicator for this group of self-proclaimed heroes. As soon as Li Kui finished speaking, the thieves leaders in several adjacent cells burst into laughter like a night owl.

Gou Sheng got angry again and again, so he wanted to ask someone to open the lock and take away these prisoners to torture again.

Chen Chu waved his hand lightly and strode out. He had nothing to argue with the dead.

Gou Sheng hurriedly followed, but Chen Chu asked again: "Do you have all the swordsmen you need in the future?"

"Back to the Marquis, there are a total of 19 executioners in the six counties under Caizhou's rule, and two more have been borrowed from Tongshan County. A total of 21 people have checked into the guest house today."

"Well, can you find that good person?"

"Found it! We specially invited Wang Wuye and his son, who are idle at home, to come out. It is said that Wang Wuye has a unique skill and can cut a person with [-] knives without making the prisoner angry."

Can you survive being stabbed three thousand three hundred times?

Thinking that Wang Wuye is well versed in various vital organs and major blood vessels of the human body, he can be allowed to train the medical team that has made no progress in the surgery.
It was about two o'clock in the morning when I left the prison.

The sun was setting in the west, and it was just time for dinner.

Chen Chu thought for a while, turned around and walked towards the government office.

Officials and their families live in official residences. Under normal circumstances, outsiders must be informed, even if the whole government is under the control of the whole government.

But the name Chen Chu is different from other Dutong.
Now, all the people inside and outside the government office are his, and if there is any disturbance in the official residence, he cannot hide it.

For example, he knew that Sun Changhao was driven to the study to sleep last night; he also knew that Chen Jinyu was locked up at home by his father after returning home last night and did not go out all day today.

Chen Chu went straight to Xia Cuiyuan.
"Why are Yuan Zhang here at this hour? What's the important matter?" Chen Jingyan hurried from the dining room to the front hall. He didn't even have time to wipe the oil stains on his mouth. He saw that he was eating.

Chen Chu laughed and said affectionately: "I just came to the prison to meet the leader of the thieves. When I came out, I suddenly felt hungry. I came to my brother to beg for a bowl of food. Brother, please don't think I'm annoying, haha."

"Aunt Zhang, please order some more dishes to be cooked on the stove." Chen Jingyan ordered and enthusiastically took Chen Chu's hand, "Come on, follow me to the dining hall."

When Chen Jingyan ate at home, there was naturally no rule that men and women should sit at separate tables. Chen Chu's arrival was so sudden that Tan and Ayu were still in the dining room.

Mrs. Tan stood up in a hurry and wanted to take her daughter away, but Chen Chu said: "Sister-in-law, please sit down quietly. If my brother comes to visit unexpectedly and disturbs my sister-in-law's meal, how can I sit peacefully?"

Seeing Tan's hesitation, Chen Jingyan also said: "Let's all sit down, Yuan Zhang is not an outsider, let's eat together."

Sitting at the same table with the female relatives in the family, it is almost a family friendship.

Chen Jingyan is naturally willing to take his relationship with Chen Chu further on a personal level.

After the maid added bowls and chopsticks, Chen Chu tasted a few dishes and praised Chen Jingyan's hometown dishes. Then he gradually got to the point, "Brother, the public trial will be held tomorrow, and the guilty ones among the thieves will be brought to justice. Please also ask my brother to take the main seat."

"Impossible! Yuan Zhang, the Huaibei rebellion was quelled this time because of the soldiers who ignored the dangers and poured out their blood. First, I didn't go into battle to kill the enemy, and secondly, I didn't wave the flag and shout for the soldiers. How could I seize the throne instead of the guest? This is the throne." We still need Yuan Zhang to come and sit down.”

Chen Jingyan was sincere, but Chen Chu waved his hand, "You can't say it like that. The soldiers killed the enemy and paraded in the streets last month. They have received the honor they deserve! This time in Huaibei's quelling the chaos, the soldiers on the front line have made contributions, and officials at all levels in the rear comforted the victims and organized supplies. Weapons and rations are equally important! My brother deserves to sit on the throne this time and be respected by the people."

Old Chen said this very well, and he always felt a kind of gratification of "silently giving and being seen". But thinking of another thing, Chen Jingyan was still a little hesitant and couldn't help but said: "Yuanzhang, even so, but now Magistrate Sun is the If I, the leader of the hundred officials in Caizhou, take the throne for my brother, he..."

"Brother! What does this matter have to do with him? When we put down the chaos, he was still enjoying peace in Tokyo City! This prefect position was just a result of him using dirty means to take the position that should have belonged to his brother! If he sat on the throne , I don’t want to tell you whether I am willing or not, even my soldiers will not agree!”

Tan, who was eating silently, felt sore at Chen Chu's words.

In recent months, she had watched helplessly how busy her husband was, working for the victims and the front line, not to mention working hard, but still having to eat and sleep at night was indispensable.

Even his son Chen Yingjun stayed in the area for a long time regardless of the risk of contracting the epidemic.

There is also a daughter who stays at the newspaper office all night long and publishes the first-hand news from her brother, so as to rally the morale of the whole city and inspire the people during the disaster.

Even Mr. Tan himself responded to the call and led his servants to bake large cakes for several days.

The whole family rushed forward, just to support the husband's work.

But what about after the fact?

If Zuo Guoen did not transfer, Chen Jingyan would still be his colleague, which would be fine.

Who would have imagined that when rewards were given based on merit, officials at all levels were promoted on a large scale, but the prefecture that her husband deserved was snatched away!
Although Chen Jingyan held back his words after returning home, Mrs. Tan also knew that her husband felt uncomfortable, and she naturally felt distressed as well.

At this time, hearing that Chen Chuqiang was trying to save face for her husband, Mrs. Tan was deeply moved!

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal!

Mrs. Tan's affection for her little brother, her husband, is off the charts.
He looked up and saw that Chen Chu's rice bowl was empty, and subconsciously ordered: "Ayu, give uncle some food."

But as she said the words, she suddenly remembered that there was something not innocent between Ayu and Chen Chu, and she couldn't help but regret it, worrying that her daughter would regard her unintentional words as some kind of tacit approval.

Here, Chen Jinyu, who was carelessly putting rice into his mouth one by one, got up immediately after hearing her mother's instructions, took Chen Chu's rice bowl, filled it with rice, and brought it back.

"Uncle, please."

Ayu held up her hands, lowered her eyes, and couldn't find any fault with her etiquette.

However, when Chen Chu took the bowl, his slender fingers quickly and covertly scratched his thumb.
Then he pretended that nothing happened, turned around lightly, and walked back.

Because his view was blocked by his job, Chen Jingyan, who was sitting aside, did not notice anything unusual.

Just... quite exciting.

Sitting back down, Chen Jinyu, who had only said one sentence all night, spoke again, "Dad, will you allow me to go to the newspaper office tomorrow? I didn't go today. I don't know how many things have been backlogged."

"no!"

Chen Jingyan's face darkened and he simply refused.

Ayu's grounding this time was naturally due to the quarrel between her and Wu yesterday.

With the "disobedience" committed by the following people this time, Chen Jingyan also began to worry whether Ayu would be severely punished by the Wu family elders after marrying her. After all, she was his eldest daughter since she was a child. How could he go into it knowing that it was a pit of fire? Push inside.

But the reason why Chen Jingyan was angry was that "even if we can't become in-laws, there is no need to offend the Wu family to death."

Ayu shouldn't make the case that the steward of the Wu family stole official grain in Yingzhou and was subsequently killed by Chen Chu. The Wu family's face was lost because of that incident. If it spread to the ears of his elders, it would not only anger Ayu, but also worry about it. Even Chen Jingyan has to be hated.

Therefore, Lao Chen planned to lock his daughter at home for some time. Even if he could not control her increasingly rebellious temper, he would still use it to punish her.

Chen Jinyu seemed to have guessed that her father would refuse, so when her father and mother were not paying attention, she quickly winked at Chen Chu, meaning that uncle needs to help me.
Chen Chu picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, thought for a while while chewing, and suddenly said with a smile: "Brother, now Wei Ting is working as an official in the village, and the newspaper office is short of manpower. We still need to report on this public trial, so why not first Let Ayu repay the society. The child is still young, so he can be taught slowly."

Ayu'er listened to Chen Chu's elder-like words, lowered her head and curled her lips, thinking: Uncle Jing knows how to pretend to be an adult. I met Cuitang at your house last night, but I didn't see you treating Ayu as a child.
"I'm already past my hair age! How can I still be considered a child? They've all been spoiled by me and your sister-in-law!"

Chen Jingyan scolded a few words, finally giving Chen Chu some face, and said in a deep voice: "You can go to the newspaper office tomorrow, but you have to go home after your shift. Don't run around, you know?"

"Thank you dad, Ayu remembered."

Chen Jinyu lowered his head slightly, as if he was obedient and would correct his mistakes.

The end of Xu.

Chen Chu said goodbye and Chen Jingyan and his family were sent outside the courtyard.

Not long after the two parties parted, misty rain fell in the night sky.
Before Chen Jingyan and his wife could react, they heard Ayu suddenly say: "Oh, uncle, it's going to rain! I'll give him an umbrella!"

Before Chen Jingyan could say anything, Ayu ran to the concierge, took an oil-paper umbrella, and rushed into the night with her skirt in hand.

The jumping steps are light and joyful.

Chen Jingyan couldn't help but frown, and Mrs. Tan couldn't help but glance at her husband worriedly. She had an intuition that Ayu was becoming more and more unscrupulous, and seemed to be preparing for a showdown with the couple.The reality of the two families was left there. No one knew how Chen Jingyan would react the day Ayu revealed it.

But for Chen Jingyan, who loves face very much, a thunderous wrath is probably inevitable.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Tan cautiously tried her hand, "Sir, if this matter between Maozhi and Ayu doesn't work out, we need to pay attention to our daughter quickly. Ayu will be seventeen next year, so don't drag her into an old girl."

Chen Jingyan sighed and withdrew his gaze, but still stood on the porch behind the courtyard door, as if he wanted to wait until his daughter turned around before returning to the room. "Looking for a son-in-law is not a pig or a dog. You have to have a decent family background and a decent appearance." Damn, you still need to treat Ayu sincerely. It’s not just a matter of words!”

"Hey!" Mrs. Tan also sighed and said, "Are there no young talents in Tongshan and Caizhou that can catch your eye?"

Chen Jingyan shook his head with a headache, "Those younger generations of the Cai family and the Xu family are not worthy of our Ayu!"

"That's right. I didn't like it either."

Mrs. Tan quietly looked at her husband's profile and said casually: "Speaking of which, Yuan Zhang's family background and appearance are not bad, and he is generous to others. It's a pity that Zhao Renren is in the family."

Chen Jingyan seemed to hear something overlying. He suddenly turned his head to look at his wife, lowered his voice and scolded: "Are you crazy? He has a wife in his family, and he is my sworn brother. If I marry Ayu to him, I will become his wife." It’s a joke among scholars all over the world!”

"I, I, just said it casually," Mrs. Tan muttered.

October tenth.

A full month has passed since the last time the soldiers paraded through the streets, and Caizhou City has become lively again.

At the beginning of Sishi, the executioner named Kong Mu Gou Sheng, the arresting leader Ximen Xi led three squads of government officials and police officers. He also asked three hundred sergeants of the left-behind department to assist and escorted more than a thousand captured rebels to the bank of the Ru River in the east of the city.

Behind the team, a vast number of people followed.

Compared to the joyous parade last month, this so-called public trial was full of solemnity.

Not only the government sergeants who escorted the thieves, but also the people who followed were silent.

Among the people, many were wrapped in heavy mourning, and some were holding the memorial tablets of relatives who had been killed by thieves in their hands.

Next to the execution ground on the west bank of the Ruhe River, Chen Jingyan was sitting in the middle of the temporary stepped platform. Even Marquis Lu An and the governor Cao Xiaojian could only sit on the left and right.

Sitting in the front seat for the first time and enjoying the admiration of the people, Chen Jingyan was both happy and a little nervous.

After all, he is not the chief official of a palace.

Fortunately, the prefect Sun Changhao has not been seen so far, which makes Chen Jingyan relax a little. Could it be that the former heard about Yuan Zhang's arrangement and did not come on purpose to avoid embarrassment?
As he was thinking, he saw Chen Chu's personal soldier Mao Dan leading Sun Changhao onto the stage and walking straight towards the seat in the middle.

Mao Dan didn't stop until he reached Chen Jingyan.

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Sun Changhao couldn't help being stunned, and Chen Jingyan looked at each other.

Chen Jingyan, who was already unsteady, subconsciously wanted to get up, but was pressed on the arm by Chen Chu who was beside him. The latter then scolded Mao Dan with a straight face: "Are you stupid? The seat of the prefect is not here, you Why did you bring people here?"

"Oh, I was confused for a moment!"

Mao Dan apologized hurriedly, then raised his hand and pointed to the back row of the stage, apologetically saying: "Master Sun, your seat is over there."

The position Mao Dan pointed to was in the third row from the bottom, and the people sitting there were all low-level officials wearing green robes.

Sun Changhao could not help but feel angry and continued to look at Chen Jingyan.

At this time, all the officials in the government are here. If he just sits in the back row in such a dejected manner, the government offices in the future will only know Chen Jingyan and not Sun Changhao.

It's not that Sun Changhao can't show weakness, but he can only do so in private, not in public.

At this time, the spot under Chen Jingyan's butt represents the majesty of the government boss!
If Sun Changhao gives in this time, he may not even be favored by the government officials in the future.
On the day he took office, he made a private show of goodwill to Chen Jingyan, thinking that the latter would give him some face. Unexpectedly, today he teamed up with soldiers to step on his face and rub it on the ground.

Chen Jingyan felt uncomfortable being stared at by Sun Changhao, and he gradually became dissatisfied. Look, look, you are so paralyzed!This is a soldier from the left-behind department. My fifth brother insists that I sit upright. What can I do?

Besides, I gave up the position of prefect to you. You didn't do anything to put an end to the chaos. So what if I sit in the right position for once?

Seeing the boss and the second son of the government office frozen here, all the officials on the stage didn't blink an eye, just waiting to see who could not hold on anymore and retreated first, or whether they would just fight?
At this time, Chen Chu finally spoke, his voice becoming more and more dissatisfied, "Are you fucking stupid? Are you standing here in a daze? Please take the prefect to sit in the back!"

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Sun Changhao's face turned red and white, and Marquis Lu An was obviously scolding the soldiers, but in fact he was scolding him as a dignified prefect!
Sun Changhao's face twitched a few times, he glanced at Chen Chu, then at Chen Jingyan, then turned around and got off the stage.
There was silence on the stage, and after a few breaths there was a murmur of discussion.

Chen Jingyan's face didn't look good either. He was silent for a long time, and finally turned his head to Chen Chu and whispered: "Hey! Yuan Zhang, you don't have to be like this. Don't you know who you are close to as a brother?"

This means that he knows that he is close to Chen Chu, and there is no need for the latter to resort to such tactics of sowing discord.

Chen Chu looked at Sun Changhao's hurried away figure and said with a smile: "Third brother, I am helping you establish your authority! After this time, he will either become a silent clay Buddha or Just fight with us openly and openly. It will be uncomfortable if it stays sticky all the time."

Rather than not allowing Sun Changhao to act like a good old guy in Caizhou, it is better to say that Chen Chu did not allow Chen Jingyan to continue to have a sticky relationship with the former.

Chen Jingyan naturally understood, and couldn't help but sigh: "This time, we have offended the Wu family severely."

Hearing him use the word 'we', Chen Chu said meaningfully: "Oh? Third brother has finally figured out who he is close to?"

A month ago, Chen Chu asked him a similar question, but at that time Chen Jingyan still hesitated and did not dare to speak.

Chen Jingyan heard Chen Chu's vague sarcasm, and explained with a helpless smile: "Yuan Zhang also knows that Ayu has a marriage contract with a descendant of the Wu family. Even though Brother Yu was thinking about her, he couldn't ignore the Wu family."

Chen Chu couldn't help but wonder: "Then why does the third brother not care about the Wu family today?"

"Hey~ Ayu and Maozhi's aunt had a big quarrel a few days ago. How can we get married in such a situation? In this case, Brother Yu naturally no longer needs to be careful about supporting his Wu family."

"Third brother broke off the engagement with the Wu family?"

"Not yet. Originally, Brother Yu wanted to have a good talk with Maozhi's parents so that they could get together and part ways. There is no need to make enemies even if we can't get married."

After what Chen Jingyan said, he almost considered the matter from his daughter's perspective. Chen Chu was surprised and said with a smile: "Third brother, Ayu is always the most important thing. I thought you would think about your own career first." Woolen cloth"

Chen Jingyan was not annoyed when he was teased. He just smiled and said sincerely: "When Yuan Zhang has children, you will understand that parents love their children for far-reaching purposes. How pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are."

Chen Chuyou was touched by Xiao Xiao and couldn't help but patted Lao Chen and said comfortingly: "Third brother, don't worry, Ayu will definitely find a good husband in the future!"

"Borrowing good words from my fifth brother"

After Chen Jingyan said this, he felt something was wrong and couldn't help but turn his head and look at Chen Chu with an inquiring gaze.

Xiao Chen turned his head away uncomfortably, refusing to look at Old Chen.

"Hey! Third brother, look, it's started!"

“What’s so nice about beheading!”

It's time.

Mao Dan held a trumpet made of rolled copper and placed it in front of the mouth of Tang Jing'an, the left-behind officer who was recording the affairs of the army. He heard the latter shout with all his strength: "The leader of the thief Wu Kaiyin has done many evil things and killed without calculation. He is sentenced to be beheaded!"
Ma Jinxing, the thief and military advisor, aided Zhou in his evil deeds and acted as an aide to the tiger, so he was sentenced to death!
When the bandit leader Li Kui broke into Shouzhou City, his men killed more than a hundred people and harmed more than [-] women. He was sentenced to beheaded!

The thief Cao Gui, when he broke into Yingshang County, killed seven people and raped a girl, he was sentenced to death."

Even if it was read out only to those who had committed serious crimes, it took nearly half an hour.

The first people to be punished were Wu Kaiyin, the self-proclaimed General of Kaitian, Ma Jinxing, and Li Kui.
Mr. Wang Wu, who had an ancestral craftsmanship, took his two sons, stripped the three of them naked, tied them to pillars, and covered them with fine fishing nets to tighten them.

Small pieces of meat protrude from the gaps in the fishing net.

Wang Wuye took a sip of soju in his mouth and sprayed it on the sword, then stepped forward and shouted to Li Kui, "I'm sorry!"

Work started immediately.
From the first stab, Li Kui opened his eyes wide and wanted to speak out, but his mouth was blocked and he could only hear a meaningless "Woo-Woo" sound.
On the stage, all the civil servants felt uncomfortable, and many of them couldn't help but hold their chests and abdomen, which made them feel sick.

Chen Jinyu, who went to the scene to collect first-hand information, hid in a corner and vomited
Chen Jingyan also turned his head away and stopped looking. He kept saying: "It hurts Tianhe, it hurts Tianhe."

Three o'clock noon.

The executions continued on the stage, but the executioners borrowed from the six counties of Caizhou and Tongshan began a new round of work.

More than a thousand people with serious crimes in the rebel army were dragged to the bank of Ruhe River and lined up.
Starting at mid-noon until
The end of Shen.

The sun is already west.

The dusk dyed the earth blood red, and for a moment it was impossible to tell whether it was the blood or the setting sun that stained the river water red.

The smell of blood spreads for miles, and you can still smell it even if you stay in Caizhou City.

At dusk, flocks of crows circled in the dusk.

Beside the river bank, the government officials and Minzhuang silently collected the corpses and disposed of them uniformly to avoid epidemics.

In the distance and near, there are people in groups of three or three kneeling dumbly facing east. They are telling the families of the victims who can’t even find their corpses in the capital. Marquis Lu An has avenged his great revenge for us.

Further away, several women put on new clothes, stood on the shore arm in arm, and sang an unknown Shouzhou ballad in unison, facing east.
When Ximen Xi realized something was wrong and ran over with others, it was already too late. The women held the stones and threw them into the rolling river one after another.

Baoxi, who stayed at the scene to help, never frowned even when fighting people on the battlefield. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She grabbed Maodan's arm and asked desperately: "Why, why! We have helped them After taking revenge, why are they seeking death?"

Mao Dan rubbed his sore nose and whispered: "We all rescued them from the rebel army. Their families were harmed by the thieves, and their bodies were insulted by the thieves. Now that the great revenge has been avenged, there is no need to worry about it anymore." , let’s go underground to find our parents.”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Sister Qing also taught me how to compose poems and teach me the tone yesterday."

Baoxi sat on the ground, crying like a child.

The sister Qing he spoke of was the daughter of the magistrate of Shouzhou. After being rescued by the Suppressing Huai Army, she taught literacy to children in the camp for victims of the disaster.

Mao Dan remembers her. She was very beautiful, but she didn't like to smile.

Maodan's heart felt like a ball of cotton stuffed inside, feeling uncomfortable and aggrieved. He couldn't help but look at the vast land and became stunned.

The tenth year of Fuchang, the tenth day of the tenth month.

Caizhou's left-behind commander beheaded the bandit leader Wu Kaiyin on the west bank of the Ruhe River, and beheaded more than [-] backbones of the rebel army.

That day, blood flowed along the Ruhe River, and the water turned red.

The chaos in Huaibei can only be settled at this point.
　I originally wanted to publish this [-]-word chapter in two chapters, but I didn’t know where to break it, so I just published it in one chapter.
　　Today counts as two updates, right?

　　
　
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