The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 176 Demonic Test

"At that time, Baochen controlled Heng, Ding, Yi, Zhao, Shen, and Ji. Later, he got Cang as well. He had seven states and abundant military supplies. He recruited fugitives, repaired and reviewed military equipment, and formed marriages with Song, Chengsi, Zhengji, Chongyi and others. They were close friends and relatives, intending to pass on the land to their descendants. They did not obey the imperial edicts, appointed officials on their own, and did not pay taxes to the king. Initially, all the states and counties in the world cast bronze statues of Xuanzong. But when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, all the rebels' troops were melted down." - Biographies of Chengde in the Old Book of Tang.

terrible!

Lou Caibo crawled out from the pile of dead bodies, his teeth and cheeks chattering.

These two days and one night were definitely the most horrifying nightmare he had ever experienced in his life, no doubt about it!

The ditch was filled with corpses, oozing with rotten juice. The fire burned the skulls, and the stench spread for more than ten miles. The comrades who were still alive were caught by the king's army and dragged out to the flames, where they rolled and screamed in the firewood. There were pleas for mercy and cries everywhere, and the whole Wuguan was like a slaughterhouse.

Lou Caibo escaped the disaster by pretending to be dead.

In the early morning, the royal army continued to pour into the fortress, and the terrifying noise of drums could be heard from afar. Lou Caibo knew that he could no longer pretend, otherwise he would be beheaded. He seized the opportunity to throw away the remains of his body, stood up, half-crouched, looked around, and chased after the fleeing troops.

Under the gray sky, some familiar faces could be vaguely seen. Some were from this city, and some were from other cities. Some were comrades from other armies who knew each other by name, and some were only met once. Everyone's face was filled with panic, anger, and confusion, but Lou Caibo was in a good mood. No matter what, he finally escaped from Wuguan. Being alive was victory; he ran staggeringly with his head turned to the sky in a daze.

"Cai Bo!"

Lou Caibo looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Tang Huan, a teammate. He couldn't help but pause: "You're not dead! That's great!"

"It's because they ran fast." Tang Huan sighed with a bitter face, "I thought that the court was in decline, and most of the princes, common people, and officials did not buy into the Li family's account, so they could continue to live freely by relying on Zhu Wen, but now it seems that it is not so easy. I heard that Li Sheng absorbed the six counties in Guanxi, and the warriors in the eight towns in the northwest of Beijing were also killed by him. His strength has been turned upside down. It's a pity that the vassal states can't tolerate our yamen soldiers, otherwise I would have surrendered too."

Lou Caibo shook his head in despair.

Tang Huan was not the only one who couldn't let go of the land, wealth, and status accumulated by his ancestors' generations of military service. He only wanted to protect his property and live a beautiful life with his beautiful wife. But Li Sheng was determined to force everyone into a desperate situation. Although he didn't want to rebel, he was forced to take up sword and gun and join General Feng in resisting the royal army. Sadly, they were unable to win.

Why would a dignified emperor compete with the common people and small soldiers for even the slightest benefit?
Single husband!

Perhaps the soldiers who sold their belongings and fled early were wise.

"Hey, do you know how the battle is going over there with Zhu Wen? In my opinion, we have to rush to Bian and join Zhu Wen." Tang Huan started discussing where to go.

"Forget it. I heard he's violated the imperial court twice, and each time he returned in defeat. This time, General Feng asked him for help, but over 20,000 Liang soldiers were decimated on the banks of the Luo River. He's a complete loser. Once thief Li leaves the border, we'll gather all the other nobles to fight him, and his ancestors will be humiliated."

"Swish, swish, swish!" A volley of arrows flew over, and the dejected Tang Huan was taken away several steps. He stared at Lou Caibo with wide eyes and died instantly.

The sound of horse hooves and axes chopping off neck bones could be heard behind him, and the road was filled with screams.

"Come and catch the bad guys!"

"The traitor Feng Xingxi colluded with Zhu Wen and acted against the will of Heaven, causing us to come to this point!

"Let's go to Yangzhou to find Yang Xingmi."

The defeated soldiers scattered in a hurry. Lou Caibo's mouth was bleeding heavily, and he looked down at the spear tip that came out of his stomach: Jin Shang, it's over.

Military riots are frequent and varied. The prime minister told me to read more, so I rebelled! Rumors spread in the city that the Jiedushi wanted to mobilize soldiers to repair his private residence, so I rebelled! The Jiedushi was unruly, the Jiedushi wanted to riot, the Jiedushi actually sent me to do rough work, the war was about to start, the Jiedushi hadn't transported the weapons to the right place? The Jiedushi was too ugly? The Jiedushi wanted to beat me with a stick? The officers dared to control me? I lost the battle, I lost the card game, the food was not right, the military uniforms distributed by the court were not what I wanted... The warriors of the Tang Dynasty rebelled, rebelled, rebelled!

How could the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in later generations serve the king on an empty stomach? The men started to make a fuss and divided Zhu Youjian!

It was obvious that a rebellion was taking place at Jinsiyi, thirty miles east of Wuguan.

The initiators were the defeated soldiers who escaped from Wuguan Pass.

There should also be Feng's personal army and the Cai thieves that Feng took in a few years ago.

More than a thousand warriors surrounded Jinsi Post Station, making it impossible to get through. When Feng Xing attacked and defended Wuguan Pass, he was worried that his family members would be captured by his subordinates in Junzhou and presented to Zhao Kuangning, so he brought them with him and placed them in Jinsi Post Station. Now it seems that this was also a wrong decision.

Once we lose the war, nowhere will be safe!
"Where is Feng Xingxi? Get out here, thief Feng! You bastard! I told you not to rebel. Surrender to Li Sheng and you'll be treated well. But you've bribed us into doing this business of rebellion against the Tian Gang. Now we've been defeated by the royal army, and the city is full of people. Who's to blame? My men, kill his entire family and vent your anger!"

"Let us be cursed by the world and have our brains splattered on the ground. Hurry up and chop off the heads of the thieves and their sons and present them to Saint Li, so that we can turn danger into wealth!"

"You are well fed and have nothing to do all day long. You spend your days building houses, ponds, and having children. You are an expert in searching for beauties, listening to songs and dances, and hosting banquets. What use do you have for me?"

"I have been defending you for so many years, but your reward has not increased at all. Do you still want me to work for you?"

"Kill this thief!"

"Drag out his wife and daughter and dismember them and eat them!"

"Come on!"

The roar of the insurgents was deafening, and the servants, after a single glance, fled in panic. The post station gates were quickly trampled down. Soldiers rushed in like swarms, hacking away at anything that moved. Military officials who intervened were hacked to pieces, while the rest stood in a corner, refusing to utter a word. Officials sought shelter everywhere, climbing trees or hiding in stables and sheepfolds. Maids and postmen fled in panic, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly for mercy.

"Puff!" The sword flashed with lightning, hot blood spurted out, and a beautiful head flew up. Crunch, crunch, feces, urine, intestines and internal organs all flowed out. In just two blinks of an eye, the headless body of Feng Susu, the eldest daughter of the Feng family, was torn into pieces.

The twelve-year-old second daughter of the Feng family was caught in the palm of a warrior's hand. She kicked and wailed, "My dear Lord Ye Ye, please don't kill me."

"Thief!" With a twist of his big hand, the delicate head spun crisply.

Bang! Feng's second son flew out like a straw, hitting the cold stone slab, his brains splattering.

"Jun Ye, Jun Ye Ye, I am a junior official of the shogunate. I gave you a reward on New Year's Eve." The clerk's eyes were full of tears and he couldn't speak. "I know you, you are a good person." Slap, he slapped him into the corner.

"Hahaha, the Marshal's favorite concubine." Her skirt was lifted, accompanied by the sound of her underwear being torn, and she was beaten to the point of foaming at the mouth and rolling her eyes. Feng's wife, Mrs. Lu, who was nearly forty years old, was also surrounded by the dense crowd of soldiers, her mouth stuffed with holes and her hands held. Amid the bloodbath and joy, a soldier poked his head out from the upper floor and shouted, "Damn it, the thief Feng is not here!"

"What?" Everyone got very excited.

The chaotic army shouted and deployed manpower in all directions inside and outside the post station, digging three feet into the ground to conduct a thorough inspection.

Feng Xingxi had already fled, and had not even returned to the post station. He had risen to power through a coup, so how could he not understand the process? When the first sergeant of the royal army gained a foothold at Wuguan Pass, he quietly took a detour and fled at night.

Dadada, da! Suddenly, there was a dense sound of horse hooves in the distance. I couldn't tell whether it was the royal cavalry or scouts.

Everyone's expression suddenly changed, and they calmed down and stopped looking for Feng Xingxi. They talked in a flurry, dragging women and carrying money and goods, you took the Yangguan Road and I took the single-plank bridge, and each went his own way. Soon, Jinsi Posthouse was empty, and only dead silence remained. The chaotic army dispersed again, announcing the end of this rebellion, as if it were a child's play.

****
There are green mountains and clear waters, lush forests and secluded caves, but the trees along the Luo Avenue are dead in large numbers. Many tree trunks are bare and the bark has disappeared. Even the wild flowers on the grass have been dug up and left in a dog-eaten state.

Arrived in Lushi County.

Feng Xingxi looked around and let out a long sigh.

Did the war between Liang and Tang turn Guozhou into such a desolate state?

Feng Xingxi disliked Zhu Sheng, a man of suspicion and murderous intent, particularly fond of raping his subordinates' wives and daughters. He also disliked Li Sheng, a man of similar character—his number of villains on the left and scoundrels on the right had soared to tens of thousands, demonstrating the countless casualties he had inflicted on both Han and Tibetan warriors. Last year, he sent knights to plunder the Central Plains, wreaking havoc on the people of various provinces, leaving men and women displaced. Henan, the worst-hit prefecture, was practically reduced to ruin.

The Li Emperor, who cherished the people in Guanzhong, slowly turned to a beastly style in dealing with the rebellious forces in Guandong. It was really funny. It can be seen that in his heart, the life and death of the peasants was not important, power was the first priority. If the two conflicted, there was no doubt which one would be sacrificed.

The Qin people and the Guanxi barbarians helped him fight for hegemony, so he had to maintain a benevolent face and be much gentler to the people under his rule. As for the people of other places, he was indeed the so-called emperor and father, but how could he really care about the people he had never met, the people of Zhu Wen?

All crows are black, and Zhu Wen and Li Keyong are all beasts and thieves! They are even worse than when he was exploiting the gold merchants at their worst.

"Pah." Feng Xingxi brushed his messy long hair, and couldn't understand. The most vicious people occupied high positions, and he, who was not so bad, had to flee in fear. The three families could divide Jin, the Tian family could replace Qi, and the remnants of Anshi split the land in Hebei. What crime did he commit by wanting to be a vassal?

Those who steal hooks are punished, those who kill one person are put to death, but those who slaughter ten thousand people become emperors. Why is this? The treacherous are dressed in gold and purple, the domineering are crowned kings, foxes are on both sides of the hall, and cannibalistic generals are arrogant. Why? Is it really as the wise man said, that as long as the saints live, the thieves will not stop?
It would be great if the Tang Dynasty was like Zhou Dynasty. The emperor, princes, ministers, and people all fulfilled their duties. As long as they paid tribute, paid homage, and obeyed the king's orders, they would not have suffered such an unprovoked disaster. The vassal states of Zhao, Wei, Yan, Cang, and Qi should have thought so too. Aren't the soldiers of Zhao and Wei who fought for the land to be passed on to their descendants "scholars" in the country? Feudalism is what people want. Why is Li Shu so obsessed with turning the whole world into his private property again? The emperor should not exist!

"Do you have enough strength?" Feng Xingxi, who was in a state of confusion, stood up suddenly and said impatiently, "Let's go!"

Feng Zhu looked at his father in surprise and asked, "Why are you so angry, sir?"

"bother!"

Feng Zhu didn't want to provoke him, so he stood up and said, "Let's go."

After resting for half an hour, more than 200 followers, personal soldiers, and family servants also organized themselves. The career of the princes is ruined! Feng, who occupied Jin, Shang, and Jun, has been reduced to this point, and his wife and children are all lost. With nowhere else to go, he decided to go to Daliang. Although Zhu Sheng is a beast, he is generous. As long as he makes great achievements, he may be appointed as a governor in the future. Emperor Zhaolie wandered around the world, and his footprints were all over Zhao, Yan, Qi, Xu, Jing, Yi, and Liang in his life. He finally achieved great things, but he is just getting started... In this chaotic world, there are many opportunities. Feng Xingxi licked his wounds like this.

As for family, a real man will never worry about having no family. When he arrives in Bianzhou, he can marry and have children.

***
March, Liang Palace, Pepper Room. Zhu Wen once again returned from the front line of Yuncheng with a smile on his face. The first thing he did was to ride on Zhang Hui with a gloomy face and torture her. The golden lotus lamp burned quietly, and then a crisp sound was heard in the palace, which also shook the candle flame.

The first slap was so fierce that the Queen could not help but lower her body while kneeling there.

Zhu Wen's chest rose and fell, and he snorted coldly: "I heard that you called yourself a widow in public... What are you hinting at? Are you thinking of your first husband?"

The Queen remained silent.

"Speak!" With a loud bang, another slap hit the buttocks, making the two buttocks swing like waves. Zhu Wen was used to hitting his subordinates with a Hu bed, and Huo Cun, Guo Yan and others had been hit. For children and women, he spanked them on the buttocks. Shi, Chen, and Zhu Youzhen all had their buttocks swollen by him, and they couldn't sit for a day or two. Seeing Zhu Wen's ghost-like posture today, the Queen of Heaven might also be the victim.

The Queen remained silent.

"Pah pah pah..." Zhu Wen held the Empress's slender waist with his left hand, and wantonly whipped her blood-red buttocks with his right hand, pouring out his dissatisfaction: "Widow! I asked you, widow... to curse me to death, right? If I die, what good will it be for you? You think you are of high status and noble birth, and look down on me as your husband... You don't say anything, why don't you talk to me... I will beat you! If you give in, I won't beat you."

"I have nothing to say to you." The Queen was stunned.

"Bitch!" Zhu Wen was even more furious, and the strength in his hands increased sharply. In an instant, it was like a torrential rain in August hitting banana leaves, just like the Du Yuhou in the army beating a warrior who broke the law: "Wang Yanzhang lost 20,000 soldiers and seriously damaged the morale, and you said to pardon him. Huangfu Lin told you to die to repay the master, humph, I will not follow your wishes, how can you be kind to him? What kindness do you have to him?"

The queen clutched the bed sheet tightly with both hands and bit her crescent teeth: "Shut up."

"Don't talk to me in such a condescending tone!" Snap! Zhu Wen, with a fierce look on his face, slapped down with an unprecedentedly violent palm, causing the Queen to shake her head, frowning her eyebrows, and letting out intermittent, weak gasps that were stubbornly suppressed. Her burning buttocks were already covered with blood-red five-finger marks, but her expression was still stern and cold. She tried to prop up her sick body with her elbows and said hoarsely, "Come back, just for these trivial matters?"

Caressing his lover, Zhu Wen shook his head and sneered, "Is it not a big deal to want to rape the Queen Mother?" As he said that, he untied his belt, with revenge in his eyes and a sinister tone, "I haven't touched prostitutes for three months. Humph, if I don't beat you until you bleed and beg for mercy today, I'm not the emperor." After that, he turned the Queen Mother over.

The Queen of Heaven was lying flat on her back, her eyes empty, like a dead person: "It's you. Just shout, I'm not Zhang Hui."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Wen's face turned pale and his teeth chattered.

Real damage! A high-heeled boot steps on a painful spot, like rubbing salt into a wound. This is a metaphor for this kind of situation.

Just slap the two of them a few times.

The following cruel content will not be shown in accordance with national laws. You just need to understand: the Queen's test is coming again, and she is going to suffer.

(End of this chapter)