The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

The lieutenant's first reaction was that he had misheard.

The bandits were wiped out in that instant, but then paused?

It's paused now; there won't be another chance like this.

He quickly said, "General, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"That's right!" Li Botian had already put down his broadsword and even taken off his helmet, clearly preparing to change clothes and return: "Immediately order the entire army to halt the attack!"

Li Botian shouted this, and the signalman immediately relayed the order, causing an uproar in the army.

He rode off at breakneck speed without looking back.

My sister Su Xiu has arrived. This is the most important thing; nothing else matters.

Besides, his two brothers were closer than him and were certainly faster, so he couldn't fall behind them.

But as soon as Li Botian left, the army of Sifang City was thrown into chaos in the blink of an eye. Not only did the offensive stop, but personnel also changed rapidly, and morale plummeted.

Many of the bandits were border troops.

They may be outmatched in weaponry and equipment, and get beaten badly, but when it comes to experience, especially battlefield experience, they are just as good.

Sensing the chaos among the elite troops of Sifang City, they immediately seized the opportunity and launched a swift counterattack.

Before long, the elite troops of Sifang City, having lost their commander, fell into chaos.

The bandits not only turned the tide of battle but also began slaughtering the elite troops of Sifang City.

The scene changed in the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea. The deputy general watched Li Botian's figure getting further and further away, his eyes red and his anger rising.

"waste!"

"waste!"

"waste!"

"I can't believe I only found out today that Li Botian is an amateur; he doesn't understand military strategy at all!"

"Such a favorable situation, just like that, wasted so easily?"

Knowing that there was no way to turn the tide, the deputy general immediately ordered the retreat, but the bandits chased them for a while, causing them to lose a lot of their elite troops.

Seeing his brothers die or be wounded because of their commander, the deputy general's heart was bleeding.

All loyalty to the Four Directions City vanished at that moment.

They are not afraid of death, but they cannot die like this!

What a pathetic and humiliating death!

"What's so worthwhile about serving in a city like this?"

"The descendants of the Red Beacon Army in the South have raised an army of 200,000 to quell the rebellion, and in the North, there is also a massive city like Yunji City, guarded by Ren Tianye. With various forces rising up across the land, and us having 10,000 elite troops, who can't we choose to serve?"

Why live such a pathetic life?

The lieutenant quickly made his choice.

Ren Tianye of Yunji City is the closest to them, making him their best choice.

Moreover, even the most ordinary soldiers in Yunji City receive a monthly salary of 2.5 taels of silver, more than double that of others.

In addition, Ren Tianye has an excellent reputation.

A commander who would send someone to Shanhe City specifically for the sake of the families of eight hundred people is far superior to Li Botian.

"We will pledge our allegiance to Ren Tianye, as long as he promises to conquer Sifang City and settle our families. We are willing to be truly loyal to him!"

……

Inside the Sifang City, at the Li Family Medical Clinic.

Li Zhongdi, the second young master of the Li family, was calmly administering acupuncture to someone. The person who came was none other than the grain transport commissioner of their Sifang City.

He was infected due to overwork and the plague that had broken out in the city.

This is a fatal illness; it must be treated immediately with acupuncture, otherwise death will come soon.

The grain transport commissioner would naturally seek out Li Zhongdi.

After all, the second young master of the Li family was a divine physician, whose skill with silver needles was unparalleled. There was no illness, big or small, in Sifang City that he couldn't cure.

The grain transport commissioner was serving Sifang City, which was equivalent to serving the Li family, so he was considered one of their own. Therefore, Li Zhongdi naturally did his best to fulfill his duties.

One by one, silver needles were inserted, each precisely targeting the plague-affected acupoints of the grain transport envoy, in order to expel the plague toxins from his body. This was also an effective method.

But just as the acupuncture was about to be finished, a servant rushed in and said, "Second Young Master, Miss Su Xiu has arrived in Sifang City."

Li Zhongdi's hand trembled involuntarily, causing the silver needle to twitch. The grain transport commissioner cried out in pain, but Li Zhongdi didn't notice at all, only excitedly asking, "Really?"

"Yes, Second Young Master, Miss Su Xiu has already entered the city. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Good, good, good..." Li Zhongdi exclaimed several times, then immediately threw away the silver needles in his hand and said excitedly, "Stop the acupuncture, I'll go pick up Sister Su Xiu myself."

He said he was changing his clothes and was about to leave.

The grain transport commissioner was still conscious, but upon seeing this situation, he panicked. He was still lying there, his life hanging in the balance, yet the doctor wanted to stop administering acupuncture and run away?

He quickly said, "Second Young Master, my illness..."

"You're not going to die, so what's there to be afraid of? I'll come and give you acupuncture once I've settled Su Xiu in."

When Li Zhong said this, the first word, "Liangmo Zhuanyun Shi" (粮秣运运使), was still clearly audible, but the last word was extremely indistinct.

Li Zhongdi has already gone far away.

The clinic fell silent instantly. Those who were assisting were all apprentices; how could they dare to tamper with the needles that Li Zhongdi had administered?

The grain transport commissioner just waited there.

Looking up at the clinic, I felt a deep sadness welling up inside me, and I couldn't hold back my tears.

From the day he became the grain and fodder transport commissioner, he worked diligently for Sifang City, so hard that he couldn't even eat three meals a day properly and only slept for two hours each day.

Even when infected with the plague, they sought quick-acting methods like acupuncture needles rather than medicinal stones.

He had devoted himself to Sifang City, the Ye family, and the Li family. Now, all he had to do was seek medical treatment, and his life was hanging by a thread, yet the doctor had left.

Just leave him here and completely ignore him?!

In this chaotic world, he worked diligently, but was his life so worthless?

Does that mean we can be trampled on and humiliated like this by the Li family?

"What is there to be loyal to in such a square city!"

The grain transport commissioner thought silently, then simply got up and pulled out the silver needles from his body. He might as well die, but it wasn't worth dying for such a city!

……

The outskirts of Sifangcheng.

On the earthen slope of the mass grave, Li Jiren, the third young master of the Li family, dressed in an official robe, watched from afar.

On the mass grave, there were newly dug pits, with half-dried mugwort and pine branches piled up around them. Several yamen runners wearing rags and masks soaked in vinegar were dragging corpses over one by one.

There were more than three hundred bodies.

It wasn't quite dead yet, and it was groaning as it was tied up in the straw rope.

He died standing upright.

Like a felled, withered tree, devoid of any life.

One by one, they were all thrown into that deep pit.

Prepare to extinguish the fire.

This is necessary, and there's no other way around it.

In times of chaos, plagues are bound to occur.

The plague has been raging in Sifang City for some time now, and it must be dealt with today. Otherwise, if the infection spreads, Sifang City will become a dead city.

The fact that Li Jiren, the third young master of the Li family, personally took charge of the arrangements, even from a distance, was reassuring.

The yamen runners were quite efficient in their work.

Under normal circumstances, the burning can be carried out uniformly before dark.

The plague will be eradicated here and will not spread further.

But just then, a servant from the Li family ran over quickly: "Third Young Master, Third Young Master, Miss Su Xiu has arrived."

"She's come to our Four Directions City!"

"We have now arrived at the city lord's mansion."

"What?" Third Young Master Li Jiren exclaimed in surprise, "Hahaha, Sister Su Xiu has finally arrived!"

"I'll go pick her up right now!"

He paused, then loudly ordered, "Ignition is halted. We'll resume when I return!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

It was incredibly fast; it even started running!

……