A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

The Guo family must be eradicated.

It's not that Li Rui is cruel, but that's how the struggle is.

To completely control those people in the Weizhou army, we must extinguish their hopes.

Especially Guo Feng's eldest son, Guo Xu.

This person must be killed.

Moreover, Guo Xu was already notorious for his evil deeds.

Killing him would be more conducive to stabilizing public sentiment.

As for Guo Feng's second wife, Zhou.

Li Rui, however, was somewhat perplexed.

I can spare her life, but this woman cannot remain in Weizhou.

The people all say that Zhou is kind-hearted and gentle.

She is well-regarded in Yu County.

If she were left here, the remaining power of the Guo family might very well experience a resurgence under her management.

Li Rui wanted to eliminate the problem completely.

and so.

After glancing at Zhou Shi for a few moments, Li Rui gave the instructions.

"The rest of the Guo family members are not allowed to leave the house even a step."

There was still the second half of the sentence left unsaid.

When we return to Dingzhou, we'll take them all with us!

……

After confiscating the property, Li Rui led his troops away.

The remaining members of the Guo family were mostly women, and the men were mostly servants.

Even though Li Rui had left, they remained crouched in place, not daring to move!

Zhou took a few deep breaths, her high, firm chest rising and falling.

Just now.

She could feel Li Rui's gaze lingering on her for a moment.

Zhou had even thought it through.

If Li Rui were to force her to do something filthy.

She would absolutely kill herself on the spot!

She would rather take her own life to preserve her reputation than submit to the man who killed her husband!

Fortunately, Li Rui only glanced at her a few more times.

Zhou leaned against the wall, her legs feeling weak.

I'm still a little scared.

Just then.

The servants of the Guo family suddenly blocked her way back to her room.

Zhou was taken aback.

But everyone knelt down and burst into tears.

Several maids who were close to Zhou were sobbing uncontrollably.

Zhou rushed forward to help everyone up.

But no one got up.

"What are you doing? Li Rui is already gone, why are you crying anymore?"

Upon hearing this, the maid who knew her well began to sob.

"Madam, Li Rui has left today, but he may come again tomorrow!"

"The outside is swarming with Li Rui's soldiers. We can't leave even if we want to. Who knows if he'll kill us all?"

Zhou comforted her.

"Don't worry too much. You've all seen what Li Rui did today. He only kills the ringleaders and will never lay a hand on innocent people like us."

The maid retorted.

"Madam has only met Li Rui once, so how could she possibly guess what he's thinking? If he wanted to kill us, he could do it in a matter of words."

We beg you, Madam, to have pity on us and plead with Li Rui to spare our lives!

The voice just fell.

The others all kowtowed!

"We beg your mercy, Madam, and plead with Li Rui to spare our lives!"

A large group of them knelt down in unison.

Zhou was both anxious and flustered.

She looked at the empty house and spread her hands.

"All the valuables in the manor have been taken away by Li Rui. What can I offer him in return?"

Everyone slowly raised their heads.

But no one dared to look at Zhou.

They remained silent, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

Zhou was naturally intelligent.

Upon seeing this, her face instantly turned pale!

It's easy to guess what these servants want her to do.

Zhou took several steps back, her pretty face turning pale, and cried out urgently.

"Don't even think about it! I've always treated you well, why are you humiliating me like this?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads in even greater shame.

At this time.

On the contrary, a servant gritted his teeth and looked up.

"Madam, everyone saw it today. Li Rui kept looking at you, clearly admiring your beauty!"

Now that the head of the family and the young master are both dead, and all the family wealth is gone, Madam, why don't you just go along with Li Rui!

Besides saving our lives, you yourself can continue to live a life of wealth and luxury! A win-win situation!

Zhou was so angry that her delicate body trembled uncontrollably!

She clutched her chest with one hand and pointed at the servant with the other, her breathing rapid.

"Zhang Wu, you... back then, you were a refugee, on the verge of starving to death on the streets, and I saved your life!"

We even brought you to work in our household, provided you with food and clothing, and yet... how could you say such a thing today?!

Zhang Wu gritted his teeth and stood up angrily.

"If the lady saved you once, why can't she be saved a second time?"

Zhou's gums bled from biting them, and his heart ached as if it were being torn apart.

She gave a bitter laugh and pointed at another maid.

"And you, Xiuhua? I treat you like a younger sister. Are you going to be like Zhang Wu, an ingrate?"

Xiuhua pursed her lips and remained silent.

Finally, she kowtowed heavily and cried.

"Madam, Xiuhua only wants to live!"

Zhou felt utterly devastated!

She slumped against the wall, feeling a wave of self-mockery.

I feel sorry for myself; not long ago I was trying to find a way to save everyone's lives.

But the result?

Li Rui has already left.

These servants, however, wanted to give her to Li Rui!

How ironic!

A fierce glint appeared in Zhou's eyes, and she pulled out the hairpin!

It made a gesture as if it was about to stab into the throat!

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wu was quick-witted and nimble-fingered.

He slapped it, knocking the hairpin away, and shouted at the same time.

"Quickly, hold the lady down!"

Seeing that things had come to this point, the servants decided to go all the way with the dark side.

They rushed forward and tied up Zhou, who was breaking down in tears!

Zhou struggled violently!

But how could she possibly match the strength of these servants?

Gradually, she became exhausted.

She could only let the servants tie her up.

Zhang Wu breathed a sigh of relief and then said to Xiuhua.

"Go boil some water and give the lady a good bath. I'll have someone call General Li back right away."

Xiuhua nodded.

Zhou stared at them intently, her eyes bloodshot.

Xiuhua dared not meet his gaze and fled in panic.

……

at the same time.

Li Rui returned to the government office.

Seeing that Yuan Jia was busy, he asked.

"How many ordinary people are willing to go to Dingzhou?"

Yuan Jia looked at the mountain of names, a bitter feeling welling up inside him.

"There were many, especially after the general ordered the soldiers of the Restoration Army to spread the word everywhere, which resulted in even more people registering."

After the battle, the soldiers of the Restoration Army did not rest for a moment.

Li Rui sent them all to the countryside to explain the current farming policies of Boling County to the people of Wei County.

These soldiers of the Restoration Army were all beneficiaries of the equal-field system.

The poor people of the world suffer much the same fate.

These soldiers' personal accounts resonated more deeply with the people of Yu County.

This also makes them more convinced that going to Boling County will bring about earth-shattering changes in their lives!

Of course, there will always be people who don't believe it.

Li Rui didn't intend to get involved with these people.

He stipulated that the relocated people must pass through Feihukou within half a month.

Weizhou was, after all, the territory of the Khitans.

Li Rui didn't have that much time to stay.

Besides the people who are willing to go to Boling County.

Li Rui also intends to take the more than 5,000 soldiers from Weizhou with him.

As for their families, Li Rui allowed them to accompany him and enjoy the same benefits of the move.

Yuan Jia did a rough calculation.

Within half a month, the population that set off for Boling County.

It is estimated to be between 20,000 and 30,000 people!

They practically emptied out most of Wei County and the surrounding villages!

The fact that so many people are willing to follow is enough to show that the people of Yu County live a very hard life!

Yuan Jia shook his head bitterly.

The people under his rule were willing to leave their homes and seek a better life.

How could the governor not feel heartbroken after seeing this?

Seeing this, Li Rui was about to offer some words of comfort.

suddenly.

Chen Xiaoniu entered and reported.

"General, someone from the Guo family requests that you visit the Guo residence again, saying they have a treasure to give you."