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

Upon hearing Li Rui's words...

Wang Shuyu's body, which had been somewhat tense, instantly went limp!

It was as if Li Rui had his vitals firmly grasped, leaving him feeling utterly listless.

Take this opportunity.

Li Rui turned his head and shouted.

"Zhang Yaozu, what are you waiting for? Summon the Restoration Army!"

Zhang Yaozu was still staring blankly at Li Rui holding two women in his arms.

Upon receiving the order, I immediately sprang to my senses!

"Here you go!!"

Zhao Kuangyin smacked his lips, unable to bear seeing Li Rui and his wife being so affectionate, and quickly said...

"Brother, wait for me, let's go together!"

The soldiers around them were quick to react and dispersed, each rubbing their hands together in preparation.

Li Rui and his family members were left alone in the courtyard.

Seeing that her two older sisters had already hugged him, Sun Xiaomei also tried her best to squeeze into Li Rui's arms.

Li Rui had no choice but to first loosen the grip on Wang Shuyu and Zhang Yourong.

He gave Sun Xiaoluo a tight hug, so tight that she could hardly breathe.

Wang Shuyu came to her senses, still somewhat worried.

"My lord, do we really have to send troops? Even if we wipe out the Wu family, Boling County is so big, we don't have enough manpower to control it."

Li Rui smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I already have a plan."

Wang Shuyu's ideas were typical of the limitations of his time.

Unite the gentry and conquer the world.

This is what the founders of all previous dynasties did.

But Li Rui is different.

His gaze was fixed on the common people.

The gentry can be won over and united.

But you can't be overly friendly without any boundaries!

We need to make an example of them!

Seeing Li Rui's calm expression, Wang Shuyu gradually calmed down as well.

"Okay, I'll do whatever my husband says."

Until then.

The three women then noticed that there were two other girls standing at the door, nervously rubbing their fingers together.

After glancing at him, Wang Shuyu's gaze fell on Li Rui.

Li Rui, who had been calm and composed just moments before, suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Wang Shuyu was intelligent and magnanimous.

She reached out and patted the dust off Li Rui's clothes, speaking softly.

"My lord, the soldiers are waiting outside the city. Go on, I will take care of the two younger sisters."

Li Rui's heart softened.

While the women weren't looking, he secretly pinched Wang Shuyu's waist and hips.

If I remember correctly.

Wang Shuyu liked this very much on her wedding night.

really.

Wang Shuyu's fairy-like face was instantly covered by a blush.

She bit her lip, feeling extremely embarrassed and annoyed.

"Get lost!"

Li Rui laughed and turned to leave.

He whispered to Yuxiao at the door.

"Go ahead, they're all very easy to get along with."

Yu Xiao gave a weak "hmm," still sounding somewhat unsure.

After all, her background wasn't exactly honorable.

……

Outside the county seat.

The Restoration Army has completed its assembly.

There are a total of four hundred people.

Although there weren't many people.

But they were all veterans of the battlefield, their eyes filled with a sharp killing intent!

Especially the eighty-four of them.

They followed Li Rui into battle and even killed the Khitan emperor's banner!

They are the elite of the elite!

Everyone was clad in armor and armed with weapons, their killing intent palpable!

Looking at this army, Zhao Kuangyin felt a surge of turmoil in his heart!

At this moment.

He finally understood.

Why does my father always say that the country's true elite forces are all in the border towns?

The imperial guards in Bianliang were all show and no substance, utterly ineffective.

Zhao Kuangyin originally didn't care much.

It was only at this point that they encountered the Restoration Army.

He believed it.

He was absolutely certain.

This border army of four hundred men.

They could hang up and beat the four thousand imperial guards in Bianliang!

Zhao Kuangyin turned to look at Li Rui again, his eyes burning with fervor.

This trip north was the right decision!

"General!"

Zhang Yaozu rode forward on horseback and reported in a deep voice.

"The Restoration Army consists of 420 men, and 400 have already assembled! The remaining 20 are guarding the ladies."

Li Rui nodded emphatically, his gaze sweeping over every soldier of the Restoration Army.

Although the night was dark, the soldiers' eyes were bright!

because.

The soul of this army.

came back!

"map."

Zhang Yaozu immediately spread out a map of Boling County and began to explain.

"General, the Wu family is a large and powerful family with four estates and nine residences. Four of the estates are located outside the city, and five of the nine residences are also located outside the city."

"How big are they?"

"Each of the three estates covers an area of ​​more than 170 mu, with the main estate alone covering 300 mu! The houses are all large mansions, each starting at 20 mu."

Upon hearing this...

Even Zhao Kuangyin, who grew up in Bianliang, couldn't help but gasp in surprise!

"So big!?"

Zhang Yaozu glanced at him and sneered.

"This is only the land owned by the Wu family. Almost 70% of the farmland in Boling County belongs to the Wu family."

If you add all of these together, the Wu family's actual landholdings must be at least 170,000 mu!

Zhao Kuangyin was completely dumbfounded!

170,000 mu!

Li Rui hadn't expected that the Wu family had acquired so much land.

Fortunately, Wang Shuyu had taken stock of the land in advance and found out the details.

Otherwise, Li Rui really wouldn't know the Wu family's true intentions.

With so much land annexed, the people have no land to cultivate.

Their only option was to become tenant farmers and work for the Wu family.

Can be imagined.

Countless people have suffered greatly from this, yet are unable to escape its clutches.

"He deserves to die!"

Li Rui snorted coldly and immediately gave the order.

"Zhang Yaozu, you take fifty men and go to Wu Family West Village. Chen Xiaoniu, you take fifty men and go to Wu Family North Village."

Zhao Kuangyin, take one hundred men and go to Wu Family East Village…

Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback, and quickly replied.

Why should I bring a hundred men?

Zhang Yaozu explained.

"Of the four major estates of the Wu family, the South Estate is the main estate with the largest population, followed by the East Estate."

Zhao Kuangyin was immediately indignant and retorted.

"We don't need that many people, I'll only bring fifty!"

The voice just fell.

Li Rui then said coldly.

"Just take them. This is war; there's no room for bargaining."

Zhao Kuangyin was speechless and could only reluctantly lead a hundred men.

Li Rui continued to issue orders.

"Zeng Feng, Wei Ping, and Wang Qicai will each lead thirty men to take control of the Wu family's nine residences."

All three were commanders of the Restoration Army and immediately obeyed the order.

Li Rui looked at the remaining 110 people.

"The rest of you, come with me to Nanzhuang."

The 110 people immediately became excited!

Li Rui quelled the commotion, his voice becoming even more serious.

"Listen up, everyone! Three rules: No indiscriminate killing, no looting, and no adultery!"

The goal is to capture them all alive. If anyone resists or tries to escape, regardless of age or gender, they will be killed on the spot!

Besides people, the most important things are the account books and ledgers; they must be protected immediately and must not be damaged under any circumstances!

Everyone nodded emphatically, taking the order to heart.

Li Rui pointed to the sky and shouted in a low voice.

"Using the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) as the standard, take action immediately when the time arrives!"

"Here you go!"

……

The hour of Chou (丑时) is around 2 AM.

Wujia Nanzhuang was quiet, with only a few sporadic crowings of roosters.

This estate is enormous, covering an area of ​​over 300 acres!

Important members of the Wu family each own their own residence.

Wu Shoujun's residence is the largest.

It was even larger than that of the patriarch, Wu Shouyi.

There was no other reason than that Wu Shoujun had a large family.

He had one principal wife, one secondary wife, four concubines, and eight concubines of lower rank!

With so many women, there are bound to be sons and daughters as well.

The entire family, numbering several dozen people, lived in the courtyard.

And deep within the inner courtyard.

Wu Shoujun even had a huge bed specially made for him!

There's no problem with eight or nine people lying on it.

As for what it will be used for?

This is a live performance.

Wu Shoujun had seven concubines serving him, one on each side.

Even more incredible is...

This king-size bed is even outdoors!

Looking down from above, the bed looked like it was covered in worms, wriggling around.

Wu Shoujun usually indulged in such debauchery.

But today, I'm not really interested.

Looking at his concubines, who could be considered quite beautiful, Wu Shoujun couldn't help but shake his head.

"All of you women combined couldn't compare to a single finger of Wang Shuyu!"