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

"Starting tomorrow, I'll help Li Rui catch the thieves!"

Shi Lingxian crossed her arms over her chest, raised her eyebrows, and shouted sweetly.

Shi Lingshu rested her chin on her hand and blinked.

Does Li Rui know about this?

"Tsk, he doesn't need to know. This princess just wanted to do good deeds and was only helping him out as a side effect."

"Oh, but sister, we've come all this way to Dingzhou, just to be Li Rui's catcher?"

Upon hearing this...

Shi Lingxian pinched her younger sister's cheek in dissatisfaction.

"What do you know? If I help him, he'll have to repay me when we meet again!"

"At that time, hmph, I will, as a princess, force him to repay me with his body!"

Shi Lingshu held her forehead.

Has my older sister gone crazy from practicing martial arts?

Offering oneself in marriage is simply impossible!

If it's just lusting after Li Rui's body.

It would be better to just come to their door and take off your clothes!

With her looks, if she were to take the initiative, Li Rui wouldn't be able to resist her.

of course.

This is definitely something I can't say out loud.

She is, after all, the younger sister of the current emperor and the eldest princess of the Great Jin Dynasty.

How could someone do something so shameless?

Even royalty has some sense of shame!

Shi Lingshu was helpless.

Although she is smart, she always listens to her older sister.

I had no choice but to go along with their nonsense.

……

Early morning.

Li Rui habitually gets up early and exercises by lifting stone weights in the courtyard.

The jade flute is still asleep.

Last night must have been tough on her.

Yuxiao was originally a geisha, and in order to maintain her beauty, she was always thin.

How could it withstand Li Rui's antics?

If I don't sleep until late morning, I probably won't have the energy to get out of bed.

Li Rui put down the stone lock and started running along the courtyard again.

While running, I checked the system.

[Partner already included: Jade Flute, currently being rated]

[Appearance: 92/10]

[Appearance: 95 points]

[Background: 40 points]

Moral Character: 94 points

Overall score: 80.25 points, rating: Excellent

The rewards are as follows:

[City defense construction technology, level: top-tier!]

There is only one reward.

But it was directly elevated to the top level!

Li Rui's eyes suddenly lit up!

Fortification construction!

He needs this!

As the front line directly facing the Khitan, Dingzhou would inevitably encounter the Khitans once war broke out.

Boling County was the base that Li Rui chose.

We must not let it be destroyed in war.

Therefore, the construction of city defenses was of paramount importance.

In addition, Li Rui also plans to build a fortified village.

A cursory search revealed that top-tier city defense construction techniques also included the construction of fortified villages.

Li Rui was immediately satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that Yu Xiao was exhausted last night, I would definitely have given her a proper reward!

……

noon.

Yu Xiao had a basin of hot water brought over and secretly washed the bed sheets and clothes.

While washing, she scolded Li Rui for being too fierce.

That's good now.

It's everywhere; I have to wash it.

But once the sheets were hung outside, they were seen by the other women.

What should I do?

Wouldn't I be so ashamed I'd die of embarrassment?!

Yu Xiao's cheeks flushed, and she gave up completely.

She summoned Man'er.

After a long and desperate pleading session, she finally managed to get Man'er to help her.

They secretly took the soiled sheets and clothes to the outskirts and burned them!

Zhang Yourong hummed a tune, holding a clean bed sheet in her arms, and pushed open the door.

Seeing that the bed was completely empty, he was taken aback.

"Huh? I just changed the sheets for my husband yesterday!"

Yu Xiao passed by outside the door.

Upon hearing this, her delicate body swayed, her face filled with panic!

Fearing that Zhang Yourong would discover something, he hurriedly slipped away with small, quick steps.

Li Rui, who was busy with official duties, was naturally unaware of this little incident.

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.

Inside the county government office, Li Rui said.

"Magistrate Zhou, this is the evidence of the Wu family's crimes. You may proceed with the trial."

Zhou Fang took the thick stack of papers.

He pretended to look at it for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, that makes sense and is based on evidence."

Upon hearing this...

Wu Shouyi and Wu Shoujun, who were kneeling below the hall, immediately rolled their eyes!

Of course, it's reasonable and well-founded!

Damn Li Rui.

They said they found twenty suits of armor in their house!

Possessing armor is a crime equivalent to treason!

One copy could lead to exile, ten copies would result in beheading and confiscation of property.

Twenty sets!

That's enough to warrant the execution of the entire family!

not to mention.

Besides hoarding armor, there are many other charges against the Wu family for oppressing the people.

These are also true.

As the local tyrant of Boling County for over a hundred years, how could he not have committed acts of bullying men and women?

All the charges combined.

The Wu family is truly a malignant tumor!

He deserves to be torn to pieces!

Zhou Fang understood that today was just a formality.

"The Wu family's crimes are well-documented and they should have been executed along with their entire family. However, the Wu family has contributed to the governance of Boling County over the past century."

Therefore, female members of the clan were spared the death penalty, while male members who were not guilty of heinous crimes were instead sentenced to corvée labor.

A simple trial.

This caused many of the Wu family men to turn pale and wail everywhere!

Most of them don't have to die.

However, corvée labor was substituted for the death penalty.

That means you have to do the hardest and most tiring work, and keep doing it until you die!

I'd rather just die!

Wu Shoujun kept staring at Li Rui, but his mind was on his two wives.

All twelve of his concubines were lost to Li Rui's subordinates.

Looking back now, she probably forgot about him long ago and devoted herself to serving other men.

Meanwhile, his two wives are still imprisoned.

Although they were not as beautiful as Wang Shuyu, they were still very charming.

Wu Shoujun was thinking.

After I die, will Li Rui take his wife for himself?

They'll either take her as a concubine or reduce her to a slave.

Then he would wantonly commit adultery to humiliate himself?

But then I thought about it and realized it was impossible.

Wu Shoujun gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Li Rui had never taken him seriously, so why would he humiliate a dead man who was beneath his notice?

From beginning to end.

He acted like a clown, desperately trying to prove that he was no worse than Li Rui.

But now it seems...

Just having some fun.

Wu Shoujun, known for his fiery temper, remained quiet, making self-deprecating remarks.

I just wish death would come quickly.

Wu Shouyi, who was always calm and collected.

But he became so anxious that his face turned red, and he started cursing loudly.

"Li Rui! You can't kill me! If you kill me, no one will help you control Boling County!"

If you let me live, I'll help you thoroughly investigate hidden households and land holdings within two months at most!

If I die, you won't be able to accomplish this for years! When the people are in turmoil, no one will have the authority to suppress them!

I can't die, I can't die! My life is of great use to you! I can't die!

I heard his wailing.

Li Rui remained unmoved.

Now you know to beg for mercy?

Why didn't you do this sooner?!

Li Rui waved his hand indifferently.

Soldiers immediately rushed forward and forcibly dragged Wu Shouyi away.

On the eve of departure.

This patriarch of the Wu family continues to emphasize his own importance.

He still believes that to this day.

Without his help, Li Rui could never have completely taken control of Boling County in a short period of time.

There's nothing that Hidden Field can do!

Wu Shouyi couldn't understand it.

Why would Li Rui dare to kill him?

Until his dying breath.

A person walked up to him.

The Restoration Army soldiers in charge of the execution called this man Mr. Wu.

Wu Shouyi's hair was disheveled, and he looked utterly pathetic.

He looked up at the man and then roared in anger.

"Wu Wang! You traitor! How dare you come to see me?"

Wu Wang sighed, his expression tinged with pity.

"Master, why are you still so stubbornly persistent?"

Wu Shouyi cursed angrily.

"I'm the one who's stubbornly clinging to my delusions? It's Li Rui who's stubbornly clinging to his delusions! Without me, how could he possibly conduct a thorough land survey, or investigate hidden households?"

Wu Wang shook his head.

This formerly high-ranking patriarch is truly laughable.

"Do you know that Hidden Field has completed its survey, and almost all the farmland in the county has been measured?"

These words were spoken.

Wu Shouyi shuddered suddenly!

His eyes widened, and he roared in disbelief.

"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"