Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

Someone shouted, and then everyone scattered and fled in all directions.

"Sir, do you want to chase me?"

Lu Xiaofeng finally spoke. It was a little difficult for him to kill ordinary people directly, but if he could capture the person, he could still do this small thing.

Song Xuan shook his head, "Let them run!"

Lu Xiaofeng said in a serious tone, "These people are not ordinary. Most of them are disciples from wealthy families. If they go back and tell the elders at home, several major families will join forces to deal with you. I'm afraid you will be in trouble!"

"Oh?" Song Xuan said with a smile, "Tell me, what kind of trouble will there be?"

"Let's put aside the impeachment and all that. Brother Hua and I have traveled extensively and are very familiar with the moral character of wealthy families.

Most of these big families have their own assassins and a large number of servants and guards.

Some big families even keep private armies outside the city. They usually disguise themselves as farmers and work in the fields, looking no different from ordinary people.

However, if someone in the officialdom offends them and the conflict is irreconcilable, those private armies disguised as civilians will attack the government by forcing the people to riot against them.

The imperial court has always been very sensitive to popular riots. Even if the head of a government office managed to survive a riot, he would still be punished by the court. The punishment ranged from exile to death in order to appease public grievances.

"These wealthy families are really ruthless..."

Song Xuan guessed that he might face assassination, impeachment and other troubles from the wealthy and powerful families, but he did not expect that he would incite the people to riot.

"How does the imperial court usually deal with rioting civilians?"

"The Great Zhou court has always pursued a policy of suppressing the Jianghu, but has been very tolerant of ordinary people. Even when civil unrest occurs, they usually only punish the ringleaders and don't affect too many people. It is precisely because of this that local tyrants have become increasingly unscrupulous.

"My Lord, you'd better be prepared. You've offended them severely this time. When tactics like coercion, impeachment, and assassination fail, a 'civilian uprising' will likely occur!"

Song Xuan nodded slightly, not really caring.

The civil officials in charge of a region are afraid of civil unrest, but he, Song Xuan, is a military officer, and a member of the Xuanyi Guard, whose duty is to kill. He is not really worried about the so-called civil unrest or riots.

At worst, kill them all!

Clean it all from top to bottom!

"Let's go back and discuss the subsequent deployment, and also check on the progress of the other centurions."

Riding on his warhorse, when leaving Yanliu Lane, Song Xuan looked towards a corner of the street.

But there, a slender woman dressed as a beggar flashed past from the corner of the street.

The figure seemed familiar. Song Xuan pondered for a moment and felt that it seemed somewhat similar to Huang Rong whom he met outside the imperial capital that day.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

He muttered to himself, then shook his head slightly and didn't care about it anymore.

For him at this stage, gathering people and improving his strength are what he cares about. As for women, they have never been the focus of his attention.

Lord Xiao Song was riding his horse in front, but he didn't know that behind him, two general flags of the Xuanyi Guard were communicating with each other through eye contact.

Xuanyi Guard Armor: "The little beggar just now had a slim figure, so she must be a girl, right?"

Xuanyi Wei Yi: "It must be a girl!"

Person A: "I always thought you weren't interested in women, but it turns out you just have unique tastes. We're not finding the right approach!"

B: "It's my chance to get promoted and make a fortune!"

A: "Anyone who is favored by the Lord, even if he is just a little beggar, must be extraordinary. Be safe. When you return, call more people and bring good equipment. You must not make any mistakes!"

......

Song Xuan did not return to the Qianhu Suo directly, but asked his subordinates to go back first, and he took Song Qian to Lin Ruhai's residence.

"Cousin, cousin!"

Lin Daiyu, who got the news, excitedly greeted them at the gate of the inner courtyard. Her eyes, as watery as autumn water, blinked at Song Xuan and his sister, which made people feel amused.

"Hey, little Yuyu, let your cousin see if you've grown up yet?"

Song Qian greeted them with a smile, and after dragging Lin Daiyu to the yard, her hands unconsciously began to touch her little cousin's body.

"Hey, cousin, where are you touching?" Soon, Lin Daiyu's shy and angry voice came from the yard.

"Ha ha!"

Victoria Song laughed heartlessly, "Not bad, not bad, your body has grown up, and you are a good material for giving birth to a son.

It seems that you have not forgotten the skills I taught you. Your body is much stronger than before, and you are no longer so weak and fragile.

Come on, your cousin has something to discuss with your father. Let's go to the inner house and chat. By the way, I'll teach you some breathing techniques. You have good martial arts aptitude, and in a few years you can become a master!"

"Hey, cousin, don't pull me..."

Lin Daiyu's somewhat helpless voice came from the inner house, "Cousin, Daddy is waiting for you in the study. I will accompany my cousin for a walk first. Please don't blame me for my poor hospitality... Oh, don't pull me..."

Chapter 88 Tonight is another night suitable for killing!

In Lin Ruhai's study.

Song Xuan and Lin Ruhai sat opposite each other, drinking tea leisurely.

"You made quite a commotion today. I heard about it at the Salt Courtyard Office."

Lin Ruhai blew into his teacup and continued, "It seems you've already sorted out the Xuanyi Guards. Are you planning to target the wealthy families in Yangzhou?"

Song Xuan nodded, "Although they didn't say it explicitly, I guess the higher-ups transferred me here because they want to take action against the wealthy families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture.

The emperor can allow the people below him to be greedy for money and lustful, but he will never allow them to shake the imperial power.

The wealthy families here have even taken control of the Xuanyi Guards, which has already touched the emperor's reverse scale! "

Lin Ruhai nodded. "So what are you going to do? Clean them all up? Or catch the big ones and let the small ones go, killing the chicken to scare the monkeys?"

"I haven't made up my mind yet." Song Xuan smiled and said, "I came to see my cousin because I want to hear your opinion."

"Killing them all is unrealistic!"

Lin Ruhai took a sip of tea and said, "If you really do that, the whole country will be shocked. Even if the emperor protects you, you will have to take off your official uniform."

"So what does my cousin mean?"

Lin Ruhai smiled faintly and said, "Kill some, win over some, and suppress some!"

Song Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.

"Over the years, my cousin has massacred many large salt merchant families and killed many small and medium-sized salt dealers. Have those hidden enemies ever resorted to rioting against you?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head, "Over the years, they have used money, women, and assassination, but they have never dared to use the popular riot you mentioned.

While this method is powerful, it shouldn't be used lightly. How could the wise Emperor not know the ins and outs of it? Using it once or twice might be tolerable, but repeated use is a recipe for death!

For those wealthy families, it is not worth it for a civil servant like me to start a riot among the people. Assassination and poisoning are enough.

But you…"

Lin Ruhai paused, "I don't know how good your martial arts skills are, but I think they are not weak. Moreover, you have a sacred medicine like Xiao Huan Dan, so poison will have no effect on you.

If the impeachment in the court can't do anything to you, then that's when the people will riot. How will you respond?"

Song Xuan drank the tea in the cup and slowly uttered a word: "Kill!"

Lin Ruhai hummed, "The structure of the Jiangzhe Prefecture needs to be reshuffled, and it must be replaced with people who are friendly with you. This process will inevitably involve killing.

Just let go and do it, and then the salt soldiers from my salt court will enter the city to help you put down the rebellion!"

Song Xuan smiled and said, "With my cousin's words, I feel relieved!"

The purpose of his coming today was to get the troops from Yanyuan.

Although each of the Xuanyi Guards in the Qianhu Suo is quite powerful, there are only a few hundred of them after all. If chaos breaks out in the city, this number of people will not be enough to control the entire Yangzhou City.

The importance of Lin Ruhai, who was in charge of an independent army, naturally stood out.

"When are you going to take action?"

Song Xuan pondered and said, "Maybe half a month later. I will release the Xuanyi Guards from the Qianhu Division and launch a two-week operation to eliminate gangsters and evil.

They definitely cannot touch those wealthy and powerful families, so they have to eradicate the evil forces below first.

Half a month is enough time for the wealthy families in Yangzhou City to take sides!"

Kill one group, win over another, and suppress another. This is Lin Ruhai's strategy, and Song Xuan thinks it is very good.

He gave half a month, during which time, those who were willing to stand on his side and surrender to him would be the ones worth winning over.

Those who take the initiative to stand up and fight are naturally the ones who need to be eliminated.

As for the remaining wealthy families who remain on the sidelines, they will be the ones to be suppressed in the future.

"It seems that you have already made up your mind, so go ahead and do it."

The more Lin Ruhai looked at Song Xuan, the more satisfied he became. Whether in appearance, character, martial arts or methods, he was a top genius in the world. He was capable and not impatient, and he could listen to the opinions of others. His future was limitless.

With such a younger generation who is friendly to me, I will have external support when I enter the cabinet in the future.

"By the way, the Yangzhou City Guards are a variable. Just in case, you need to prepare in advance and control the garrison commanders in advance.

He doesn't need to participate in quelling the rebellion, he just needs to wait and see and not get involved!"

Song Xuan nodded hurriedly and said, "My cousin reminded me of this. I will send someone to arrange it!"

With that, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Stay for dinner and then go back."

Lin Ruhai smiled and invited, "Yu'er, you're unfamiliar with the place and don't have anyone to talk to. You two are of similar age, so it's a good opportunity for you to chat more."

Song Xuan pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Okay!"

......

After dinner, it was completely dark.

After saying goodbye to Lin Ruhai and his daughter, Song Xuan and his sister rode their green-maned horses and strolled leisurely on the streets.

"Brother, our little cousin has some strange feelings towards you." Looking up at the stars in the sky, Victoria Song suddenly spoke slowly.

"Oh!"

"Is that all?" Victoria Song was somewhat dissatisfied with her brother's reaction.

"What else?" Song Xuan stretched lazily. "Lu Xiaoliu's feelings towards you are not right either. Are you willing to marry him?"

Victoria Song shook her head and said, "I always treat him as my younger brother!"

Song Xuan shrugged. "That's all. Love between men and women depends on fate. In this regard, I always believe in letting things take their natural course and letting things unfold naturally. Just let things be as they should be."

I don’t force or suppress anything. If I like someone, I like them. If I don’t like someone, I don’t like them. I never accept or make a promise just because someone likes me.”

Victoria Song seemed to be thinking about something, "It seems that you really don't like those who are too young. For the time being, you don't have any thoughts about your little cousin."

This was a normal thing to say, but after Song Qian finished speaking, she subconsciously lowered her head to look at her chest, which made Song Xuan's mouth twitch slightly.

Song Erni just said that she doesn’t like things that are too small. After all this time, this is what she meant?

"Brother, I'm hungry, let's go eat!"

Song Qian's words made Song Xuan's train of thought unable to catch up for a moment, "Didn't we just eat at the Lin Mansion?"

"Oh, I was so busy talking to Daiyu that I didn't eat much. You saw how my cousin ate, so politely that I felt embarrassed to eat too much. I wondered if I could be full!"

"That's right! Tianranju is right up ahead. Come on, I'll treat you to a feast. Eat as much as you want!"

At the banquet tonight, Victoria Song acted like a lady for once, eating in a dignified and elegant manner, but she really didn't eat much, which was really a torture for a foodie like her.

When the two arrived in front of Tianranju, Song Xuan paused.

Tianranju is a famous restaurant in Yangzhou City. It is usually very lively at this time, but at this moment it is deserted and there are few people to be seen.

Song Xuan felt the few people on the second floor who were trying their best to hide their warrior aura, and smiled at Song Qian.

Tonight is another night suitable for killing!

Chapter 89 I am a kind person and do not like killing

After entering Tianranju and going up to the second floor, Song Xuan and the others sat down in the center.

With a bang, Victoria Song slammed her sword on the table in a very heroic manner.