The bloody corpse with its throat cut in half, the long knife still hanging on the neck, the spreading purple-black blood flow, the young man who always looked indifferent, the handle of the knife was shaking slightly by his side, occasionally hitting the green
The hem of the shirt.
All this gave everyone present an unparalleled impact... Cui Qian was still doubting whether Li Shan was pretending until the moment the long knife struck down.
It was not only Cui Qian who suspected whether Li Shan was posturing, but also Cui Xin, Ling Jing, Ma Zhou, Xue Zhong, and even Qi Laoliu.
After all, he is a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe.
But among these people, Wei Zheng is not included.
This is the difference between you and me.
Wei Zheng was a scholar-bureaucrat who took the world as his own responsibility, not a scholar immersed in writings, not a counselor who only knew how to scheming, nor a son of an aristocratic family who was ignorant of the sufferings of the people.
Facing Li Shan's calm eyes, Wei Zheng felt anger, panic, and even shame in his heart. He lowered his head and said nothing.
Yes, whoever kills must pay with his life.
This is the simplest and most recognized truth in the world...but it can never be implemented.
I couldn't do it, but you did.
Wei Zheng silently looked at the blood that had seeped into the land, thinking that Li Shan's move would definitely be rough for him in the future, or at least he would be blamed after the prince ascended the throne.
But for me... it's a good thing. Li Shan has taken the blame, and I can calm down the chaos easily just by being gentle.
The sun had already set, and the surrounding guards lit torches. The rebel soldiers had abandoned their weapons and fell to the ground under the dim light of the fire.
Ling Jing looked at the single young man comforting the rebellious soldiers from a distance, and felt very regretful... If he had been born twenty years earlier, no, only ten years earlier, the world would not have been settled.
At dusk on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Shan, a young hero who had gained fame in Shandong Province, personally killed Cui Bo, a young man from a small house in Qinghe who had murdered his wife, in Qinghe County.
That night, there was a huge earthquake in the Cui clan of Qinghe, and all the celebrities gathered in Qinghe County were eclipsed.
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Cui Bo was summoned by Kuai Ma, and Wei Zheng, the envoy who inspected Shandong Province, promised not to be held guilty. In Zhangnan County and Jingcheng County, the people rebelled and peace was established.
The Cui clan members from all over the country, including the Fang clan in Qinghe and the Zhang clan in Wucheng, all returned their fields... for fear of attracting the evil star who would come with a knife.
On the sixth day of December, the news spread. The chaos in Jizhou, Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, and Luozhou subsided. The Li family in Zhaojun and the Cui family in Boling were also silent. The situation in Shandong changed.
And in the early morning of that day, Li Shan, whose hands were stained with the blood of the Cui family's descendants in Qinghe, quietly boarded the boat and left.
Both Li Shan and Ling Jing are well-known. The former helped the Tang army defeat Liu Heitai and regain Shandong, and the latter is a veteran celebrity. But today, there is no one who came to see him off...well, there is no one.
Li Shan had to cast an apologetic look at Ling Jing... Many of Dou Jiande's old men came to Qinghe just to say goodbye to Ling Jing.
Even before going to the county government yesterday, they were still saying goodbye to Ling Jing... But today, they all disappeared.
Li Shan once again felt the huge influence of the aristocratic family in the local area.
But what surprised Li Shan was that this time Ling Jing gently advised: "I'm going to Chang'an now. It will be difficult to return to my homeland. If I don't come, I won't come."
"Although killing Cui Bo attracts attention, you are reasonable and there is no mistake in handling it. You should hold your head high and chest high, there is no need to lower your head."
Tsk tsk, can you lose all your old personas?
Sensing Li Shan's strange look, Ling Jing rolled his eyes, "If the world hadn't been settled, kill the Cui family's children and gather the rebels... When you go to Chang'an, the King of Qin will also kill you to thank the Qinghe Cui family!"
Yeah, that's the smell... Li Shan nodded with a smile and stood on the deck facing the wind. The cold winter wind blew in his face, blowing his clothes.
By the river, there is a huge house, and beside a few dead willow trees, there is a two-story building. The windows are wide open, revealing a young and delicate face, with half-dotted black eyes, staring intently.
Boats on the river.
Li Shan looked intently, the river wind was whistling, and the windows were blowing wildly. The woman leaned out and pressed the window with her hands, but her eyes slowly moved along with the boat.
Li Shan was a little surprised. This was a little girl, about ten years old. She was not too far away. She could tell that she was a beautiful girl. Her eyes were complicated and indescribable, and she seemed happy and angry at the same time.
"Go back to the cabin." Ling Jing beside him suddenly said: "The cold wind is biting, like scraping bones."
Li Shan responded casually, but suddenly someone leaned forward, got in front of the girl, and slammed the window shut.
Ling Jing secretly looked at Li Shan, who seemed to be missing something, and sighed in his heart. He was a native of Shandong. He was famous for his talent and learning in his early years, and had many contacts with Cui Xin... This house is Cui Xin's residence, and he has been here several times.
, according to the orientation, the small building by the river should be the backyard.
Is there any need to guess who that little lady is?
When Li Shan became famous in Shandong and Cui Xin paid close attention to him, Ling Jing was thinking that he had been greatly favored by Li Shan. If he could bridge the gap between Li Shan and Cui, he might be able to repay his kindness.
But in the blink of an eye, Li Shanli killed Cui Bo, and between Qinghe Cui... this was like grabbing Qinghe Cui by the collar and slapping him on the left and right.
Still hoping for marriage?
Dream on!
Li Shan retracted his hands and entered the cabin. He looked back at Qinghe County, which was already drifting away. His face had the usual indifference, but there was also a trace of sadness in his eyes.
For a doctor, killing Cui Bo actually has no meaning.
After a while, Ma Zhou walked slowly over and stood next to Ling Jing who was watching the scenery from the window. "It's snowing again. The snow is quite heavy this year. It will be a good thing until spring next year."
Ling Jing was silent for a long time and then sighed: "The name Huairen is really appropriate."
Ma Zhou also sighed.
In the past few days, they had all watched Fang Silang's burial. Cui had done a great job. Li Shan had almost no intervention from beginning to end, but he said very little.
Li Shan himself felt guilty for not saving Fang Silang's life.
In the riverside house that had gone away, Mrs. Zhang, who looked ugly, reprimanded in a low voice, "Let's let this matter go. Li Shan is cruel and ruthless, and he will not be rewarded in the future!"
"Beheading Cui Bo and quelling civil unrest is a great benevolence." Mrs. Cui's voice was slightly sharp, and her words were even sharper. "How can you be ruthless?"
"Why does mother say that there will be no good retribution in the future?!"
Zhang was so angry that her eyebrows stood up. Cui Xin hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said with a smile: "There is some truth in this statement."
For Li Shan, Shandong's rich and powerful families have mixed feelings. This time Liu Heitai has returned, and wherever the Turkic army has passed, almost no one is inhabited, and there are no dogs barking in the villages. Even the rich and powerful families can't stand it... You must know that Shandong
After so many years of fighting, the local power of powerful families has rarely been affected, let alone their interests.
Li Shan attacked the Beizhou camp at night and rushed to Powucheng. He persuaded the Turks to return north with his eloquent words, and also planned a plan to capture and kill Liu Heita... Shandong was pacified so quickly. The wealthy family was grateful to him.
of.
In fact, Li Shan's rise to fame... was also promoted by individuals from well-established families, such as Cui Xin.
But the killing of Cui Bo caused an uproar in Shandong. This method made countless people wary. It was not the deep hatred for Li Shan himself, but the natural rejection of such methods by the family members... This is also the reason why Zhang family
The origin of the cruelty mentioned.
This is a young man with great energy and no rules. He only has a few possessions and a country woman, but he kills people to pay for it with his life!
Even if Fang Silang died of serious injuries, why should Cui's children pay for it with their lives?