For a moment, everyone was hurriedly kowtowing and begging for mercy, and hurriedly asked the government officials to take the money back from their bags.
It can be said that how wantonly he was before, he is now so frightened.
On weekdays, he is a well-known gangster from all over the country, but when it comes to the imperial court, he is not worth mentioning at all.
Chen Mu winked, and then his elder brother came forward to search him. After a while, the silver that had been divided up was returned to the box again.
If these people didn't take the money, it would be hard for Chen Mu to ask Qi Zeguang for help.
Qi Zeguang walked up to Chen Mu, pointed at everyone and said, "I think this group of people have done a lot of harm to people in the past. Why don't they just send them to the Monan front line?"
Although Qi Zeguang's tone was calm, when everyone heard that they were to be sent to Monan, their begging for mercy stopped instantly, and their faces turned ashen, as if they were directly sentenced to death.
Yizhou is very close to Monan. It can be said that it can be reached on foot in half a month. How could they not know that the imperial army was sending troops to Monan to resist the Tatar raids from the south?
Especially at this time of year, the autumn harvest is approaching. Almost every year during the autumn harvest, the Tatars will raise their troops and go south.
Mobei has the natural barrier of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. Tatar cavalry going south rarely use Mobei as a breakthrough point.
Therefore, during the autumn harvest season, the area where Monan borders Tatar territory will become the main battlefield between the two armies.
Even if they have never been to the battlefield, how can it be that most people have not experienced the years when they were plundered by those tigers and wolves heading south?
When the Tatars go south, they must first take Yizhou.
They have seen how brave and tough the prairie cavalry is. The Longxia Dynasty has not won a single victory for so many years. Although the domestic economy is prosperous, the military aspect is in a mess.
If wealth is not protected by strength, it can only be a piece of fat meat that can be slaughtered.
Over the years, has there ever been a year when the country didn’t suffer a disastrous defeat and then compensated a large number of people, materials and money to coax these Tatars back to the grassland?
Now is the time when the two armies are confronting each other. If he is really brought to the battlefield, he is afraid that his neck will be taken off by the Tatar's scimitar in the next second.
After hearing this, Chen Mu felt good. Instead of staying in the village and causing harm, it would be better to send him to the battlefield to protect his family and country.
But then he glanced at Shopkeeper Liu and said, "It's a good idea, but Mr. Qi, what do you think I should do with this person?"
Seeing what was pointed out, Qi Zeguang hesitated for a moment, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Although it is something that violates the criminal law, I am responsible for everything, sir, just do whatever you want."
After saying that, Qi Zeguang led the government servants and the dozen or so people outside.
Chen Mu glanced at his elder brother and said, "Brother, please take Liu Si out with you."
Chen Jianghe glared coldly at Shopkeeper Liu who was on the ground, vaguely guessing what Chen Mu was going to do, and immediately led Liu Si outside.
Chen Mu glanced at Shopkeeper Liu who was kneeling on the ground, and then said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Liu, you didn't expect us to come back with a kill, right?"
Even though I really want to cut this kid into pieces, under the current situation, I still can't let go of everything and cry and beg in front of Chen Mu.
In his eyes, Chen Mu was a scholar, and all scholars were arrogant. As long as he lowered his body to a very low level, he might be spared.
"I'm just an old fool! Xiaomu, according to seniority... I'm still your uncle, so... like this, I'll give you, sister Liu Si, and your brother a thousand kowtows each to spare my life!"
As he said this, shopkeeper Liu really started knocking on the ground with a "dong dong dong" sound.
Every blow was done with almost all his strength, and within ten blows, blood slowly flowed from his forehead.
Chen Mu slowly squatted down and then clamped his neck with one hand.
At this time, the two eyes were looking at each other. Through the cold moonlight, Shopkeeper Liu saw Chen Mu's cold eyes again, and his whole body felt chilled by just one look.
It was like being watched closely by a wild wolf or tiger. His whole body was completely helpless and he couldn't even move at all.
"You said you just killed our family and it's over. You can take wealth but not lives. You can do anything. No wonder you haven't gotten ahead in life."
Chen Mu was like preaching sutras to others. After speaking softly, the next moment he covered Shopkeeper Liu's mouth with his sleeve, and then took out the knife he had prepared.
"Woo!"
Against the background of the moonlight, Chen Mu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stared straight at Shopkeeper Liu's face. He raised and lowered the knife, just like peeling an apple, slashing across his face again and again.
Stabbing to death is a kind of relief. In this process, people can truly understand the boundless pain of killing people.
In a short time, all the skin and flesh on Shopkeeper Liu's face was peeled off by Chen Mu. Looking through the moonlight, one could clearly see the bones of the entire face, which was extremely bloody.
But even so, the person was still alive and did not die from excessive bleeding. It can only be said that Chen Mu's technique was too skillful and fast.
He wiped the blood on his hands, and after he finished venting his anger, he clamped his neck with both hands and pressed it to the ground. He didn't know how much force he used, but he could only see Chen Mu's arms shaking slightly under the force.
Until shopkeeper Liu died of anger.
He stared at me for a moment, leaving only one sentence: Who told you to be so interested in the faces of my family?
Then he went to the well to clean himself.
Behind the shade of a tree outside the courtyard, Qi Zeguang watched all of this quietly.
Although his face had not changed at all, there was an indescribable horror in his eyes.
He had also killed people, but after killing them, he felt extremely panicked and felt guilty, and even couldn't help but vomit.
But there is no way he can be as calm and calm as Chen Mu. Killing a person is the same as killing a pig or dog.
And the method of killing is really... bloody.
Is this... really a scholar?
As for the inside of the house, it has been smashed into a mess. The mud walls have collapsed, and the roof is full of holes smashed by stones. It is teetering on the edge and may collapse at the next moment.
After burying shopkeeper Liu's body, Chen Mu simply took his eldest brother and Liu Si to the shop in the city.
The mountain road was difficult to travel at night, so Qi Zeguang directly asked Liu Si to sit on his dark horse, which made the three of them a little flattered.
Qi Zeguang was leading the horse in front of him. Even though Chen Mu had traveled through time, he knew very well what it was like for the eldest son of a county magistrate to lead a horse for his wife.
You are already treating yourself with the highest standard of courtesy.
Just based on the painting lyrics in the daytime?
Not afraid.
There can be no one in the world who is kind to you for no reason. I am afraid that this person, because of that poem, bets that he will rise in the future, and takes advantage of his loneliness to show kindness.
However, being able to achieve this step also proves that this person is very generous and a trustworthy person. For tonight's incident, I do owe him this favor.
It was not until midnight that the group entered Yelang County.
After handing those people over to the Yamen police, Qi Zeguang just took his horse and drove him to the door of the shop.
"Thanks to Young Master Qi for helping me today. If I have the ability in the future, I will definitely give Young Master a peach in return."
Qi Zeguang took the horse and waved his hand with a smile: "I'm just saying these things to others. This is the responsibility of the yamen. When you are free, sir, just treat me to a drink."
Chen Mu cupped his hands and said, "Definitely."
After saying that, Qi Zeguang mounted his horse and gradually disappeared into the night with the clatter of horse hooves.
At this time, the three of them are also extremely sleepy. There is another floor above this shop, with a total of four rooms. Chen Mu originally planned to use this as his new home.
I don’t want to buy it during the day and have to move in at night.
Even though he was exhausted after experiencing so many things tonight, after going upstairs, Liu Si insisted on letting his eldest brother choose the room first, saying that there was a difference in length.
However, the eldest brother was confused. When he saw that he had gone to the room on the far left, Liu Si decisively pulled him to the room on the far right.
As for the purpose, haha, Chen Mu couldn't help but look hopeless.