All the officials from Yangcheng, big and small, arrived. Tian Caiwei and Li Guishou took their seats. A soldier hurried out from the backyard and reported to Long Chen: "To report to King Wu, 21 corpses were found in the backyard. All of them were drained of blood. Two of them were dug up.
Heartbroken."
After the soldier finished speaking, all the officials present except Tian Caiwei and Li Guishou looked shocked and didn't know what happened.
Long Chen nodded slightly and the soldiers retreated.
Long Chen glanced at the crowd and said loudly: "I, King Long Chen, are here to hunt down the Holy Son of the Ghost Clan!"
"Wu Gui, the prefect of Yangcheng, betrayed the Holy Son of the Ghost Tribe and falsely passed on military orders with the intention of coercing more than 100,000 people from Yangcheng into the grassland and giving them to the Ghost Tribe as food rations!"
When the officials below heard about it, they were shocked into silence.
Many of these officials went out with the army. They thought they were really going north to resist the ghost tribe, but they didn't expect Wu Gui to use them as food rations.
"A few nights ago, I had a battle with the Holy Son of the Ghost Tribe. I believe some of you saw it."
"The Holy Son of the Ghost Tribe was seriously injured by this king and escaped. Wu Gui took advantage of the chaos and escaped."
"Wu Gui thinks there are benefits to joining the ghost clan, huh, how naive he is."
"On the way here, I met Wu Gui's family members at the inn. I ignored them and let them enter the grassland to join the ghost tribe."
Long Chen glanced at everyone, they didn't understand why they let Wu Gui's family go.
"You don't understand? You're right if you don't understand."
Long Chen continued: "You know Ma Feizi, right? The owner of Mazhuang brought two hundred thousand horses to the Holy Son of the Ghost Clan. As a result, the grandchildren he brought with him were eaten by the Ghost Clan."
There was a big fuss over Ma Feizi, and they all knew that Ma Feizi had defected.
But they didn't know that Ma Feizi's grandchildren were eaten.
"Ma Feizi fled back to Yanmen Pass and wanted me to avenge him. Of course I ignored him. He brought the blame on himself."
"Wu Gui escaped, can he survive? I tell you, it is impossible!"
"When Wu Gui and his family members arrive on the grassland, they are the ghost tribe's rations. No one can escape, and they will all die!"
"If you don't do a good job here, the governor will go to the grassland to die, and I won't stop him!"
Long Chen's voice was cold, and everyone present looked at each other in shock.
I didn't expect Wu Gui to be a traitor, and I didn't expect Ma Feizi to be so miserable.
"What is a ghost tribe? It eats people. If you go to the ghost tribe, the ghost tribe will treat you well? How stupid!"
After criticizing Wu Gui, Long Chen returned to the topic: "Wu Gui ran away, he is dead, let's not talk about him anymore."
"Tian Caiwei has outstanding talents. I have declared her to be the governor of Yangcheng. All government affairs will be handled by her. Lieutenant Li will work well with her."
Li Guishou immediately stood up and paid homage: "The last general takes orders."
The other officials immediately bowed and said, "I will definitely help you with all my heart."
Long Chen personally appointed him in public, just like the empress bestowing imperial titles, no one dares to disobey.
"You can tell the people the truth about what happened this time, and you can also tell the officials in the surrounding counties and counties, so that they can understand that it is a dead end to seek refuge with the ghost clan!"
"The king has other things to do. You must obey the orders of Prefect Tian and Lieutenant Li."
After saying that, Long Chen stood up and walked out.
There was still something going on over there in Yuncheng, so Long Chen had no time to stay.
Tian Caiwei and Li Guishou saw Long Chen off, and other officials followed him out of the prefect's mansion.
"Okay, let's all go back."
Long Chen rode out of the city. When he arrived outside the city, Shi Jingxiang was waiting wearing a black hat.
"Has it been dealt with?"
"It's done, let's go."
The two of them rode towards Yuncheng.
...
Wu Gui rode his horse to the agreed place, where his wife Xu, son Wu Lin, and other concubine's family members were waiting.
"The master is here."
A servant saw Wu Gui and shouted happily.
Mrs. Xu and Wu Lin were overjoyed to see Wu Gui. Wu Lin ran over, held the horse's rein, and said happily: "Father is finally here. Why is father alone?"
Only then did Wu Lin notice that Wu Gui looked very embarrassed, with a bad expression on his face and a very frightened expression.
"King Wu is coming, King Wu is coming."
Wu Gui muttered in horror, and the servant helped Xu come over. When Xu heard that Long Chen was coming, she asked: "King Wu is here just in time, why is the master doing this?"
Mrs. Xu didn't know that Wu Gui had taken refuge with Gui Fei, so she thought it was a good thing that Long Chen was here.
Wu Gui looked back to the south and said, "What a fart, I have taken refuge with the Ghost Clan. This march was ordered by the Holy Son of the Ghost Clan."
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu and Wu Lin were both stunned, and the servant next to them was also shocked.
"Master, you...you actually took refuge in the ghost clan?"
Mrs. Xu couldn't believe it and almost fainted from shock.
Wu Lin said in surprise: "When did my father join the ghost clan? Why don't we know about it?"
Wu Gui waved his hand and said: "What happened in the past, the top priority is to enter the grassland and find the ghost tribe. No, it is not the ghost tribe, it is the saint tribe. Remember it, don't say the wrong thing."
"Leave now, leave now."
Wu Gui wanted to continue walking north, but his horse was too weak to run and refused to go no matter how hard he was beaten.
Wu Lin said: "Father, please drink some water first, and then change your horse before leaving."
Helping Wu Gui to dismount, a servant brought a kettle. Wu Gui drank a few gulps, choking and coughing while drinking.
After drinking the water, Wu Gui felt unbearably hungry. His family brought him oil cakes. Wu Gui ate three in a row and drank another pot of water. After eating, his body's fatigue returned, and Wu Gui collapsed on the ground.
"Father."
Wu Lin knelt down and supported Wu Gui. Wu Gui could hardly open his eyes and said tiredly: "Come on, help me get into the car and walk to the grassland to find the saints. Remember, we are the saints."
The matter has been exposed. Long Chen is very kind to ordinary people and very cruel to officials. A traitor like Wu Gui will definitely be executed if he is caught.
Wu Lin found a servant and carried Wu Gui into the carriage, and the family immediately headed for the grassland.
As for where the grassland is, they don't know.
In a dozen carriages, carrying his family members, servants, and gold and silver goods, Wu Gui walked north for more than ten miles.
A person suddenly appeared in front of him, it was Li Chengdao.
"Step aside!"
The slave who was clearing the way in front saw Li Chengdao alone, raised his whip and shouted loudly.
They were servants of the prefect's mansion. They were used to being arrogant and domineering. In addition, they were in a bad mood after traveling long distances, so they were very irritable.
Li Chengdao ignored the servant and looked at the carriage behind him.
"Behind us is the governor of Yangcheng. If you dare to block the way, you are seeking death!"
The whip in the servant's hand struck Li Chengdao hard.
Before the whip could be struck, the servant's head suddenly flew up and blood spurted out from his neck.
When the people behind saw the servant killed, they were so frightened that they immediately stopped the carriage.
"Master, you killed someone."
The servant in front shouted, and the concubine poked her head out of the carriage and saw this horrific scene.
"Master, it's murder, it's murder."
The concubine screamed in fear, while Wu Gui was still sleeping in the carriage.
Wu Lin spent a lot of effort to shake Wu Gui awake.
"What's wrong?"
Wu Gui got up in a daze, and Wu Lin said: "Father, there is someone blocking the road ahead, and he killed our people."
Wu Gui was so frightened that he woke up and thought that Long Chen was chasing him. He hurriedly opened the curtain and saw Li Chengdao blocking him in front.
Wu Gui was stunned for a moment, then jumped off the carriage happily, ran to Li Chengdao, and said happily: "Where is the Holy Son? Where is the Holy Son?"
Of course Wu Gui knew Li Chengdao, and he also knew that Li Chengdao was Gui Fei's personal servant.
Li Chengdao appears here, which means that the ghost fetus is also nearby.
Li Chengdao looked at the motorcade and sneered: "Ghost, he's dead."
Wu Gui was stunned...Li Chengdao actually called the ghost fetus instead of the saint son. Something was wrong.
"Dead? How could the Holy Son die?"
Wu Gui couldn't believe that the god in his eyes was actually dead.
Li Chengdao said with a little pride: "Why can't you die? I will kill him!"
Wu Gui's expression completely froze.
"You...killed the Holy Son? Don't be kidding. Although I failed in my errand, it was not my fault. Long Chen suddenly appeared, and the Holy Son also saw it."
Wu Gui thought that he had failed in his errand and that the ghost had abandoned him, and wanted to explain it to Li Chengdao.
Li Chengdao smiled coldly and said: "Why can't you understand human language? I said the ghost fetus was dead. I killed him. You don't have to go. Just die here."
After saying that, Li Chengdao picked up a sharp blade and began to kill slowly.
Wu Gui couldn't resist at all, and was beheaded by Li Chengdao. The servants behind him, Wu Lin, and the Xu family were all killed, leaving only a few delicate concubines.
Li Chengdao drained the concubine's blood and then burned the body.
After destroying Wu Gui, Li Chengdao headed north with satisfaction.
Wu Gui is the only insider. Kill him and you can say whatever you want about the whole matter.
