Chapter 314: People are not talking about strangers, and people will not be people
"The Great Emperor of the Rhine, Baron Romeo, under the command of the Duke of Rost, has decreed that from now on, the ban on the sale of elixirs will be lifted. The army will be everywhere and everyone will be destroyed."
Looking at the hard letter, Su Lu rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Niba.
"Is this the essay you sent me about the three provinces?"
Niba was stunned, took the letter and outer envelope, weighed it in his hands, and his expression changed.
"The weight is wrong."
Cao Hua hurried in from outside with a letter in his hand. When he saw the letter in Niba's hand, he said angrily.
"Guard Mud, we were fighting just now. I scratched the cover of the letter and a booklet fell out. I didn't delay your official business, right?"
When the mud was turned over the outer cover of the letter, there was indeed a knife mark on it, and his expression immediately changed.
Su Lu took the booklet from Cao Hua and said angrily: "They are all the generals of the army. If you want to peek at the military affairs booklet, there is no need to make it difficult for a little guard. Just come to me directly."
Cao Hua stuck out his tongue and said nothing.
Niba's face fell, his expression changed slightly, and he seemed a little unable to accept that he had fallen into Cao Hua's hands by mistake.
Su Lu frowned after reading the article on Shang San Province.
This is a letter that traveled from Guangnan to Annan. Xue Jing, the governor of Guangnan, sent it to the capital and went directly to the desks of the three provinces.
Li Qing was furious. If Yang Biao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, had not tried his best to stop him, he would have sent troops to Annan, first to Ping An, and then to Guangnan, to wipe out the entire southern border.
Su Lu turned around and looked at the defense map hanging on the wall, his voice was a little dull.
"The Lord humiliated his ministers to death. It seems that Xue Jing is determined to move closer to Guangnan and Qi people."
"Send an order and order Li Ling to come to see you at night. I want to know all the military and political arrangements in Annan. The Qi people have many properties in Annan and Guangnan. I want to know how many files there are in Dingxiang Guard."
"The order was sent to Li Kun to select sergeants to guard Shangshan, and Zhao Ting to select soldiers to guard Dazhu. He and Li Lin were each other's horns to guard against the Tang Dynasty."
"Send the order and the rest of the armies will choose a day to set out and march towards Guangnan."
Su Ping asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't Annan be the first?"
Su Lu glanced at Su Ping: "So you, Su Ping, are incompetent. Look at Cao Hua and Li Kun. They can stand alone. Why can't I just let you go now?"
The generals dispersed, and Su Lu stopped Niba.
"I want to organize a new army, but I don't have a suitable general. Niba, are you not willing to give it a try?"
Niba stood upright in front of Su Lu: "Your Majesty, Niba will go through fire and water according to your orders without hesitation."
Su Lu nodded: "You are also here with me and listened to what I said to Su Ping. Go ahead and choose people according to what I said. If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me."
Niba's face turned red and he looked at Su Lu nervously: "Your Majesty, I, I have a problem now..."
Su Lu...
Ten days later, the reorganization of the Han army was completed. Li Kun and Zhao Ting, who were left behind, also divided their troops for garrison. The army set off and headed straight for the junction of Jiangzhou and Guangnan.
Su Lu was lying on the carriage, and Li Ling was sitting on his knees in the carriage, looking at Su Lu who looked slightly haggard, and his voice was slightly hoarse.
"Your Majesty, state affairs are of paramount importance, but your safety is also very important. Without you, our country of Han will lose its white jade pillar, and the building will not be preserved."
Su Lu waved his hand: "No more gossip, have you brought everything I want?"
Li Ling nodded: "Since the last time I lost contact with the two captains of Ding Xiangwei, I changed my approach and sent people to infiltrate from the bottom, work as ordinary merchants, and pay huge sums of money to buy information from all sources. Gradually, Guangnan was
I got a rough idea of the situation in one place."
"Given the current situation in Guangnan, successive governors-general will be responsible for all deaths."
Li Ling said through gritted teeth.
Su Lu took the brochure handed over by Li Ling, took a look at it, and his expression immediately changed.
The people were in dire straits, nine out of ten houses were empty, and people died of hunger all over the place. Except for the Fushou Ointment Shop, there were almost no merchants left.
"Commander Commander, we have entered Guangnan. There is a village in front of us. Governor Su encountered Tucun. Please go and have a look."
Tudun'er poked his head in and reported to Su Lu.
Li Ling frowned and scolded Tudun'er: "What nonsense are you talking about? If the prince is seriously injured, how can he move lightly? If there is something important, can't you ask Governor Su to come over and talk about it?"
Tudun'er's face looked a little ugly: "Your Majesty, that thing cannot be moved. You can only take a look in person."
Su Lu stopped Li Ling who wanted to speak, waved his hand and said: "We have been sitting and talking for a whole day. It's time to go out for some air and let you stretch your legs. There are not many things that can make Su Ping so solemn.
, I’m afraid something really happened.”
Qingfeng took Su Lu out of the car and placed him on the soft body. Two skilled guards lifted the soft body and headed towards the village not far away.
"What does it smell like?"
Su Lu sniffed it, frowned and asked. The smell was very strange, just like the strange smell wafting out of the chimney of his own chemical factory in later generations.
Li Ling also sniffed hard, and his face turned ugly: "This is the smell of dead people."
Since Li Ling took charge of Dingxiang Guard, he has dealt with dead bodies more and more, and he is very familiar with this smell.
"But the smell is so strong, so..."
Li Ling hesitated to speak.
Su Lu's heart skipped a beat, it couldn't be that there was a mass grave.
Look at the village in the distance. It's not small. If the whole village was really slaughtered, it wouldn't be surprising if the corpses smell like this.
Ruandao continued to move forward and entered the village. Following the formation of the guards, he soon reached the village and saw the generals and captains of the guards gathered in a group.
In front of everyone is a rather large pond.
Beside the pond, several sergeants were kneeling, as if their bones had been removed, they were all lying on the edge of the pond.
After walking forward, Su Lu saw the color of the water in the pond through the crowd. It was reddish-brown water, with white fish floating on the water.
"Why is this water red?"
One of the guards, who was holding his head limply, spoke doubtfully.
Su Lu's expression changed and he softened. When he moved forward, Su Lu saw the body floating in the pond.
Su Ping stood in front of Ruantan and said in a hoarse voice: "There are 642 people in the village, except for the 16 who joined the army, all of them are in the pond."
Li Ling rushed forward like a madman and grabbed Su Ping by the collar: "Why, why do you want to kill so many people?"
"They are all farmers, ordinary farmers. They face the loess and back to the sky. Every drop of sweat falls on the ground and smashes eight petals. They are poor people who use their own strength to earn a living. Why should we kill them?"
Su Ping opened Li Ling's hand, his eyes were blood red.
"Second brother, this village was the first to respond to your ban on Fushou drugs. Anyone in the village who takes Fushou drugs will be tied up at home and given up. People from Fushou drug shops are strictly prohibited from entering the village."
"The big shots in the county were angered and the people were notified. Overnight, all 642 people in the village were beheaded and thrown into the pond in the center of the village."
"In order to intimidate the Annan prefectures in Guangnan, the Qi people from Fushou Ointment Hall also drew a booklet and circulated it to the prefectures and counties, asking them to take this as a warning."
