si-mexico Chapter 524 Chinese New Year
Chapter 524 Chinese New Year
After returning to the tent to change clothes and have a meal, the army broke camp again and set off, continuing to head south.
Shen Changgong did not disturb the empress at work and returned to his carriage. Several women were sitting on the benches on both sides. After whispering a few words to them, he lay down on the carriage floor and fell asleep.
There was no conversation along the way. At noon, Shen Changgong woke up and called Xiao Qiao to go eat together.
A messenger also came back from the south, saying that the King of the South had arrested all the officials, big and small, in the county town, thrown them into the prison, and were currently interrogating them.
By evening, they arrived at the county town.
After a day of interrogation, the county magistrate and several other officials confessed their involvement, as did some constables.
Not only did they turn a blind eye to the harm done to people by the cult, they also imprisoned the people who came to file complaints, beat them to death, and killed them to silence them in an attempt to block the news.
Under their strict control, the people in the county town didn't even know that such a big thing had happened.
This time, almost all officials, big and small, in the county town were involved.
When Yan Fuyao learned about this, he was furious and immediately dismissed all the officials involved and ordered them to be beheaded the next day. Their crimes were unforgivable.
The next morning, the Emperor of Dayan did not leave, but supervised the execution in person.
Officials and arrested cultists, totaling more than 700 people, were all pushed out and lined up in a very long queue.
At Caishikou, countless people were watching.
The executioner first loudly recounted the crimes of the officials and cultists in persecuting innocent people. The people who heard it gritted their teeth and smashed the beasts with stones, dirt and rotten vegetable leaves.
The prisoners lined up along the entire street and were beheaded one by one, with five people being beheaded at a time.
Below the execution platform was a horse-drawn cart with large boxes on it, which was used to transport heads and corpses.
When it is full, they leave and take it outside the city to bury it, and others take over and continue chopping it.
It took almost a whole day just to chop off the heads. The executioner's knife was blunt and he was so disgusted that he kept vomiting. After all, killing people non-stop and watching lives disappear in his hands, no matter how strong his mental strength was, he could not bear it.
In the afternoon, the beheadings were carried out by the battle-hardened soldiers of the Zhennan Army. They were used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood and were not afraid at all.
On this day, the Caishikou in the county town became a sea of blood and corpses.
It is almost exactly the same as Yanjing City two years ago.
The cruelty of the Emperor of Yan greatly frightened the people of Qi, making them feel fearful but also somewhat at ease.
At least, this emperor has no tolerance for evil people.
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After spending another day in the county town, they set off and continued south. After passing Zhaozhong County, they arrived at Xuzhou County.
They passed through Xuzhou County and arrived at the military camp. It was already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Commanders such as Yu Huatian came out to greet them in person.
The Flying Eagle Army arranged a base and set up camp to rest.
The commanders of each army gathered in the government office in Xuzhou City to meet with the emperor and report the situation.
Yan Fuyao sat in the first seat, with Shen Changgong and Ma Ling on either side, and the commanders of each army sat on both sides.
Yu Huatian, Yu Ziling, Nie Bei, Zhang Han, Li Bohan, and Jiang Shun.
Six legions, commanding 650,000 men, all gathered here.
There are three legions in Liangdi, plus Zhao Biao's White Horse Army of 50,000 people.
In other words, the State of Yan had a main combat force of one million people stationed on this side of the border.
Except for the Changning Army, all the combat-capable troops of Yan State were sent to the front line.
Both Wei and Qin were unable to sleep. If anyone said that Yan was a peace-loving country, the emperors of these two countries would immediately jump out to oppose it.
After Yan Fuyao finished discussing the important matters with everyone, he said with a smile,
"Everyone has been fighting all over the country this past year, expanding the territory for Great Yan. Thank you for your hard work.
I have brought you generous rewards this time. Your military achievements have all been recorded, and everyone's medals have also been made.
How about this, on New Year's Day, I will go to the garrisons of your respective regiments and confer honors and titles upon you, award you medals, and promote those who deserve it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, General!"
Everyone stood up and saluted.
Yan Fuyao continued,
"After this battle, all the commanders of the armies who haven't been granted the title of marquis will be granted it, except for our General Yu.
"General Yu has fought few battles yet. In the upcoming wars, I hope General Yu will make more contributions and strive to get the title of Marquis as soon as possible."
Yu Ziling's pretty face turned slightly red, and she clasped her hands and said,
"I will do my utmost to repay the country and live up to your majesty's trust."
"Well, I believe in your ability. General Yu is a famous and wise general in our army. He is very good at fighting."
Yan Fuyao looked at Yu Ziling with a smile.
Yu Ziling's pretty face turned slightly red, and she remembered that the other party had secretly touched her butt when she got off the carriage.
This emperor appears to be dignified and majestic on the surface, but why is he so naughty behind the scenes?
"General Yu, you've been in charge of the military in the south for a while now. The New Year is almost here. Have you prepared some extra food so that the soldiers can have something good to eat?"
Yuhuatian said
"Your Majesty, the weather is extremely cold and many vegetables are unavailable. However, we have purchased a large amount of cabbage, sweet potatoes, radishes, and other easy-to-store vegetables from farmers and landlords throughout the county, as well as a large amount of live sheep and pigs, and a large amount of rice and flour from Linzi.
Tomorrow, when the entire army has a holiday, we'll all stew mutton, roast mutton, make stews, and make dumplings. Everything has been arranged, and more than half the troops will be involved in preparing the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Okay, then let them know. Tomorrow, I will have New Year's Eve dinner with the soldiers and confer titles on them the day after tomorrow. Let's celebrate the New Year happily together."
"As ordered!"
After chatting for a while, everyone dispersed.
Naturally, the government office also arranged a room for him to stay in, and Shen Changgong sneaked into Yu Ziling's room that night.
He needs to spend more time with the Fish Queen these days. According to the plan, they will head west after the New Year.
Yu Ziling definitely cannot stay away from the army forever. She has already been away for a long time this time. If she is away for a few more months, the Yuying Army will forget that their commander is called Yu Ziling.
So Yu Ziling will stay here this time, and Shen Changgong will spend more time with other women, so it is better to spend more time with her in advance.
When the war comes, he will have more time to spend with her.
Oh my, Prince Shen is really busy every day.
Time flies and it is New Year’s Eve.
Yan Fuyao also gave herself a holiday. In the morning, she put on a big red cloak and asked Shen Changgong to accompany her out of the city and came to the Tianyu Army’s camp.
At this time, the military camp was very lively. Some people were building stoves, slaughtering pigs and sheep, chopping bones, and washing and picking vegetables. It was very lively.