si-mexico Chapter 523: Seeking Credit from the Empress
Chapter 523: Seeking Credit from the Empress
The old monk in front of him, although kneeling, still clasped his hands together very piously and recited scriptures silently, as if he didn't care at all that he would be beheaded.
After all, in the other person's cognition, death is not scary, and he will go to heaven to enjoy happiness after death.
Shen Changgong suddenly remembered something and asked,
"Old monk, you've been preaching recklessly in this area, killing people. Don't the local authorities know anything about this? Without their support, could you have expanded your church so widely?"
The old monk was a monk who never lied. He was very honest and said calmly,
"Mr. Liu Hetian, the prefect of Zhaozhong County, is a good official. Not only is he willing to accept the teachings of the Zongsheng Sect, he is also willing to support our local missionary work and save the people.
He is a devout believer and will go to heaven after his death."
"I guess I can't go to heaven anymore, but I can go to the underworld and walk the Yellow Spring Road with you.
How much money did you give him to make him support you so much?"
"We only gave 30% of the gold and silver given by Emperor Qian to the county governor, asking him to help with the missionary work. For the sake of the great cause, this little contribution is what we should make."
"Hey, this is the first time I've heard you talk about bribery so righteously."
Shen Changgong stood up and said,
"I have asked almost all the questions I should have asked."
"Come here, leave the women and children behind, take the prisoners alive, and let them bury the bodies first, then we will return to the barracks."
"As ordered!"
Among the more than a thousand people here, four or five hundred were hacked to death, all of them were directly killed in the first wave of attack.
The remaining 500-odd people were captured alive.
These people are all believers. Although they also believe in religion, they are not as superstitious as the old monk.
When the butcher knife fell, they knew that their gods could not protect them.
These people were led by the Yan army and took various tools to dig pits outside the village.
Shen Changgong naturally couldn't leave the corpses all over the ground to the women and children here to deal with. Not only would they be endless, but the corpses would also stink and cause plague, and would also scare those people.
By the time everything was done, it was already late at night, and Xiao Qiao had fallen asleep in Shen Changgong's arms.
Shen Changgong looked at the little guy in his arms and sighed.
This little guy really helped him this time.
If she hadn't told me that these people were actually the Southwestern Tusi Lamaism, I would have really thought that this was a local cult.
However, after a day of traveling and a night of running, the child was extremely tired.
But now we had to hurry and there was no carriage, so we could only continue riding a horse to take her back.
Shen Changgong got on the horse, picked up the dazed Xiao Qiao, let her sit facing him, then took off his cloak, wrapped her completely to block the wind, and then tied the cloak around himself.
Winter nights are extremely cold. The cool wind makes people's hands and feet cold and their faces sore.
The prisoner was tied together with ropes, surrounded and escorted by the Zhennan Army on both sides, and slowly walked towards the military camp.
The prisoners had their hands tied and could not walk fast. They walked more than ten miles and only reached the military camp at dawn.
After entering the military camp, they found a place to keep them under guard. After entering Zhaozhong County, they captured the dog county magistrate and chopped him to pieces together.
Killing hundreds of people at once is enough to deter the people and let them know the harm of cults.
The weather was already cold, and Shen Changgong had no intention of sleeping. He sent someone to wake up Tu Que Ling and asked her to spread bedding in his carriage, put a heater on, and put Xiao Qiao in the innermost position so that she could sleep.
I have to travel today, so this will avoid waking her up again.
After doing all this, Shen Changgong went to the general's tent, next to the emperor's bedroom, holding a cup of hot tea to warm himself.
A quarter of an hour later, the emperor got up and walked out wearing a bright red cloak, accompanied by the palace maids. He immediately saw Shen Changgong warming himself by the fire with a teacup in his hand.
"When did you come back?"
Yan Fuyao asked as he sat next to Shen Changgong, pressed close to him, wrinkled his nose and said,
"A smell of blood. You must be exhausted last night. Didn't you get any rest?"
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
“We didn’t arrive until daybreak, but luckily, we finally managed to destroy that evil cult.
Today we should quickly send people to the county town to arrest the county magistrate. This county magistrate colluded with the evil cult, accepted bribes, and caused so many people to be brutally slaughtered. He must also be skinned alive."
"Last night, when you sent people to escort the prisoners back, I sent my uncle to the county town at full speed to capture the county governor. He should have been captured by now."
"That's fine. You thought ahead of me. Well done."
Shen Changgong took another sip of hot tea and continued,
"Send a message to Linzi, asking them to select an official to quickly take over as the new county governor and continue to thoroughly investigate the remaining cult members.
In addition, let Shengjing issue a national reward and offer a generous reward for reporting cult members.
These deceptive and harmful things must be completely eradicated, otherwise countless people will be killed."
"Yes, I understand. I will go and convey the order to Linzi and Shengjing later. By the way, where is Xiao Xiaoqiao? Didn't this little girl go out with you?"
"She fell asleep on the way back, so I put her in the carriage to sleep so I wouldn't wake her when we were traveling during the day."
"That's fine. The little girl is tired too. Remember to call her to eat lunch at noon."
After finishing speaking, Yan Fuyao asked again,
"After all the killing and bloodshed last night, why don't you go change your clothes, take a hot bath, and rest?"
Shen Changgong said seriously,
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Listen to everyone."
Yan Fuyao had a playful smile on his face.
"The lie is that we're about to leave, and it's not worth changing clothes and going to bed. Besides, it's too cold, so I want to warm myself by the fire first.
To be honest, if I don't do this, how can I take credit for it and make you feel sorry for me? "
Shen Changgong chuckled and took Yan Fuyao's hand.
Yan Fuyao's smile became even brighter, and she said proudly,
"I've already guessed it. With your little thoughts, you even came to me to warm yourself by the fire, afraid that I wouldn't see your hard work."
"Where's the reward?"
Shen Changgong laughed shamelessly.
Yan Fuyao leaned against him, raised her head, kissed him on the cheek, and said,
"Okay, go change your clothes, then have dinner and set off. We might be able to reach the county town in the evening to interrogate the county magistrate.
You can also take a nap in the carriage."
"it is good."
Shen Changgong stood up, bent down, held Yan Fuyao's little face, kissed her red lips hard, and then went to change clothes.
After he left, the two palace maids who served Yan Fuyao laughed secretly.
Yan Fuyao glared at them.
"What are you laughing at? I'll arrange for you to get married sooner or later."