Chapter 52 Aftermath

Chapter 52 Aftermath

Chapter 52 Aftermath
The battle ended quickly and efficiently, and everyone was speechless for a moment.

In the entire hall, only Sima Yi, who was struggling constantly, was still making noise, but it was obvious that he could not turn the situation around.

"Who are you?" Sima Yi was pulled up and stared at Shao Xun.

Shao Xun didn't answer him, but just took out a leather rope and tied him up.

"Do you know who I am? I am the Grand Marshal, the Grand Commander-in-Chief, the General of the Cavalry, and the King of Changsha, Sima Yi. You are so brave, you..." Sima Yi struggled desperately and kept shouting.

Chen Yougen and Wang Que'er stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, kicking and beating him to make him behave himself.

"Do you know what you are doing?" Sima Yi continued to shout as if he didn't realize it, "We can win. I am ready to fight the enemy to the death. The bandits are not strong enough to fight, and we will definitely defeat them in one fell swoop. Let me go, do you hear me?"

Chen Yougen and Wang Que'er "increased the dosage" and continued to beat him hard.

Sima Yi cried out in pain twice and glared at Chen and Wang angrily.

The two men ignored him and just held Sima Yi's arms to prevent him from moving.

Sima Yi gave up resistance dejectedly.

These soldiers had no law in their eyes. When they saw the noble man, they were not afraid at all and started to attack without any hesitation.

The same was true of the young soldiers who were tying up his staff over there.

The staff members cursed, reported their official titles, mentioned their family backgrounds, and made threats, but all they were greeted with were punches.

Where did you find these people?

You know, this is fundamentally different from the rape and looting by a rebellious army.

Tens of thousands of people massacred the city, and the law did not hold them responsible. The soldiers were not that scared. On the contrary, they felt a sense of pleasure in trampling on the former benefactors.

But this kind of small-scale coup raid is different. The culprit can be found. Aren’t you afraid?
"Who sent you here? Gou Xi?" Sima Yi looked at Shao Xun coldly and asked, "Who did he join?"

No one answered, but someone took the time to stuff a bloodstained rag into Sima Yi's mouth.

Everyone had been ordered in advance not to talk to Sima Yi and just to arrest him.

"Huang Biao, take your men to guard the Grand Commander. Make sure there is no mistake." After tying up Sima Yi, Shao Xun clapped his hands and gave the order.

"Yes." Huang Biao responded, then pushed Sima Yi into the side hall.

It was the first time for them to participate in such an action, and some of them even killed someone for the first time. It was obvious that their movements were a bit stiff, and some were even shaking all over, and it was unclear whether they were excited or afraid.

But they put on armor and wielded swords, and completed the mission to the letter, especially when the enemy brought up their official positions and family backgrounds, they showed no mercy and carried out the orders like emotionless machines.

That's good.

In their minds, "Master Shao" has overshadowed the high-ranking officials, which makes Shao Xun very pleased.

I must continue to strengthen this belief that my base will only listen to me.

"Your Majesty." Shao Xun turned around and bowed to the ground.

The emperor had been pulled up by the empress, but when he saw Shao Xun, covered in blood, coming towards him to pay his respects, he softened again.

Queen Yang Xianrong was relatively calm.

She was able to connect some things together. It turned out that this Du Bo named Shao Xun was the brave general who had killed Meng Chao mentioned in the question. So he seemed to be in some trouble.

"Your Majesty, this is the hero who protects you." Yang Xianrong bit her lip and said softly.

"Hero?" Sima Zhong regained his strength upon hearing this, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, he is a hero."

Shao Xun lowered his head even more.

In front of him, there was only the ground and the queen's skirt, which was stained with blood and had a faint fishy smell.

"Your Majesty, since you are a meritorious official, you should be rewarded," Yang Xianrong reminded.

"Then reward..." The emperor was suddenly stuck because he didn't know what to reward.

"Ahem..." Qin Zhun, the imperial attendant, coughed deliberately, and then said, "Your Majesty, just give him some formal clothes, golden armor, and precious swords. Now we should send the imperial edict to all places, so that everyone at home and abroad will know about it. This is a big deal."

Yang Xianrong stopped talking.

She was still in a state of confusion, with all sorts of random thoughts running through her mind.

Sima Zhong slowly stood up and nodded slowly.

Today's scene really cost me my life.

The military strategist in front of him was so surprised that he killed several people in a row, which was easier than eating or drinking. He is still frightened.

Send him away quickly! I'm tired and need to rest.

Yang Xianrong helped the emperor up and walked towards the side door. Before leaving, she glanced at Shao Xun.

In the past two years, after experiencing many life-and-death situations, this was the first time someone told her "don't be afraid".

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The north wind howled and sobbed.

Shao Xun put on his military uniform and left the hall.

The palace servants pulled the carriage over.

The young soldiers carried out the bodies one by one and placed them on carts. There were more than ten bodies in total, filling three large carts.

"Are you afraid since this is your first time killing someone?" Shao Xun asked gently, looking at the serious-looking teenagers.

"Not afraid!"

"A little scared..."

"I wasn't scared at the time, but now I'm a little scared."

Everyone gave different answers, and Shao Xun couldn't help laughing.

"You are all very good." He walked over, patted this man's shoulder, touched that man's head, and said, "You have grown up, dared to fight and work hard, which is really good. In this world, Master Shao will lead you to move forward together, and we will definitely live a good life."

"I'll listen to Master Shao. I'll kill whoever you tell me to kill." said a young man.

"I also listen to Master Shao. It's so powerful. The King of Changsha has his hair disheveled and dares not move when Master Shao points at him with his bow."

"Haha. When I first came here the day before yesterday, I was a little shocked. After this experience, I am greatly disappointed. The palace is nice, but who are the people living in it?"

"Did the emperor wet his pants?" someone asked in a low voice. After saying it, he swallowed his saliva, as if it was a heinous crime to make up such a story about the emperor, but he still blurted it out subconsciously.

Everyone was silent.

Shao Xun looked at the carriage going away, then looked around. Fortunately, there was no one there.

Seeing Master Shao being so cautious, the young men all lowered their heads, but they still made eye contact with each other.

It seemed as if something was shattered in their hearts, not only the sacredness of imperial power, but also many things derived from it.

For example, children of aristocratic families are superior people, knowledgeable, talented, and eloquent, while other people are only worthy of kneeling at their feet and singing their praises - don't laugh, many people thought so at that time, and the difference between classes was greater than the chasm, so that they were enslaved on the spiritual level and accepted their fate.

But now?

Xun Sui was easily stabbed to death by the spear.

Sima Yi's hair was disheveled and his body was trembling. In the end, he was tied up like a dead dog.

Shangguan Si threw away his sword and knelt on the ground. Diao Xie, Ji Han, Wang Cheng and others also knelt down, while they stood there holding their weapons, looking majestic.

It turns out that the people in heaven can also be afraid, can also die, and can also beg for mercy...

They weren't that great.

As long as we learn the civil and martial arts skills taught by Master Shao well, practice hard day and night, and dare to fight and strive hard, we will be able to stand in front of them as winners and look down on them.

This kind of strange pleasure is really addictive.

"Raise your heads." Shao Xun looked at everyone and said, "My sons are no worse than anyone else. You have learned more than the captains and leaders of Qian Xiu and Zhang Fang's troops. It is normal to defeat them. But you must not be proud and complacent. When you go back, you should study, train, and work hard, and wait for the right time."

"Yes." Everyone raised their heads and answered loudly.

"Don't talk nonsense." Shao Xun said again: "We are still very weak, so we can't be too ostentatious. You can tell your comrades about the battle, but don't spread it outside. We only need to know what happened among ourselves. And don't talk about the emperor, remember?"

"remember."

"There will be delicious food when we get back." Shao Xun said with a smile.

The boys cheered a little.

Shao Xun burst into laughter.

The Xiongnu and Jie people had tribes, and these young men were actually their "tribes", although they were still very small in scale.

The East Sea Tribe? It doesn't matter what it's called.

This "tribe" is centered around him, with both literary and military elements, forming a self-contained organization with the three elements of classmates, comrades-in-arms, and fellow townsmen, and has very strong internal cohesion.

What he needs to do now is to continuously improve his status, master more resources, slowly accumulate capital and build up his network.

Finally, as he told the young people: wait for the right time and seize the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)