The bloody corpse with its throat cut in half, the long knife still hanging on the neck, the spreading purple-black blood flow, the young man who always looked indifferent, the handle of the knife was shaking slightly by his side, occasionally hitting the green The hem of the shirt.
All this gave everyone present an unparalleled impact... Cui Qian was still doubting whether Li Shan was pretending until the moment the long knife struck down.
It was not only Cui Qian who suspected whether Li Shan was posturing, but also Cui Xin, Ling Jing, Ma Zhou, Xue Zhong, and even Qi Laoliu.
After all, this is a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe.
But among these people, Wei Zheng was not included.
This is the difference between me and you.
Wei Zheng was a scholar-bureaucrat who took the world as his own responsibility, not a scholar immersed in writings, not a counselor who only knew how to scheming, nor a son of an aristocratic family who was ignorant of the sufferings of the people.
Facing Li Shan's calm eyes, Wei Zheng felt anger, panic, and even shame in his heart. He lowered his head and said nothing.
Yes, he who kills must pay with his life.
This is the simplest and most recognized truth in the world...but it can never be implemented.
I couldn't do it, but you did.
Wei Zheng silently looked at the blood that had seeped into the land, thinking that Li Shan's move would definitely be rough for him in the future, at least the prince would definitely blame him after he ascended the throne.
But for me... it's a good thing. Li Shan has taken the blame, and I can calm down the chaos easily just by being gentle.
The sun had already set, and the surrounding guards lit torches. The rebel soldiers had abandoned their weapons and prostrated themselves on the ground under the dim light of the fire.
Ling Jing looked at the single young man comforting the rebellious soldiers from a distance, and felt very regretful... If he had been born twenty years earlier, no, only ten years earlier, the world would not have been settled.
At dusk on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Shan, a young hero who had gained fame in Shandong, personally killed Cui Bo, a young man from a small house in Qinghe who had murdered his wife, in Qinghe County.
That night, there was a huge earthquake in the Cui clan of Qinghe, and all the celebrities gathered in Qinghe County were eclipsed.
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Cui Bo was summoned by Kuai Ma, and Wei Zheng, the envoy who inspected Shandong Province, promised not to be held guilty. The people of Zhangnan County and Jingcheng County rebelled and established peace.
The Cui clan members from all over the country, including the Fang clan in Qinghe and the Zhang clan in Wucheng, all returned their fields... for fear of attracting the evil star who would come with a knife.
On the sixth day of December, the news spread. The chaos in Jizhou, Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, and Luozhou subsided. The Li family in Zhaojun and the Bolingcui family in Zhaojun were also silent. The situation in Shandong changed.
And in the early morning of that day, Li Shan, whose hands were stained with the blood of the Cui family's descendants in Qinghe, quietly boarded the boat and left.
Both Li Shan and Ling Jing are well-known. The former helped the Tang army defeat Liu Heitai and regain Shandong, and the latter is an old celebrity. But today, there is no one who came to see them off. Well, there is no one.
Li Shan had to cast an apologetic look at Ling Jing... Many of Dou Jiande's old men came to Qinghe just to say goodbye to Ling Jing.
Even before going to the county government yesterday, they were still saying goodbye to Ling Jing... But today, they all disappeared.
Li Shan once again felt the huge influence of aristocratic families in the local area.
But what surprised Li Shan was that this time Ling Jing gently advised: "I'm going to Chang'an now. If it's difficult to return to my homeland, I won't come if I don't come."
"Killing Cui Bo attracted attention, but you were reasonable and did nothing wrong. You should hold your head high and chest high, and there is no need to lower your head."
Tsk tsk, can you lose all your old personas?
Noticing Li Shan's strange look, Ling Jing rolled his eyes, "If the world hadn't been settled, kill the Cui family's children and gather the rebels... When you go to Chang'an, the King of Qin will also kill you to thank the Qinghe Cui family!"
Yeah, that's the smell... Li Shan nodded with a smile and stood on the deck facing the wind. The cold winter wind blew in his face, blowing his clothes.
By the river, there is a huge house, and beside a few withered willow trees, there is a two-story building. The windows are wide open, revealing a young and delicate face, with half-dark eyes like ink spots, staring intently. Boats on the river.
Li Shan looked at it intently. The river wind whistled and blew the window around. The woman leaned out and pressed the window with her hands, but her eyes slowly moved along with the boat.
Li Shan was a little surprised. This was a little girl, about ten years old. She was not too far away. She could tell that she was a beautiful girl. Her eyes were complicated and indescribable, and she seemed happy and angry at the same time.
"Go back to the cabin." Ling Jing beside him suddenly said: "The cold wind is biting, like scraping bones."
Li Shan responded casually, but suddenly someone leaned forward, got in front of the girl, and slammed the window shut.
Ling Jing secretly looked at Li Shan, who seemed to be missing something, and sighed in his heart. He was a native of Shandong. He was famous for his talent and learning in his early years, and had many contacts with Cui Xin... This house is Cui Xin's residence, and he has been here several times. , according to the orientation, the small building by the river should be the backyard.
Is there any need to guess who that little lady is?
When Li Shan became famous in Shandong and Cui Xin paid close attention to him, Ling Jing was thinking that he had been greatly favored by Li Shan. If he could bridge the gap between Li Shan and Cui, he might be able to repay his kindness.
But in the blink of an eye, Li Shanli killed Cui Bo, and between Qinghe Cui... This was equivalent to grabbing Qinghe Cui by the collar and slapping him on the left and right.
Still hoping for marriage?
Dream on!
Li Shan retracted his hands and entered the cabin, looking back at Qinghe County, which was already drifting away, with the usual indifference on his face, but there was also a trace of sadness in his eyes.
For a doctor, killing Cui Bo is actually meaningless.
After a while, Ma Zhou walked slowly over and stood next to Ling Jing who was watching the scenery from the window. "It's snowing again. The snow is quite heavy this year. It will be a good thing until spring next year."
Ling Jing was silent for a long time and then sighed: "The name Huairen is really appropriate."
Ma Zhou also sighed.
In the past few days, they had all seen it. Cui had made great efforts in Fang Silang's burial. Li Shan had almost no intervention from beginning to end, but he said very little.
Li Shan himself felt guilty for not saving Fang Silang's life.
In the riverside house that had gone away, Mrs. Zhang, who looked ugly, reprimanded in a low voice, "Let's let this matter go. Li Shan is cruel and ruthless, and there will be no good retribution in the future!"
"Beheading Cui Bo and quelling civil unrest is a great benevolence." Mrs. Cui's voice was slightly sharp, and her words were even sharper. "How can you be ruthless?"
"How can mother say that there will be no good retribution in the future?!"
Zhang was so angry that her eyebrows stood up. Cui Xin hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said with a smile: "There is some truth in this statement."
For Li Shan, the Shandong aristocratic family has mixed feelings. This time Liu Heitai has returned, and wherever the Turkic army has passed, almost no one is inhabited, and there are no barking dogs in the village. Even the aristocratic family can't stand it... You must know that Shandong After so many years of fighting, the local influence of powerful families has rarely been affected, let alone their interests.
Li Shan attacked the Beizhou camp at night and rushed to Powucheng. He persuaded the Turks to return north with his eloquent words, and he also planned a plan to capture and kill Liu Heita... Shandong was pacified so quickly. The wealthy family was grateful to him. of.
In fact, Li Shan's rise to fame... was also promoted by individuals from well-established families, such as Cui Xin.
But the killing of Cui Bo caused a huge uproar in Shandong. This method made countless people wary. It was not because of their deep hatred for Li Shan himself, but because the family members naturally rejected such methods... This is also the reason why Zhang family The origin of the cruelty mentioned.
This is a young man with great energy and no rules. He only has a little wealth and a country woman, but he kills people to pay for it!
Even if Fang Silang died of serious injuries, why should Cui's children pay for it with their lives?
