As Shui Sheng was executed, everyone gathered in the square burst into cheers.
If nothing else, Su Qi'an's attitude towards Shui Sheng made them understand Su Qi'an's determination.
Who is Shuisheng? The first group of people to follow Su Qi'an were Su Qi'an's confidants.
As Su Qi'an's status and strength continue to rise, he must be careful when dealing with such confidants.
Generally speaking, most people will look at their past achievements and reduce big things to small things. Even if they are really going to die, they will not be so aboveboard.
Not to mention holding a so-called public trial like this, which would actually undermine the dignity of a big shot like Su Qian.
But Su Qi'an did just that, and before execution, he asked Su Yong to tell all the people what he said.
Let them understand that here in Su Qi'an, there is no merit or demerit. Merit is merit, fault is fault, and the two cannot be confused.
No one has ever seen this kind of person who does things according to the rules without any emotion.
Therefore, everyone admired Su Qi'an's kindness and power after witnessing it.
At the same time, it also shocked a very small number of people who were anxious. After all, even close confidants like Shui Sheng would die if they did something wrong, let alone them.
Shuisheng's public trial had a huge impact on Lingbei County. Even after the public trial, the matter would be discussed in the streets.
Every time I talk about it, my admiration for Su Qi'an grows even more.
As for Su Qi'an, he never showed up from beginning to end. He was not in Lingbei County, but in Dongshan Village.
At this time, Dongshan Village had experienced a lot of depression after the fierce fighting in the past few days.
Basically uninhabited, some ruined houses can be seen everywhere in the village. Compared with the tens of thousands of people who were bustling before, they looked a little lonely.
Su Qi'an was in the back hill of Dongshan Village. In front of him were rows of graves with no end in sight.
These are all new graves, the villagers and village protectors who died in the battle to defend Dongshan Village.
After Su Qi'an took over Lingbei County, he entrusted Magistrate He to send some Dongshan troops to collect the villagers who died in the battle and bury them.
Looking at the rows of new graves in front of her, Su Qi'an was speechless, with a little sadness on her face.
Since he took over the defense of Lingbei County, the news has spread. In the past few days, he has received more or less news about the fleeing villagers.
One after another, these villagers returned to Lingbei County and were resettled one by one, but there was still no news about Qin Ziyin, Tong Zhan and the others.
According to the last villager who saw them, after covering the villagers' retreat that night, Tang Xiao's pursuers chased them to the border of Lingbei County, and Qin Ziyin and others disappeared behind them.
The pursuers didn't know where they were fleeing. After all, it was dark that night and a melee broke out. No one knew their location. It was normal for them to get separated.
Su Qian sighed and stood in front of the pile of new graves, silent for a long time.
After a while, Huang Wenyan came over and handed Su Qi'an a piece of paper, which contained some information about the Aquatic Public Trial Conference.
Su Qi'an glanced around, then tore off the paper and threw it in the air.
Shui Sheng's confession before his death still made Su Qi'an feel inexplicable.
It was impossible to say that Shui Sheng had no emotions at all, but this did not mean that Su Qi'an could forgive him.
If you let him go, you would be sorry for the team members who died in front of you, and even more sorry for the dead Tieniu and some members of the third team.
Therefore, executing Shuisheng must be done, and it is also an explanation to the dead ones. Read the book
Shui Sheng's incident taught Su Qi'an a lesson. As his strength increases, his opponents, especially his confidants, must learn a lesson.
You must not do things that will cause you to get burned because of your own selfish desires.
They must know that Su Qi'an's success is definitely not for himself, but for the people at the bottom, who are not bullied, have enough to eat, and have clothes to wear.
If everyone is like Shui Sheng, willing to fall after seeing the power in the hands of powerful people from aristocratic families, then what will happen to everyone?
What's the difference between those rich and powerful people?
Isn't it just creating a new aristocratic family to oppress the people at the bottom? This completely goes against Su Qian's original intention of developing his power.
Su Qi'an's goal is not that big. He does not want to completely transform the entire Great Liang.
Firstly, he is not that capable, and secondly, this is not realistic. The establishment and transformation of any dynasty will take several generations.
Su Qi'an alone can't do it at all. What he can do is to restrain the people under his jurisdiction under his only authority and ensure that the people under his jurisdiction can live and work in peace and contentment.
The rest is beyond Su Qian's current control.
Su Qi'an stood in front of the new grave for a long time, and said softly, "Everyone, the Shui Sheng who betrayed you is dead, so I can give you an explanation. But every wrong has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Now it's time to find the right owner and recover the blood debt from them. .”
After saying that, Su Qian turned around and left Dongshan Village with Huang Wenyan.
What he has to do now is to meet the prince Tang Xiao first.
Su Qi'an, who returned to Lingbei County without stopping, saw Tang Xiao who was awake in a side hall of the Lingbei County government office.
At this time, Tang Xiao was tied up with ropes all over his body, and a piece of cloth was stuffed in his mouth.
It wasn't that he was afraid that Tang Xiao would run away, but that he talked too much and kept chattering after waking up, clamoring to see Su Qi'an.
If Su Qi'an hadn't told him to treat the lord and the soldiers guarding him kindly, he would have had to talk to him about anything he said.
With the arrival of Su Qi'an, Tang Xiao was quite excited. He struggled with his body and motioned to remove the cloth from his mouth.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers removed the cloth under Su Qian's instructions.
As soon as the cloth was taken off, Tang Xiao's chattering voice sounded.
"Su Qian, let me go as soon as possible. You are so brave. You dare to tie me up. Just by your behavior, believe it or not, I can convict you! Kill your head!"
Su Qi'an was surprised by Tang Xiao's gaffe. In his impression, the prince rarely seemed to be so glum.
It's not surprising that Tang Xiao is like this. After all, he is a dignified prince who can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people in a state. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a little overlord.
Originally, he wanted to make a good contribution in front of his father and capture Su Qi'an alive, but unexpectedly, he not only failed to capture him.
In the end, he became a prisoner. Not to mention being a prisoner, Su Qi'an kept him cold for several days and ignored him at all.
Moreover, he was even insulted by several soldiers, and some of them knocked him unconscious.
When had he ever been so angry? If it hadn't been for his carelessness, if he had brought the shadow guard with him this time, Su Qi'an would not have captured him so easily.
But unfortunately, there are no ifs for anything.
Looking at Tang Xiao who was still angry, Su Qian just said coldly, "Your Majesty is right. In theory, I can indeed be convicted, but I can guarantee that I will definitely use you as my back-up before I die."
"Let me think about it, if His Excellency the Crown Prince dies like this, tsk tsk tsk, I guess your brothers will have to thank me."
"Su Qi'an, you!" Tang Xiao was so angry that he choked at Su Qi'an's words, but could not refute.
"Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try." Su Qian said with a smile.
Although Su Qian had a smile on his face, Tang Xiao could feel his seriousness.
If he still has such a tough attitude, the newly named Dongshan Marquis might really kill him.
Tang Xiao suppressed the resentment in his heart, stared at Su Qi'an fiercely, and said coldly.
"Su Qian, what on earth do you want to do!"
"Haha, of course I'll have to negotiate terms with you and Mr. Zhou Mu."
Tang Xiao's eyes narrowed and he seemed to have thought of something. He sneered, "I didn't expect that Marquis Dongshan would be afraid sometimes, too. After all, Qin Huai and the others were still in my father's hands, and the two ladies of Marquis Dongshan were missing. I thought I think Dongshanhou is really pitiful."
"I worked hard, but I didn't expect that in the end there would be a fire in the backyard. Everything that was built in Xizhou was destroyed overnight.
It’s gone. I’m afraid this will cause Dongshan Hou a lot of pain. "
Tang Xiao's sarcasm was self-evident. After finally catching Su Qi'an's sore spot, he had to step on her hard no matter what.
"Humph, Tang, I think you need a fucking slap, right? The previous slap didn't make you remember it, so it's good that I'm going to let you know what pain is."
Before Su Qi'an spoke, Song Biao, who was standing behind Tang Xiao, couldn't help it. He moved his wrist and came over cursing.
Su Qi'an did not stop Song Biao's behavior and looked at Tang Xiao with a look of horror on his face indifferently.
Seeing Song Biao approaching, Tang Xiao said quickly, "Su Qian, you can't do this to me. I am the crown prince. If something happens to me, my father will not be able to get around you."
Su Qian didn't care at all about Tang Xiao's threat and was completely indifferent.
Seeing Song Biao's slap falling hard, Tang Xiao said loudly, "Su Qian, what do you want to know? If you know anything, I will definitely tell you everything."
It was these words that made Su Qi'an, who had not spoken, stop Song Biao.
Looking at Tang Xiao who was nervous and panting, Su Qian said, "How many troops do you have in Xizhou, where are they deployed, and who is the Kyoto commander who instructs you to act? Everything you know, tell me one by one. Come."
The first half of Su Qi'an's words did not go beyond Tang Xiao's expectations, but the second half made Tang Xiao's eyes flash with surprise.
Why didn't he expect that Su Qi'an would be sensitive to the fact that they would have contact with the Kyoto ***?
After all, it was taboo for the imperial court to have contacts between the local governor and the Kyoto police.
Even though their interactions were very secretive, Su Qian could tell at a glance.
Tang Xiao originally planned to hide it, but looking at Su Qi'an's sharp eyes like an eagle, he understood that there were some things that he couldn't hide.
After a moment of silence, Tang Xiao told Su Qi'an everything he knew.
This conversation lasted for almost half an hour, and then Su Qi'an waved his hand to signal Tang Xiao to stay.
Before stuffing the cloth into his mouth, Tang Xiao said loudly, "Su Qian, I will tell you everything I know. You must abide by your promise and ensure my life safety. Otherwise, my father will not let you go." .”
Su Qi'an ignored Tang Xiao's shouting, and Tang Xiao was taken away after a while.
To be honest, Su Qi'an had never thought about killing Tang Xiao. Tang Xiao was a standard dude and did not pose much of a threat to him. What really made him wary was Xizhou Mu Tang Feng.
A living Tang Xiao is more meaningful than a dead Tang Xiao. At least Tang Feng will not jump over the wall in a hurry, and the two sides have not yet reached the point of breaking up.
