In this era, the idea that nobles were superior to others was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
When ordinary people meet a noble they don't know, they will automatically step aside and let the noble go first.
But if there is an army in the world that doesn't care about noble status at all, it must be the men under Lu Wu's command - because this army originally made a fortune by stepping on the corpses of wealthy nobles.
Hongmei gave the order, and the soldiers behind him divided into two teams like flowing water, outflanking the left and right. One person was responsible for capturing the population of the Wen, Lu, and Ou families, regardless of men, women, and children. Some people stood on the outside with strong bows and crossbows to guard against any emergency, and there were three adults. The group holds swords and shields, with plum blossoms interspersed among them to prevent resistance - the rigorous details in it can be seen at first glance as a seasoned killer.
"I want to see General Deer!"
Seeing the butcher's knife coming, Wen Yi no longer cared about his grace and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Without our help, if the general wants to take over the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River, he can only attack the cities one by one, and I don't know how many people will die—— I want to see the general, I want to see the general!"
The Wen family, the Lu family, and the Ou family have invested heavily in the five counties south of the Yangtze River for nearly thirty years.
There are relatively few cities in the five counties of Jiangnan, but there are seventy-eight in total.
There are nine cities in the three fiefdoms, and together they directly control 37 cities, and most of them are relatively mature and prosperous places.
No matter who wants to capture these cities, they will have to pay a considerable price.
Moreover, there are also three of their minions in other cities.
This was also the capital that allowed Wen Yi and other three family heads to dare to come to see Lu Wu without restraint.
Why die for righteousness? Just listen to this stuff, don't take it seriously.
Personal impulse may indeed lead to death for the cause of justice.
But as the head of a big family, family inheritance comes first. Even the country has to take the back seat, let alone righteousness.
Otherwise, the previous generation of family head would not have passed on the position of family head to him.
Hongmei stood beside him with a knife. After hearing what he said, she just sneered: "That's just right. We originally wanted to kill the cities one by one and kill them into a blank sheet so that we can draw - if we don't kill all you people, How can you make room for us?”
Wen Yi's eyes were filled with tears.
The sword flashed and the head fell to the ground.
Wen Yi's head rolled twice on the ground and stopped with his face facing upward. He could not close his eyes, and two lines of blood and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
Hongmei picked up Wen Yi's head with a long sword, looked it up and down carefully, and nodded with satisfaction - this look and blood and tears were just right for the head at the top of Jingguan.
As for sympathy? What it is? Even if Hongmei still has this kind of emotion, she will never use it on such a hypocrite.
In the five southern prefectures of the Chu State, Lu Wu had uprooted the aristocratic forces in the army and governed the place with military laws. Those who obeyed me may not necessarily prosper, but those who went against me were 100% sure to perish.
With such a simple and crude method of governance, Qiutong Hongmei and others are still constrained in their governance - because in the end, any government orders must be implemented by people, but these days, most educated people are related to the aristocracy.
These nobles were so entangled in the local area that it was impossible to kill them all. If Lu Wu hadn't forced a group of people to come over with his favor in disguise, no one would have implemented the Qiutong decree.
Qiutong Hongmei and the other five girls grew up with Lu Wu. From the age of twelve or thirteen, they started following Lu Wu to fight injustices (robbery families and homes), and they knew the most about all kinds of dirty things. At the end of the day, almost all of them can go to the local nobles and big families.
On the surface, these noble families are philanthropic, graceful and luxurious, but their tentacles spread underground like tree roots, and they have a firm grasp on almost all local interests.
Loan sharking and plundering are commonplace, and even the green forest bandits who rob homes are probably inextricably linked to these people - not to mention the things that are left to die in the homes of these wealthy families, whoever is in charge will be chopped down one by one. , not necessarily two out of a hundred are wrongly accused.
The royal court of Wu, the main meeting hall.
"How could Wen Dao be wronged? How could his family be wronged? After Lu Wu killed someone, he actually created Jingguan and treated Brother Wen's family as barbarians? How can such a person with no virtue and immeasurable qualifications have the title of uncle? I will never do this. Others will preside over the ceremony of conferring the title of uncle."
Zongzheng Cai Zheng, a man with white hair and white beard, roared angrily in the court hall, his long snow-white beard trembling like waves.
Cai Zheng and Wen Yi Wen Daozhi were the nine ministers in charge of etiquette, and Feng Bo Lu Wu needed him to preside over it.
Luwu Zhujingguan and outside Songjing immediately caused an uproar.
Murder is not unusual these days, and although there are few acts of building Beijing temples, it is not that unusual. What is strange is the materials he used to build Beijing temples - it is not enough to punish a doctor, let alone a minister?
Cai Zheng attaches great importance to etiquette, and this kind of behavior disgusts him deeply.
"Ahem, Brother Wen and others were not killed by Doctor Jin Wu." Someone jumped out to defend Lu Wu.
The speaker was Ge Ye, the captain of Nancheng, one of the subordinates of General Luo Gan.
Cai Zheng looked at Ge Ye, his hands shaking with anger. He was telling lies in front of him. He was treating him like a fool: "You, you, you -"
"Brother Wen did die voluntarily."
Another person stood up to testify, but it was Grand Sima Gu Chen.
Gu Chen is also one of the Nine Qings, and his weight of speech is not the same as that of Ge Ye.
"you--"
"Brother Cai, Jiang proved that Wen Daozhi did voluntarily die with his family." Grand Master Jiang Qi also said: "I know the story of this matter. Doctor Jin Wu was injured and has not recovered. He was pretending to be just for the sake of death." Test people’s hearts.”
Having said this, Grand Master Jiang Qi, an old and cunning person, couldn't help but pause.
Although he didn't explicitly state that he wanted to take the opportunity to kill Lu Wu at the time, it was just because it was inconvenient for the boss to express his attitude directly, and several of his close men jumped out to support this idea.
Otherwise, if only a few of Ke Tu's close ministers were pushing this matter, how could Ke Tu feel that he could not stop the determination of the entire court to kill Lu Wu?
He was really determined to kill Lu Wu, and almost all the three princes and nine ministers had a share in it, and even the Queen Mother was secretly supporting him.
Grand Master Jiang Qi continued: "Later, Dr. Jin Wu was moved by the king's innocent heart, and he was willing to fulfill the king's long-cherished wish to exchange the five southern mansions for the five Jiangnan counties. The only condition was that the three families including Wen Dao and others died - - When Wen Daozhi heard about this, he moved away with his family."
After saying this, Grand Master Jiang Qi looked sad.
Although it was not voluntary for Wen Daozhi to raise his family to death, everyone must regard him as voluntary if he died - otherwise it would not look good on everyone.
This was the first time Cai Zheng heard about this.
This old man is the only one among the nine ministers of the Wu Kingdom who does not know.
Zongzheng is in charge of etiquette and law, which requires people with high moral character and high respect, but there are actually not many things to do.
Cai Zheng is the oldest person in the Wu court. He is already sixty-eighty this year. In an era when seventies are rare, an eighty-year-old is considered auspicious, and he usually doesn't care about anything at all.
Everyone worshiped him as their ancestor, and no one would even talk about this kind of secretive thing in front of him.
The old man's hands and feet were shaking, and his beard was shaking for a long time. Finally, he turned away without saying a word.
