The villain is ruthless

Chapter 899 City of Troubled Times ([-])

After dark, the leader brought his subordinates to the restaurant and ordered the shopkeeper to prepare food for them. The shopkeeper obediently responded and asked Xiaoer to bring some good wine.

Si Yan led Jiang Zhu to find the trace of the barbarian, and was not in a hurry to kill people. Instead, he went to a nearby pharmacy to get a pack of arsenic, and then came to the back kitchen of the restaurant.

The leader was drinking on the second floor with a heavy heart, while several subordinates murmured and reported the news they got.

Knowing that the forty people who brought him had died, the leading man with red eyes drew a knife and killed the waiter who delivered the food, staring at the night outside the window with tearful eyes, cursing in his mouth.

Xiao Er didn't rest in peace, the shopkeeper stepped forward to plead guilty in fear, and was almost killed too.

Si Yan threw arsenic into all the meat and vegetables, put the knife on the shopkeeper's neck, and asked him to deliver it.

The shopkeeper was already scared, and when he heard his threat, he was so scared that he almost wet his pants.

"If you don't go, you will still die."

The shopkeeper was hesitant, and the back chef stood up, took the dishes and went upstairs. His wife and children died at the hands of the barbarians. If he could take a few scapegoats before he died, he would be able to rest in peace.

The barbarians didn't realize that the food was poisonous, and in their perception, these people from Dazhou would not dare to resist, otherwise what awaited them would be endless revenge.

After the leader drank the wine, he waved a few subordinates to go out, bowed his head and began to eat.

Not long after, the leader foamed at the mouth, covered his neck and couldn't breathe. He stared at the door with bloodshot eyes, as if he didn't expect that he would die here.

Several of his subordinates were also poisoned, and within two days, fifty people died in the town.

The barbarians around were cleared away, Jiang Zhu was slightly relieved, and found a secluded yard to rest with Si Yan.

The next day, the survivors found no movement outside and secretly came out to observe the situation. Jiang Zhu took advantage of the opportunity to learn about the national conditions of Dazhou.

Manzi is from Hu State in the north, and has been a fierce enemy with Da Zhou since ancient times.

More than 100 years ago, the Great Zhou was prosperous and the most powerful country on the mainland. The general at that time wanted to destroy the Hu State and unify the Great Zhou. At that time, the emperor of Da Zhou was fascinated, so he made Hu Ji his concubine, and dispelled her thoughts of destroying Hu State, and made Hu State a subsidiary state of Da Zhou, paying various taxes every year.

However, over the past 100 years, the positions of the Great Zhou and the Hu State have undergone tremendous changes. Due to the incompetence of the emperor and the successive years of disasters, the national power of the Great Zhou has gradually declined. 20 years of war.

From the beginning of the Great Monday, there were still generals leading troops to resist. However, a year ago, after the last general of the Great Zhou died in battle, the barbarians invaded and occupied the seven cities in the north, and began to slaughter in the city, robbing the food and money of the Zhou people. , but also set fire to kill people.

For a time, the people in the city had nowhere to hide and became the souls of the barbarians.

The town that Jiang Zhu came to was just the tip of the iceberg. In bigger cities, there were still countless barbarians killing.

The Great Zhou was no longer capable of cultivating an army. In the long run, the only thing waiting for the Zhou people was the destruction of the country and the death of the people.

Jiang Zhu didn't think that she and Si Yan could save everyone. In terms of force alone, they couldn't be a mighty army. Of course, if there are other people in this world who want to resist, that's another story.

The reason why the barbarians dared to provoke Da Zhou in this way must be directed by someone behind them, and this person is the most critical.

"You mean King Hu?" the shopkeeper of the restaurant said with a serious expression, "King Hu is in his prime, and it was he who led the barbarians to war."

Jiang Zhu was thoughtful, could it be that King Hu is the tasker?

"However, it was his orchid who really came up with the plan."

Orchid?

"King Hu has a concubine and three concubines. One of them is from Zhou, and she was the Princess Heqin who was sent over by the officials of Shangjing 20 years ago. The orchids who live here depend on the king Hu to survive."

"What is the identity of the princess?"

"I heard that she was an orphan, and she was tortured against her relatives when she was born. Soon her parents and other elders all died unexpectedly. She also became a famous broom star in Shangjing. She grew up ridiculed and cursed. After that, no one dared to propose marriage to her."

"However, she was born extremely beautiful, which aroused the jealousy of a princess. The princess designed her cruelly. By accident, the princess was rescued by King Hu and went to live in Hu country."

"Maybe it's resentment in her heart. Over the years, she has been planning to destroy the country of Great Zhou, and she has given King Hu a lot of countermeasures, and she is even more popular among barbarians than Princess Hu."

Jiang Zhu: "..." This orchid is using a revenge script, right?

Jiang Zhu asked more about Hu Ji's situation, which made his guess more certain.

Hu Ji should be the tasker, the purpose is to destroy Da Zhou, so as to get the aura of the protagonist.

What about the real protagonist?Are you still in Beijing?

Jiang Zhu told Si Yan his guess, "Should we go to that orchid and kill her immediately, or stay and fight against the rest of the barbarians?"

Si Yan focused on the latter, "If you want to completely eliminate the barbarians, you must have your own army. Even if you kill Hu Ji, these barbarians will not stop. They have already tasted the joy of killing."

Jiang Zhu was thoughtful, "Then let's go to the nearest city first."

"it is good."

The two didn't stay, and left the town after breakfast.

The nearest city is called Lingshuang City, which is the closest city to the Hu State. Every autumn, the city is covered with frost, covering the gray tiles with a layer of snow, hence the name.

There were barbarians standing inside and outside Lingshuang City, and the aborigines fled dead and fled, and there were not many left.

The two turned into the city at night, and the barbarians patrolled around every quarter of an hour in units of 20 people, much more rigorous than they encountered before.

Of course, there were also quite a few pleasure-seekers, holding wine jars and sitting by the fire to eat meat, and several young and beautiful women sat in their arms with humiliation on their faces, with strong hatred in their hearts.

The two walked around the city, and there were 1000 people on patrol alone, plus some changing guards, at least 2000 people were stationed.

Jiang Zhu took a deep breath. If counting the other six cities, counties and towns, there are at least [-] barbarians making trouble.

What's even more frightening is that Hu's army is not here, and another 10 people continue to invade, occupying a city every seven days.

Da Zhou's army was defeated like a mountain, and they were not their opponents at all.

After drinking and eating, the barbarian grinned grinningly and grabbed the woman by the collar. Regardless of the cold night, he began his evil deeds in public.

The woman cried out for help in pain and misery, and Jiang Zhu couldn't help but clenched his fists.

(End of this chapter)