after being kidnapped by the general

Chu Hechao knew how capable Zhan Shaoning was, but he didn't believe that Zhan Shaoning was so anxious to make a man with a broken leg leave in a hurry with four carriages and many guards.

No matter how anxious they are, Yi Yuanli's temperament will not let them leave overnight.

Chu Hechao was extremely impatient when he heard the cries and begging for mercy, and his expression became even colder, "Gag their mouths."

After a while, the noise disappeared.

The troops gradually approached Jixian County, and as soon as they entered Jixian County, the soldiers guarding the city immediately sent someone to inform the Chu Palace.

When Yuan Li learned that Chu Hechao had come back, he had brought people to put out the fire in the backyard of the palace.

He subconsciously looked back at the palace. Most of the entire Chu palace had been burned down. The tall buildings collapsed, the smell of burnt smell was strong, the walls were broken, and everything was devastated.

The black ash floated out for a radius of one mile, covering the snow with a layer of gray.

What can I do, this is Chu Hechao's palace.

Yuan Li smiled wryly, Chu Hechao must be furious when he saw it.

It was he who was sorry for Chu Hechao.

It was agreed to calm down the rear for him, but half of his palace was destroyed in the end, Yuan Li wanted to apologize to him.

But before Chu Hechao came over, Yuanli had other things to do.

Yuan Li thanked the people who came to fight the fire, and told the people and soldiers to go back quickly to avoid the cold.The soldiers and civilians fighting the fire were in a state of distress. Their clothes were either half burned, or most of their bodies were wet.Many people were injured in fighting the fire. Not only were their arms and arms burned, but they also had frostbite from carrying water again and again.

The water in winter is covered with ice slag, and it feels like being stabbed by a knife. How can you avoid frostbite when you touch water to put out fires again and again?Yuanli saw that many people's hands were already swollen with frostbite, including his own hands, which were also bruised and stiff, and faintly swollen and tingling.

The people did not expect that the governor would thank them, and they were very flattered for a while.The tiredness and coldness on his body and the discomfort of the wound seemed to be relieved a lot in an instant. He waved his hands quickly and said he didn't dare, but he felt happy in his heart.

They didn't stay long, and hurried back to their home in twos and threes.

There are also many people who feel uncomfortable and regret that their actions were too careless.

It's okay if the clothes are wet, but if the clothes are burned, they have nothing to wear.

Yuan Li told Lin Tian: "Later, let the kitchen prepare ginger soup for these common people and soldiers, and let the disease doctor bring herbal medicine to show them, not only to prevent them from getting cold, but also to pay attention to their frostbite and scald. The medicinal materials are all in the warehouse, let the disease doctor get them by himself. There are also cloths, go to see whose clothes are broken, and make them new clothes."

Lin Tian should be, and left in a hurry.

Yuan Li took a deep breath, and hurried to the front of the mansion with the rest of the people, watching Chu Hechao and his party coming here from a distance.

In the past, when facing Chu Hechao, Yuanli could still act like a sister-in-law.But now, he has no face to meet Chu Hechao.

The Prince Chu's mansion was burned so badly that they couldn't live in it for the time being, and they could only go to the manor to settle down.

Yuanli thought a lot, even thinking about Chu Hechao's reaction.For the first time, he felt a little embarrassed, and when Chu Hechao's horse had just stopped, he said, "General, I..."

The moment Chu Hechao looked at him, his heart was burning with anger, and his face suddenly sank like water.He got off his horse and strode up to Yuanli, "What's the matter with you?"

Sure enough, I was angry.

Yuan Li thought apologetically, he blamed himself very much, "General, because of my lax supervision, the mansion caught fire and eventually burned down half of the palace. I will find someone to repair the mansion as soon as possible, but if it is cold today, I'm afraid You have to wait until the weather is warmer in the next year to start repairing... I am sorry for you."

"I'm asking you," Chu Hechao said in a low voice with bulging veins on his forehead, suppressing his anger, "Who the hell asked your palace?!"

Yuanli looked up at him in surprise.

The little sister-in-law looked very pitiful, the side of her face was covered with soot from the black smoke, and her eyes were red and dry from the smoke.

The hem of his clothes was scorched by the fire on the ground, and his wet sleeves were almost frozen.With messy hair, the whole person is in a mess.

On weekdays, Yuanli has always been strategizing, making people ignore his age.But at this moment, Chu Hechao realized very deeply that he was only eighteen in Yuanli, and only nineteen after the new year.

Chu Hechao was eight years older than this little sister-in-law.

An inexplicable emotion clogged Chu Hechao's chest, making his heart and lungs agitated and painful.Chu Hechao's face changed gloomyly, he raised his hand to touch Yuanli, but found that he was wearing gloves, he took off the gloves again, and wiped the black ash on the side of Yuanli's face.

"Who did it?"

His palms were hot as if they were on fire, but the scars on his fingers were extremely rough, and he rubbed them with great force, which made Yuanli's cheeks hurt.

But such a rude method made Yuanli feel a little unbearable grievance for a moment.

Realizing the moment of grievance, Yuan Li was shocked, and he kept telling himself in his heart, wasn't it just a somersault?That's not necessary.Yuanli, how many somersaults did you do in your last life?There's really no need to be physically weak in this life, just follow along.

Don't cry, don't cry, it's too embarrassing, you're a tough guy.

You are surrounded by your subordinates, you are their support, how can you cry because Chu Hechao wiped your face?

Yuan Li held back with all his strength, but his red and dry eyes did not hold back, the redness was even worse, and there was faint condensation of water vapor.

In order not to be ashamed, Yuan Li quickly turned his face away, and said in a muffled voice, "You made me hurt a bit."

Looking at his appearance, Chu Hechao thought that his palms were too rough and made him cry. His Adam's apple swallowed, and he swallowed the word "delicacy".

He looked at Liu Jixin and asked coldly, "Say, what's going on?"

Liu Jixin glanced at Zhan Shaoning who was at the side, "Half a year ago, a counselor who came to join the lord caused chaos in the prisoner camp, set fire to the palace and the soap shop, and escaped while taking advantage of the chaos."

Chu Hechao noticed Liu Jixin's glance, and he looked at Zhan Shaoning with a terrifying gaze, "Is it your man?"

Zhan Shaoning's lips were blue from the cold, and his face was pale.He had guessed that Xiao Ce was the culprit of everything, he nodded silently, and said with difficulty: "It's a counselor by my side."

Stuffed with anger, Chu Hechao remembered the group of people he had tied up on the road when he came here, and his complexion was a little subtle, and he asked again: "What is this person like?"

Liu Jixin said: "This man has a thin face, a slightly yellow complexion, and a pair of broken legs... Hey, General, your expression is quite meaningful."

Chu Hechao's expression was indeed very meaningful.

Before coming here, Chu Hechao still felt that he had not done what Yuanli said, and the man's face had been put down a lot. Before seeing Yuanli, he was still a little irritable, but now, Chu Hechao told him , He made a "great contribution".

This "great achievement" may make Yuanli look at him with admiration.

Chu Hechao glanced at Yuanli, raised his voice and said, "Bring him up."

people?

who?

Liu Jixin and the others were puzzled, and when they saw the heavily tied people who had been torn from the carriage by the soldiers, they all widened their eyes and let out exclamations.

Attracted by the sound, Yuan Li turned his head curiously, and saw the soldiers carrying Xiao Ce and others to come in front of them!

When these people saw him, their expressions became frightened and they began to struggle violently.

Yuanli looked at them in disbelief.

He suddenly looked up at Chu Hechao, his eyes were as bright as flames, "General!"

The corners of Chu Hechao's mouth curled up slightly, and he said lazily: "When I came to Ji County, I saw them acting sneaky, so I felt suspicious, so I tied them up and brought them back."

This dramatic turn of events almost made everyone stunned for a while, and after realizing it, they were overjoyed.Liu Jixin laughed loudly, pointed at Xiao Ce and beamed, "Xiao Ce, didn't you expect that? Why didn't you expect to see us so soon?"

Zhan Shaoning looked at Xiao Ce complicatedly.

Xiao Ce's legs were crippled, and he was held up by two soldiers. After seeing the crowd in Yuanli, his expression changed again and again, and finally calmed down, "Master, Mr. Yuan, brother Changyue, long time no see."

Liu Ji said with a blunt smile, "Yes, brother Limou. But I am very happy to see you at this moment, very happy."

Yuan Li was also very happy. In addition to being happy, the anger that had been suppressed in his heart burned up in an instant. He exhaled a foul breath, and sincerely thanked Chu Hechao, "Thank you, General, for bringing them back."

Chu Hechao raised his eyebrows and couldn't help being happy, "No need."

Yuan Li smiled, and then put away his smile, "General, I will lend you a big knife at your waist."

Chu Hechao simply and neatly drew the ring-shou knife to him.

Holding the knife, Yuan Li walked up to Xiao Ce himself.

Xiao Ce's expression fluctuated very slightly, but from his eyes, Yuan Li could see his fear of death.

Yuan Li looked at him coldly, raised his hand and raised the knife.

Xiao Ce spoke quickly and said: "You shouldn't kill me yourself. You have always been kind and famous, and you love the people. You should leave the dirty work to others. As a wise lord, you shouldn't dye it with your hands. blood."

Yuan Li raised his eyelids to look at him, his eyes were filled with a decisive edge for a moment, and he was not at all shaken by his words.

Xiao Ce was taken aback by such firmness.

Yuanli's knife stopped steadily in the air without any trembling, and he said calmly: "You burned my workshop and palace, caused panic among the captives, and tried to take away the craftsmen to get the soap formula. I will not kill them myself. You, others still say that I am a wimp."

At this moment, his unshakable determination to kill Xiao Ce clearly made Xiao Ce understand that all the words he prepared afterwards were useless.

Xiao Ce's expression changed, and he immediately looked at Zhan Shaoning, "My lord, save me!"

But Zhan Shaoning is no longer the Zhan Shaoning who was manipulated by him half a year ago. Zhan Shaoning said with a wry smile: "If you didn't do it, you can explain it clearly. If you really did it, you didn't care about my situation and did such a thing. Where did you come from?" Uncle Xiao...Xiao Ce, do you really not understand what these things you do mean?"

As for stealing the soap formula, Xiao Ce is an ungrateful thief!

Even if Zhan Shaoning has a lot of affection for him, he has no face to beg Yuan Li to spare Xiao Ce this time.

"I just hope you won't be so decadent!" Xiao Ce suddenly became emotional, and the veins on his neck bulged, "Look at you! Since you arrived in Youzhou, what have you done? The imperial court killed the whole family of Zhan's family. Do you still remember! You are indulging in peace and happiness day and night, but what revenge did you do?"

Zhan Shaoning clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "You don't know anything—"

Xiao Ce sneered, "A fledgling who hides behind others in vain for a moment of peace will never become an eagle. You and I disagree. But you ask me why I do this, but I have something to say. Do you know what I mean? Your legs were broken by someone you consider a benefactor?!"

Zhan Shaoning was startled, and looked sideways at Yuan Li.

Yuan Li seemed to have expected him to say this, and even smiled, "Xiao Ce, you know best what you did. You also know why I broke your legs. Back then Is the death of Zhan Shaoning's nephew really an accident?"

Xiao Ce's expression darkened.

Zhan Shaoning's lips trembled, what does this mean?

Yuanli pulled his lips, and raised the knife higher, "Originally, I wanted to ask how you persuaded my craftsmen to join you, and how to find the old Zhan Shaoning and others I scattered among the trilogy. But I don't want to now I'm going to ask."

"I have heard your rumors and know that you are very good at winning people's hearts. I have already seen this. Things have already happened, and the results are in front of me. These processes are no longer important. Because you and the people who left with you, I won't let go of any of them."

After speaking, the big knife fell sharply.

"Wait!" Xiao Ce finally panicked. Unwilling to die, he hurriedly took out the last straw, "I am willing to be loyal to you! You should have seen my ability clearly this time, as long as you spare me This time, Ce wishes you to be the lord, be loyal to you, and do everything for you!"

But in the next moment, the big knife slashed on his neck without stopping.

The moment Xiao Ce's head flew out, Yuan Li said, "But there are tens of thousands of talents in the world, why should I send you one?"

The human head rolled far away on the ground, and rolled in front of the three craftsmen, who were so frightened that they screamed and screamed.

Blood splashed all over Yuan Li, and the dark red blood dripped down Yuan Li's brow bone. Yuan Li looked sideways at them, and his usually gentle face suddenly showed a dangerous and threatening beauty.He narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his knife and walked towards the craftsman.

In the eyes of the craftsman, he seemed to be more terrifying than ghosts and monsters.

Chu Hechao's gaze was glued to him, and he couldn't move it away.

The craftsmen knelt on the ground tremblingly and kept begging for mercy. They knew that Yuanli had a good temper and a good heart, so they kept using the old parents, the youngest son and the youngest daughter in the family to win sympathy.

Yuan Li's jaw was tense, just listening to their cries, and when the three craftsmen cried until their voices became hoarse and their tears dried up, Yuan Li also lowered his eyelids and asked lightly: "Why? Stop crying?"

The three craftsmen felt cold in their hearts, kowtowed vigorously and said: "Master Yuan, Mr. Yuan, since we came to Youzhou with you from Ruyang, you should bypass us this time, we really know we were wrong. , we were blindfolded by thieves, please spare our lives!"

Yuan Li smiled, his eyes were clear, as if what he did was not a murder, "The same mistake, how could I make it again?"

Soon, the three craftsmen could no longer cry.

This is the first time Yuanli has stabbed ordinary people.

It was not the indirect method of cutting off the arm and shooting the legs that caused Wang Er's companion to bleed to death, nor was it the one-shot killing of the rebels like Ma Renyi.

He personally chopped off the heads of these people and took their lives, but Yuan Li's mood was unexpectedly calm.

Behind him, Liu Jixin, Wu Kai, Wang Er and others looked at his back.

Suddenly, they felt as if they had witnessed the changes in Yuanli with their own eyes.

Blood flowed like a river, and the scene was silent.Yuan Li pulled up the corner of his robe and wiped the blood on the knife, returned the big knife to Chu Hechao, and said with a smile, "General, thank you for your knife."

Chu Hechao looked at the corner of his raised mouth, raised his hand to take the knife, and responded in a low voice.

After a long time, Zhan Shaoning asked hoarsely: "Yuanli, what do you mean my nephew's death was not an accident?"

Yuan Li turned to look at him, and after seeing the pain and fear on Zhan Shaoning's face, he slowly said what he had guessed.

This is actually no longer a guess. Looking at Xiao Ce's reaction just now, it is obvious that Yuan Li guessed it right.

After learning about it, Zhan Shaoning was silent for a long time, and slammed his fist at the nearby pillar.He took a deep breath, the hatred in his eyes floated up and down, so it was so, so it was...

He gritted his teeth and said, "Yuanli, please hand over Xiao Ce's body to me."

Yuan Li said: "Please."

Zhan Shaoning took Xiao Ce's body away expressionlessly, and the servants of the palace held their breaths to wipe away the blood in front of the door.

Guo Lin said in a low voice: "My lord, general, the palace is no longer inhabitable, please move to the country manor."

Yuan Li sighed, "The manor is no better than the palace, the general has worked hard."

Chu He Chao frowned, "Go and change your clothes first."

It was only then that Yuan Li realized the coldness, he shuddered, and after his anger subsided, his body felt uncomfortable instantly.Yuan Li nodded hastily, and went back to the mansion to change.

When he came out after changing his clothes, he saw that the carriage had already been brought to the gate of the mansion, and the servants were moving back and forth the things to be used in the manor. Needless to say, Yuan Li, everything was in order.

The tall and tall man stood outside the mansion, like a needle that stabilizes the sea.

Guo Lin couldn't help but said happily: "Thanks to the general today."

Yes.

Yuan Li couldn't help nodding, thanks to having him today.