Chapter 80 Kill them all

When Lu Ji returned from his shift, he saw the little guy sitting on the couch in the outer room reading a book.

"I am back."

He was unbuttoning his official uniform and said to her, "The little girl was so focused on reading that she didn't notice him even when she called her twice." He walked up to her and snatched the book from her hand, "What book are you reading that makes you so engrossed?"

Qin Xiaoning came back to her senses: "You came back early today."

Lu Ji lowered his eyes and glanced at the book in his hand, muttering, "Shou Ya Travel Notes?" He then asked her, "Where did you get it?"

Qin Xiaoning quickly snatched the book from his hand and replied casually, "I borrowed it from Mr. Su."

As he said this, he quickly put the book away, turned around and helped him take off his official uniform, and asked, "Are you going out again?"

"We'll go out tonight." Lu Ji turned around to face her and raised his hand to pinch her face: "I haven't been with you for several days. I'll have dinner with you tonight."

The little woman smiled brightly when she heard that: "Then I'll ask the kitchen to make some more delicious food."

Seeing her cheerful look, Lu Ji's eyebrows relaxed as well. He then reached out and hugged her, saying lazily, "Are you so happy?"

"The prince is so busy, but he still thinks of me. How can I not be happy?"

She seemed to be complaining about his neglect during this period, but her words were gentle and playful, making people feel guilty about her but not annoyed at the same time.

Finally, the little woman stood on tiptoe and kissed the man on the face, and said to him coquettishly: "I miss you so much because I can't see you every day."

I've been so busy lately that I really neglected her.

Lu Ji smiled and teased her: "Although you can't see it during the day, I will give it to you at night."

"You're just thinking about your own comfort." The little woman pouted and said, "I'm looking forward to talking to you."

Lu Ji raised his hand and touched her head: "The matter of King Qin is over. The Saint has already taken action against King Xuanchen, and then it will be King Dongyang's turn. Before taking action against King Dongyang, we must first send someone to patrol the city in the south. When the time comes, I will take you out to relax."

This was something Lu Ji had promised her a long time ago.

He always kept his word to her.

The little girl had been looking forward to going on a long journey with him, but when she heard him mention the prince, she couldn't help but worry about him: "If Concubine Chen falls like this, will the saint come to deal with our mansion in the future? Will you be in danger?"

There were undercurrents in the former dynasty and the harem. Lu Ji never told his little woman about these things, but the little thing was born smart. Although she was in the inner house, she could always keenly capture what was happening outside.

Lu Ji scratched her nose with his curved finger: "Just take care of yourself, why worry about what's going on outside."

"I don't worry about others, I just worry about you." She threw herself into his arms, looking worried, and spoke in a deep voice.

As she spoke, she raised her head again, frowned and looked at him, with uneasiness in her eyes, and asked him: "Your achievements are so great that they shock the Lord. Will the Saint do anything to you?"

"Yes." He replied calmly.

"But I have my own way to deal with it." He lowered his eyes to look at her worried face, and said to her confidently: "In this world, the person who can touch your man has not been born yet."

She believed him.

After hearing his words, the little girl felt relieved and became happy again. She excitedly went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for him herself.

After a while, the maids put a sumptuous dinner on the table. He was busy outside all day, and it was rare to see him during the day. When the two of them had dinner together, Qin Xiaoning, who was attracted by Shen Qingshu's travel notes, chattered non-stop.

"Is there a place like that out there? People build houses on trees, and women don't marry. When they reach the age of 15, they open their boudoirs at night and let men in. After a while, if a woman finds a man she likes, she will keep him as her husband. If she doesn't find a man she likes, even if she gets pregnant, she will raise the child herself."

Hearing what she said, Lu Ji couldn't help but frowned: "Where did you see these messy things?"

"In the travel notes." She murmured to herself, "Is there really such a place in the world? It's incredible."

Lu Ji answered without thinking, "Yes, this place is in the southwest, called Zaba, where the Mona people live. Their custom is called 'walking marriage'."

The little girl became very interested after hearing this, with curiosity sparkling in her eyes. She chased after Lu Ji and asked, "Have you been there? Have you seen those people? What do they look like?"

"I passed by during the war in the northwest."

As he spoke, Lu Ji raised his hand and put two chopsticks of food into her bowl: "Eat your meal properly, why are you asking about these things?" He frowned and scolded her: "Read less of these messy books in the future."

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Less than seven days after the saint sent the letter to King Xuanchen, King Xuanchen replied.

He agreed to abolish the fiefdom and hand over the military power just to save the lives of his family and his son and daughter in the palace.

The sage immediately sent General Zhou Yukun and Commander Huo Lang of the Patrol Division to lead 100,000 elite troops to the northern border. King Xuanchen surrendered and handed over his military order. Zhou Yukun was ordered to take over as the chief official of the northern border and directly replaced King Xuanchen, leading the imperial army to garrison the northern border. Huo Lang was ordered to escort King Xuanchen's entire family of more than 3,600 people and 120,000 soldiers back to the capital.

Huo Lang set up camp fifty miles away from the capital, settled his men there, and returned to the capital alone to report.

The sage had already made arrangements. He immediately split up the soldiers under King Xuan Chen into four groups, with each team consisting of less than a hundred people. They were assigned to different places. After the army of twelve people was dealt with, the sage issued an order to resettle King Xuan Chen's relatives.

The sage issued an edict, conferring the title of Marquis of Dongbo on King Xuanchen and granting him a mansion in the capital. The rest of the clansmen, regardless of age or gender, were all exiled.

Huo Lang received the order and immediately left the palace to deal with the matter.

I happened to meet Lu Ji.

The two met while playing polo in the palace. Huo Lang admired Lu Ji's martial arts and often sought him out to compete with him. After a few visits, the two became friends.

"The saint is really ruthless." Huo Lang was a straight man. When he saw Lu Ji, he couldn't help but feel sorry for King Xuanchen. "I escorted King Xuancheng all the way. This prince is now over 60 years old. He is just an old man. The saint originally promised to settle his entire family. In the end, he only gave King Xuanchen a title and a mansion. The rest of the family were exiled. It's too unfair."

Lu Ji sneered: "If we leave those clansmen by the side of the vassal king, won't we have to worry about the consequences?"

Huo Lang sighed: "The emperor is indeed ruthless."

Lu Ji said: "There will be even more ruthless ones coming up, just wait and see."

Huo Lang's face flushed after hearing what Lu Ji said: "They have surrendered, and you exiled thousands of people from their entire family. Are you still not satisfied?"

Naturally, a saint cannot be satisfied with this.

After disbanding the troops under King Xuanchen's command on the spot and exiling his entire family, and trapping King Xuanchen in the capital, the sage issued another decree in the deep palace.

The youngest son of Prince Xuanchen was given poisoned wine, and Prince Ning, born to Concubine Chen, was demoted to a commoner and also given poisoned wine.

　Darlings, please give me a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)