Chapter 141 Great Purge

"Xiao, how dare you!"

Under the bunk bed with light grey curtains, there was a pair of wooden clogs neatly placed, with faint water stains on both sides, obviously indicating that the owner had bathed. There was also a pair of men's cloth boots thrown aside in a messy manner, which looked extremely indecent.

The owner of the clogs was also quite disheveled at this moment, with fine beads of sweat on her foxy face. Her delicate features seemed like a fox demon that had taken a thousand years to form, and she was born with an alluring charm.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's beautiful peach blossom eyes glared angrily, his willow-like thin eyebrows frowned in disbelief, and he turned his head back with a hint of struggle. There was a hint of coldness in his peach blossom eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Shame on you! Let go!"

It was obvious that the fox demon was at a disadvantage in the fight on the bunk bed. She was now suppressed by the warriors who had conquered the demon. She was lying on the couch, with her two white and tender arms pulled back, unable to break free. She could only gasp in vain, and the fox demon turned around with a face full of anger.

Xiao Yan was also panting, but he just sat on her little buttocks without moving. Jiang Chen was no less powerful than him. The reason why he was able to suppress her this time was because he caught her off guard and then took advantage of the situation.

"Shameless little thief, get out of here!" Jiang Chen's face was covered with sweat. He gritted his teeth and said angrily in a standard royal sister voice: "Don't force me to do anything serious!"

But the moment she finished speaking, her back suddenly straightened, the entire arc of her beautiful back was pressed against the loose light pink nightgown, and her head suddenly rested on the quilt under her face, and a hint of panic was mixed in her shy and annoyed voice.

"Don't touch my feet..."

Xiao Yan remained silent. He grabbed the two arms of the surrendered minister with one hand, and reached behind him with the other hand to catch one of the constantly swinging jade feet. He played along the smooth ankle, all the way to the jade-smooth toes, and gently rubbed them.

"Hmm..." Jiang Chen gasped uncontrollably and kept burying his face in the quilt. He no longer turned back to glare at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan suddenly lowered his body, and his heavy masculine body pressed on the beautiful back that looked like a fox demon. Then he breathed hot air on her earlobe: "I think I have found the weakness of Corpse Ancestor..."

"Shameless little thief!" Jiang Chen's tone was fierce and cruel, but he didn't dare to raise his head. The sound of gritting his teeth came out muffled from the quilt, and it was inexplicably weak.

But just after saying this, an uncontrollable moan escaped from between her teeth. In an instant, Jiang Chen's cheeks, earlobes and neck were all red as if bleeding.

She was immediately filled with shame, her two jade feet swaying in the air in anger, "You bastard! Shameless, shameless... You'd better not let me get up..."

As for Xiao Zei, who was constantly scolded by her, he just smiled knowingly.

In the evening, when he was having dinner in the hall, he had already noticed that Jiang Chen's pair of crystal clear jade feet, which were well maintained by her, seemed to be her sensitive spot. He had not noticed it during his first night in Luoyang, and if it were not for Jiang Chen's little action under the table today, he might not have guessed it.

Sure enough, it is fun and useful, and it subdues the fox demon in one move.

But he would not embarrass the surrendered minister too much. Even though the two of them had interests involved, Xiao Yan was grateful to her. Of course, the most important point was that he could not imagine what the surrendered minister, who was extremely angry and humiliated, would do to retaliate against him...

At this moment, seeing Jiang Chen's body had become limp like a puddle of water, with her head buried in the quilt without raising it, he smiled and leaned close to her cheek and said, "Corpse Ancestor, dear sister?"

"roll."

The fox demon seemed too embarrassed to see people.

However, Xiao Yan kept smiling faintly and stopped playing with Jiang Chen's sensitive feet. He let go of her arms, then put his arms around her beautiful back and straightened her soft body.

Jiang Chen closed his peach blossom eyes with flushed cheeks, but he immediately buried his head with disheveled hair deeply in his arms. It was obvious that he was still in a state of shame. He bit his lower lip slightly in anger and said nothing.

"Madam Jiang, how about we practice dual cultivation?" Xiao Yan pulled her arm but couldn't move it, so he asked softly.

"roll."

After a long time, the surrendered minister responded with shame and anger.

Xiao Yan chuckled and lifted up her loose nightgown in the dark.

"..."

The ashamed and angry queen bit her lip and said nothing.

In a moment, the cold winter wind blew the bunk bed, and Xiao Yan easily pulled away the jade arm that was blocking the eyes of the royal sister Taohua. The latter's flushed cheeks were covered with thick sweat, her smooth forehead was stained with light pink hair, and her pair of passionate Taohua eyes were shining with water.

"roll!"

Jiang Chen glared at him unhappily and immediately turned his head to the other side.

But before long, she bit her lips so hard that they turned white, tears oozed from the corners of her eyes, and she couldn't help but let out a disgusted moan from her nose.

"asshole.

"I'll let you practice dual cultivation..."

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The waning moon was swept by the strong wind and couldn't bear it anymore, so it hid behind the clouds in a panic.

The east wind rustles and the drizzle comes, and there is a light thunder outside the lotus pond. The golden toad bites the lock and burns incense to enter, and the jade tiger pulls the silk to draw water from the well...

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Finally, the waning moon disappeared behind the skyline, and after a night, the sun began to rise.

The entire mansion began to become busy again.

The girl had been hiding her worries all night, but still had dark circles under her eyes. She went into the kitchen and cooked an egg for herself and Xiao Yan. After thinking for a while, she prepared another one for her elder sister and Jiang Chen.

"I called her, but she ignored me. She probably didn't want to eat breakfast." The elder sister had pigtails and was rubbing her sleepy eyes. Although she wasn't awake yet, she ate an egg in two bites with her eyes squinting. Then, while she was talking, she ate the one that Jiangchen had as well.

Ji Ruxue's cold and pretty face froze for a moment, and then she glanced at Xiao Yan, who was eating porridge and reading a letter calmly beside her.

But the latter seemed to have noticed such a small movement instantly. When he was glanced at, he suddenly choked and started coughing with his head tilted to the side.

"Slow down."

The girl patted his back gently and said angrily, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Ahem... It's okay, it's okay..." Xiao Yan waved his hands and said with a dry cough: "I'm done, you two can eat slowly."

"and many more."

Ji Ruxue held him back, then took out the egg from the porcelain bowl and carefully peeled off the eggshell until half of the egg was crystal white. Then she handed it to him: "Eat the egg. You said it will help you grow."

Xiao Yan wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, looking at the girl's sparkling eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he took it in his hand and said, "I'll go to the front hall."

The girl pursed her lips and looked at his back.

After a long while, he whispered to himself: "I won't blame you..."

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The mansion where Xiao Yan stayed was two streets away from the Jiedushi Mansion. It was a large house with four courtyards. At this moment, the corner door of the mansion was wide open, and people were coming in and out. They were all civil and military officials in the Hebei officialdom.

Ever since Li Cunxu was defeated at Gaoliang River a few days ago and Xiao Yan took control of Youzhou, the Jiedushi Mansion, which was almost expanded into a royal palace by Liu Shouguang, has almost lost its functions.

Xiao Yan did not accept the post of Deputy Envoy of Youzhou given by Liu Rengong, nor did he use the majestic Jiedushi Mansion. Therefore, all officials of Hebei, big and small, had to report to this mansion for any important matters. He specially vacated the front hall to use as his office. At this moment, several officials seemed to be going inside as if they were going to court, but they immediately moved to the sides and bowed.

"General Feng, General Feng..."

Feng Dao, who was less than 30 years old but seemed very calm, responded with a faint smile.

Once he gained power, he could be considered a new noble in Hebei's officialdom, which made the old officials of Liu Rengong's era very jealous, but most people still fawned on him. Because he had always been popular in Youzhou and was kind to others, Xiao Yan was very good at using him.

Seeing him coming, the other officials who arrived earlier had no choice but to wait.

As soon as Feng Daofu entered the hall, he bowed slightly and saluted with his arms crossed.

"I pay my respects to Envoy Xiao."

Xiao Yan was sitting behind the desk, tapping on a half-eggshell with his fingertips, frowning in thought. Now he looked up and smiled: "Mr. Ke Dao is here, please take a seat."

A bad guy nearby brought out a stool, and Feng Dao sat halfway on it. He sat upright and took out a thick roll of names from his bosom: "According to the instructions of the military envoy, I have collected information on 146 forts and 32 clans in Youzhou, Zhuozhou, Yizhou, Guizhou, and Danzhou overnight, and compiled a list of names of generals born in these forts and clans."

"Mr. Ke Dao is truly a man of talent!"

Xiao Yan was serious when he heard this, and he personally went down to take the list and took a close look at it. This list was very detailed, not only with specific addresses and population, but also with the intricate relationship between these nobles and the generals of Dingbadu and Yichang Army.

Another part is a list of some of the big families that Li Cunxu once entered Hebei and served him.

The most crucial thing is the list of the twenty-seven families who secretly want to unite with Shuliduo to overthrow Xiao Yan, as well as their children in Dingbadu and Yichang Army. (For details, please see the extra chapter.)
"Very good, very good!" Xiao Yan looked at it and kept praising it: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kedao."

Feng Dao had already stood up, and now he smiled and stroked his beard and said, "It's not just my contribution, some of my colleagues have also made great efforts. The Han Surveillance Envoy also made efforts. As for the hard work... I dare not complain about the hardship of working for the military envoy."

"Tell me your names and everyone will get a reward." Xiao Yan laughed.

Then, he pondered for a moment, paced a few steps with his hands behind his back, took a brush dipped in ink from the table and handed it to Feng Dao: "If there are relatives of Mr. Kedao on this list, or people who are willing to protect them, I will allow you to make them."

Feng Dao was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether Xiao Yan was testing him or what he meant. But when he saw Xiao Yan walking away as if to avoid suspicion, he immediately felt flattered by this gift.

He bowed deeply and said earnestly, "I have been promoted by the military envoy, which is a great favor to me. The people on this list should be severely punished. How can I ruin the military envoy's important work for my own benefit?"

After that, he paused, and suddenly said with courage: "I think that the reason why Yan is so weak is that Liu is tyrannical, extravagant, and has no ambition. He is also incompetent and has lost his prestige.

Now, the military envoy controls Hebei, and everyone is looking forward to it. We should strike while the iron is hot and use thunderous tactics to intimidate the scoundrels in Hebei. In addition to being benevolent, we should establish the unparalleled prestige of the military envoy. In this way, even if the military envoy returns to Bianliang, Hebei can be united and become the sharp blade for the military envoy to overlook the Central Plains..."

Xiao Yan suddenly turned around, his sharp eyes half-closed, looking particularly fierce: "Who told you this?"

Feng Dao did not raise his head, but his voice was still extremely steady.

"Although the military envoy has not been announced, the generals in the town now know that the military envoy is from Daliang, and is Huo Qubing, who was sent to Hebei by the emperor of Daliang. But I think that with the ambition of the military envoy, it is impossible for him to be just a champion marquis..."

Xiao Yan stared at him without saying a word.

There were only two bad guys in the hall. They just held their knives, their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts, as if they heard nothing.

After a moment, Xiao Yan suddenly smiled, helped Feng Dao up personally, and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Ke Dao is a great talent, I didn't make a mistake in him."

The latter looked up, and the two looked at each other, smiling at the same time as if they were a king and his subject.

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Han Yanhui, the governor of Youzhou, has been in power these past two days and has been very busy, but he appears to be in high spirits and has no complaints.

His skinny face was full of solemnity, and his two long beards fluttered in the wind. He lowered his head to glance at the list in his hand, then squinted at the kneeling figures on the stage and nodded.

"Correct."

Immediately, a bad man beside him shouted, "You are a big family in Yan, with fertile land and countless wealth. You have been blessed by the people of Hebei for generations. But not only do you not appreciate this kindness, but you are also accomplices to the tiger. Before the disaster, you betrayed your own people and helped the evil bandits in Hedong to oppress the people of Yan. Is that right?"

Off the field, the already embarrassed thirty-odd people immediately cried out, "It's unfair... If it weren't for Li Cunxu's coercion, how could we have abandoned Hebei?"

The bad guy sneered, took out a list from his arms, and then read out a few names.

The next moment, several figures walked out from behind the stage in an unnatural yet confident manner.

"Eating dog intestines!"

Among the more than 30 people kneeling on the ground, someone immediately recognized that these people were some small clan leaders who had not expressed their opinions to Li Cunxu that day, and they started cursing.

The bad guy wearing a stern mask and a bamboo hat held the hilt of his knife and shouted, "The evidence is here, don't be afraid to take responsibility! If you admit your crime, you can still protect your family and descendants."

Unexpectedly, someone in the crowd suddenly cursed: "Xiao Yan, you son of a bitch, just wants to support a group of running dogs, what's the difference between him and Li Cunxu? And the Queen of Mobei, bah, spineless..."

"puff."

The man was suddenly kicked to the ground by a bad guy, who chopped him down with the Tang sword in his hand, and his head rolled on the ground.

The others turned pale.

On the stage, Han Yanhui's expression remained unchanged, and he said with full energy, "Execute."

Instantly, more than a dozen bad guys drew their swords at the same time.

"I plead guilty, I plead guilty!" A pig-slaughtering scream suddenly rang out from the crowd, and an old man staggered out: "I and my entire family are at the mercy of General Xiao, and I have no complaints..."

For a moment, the other family heads dared not to hold on any longer and confessed their crimes one after another.

Next, some bad guys continued to hold the list and read it out loud.

"The following are the relatives of the generals of Dingbadu and Yichang armies. Envoy Xiao has something to say: the generals have worked hard and made great contributions. In view of their contributions in the battles in the north and south and their escape from death, their relatives can be pardoned for the time being and kept for investigation..."

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Far away from the execution ground, on a high platform in the pavilion.

Two figures stood side by side.

Xiao Yan put one hand behind his back and stretched out the other hand to the side, holding Shuliduo's shoulder.

"My queen, am I being kind to you?"

Shuliduo bit her lip and said, "Thank you Jiulang for your kindness."

“In two days.

"Let's get out."

(End of this chapter)