Chapter 220 A complete success

Seeing this, the Lord Magistrate became even more angry and pointed at several soldiers guarding the city and shouted.

"What do you do for food? You can't even handle such a trivial matter? The bandits moved away when they saw me coming, do you know?"

"Sir, we didn't find any bandits carrying gold and silver along the road."

The prefect stomped his feet in anger: "Damn it, they actually emptied out all the food and gold and silver treasures. You take people up to the top of the mountain to search."

As a result, one group after another of soldiers rushed up the other two hills, but still found nothing.

"Sir, did the bandits know that you were coming and moved them all away in advance?"

There is nothing but trees on the mountain. The trees are very lush, but the prefect did not send anyone to cut them down.

Because there are poisonous insects and ferocious beasts everywhere on this mountain. What if you are bitten accidentally?

"Send someone to guard this hilltop. This is the den of bandits. They will definitely come back."

"Yes, sir."

Hiding in the darkness, Lu Shaoqian's men were surprised by their mistress's foresight. They really didn't need to miss this mountain top.

This time the prefect was determined to catch these bandits. Even if he killed them all, he would not be able to vent his anger.

The prefect sat in a sedan chair and rushed down the mountain first. Usually the prefect was afraid of death and always walked in the middle.

At this time, the prefect was really too angry. At this moment, a man in black appeared quietly next to his sedan chair.

A knife was stabbed towards him

"ah!"

The magistrate's entourage screamed, and he used his body to block the magistrate's knife.

The prefect was so frightened that he collapsed in the sedan chair and could not move.

"You, who are you?"

The man in black sneered: "I am the leader of the Church of the Star and Moon God, and you actually killed so many of our brothers."

The prefect looked at the man in black with his face covered and asked at a loss.

"What do you want to do? I am the most trusted minister of the Holy Emperor today. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, be careful and you will be executed."

The man in black snorted disdainfully and said, "Stop trying to scare me with your bullshit official power. I'm going to kill you today."

The prefect was horrified: "No, no, no, you can't do this..."

It is true that the man in black is the leader of the Xingyue God Sect, but he is not avenging the believers, nor is he a hero who enforces justice for heaven.

He was a criminal nobleman who was exiled to Xirong. He was rescued by Xiao Jueqing and has followed the leader ever since.

Everyone in the Xingyue God Sect was bewitched by Xiao Jueqing, and this person was actually punished by his tribe and was exiled together.

Although exile is gentler than beheading, it is also extremely destructive to humanity during its execution.

The punishment of beheading directly takes the prisoner's life, but the punishment of exile destroys the prisoner's body and spirit.

People think that returning to one's roots is the best destination for a person, but once a prisoner is sentenced to exile.

This means that they will most likely not be able to return to the place of their birth for the rest of their lives, which is a huge punishment for the prisoners.

A person with a strong heart will take his family and settle down in the place of exile to cultivate land and live a quiet life.

Those who are not tough-minded will hate heaven and earth, want to live or die, and will be helpless and unable to extricate themselves.

Most of the punishments in the Yan Dynasty were mainly aimed at punishing people's bodies.

Harsh punishment can indeed effectively strengthen the emperor's centralization of power, but punishment is also a double-edged sword.

If it is used well, it will become a server for the imperial power. If it is not used well, it will inspire many organizations like the Star-Moon God Cult.

Each dynasty was in a highly hierarchical society, and in such a society, the emperor became the supreme being.

Because the ancients lived in an era of low productivity, the emperor could not guarantee every one of his wills.

They can all be transmitted and transmitted very well, so in order to strengthen the imperial power in his hands, the emperor must formulate harsh punishments.

After Xiao Jueqing failed to seize the throne, he did not sink into deep sorrow. On the contrary, he began to found the Xingyue Divine Sect.

All the bad experiences did not make Xiao Jueqing hit rock bottom, but made him even more passionate.

Founded the Xingyue Cult and proclaimed himself the leader, recruited followers and encouraged them to provoke the imperial power everywhere.

This hall master is one of them, and he wants to provoke the officials when he sees them.

Because their family was exiled more than ten years ago, they were born to be the sons of nobles.

They were helpless about farming and farm work. His father was drunk all day long and his steps were staggering.

During the Chinese New Year, the sound of firecrackers on the street could not dispel the drunkenness in his father's heart, because he was afraid that someone would come to him and demand the money he owed him for drinks.

One can imagine how bad their life is. They simply don’t have enough to eat, don’t have enough clothes to wear, and live in dire straits.

At that time, his mother suddenly fell ill. She was lying on the bed, breathless.

He kept chanting: "Oh my God! Help. Save my children."

When he was desperate, he met the leader of the Xingyue God Cult, who offered to feed and clothe his family as long as they joined the Xingyue God Cult.

They agreed without any hesitation, and the leader of the cult really fulfilled his promise.

Let all the believers have enough food and clothing. As for the burning, killing and looting that the religious sect is doing, everyone chooses not to see it.

The man in black wanted to take action again, but was besieged by the deputy general and more than a dozen people. In the end, he could only escape in embarrassment.

The mighty bandit suppression campaign in Pingjiang Prefecture has also come to a successful end, and neither party has ever doubted the Xiaoyao Sect.

Early the next morning.

Lu Shaoqian and the others returned to Shuangjiang Town with ten carriages of New Year's goods.

Because they had to come back before the end of the year to celebrate the New Year, Lu Shaoqian and the others were on the road these days.

Lin Fuyue sat next to Lu Shaoqian. She was wearing a thick down jacket, holding a hand warmer in her hand, and wearing a rabbit fur hat on her head, covering most of her face.

"Husband, look, it's snowing." Lin Fuyue pointed to the goose-like snowflakes not far away, smiling like a cat that had successfully stolen something.

"It's really snowing, Yue'er, I really want to get to Shuangjiang Town as soon as possible." Lu Shaoqian looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window, feeling filled with emotion.

Lu Shaoyi doesn't have much interest in snowy scenery. He was born in the north, where it is always covered with snow in winter.

So Lu Shaoyi didn't think there was anything interesting at all. He just felt that he was stimulated by his brother and sister-in-law's show of affection.

He curled his lips and said: "Brother, sister-in-law, what's so strange about the snow? You just want to show off your affection in front of us, don't you think so, Xiao Yufan?"

"Snowing is so beautiful. I haven't seen it snow many times." Xiao Yufan blinked with big eyes.

His eyes were pure, without any complicated things. Like his parents, he looked at the snow seriously for the first time.

When Lu Shaoyi heard Xiao Yufan say this, he remembered that there were very few snow days in the south.
Chapter completed!