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Chapter 123 Burning the corpse and building the well

Strictly speaking, there is another person qualified to own the standard camp on the ground of Datong, that is, the eunuch of the Datong guards, but his personal guards are relatively small in scale. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun saw hundreds of cavalry officers and soldiers, and the only ones who could use these forces were probably the general and the governor.

Except for the four killed outside, the two people in the house were piled up on the side of the luggage and clothes. Zhu Da walked up to check carefully and said in a muffled voice: "According to Master Yuan, the governor Biao Camp did not move easily except for a battle. Because this elite force was not around, he could not command the arrogant soldiers and generals of Datong, and he could not deal with sudden important matters. The eunuchs in the custodial house dared not be so unscrupulous. He was too strict by the civil servants, not to mention that he didn't have many troops in his hands, and if he went in and out, he was too conspicuous."

There were not many things that were drawn out, including bloody scattered silver coins, flattened metal objects, and women's jewelry that were also bloody.

"I have all the things I should have, but I am still too unscrupulous. But it is normal. As long as I am not caught and surviving, as long as there is no important evidence, no one is afraid of being beaten by verbal lawsuits. If they are not so smart that they lie, then these people may only be the General of Datong." Zhu Da muttered.

Zhou Qingyun, who had always been calm, was very anxious at this time, interrupted Zhu Da quickly and urged, "What are you talking about? Let's take a walk in the two villages to see if there are any living ones?"

"Do you think there will be some living?"

"What if!"

Zhu Da could think of some of the reasons for Zhou Qingyun's anxiety and truly guessing the possible instructor behind it, which made people helpless and powerless. Yuan Biao and Qin Xiucai both explained in detail what position the general of Datong General was. These are the top positions of the world's military generals, both in terms of status and strength.

He commanded 100,000 troops, placing the general in front of the west, garrisoning the left wing of Zhili, and fighting against the Mongolian army in the north. Those who sit in this position are often the Wu family generals of the Ming Dynasty. The family background can be traced back to the founding of the country and the Jingnan period. In addition to official titles, there are generally titles, noble status and strong strength. Such people are the real masters in the Datong Army Town. Whether they are first-class vassal kings in Datong City, local officials and governors, or eunuchs representing imperial power, they are only nominally able to compete with the general, and the ones who truly possess real power are the generals.

Although I don’t know why such a person does such a crazy act, how can such a person take revenge? Two people face the army of 100,000?

Even if the 100,000 army is a false number, what should I do if the two of them are guarding the general? This is not a country thief, nor is it a desperate thief. These people are all powerful warriors who have experienced swords and swords. What is the experience of Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun?

I knew about my enemy, but I couldn't think of how to take revenge. I knew about my enemy, but I was powerless, so how could I not be anxious?

Zhu Da didn't argue anything, but just sighed and stood up, took a torch with Zhou Qingyun and went out with his weapons. The Li family's house was on the edge of Baibao Village, and more than a hundred households were looking at each household, especially his own family and Xiang family.

People have a strong adaptability. When they first entered the village, they felt the strong bloody stench. Now it is not so pungent, but it still makes people feel uncomfortable. Zhou Qingyun originally wanted to go back and take a look first, but was dragged towards the village by Zhu Da because the smell floated over there.

"This... these beasts killed by thousands of swords, I...I..."

The direction of the smell was in the middle of the village, where there was a public stone mill, which was a small square in the village. When they saw it clearly with the light of the torches, Zhou Qingyun's angry voice had changed tone, and the torches in Zhu Da's hand were also trembling. They had seen blood and dead people, but they had never seen such a scene.

Dozens of corpses piled up in this open space. Although they were all covered in blood and terrifying, everyone was familiar with Zhu Da and could name them. They were all elderly and children in the village. Although some of them were narrow-minded and spoke coldly about the Zhu family's wealth, some were troubled, and they liked to take advantage of the Zhu family, some were passive and conservative, and never dared to do anything with the Zhu family, let alone those naughty children who were spoiled and ran around and destroyed everywhere. Zhu Da had no good impression of them, but today they were all dead. Zhu Da walked up with a trembling body and approached the light with a torch to see.

"These firewood?" He looked closer and found more details. There were scattered hay piles on the corpse, and coal and firewood were covered with coal and firewood.

"Some people die early, others die late." Zhou Qingyun also came to his conclusion. After years of experience, he has some experience in surveillance of the corpse.

This conclusion was expected by the two of them. The Mongolians wrote a group of those who had no time to hide, and the official army came to kill a group of those who were hiding and were deceived.

The corpse is angering but is expected, but what about these coals and firewood? The Mongolian horse team, the official cavalry, just wash the village and leave after the work is done. Are they still in charge of burning the corpses?

Although this era is about being buried in the soil, if it cannot be done for the time being, the body will be burned. Those who travel far away are because they are going back with their ashes, and those who are burned on the spot are mostly to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic.

The summer is hot, and the corpses are prone to decay. After germs penetrate deep into the groundwater and soil, they will be absorbed by later generations and become sick. Plagues spread and countless people die. In order to avoid this, they will often be burned in time. Local gentry and temples will do this. But why did the official army do this? Moreover, these official army are still the murderers of murder?

Zhu Da couldn't figure out the whole story, and only felt it was ridiculous. Zhou Qingyun was still searching carefully with a torch. Zhu Da knew what he was looking for, but just said in a muffled voice: "Xiang Bo and my parents will only be in the new village, and they can't find it here."

Zhu Da’s parents and Xiang Bo both valued the small business done by the river. Every day before dawn, they would rush over and be busy. Many times they would live there directly. Calculate the time when the Mongolian horse team and the official cavalry came, and it was unlikely that they would be here.

After hearing Zhu Da say this, Zhou Qingyun was about to throw the torch up. He really couldn't bear to see the villagers like this and feel at ease to cremate them earlier.

"It's not time to set fire. God knows how long the Tartars and the government troops have been gone. Don't attract such a big fire. Let's take a walk in the village first." Zhu Da calmly stopped him.

Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun held the torch and went to every household in the village. The more they looked, the more angry they became. After watching, they were so angry that they calmed down.

There were many blood stains in each household, but the blood stains were already dry. Many families had no blood stains, but their bodies were placed in the open space. The Mongolians killed those who had no time to hide, and the officials killed those who were hiding. There may be torture and forced to ask about the hiding places of each cellar.

There is another strange place, that is, the well was sealed, and the wellhead was covered with a few door panels and pressed with a millstone. They cherish the water supply so much that it is as unreasonable as they want to burn the body.

There was no blood in the Zhu family and Xiang Bo's family, and only traces of carefully reviewed furniture were moved out and chopped. It was normal to check that there was no mezzanine inside. The Zhu family and Xiang Bo's family were the best house in the village. They were obviously newly renovated and would naturally be carefully searched. According to Yuan Biao and the guards of the Salt Store, this is how old the thieves would be so robbed and plundered the rich.

There is indeed money in these two courtyards, but they did not put it in the place they thought. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun went directly into the cellar. The cellars of the two families are much more particular than those from other families, and they are just basements with complete facilities. Although the elders of both families think it is very unlucky and say they look like chaotic houses.

Under some blue bricks on the paving floor, if you dig a layer of soil, you will see blue bricks. If you take it off, you will see a sealed jar below. There are silver ingots with good quality in the pipe. The two companies have a total of more than 500 taels.

"There is another place in the new village, which should not have been taken away." When doing these things, the two of them were in a worse mood. When the Zhu family's parents and Xiang Bo buried the money, they both called them to watch. They made real money in business. Everyone knew that a good day was coming, and everyone was excited. They also smiled and said that the money would buy the two of them and let them start a family and start a business.

Thinking about these things are right in front of you, but if you can see your voice, appearance and smile at that time, both of you know the result. The last trace of luck in your heart is just a reason for yourself.

The night became deeper and deeper, but Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun did not rush to rest. Instead, they raised their torches and walked towards the new village by the river. After they came out of Baibao Village, they noticed something in the dark, while the horses tied to the trees were constantly neighing.

If someone who had never seen him would make a fuss, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun cursed a few words, unsheathed the knife and arrows were on the string, and walked towards the place where the horse was tied. They saw someone coming with a torch. The horses were quiet and the shadows were dodged.

"The smell of blood is so strong that even the wolf is attracted!"

The wild beasts in the mountains would avoid the crowds, but the excessive bloodiness made them careless. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were not afraid of it. One arrow shot to death, and they were scared away.

After riding a horse to Hebian New Village, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun's last trace of luck finally disappeared, and they saw the expected despair scene.

The Zhu family's parents died very normally, as miserable as other villagers. Xiang Bo held a knife in his hand and had several fatal wounds on his body. It seemed that he should have fought.

The disposal of the corpses and the abnormal arrangements in the new village of Hebian were the same as those in Baibao Village. Zhu Da wanted to calm himself down, but he could not suppress the flames in his chest.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!"
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