Chapter 283 Troubled Times
When Yang Zhuo walked out of Emperor Wu's study, it was announced that the biggest turmoil in the Emperor Wu Dynasty in the past century had officially begun.
Yang Zhuo raised his head and saw that the originally blue sky was covered with dark clouds at some point.
He walked forward firmly, knowing that what awaited him ahead was a road covered with thorns.
After the mission assigned by Emperor Wu is completed, he will definitely become an executioner that is reviled and feared by people all over the world, and will offend countless powerful people. What awaits him may be endless killing and revenge.
He will become a solitary minister.
But even if he is a lonely minister who is the enemy of everyone, he is also a lonely minister who has the power to dominate the world.
"Somebody come!"
"The general is here!"
Yang Zhuo's face returned to his usual calmness. He found his capable subordinates and summoned the Xuanyi guards to file out.
Not long ago, the city lords of all the cities in the entire Dawu Dynasty received a secret order at the same time: eradicate the Baige Chamber of Commerce, all its properties were confiscated, and the core personnel were killed without mercy. Other relevant people, if there was any resistance, were killed.
The signature of this secret order was stamped with the seal of Emperor Wu's authorization, and its effectiveness was second only to the imperial edict.
As a result, overnight, the extremely wealthy Baige Chamber of Commerce was suppressed by state power and was completely overthrown without any chance to resist. Even if a few people received the news in advance and escaped, they were still an extremely small minority and had a negative impact on the entire society. The overall impact is almost negligible.
In Jiaolong City in the East, Long Xuan's mansion was brutally broken open by heavily armed warriors. The defenses in the mansion were quickly disintegrated. When those warriors left, the swords in each of their hands were dripping with blood. Then, the mansion burst into flames. , the fire soared into the sky, burning for ten days and ten nights, and no one came out alive.
In this bloody purge, Yang Zhuo showed outstanding leadership skills. He made full use of the shadow's intelligence and arranged for the Tiance Army to attack the more difficult ones head-on, while the Xuanyi Guards were responsible for assassinating those who were still resisting and had strong strength. The leader of Gao Qiang, as for the thirty battalions of soldiers outside the royal city, he sent half of them out to cooperate with the city lords of each city to carry out raids in the city.
Anyone who is even remotely suspicious may be massacred by soldiers.
For a long time, almost everyone in the Dawu Dynasty was in constant panic. Everyone wondered if one day, without knowing why, they would suddenly become the object of Yang Zhuo's suspicion.
In just a few days, the number of people who died has reached a terrifying number.
And Yang Zhuo also got a nickname, Bloody Man Tu.
At the same time, under Yang Zhuo's deliberate arrangement, the source of this bloody massacre was naturally attributed to Han Xu, the person who should be robbed, so that everyone in the world would hate him and look for him.
As for Luo Ling, Yang Zhuo was not sure about Emperor Wu's attitude towards her, so naturally he would not use the gimmick of the demon concubine to make a fuss. All the conflicts were concentrated on Han Xu.
However, at this time, Yang Zhuo did not have the mind to pay attention to these trivial matters. Longxuan's subordinates and the Holy Dao Palace had basically been cleaned. According to the list of core personnel provided by Youying, there were only two people who escaped, the Holy Son of the Holy Dao Palace and Bai Bai. Zhu Ze, the young master of the Ge Chamber of Commerce, has another identity. He is the last of the twelve holy generals, codenamed Golden Pig.
As for the southern border, when Yang Zhuo's large group of troops arrived, the palace of Prince Wei had long been deserted, and even the cronies of King Wei were nowhere to be seen. They must have left the southern border long ago.
However, under Yang Zhuo's dragnet, some people were still discovered, but these people who were discovered were loyal to the King of Wei and him. When they were sure that they could not escape, they all chose to commit suicide by taking poison.
These are not what Yang Zhuo cares about most. What worries him most right now is the trace of Han Xu.
He sent out the best hunting elites among Youying and Xuanyi Guards to search all over the world, but Han Xu could not be found.
Finding Han Xu was the most important thing that Emperor Wu told him. Although Yang Zhuo didn't know why Emperor Wu valued Han Xu so much, he never asked why when he carried out the order.
In his position, he has long understood that the more he knows, the faster he will die.
On this day, Yang Zhuo checked the report compiled by his subordinates the night before as usual early in the morning, and there was one piece of information that attracted his great attention.
"Tiance's army captured Wei Tong in the northern suburbs of the royal city."
"Come here!" Yang Zhuo closed the book in his hand, and soon someone came in. Yang Zhuo said, "Don't kill this Wei Tong for the time being. Take him back to the sky prison and imprison him. At the same time, let out the news. He will be executed in ten days."
"I don't believe you can still hold back." Yang Zhuo said, put on a black cloak, and broke out of the door. Outside the door was a group of elite cavalry who were already ready to go.
"Let's set off! Go to the North!"
A group of people set off in a mighty manner.
Although Yang Zhuo has not yet reached the Prince Han's Mansion in the north, it will only be a matter of time.
After so many days, Han Qian already knew what Han Li was doing in the royal city. He also understood why Han Xu said that Han Li would not come back before leaving, and why he asked them to hide.
He raised an army to rebel and implicated nine tribes.
"Everyone, you are all subordinates who have followed my father for many years, and you are all heroes who have followed him through life and death. Now Yang Zhuo will soon bring people to kill. I don't want to harm everyone. After tonight, you will all disperse. Let's go." In the hall, Han Qian, accompanied by his black and white elders, summoned all the trustworthy soldiers of the Han family for discussion.
"Young Master, I suggest that we take our troops and leave the North, leave the Dawu Dynasty, we can kill the northern tribes, occupy a piece of territory there, and maybe we can kill them back one day." A general said.
Han Qian shook his head and said, "My father took the Tianlang Army and my 18 righteous brothers with him this time. With the remaining strength we have now, it is difficult to gain a place among the foreign tribes."
"Then let's fight!" someone said, "How can a man in the North be afraid of death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, the door of the hall was blown open by a strong wind.
"Not good!"
"Be careful!"
The two elders, black and white, had just had time to open their mouths to remind them, and saw a figure flying in from outside, passing by the person who had just spoken, and came to the center of the hall.
The soldier who had just spoken fell down with unbelievable eyes, and blood gushed out of his broken throat.
Then, the fully armed Tiance Army rushed into the hall. The identity of the person coming was naturally self-evident. It was Yang Zhuo who had rushed thousands of miles.
"Shua shua shua!"
When Yang Zhuo was seen, the sound of a blade being unsheathed was heard in the hall, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.
"Han Qian, the eldest son of the Han family?"
"Exactly!" Han Qian quickly calmed down. Since the person had come, he could only face him. Besides, this was the northern border, the Han Palace, and his home ground.
Yang Zhuo said: "Don't be so nervous. I didn't come here to kill people today. I just want to ask you a question. If you can answer it, maybe I will let you go."
"What's the question?"
"Where is Han Xu?"