From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 539

There were more than a hundred people on the six boats, and Li Yu'an spent a quarter of an hour to almost solve all of them.

According to Zhou Yuan's instructions, she captured a total of eight people on board and tied them up tightly with ropes.

Zhou Yuan stretched, looked at Guan Caixi, and smiled: "Let's go and interrogate them?"

"No!"

Guan Caixi learned to be honest this time. Knowing that blood might be seen later, he simply refused directly.

Zhou Yuan smiled, came to the deck, sat on the armchair, and held a cup of tea in his left hand.

Basking in the sun, he looked at the eight people in front of him leisurely, and said slowly: "Hello everyone, the scenery here is nice, and the weather is good. I don't want to commit too many sins of killing!"

"So I will only kill four of you eight people, and I will reward the other four with a hundred taels of silver and send them off the ship."

Hearing this, Zhuang Xuansu couldn't help laughing. Why is it that every time it is this trick of alienation, but this trick is simple and practical.

"You bastard! Stop pretending here! If you have the guts, just kill me!"

A sturdy man spat at Zhou Yuan, his face ferocious.

Zhou Yuan said: "Master Zhuang, chop off his head."

Zhuang Xuansu drew his sword and strode over.

The sturdy man was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Wait, sir, I am actually...ah!"

His voice stopped abruptly, because his head had been chopped off and fell on the deck, splattering blood everywhere.

Not surprisingly, Guan Caixi, who was peeping in the cabin, screamed and covered his eyes.

The other seven people were much more honest at once, and their eyes were not so rebellious. They shrank their heads, fearing that they would be the next to be stabbed.

Zhou Yuan said: "I am a very easy-going person. As long as others have any requests that are not excessive, I will usually agree."

"Beheading is nothing more than moving a sword. How troublesome can it be?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan looked at them and chuckled: "Now that one has been killed, there are still three to kill."

None of the seven dared to speak, not even breathing, and all lowered their heads.

Zhou Yuan said: "Now let's play a game. I ask, and you answer. The last three who answer, I will send him to see the King of Hell."

"So you have to be quick, be careful that the brothers around you are faster than you, that will be troublesome."

He narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Tell me! Who sent you here!"

The seven people looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "If no one answers within ten breaths, then you all die. I like to kill the hard bones the most!"

"It's the village chief!"

One of them was really scared and spoke quickly.

So the remaining six rushed to shout.

"Qingfeng Village!"

"The leader of Qingfeng Village in Cangzhou, Lu Yuanfan!"

"The big boss sent us here, we don't know anything."

Zhou Yuan looked at the thin man at the end and said softly: "Brother, you are the last one to answer! You are too slow!"

The man was sweating profusely and said hurriedly: "I, I just... stutter... stutter!"

Zhou Yuan said: "That's a pity, rules are rules."

Zhuang Xuansu understood the meaning of this sentence and stabbed the man through with a sword.

The other six people's faces changed drastically, and they were all much more energetic for a while.

This is for real!

The official in front of him is really cruel!

Zhou Yuan smashed the teacup directly on the deck and shouted: "Fuck, the person I hate most in my life is stuttering. Killing him doesn't make me feel better. Chop his body into pieces and feed it to the dogs."

"In addition, the number of places has changed. Only three of you can survive. I want to kill one more today."

Crazy! This is a madman!

The remaining six people panicked even more.

Zhou Yuan looked at them and narrowed his eyes and said, "Old rules, those who answer slowly will die. Tell me the specific plan of your action this time."

"Sir!"

Someone immediately spoke up: "We are from Qingfeng Village. The big boss sent us to the canal to kill people. These bows and arrows were also given by the big boss. We don't know anything and just follow orders!"

Another person shouted: "But the night before yesterday, a distinguished guest came to the village. The big boss received him personally and called several wives to accompany the guest."

Zhou Yuan raised his thumb and nodded: "Your big boss is really a man!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhuang Xuansu and said, "Master Zhuang, catch it."

Zhuang Xuansu had no expression on his face and went straight into the cabin.

After about a few dozen breaths, a carrier pigeon flew out of the boat.

According to the speed of the inner court, Qingfeng Village can only hold on until tomorrow at most, and then it will no longer exist.

Zhou Yuan lost interest in the interrogation because these people were no longer valuable and it would be useless to kill them.There is no need for that. Let's keep them as witnesses later.

"Call the boss, tie them up and take them to the lower warehouse to keep them safe."

The boss came up quickly and saw the blood and heads on the deck. His legs were shaking for a while.

Zhou Yuan patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Thank you for your trouble, boss. We'll pay you more."

"Don't dare...don't dare..."

The boss smiled awkwardly, his face full of sweat.

Only when he saw Zhou Yuan and others enter the cabin did he mutter, "What the hell did I take on!"

In the cabin, Guan Caixi was obviously much more obedient. When she saw Zhou Yuan come in, she quickly moved her butt and poured tea for Zhou Yuan.

Li Yu'an glanced at her and couldn't help laughing, "Girl, do you want to learn martial arts from me? Go to the lower warehouse and kill those people and I'll teach you."

Guan Caixi shook her head quickly, her face pale, and she was about to cry.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, don't scare her. Let's analyze the situation."

Zhuang Xuansu said, "It must be that those families got wind of the news and hired bandits to commit crimes and kill imperial officials."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "There is no hierarchy between merchants and bandits. Even if there is, it is the merchants who are afraid of the bandits, not the bandits who are afraid of the merchants."

"If it was those families who invited people, the village chief would not have offered his wife to accompany the guests."

"Besides, that batch of bows and arrows is not something that merchants can show off. "

Li Yu'an frowned and said, "You mean, the mastermind behind this time is an official?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Class determines behavior. The merchant class will not fight to the death unless it is absolutely necessary. They prefer to bribe officials with money and finally make money in peace."

"Only officials, and they must be high-ranking officials, can realize that my trip to the south this time is definitely not as simple as eating some meat."

"That big shot knows very well that I am going there to change the world, so he did not report any hope of peace talks from the beginning, and directly used the most powerful The vicious means, I want to set me to death. "Zhuang Xuan Su said:" It means that we currently have three waves of enemies. "In this way, although they will lose money, because of the annihilation of the Bai family and the Song family, they must not lose." Su frowned and puzzled: "Also?" Zhou Yuan smiled: "Wait until Hengshui's dock, you know." "At that time, someone will give us gifts." Zhou Yuan slowly judged the current situation through his opponent's behavior, and began to have a breakthrough.