I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

Bai Hong's sharp eyes swept over the confused imperial guards one by one.

"Don't forget, your nine clans are still in the capital."

"If you surrender obediently, I will plead with the Emperor to spare the lives of all nine of your clans!"

These idiots, whose families are still in the capital, dare to follow Zhao Cheng in rebellion.

Their families had already been put under the watch of Emperor Wu of Liang.

If there weren't so many people, they would have been put in jail long ago.

The only ones who escaped were Zhao Cheng's family. It seemed like this guy had planned this in advance.

The palace guards who had been intimidated by Zhao Cheng suddenly woke up from a dream and threw away the swords in their hands.

They were going to die anyway, so it was good enough that their family could be saved.

If it was someone else who saved their entire clan's life, they would have fought to the death and given it a try. What others said would be nothing more than fart.

But since it was Bai Hong who said this, they still believed it.

Bai Hong still has some say in front of Emperor Wu of Liang.

"Please General Bai, save my family..."

"Please General Bai, spare my family. I was forced to do this..."

"I don't want to rebel. It was Zhao Cheng who forced me to do it. General Bai, please spare my life..."

"......"

Zhao Cheng looked at the palace guards who had been following him, who all dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy, and he instantly felt hopeless.

Finished!

His grand plan was stillborn.

Thinking of his family whom he had sent far away, he finally felt a little relieved.

He will not follow Bai Hong back to Beijing.

He knew all the torture methods used in the imperial prison, and he couldn't bear it.

Only by dying can you save your family.

Thinking of this, two lines of tears flowed from Zhao Cheng's red eyes.

He raised his sword sharply and slashed it across his neck.

"Qiang!"

Bai Hong, who had been staring at Zhao Cheng, knocked the sword out of Zhao Cheng's hand with one sword.

Bai Hong took two steps to the stunned Zhao Cheng and removed both of Zhao Cheng's arms.

Zhao Cheng drooped his arms and looked at Bai Hong with red eyes.

"Give me a quick death for the sake of not harming the people."

Bai Hong glanced at Zhao Cheng and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to die?"

"Hey~"

Looking at the messed up South City caused by Zhao Cheng, Bai Hong sighed deeply.

"Let's go to the capital two days later. We have to clean up the mess here."

Normally, this matter is none of his business, but he doesn't want to return to Beijing so soon.

Originally he thought he would have to fight with Zhao Cheng for a few days, but who knew that the rebels would be dispersed in just one encounter.

The Xiao family in the north was also rebelling, so Dong Wenfeng led only 5,000 elite soldiers to die.

He guessed that Dong Wenfeng would soon need additional reinforcements from the capital.

He was too lazy to fight against the Xiao family, so he might as well wait for the Xiao family to take over the capital before going back.

Ma Ximing, that weird guy, revealed some information to him, saying that there was a lot of dragon energy in the direction of Brahma City...

It was obvious what he said, and he inexplicably had confidence in Xiao Yunzhan.

Zhao Cheng paused and looked at Bai Hong in surprise.

Then he thought that Bai Hong might want to arrest his family if he didn't leave, and he couldn't help but feel panic.

"General Bai, please let my family go..."

"They don't even know that I'm going to rebel. They are innocent..."

"..."

The more Zhao Cheng spoke, the less confident he became. If there was a rebellion, all nine generations of his family would be exterminated, and no excuses would be useful.

What's more, he was the leader of the rebellion, and Emperor Wu of Liang probably wouldn't even leave him a complete body.

Bai Hong glanced at Zhao Cheng.

"What family? I only caught a group of imperial guards who were trying to rebel. I didn't see anyone else..."

He had no intention of arresting Zhao Cheng's family, so he didn't have the time to do that.

Let's restore normal order in Nancheng first. Those government officials detained by Zhao Cheng must be released as soon as possible.

"..." Zhao Cheng's eyes suddenly widened, his pupils trembled slightly, and he looked at Bai Hong in disbelief.

After a moment, tears as big as beans rolled down Zhao Cheng's eyes, "Thank you --- thank you----"

No wonder General Bai is respected by so many people in the capital.

Always give people a way out, who wouldn't want to make friends with such a person...

.......

“Dig deeper!”

Dong Wenfeng had a dark face and stood with his hands behind his back watching the soldiers digging pits at the city gate.

"It has to be at least nine feet deep..."

Prefect Tong followed behind Dong Wenfeng, looking speechless.

There is nothing wrong with digging traps, but you also have to consider how many people are on the other side.

What purpose would it serve to dig a trap across the city gate?

Dong Wenfeng turned around and saw the dissatisfied expression of Tong Zhifu.

"Master Tong, go and call all the soldiers guarding the city, and call all the young and strong civilians over as well."

"Of course the more traps you dig, the better."

Dong Wenfeng raised his hand and pointed forward.

"The area around the city gate is all dug into deep trenches and traps."

"Old people, weak women and children should not sit idle either. They still have the strength to sharpen the wood."

Magistrate Tong looked at the ten-acre area at the city gate and his eyes twitched twice.

He shouldn't have complained that one trap was too few.

"Go get someone!"

Magistrate Tong turned his head and said something to the legal advisor beside him, and winked at him at the same time.

"......yes!"

The lawyer understood the look in Magistrate Tong's eyes and hurried into the city.

He had been worrying about when he would have the chance to go back and inform his family that he was leaving, and now this opportunity had come.

If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have told his family to wait for his notification.

It should be said that when they saw the soldiers going to the city gate, they could escape secretly.