After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

"This group of refugees took root in Dali, and brought their own people to Dali. This group of people colluded with the Dali royal family and oppressed the people of Dali, using them as slaves and killing them at will. The clans resisted and wanted to expel them, but it was too late."

"First, the Duan family caught fire and no one survived. Then, in the following decades, all the original clans in Dali, except for the Qian family, were wiped out one by one."

"Exterminate the whole clan?" Zhao Ying was surprised. "How could this group of people be so cruel?!"

Liang Su's eyebrows were furrowed, "Not only was it cruel, but later, the Qian family knew that if they continued like this, they would face even greater misfortune, so they asked for help from Da Chu. The letter happened to fall into the hands of General Shangguan. When General Shangguan led his troops to Dali, the entire Qian family was tortured to death by the Dali royal family. There is no doubt that it was reported by the refugees."

"General Shangguan didn't know what happened in Dali, and he didn't see Qian who sent the letter, so he thought he was tricked by the Dali royal family, so he captured Dali."

"On the day the city was captured, the Liu family brought the Bai family, the Xiao family, and the Chen family, claiming that they were the four most famous clans in Dali for a hundred years. Thus, their plan to replace the old with the new was halfway completed."

Hearing this, even though Zhao Ying and Zhao Xi remained calm, their faces changed in shock.

Change the cage and replace the bird?

It turns out that these four major clans are not the same as the previous four major clans...

"General Shangguan left behind an army of 150,000 and returned to the capital. The nightmare of the people of Dali finally came to an end."

Liang Su closed his eyes, a hint of pain revealed between his brows.

"Your Highnesses, do you know why Liu and his people donated a tall tower more than ten years ago? They are the most stingy..." Liang Su was extremely angry, "That's because there was a mass grave under the tower, where 480,000 innocent people in Dali who were slaughtered and tortured by them over the past few decades were buried!!"

"what?"

The Zhao Ying siblings have lost their voices.

"How dare they!"

"Why wouldn't they dare? They are ruthless, shameless, and ungrateful. They can even kill the benefactors who saved them from danger. What they want is not to ravage and oppress, but to destroy the whole race!"

"In order to completely occupy and plunder other people's land, they are not good at fighting, so they chose this despicable and vicious method."

Liang Su was already in tears as he spoke.

"Behind the wall are the only 300 people left in Dali."

"They were fed large amounts of Furong powder by Liu and others, so that the world would think they were evil people addicted to drugs, despised by others, and no one would save them."

"Before the two princes came, they locked up this group of people, fearing that the two princes would notice."

"If that's the case, then the people in Dali city..." Zhao Ying had a vague guess.

As expected, Liang Su said in a hateful voice, "The people in Dali City are all members of the Liu family."

Zhao Xi asked coldly, "Since you have troops stationed in Dali, why did you just sit there and do nothing? Even the imperial court didn't know anything about it?"

Liang Su knelt down and pleaded guilty. "I am guilty, but I also have a secret. At first, I didn't know anything. When I became aware of it, Liu and others cut off the grain supply and threatened me that if I didn't listen to them, they would cut off the grain supply to the court and starve my army to death. Dali's border is far from the capital, so my death is a small matter. However, I am the commander of an army. How can I watch my brothers starve to death?"

"I wanted to secretly report to General Shangguan and explain the whole story, but Liu Yi threatened me with my family. If there is any unusual movement in the capital, my family will be in danger!"

"So if I'm not sure of winning, I won't say anything!"

There was no emotion in Zhao Xi's voice. "How do you know that the king and the princess will care?"

"I don't know," Liang Su suddenly looked at Zhao Ying with a burning gaze, "Before Your Highness came, I received a secret letter from General Shangguan, who said that Your Highness would help Dali deal with the Furong Powder Rebellion. If Your Highness really has this intention, then what I want does not conflict with what Your Highness wants."

"To quell the Furongsan Rebellion, we must eradicate the Dali clan. Those so-called people who abandoned their grain and planted opium were not Dali people, but a group of brutal and perverse foreigners. They are only interested in profit, so how could they be willing to grow grain to support the whole country? And those so-called drug addicts did not suffer from it themselves. They are the innocent and pitiful people who have been wronged. They have been oppressed and ravaged since birth, with no dignity and freedom. Even drugs have invaded their internal organs, and their lives will not last long." Liang Su looked at the high wall in the distance and said sadly, "These three hundred people need freedom, and the tens of thousands of people and the original clans who died also need justice and the truth!"

"Even if the truth comes too late, even if these three hundred people are freed, they won't be able to live for long..."

Liang Su knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Highnesses, Dali is the territory of my Great Chu, and they are my people!"

Weeping blood every word.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Ying said, "General Liang, you go first. If there is a summons, the prince and I will have someone notify you."

Liang Su wanted to say something, but he knew that too much is as bad as too little.

Liang Su took his leave.

Zhao Ying could no longer suppress the coldness and anger around him, and said hatefully, "These beasts!"

Four hundred and eighty thousand...right at her feet!

Zhao Ying felt that the air seemed to be filled with a strong smell of blood.

Zhao Xi was also furious, and his breathing became heavier.

After a while, his expression softened and he said coldly, "These people need justice. The Dali clan must not be allowed to stay!"

"Just the Dali clan?" Zhao Ying's voice was so soft that it seemed as if it would be blown away by the wind.

Zhao Xi's eyes darkened, somewhat incredulously, "Are you still going to touch these people?"

He looked at Zhao Ying, somewhat disapprovingly. "Although they are invaders, they have become citizens of Dali and subjects of Dachu. If we kill their clansmen, we can still get away with it. But if we massacre the people..."

Zhao Xi stopped talking. He knew that Zhao Ying should understand.

But he was wrong. Zhao Ying didn't understand, "How could they be the people of Da Chu? On the contrary, they are the perpetrators. If we allow them to live on this land, how can the 480,000 innocent souls in Dali rest in peace?"

Zhao Xi stared at her for a long while, then sighed and said helplessly, "I'm doing this for your own good."

"The emperor gave you a secret decree to put an end to the scourge of Dali. You handed over the heads of those fake clans, which was a great achievement. But if you massacred 100,000 people for a group of innocent souls that you will never see, yes, there are also 300 living people who are about to die, not to mention the anger of the civil and military officials in the court, the gossip of the people, and even the history books will record your brutal behavior and regard you as a monster who brought disaster to the country. Why did you do that?"

"I also know that this is unfair to the people of Dali, but... please don't act on impulse. If you really do this, I'm afraid even my father can't save you!"

Zhao Ying did not comment for a long while before replying, "Brother, let me ask you, you and I are the princes and princesses of the Great Chu, and we enjoy the care and respect of the people of the Great Chu. Who should we protect? They are the people of the Great Chu. I have a different view from you. I think that foreigners are foreigners. They are not our people. They are invaders!"

Zhao Ying's tone became increasingly fierce. "For the invaders, we should give a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and blood for blood. If they slaughter my people, I will exterminate their entire clan, leaving no one alive!"

"What if the blood flows like a river? What if the officials question us? The infamy of history has always been about women who ruin the country with their beauty. If I, Zhao Ying, am remembered for my brutal killings, it will also be a good story!"

The corners of Zhao Ying's eyes flushed, and there was arrogance in her brows.

"How can a bunch of damned parasites be worthy of colonizing and enslaving the people of our Celestial Empire?"

"Don't even mention 300 people. Even if there is only one left, I will rescue him and give them freedom!"