Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

At the urging of the officials, everyone set out again, and the news had already spread among the crowd.

"What crime did this general's mansion commit? They were marrying a bride yesterday, but were exiled today?"

"I know about this. The sister of the wife of the brother of my cousin's brother works in an official's house. She said that General Lu Zhizhou defected to the enemy and betrayed the country."

"What? Is this true? How could General Lu commit treason?"

"Hey, this is true. You didn't know it because you came too late. This morning, General Lu was carried into the general's mansion covered in blood. It looks like he won't live long."

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The people were talking to each other, implicitly accusing Lu Zhizhou of treason, and some even threw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at him.

Seeing this, Ruan Yunsheng protected Lu Zhizhou. He was already seriously injured, and if he was hit again, he would be crippled.

However, taking this opportunity, Ruan Yunsheng secretly took out a hemostatic pill from the space and fed it into Lu Zhizhou's mouth.

"Eat it."

Lu Zhizhou really swallowed it after hearing this. Although he had never seen his young wife, for some reason he just believed in her and believed that she would not harm him.

"Bah, a traitor who surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country."

"Unlucky star, Dongling Country almost suffered because of you."

"Damn you Lu Zhizhou, we always thought you were a hero, you traitor."

"You bastard, this kind of person should be beaten to death with sticks."

"Lu family, I curse you to die a miserable death."

"Lu Zhizhou, your father and brother were killed by you. Do their spirits in heaven know that you have become a running dog of the enemy country? They will crawl out at night and strangle you to death."

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The crowd cursed at them in all the most nasty ways, but the Lu family endured it silently because they knew Lu Zhizhou was not that kind of person.

The people became more and more excited as they spoke, and even started to fight. The officers in charge of escorting them did not intend to stop them.

A man grabbed Lu Zhizhou's arm and tried to pull him off the stretcher, but Ruan Yunsheng was quick enough to kick the man away.

"Look, the Lu family killed someone."

When the people saw this scene, they all avoided it.

Ruan Yunsheng looked at everyone angrily.

"How dare you criticize my husband? How dare you criticize my Lu family! Whether my husband made a mistake or not, you are not allowed to question me! My Lu family has been protecting Dongling Country for generations, and this is irrefutable evidence. My father-in-law's brothers and sisters-in-law died for the country, and this is an indisputable fact. My Lu family's ancestral hall enshrines the spirits of great generals from past dynasties, and this is obvious to all. Anyone has the right to question us, but you, who are protected by my Lu family's ancestors, my father-in-law's brothers and husband, have no right at all!"

As soon as Ruan Yunsheng said this, there was complete silence all around. Even the usually stern escorting officers were a little moved. Yes, weren't all of them protected by the Lu family?

Regardless of whether Lu Zhizhou really committed treason, what had their Lu family done wrong? It was an indisputable fact that Lu Zhizhou had made great military achievements in the past.

The people's faces turned red and they kept silent. Those who had rotten vegetable leaves and eggs in their hands threw them away one after another. Everyone tacitly made way.

It can be regarded as a final farewell to this former hero.

"Well said, this is the character of my Lu family." Old Madam Lu had to look up to Ruan Yunsheng again. She actually managed to change the public opinion with just a few words.

Lu Zhizhou's body was stiff on the stretcher, and a tear rolled down the corner of his eye.

He never thought that one day the capital city he swore to protect with his life would accuse him of this false crime, and even wanted him dead.

"Okay, let's get going."

The officer sniffed and urged, and the Lu family left the city gate under the gaze of a group of people.

When they arrived at the suburbs, the contact officers and soldiers were already waiting there, and the rest of the prisoners were also waiting for them there.

Seeing the Lu family coming over, they all glared at them.

"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, how could our Ye family be convicted?"

The person who spoke was Lu Zhizhou's former subordinate named Ye. He was definitely a cannon fodder.

"Your family is a jinx. What does Lu Zhizhou's treason have to do with our Li family?"

The Li family was originally officials of the Hanlin Academy. The couple had only one son. Half a month ago, he molested a woman on the street and tried to take her back to his house by force. Lu Zhizhou saw him and rescued the woman. He beat the woman half to death and sent her to the Ministry of Justice. He saw that the emperor was going to punish the Lu family this time, so he submitted an impeachment petition. Unexpectedly, his house was raided.

"My Du family is just escorting grain and grass. You betrayed our country and made us suffer. Lu Zhizhou, you will not die well."

The Du family was originally responsible for escorting food and fodder for the army. However, due to their greed, they sold inferior food and fodder to the enemy country. When they were found out, their property was confiscated and they were exiled along with Lu Zhizhou.

The Du family now refuses to admit that they sold out their country just to make their life easier in exile.

Besides, this incident was indeed indirectly caused by Lu Zhizhou, which led to their house being ransacked.

Just as everyone was cursing Lu Zhizhou, Old Madam Lu saw a group of silent people in the crowd and felt that they looked very familiar.

"Dad, Mom, brothers, what are you doing..."

These people were none other than the maternal family of Mrs. Lu, who was already over sixty years old, and also the family of Lu Zhizhou's maternal grandfather.

"Lang'er, your parents are fine. The journey to Southern Xinjiang is long and you are bringing a group of women with you to a continent where no one is taking care of them. We can be of help."

At this time, Old Madam Lu finally understood that it was they who had implicated her mother's family. Old Madam Lu choked up.

"Mother, it is Lang'er who has implicated you. You have to suffer even when you are old. The journey to southern Xinjiang is long, and your health and that of father..."

Old Madam Chen patted Old Madam Lu's hand and comforted her. Old Madam Lu looked at her brothers and saw that no one blamed her. Her eyes couldn't help but become redder again.

Seeing that it was the women of the Lu family who were carrying Lu Zhizhou, several young men from the Chen family stepped forward to take over. When Mrs. Lu saw this, she felt even more guilty.

She accepted that the Lu family was harmed, but she found it hard to accept that her natal family was implicated as well.

"Okay, stop dawdling and hurry up. The journey is long, don't waste time here."

The previous officers left after the handover, and now it was the officers who actually escorted them to southern Xinjiang, each of them holding a whip.

It fell to the ground with a "bang", scaring everyone so much that they took a few steps back.

In ancient times, roads were all made of dirt and were often bumpy. It was difficult to walk on them, let alone carry an adult man.

The already hot and humid weather made people feel very uncomfortable. Most of the people in the crowd had never done any heavy work, and after walking for an entire afternoon, some of them soon couldn't stand it anymore.

However, he was afraid of the whip in the hands of the officers and dared not say anything. He could only put all his anger on Lu Zhizhou.