With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

Lu Yan raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and waited for the crowd to calm down.

He asked aloud, "How can we let the heroes rest in peace?"

An old man stood up, trembling with a cane, tears streaming down his face:

"County Magistrate, I've lived for most of my life and have seen a bit of the world."

"I know that when people die, everything is gone, but they died for our Shannan County!"

"We can't let their deaths be in vain!"

"We have to let them know that even if they are gone, we will protect this land for them!"

"The old man is right!" another strong man echoed.

"We have to let those barbarians know that Shannan County is not to be trifled with! Anyone who dares to attack us will never return!"

Lu Yan looked around at everyone, his eyes burning:

"Alright! In that case, let's let everyone know that the people of Shannan County are not to be messed with!"

He paused, raising his voice.

"Crush the barbarians! Subdue the barbarians!"

The crowd was instantly boiling with cheers like thunder and waves, resounding through the sky.

"Crush the barbarians! Subdue the barbarians!"

The deafening shouts of the people resounded over Shannan County, gathering into a powerful force.

Lu Yan stood on the high platform, looking at the excited scene in front of him.

An indescribable feeling of heroism welled up in my heart.

He smiled slightly and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

The noise gradually died down, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for his next instructions.

"Bring up the prisoners!"

Lu Yan gave an order.

The soldiers who had been waiting on the side escorted the prisoners and slowly walked onto the square.

Walking in the front were several burly barbarian generals.

They all held their heads high and had fierce eyes. Even if they became prisoners, they had no intention of surrendering.

Following closely behind were teams of barbarian squad leaders, and at the end were a sea of ​​barbarian soldiers.

Except for the barbarian women who were farming, thousands of captives were kneeling on the ground. The scene was indescribably shocking.

There was another round of applause from the audience. The people were filled with righteous indignation and demanded that these barbarians be severely punished.

"Kill them! Avenge our dead brothers!"

"Let them pay with blood!"

Shouts rang out one after another, and the square became boiling again.

Lu Yan raised his hand again to signal everyone to be quiet.

After the crowd gradually calmed down, he pointed at a barbarian general who was extremely burly and had a face full of flesh.

He asked in a cold tone: "What's your name?"

The barbarian stuck out his neck and said with an unconvinced look:

"I shall always keep my name and surname, the Southern Barbarian General Batur!"

"Batur?" Lu Yan sneered, "Do you admit your guilt?"

"What crime have I committed? You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you!"

Batur spat in disdain, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Lu Yan was not angry either. He turned to the soldier behind him and said:

"Drag him away and behead him!"

"What?!" Batur was suddenly panicked.

He thought Lu Yan would interrogate him, but he didn't expect him to chop off his head right away.

"You...you can't kill me! I'm the Nanman general. If you kill me, the Nanman King won't let you go!"

"Oh? Really?" Lu Yan raised his eyebrows.

"What a pity! It won't be long before your Barbarian King will also go down to accompany you."

Batur wanted to say something else but was forcibly dragged away by the soldiers.

Seeing this, the other barbarian generals and small leaders also started clamoring.

Some were cursing, some were begging, and some were threatening and intimidating. The scene was in chaos.

Lu Yan watched all this coldly, without any hesitation.

We must not be lenient when dealing with these barbarians.

Killing these culprits will deter the rest of the barbarian captives.

It can also comfort the souls of those heroes who died in battle and inspire the fighting spirit of the people of Shannan County.

With shrill screams, the barbarian generals and small leaders were beheaded in public.

The ground of the square was dyed red with blood, and the smell of blood was so strong that it made people breathless.

Chen Qingwan stood in the crowd, watching the scene in front of her, feeling extremely excited.

I didn't expect that a lowly official like you would have such a ruthless and decisive side.

She originally thought that Lu Yan would interrogate these captives.

Then they were imprisoned or sent back to the Nanman.

But she never expected that Lu Yan would directly order them to be beheaded.

Lu Yan looked at the frightened barbarian captives below the stage.

The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey has been achieved. The rest depends on whether these people know what is good for them.

He turned back to his seat and said in a relaxed tone:

"Award ceremony, continue!"

It was as if the killing just now was just a trivial matter.

Lu Fei couldn't wait any longer. He picked up the list and read it out loudly at the top of his voice:

"Er Gouzi, from the Shannan County Musket Battalion, killed five enemy soldiers. You are awarded first-class merit and fifty taels of silver! You've been promoted one level!"

As Lu Fei read out his speech, the square became lively again.

The soldiers whose names were called were all smiling happily, while those who were not called looked envious.

"Zhang San from the Shannan County Cavalry Battalion killed ten enemy soldiers. He was awarded a special merit and a reward of 100 taels of silver! He was promoted three ranks in a row!"

Lu Fei's voice rose and fell, and the atmosphere in the square became increasingly heated.

Chen Qingwan and Qiao'er stood in the crowd, their jaws almost dropping to the ground, their eyes wide as big as copper bells.

Qiao'er couldn't help but whisper, "Your Majesty, isn't Lu Yan, this official, too... too arrogant?"

As Lu Fei read out the list, the amount of the reward became higher and higher.

"Li Si, of the Shannan County Infantry Battalion, has killed twenty enemy soldiers. He has been awarded a super merit and two hundred taels of silver! He has been promoted three ranks! He has also been awarded the title of 'Shannan Warrior'!"

Li Si walked onto the stage excitedly and took the heavy silver from Lu Yan's hand.

And a wooden plaque with the four characters "Shannan Warrior" engraved on it, and he was so excited that he spoke incoherently:

"Thank... Thank you, sir! I will... I will definitely work harder to kill the enemy in the future!"

Lu Yan patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"Do your best, I'm counting on you!"

The commendation meeting lasted for nearly an hour.

Almost all the soldiers who participated in the war received more or less rewards.

The people present calculated silently and found that in just a short while, Lu Yan had distributed more than one million taels of silver.

On average, each person can get about twenty taels.

Moreover, this is not a blank check, but real money!

Boxes of shining silver were placed in the square, blinding everyone's eyes.

Chen Qingwan and Qiao'er were even more stunned.

Chen Qingwan looked at the silver boxes piled up in the square, feeling mixed emotions.

She silently estimated the cost of Lu Yan's reward this time.

It's probably more than her national treasury's annual military expenditure.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly. She was the king of a country, but she was not as rich as a small county magistrate.