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

"What the hell is Lu Yan doing, training soldiers on the city wall in the middle of the night?"

She opened her red lips slightly, with a hint of anger in her tone.

Although this guy does have some abilities and manages Shannan County in an orderly manner.

He also helped her fight off the barbarians, but this military training in the middle of the night is really hard to understand.

"Do you really want to crush the barbarians? Or do you want to rebel?"

Chen Qingwan muttered to herself.

She felt that the bold statement of "crushing the barbarians" was too arrogant.

What's more, it was clearly written in the memorial that the soldiers Lu Yan was training were not ordinary soldiers.

Instead, it was a "special forces" he formed privately.

This made her doubt Lu Yan's true intentions.

Qiao'er, who was standing by, observed his expression and spoke cautiously:

"Your Majesty, could there be some misunderstanding here?"

"Perhaps Zhao Dezhu deliberately framed Lu Yan because he was jealous of his good governance?"

Chen Qingwan glanced at Qiao'er and thought to herself, this girl is quite on Lu Yan's side.

However, Qiao'er's words are not without reason.

She had also heard of that guy Zhao Dezhu.

He is a greedy and incompetent person, so it is not impossible that he is jealous of Lu Yan's achievements.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qingwan made a decisive decision:

"Let's go to Qingshui County! I want to see with my own eyes what Lu Yan is up to!"

So, Chen Qingwan took Qiao'er and several secret guards and disguised themselves as a caravan.

I quietly left Shannan County and went to Qingshui County to find out.

Along the way, Chen Qingwan and her group slept in the open air, but they were safe and sound.

However, when they were less than an hour's journey away from Qingshui County.

However, they encountered a group of bandits who blocked their way and robbed them.

"I built this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy the road!"

A bandit leader with a full beard, looking as if he hadn't washed his face for three days.

He was accompanied by a group of bandits, each holding a rusty machete.

They jumped out like a group of stupid roe deer and stopped the caravan with their noses in the air.

They are all as arrogant as idiots.

Although the secret guards were highly skilled in martial arts, they were outnumbered and gradually lost the upper hand.

Chen Qingwan and Qiao'er stayed in the carriage, listening to the fighting outside.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Qiao'er held Chen Qingwan's hand tightly, her face pale.

Chen Qingwan comforted:

"Don't be afraid. My secret guards are experts at fighting one against a hundred. They will definitely be able to..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard a scream from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a secret guard fell beside the carriage with an arrow stuck in his chest.

At this critical moment, a burst of intensive gunfire suddenly came from the distance.

Next came a group of soldiers dressed in black and holding muskets.

Like a divine soldier descending from the sky, he rushed into the group of bandits.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The gunshots continued to ring out, and the bandits fell down like wheat being cut.

The leader was Lu Yan.

He was dressed in black and holding a peculiarly shaped rifle.

Like the god of death, he reaped the lives of the bandits.

"Damn it! That bastard Zhao Dezhu made me travel all night and I didn't even get a good night's sleep! Now I run into a bunch of stupid bandits."

Lu Yan cursed while shooting.

"Sir, how should we deal with these bandits?" Lu Fei ran over and asked.

Lu Yan glanced at the remaining trembling bandits and sneered:

"The men were castrated, and the women were sold to brothels!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a delicate scolding: "Lu Yan! How dare you!"

Lu Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man dressed in merchant's clothes.

But the woman, who couldn't hide her noble temperament, was glaring at him angrily.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Chen?" Lu Yan was stunned.

Chen Qingwan said angrily:

"Lu Yan! How dare you take human life so lightly in broad daylight? You have absolutely no regard for the law!"

Lu Yan spread his hands innocently:

"Miss Chen, which eye of yours saw me taking human life so lightly?"

"These people are bandits, and besides, I just saved you!"

"You..." Chen Qingwan was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Lu Yan looked at Chen Qingwan's angry expression.

It's like a Persian cat with its fur standing on end, which is a bit funny.

He raised his eyebrows, with a hint of cynicism in his tone:

"These people are bandits, burning, killing, looting and committing all sorts of evil. I'm trying to get rid of them for the people!"

"You...you are making excuses!"

Although she also knew that the bandits deserved to be killed.

But Lu Yan's way of dealing with them was to "castrate the men and sell the women to brothels."

She still felt it was too cruel.

Qiao'er saw that Chen Qingwan was so angry at Lu Yan that she was speechless.

He quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Qingwan.

Like an old hen protecting her chicks:

"Lord Lu, even if they are bandits, you can't treat them so hastily!"

"At least we should hand it over to the authorities and let them deal with it according to the law!"

Lu Yan rolled his eyes, looking disapproving:

"Hand it over to the government? Those officials are so fat and greedy, they only know how to take bribes."

"Maybe he'll be bribed by these bandits, and then released to continue harming the people!"

"I'm fighting violence with violence to prevent future troubles!"

"You...you are simply unreasonable!"

Qiao'er was also very angry about Lu Yan's twisted logic and heresy.

The two sides were arguing with each other, the atmosphere was tense and it seemed like a fight was about to break out.

Seeing this, Lu Fei, Zhang Xun and Han Sheng hurried forward to persuade them.

"Miss Chen, Miss Qiao'er, you don't know that this group of bandits has been entrenched here for many years, causing trouble to the village and committing all kinds of evil."

"The people of Qingshui County have suffered so much because of them!"

Lu Fei said with a look of indignation.

"Yes, they robbed merchants and travelers, raped and looted. Their crimes are simply unforgivable!"

"Lord Lu is only doing this for the sake of the people!" Han Sheng also chimed in.

Although Chen Qingwan was still angry, she couldn't help but start to reflect after hearing these words.

Although she was an empress, she never truly understood the suffering of the people.

They are even unaware of the evil deeds of these bandits.

Although Lu Yan's actions were brutal, they seemed to be a helpless move.

What's more, she was extremely shocked by the special forces trained by Lu Yan.

These people move quickly, and the weapons in their hands are even more bizarre, and they can kill people out of thin air.

These people work together very well and are even more powerful than the guards in her palace!

Seeing that Chen Qingwan remained silent, Lu Yan thought she was convinced by him.

Then he smiled proudly:

"Miss Chen, do you understand now? I'm not killing innocent people indiscriminately, but I'm getting rid of harm for the people!"

Chen Qingwan rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily:

"Even if what you said makes sense, you can't be so cruel! At least give them a chance to reform!"

"Reform yourself?" Lu Yan looked as if he had heard some huge joke.

"If these people could reform themselves, sows could climb trees!"