About a meal time, blood was flowing under the Xiuye ​​Bridge, and the river under the bridge was already completely red.

It is estimated that no one will eat Songjiang seabass for quite some time.

When Chen Zhao turned around, he saw corpses strewn all over the place. Those heroes had either escaped or died, and only one person was left alone and dejected.

Of course it's Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows.

Chen Zhao sneered, holding Daiyu in one hand and Xia Ruoqing in the other, he walked up to Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Lu Xiaofeng, this is the result of your efforts to stop it. What else do you have to say?"

Lu Xiaofeng sighed: "I worked hard and tried my best to prevent this killing, but I didn't expect that there were still heavy casualties. It is obviously an official battle, but why do we martial arts people deserve it? Why are we involved in this conflict?"

Chen Zhao looked at Lu Xiaofeng: "I didn't expect you, Master Lu, to be quite compassionate."

He let go of Daiyu, pointed to the corpses on the ground, and said: "The strong man with a broken arm is the 'one-armed divine dragon' Hai Kuoqi, right? The tall and mighty strong man is Long Mengfei, the master of the Miaojiang Cave.

Lion, there are also the Five Arhats of Shaolin, the Red Shoes, and the Black Tiger Hall. Which of these people have committed many evil deeds, yet they have gotten away with it so far? Do you think they are innocent?"

Lu Xiaofeng was speechless.

"Lu Xiaofeng, you should understand that I use official means to quell chaos and destroy the powerful in Jiangnan in order to give the people of Jiangnan a situation where they can live and work in peace and contentment. You know better than me who benefits and who loses."

Lu Xiaofeng looked gloomy, lowered her head and was speechless.

"Okay! Bai Taiguan is the one who contacted Huamanlou. I accept your favor and you can go!" Chen Zhao patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder, pulled the two girls away, and after walking a few dozen steps, he walked away again.

Said: "Lu Xiaofeng, there are great righteousnesses and small righteousnesses in the world. I hope that when you travel freely in the world, you will not know how to talk about the righteousness of friends, but also consider the righteousness of the world. Evil people are evil people, and evil people deserve to die!"

…

In the Battle of Xiuye ​​Bridge, the martial arts heroes suffered heavy casualties, and the water of Songjiang River was dyed red. The four-cheeked bass in Songjiang was so full that no one would dare to eat bass meat for a long time.

The news swept through officialdom and the world like a hurricane.

After officials at all levels received the news, they basically ignored it.

Chen Zhao was a man of both civil and military skills. He once rubbed Yangzhou salt merchants and shocked the streets of the capital. He also frightened the slaves in Liaodong so that they did not dare to be arrogant. How could he clean up a group of rough people? Isn't it easy to capture them?

Just as ordinary people cannot understand the outstanding talents of Jinshi and other senior officials, officials and scholars cannot understand what the real top masters in the world are like.

But the world is completely boiling.

You must know that in the Xiuye ​​Bridge battle, it was not just masters like Hai Kuoqi, Gao Tao, and Five Arhats, but also top masters such as Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, and Huo Xiu.

They are naturally the great masters of martial arts and enjoy high reputations throughout the world.

But after Chen Zhao's battle, Huo Xiu died in battle, Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue fled directly, the Red Shoes organization was destroyed, and Lu Xiaofeng was devastated...

All this was done by this year's new Jinshi, a young man in his early twenties. It is really shocking.

Shaolin, Wudang, Bashan, even the Unnamed Island in the East China Sea, and the Western Demonic Cult outside the Pass, the whole world was trembling.

They remembered a name deeply:

‘Chen Zhao!’

The youngest young grandmaster in the world, a peerless master who has conquered all enemies, he is also a Jinshi scholar and a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Such a person will definitely have a bright future.

He is already the pinnacle grand master at a level beyond the seven great masters today and some legendary beings.

It is said that Shaolin and Wudang held an emergency meeting to recall members of the sect scattered around the country.

The leader of the ghost villa hidden under the water, Lao Daobaozi, is probably heartbroken and regretful.

For a little money, he lost countless masters, which not only caused heavy losses to Ghost Villa, but also caused serious setbacks to his grand plans. I really regret it.

Some active wealthy families in Jiangnan also immediately gathered together to hold a meeting and discuss solutions in low voices.

Everyone has not spoken to each other since receiving the news.

An old man sitting at the top said after a while: "We underestimated Chen Zhao and Chen Zishang. He is both civil and military, and he doesn't take soft and hard. We are no match at all!"

The others were sitting in the hall, no one dared to speak, and they were all as silent as death. This news was really shocking. Chen Zhao's Battle of Xiuye ​​Bridge was so shocking. Even this couldn't kill him, so how can everyone survive in the future?

"It's all the Li family in Changzhou and the Zhen family in Jinling who have done all kinds of evil to provoke Chen Zhao, a hungry tiger."

"That's right! Especially Zhen Yingjia, who has no ability at all and is so arrogant that he actually wants to deal with Chen Zhao. I have long disliked them!"

"The same goes for the Li family in Changzhou! That Li Guangdi was not a thing at first, but he bullied Chen Menglei back then. What good can the children of his family do?"

"That's right, since they are the initiators, and this Zhen Yingjia and that Li Zhonglun are nothing, we might as well push them out and let Chen Zhao and the imperial court take care of them!"

"Yes, they should be kicked out!"

"It turned out that they owed money to the treasury and refused to pay it back, and they also caused trouble for us. These two families deserve to die!"

"That's all. After today, our team Chen Zhao will give in and give in three points. We have the gold and silver from the two major families of Changzhou's Li family and Jinling's Zhen family, which is enough to appease the emperor and enough for Chen Zhao to withdraw his iron fist." The lean old man said.

He patted the table and said.

"Yes..." everyone agreed in unison.

…

Songjiang is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. From Songjiang Prefecture westward to Sichuan, the water network is crisscrossed along the road. Goods cannot reach everywhere by boat. Cargo from the north and south of the ocean can enter the Yangtze River from Songjiang Prefecture through waterways. Goods from provinces in the north and south of the Yangtze River can enter the Yangtze River through rivers.

From Songjiang Prefecture to overseas and various places in the north and south, goods are gathered and transported, and wealth is produced in this process.

Therefore, the imperial court opened a port in Songjiang.

Within Songjiang Prefecture, there are many shops and goods are piled up like mountains. The Sichuan-Sichuan Lake goes straight down. Ships traveling up the Three Wu and Fujian Seas will meet here for buying and selling. In the Songjiang Governor's Palace, there is a tall building facing the Huangpu River and overlooking the Xingshengjiao Temple.

A thousand-year-old tower is called the Watchtower.

At this time, Lin Ruhai was sitting on the first floor of the watchtower building, and next to him stood a young man who thought he was a capable man. Chen Zhao came forward to meet Li, and Lin Ruhai introduced with a smile: "This is Xue Biao from the Xue family in Jinling. Because he does business with three major trading companies,

Therefore, he came to Songjiang and was very helpful to me. He is a young and underachieving person."

Xue Biao hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "Xue Biao, a grass-roots citizen, pays homage to Mr. Chen."

"Brother Xue, you're welcome." Chen Zhao helped Xue Pan up and said with a smile, "Your cousin Xue Pan is in Yangzhou right now. After I clean up Jiangnan, he will go to Jinling, so you brothers can see each other often."

"The Xue family is very grateful that Mr. Chen can take care of my cousin."

The two chatted for a while, then Xue Biao left.

After Chen Zhao sat down, Lin Ruhai sighed: "I didn't expect that everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River is like an enemy country. Even I, the son-in-law of the Governor of Songjiang, dares to bully me."

Chen Zhao said with a smile: "Destroying people's money is like killing their parents. It is inevitable that they will jump over the wall in a hurry. But don't worry, uncle. After yesterday's battle, the wealthy families in Jiangnan have seen my methods, so they should cease their activities and stay humble."

Lin Ruhai nodded and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Uncle, don't worry. I am just a pawn in this game of chess in the south of the Yangtze River. Everything is under the control of the emperor. Even the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Tian Ge, can only be a scholar and show off."

"Zishang's words are clear, but don't worry, I have contacted many colleagues in Jiangnan to launch a counterattack at any time."

"When my uncle said this, my nephew knew what he was talking about."

"That's good. By the way, Daiyu has made some clothes for you. Go up to the second floor to see if they fit you and if you want to change them."

"Okay uncle, my nephew will come up right now."

Nowadays, the Zhou Dynasty still adheres to the legacy of the former Tang Dynasty. Married men and women can still meet each other as long as they are accompanied by elders.
Chapter completed!