The Demon Barbarian private troops and Demon Iron Cavalry surged into Longxi Village like a torrent.
Every scholar behind Fang Yun was horrified.
There were so many Demon Barbarian private troops and Demon Iron Cavalry that they blocked everyone's view, leaving the onlookers unable to see what was happening.
Before long, Fang Yun's private troops halted and lined up on either side of the road.
Corpses littered the ground, blood flowed everywhere, and the pungent stench of blood spread in all directions.
Many children wailed until they passed out.
The women who had been the first to throw down their weapons lay prone on the ground, trembling like sieves.
"Demon Iron Cavalry, dismount, clear the streets, register the bodies, and prepare to burn them. Prefectural soldiers, arrest the others and take them back to the county offices for questioning. Except for nursing mothers and infants who cannot be separated, take all the children and send them to the County Academy, where the county government will raise them! If parents harm their children, are imprisoned, or abandon their offspring, the magistrate, as the people's parent official, ought to temporarily raise those children in their stead."
Some scholars nodded lightly, but many keenly noticed that the words "parents harm their children" clearly pointed to something specific.
The Legalist School scholars, in particular, had already grasped Fang Yun's intentions. Before long, he would likely introduce legislation on a trial basis: once parents were found to have harmed their children, local officials could take those children away.
Many Legalist School scholars frowned, but their brows relaxed when they considered the word "temporarily." It showed that Fang Yun would not act unilaterally over custody and would impose certain restrictions.
The leader of the Demon Iron Cavalry carried the shivering Village Chief Diao over and hurled