Chapter 1293
Chapter 1293
'Hiss.'
The sudden kick and the horrific scream caused gasps of shock to rise and fall throughout Yangliu Heart.
And this is not over yet!
'Sizzle!'
Before Madam Changhe's screams could end, Deng Ziyue, who had taken a step forward, grabbed his hair.
Meeting the other's face, contorted and grotesque with pain, he, having mastered the essence of Xu Shan's teachings, sneered and said:
"They took so much money from the eight great families of Jinzhou."
“In the capital, I will ‘benevolently’ reward those foolish people who slander my Duke.”
"They were all taught how to say it?"
"Abusing power for personal gain, bullying men and women, acting lawlessly, their crimes are too numerous to count..."
"Look, you've already prepared the charges against us."
"If we, the henchmen of Duke Xu, don't cooperate, wouldn't all this money you've spent be wasted?"
"Wouldn't this whole charade have been for nothing?"
After saying this, Deng Ziyue turned to look at Cui Gu and the man who had just been his straight man, and added with a smile, "What do you think, Brother Cui, Brother Zhu?"
"what?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present instinctively turned their gazes toward Cui Gu and Zhu Yingshan, who had just guided their discussion.
"Wha, what do you mean?"
"What kind of double act?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
After the two men finished their rambling, as if they'd been pushed around, a member of the Imperial Guard standing in front of them calmly pulled out their files.
And in front of everyone present, they laid bare their past.
He briefly explained how he entered the capital and how he colluded with the Ma family of Changhe and the Vice Minister of Rites to stage this charade!
The more they listened, the paler their faces became!
The more he listened to the expressions on everyone's faces, the more moved he became.
The arrest of the Vice Minister of Rites, in particular, gave the impression that he had been stripped bare.
Even the Changhe Ma clan, which had just been screaming in agony, forgot to continue howling.
The other party's records were incredibly detailed.
Many of these events occurred just two weeks prior, shortly after they arrived in Beijing.
In other words...
These past few days, their every move has been under the other side's control.
The reason they haven't taken any action might be for a bigger conspiracy.
"What nonsense!"
"A bunch of nonsense."
"How could I, an official, possibly collude with them in private?"
"You, what are you doing..."
Before Wang Sheng, the Vice Minister of Rites, could finish speaking, Deng Ziyue, who had walked up to him, slapped him repeatedly with one hand in a highly insulting manner. Wang Sheng turned his head and said, "Vice Minister Wang, don't be in such a hurry to distance yourself!"
"The city gates are closed... Those 'lucky ones' you selected will all be caught tonight."
"The palace gates are closed... Even those important figures who are driving you to do these things can't get into the palace. They can't get an imperial edict!"
"As the emperor's personal guards, we Jinyiwei can disregard any order without an imperial decree."
"So, we have a whole night to talk by candlelight."
"I, the commander, will let you experience firsthand what the instruments of torture of the Northern Garrison are like."
Upon hearing Deng Ziyue's words, Wang Sheng's face changed drastically, and he stammered, "I...I have official rank and title."
"You, you can't torture me."
"Haha."
"In your mouths, aren't we all just the lackeys of Duke Xu?"
"Lawless and committing all kinds of evil."
"In that case, let's accept it all."
"You and I……"
"take away!"
"Take them straight to the Imperial Prison dungeon. Don't delay us from arresting the next batch."
"Yes."
At Deng Ziyue's command, Wang Sheng and the others were taken away by the Imperial Guards amidst their cries and screams.
Before leaving, Deng Ziyue glanced at the scholars present, who had been fooled and blindly followed the crowd after drinking.
He said with a sneer, "My master has a message for you all to hear..."
"Either study hard or see the world properly; your body and soul must always be on the move."
"If you don't want to study anymore, then the Embroidered Uniform Guard will escort you all to the border."
"Take a good feel for the cruelty of this world."
"Understand?"
‘Gulu. ’
After Deng Ziyue finished speaking, word by word, the quiet willow-lined heart echoed with the sounds of them swallowing hard.
They understood better than anyone what cruel truth lay hidden behind those 'beautiful' words.
If anyone dares to spread rumors or mislead the public again...
That meant being conscripted into the army and sent to the border to fight against the barbarians.
"how?"
"Do any of you have any objections to what my Duke said?"
"No one answered!"
"In that case, let's go see the world."
'Uh-huh. '
No sooner had Deng Ziyue finished speaking than the accompanying Imperial Guards drew their swords, ready to drive the group of scholars away.
Instantly, panicked, many of them knelt down and cried out, "We understand, we all understand!"
"We will always remember Duke Xu's earnest teachings."
Of course, there are also some brainwashed "hard-bone" individuals who, at this moment, are shouting: "Where is your backbone?"
"Where is the backbone of you scholars?"
"I refuse to believe that the imperial court will ignore this matter."
"Has the capital city truly become Xu Shan's personal fiefdom?"
Upon hearing this, Deng Ziyue immediately clapped his hands and said, "Well said!"
"Guards, escort these gentlemen to the border tonight."
"Yes."
After saying that, without giving them any chance to resist, he dragged them out.
“What you are doing is contrary to the law.”
"I...I am a member of the Zhang family of Langya. How dare you..."
'Snapped. '
When one of them introduced himself, he was not met with the Imperial Guards letting go, but with a slap in return.
"Ouch."
"I was wrong."
"Sir, I was wrong."
"I have an elderly mother to support, so I can't leave Beijing."
At this moment, they truly knew fear. They deeply regretted the words they had said to save face.
Faced with their change in tone, Deng Ziyue said with disdain, "A scholar can't reason with a soldier."
"Why didn't you listen when I tried to reason with you?"
"Then let's try another way."
"These individuals, regardless of their background, are all to be exiled to the border!"
"The Zhenbei Army under the command of Duke Xu will make them clearly realize who is bearing the burden for them in order to enjoy this hard-won peace and tranquility!"
"Yes!"
After the Imperial Guards left with Deng Ziyue, the scholars, merchants, and dignitaries were utterly terrified and hurriedly returned home.
On their way home, they saw the entire Imperial Guard mobilized, arresting batch after batch of people with the cooperation of the patrol battalion and the city defense battalion.
Some of them were even torn out from within Zhuque Avenue and Xuanwu Street.
During this time, some servants from the manor came out to stop them.
In return, he received a swift and decisive strike from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and a domineering reply.
"The Embroidered Uniform Guard kills but doesn't care about burying the dead!"
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