Zhou Mingshu said that he wanted to help Zhang Song get rid of the treacherous criminals, but in fact, he didn't really want to help Zhang Song, this was just a counterattack before he died. His real purpose was to plant a thorn in the trees between Minzhi, Zhang Song and the others and the villagers of Qingsong Valley and the three villages outside the valley, so that Yu Minzhi, Zhang Song and the villagers would be suspicious of each other and no longer trust each other.

Zhou Mingshu had been in charge of the military in Qingsong Valley for many years and had contact with everyone, so the people he pronounced his name must have been connected to him, and it was impossible to find out whether the people Zhou Mingshu confessed to were really his accomplices under the conditions of this era. In this way, if these people are let go, Yu Minzhi and Zhang Song will inevitably have mustard in their hearts, and they will inevitably be inappropriate when dealing with problems in the future. If these people are not spared, it will inevitably kill innocents by mistake, which will make the villagers and subordinates feel cold.

"Come on, immediately push Zhou Mingshu out and behead him!"

Yu Minzhi was furious, patted a few cases with his hands, and shouted loudly.

"Yes!"

Shen You immediately led someone to drag Zhou Mingshu out, and when he dragged him out, Zhou Mingshu was still laughing freely.

When Zhang Song returned to his seat, Zhou Mingshu's head had already been carried into the council hall by Shen You.

Yu Minzhi obviously understood Zhou Mingshu's plan, her face was pale, her eyes were gloomy and terrifying, her chest kept rising and falling, and she was really angry. Zhou Mingshu was still calculating Qingsong Valley before he died, Yu Minzhi felt that her feelings had been deceived, because she had a trace of sympathy for Zhou Mingshu just now, and she almost relented and spared his life.

Yu Minzhihu looked at the people in the hall, except for a few people such as Shen You and Song Pei, the others lowered their heads, and the few people who had just been named by Zhou Mingshu were even more uneasy in their hearts, and they didn't dare to come out, for fear of angering Yu Minzhi, and their heads were cut off immediately.

Li Cheng fell to the ground, shrunk into a quail, and did not dare to move. However, Yu Minzhi did not let him go because of this.

"Li Cheng, let's say, why did you follow Zhou Mingshu into the valley?"

Li Cheng trembled, just kowtowed desperately, and did not speak.

"Don't say it, come on, pull it out and cut it!"

"Spare your life, madam, spare your life, it was Zhou Mingshu who coaxed me!"

Li Cheng struggled desperately and begged for mercy loudly, but to no avail, he was still dragged out and his head was cut off.

As one order after another was issued, Ding Sanshan, Wu Hong, Li Mo and more than a dozen people were all beheaded, and their heads were all placed in the council hall, and the entire council hall was filled with the smell of blood.

"Liu Wuzi and other rebels will all be beheaded after tomorrow's interrogation. All the people who are close to Zhou Mingshu must be found out, and no one must be let go! Yu Minzhi's anger did not subside, and he said murderously.

After Yu Minzhi finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves away. Everyone in the council hall was solemn and silent. And the people named by Zhou Mingshu were even more pale, looking lost their souls.

"Everyone, let's disperse now. After going back, rest in peace, don't be frightened by Zhou Mingshu's lies, Mrs. and I will definitely find out the truth, and we will never wronged everyone! Zhang Song comforted everyone.

After sporadic "yes" answers, everyone left the chamber and went home.

"Lord, Madame acted like this, just fell into Zhou Mingshu's tricks, I'm afraid you have to persuade the lady to be good." Song Pei walked out of the conference hall behind Zhang Song and said to Zhang Song.

"Yes, Madam already knows Zhou Mingshu's plan, why do you still act like this?" Zhang Song was a little puzzled.

"Could it be that he is angry with Zhou Mingshu?"

"Possibly." Zhang Song nodded.

It should be, Yu Minzhi may be thinking, don't you have a problem to make it difficult for me? I'm going to solve this problem for you and not let you succeed. It's just that Yu Minzhi may not have estimated that her murderous aura just now has frightened many people, and if she continues to investigate it strictly tomorrow, it may cause immeasurable consequences.

"Song Jun, let's go see Madame now." Zhang Song felt that things could not be delayed.

"Okay."

The two came to Yu Minzhi's house, but were blocked by Yu Xinzhi.

"Sister, she's tired, she's already asleep, let's talk about something tomorrow."

"Please tell Mrs. Yu Jun no matter what, please delay the investigation of Zhou Mingshu's accomplices tomorrow." Song Pei said earnestly.

"I know, I'll tell my sister. If you don't have anything, please go back. ”

Zhang Song and Song had no choice but to go home.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Song was sleeping soundly in bed when he was awakened by a violent knock on the door outside the house.

Zhang Song got dressed and opened the door, and Chen Jia was standing anxiously outside the door.

"Chen Jun, what's wrong, so urgent?"

"Madame, please go to the council hall immediately with Song Jun! Someone in the valley has fled! ”

"Okay, let's go now!"

When Zhang Song and Chen Jia were talking, Song Pei and the old merchant and others all got up.

The hall was brightly lit, and Liu Yongsheng, Shen You, Yu Xinzhi and others sat upright, silent. Yu Minzhi's face was extremely ugly, and at the same time, he was extremely anxious. The atmosphere in the entire chamber was extremely tense and depressing.

"Zhou Mingshu was just beheaded last night, and then his accomplice fled, Zhang Song, tell me, what should I do?"

"May I ask Madame, how many people have fled?" Zhang Song asked.

"It has been found out, a total of more than 30 people escaped!" Chen Jia said.

"Who are they?"

"All of them are young soldiers."

"As far as I know, there are about 300 people in the valley, including women, children, and the elderly, and there are only about 100 young and middle-aged soldiers, I don't know if it's exact?"

"What Zhang Jun said is true." Liu Yongsheng glanced at Yu Minzhi and replied.

"How many people are locked up with Liu Wuzi and the others now?"

"It's also more than thirty people." Shen Yu replied.

Zhang Song gasped, there were a total of about a hundred young and middle-aged soldiers in Qingsong Valley, and there were sixty or seventy people who escaped and were arrested, so all of a sudden, the strength of Qingsong Valley was almost weakened by half.

Yu Minzhi may also realize the seriousness of the problem, so he is so anxious and his face is so ugly. Liu Yongsheng's feelings are the most direct, so many young adults are either closed or fleeing, not to mention anything else, spring ploughing will be greatly affected, so his face is extremely ugly at this time.

"I don't know what Madame means......" Zhang Song asked after a moment of silence.

"Kill Liu Wuzi and them, and Shen You and Chen Jia will immediately organize men and horses to chase and kill the fleeing soldiers, since they are Zhou Mingshu's accomplices, they can't let any of them go." Before Minzhi could speak, Yu Xinzhi stood up and shouted loudly, "Qingsonggu treats them well, and they actually follow Zhou Mingshu to rebel, these people can't stay!" ”

Zhang Song did not speak, but looked at Chen Jia, Shen You and Liu Yongsheng.

Liu Yongsheng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not feasible, if this is the case, there will be a serious shortage of manpower in Qingsong Valley in the future." ”

"What are you afraid of if you don't have enough manpower, there are nearly 1,000 people in the three villages outside the valley, and you can recruit them again! Do you want to let them go? If you let them go, wouldn't Gu'er have been held hostage in vain, and wouldn't the injuries of the old man and Father Fan be in vain? ”

Yu Minzhi was hesitant, and he asked Song Pei, "Song Jun, what do you think is good?" ”

Song Pei glanced at Zhang Song, Zhang Song nodded, and Song Pei said in a tactful tone as much as possible: "Personally, I think that not everyone has malicious intentions towards Madame, so you might as well take other punitive measures, what does Madam think?" ”

"Song Pei, are you trying to help Zhou Mingshu's accomplices escape punishment?" Yu Xinzhi stood up and said.

"Xinzhi, how can you speak, who helped Zhou Mingshu to escape, and Song Jun can't help Zhou Mingshu to escape, don't apologize to Song Jun!" Yu Minzhi reprimanded in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Song Jun, but I didn't say it right. But Gu'er is my only nephew, and fate is unlucky, born in the war, grew up in the barren valley, has suffered a lot over the years, since I can't give him a better life as an uncle, but at least to ensure that he is not harmed, therefore, all Zhou Mingshu's accomplices, I will never let go! Anyone who asks to let go is guilty of being with me! ”

Since Yu Xinzhi had said it to this point, Liu Yongsheng, Song Pei, Chen Jia and Shen You were silent, and no one dared to speak out anymore. Yu Minzhi's attitude was loosened compared to yesterday, but after Yu Xinzhi said this, it was not easy to say anything.

Zhang Song rubbed his brow with his hand, pondered for a moment, rolled his eyes, and said, "Since this is the case, then let's go to the three villages outside the valley first and arrest Zhou Mingshu's accomplices, lest they also escape." ”

"That's right, Chen Jia and Shen You, immediately gather all the people and go to the outside of the valley to arrest Zhou Mingshu's accomplices!"

Under Yu Xin's order, Chen Jia and Shen You gathered their men and horses, and rushed towards the outside of Qingsong Valley with Yu Minzhi, Zhang Song and others.

The first to arrive is Huangnan Village, when I arrived at Huangnan Village, it was already the time of the morning food, and the village that should usually be full of smoke and lively was quiet today, and no one could be seen.

Soldiers knocked on doors, but not a single house answered. Zhang Song ordered the soldiers to forcibly open the doors of several houses, and found that the houses were clean, the stoves were cold, and all the clothes in the houses were gone.

The group searched from the head of the village to the end of the village, but no one was at home in the entire Huangnan Village, and the village was extremely empty.

Yu Xin, who was originally aggressive and wanted to arrest Zhou Mingshu's accomplice, was also at a loss, not knowing whether to be angry or worried.

"Shall we go to the other two villages?" Zhang Song said to Yu Minzhi, who looked worried.

"I'm afraid the situation in the other two villages won't be much better." Among the group, Liu Yongsheng is the most worried about the loss of personnel.

"Let's go check it out first." Yu Minzhi, whose face was gloomy, said, "Just a few of us can go, and the others don't have to follow." ”

"No, sister, you can't go, be careful of threatening your personal safety." Yu Xinzhi hurriedly stopped.

"Do you think that the village is like this, and it can threaten my personal safety?" Yu Minzhi asked rhetorically.

"Madam, Yu Jun is right, you might as well let Yu Jun bring a few soldiers to inquire and tell us the result." Song Pei suggested.

Liu Yongsheng, Shen You and others all agreed with Song Pei's opinion. In desperation, Yu Minzhi asked Chen Jia to accompany Yu Xinzhi and bring ten people to go.