After the destruction of the Bohai Kingdom, the king's relatives and nobles all fell into the hands of the right chamber, and after severe torture, the hidden line between the Balhai Sea and Silla surfaced, and a series of pearls were strung on this line, all of which shone brightly, which really blinded Li Mao's good eyes.

Li Mao couldn't understand why these meritorious veterans who followed him to rise in Liaodong and dominate the northern kingdom suddenly miraculously stood opposite him.

Li Mao didn't want to see them again, and couldn't help but want to ask them face to face, asking them why they treated him like this, and what was the purpose of betraying him to engage in underground transportation with Bohai and Silla.

Several times he had already instructed Shikong to prepare, but before leaving, he regretted it, he didn't know what he should say after seeing them, they had confessed to what they had done, and there were confessions and correspondence from the Bohai side to corroborate, the evidence was ironclad, and there was nothing else to ask.

But Li Mao still couldn't help but want to ask them in person, but the doubt in his heart, the last time, he had already ridden a horse and walked out of a mile away, but Wei Xiangcheng, who was accompanying him, suddenly fell from his horse, lay on the cold bluestone street and died after two convulsions, and his brother Wei Guanhai was also planted on the street of Youzhou three months ago, and he died.

They were all in their early thirties, and they were in their prime. They have followed Li Mao for many years, they are not very close, but they have always been loyal, they are not capable people, but they have always been conscientious and hardworking.

The untimely death of the two brothers made Li Mao feel the impermanence of the world and the shortness of life.

Tian Qian is about to leave for Bohai, and she was ordered to rectify the rotten right wing station in Bohai. Li Mao has already granted her full power, and with her personality, she will never stop without killing a river of blood.

Li Mao looked at her, and suddenly felt a sadness in her heart, and before she knew it, she had also become her own passerby, and the old love had long since disappeared with the wind, and the only thing left was the cooperative relationship of mutual use.

Li Mao took a deep breath, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and instructed the subordinates sitting in front of him: "To give a way to live, allow you to turn back, kill carefully, it's best not to kill." ”

Tian Qian replied coldly: "If you don't kill, the Bohai Sea will be difficult to peace, and those who are negative will have no benefit." ”

Li Mao frowned, and suddenly felt his chest blocked and irritable, so he got up and said, "You can do it yourself." ”

After saying that, he walked out of the grass pavilion without looking back, he wrapped his cloak tightly, did not get on the horse, but chose to walk back to the city, walked a few steps, and thought it was too time-consuming, so he still climbed on the horse's back and beat the horse back to the city.

After returning to the city, he drank a few glasses of warm wine, his heart still felt panicked, he suddenly remembered Tian Qi's various benefits, and recalled the bits and pieces between them from the first time they met to become husband and wife, and slowly his heart softened, and suddenly he felt that he should not regard her as a passerby, although she didn't like what she did, but in the final analysis, she still stood on the position of defending herself, and it was unfair to her to rudely regard her only as a partner.

So, at last, he made up his mind to meet the familiar enemies he had been avoiding and unwilling to meet, and to find out why they had taken the risk to betray him. What did he, Li Mao, do to be sorry for them, and provoke them to betray him by betrayal.

If they can give them a convincing reason, he will give them a chance to make amends.

Among those people, the highest status and the oldest are none other than Zhao Guangliang.

Tian Qian and the Internal Security Office jointly found out that Zhao Guangliang was the culprit who brokered the alliance between Silla and Bohai, which was also confirmed by Jin Xiuzong, who was eager to restore normal relations with Datang, and more importantly, Zhao Guangliang himself confessed.

Li Mao walked into the cold prison with the food box, and after receiving the notice, Zhanggu had already added two braziers to Zhao Guangliang's single cell. In this cold and damp prison, this is a warm paradise.

The prisoner opened Li Mao's food box, put the food and wine on the table, and then respectfully withdrew, and the accompanying guards immediately took over the prison area to prevent the last conversation between Li Mao and Zhao Guangliang from leaking out a single word.

Zhao Guangliang rubbed his hands vigorously, and when his hands were warm, he picked up the chopsticks, without saying a word, picked up a few pieces of venison and put them in his mouth, chewed them deliciously, and took two sips of the wine that Li Mao poured for him.

With the wine and meat in his stomach, his body gradually warmed up, Zhao Guangliang suddenly put down his chopsticks, lowered his head, and waited for Li Mao to speak.

Li Mao filled him with wine again, but still didn't speak, Zhao Guangliang raised his head and forced a smile: "One of the eight chief managers of the dignified hall has become a prisoner in the blink of an eye, causing you trouble." Li Mao nodded: "It's just disgraceful, even the founding eight ancestors can't tolerate it, I, Li Mao, am an authentic villain." Zhao Guangliang said: "You are not a villain, I am a villain, a villain who does not know how to lift." I, a child of a broken family, can have anything to be dissatisfied with today, but the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants. Li Mao said: "You can make any complaints, let me hear if it makes sense." ”

Zhao Guangliang poured a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and said with a smile: "The general of the defeated army is only death, what else is there to say." After that, he threw away the cup, turned around and went to the bare bed in the corner, lying face in, and ignored Li Mao.

Li Mao got up and walked out of the prison, squinted his eyes at the sun falling into the western sky, and waited until his eyes were spent, then he moved away, closed his eyes for a while, and said to Shi Kong: "Grace is broken, when it comes, you won't even say a word to me." ”

Shi Kong saw that Li Mao had tears in his eyes, and hurriedly beckoned him to bring hot towels left and right, causing a rush left and right. comforted Li Mao again: "What does he have to say?" When he arrived in Liaodong at the beginning of the year, he was one of the eight chief managers, with a high position and power, and the scenery was unparalleled for a while. But as he walked, he fell behind and deviated from morality, who can be blamed for this, only himself? We are self-made, we can only run forward with one mind, what we want is to work with one heart and one mind, the team moves forward, you don't follow yourself, do you want people to stop and beg you? How many pounds and taels do you have, don't you know in your heart, when you first arrive in Liaodong, you can be the general manager, the family is big, the talented are in the upper reaches, and the great cause is undecided, what qualifications do you have to engage in seniority? Because of this, the two hearts are already confused, and eating inside and outside is even more wolf-hearted and dog-hearted! It is not a pity for such a person to die. ”

The hot towel was brought, but Li Mao didn't take it, but wiped his eyes with the back of his hand: "So many people are all lacking in people's hearts?" Did we make mistakes? ”

Shi Kong smiled: "No one is perfect, if you say no, it is nonsense." But if you just treat you slowly, you will collude with outsiders to sell the owner, which is unjustifiable. Say that you don't like to listen to some arrogant words, you now have some women's benevolence, the right side of the east three has been very chaotic, do not take the opportunity to completely cleanse, there will be a big thing in the future, I praise the advocacy of the ** people, abscess does not remove it will not be good for itself. Acne treatment is temporary, but in the long run, it is beneficial to the body. ”

Li Mao said: "I asked you the reason for the sores, and you told me that scabies are good for your health, and you don't have to do with them." ”

Shi Kong smiled: "I'm a rough person, how can I understand if you ask such a deep thing." ”

Li Mao shook his head, sighed, and said, "What benefits did you receive from Tian Qi, and you have been helping her speak lately." In fact, he didn't say that I also understood that power is a thing that corrodes people's hearts very much, and once it is touched, few people can get out of it. He has been the chief steward, he has tasted the wonders of power, how can he give up, I don't pay attention to him, he will go to foreign countries to respect himself, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than asking me for power. Therefore, I restrain you not to meddle in external affairs, not to harm you but to protect you, and once you taste the benefits of power, you will basically be finished. ”

After returning to Liaodong City, Li Mao picked up a pen, drew ink forks on the names of one hundred and thirty-one traitors including Zhao Guangliang, and approved the word "Yun".

That night, under the supervision of Hu Nanxiang, Qin Fengmian, Wei Yong, and Cai Wencai, Xia Ren and Su Pimao personally presided over the execution of 131 people including Zhao Guangliang.