There were three nobles standing in the Jiaofang Palace, and Cao Ming was holding a long whip, planning to torture them to extract confessions.

Cao Ming shook the whip vigorously: "Say!" Who did what happened last night? ”

"What's the matter?" Song knew that Cao Ming was not joking, but was ready to get serious.

Cao Ming glanced at the three of them with a suspicious gaze, "Last night, someone pretended to be a ghost to scare me, and the only people who can walk freely in the palace are you three nobles." ”

Cao Ming believes that the criminals are among the three, but it is still unclear who they are, and it seems that they will have to suffer some hardship.

Song didn't say angrily: "I thought I was an assassin, isn't it just someone pretending to be a ghost, making a fuss!" ”

"Smack!" A white mark suddenly appeared on the ground, which was the mark of the whip, and it was evident that the force was enough to make the human skin open.

Song was so frightened that he didn't dare to squeak, if he really took a whip, he was afraid that he would have to lose his skin if he didn't die.

"If my sister wants to ask anything, just ask!" Fu Shou took a deep breath to relieve his nervousness.

"Were you all in the dormitory late last night?" Cao Ming had already asked the palace maids in private, and only Fu Shou was not in the dormitory, and the other two were in the dormitory.

"I'm not here, I'm with the saint." Fu Shou was so frightened that he took a step back, for fear of being whipped up.

Cao Ming waved his hand: "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you until I find out the truth." ”

Cao Ming doesn't want to hit innocent people, that will only cause disgust, and she won't let go of the guilty.

Dong Hui lowered her head and said, "I was in front of the door last night and saw a man dressed in white who entered Song Guiren's house. ”

"It's not me!" Song Du looked at Dong Hui in surprise. Obviously, I didn't expect the other party to slander myself.

Fu Shou thought for a moment. Then he said, "When I go back to the palace." I also saw a figure and entered Song Guiren's room. ”

Song Du shook his head and retreated to the door of the hall: "It's really not me, I've been having a baby, how can I have the heart to harm others." ”

Cao Ming's gaze locked on Song Du, as long as the other party dared to take a step, he would definitely die.

Dong Hui sighed: "Alas! I know that Sister Song has a conflict with Sister Queen, but behind it is this kind of means. It's a bit excessive. ”

"Do you have any proof?" Cao Ming didn't want to listen to the two of them, since he wanted to convict a person, he had to come up with evidence.

Fu Shou proposed: "There must be props for pretending to be a ghost, it is better to send someone to search in the palace, and you will definitely find out the results." ”

Cao Ming felt that this was reasonable, and immediately said to An Min beside him: "Pass my order and let the guards search a wide range in the palace." ”

"But the guards are all saints." An Min's meaning is very clear, most of the guards in the imperial city are Liu Xie's subordinates, and Cao Ming's orders do not work.

"How many guards are there?" Cao Ming realized that she was in danger. In case Liu Xie suddenly got into trouble, he didn't even have the time to prepare.

An Min also did the survey. He replied immediately: "There are five hundred people, and their ancestors are all Yulin Army, and they are absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord. ”

Cao Ming thought for a while and took out the jade seal on his waist: "You take my seal letter to Yangzhou Mu and ask him to choose two thousand strong armor soldiers to form a new Yulin Army, and as for these five hundred people, they will be transferred to the Yuzhou Army and hold some official positions." ”

"No!" An Min knew that only by helping Cao Ming would he have a good future, and as for the matter of ****** Association, he had planned it a long time ago, but he didn't find a chance to say it.

Fu Shou broke out in a cold sweat when he heard it, if the Yuzhou army was also under the control of the Cao family, then Cao Cao's strength would be too great.

Cao Ming saw that the faces of the three nobles were different: "I know what you are thinking in your hearts, you are thinking about how many soldiers and horses the Cao family has, right?" ”

"Sister Queen, don't get me wrong, we don't have different intentions." Dong Hui lowered her head weakly, for fear that Cao Ming would see the flaws.

Cao Ming showed his hole cards and said: "It doesn't matter if you have different intentions, don't be afraid when you say it, there are 160,000 elite soldiers in Yuzhou." ”

Cao Ming cut the sick and weak in the Xiliang army, and got a total of 60,000 elite soldiers, plus the original army, the number has reached 160,000, which is the third largest force after Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Fu Shou was surprised in his heart, but became excited, if he won over Yuzhou Mu, there would be 160,000 troops to mobilize, and Cao Cao would have to be subdued at that time.

When Cao Ming handed An Min Yinxin, he deliberately scratched his palm with his fingernail, meaning to tell the other party that he could not leave his mouth alive.

Two hours later, a large number of armor soldiers appeared outside the palace, and the palace guards thought it was a palace change, and drew their swords to prepare to deal with it.

A partial general rode to the palace gate, pointed his sword at the palace guards, and said: "There is an order from the Holy Authority to establish a new Yulin Army from now on, and you can unload your armor and return to the field." ”

The general didn't say that it was Cao Ming's order, and doing so would undoubtedly lead to a bloody fight, which no one wants to see.

"Is there a holy decree?" The commander of the guards was very reluctant to leave, after all, it was a fat difference, but since it was an order from the Holy Lord, he still had to obey it.

"Yes!" After dismounting, the general took out the holy decree from his bosom and handed it to the commander of the guards.

The commander of the guards took the decree and looked at it, but did not find anything strange in it, and immediately agreed to hand over to the general.

The general patted the shoulder of the commander of the guards: "Brother, after you leave the city, someone will take you over, and you will be assigned a new position when the time comes." ”

"Thank you!" Although the commander of the guards had doubts in his heart, he couldn't think of anything wrong.

The palace guards marched fast, and after a short time they left the eastern gate, but they were greeted not by Micha, but by thousands of crossbowmen and armorers.

Cao Ren rode his horse and said with regret on his face: "Brothers, I will take care of your wives and children, go in peace!" ”

Cao Ren knew that they would not surrender, so he could only kill them all according to Cao Ming's request.

"Shoot the arrows!" With an indifferent order, arrows rained down on the ranks of the palace guards, harvesting hundreds of lives in patches.

The commander of the guards finally understood what the problem was, but it was too late to run, and he could only watch himself be pierced by arrows.

At this time, the city gates were covered with corpses, and the occasional person who stood up was also mended with an arrow by the archers, and the whole slaughter ended until no one groaned.

In the Jiaofang Palace, Cao Ming had been waiting for new news, and it wasn't until An Min walked in quickly that he knew that the matter had finally been done.

An Min bent down and said, "Niangniang, please rest assured, the palace guards have been dismissed, and the people who are guarding the palace now are all newly established Yulin Army." ”

Cao Ming nodded and said, "Okay!" Let them rest for a while, and go to the palaces to search, and be sure to find out who is pretending to be a ghost. ”

Cao Ming knew that doing this would cause Liu Xie to be disgusted, but for the sake of her own safety, it was still very worthwhile. (To be continued.) )