At the end of the night, the half moon hung in the eastern sky.

The moonlight was a little cold, and the knife light was even colder, which made Zhou Lian and the others cold.

At this time, their thirteen officials, plus dozens of servants, were forced into a government compound by the murderous guards, and they had no way out.

Zheng Taiqing was crushed by despair and fell to the ground, "How can this be... Obviously it's already been killed, can't eight hundred people beat two hundred? That's impossible...... It's impossible to ......."

"Hehe, what's impossible, we all overestimated ourselves, but underestimated King Yan, all this right now is obviously a set up bureau, just waiting for us to drill into it stupidly."

When death came, Zhou Lian had some enlightenment.

"Set up a bureau? What do you mean by that?" Zheng Taiqing's eyes were blank.

Zhou Lian shook his head with a miserable smile, "Actually, I should have seen that something was wrong......

"With the importance of the status of King Yan, he only brought two hundred guards with him, and he did not send his own descendants to take over the city defense, and constantly transferred the troops inside and outside the city to other uses, which made us feel that there was an opportunity."

"Now that I think about it, King Yan should have already noticed that the left wing army was unreliable, and even knew about the existence of five hundred private soldiers in the east of the city, but he just couldn't bear it."

"Then he wanted to investigate the female rebellion and corruption in front of us with great fanfare, and forced us to jump over the wall in a hurry......

"We think we have the chance to win, but in fact, we take the initiative to stretch our necks under the sharpened broadsword and kill ourselves."

The officials were all stunned, "He... Why did he do it? If he really knows everything, wouldn't it be safer to take us down and investigate us directly?"

Zhou Lian looked up to the sky and sighed, "Because of the rebellion case, he can justifiably and completely purge the Fujian officialdom and make the imperial court blameless."

"He's crazy! Now that Fujian is full of beacons, how dare he still trespass on officialdom?" The officials were in disbelief.

Li Zhi, who had been silent, spoke, "He has a large army in his hands, why don't you dare? Since Fujian has been eroded to this point, it is better to tear it down and rebuild, and King Yan does not lack the confidence to do so, and now the matter in the southeast, he can make a decision!"

The officials opened their mouths, but they all stopped talking.

"Haha, what's the use of talking about that now?!"

Zhou Lian raised the slender sword and stroked it on the spine of the sword, "Self-inflicted, you can't live, you and I are blinded by desire, so we bring about our own destruction...... That's it, that's it, after decades of earthly life, no matter how famous it is, what about Lelu will eventually turn to earth."

After speaking, he put his sword in his neck and ended with himself.

At this moment, a servant beside Li Zhi jumped over and swung his sword against the blade.

The sword body drama shook open, and it fell out of his hand, Zhou Lian was shocked and angry, "Bastard! What do you mean by stopping me from killing myself!?"

The servant grinned, "Even if you want to die, you should be punished to death, how can you kill yourself in fear of sin?"

"You! Daring! Li Zhi, how did you train your subordinates!?" Zhou Lian scolded but was suddenly stunned, and was shocked by the abnormality of this servant, "Wait! Who the hell are you?"

"Hehe, in the Military Intelligence Department, I personally served with the official Lin Qi and met with Zhou Cao's envoy......

Lin Qi smiled and waved his hand, not caring that the real servants around him pointed their weapons at him.

"Military Intelligence Division?" Everyone was stunned, and they all reacted, exclaiming, "Li Zhi!? You fucking betrayed us!? …… Dry woods, kill these two dogs!" Z.br>

"Stop!" Lin Qi shouted violently, causing a buzz in the ears of a group of people, "Do you want the whole family to be buried together?"

Everyone paused, and Lin Qi continued, "Why don't you want to think about it, why don't you want to know why the guards outside the door have not invaded, and why do I dare to reveal my identity? This is all because His Royal Highness King Yan wants to give you a chance, it depends on whether you want to cherish it or not."

"Stand back!" Zheng Taiqing shouted and got up and approached Li Zhi and Lin Qi, "What do you mean by that!? Is King Yan willing to spare our lives?"

Lin Qi shrugged, "I didn't say that, it's just that the sentencing for the crime of treason is also big and small.

Maybe only kill himself, maybe the Yi clan, Zheng Xian is the one who mentions the prison, it must be better than below."

Zheng Taiqing nodded subconsciously, because he knew that even the Yi clan actually had different levels, three clans, seven clans, and nine clans, which was the difference between dozens or hundreds of lives.

"He is right, don't act rashly, and since this is the end of the matter, don't add any more iniquity."

And Zhou Lian kept looking at Li Zhi in disbelief, "How could it be you?"

Because unlike their group of people who joined the anti-Yan ranks half-pushed and half-pushed, Li Zhi was the representative and executor of the anti-Yan group in Fuzhou, and only Li Zhi knew about the private soldiers outside the city before.

Li Zhi was stared at by everyone, and said, "I...... I'm just repenting in time and getting back to the right path... Don't blame me, even if I don't do this, sooner or later your treachery and corruption will be exposed......

Zhou Lian was so angry that he trembled, "If you hadn't fanned the flames and kept adding fuel to the fire, how could we have embarked on the road of no return to raise troops to rebel? At best, he was dismissed and exiled...... You! You unworthy dog!"

Everyone went through the piles of Li Zhi's actions in their hearts, and realized that all the key rhythms were brought up by him, and they immediately wanted to tear this dog thief apart.

"Li Zhi dog thief, even if I am a ghost, I will not let you go......

Li Zhi felt that he was very innocent, after all, he couldn't help himself, "You can't say that, if you have a pure heart, no matter how much I incite it, it's useless, I'm just trying to protect myself...... Now, no matter how much you hate me, I still advise you to put down your weapons and wait for His Highness to come down, so that you can get a leniency for your family."

Zhou Lian and Zheng Taiqing glanced at each other, their faces were bitter and helpless, and they said in unison, "What else can I do now? Listen to him......

Immediately, everyone slowly put down their weapons, and then Lin Qi blew the copper whistle and recruited all the guards to completely control the scene.

Not long after, Zhao Mengqi came to the courtyard of this government office slowly, "It's all done?"

The servants were all locked up in the room, and the thirteen officials who were left behind, including Li Zhi, all consciously knelt down to pay respects, "The guilty ministers and others will pay homage to His Highness."

A baker's dozen? Sure enough, it's not a good number.

Zhao Mengqi shook his head and looked at the "Judas" in it, "Li Yun has been sentenced to merit and innocence, so get up."

In fact, this Li Zhi was also panicked in his heart at this time, afraid that King Yan would kill himself, after all, the methods this time were indeed dirty.

He stood up tremblingly, "The minister is lucky to live up to his mission, and he doesn't dare to claim credit."

"Eh, although you have gone astray, merit is merit."

Zhao Mengqi waved his hand and said with a serious expression, "If it weren't for your report, Gu wouldn't have imagined that there would be such a traitor among my courtiers, and thanks to your patience and humiliation with this gang of traitors and snakes, you can gain insight into their female plot in time, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, such a great achievement, Gu Ding should ask the court for your reward."

Li Zhiyan was almost crying without tears, and the people from the Military Intelligence Department found him and put up a lot of tricks, so he had to do this two-five boy.

But at that time, he said that he would keep it secret for him afterwards, so that no one else would know that he had betrayed his colleagues.

But now that he is saying that he wants to ask the court for credit, doesn't the whole world know that Li Zhi is a despicable villain, so how can he still mix in the officialdom and in the Shilin?

And Li Zhi didn't have the courage to protest to King Yan, and after thinking about it, it didn't seem to be a completely bad thing, at least it showed that King Yan had no intention of killing himself.

This time, although his reputation has deteriorated, he has become a street rat that everyone shouts and beats in the mouth of scholars, and he is isolated and rejected by all the civil servants, but as long as he recognizes his own position and firmly hugs the thigh of King Yan, he can still be mixed up.

Isn't it just to be a loyal dog for King Yan, and when the time comes, let us bite whoever you want, and it will be a way to be an official.

In a hurry, Li Zhi made up his mind, and humbly replied, "Serving the Lord faithfully is the duty of a human minister, and the will of His Highness is the mission of Wechen, Wechen only hopes that he can solve problems for His Highness in this life and do his best!"

Hehe, this guy is really undisciplined.

Zhao Mengqi sneered, but a smile of approval appeared on his face, "Li Yunju can have this realization, Gu is deeply grateful, as long as you do your job honestly in the future, Gu will never treat you badly, and there will definitely be a place for you in the court."

Even if he looks down on Li Zhi's character, and even has some disgust, how many real righteous people are there in this world?

This Li Zhi is undoubtedly a pure villain, but he does have some ability to do things, and now he has isolated himself from the group of scholars, if he can control it, it may not be a good knife.

Zhao Mengqi's promise made Li Zhi ecstatic, and he hurriedly bowed to the ground, "Loyal to His Highness, Weichen will never give up!"

Immediately, Zhao Mengqi asked Li Zhi to get up and retreat to the side, and then swept his gaze to Zhou Lian and the others.

Zhou Lian and the others originally looked at Li Zhi groveling like this, without the spirit of a scholar, and they were scolding shamelessly in their hearts, but it can be seen that King Yan saw it and immediately slammed his head on the ground in unison.

Zhao Mengqi sighed slightly, "Presumably, you are very aware of your crimes."

"The sinner knows that the sin of rebellion deserves death." The twelve responded in unison, their voices trembling.

Zhao Mengqi had a little self-deprecation on his face, "Although you have used some means alone, don't feel that you have any wrongs, as for the crime that deserves death, it is just empty words, no matter who it is, there is only one life...... Okay, you're going to die anyway, but Lone doesn't like to kill people at every turn, so as long as you can truthfully confess your crimes and accomplices, at least you can change your family's life."

What else is there to explain?

Isn't Li Zhi's dog thief all clear?

Zhou Lian was a little confused, and said tremblingly, "The criminal will personally report all the details of the rebellion, but as for the same party, they are all here......

"Not only rebellion, but also your past corruption crimes, it is best to explain each and every one of them, and the ins and outs of the stolen money, no matter who is involved, it is best to be truthful and detailed, understand?"

Zhao Mengqi's meaning is obvious, not only to make the rebellion an iron case, so as not to be provoked, but also to hug the grass and beat rabbits, dig deep into the problem of corruption, and then rectify the rule of officials on Fujian Road.

When corruption has become the norm, it will be difficult for the truly honest people in the officialdom to accommodate them.

From a practical point of view, it is basically impossible to completely eradicate corruption, even if you can really follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example and kill people's heads, but the atmosphere must be reversed.

But in normal times, if you want to fight corruption on a large scale, it is simply a hornet's nest, and the entire court will have to shut down.

However, the current chaotic situation in Fujian is a good opportunity to break through and stand up, after all, waving the banner of counterinsurgency can smash many obstacles and interfere.

Zhou Lian, Zheng Taiqing and others understood that King Yan wanted to tie rebellion and corruption together and purge Fujian officialdom, which would undoubtedly cause many officials and gentry to suffer.

However, the friends of the dead Dao do not die in the poor Dao, even if they are poor, they will die, but the family members of the poor Dao cannot die.

Therefore, Zhou Lian and others expressed their willingness to confess truthfully, hand over all illegal gains, and confess to other people suspected of corruption and perversion of the law.

Immediately, Lu Derun took these people down for interrogation, and then Chang Geng came to report.

「…… After the remnants of the rebels outside the city found out that something was wrong, most of them fled out of the city through the east gate and crashed into the ambush of the three battalions of the unitary third regiment, and all of them were captured, and those who remained in the city were being searched."

"Chen Tong and Chen Tuiguan are protected by people from the Military Intelligence Department and are safe and sound, but Nie Zhengsheng died in his post......

"The troops deployed outside the other city gates have also completed their respective tasks, and only a few rebels have escaped in the night."

"But ......"

Speaking of this, Chang Geng paused, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Zhao Mengqi wondered, "But what? What are you doing?"

Chang Geng scratched his face and said softly, "Zhao Mengguan sent a message saying that Little Lady Qian is in the camp."

"Qian Duo!?" Zhao Mengqi was very stunned, "How can this girl be in Daying!?"

"I must have come with the army secretly,

has been hiding in the propaganda team, and then you should see that something happened in the city, worried about your safety, so you can run to ask Zhao Mengguan to lead troops out of the camp to rescue, it is said that he also put a knife on Zhao Mengguan's neck to threaten, but Zhao Mengguan's second battalion task is to stay in the camp, and then he can't tell Qian Xiaoniang the plan of action, as a result, he was beaten by Qian Xiaoniang, and they were ......all broken."

"Nonsense!" After hearing this, Zhao Mengqi was so angry that his nostrils smoked, "Go, go and arrest this lawless girl for me immediately!"

"It's not good......" Chang Geng was a little embarrassed.

Zhao Mengqi raised his foot and kicked him on the side of his crotch, "Execute the order!" Go for yourselves!"