While Zeng Mingzhi was deep in thought, Ji Liang, the prison official who lived not far from the government office, rushed to the main hall first.

Before he entered, Ji Liang's heart skipped a beat when he saw Zeng Mingzhi's depressed face.

The magistrate is quite dignified, and he has always kept his emotions to himself. Now he looks sad, and it is obvious that he has encountered something extremely troublesome.

He quickly stepped forward and shouted respectfully, "Sir."

Hearing the call, Zeng Mingzhi came back to his senses quickly, calmed down his sadness, and nodded.

Among the many officials in the palace, Ji Liang was smart and articulate. He was the most trusted by Zeng Mingzhi.

Therefore, Ji Liang had the courage to ask, "I wonder if you have any troubles when you beat the drum. I would like to share your worries with you."

Glancing at Ji Liang, Zeng Mingzhi shook his head and said, "This matter is not something you can worry about."

Ji Liang bowed repeatedly and said, "You are too arrogant. Please forgive me."

Thinking that this matter was not a secret and he would have to give the order sooner or later, Zeng Mingming said, "Today, General Jing will escort Jiao Mao to Fucheng and ask for his execution at noon."

When Ji Liang heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Jiao Mao is a traitor and should be taken to Zhanjing to be punished by the empress. Why did he change his route to Lanfu City?

But he couldn't understand it. He didn't know what was wrong with it. Why was he so worried about it?

"Is there any difficulty in this?" Ji Liang asked.

"Don't you know there are loyalists under Jiao Mao's command?" Zeng Mingming glanced at Ji Liang and was a little unhappy.

Hearing this, Ji Liang's heart lit up.

indeed so!

Although Jiao Mao was cruel and killed all those who did not follow him, he was extremely heroic towards his subordinates, so he had many die-hard loyalists.

After he was captured, his die-hard subordinates would not leave him alone, but he was escorted all the way, but no action was taken. Now that he is about to be executed, this is the last chance to rob the prisoner, and the thieves will not let it go.

But when he thought about it carefully, Ji Liang felt a little disapproving.

Along the way, the bandits did not dare to take action because of Jingxun's reputation. Now that they have arrived in Fucheng, what kind of tricks can the bandits do?

So he said with relief, "Sir, there is no need to worry. With General Jing here, these thieves will not cause any trouble."

Zeng Mingzhi shook his head, "General Jing only cares about the escort and ignores the city's defense."

Without orders from the Ministry of War, Jingxun could not even lead his troops into the city, and the accompanying troops could only be stationed outside the city.

"There's no need to worry. These thieves were beaten to pieces and it's unlikely they will be able to survive." Ji Liang said.

Zeng Mingming stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes, "You may not know that Jiao Mao has a military advisor who is very strategic. It is precisely because of him that Jiao Mao was able to cause trouble in Ningyou Mansion for a long time and almost turned the world upside down."

"This person has a life-long friendship with Jiao Mao, so he is willing to be subordinate to others. Now that Jiao Mao's death is imminent, he will definitely fight with all his strength!"

Even if there are not many thieves, under the leadership of this person, they can still play an unimaginable role.

What's more, the other party has been silent all the way, and may be up to some dirty tricks secretly, so we have to be on guard!

Ji Liang frowned, like a hill, and said worriedly, "What should we do?"

With such a heavy responsibility, if something goes wrong, the prefect will not be able to escape the blame.

Although it has nothing to do with him, after all, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. He is just a subordinate, and he will not be the scapegoat.

But the prefect admired him very much and would turn a blind eye even if he made some minor mistakes. He didn't want to lose such a high position.

Zeng Mingzhi stroked his long beard and said, "In order to prevent bandits from robbing prisoners, I have taken measures. Last night, I sent someone with documents to patrol the Yamen and asked Mr. Futai to mobilize the garrison. Maybe soon, a document of permission will be delivered.

Come. When the time comes, General Quan will lead his troops into the city to assist in defense."

Ji Liang couldn't help but feel relieved after hearing this.

With the master's clever move, the general will have the authority to send troops to guard the city. Even if there are many bandits, there is no need to worry.

Not long after, many subordinate officials and government officials arrived, looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on, and each secretly guessing.

Without delay, Zeng Mingzhi said loudly, "Today, the bandit leader Jiao Mao will be beheaded in my house to show the public. You all have important matters and must be treated with caution!"

Everyone was immediately surprised. If Zeng Mingzhi hadn't been sitting in the hall with a majestic look on his face, they would have exploded.

Holding back the doubts in their hearts, everyone stood quietly and listened to the arrangements.

But their eyes that kept moving and their brows that wrinkled and relaxed, relaxed and wrinkled again revealed that they had many thoughts in their hearts.

Zeng Mingming knew that the words would not stop, so he quickly made arrangements and ordered the third team of government officials to leave some people to guard the government office. The rest were dispatched to patrol the city and report immediately if anything was wrong.

In addition, corresponding subordinate officials were also arranged to go to the execution site to arrange the execution, and as soon as Jiao Mao arrived, he would be beheaded immediately at noon.

After that, he shouted loudly, "Leave immediately, don't miss the important event!"

Everyone was puzzled and ran out quickly to perform their respective tasks.

Looking at the empty main hall, Zeng Mingzhi stroked his beard and pondered.

Everything has been arranged, but there is still a shortage of supervisors and executioners.

He did this himself.

He wanted to see how the bandits could escape under strict precautions!

Just as he was about to get up and leave, a yamen servant suddenly ran in, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and shouted as he ran, "Sir, lord, there is a letter from the governor's yamen!"

Zeng Ming knew he was overjoyed, so he quickly stepped forward to take it, opened it, and immediately smiled.

Master Futai agreed and sent someone to the garrison camp in Fucheng with the transfer order document.

Now, big things can be decided!

…

After taking the document, Quan Shenhan had a sinister smile on his face, like a poisonous snake.

Sure enough, Magistrate Zeng was as cautious as ever, or in other words, he was more fearful than ever before.

He turned around, looked at the murderous soldiers waiting in formation behind him, and shouted loudly, "Soldiers, follow me out of the camp!"

Immediately, he got on his horse, rode ahead, and galloped towards the camp gate, kicking up billows of sand and dust.

The guards followed on horseback, followed by a sea of ​​black-armored soldiers. The first were light-armored archers, and then came the majestic warriors holding long swords and carrying curved bows. The footsteps were connected together, like the ground.

The mountains are shaken.

…

As soon as he arrived at Mingxintang, Qin Yi heard everyone's excited words, "With a bang, Jiao Mao's head fell to the ground, and blood spattered out, all over the floor!"

"No, no, no! It's not like that. You've never been to a execution ground to witness a beheading." Someone shouted loudly. "First, blood spattered out, like a column of blood, and then your head was raised high and turned around a few times.

He fell to the ground with a thud and rolled forward with a rumble..."

"How disgusting!" A female member shouted, covering her ears, "Please don't talk about such bloody things!"

"Just talking about it makes you scared. If you go to watch the execution at noon, wouldn't you be so scared that you wet your pants?" Zhang Dong said with a smile.

The female member's face instantly turned pale, and she asked in panic, "Can't I not go?"

"No." Mu Yuhao responded, "Didn't you hear what I just taught you? The opportunity to interrogate and kill the traitor is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you have nothing important to do, you cannot miss it."

The faces of several female members lost their color one after another.

Only Xuan Lingyao showed no fear, and there was only tranquility and indifference on her pretty fair face.

Qin Yi was slightly surprised. He went to watch the beheading at noon?

Hearing what Mu Yuhao said, it was obvious that the teacher had just informed him.

Just watch the beheading, it doesn't matter.
Chapter completed!