Chapter 572 Those who refuse to accept, kill! (Part 2)
"Sir, please forgive me. I didn't follow Mu Shiqi sincerely. I was forced by the situation. Admiral Li, Master Li, I was forced by Mu Shiqi. I had no choice but to camp."
"I don't want to die."
"Sir, there is an eighty-year-old mother on top of the villain, a child waiting to be fed, and a pregnant woman. Everyone needs the villain's help. Sir, please spare the villain's life."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me."
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Twelve officials were arrested, and every one of them begged loudly for mercy.
Messy sounds resounded in the lobby of the Admiral's Yamen. It was very noisy. Zhang Zhiping stood aside and watched coldly, with a hint of panic in his eyes. He was more secretly happy. Zhang Zhiping stood up just now, so he survived, and the twelve The people who followed Mu Shiqi were about to be killed.
The two officials following Zhang Zhiping wiped away cold sweat and felt extremely thrilling.
The only thing that matters is death or immortality.
Long Ao smiled and was about to take action to deal with the twelve officials. However, before he could go out, he heard Li Zhen say: "Take all these ten officials to the gate of the Yamen and send soldiers to chop off their heads. Bury the bodies, place everyone's heads at the door, and wait for the generals from the fifth battalion to arrive."
"As commanded."
Long Ao got the order and immediately took the people out.
A group of people rushed out, and all twelve officials were quickly eliminated.
A large pool of blood spilled on the ground, staining the inside of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion red with blood and exuding a disgusting smell. Headless corpses were disposed of one by one, and the heads of twelve officials were placed one after another on the way to the Yamen Hall. Around the road, the right wing commander Mu Shiqi also had his head cut off, and his head was placed on the ground after the body was processed.
This scene made Zhang Zhiping and others faintly scared.
Long Ao led the people back to the hall and stood respectfully again.
Li Zhen asked someone to pick up Yixuan's head and place it squarely on the table. Not only that, Yixuan's face was facing the direction of the door. Anyone who entered the hall could see Yixuan and Li Zhen. Zhen's design was naturally to intimidate the generals patrolling the fifth battalion. Compared with Mu Shiqi and others, because Mu Shiqi and others controlled the inner city, the soldiers under their command were all Eight Banners soldiers. These Eight Banners disciples He thought he was superior to others and was unruly, so Li Zhen resorted to thunderous methods.
However, the soldiers patrolling the fifth battalion were mostly Han Chinese, so Li Zhen used gentle methods to scare the generals. Now that the soldiers patrolling the fifth battalion did not come, Li Zhen asked: "Zhang Zhiping, where are you from?"
Zhang Zhiping said: "Reporting to the Admiral, the last general is from Nanpi, Zhili."
Zhang Nanpi.
Li Zhen's heart moved and he asked: "What is your relationship with Zhang Zhidong?"
Zhang Zhiping said: "Reporting to the Admiral, my father and Zhang Zhidong's father are brothers, and Zhang Zhidong is the cousin of the last general."
After hearing this, Li Zhen nodded, secretly saying that it was indeed the case.
When Li Zhen heard Zhang Zhiping's name, he had some doubts in his heart. After all, their names were too similar. Even if he looked carefully, he would find that there was a slight similarity between their eyebrows. Li Zhen asked again. I am even more certain about the address of Zhang Zhiping's residence, because Zhang Zhidong is also from Nanpi, Zhili Province. Even after Zhang Zhidong was named Zhang Zhidong, people called him "Zhang Nanpi", so Li Zhen is very impressed with this place in Nanpi.
Zhang Zhiping looked at Li Zhen in surprise and asked, "Does Admiral Li know my cousin?"
Li Zhen nodded and said: "You are really related, haha. Zhang Zhidong and I once had a close relationship, which was quite profound. The last time I saw him, he was still studying in Beijing. How is he doing now?"
Zhang Zhiping replied: "Reporting to Admiral Li, my uncle passed away in August. After my cousin got the news, he did not go back to his hometown, but went to attend the funeral because my uncle died of illness in the army. My cousin went to Guizhou where my uncle's military camp is located. I won’t be able to come back anytime soon.”
Li Zhen nodded and reminisced with Zhang Zhiping about old times and talked about Zhang Zhidong.
Li Zhen was also curious about Zhang Zhidong, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty, because Li Zhen also had a certain level of gossip and was willing to hear about Zhang Zhidong. At this time, the two city officials standing next to Zhang Zhiping The door leader's eyes were full of envy. He didn't expect that Zhang Zhiping would have a relationship with the Admiral. It was really incredible.
When the two of them looked at Zhang Zhiping, there was more of a flattering look in their eyes.
Li Zhen added: "Tell me about Zhang Guodong, the commander-in-chief of the left wing."
Zhang Zhiping immediately said: "Report to Admiral Li, because the last general is a disciple of teacher Zhang Guodong, it is not convenient to evaluate, so let's ask other people to evaluate."
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that Zhang Zhiping was Zhang Guodong's disciple.
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Since I am your teacher, I won't ask. I will give you a task to invite Zhang Guodong out. If Zhang Guodong cannot come out due to illness, you can tell the fate of Mu Shiqi and others."
"As commanded."
Zhang Zhiping stood up and left, quickly disappearing into the Yamen.
Time passed, and after a full hour, there was a rush of footsteps outside the Yamen, and five burly men were seen walking in. These five men were all arrogant, with unruly expressions on their faces. With expressions on their faces, the five of them were chatting and laughing. When they approached the Yamen Hall, their expressions suddenly changed, and their unruly look completely disappeared.
Because, they all saw the head on the ground.
"Look, it's Liu Erzi, you son of a bitch. I'm so happy that this kid is dead."
"It's great that Li Da Chong is dead too."
"Shit, come and look, that guy Mu Shiqi's head is here too."
The five generals were talking to each other, pointing at the heads on the ground. Obviously, their relationship with Mu Shiqi and others was not good, otherwise they would not have looked at them expressionlessly, and the group would have been so slow. After walking slowly, you looked at me, and I looked at you, with deep fear in my eyes.
Li Zhen looked at the five people who walked in, speechless.
One of them bowed his hands in salute, and then said: "May I ask, sir, what are your orders?"
Immediately, Li Zhen passed on the forged imperial edict. After reading it, the five generals looked at Li Zhen with more fear in their eyes. Unexpectedly, Yixuan and Mu Shiqi were both killed.
Li Zhen asked: "Guys, what do you think?"
One of them said: "The general will obey the emperor's instructions and is willing to cooperate with Admiral Li."
The other four people no longer hesitated and spoke immediately.
Li Zhen laughed loudly, looked happy and joyful, nodded and said: "Very good, you are worthy of being heroes, and those who understand current affairs are heroes." Li Zhen praised him a lot, and was already thinking about the next thing.
He controls the nine gates of the inner city, and the next thing will be much easier.
However, Li Zhen is not blindly optimistic. He is already prepared and cautious.
