More than a hundred Imperial Guards almost crowded the entire main hall, and there were even more outside.
In the firelight that was like daylight, Liu Zhongchun looked as normal as he read the last letter that "proved" Liu Guy's conspiracy with the Xu family, with his head lowered and silent for a long time.
"how?"
At this moment, Wei Xianzhi couldn't help but feel uneasy, but his expression remained stern.
"Master Liu, what else do you have to say now?"
"..."
Liu Zhongchun raised his head and shook his head gently.
"Since the evidence of the crime is here, what else can I say?"
"Then you have confessed?" Wei Xianzhi felt even more uneasy.
"Pleas guilty..."
Liu Zhongchun looked at Wei Xianzhi, and after a while he sighed softly: "Master Wei, since you are here with the imperial guards tonight, what difference does it make whether I plead guilty or not?"
"The Emperor has decided that the Liu family will rebel, so what do you want me to say?"
"..."
It has to be said that people who can sit in high positions must not be simple.
In just a few sentences, it was shown that Liu Zhongchun had figured everything out.
He knows best whether the Liu family has conspired with the Xu family to rebel, and since this happened at this time, it means that Ning Yongnian has decided to sacrifice the Liu family in exchange for the temporary internal stability of Daning.
He had even guessed the fate of himself, hundreds of members of the Liu family, and the officials of all sizes who followed the Liu family.
"Master Wei, if I guess correctly..."
With a wry smile on his lips, Liu Zhongchun glanced at the rows of Liu family members kneeling outside the house and asked softly:
"The fate of our Liu family should be...to kill the nine clans, to kill them immediately, right?"
According to the laws of Daning, those who conspire to rebel will be punished by the nine tribes and beheaded immediately.
The word "standing beheading" means that the prisoner can be killed on the spot without going through a trial.
"Master Liu, we are just doing things according to the law."
Wei Xianzhi's tone remained calm, but his brows furrowed slightly for the first time.
Judging from his experience in interrogating countless prisoners, the calmer a person behaves when he knows he will die, the more likely he will not die.
This may sound contradictory, but it is true.
"call!"
He raised his right hand and waved behind him.
"Canglanglang!"
Hundreds of long knives suddenly came out of their sheaths, and the next moment they were placed on the necks of every member of the Liu family.
Things would change later, and Wei Xianzhi decided not to wait any longer.
"Master Liu, I know you already understand what's going on."
"If the person kneeling here tonight is a member of my Wei family, I believe you will not be lenient."
"So don't blame me for doing this now."
"..."
There was suddenly silence in the main hall, as if even the hoarse wails for mercy outside the house had become ethereal at this moment.
In many film and television works of the previous life, both the good and the villain would beep for a long time when they were about to kill the enemy.
Of course, no matter how long the righteous say they deserve it, the enemy will still die.
And even if the villain only says one more word, the plot will probably turn around in that one word.
Most audiences have become accustomed to this approach. Although they understand that this is entirely the fault of the screenwriter, they sometimes can't help but complain that "villains die because they talk too much."
But what everyone doesn’t know is that when people are in this kind of moment, it is actually an instinct to express what is on their mind.
As for whether there will really be a reversal in reality...
"Master Wei, you are right. If it were me, I wouldn't be soft-hearted."
Facing Wei Xianzhi's last "mantra" before taking action, Liu Zhongchun just smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The Liu family did lose this time, I admit it."
"I know I can't protect those officials, big and small."
"But I still want to see if I can save the lives of hundreds of people in my Liu family..."
The red light of hundreds of torches flickers, but there are always corners that are not illuminated.
Wei Xianzhi stared at Liu Zhongchun with a cold tone.
"Master Liu, I don't think you can do it."
"Maybe, but I still have to try..."
Liu Zhongchun looked back and slowly said word by word:
"Master Wei, even though no information has been leaked before, you still brought more than a thousand imperial guards to surround Liu Mansion. You must be afraid that my Liu family still has the strength to resist."
"But have you ever seen how many people resisted?"
"Master Wei, you have never thought about the warriors who are loyal to my Liu family..."
"Where are you now?"
...
...
"boom!"
"Mrs. Protector!!"
"Go to hell!"
"Run away!"
"Hold!"
"..."
Just when Liu Zhongchun's words made Wei Xianzhi break into a cold sweat, hundreds of warriors who had been hiding in the capital for a long time had already entered the Wei mansion.
These people are the few remaining "armed forces" of the Liu family in the capital. Compared with the entire Xuanjing Division, there is certainly a huge gap in combat strength. There are only two third-grade people, and there are only more than a hundred middle and third-grade people.
But it was enough for a sneak attack on the Wei Mansion, which was not fully prepared.
In fact, Wei Xianzhi cannot be blamed for this.
The "Defense" level of the entire Wei Mansion has always been at full capacity. Even though there is going to be a big move tonight, and 80% of the Xuanjing Division's officers have gone to clean up the Liu Sect officials, there are still nearly 200 people left for daily vigilance.
This is enough to be cautious.
After all, from Wei Xianzhi's point of view, he was going to "catch cicadas" tonight. Who would have thought that this "cicada" would bite him back at the moment of death.
Of course, all this was not arranged by Liu Zhongchun in advance.
This was just the order he gave as soon as he realized something was wrong.
Strictly speaking, Liu Zhongchun didn't know why Wei Xianzhi led the imperial guards to surround the Liu Mansion at that time, and he didn't know whether his own people could invade the Wei Mansion...
However, this decision with the nature of "gamble" now seems to be really possible to save hundreds of lives of the Liu family.
"ah!"
"Help!!"
"Do not kill me!"
"Everyone, stay close to me!! Our people will be here soon!!"
"..."
The chaotic and noisy shouts were clearly transmitted into the room, and then reached the ears of Lu Jingyao and Yuan'er.
The two of them had never heard of or seen such a scene before, and now they were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
But after all, they are all people who have been kidnapped once, so they are not just sitting around.
"Madam, hurry up and hide under the bed! If the gangsters break in, I will lure them away!"
Qiu Yun panicked and opened the bed curtain, trying to push Lu Jingyao to the bottom of the bed.
However, the latter held her hand tightly and refused to let go.
"Qiuyun, hide in too!"
"Madam! Bandits are not stupid! Hurry up! Otherwise it will be too late!"
"I...right!"
Lu Jingyao suddenly seemed to remember something.
"We can hide in the secret passage!"
"The secret passage has long been blocked!"
Qiu Yun wanted to cry but had no tears, so she pushed Lu Jingyao to the bottom of the bed, and then the next moment...
"boom!"
The door was suddenly kicked open, and immediately several men with knives covered in blood rushed in.
"found it!"
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