The spacious and luxurious palace has been burned to ashes by the fire, and everything is in shambles.
Gray-black embers, paved floor, charred wooden pillars, and residual fire are still burning on their own, making crackling and popping sounds.
Fortunately, the fire was put out in time, preventing the fire from spreading, and the surrounding palaces and pavilions were left intact.
Many guards were rummaging through the ruins, checking every place carefully.
Now, it was their third carpet search. They had already stopped, but when they saw King Mu coming, they found that his face was extremely ugly and full of anger. The leader of the guards was afraid of being affected by the anger, so he quickly organized a third search.
Search.
Standing with his hands behind his hands, looking at the guards who were searching carefully in the ruins, King Mu narrowed his eyes tightly, said nothing, and then stepped into it.
He cannot trust these people and must look for them himself to be sure.
But after searching for a long time in the ruins, King Mu found nothing.
The suspicion in his heart became more and more intense.
At this moment, a guard leader approached and whispered, "Your Majesty, the officials in the capital, except for Marquis Dingjun, who is missing, and Si Qimei, who you named for arrest, has not been found, all the others have been captured and imprisoned.
Awaiting trial."
After hearing this, King Mu's expression became even worse.
The life and death of the empress was unknown, and he was troubled, and these guys could make mistakes if they caught anyone.
In addition to the military prime minister, the most powerful military commander is Ding Junhou. He couldn't be caught. What's the use of these wastes?
There is also Si Qimei, who is rumored by everyone to be in love with Qin Yi for life. Whether it is true or not, Qin Yi will definitely fall in love with this woman because of her extraordinary talent and beauty.
Catching her means seizing Qin Yi's handle. Even if the latter leads troops to return for reinforcements, he can still threaten Si Qimei's life.
At that time, even if no one can resist Qin Yi's military front, he can still be made to throw a rat weapon and not dare to attack by force.
Of course, this was just a back-up move. King Mu was still sure that after the food and grass were cut off, Qin Yi had no choice but to protect himself and would never be able to come back for help.
But no matter what, the guards failed to catch the two people who made the request. This made King Mu even more angry and scolded, "If the arrest is not effective, I will be punished with twenty sticks! Keep searching. Now that the city gate is closed, they must still be there."
In the city!"
Hearing King Mu's words, the guard leader's heart trembled and he became panicked.
King Mu controlled his subordinates in a heavy-handed manner, and when things were not done well, he would scold them at the slightest level, punish them with a stick or even kill them at the most severe level.
As for the stick punishment, the wooden stick made by King Mu himself was used. It had barbs. One stroke of the stick would cause the person being punished to suffer extreme pain.
Even if you don't die after being beaten with these twenty sticks, you will still be half disabled. Even if you stay in bed for ten days and a half, you may not be able to recover.
The leader of the guards was horrified, but he did not dare to say anything. He could only respond in fear, "I'm humble... I humble my duty and obey my orders..."
After that, he turned around, trembling and left with a pale face.
King Mu snorted angrily, looked around, and shouted loudly, "Continue the search. If there are any clues, report them immediately!"
After that, he led everyone towards the Penal Department Prison.
Next, whether they can stabilize the situation and completely control Zhanjing depends on whether these people are willing to surrender.
Riding his horse at a gallop, King Mu arrived outside the gate of the Ministry of Justice.
Throughout Zhanjing, many important places, such as the palace city, the Yamen of the Ministry of War, the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, etc., have been taken over by the Imperial Guards and are strictly guarded.
Seeing King Mu coming, the soldiers of the imperial army standing outside the door shouted one after another, "I'm sorry to see you, the prince!"
King Mu had a sullen face, nodded, and then, surrounded by many guards, he walked forward and arrived at the dark and dim prison.
At this moment, the prison was filled with screams and angry scoldings, one after another, and the sound was endless.
"Lu Jingyue, you traitor, you dare to plot rebellion, you will die without a burial place in the future!"
"You thief Lu Jingyue, Your Majesty treats you so well, but you are so ambitious and shameless. I'm sorry!"
"If the late emperor had any knowledge and knew that a traitor like you dared to rebel, he would definitely regret giving birth to you!"
"Lu Jingyue, traitor, your behavior brings shame to Linzhan!"
After hearing the scoldings, King Mu's already dark complexion turned as dark as iron.
Lu Jingyue is his name. These guys who deserve to be killed dare to call him by his name and insult him... King Mu couldn't help but clenched his fists, and his heart was filled with burning anger!
He strode down the stairs, along the long and dark corridors, and came to the cells.
There are dozens of cells here, and each cell is packed with officials of all sizes.
They were full of resentment and swearing when they suddenly heard footsteps and couldn't help but stopped.
He turned around and saw that among the people who came, there was a man in brocade, who was King Mu!
Seeing him, everyone immediately exploded and shouted angrily, "Lu Jingyue, you traitor, you will definitely..."
"Lu Jingyue, if you have the guts, let me go, and I will fight you with a real sword and a real gun!"
"Lu Jingyue, you traitor..."
King Mu was angry and shouted loudly, "If you dare to scold anyone again, I will slaughter his entire family and kill all nine of his clans!"
Hearing the angry shouting, everyone was startled and couldn't help but stop.
Immediately, they felt horrified, and suddenly understood that His Majesty was probably... in danger!
Only by capturing the palace city could King Mu have time to come here and dare to call himself me.
Thinking of this, everyone was horrified. Could it be that something is really going to change soon?
This situation frightened them so much that they did not dare to continue to curse. If they cursed again, they would die. How could they bear to involve their relatives and family?
But at this moment, an old but extremely determined voice rang out from the prison, "Lu Jingyue, you traitor, it is in vain that I praise you in front of His Majesty, you are just a white-eyed wolf! Go ahead!"
Afterwards, if you die, you will fall into the eighteen levels of hell and never be reincarnated!"
Hearing this scolding, King Mu's eyes suddenly shrank, and he looked around and found that the person who made the sound was actually the white-haired Grand Master!
Because of his high position and power, coupled with his old age and weakened strength, many officials gave him outside positions so that he could breathe fresh air.
Therefore, King Mu turned his head and saw the other party.
Narrowing his eyes suddenly, King Mu was extremely angry. He knew that there were many hard-nosed people in the court.
And if you want to subdue everyone, you have to kill chickens and monkeys to let these people know that no matter how hard the bones are, they are not as hard as the sword!
Now that the Grand Master has appeared, it’s great, so let’s take action on this guy and let everyone know that those who don’t obey will have no choice but to die!
Pulling out his long sword, King Mu's face was extremely cold, and he walked towards the Grand Master step by step. In the surrounding cells, many generals shouted anxiously, "Lu Jingyue, what do you want to do?"
"Lu Jingyue, the Grand Master is highly virtuous and highly respected, do you dare to take action?"
"What the Grand Master said is true. If you dare to do it, why don't you take it seriously?"
"Lu Jingyue, if you dare to touch the Grand Master, I will fight you tooth and nail!"
Ignoring everyone's scoldings, King Mu walked closer and looked at the grand master with his neck clenched and a look of despair on his face. King Mu's eyes were cold and stern.
"I know that you are old and not afraid of death, but your son and your grandson are still young and have a long way to go. If you don't want them to die young, surrender to me and call me Your Majesty.
, I will spare the lives of your family!" King Mu said coldly.
The grand master sneered and said proudly, "I have never accomplished anything in my life by reading the books of saints and doing the deeds of saints. The only thing I am proud of is that I have taught a benevolent gentleman like your majesty. I call her your majesty, and I am sincerely convinced. You traitor, you must
Is this guy worthy of being called Your Majesty?"
"I wish I could eat your flesh alive and drink your blood alive...ah!"
Before the Grand Master could finish his scolding, King Mu suddenly reached out and stabbed the Grand Master into the belly with a knife, and then pulled it out!
The grand master immediately fell to the ground, trembling continuously, and blood flowed crazily.
"Ha...haha..." His face turned pale. Although he was in great pain, his face was filled with relief. He laughed tremblingly, "I... died for loyalty... and died... in the right place..."<
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Immediately, there was a shock, and the Grand Master stiffened up, and his vitality suddenly disappeared.
Suddenly, many civilians and military generals who would rather die than surrender saw this scene and became furious and started scolding them wildly, which was extremely unpleasant.
King Mu pointed at the Taishi's body and said loudly, "This man contradicted the Holy Majesty and committed the crime of disobedience. He passed on my decree and punished the nine tribes!"
Then, looking at the scolding officials, King Mu shouted, "These people will be slaughtered all over the house!"
These people will definitely not surrender and will be killed.
Then, he glanced at Wen Xiang, who was huddled in the corner with a frightened face, and said coldly, "Yuan Tianhe, as well as the six ministers, slaughtered all of them!"
Yuan Tianhe, the Minister of Wen, was shocked when he heard King Mu's arrangement. He rushed forward, grabbed the wooden pillars of the cell, and shouted urgently, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen... Wei Chen is willing to surrender, please spare Wei."
I owe you my life!"
King Mu sneered. He knew that Wen Xiang had no backbone and was just a wallflower. He would definitely surrender to him, but it would be useless for him to come to such a person!
This guy is just a tool to contain the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is no longer here, and this guy lacks talent and has no effect.
As for the Six Ministers, they have extremely high positions and huge influence in the court. If they are retained, it will bring hidden dangers to his control.
Therefore, he will not spare any of the first or second grade ministers and slaughter them all!
Si Taiping, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, saw that Wen Xiang was so cowardly, and he immediately cursed, "Yuan Tianhe will die no matter what, so why are you afraid? Aren't you afraid of being stabbed in the back when you beg for mercy from such a traitor?"
King Mu looked at him coldly and said with a sinister tone, "Si Taiping, don't worry, I won't execute your daughter. I will use it to contain Qin Yi. Then, I will use her body to reward the soldiers of the three armies!"
Si Taiping's face suddenly turned red and he said angrily, "Qin Yi will never let you go, absolutely not!"
With a cold snort, King Mu ignored him and said loudly, "Now, those who surrender to me will not only have no worries about their lives, but will also be promoted to a higher level. Who is willing to surrender?"
After saying that, he slowly swept his gaze towards the many officials.
He knows that there are only a few hard-nosed people, but the greater number are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
These people have wasted half their lives trying to get a job in an official position, and they will never give up.
What's more, even if their official positions are not important, their lives will force them to surrender.
Sure enough, as soon as King Mu finished speaking, someone shouted urgently, "Your Majesty, I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
"I am willing to ride for Your Majesty!"
"We are willing to serve your Majesty with all our strength!"
"Your Majesty, I am a humble minister..."
In an instant, many people in the cell were shouting one after another, quite eagerly.
On the one hand, he is promoted to a higher level and his life is still alive. On the other hand, he is in a dark prison and is in danger. Everyone knows which one is the best.
After hearing this, King Mu laughed proudly and said, "Okay, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Come, release all those who are willing to serve me, and promote them to the next level!"
The words suddenly turned cold, and King Mu said in a dark tone, "As for those who don't want to surrender, just stay in this prison until they are willing to surrender!"
