Sui Qing turned around and took a quick look. Everyone who could do anything had been dealt with. They, the swordsmen in bamboo hats, were the best in the world when it came to handling these matters.
As soon as he waved his hand, all the swordsmen in bamboo hats turned around at the same time. No one said anything. They moved quickly and left Zhao Mansion in an instant.
This matter spread quickly, and the old minister of the Ministry of War was involved in the case of His Highness's disappearance. This was definitely a big deal, and it would give Lin Ye a reason to contact more officials of the Ministry of War.
It was also because of this that it caused a chain reaction.
Several officials from the Ministry of War were taken away by Lin Ye's people, followed closely by the old minister Zhao Jinglin.
Now in the entire city of Geling, if the auxiliary ministers in the office do not come forward, no one can stop Lin Ye from doing this.
There is also a general of the Forbidden Army who has the strength and ability to stop Lin Ye, but Gao Qisheng seems to have no such intention at all.
He didn't show his stance and stood with Lin Ye, which seemed to be a sign of restraint.
As a result, those people who have more or less ghosts in their hearts really can't sit still.
Whether it was those who had taken issue with their attitude towards the cowardly army or those who were relatively close to Wang Luoshen and others, they all began to consider whether to hide.
When Ye took a few people away from the Ministry of War in the morning, although there was a bit of chaos at the Ministry of War, it was not out of control. At least everyone could pretend to be calm.
But when the news that Zhao Jinglin was taken away by Lin Ye reached the Ministry of War, many people could no longer pretend to be calm.
Not to mention the current officials of the Ministry of War, the elders who had retired long ago who had worked with Zhao Jinglin could not sit still because they had vaguely guessed something.
It's not because they are smart enough, but because they always have something wrong in their minds.
Nearly twenty years ago, the Cowardly Army was betrayed and the whole army was annihilated. Those who were personally involved in it at that time would associate it with that incident as long as there was any slight disturbance.
But in Geling City, before you knew it, there was already an invisible spider web.
When Lin Ye brought people from Yunzhou to Geling, they started doing some small and medium-sized businesses.
His Majesty expressed his attitude slightly because of this matter, so Lin Ye took the initiative to withdraw from the Dafu Dog business in Geling.
At that time, Wang Luoshen and others still felt that the emperor was still not so reassured about Lin Ye.
Letting Lin Ye's power in the world withdraw from Geling was a kind of blow from the emperor to Lin Ye.
This beating was not considered heavy, but as long as Lin Ye remained stubborn, maybe the next time he hit it would be twice as heavy, or ten times as heavy.
But, who could understand at that time that the emperor was paving the way for the current situation?
Wang Luoshen hesitated again and again and did not dare to continue living in Geling City. After all, most of his strength was in Shiqiao Villa.
After hearing about Zhao Jinglin's accident, Wang Luoshen was also afraid of being annoyed by those who were counting on him, so he simply left Geling and returned to Shiqiao Villa outside the city.
Not long after they came back, Li Ci hurriedly chased after him and reported something to Wang Luoshen that made them even more worried. This incident seemed to gradually make Lin Ye's target clearer.
"Master."
Li Ci said with some urgency: "It was only after noon that some people who were close to Zhao Jinglin couldn't sit still and fled from Geling at home."
Wang Luoshen frowned and thought for a while and then said: "They fled with their whole family, maybe they fell into Lin Ye's plan."
Li Ci nodded and said: "My subordinates thought the same way. Lin Ye operated on Zhao Jinglin, who had long since retired. In fact, he was just trying to scare the snake away. Now the people who were frightened have started to run out."
He looked at Wang Luoshen and said: "If I were Lin Ye, I would set up a dragnet outside and catch everyone one by one. No one can escape from his grasp."
Wang Luoshen sighed: "I was negligent. I was negligent about both things."
Wang Luoshen sorted out the thoughts in his mind and realized that he had indeed been deceived by the Emperor and Lin Ye again.
"When the Emperor beat Lin Ye, I was happy for a while. I felt that people like the Emperor still didn't trust anyone after all."
Wang Luoshen said: "All the people Lin Ye brought from Yunzhou left. They left under the glare of the emperor's people."
Li Ci nodded and said: "At that time, the father-in-law also asked me to send someone to keep an eye on it."
Wang Luoshen said: "That's why I was negligent. I thought that Lin Ye had no political power to use in Geling City. He also lost his eyes and ears in Geling City."
Li Ci sighed: "My subordinates were even more negligent. At that time, Lin Ye took the initiative to send someone to find me. I also think it was because Lin Ye really had no one to use, so he could only bow his head to show his kindness."
Wang Luoshen said: "You mentioned this to me. At that time, I also judged that Lin Ye had no business in Geling City and could only find local snakes in Geling City to deal with."
Li Ci sighed again.
If Lin Ye had started planning at that time, who could have been prepared?
Because there seems to be no connection between what happened at that time and what is happening now, and there are no signs to follow.
Wang Luoshen said: "The emperor cooperated with Lin Ye and put on a good show for us, making us all think that Lin Ye had no eyes and ears in Geling City."
"Actually, people like Zhao Jinglin should have been under the surveillance of Lin Ye's people for a long time. If he touches Zhao Jinglin, others will be afraid and run away if they are afraid. As long as they run away, they will be noticed by Lin Ye's people.
There will really be a dragnet outside the city..."
Wang Luoshen had to sigh again.
The more they sigh, the more upset and powerless they are.
"Lin Ye must have found out a lot of things a long time ago, but we thought he had no one to use, so we all neglected it..."
Li Ci sighed: "At that time, my subordinates were still very complacent. I felt that a proud person like Lin Ye had to put down his dignity and ask for transformation from me so that he could run some businesses in the city."
Wang Luoshen: "Maybe it's not that complicated. Lin Ye doesn't have that much foresight, and it's even less likely that the layout is so far-reaching. All of this should have been done by the emperor."
Li Ci looked at Wang Luoshen and said, "What you are saying is that the emperor deliberately asked Lin Ye to withdraw the Yunzhou forces, and then the emperor gave his secret people to Lin Ye?"
Wang Luoshen said: "There is no need to give Lin Ye, just give Lin Ye some news at the right time."
Li Ci asked: "Sir, how should we deal with it now? It's somewhat possible. Lin Ye wants to use this energy to overturn the case of General Liu Jigong."
Wang Luoshen said: "Maybe."
He looked at Li Ci: "But, have you noticed that Lin Yedong's people were all dispensable little characters at that time."
Li Ci nodded and said, "That's true."
Wang Luoshen thought for a while and then said: "Then... in your opinion, is Lin Ye declaring war or demonstrating?"
Li Ci also thought for a while and tentatively replied: "Is it possible that the demonstration is bigger? He is warning us that if we push him hard, he will do anything."
Wang Luoshen said: "If he wants to fall out directly, then he can touch a bigger person."
Li Ci: "Otherwise, my subordinates should go see Lin Ye in person and test what his plans are."
He looked at Wang Luoshen and said, "Perhaps this is just a counterattack against our previous attempt to blame Xin Yanque's disappearance on him?"
Wang Luoshen said: "You can't take it lightly. Just don't show up now. Once you show up, Lin Ye will understand that your identity is actually very complicated."
Li Ci hummed.
Then there was another sigh.
He said: "What did Lin Ye want to do when he fell to the ground?"
Government office.
Lin Ye said: "I just want to watch you die in front of me one by one."
This was what Lin Ye said to Zhao Jinglin.
At this moment, Zhao Jinglin was dragged out by Lin Ye's soldiers to the yard outside the lobby.
At this time, a pile of dry firewood had been set up in the yard, with a wooden stake standing in the middle.
Zhao Jinglin was tied to the wooden stake by Pang Panghai himself, while Pang Panghai's men piled more firewood at Zhao Jinglin's feet.
Zhao Jinglin is eighty-three years old, his beard and hair are gray, and his face is full of wrinkles.
Because of anger and fear, this face looks... rosy.
He glared at Lin Ye and shouted: "Do you only have so much courage? Do you only dare to seek revenge from people like me? Then what else do you say about revenge? You are just a clown who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
Lin Ye said: "Finally, there is a tougher one. I was scared to death when I came to those people before. Who dares to scold me like you?"
Lin Ye pulled up a chair and sat at the door of the lobby, watching his men almost bury Zhao Jinglin with dry firewood little by little.
Zhao Jinglin was still cursing, and his curses were particularly unpleasant.
Lin Ye didn't care at all. He seemed not to hear a word of those curses.
Because Lin Ye understood a truth a long time ago, the weak will yell at the strong when they fail.
Because yelling here is already the last resort for the weak to fight back.
"Who are you scaring?"
Zhao Jinglin said: "I have been an official for so many years, but what kind of storms have I not seen?"
As he spoke, he also looked at the dry firewood around him.
"You want to break my courage with these things? Lin Ye, you are looking down on me too much."
Lin Ye said: "Do you often scare people?"
Before Zhao Jinglin could speak, Lin Ye stood up and stretched out his hand to the side, and a soldier handed over a lit torch.
Lin Ye walked up to Zhao Jinglin, looked at Pang Panghai and said, "Give it to him."
Pang Panghai responded, and asked his soldiers to pry open Zhao Jinglin's mouth, and stuffed a pill into Zhao Jinglin's mouth. Zhao Jinglin desperately wanted to spit it out, but there was no way this was possible.
"What did you feed me?"
Zhao Jinglin glared at Lin Ye and roared, looking like an old ferocious beast.
Lin Ye said: "A medicine that makes you feel no pain. After you take it, you won't feel pain even when you are being beaten."
Zhao Jinglin's already pale complexion now turned into a color that was almost blue.
Lin Ye said: "A long time ago, this medicine was given by a palace physician. At that time, there was a loyal general who was framed by a traitor and decided to plot rebellion and wanted to Ling Chi."
"This imperial doctor has always respected the general's character. He knew that he was wronged and did not want him to be tortured, so he prepared this medicine. After taking it, you will not feel any pain for a few hours."
Zhao Jinglin subconsciously shouted: "I am not guilty, and His Majesty can't even execute me in a hurry. Why do you have to! Let me go quickly, otherwise, I will not let you go even if I am a ghost."
Lin Ye looked into Zhao Jinglin's eyes and said, "This threat is really... not scary at all."
He lowered his head, lit the firewood pile, and said while lighting it: "How could I punish you? I just wanted to burn you... The soldiers of the cowardly army were burned alive on the barren mountains.
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After lighting the fire, Lin Ye took two steps back and just looked at Zhao Jinglin's gradually distorted face and body in the blazing fire.
Lin Ye said: "How good you are, you can still take a medicine that doesn't hurt, and you can only watch yourself being burned."
After Lin Ye said this, he turned around and walked back: "Make the fire smaller. I will burn the lower body today."