Jinyiwei's psychic case: the opening is Lingbo Weibu

Chapter 1057

'call! '

The slightly chilly autumn wind made the Xu character flag flap loudly.

This sent chills down the spines of Xu Shijie and the others who were kneeling there.

I don't know if it's because of the cold wind or because the scorched earth is too gloomy.

Xu Shan, who did not deign to help them up, mounted his horse with a 'whoosh'.

"Before you all leave, take a handful of scorched earth and place it inside the mansion. A constant reminder to yourselves..."

"What is buried in the scorched earth is not just tens of thousands of souls; it is also my ultimatum from Xu Shan—those who obey me will prosper, those who defy me will perish!"

"I am aware that recently, many merchant caravans have had private contact with you all after entering Jiangzhou."

"They also brought greetings from Chengdu."

"But this imperial envoy must advise you all..."

"Don't jump around repeatedly."

“I, Xu Shan, have always treated rebels with zero tolerance for surrender, zero tolerance for repentance, and zero tolerance for leniency.”

"drive!"

After saying that, Xu Shan spurred his horse and galloped away.

Meanwhile, Xu Shijie and other officials and representatives of the gentry, who were kneeling there and did not dare to raise their heads, shouted at the top of their lungs: "We will remember the earnest teachings of Imperial Envoy Xu."

"I swear to follow you to the death, Imperial Envoy Xu!"

"I swear to serve the Emperor of the Great Ming to the death!"

'Boom.'

The neatly arranged cavalry of the Jia-type battalion followed closely behind Xu Shan the moment he set off.

The harsh, resonant sound of horses' hooves drowned out the sounds of Xu Shijie and his entourage 'pledging their loyalty'.

In Xu Shan's view, loyalty is never something that can be demonstrated by words alone.

He was willing to give these local gentry and officials a way out, on the condition that...

You have to have that kind of face.

Only after the vanguard of the Jiazi Battalion had gone far away with Xu Shan did the local officials and gentry, led by Xu Shijie, slowly stand up.

They already had a direct and clear understanding of Xu Rentu's ruthlessness.

However, there is still some resentment and even dissatisfaction with its domineering or overbearing nature.

In particular, when Xu Shan took all his trusted followers from the imperial court with him on this trip, many aristocratic families and officials who were used to hedging their bets began to have their minds made active.

Lao Tzu, I can't possibly risk my entire clan to gamble with you on tomorrow, can I?

However, such thoughts were completely extinguished by themselves as they were about to return to Jiangzhou City.

"Lord Xu, look! Why are there so many corpses hanging on the city wall?"

"Ok?"

When a sharp-eyed person saw dozens of bloody corpses hanging on the city wall, they cried out in panic.

Following the direction of his trembling right hand, Xu Shijie and his group gazed intently into the distance.

'Hiss.'

In that instant, some people couldn't help but gasp.

Because among these corpses were Chengdu spies who had been in contact with them, from the [Kui Dou] faction.

You have to imagine how careful they must be to meet under the noses of Xu Shan and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Many of them didn't even show up or meet in the city. Instead, they sent a seemingly unrelated "idle person" to represent them at certain manors outside the city.

It was just a subtle way of expressing his attitude!

But now?

These people, their flesh and blood mangled, hung there.

It was a deterrent, but also a 'supplement' to Xu Shan's words before he left.

Has the scandal happened?

'Pah-ta-ta.'

Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from behind Xu Shijie and the others.

They instinctively turned around and saw the flying fish flag from a distance, a sight that made their hearts leap into their throats.

Not long after, Wang Qinian, who had disappeared from public view for more than three days, personally led dozens of Imperial Guards to the scene.

Behind their warhorses were several 'prisoners', already mangled and bloody, but still clinging to life.

‘Gulu. ’

Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Shijie and the others couldn't help but swallow hard.

'Whoa.'

But upon seeing Wang Qinian and the others, as they reined in their horses and approached, Xu Shijie stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Lord Wang, it's been a while. What... what's going on?"

Xu Shijie pointed at the prisoners and asked cautiously.

"Lord Xu, this is a long story."

"The spies from Chengdu sent word a few days ago that several merchant caravans have been infiltrated by spies from the Kui Dou organization. They have already entered eastern Sichuan from central Sichuan."

"Upon receiving the news, the Imperial Guards secretly followed them. They discovered their destination was Jiangzhou!"

"They were all from the city; they were all wiped out early this morning."

"These few are responsible for providing support and command outside the city."

"Lord Xu, I won't delay any longer. We need to take them back and interrogate them thoroughly, and try to find out who they've been in contact with these past few days by tonight."

"Let's wipe them all out at once."

"Under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, within Lord Xu's jurisdiction, the existence of rats is absolutely forbidden."

"What do you think, Lord Xu?"

As he said this, Wang Qinian glanced meaningfully at the people behind Xu Shijie.

"Yes, yes. Lord Wang, please go ahead with your work. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask."

"What you're saying, Lord Xu, is true. We're all working for Lord Xu. Don't delay the things he asked you to do."

"sure!"

Without uttering any further words, Wang Qinian led his men, dragging these [Kui Dou] spies, and immediately left.

Before they had gone far, several officials and representatives of the gentry anxiously gathered around.

"Prefect Xu, we..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shijie suddenly turned his head and asked, "You've all been in contact with the people in Chengdu?"

"what?"

"I, we..."

"Have you all been kicked in the head by a donkey?"

"Lord Xu, we know we were wrong."

"But what now?"

“We don’t want to die.”

The officials and aristocratic representatives who had just been harboring resentment towards Xu Shan's domineering and domineering attitude were now truly panicked.

When faced with Xu Daguanren, who held considerable military power, they could feign loyalty and even flatter him.

But when faced with life and death, they completely lost their will.

"Now you know you're afraid?"

"What were you doing before?"

"So that's why Lord Xu said those things before he left. So that's the crux of the matter!"

"Sir, we promise we will never do it again, we will never dare to do it again."

"Please, please, sir, give us a chance."

Upon seeing this scene and hearing these words, Xu Shijie paused for a few moments before coldly questioning, "You were in direct contact with them?"

"How could that be? They're all outsiders who have been in contact with [Kui Dou]."

"We dare not show our faces directly."

"outsider?"

"Before nightfall, all these outsiders will be dead."

"Can it be done?"

"If you can't do that, I can't protect you either."

Upon hearing this, the officials and representatives of the gentry who had bypassed Xu Shijie and contacted [Kui Dou] privately all declared, "Please rest assured, Lord Xu, they will definitely disappear without a trace before tonight."

Having received this assurance, Xu Shijie slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on the direction Xu Shan had left in.

He thought to himself, "This humble official thanks you for your patronage, sir!"