The emperor stared at Lian Yan without blinking, the light in his eyes flickering.

He was so angry about this that if Lian Yan hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it.

However, the emperor's decision is not something these ministers can influence.

The emperor didn't say anything, and Lian Yan just knelt there, his eyes blurred by the sweat on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Lian said makes sense. There are many people living near that mountain. It would be bad if innocent people were harmed."

Several people knelt down to plead for Lian Yan.

The emperor still didn't speak.

The Fifth Prince took the opportunity to say, "My Royal Brother is right. As long as the military camp remains open, it will tell the world that someone is defying the Emperor's majesty and openly rebelling.

That place must be eliminated!"

When the emperor heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked in the direction of the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince knew that he had guessed the emperor's thoughts again this time, so he winked at his accomplices.

The entire court was suddenly divided into two factions, one supporting the emperor to burn down the military camp, and the other asking the emperor to think twice.

The two teams were arguing, and the quarrel became more intense.

"Shut up!" the emperor shouted angrily, his face looking unhappy.

"Who else has a way to make that military camp disappear without affecting my majesty?" asked the emperor.

Everyone was silent for a moment, as if one could hear a pin drop.

"What? Are you all speechless?" The emperor glared at his ministers coldly. "The court gives you salaries so that you can help me solve problems, not create them for me."

“Your Majesty, just find the mastermind, execute him, and parade his body through the streets to show the world the consequences of rebellion, just like what happened to the Third Prince.

That will definitely serve as a warning," Lian Yan said.

When the Fifth Prince heard Lian Yan's words, his expression changed. He said, "Since that person was able to plot for such a long time without being discovered, how easy would it be to find him?"

But the emperor didn't listen to the Fifth Prince at all. He looked at Lian Yan without blinking and said, "Lian Yan, do you have any ideas?"

"I don't have any solution for now, but I will devote myself to this matter until my death," Lian Yan said.

The emperor's eyes lit up and he said, "Very good. I'll leave this matter to you. If you do it well, you will be rewarded."

If you don't do it well, you will naturally not have a good life.

After leaving court, Lian Yan went to the capital government office. That day, Captain Lin Qian led his troops to capture several rebels.

The trial is currently underway in the Beijing government office.

However, after a day and a night of interrogation, no one was willing to reveal the mastermind behind the incident.

"Sir Lian, it's as if their mouths were sewn shut. No one wants to speak," said the prefect of the Beijing government.

Lian Yan went over to take a look. Those people were all covered with scars from being whipped, and some were burned by branding irons so that there was not a single piece of good flesh on their bodies. However, those people refused to confess the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Keep an eye on those people and don't let them commit suicide." Lian Yan said with a frown.

It was the first time that Lian Yan had seen such a person. He was tortured but did not even frown, looking like he was going to die bravely.

It's such a headache.

As soon as Lian Yan returned to the Lian family, he saw Xie Yunjiao waiting for him.

Xie Yunjiao explained her purpose and said she had a way to make those people speak.

Lian Yan said it was useless. They had tried various methods, even the most painful branding, but those people just refused to speak.

Xie Yunjiao said, "Sometimes torture doesn't necessarily require severe punishment to extract a confession. It only requires some techniques to get someone to speak up."

Seeing Lian Yan's disbelief, Xie Yunjiao continued, "Since they're unwilling to speak, why not let me give it a try? The result won't be any worse than it is now, right?"

Lian Yan felt that what Xie Yunjiao said made sense and agreed.

Xie Yunjiao had one of them taken to a dark room. When the man saw that the person in charge of the interrogation was the beautiful Xie Yunjiao, he sneered and said, "It seems that you are really at the end of your rope. You actually thought of this trick.

Do you think it will be useful?"

Xie Yunjiao knew that the man had misunderstood, but she didn't explain. She smiled and said, "You didn't speak all the time, so I thought you were mute.

I feel relieved when I see that you can speak.

You won’t know if it works until you try it.”

The man snorted coldly, turned away, and simply stopped talking.

Xie Yunjiao had his hands and feet tied up, and then blindfolded him.

"Cut the meridians in his hand and let him bleed slowly until he dies." Xie Yunjiao said coldly.

Even though he was blindfolded, the man smiled calmly: "It's just a little trick. Do you think I'll be scared?"

Xie Yunjiao didn't say anything, and the room suddenly became quiet.

“Tick-tock.”

The man heard the sound of dripping water, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

That was his blood! His blood was flowing out bit by bit.

But he couldn't see, so he had no idea what was going on.

The horror of ignorance gradually made him frightened. At first he could sit calmly, but now he began to struggle.

As time went by, his struggles became more and more intense.

He finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly: "I said it, I said it all!"

He soon confessed and told everything he knew.

Lian Yan did the same thing again, arresting several people for interrogation, and got the same results.

They all said that they were hired by an old man and were paid for training. Many of them were retired soldiers, so they had some marching experience. In addition, the price offered by the man was too tempting, so they all agreed.

But recently those people seemed to be short of funds, and they did not send them money in time, and the food was getting worse day by day.

In order to survive, they had to go down the mountain to rob.

I didn't expect that this robbery would cause trouble!

"Are these the same people?"

With her superb painting skills, Xie Yunjiao painted portraits of Zhao Qian and the Fifth Prince.

But those people looked at it and shook their heads and said it was not true.

They had never met these two people.

Lian Yan and Xie Yunjiao looked at each other, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Could it be that they were wrong? Was the Fifth Prince truly so fraternal with the Emperor that he had no intention of rebelling?

Lian Yan brought up a few other suspects to those people, but they all said that these people were not the ones who contacted them.

The clue seems to end here.

Lian Yan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

The emperor has been asking about the interrogation these days, but now they have spent so much effort to finally get these people to speak, but they can't find the mastermind.

How would he explain this to the emperor?

"Dad, I have an idea." Xie Yunjiao said.

Lian Yan looked at Xie Yunjiao and asked excitedly, "Hurry up and tell me."