Right Chancellor's Chief Secretary!

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, not expecting the Right Prime Minister's residence to appear at such a crucial moment.

The Prime Minister's residence was equivalent to the Three Excellencies, and it had its own system of official positions.

The chief secretary of the prime minister is responsible for supervising all officials and assisting the prime minister in handling various government affairs. He and the chief secretary of the prime minister are known as the prime minister's right and left hands, and he is the highest-ranking official in this system.

Although Lu Yuan did not know Lian Zhongyi personally, he knew from his official position that Lian Zhongyi was the person Zhao Huan trusted most.

We can't afford to offend them.

Especially since the Right Chancellor's troops have also arrived, there are probably over a hundred of them. Although I have two or three hundred private soldiers behind me, I might not be a match for them in a fight.

Deng Fugui was also surprised. Just as he was about to get up to greet him, Lian Zhongyi said calmly, "Lord Deng, don't bow to me. You are the executioner. Don't lose your composure."

Deng Fugui immediately felt a deep respect for Lian Zhongyi, and quickly put on an even more stern expression, as if he had known all along that Lian Zhongyi would come.

He pretended to be completely in control, thinking to himself that Mr. Lian, the master strategist, was indeed as good as his reputation for meticulous attention to detail!

The appearance of Lian Zhongyi surprised not only Deng Fugui and Lu Yuan, but also Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng glanced at the back of Lian Zhongyi's head, nudged Zhao Wu with his elbow, and whispered, "For the first time, I think this old fox is quite handsome."

Zhao Wu said, "Minister Lu has also arrived."

Zhao Cheng followed Zhao Wu's gaze and indeed saw Lu Zhao standing behind the guards, apparently having come with Lian Zhongyi.

Zhao Cheng immediately understood that Zhao Huan had spoken.

After the chair was brought over, Lian Zhongyi sat down with his sword drawn.

Before he could speak, another group of people squeezed through the crowd, led by a young military officer who looked to be about thirty years old.

Zhao Cheng glanced at him and saw that it was Li Dai, who was wearing armor and holding a sword!

The soldiers of the Right Chancellor's Office simply stood on both sides of the execution platform, while Li Dai directed his men to form a battle formation, blocking Lu Yuan's private army.

"Splash splash splash..."

Hearing the noise, people looked out from the crowd and saw that there were still people and horses being mobilized outside.

Li Dai shouted, "No matter who they are, anyone who dares to act recklessly in Yanchuan City will be killed without mercy!!!"

After speaking, Li Dai glared fiercely at Lu Yuan, walked up to the execution platform, came to Deng Fugui's side, and said to his deputy behind him, "Bring me a chair too."

"I am Li Dai, the garrison commander of Yanchuan City, and also the deputy executioner in this case!"

Deng Fugui cast a grateful glance at Li Dai.

While some seasoned officials in Yanchuan were shirking and avoiding the matter, only the young garrison commander Li Dai stepped forward and stood with him!

Lian Zhongyi nodded slightly to Li Dai and said, "Minister Deng, now that all three executioners are here, let's begin."

Upon seeing this, the people erupted in cheers and shouted loudly.

"cut!"

"cut!!"

"cut!!!"

Lu Yuan finally dared not speak, trembling all over, and ordered his private soldiers to retreat.

Deng Fugui raised the execution warrant again, threw it down hard, and shouted sternly, "The auspicious time has come! Execute him!!!"

The executioners were no longer flustered. They sprayed some wine onto their blades and swung their swords down!

*Snap! Snap snap snap snap snap—*

Nine heads fell to the ground.

Xue Feiren's head rolled a few times on the ground, and finally turned his eyes toward Lu Yuan and the others, his eyes filled with confusion.

They still seem confused as to why all their families came, but my father didn't show up...

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and said softly, "Go collect Tong'er's body."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Lu Yuan, please wait." Deng Fugui suddenly said.

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "Lord Deng, my men didn't lay a hand on me. Are you going to punish me too?"

"It is only natural for you to feel sorry for your junior and argue a few words in the execution ground. If I were to punish you for this, wouldn't I be truly ignorant of the law?"

Deng Fugui stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "I just want to remind you that our Great Jing governs the country according to law. Even if you have a large family and great wealth, you cannot act recklessly!"

"Excellent! Minister Deng is right!!"

"Minister Deng is truly a just and upright official!!"

"Having a good official like Minister Deng is a blessing for the people of Yanchuan!"

The crowd erupted in cheers and thunderous applause.

Lu Yuan glared fiercely at Deng Fugui and said, "I will remember what you say, Lord Deng. If you ever go to Jiangyang County, I will definitely treat you well."

"Farewell!"

After saying this, Lu Yuan left without looking back.

Behind Zhao Wu, the woman burst into tears. Zhao Cheng felt distressed and couldn't bear to see the woman crying, so he walked towards Li Dai.

"Senior brother, I didn't expect you to come too."

Upon hearing the address "Senior Brother," Li Dai immediately stood up and bowed to Zhao Cheng, saying, "Young Prime Minister..."

Zhao Cheng quickly helped him up and said, "I already call you senior brother, why are you still calling me that? 'Young Prime Minister' is how outsiders address me."

"Master, junior brother."

Zhao Cheng glanced at Lian Zhongyi, then said to Li Dai, "Since Mr. Lian has brought the guards, there will be no more trouble at the execution ground. If you come here now, you're just asking for trouble. The Wang, Xue, and Lu families will all hold a grudge against you."

"I was worried about something happening at the execution ground, so I had people watching outside with me the whole time. I hadn't originally planned to come up here."

Li Dai scratched the back of his head and said sincerely, "However, the reason I didn't come up was not because I was afraid of offending them, but because I felt that I was just a garrison commander, and my words carried little weight. I was not qualified to be the executioner. But since Mr. Lian has come and there is still a shortage of executioners, I will bite the bullet and go up."

"As for whether they hold a grudge against me, I don't care. I haven't done anything wrong!"

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