Zhang Yuan, having figured it out, sighed and stopped talking nonsense. He gritted his teeth and bowed to Cao Xiong, Ma Jianming and the others, saying, "Lord Cao, Captain Ma, since Chief Officer Lin feels that I have wronged him, then I will leave it to you two to clear his name!"

"What?"

Lin Dongyuan was thinking about how to get out of here after persuading Zhang Yuan, and how to contact His Royal Highness the Crown Prince afterwards?

Suddenly, he heard Zhang Yuan say that he wanted to ask Governor Cao and Captain Ma to clarify things for him. He was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Cao Xiong, however, smiled when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, what we are best at is redressing injustice!

None of the people in our hands have been wronged."

But when others heard him say that, they couldn't help but frown.

There is no one who is wronged in your hands. All those who are wronged have been tortured into confessing, right?

Lin Dongyuan's face turned pale with anger when he heard this, and he finally understood what Zhang Yuan meant by "clarification".

"My Lord, how could you..."

Lin Dongyuan was shocked and angry. He never expected that Zhang Yuan, who was usually the most easily influenced and always liked to pretend to be a kind elder, could be so cruel.

But before he could utter a word, Cao Xiong waved his hand, and several soldiers rushed forward, grabbed his arms and lifted him up.

"Hey you guys... woooo~"

Lin Dongyuan wanted to scream again, but Ma Jianming had already stuffed a rag into his mouth and said to Zhang Yuan, "My Lord, please lend me a dark room."

Zhang Yuan's expression changed slightly when he saw this, and he sighed inwardly, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said to Lin Dongyuan, "If you really haven't betrayed me, you can rest assured that I will be doubly lenient with your relatives!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the backyard next to him and signaled a trusted servant to lead the way.

"Woo woo~"

When Lin Dongyuan heard his words, his eyes became even more terrified. He whimpered and tried to struggle, but what was the use of his limited strength against a few ferocious soldiers?

He was dragged into the backyard in a few seconds, and then only faint sounds could be heard, and no one could hear clearly.

At this time, Nan Luoying, Zuo Qianfeng and others finally finished their team and came over to ask for orders.

After hearing about Lin Dongyuan, they were all delighted. Their current situation was basically in the dark, if not completely. If they could know the situation on the side of the Prince of Qi, it would naturally be a great thing for them.

We had originally planned to set off as soon as the team was assembled, but now we have to wait a little longer.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before Ma Jianming and Zhang Yuan's trusted attendant returned to the training ground with pale faces.

But both of them were staggering. Ma Jianming was fine, but his face was a little pale.

No one knew what Zhang Yuan's attendant had seen. When he came in front of everyone, his eyes were still full of fear, and his face was pale with a hint of blue, as if he had suffered a serious illness.

Everyone was surprised to see the two of them like this.

Nan Luoying spoke quickly and asked, "Why do you look like this? Are you going to interrogate the criminal or be interrogated by the criminal?"

It would have been fine if she hadn't asked. When he asked, Zhang Yuan's trusted attendant couldn't help but look unhappy. Without even saying anything, he turned around and ran to the side to vomit.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but fall silent, even Zhao Xin looked a little unhappy.

Seeing the two people react like this, everyone could almost imagine that the scene in the dark room in the backyard must not be very pretty.

Ma Jianming smiled bitterly and said, "It's nothing, just a little bit off-putting."

He spoke calmly, but his expression and the servant's reaction clearly showed that there was more to it than meets the eye.

However, everyone tacitly agreed not to ask what happened next, but simply asked, "Did you find out anything?"

But in their hearts, they all felt more wary of the East Factory.

When I saw Cao Xiong next to Zhao Xin before, I thought he was just a fawning fat eunuch, although he often smiled sinisterly.

It doesn't seem to be anything scary.

But at this moment, everyone inexplicably felt that Cao Xiong's smile was a little creepy.

Ma Jianming took a breath and said, "Superintendent Cao is still asking questions, but he has revealed something important, so he ordered us to come here first to report to him to avoid delays..."

"What did you ask?"

When Zhao Xin heard him say this, his expression changed and he asked again.

"That officer Lin revealed some very important news. He said that the fake prince Zhao He is no longer with the army..."

Ma Jianming did not dare to be negligent and reported everything in a low voice.

He spoke in a low voice, so the soldiers around him could not hear it clearly, but Zhao Xin, Nan Luoying and others could naturally hear it clearly.

Everyone's expression changed upon hearing this.

"You said Zhao He wasn't at the headquarters, but the one currently at the headquarters is Zhao Dang, the seventh son of the King of Qi? How could that seventh prince also be in Great Desolation City?"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Has Marquis Huating forgotten the news reported by the guards?"

Zhao Xin thought of the news he had received before and couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Yuan was also suddenly enlightened when he heard this. "So, the people who came this morning were the Seventh Prince Zhao Dang, and the one who left the city later was the Crown Prince Zhao He?"

"Indeed."

Ma Jianming said, "Lin Dongyuan said that after the Seventh Prince arrived, he reprimanded Crown Prince Zhao He in the name of the King of Qi's decree, and then directly took over the headquarters. Zhao He then left in dismay!"

"reprimand?"

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"From the other side's perspective, the Prince of Qi should have done a good job, right? Why was he reprimanded?"

Nan Luoying couldn't help but ask.

"Need I say more? Come pick peaches!"

Cao Zishuo laughed sarcastically.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Zhao Xin, thinking to himself, "The emperor's luck is really too good!"

He bowed to Zhao Xin in surprise and said, "Your Majesty, this is good news for us. Although Zhao Dang is the seventh son of the King of Qi and is quite favored by the King of Qi, his ability is far inferior to Zhao He.

Besides, if he comes here to reap the benefits, those people Zhao He had previously won over might not listen to Zhao Dang. As they weaken, we gain strength. This battle gives us at least a three-point better chance of winning."

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but nod and said, "Indeed, among the King of Qi's sons, Crown Prince Zhao He is indeed much better than Zhao Dang.

How about I try to contact Commandant Zheng Jie again? If he can abandon his evil ways and join the good, we can win this battle without fighting!"

When both of them said this, everyone couldn't help but feel happy.

They all said, "That's great. Marquis Huating should quickly find a way to contact him. Although Zheng Jie was bewitched by the fake prince, he's gone now. It's definitely possible to persuade him to abandon his evil ways and join the good."

After saying this, they all looked at Zhao Xin, but the emperor did not respond at all. Instead, he frowned for some reason.