Zhang Yu was finally moved, but he looked a little unbelievable. The thirty officers behind him also looked quite surprised.

The civil officials were naturally all surprised. It was not that they did not want to give advice, but they encountered a sudden reversal... They originally wanted to advise Emperor Zhao not to be too low-class, but now they were worried that if Zhang Yu could survive, they would end up making things worse!

Could it be that because of the Emperor Zhao's whim, such a despicable traitor was allowed to live? This was the traitor who had caused the officials of Nanyang to suffer so much!

This is too much!

However, for some reason, everyone was cautious today. No one stepped out until Emperor Zhao made the final statement like "the living will be pardoned", especially when they saw that Chief Censor Hu Yin and Imperial Academician Lin Jingmo, who came with the Emperor to Heyin, were both speechless and sat there in silence, they became even more cautious.

While the civil and military officials were thinking about their own things, Zhao Jiu had already pointed at the prisoners behind Zhang Yu and asked, "You thirty people were specially picked by General Yang. You were all selected by Zhang Yu using that method. You have all been through this once, so you should know the rules, right?"

The officers of Zhang Yu's army naturally kowtowed in response, but their expressions were completely different. Some begged for mercy, while others thanked the emperor for his grace. Zhang Yu, who was standing in front, also smiled slightly.

"Then go down!" Zhao Jiu did not delay any longer and waved his hand to dismiss them. "You have 30 people, which is considered a swarm of people. Zhang Yu is a swarm of bees. Only one of these swarms of bees and a swarm of people can survive today... The one who survives will be pardoned!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the reviewing stand changed color.

The civil officials and most of the military officers were whispering to each other, as if to say "as expected", and some even laughed out loud. The thirty people were overjoyed, but some military officers, especially those from the Tokyo Garrison, looked stern and became cautious.

Of course, Zhang Yu's face turned pale instantly. He knew that this was the end of the day, and he wanted to take the opportunity to yell and curse on the stage to build up some courage. But just as he was about to open his mouth, the thirty subordinates who were tied with him rushed down impatiently, pulled him down, and dragged him off the reviewing platform.

After they got off the stage and joined the array of armored soldiers, some guards threw down some short knives, daggers and sticks. The thirty men either used the weapons to cut the ropes, or had no time to grab the weapons and directly held Zhang Yu down by the ropes.

Then everyone rushed forward like a pack of wolves devouring flesh, and in a moment, they turned the whole swarm of bees into a hive!

From beginning to end today, Zhang Yu didn't even have the time to say a word or shout a word before he was reduced to a piece of rotten meat.

Thirty people were pardoned and became soldiers. They left with great gratitude, but the piece of rotten meat on the ground inevitably affected everyone's appetite.

After the reviewing stand fell into a strange silence for a moment, just as Ma Gao, the commander of the Tokyo Garrison, could no longer hold back after exchanging glances with several of his colleagues and was about to step forward, suddenly, someone next to him gritted his teeth and stepped forward before him.

When everyone looked, it was none other than Wang Shan, the commander of the Tokyo Garrison... and they were all moved.

"Wang Qing, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Jiu smiled.

"Your Majesty!" The wind gradually picked up in the spring afternoon. Wang Shan's forehead was slightly sweaty, but he tried his best to face the emperor. "Your Majesty, Zhang Yu committed a great crime and deserved this fate! But he was also a brother to us in the past. Now that he is dead, I want to collect his body!"

"You are quite loyal." Zhao Jiu sighed softly, but then looked at Wanqi Xie who had stood up at some point. "Wanqi Qing actually has something to say?"

"Officials!"

Wanqi Xie quickly stepped out of the line and came to Wang Shan's side. After bowing, he looked at him proudly, looking righteous and awe-inspiring. "I think what Commander Wang said is absurd. Zhang Yu is a thief whose crime is unforgivable. He forced the good people to fight to death and drove the people to fill the ditch to become a stick man. This is against humanity and can be called cruel and inhumane... Therefore, in my opinion, the government is using the same method to punish him today. Although it is wonderful, it is still not enough! His body should be hung up and sent to the troops as a warning!"

Wang Shan opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out.

After Wanqi Xie finished speaking, he continued to criticize him, with a dignified manner: "Not only that, people like Wang Shan, who were bandits in the past, also had many bad deeds of not governing the military discipline. Although Zong Liushou later offered words of appeasement, they should not be pursued further. But today, he protected such a vicious bandit, which clearly shows that his bandit nature has not changed. I think he should be dismissed from his military post, his subordinates should be taken away, and he should be demoted to a commoner to serve as a warning to others!"

Wang Shan quickly knelt down and bowed his head to apologize.

The people around them listened, and the four prime ministers took the lead, sitting in their seats like wooden sculptures, which made all the civil officials stand in awe. On the other side, several generals looked at each other, and wanted to speak, but after stealing a glance at Emperor Zhao, they all remained quiet as usual. Seeing that their own commander was speechless, Han, Zhang, Li, Yue, the two kings and other officials also kept silent.

Only a group of officials from the Tokyo Garrison who were at a loss, after exchanging many glances, became more and more terrified. Then Ma Gao took the lead, and except for Li Qiong, more than a dozen commanders came out to kowtow, pleading for Wang Shan together, claiming that they would use their military merits to exchange for the government's forgiveness of Wang Shan... Quan Bangyan and Guo Zhongxun, several civil servants from the Tokyo Garrison who were opposite them, were so embarrassed and panicked.

Zhao Jiu smiled slightly and was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, Wanqi Xie was not afraid of such a scene. Instead, he stood there and continued to face him sternly: "Your Majesty! You must not be deceived by these military ruffians. As far as I know, Ma Gao and other ten commanders did not think of sending troops to rescue General Han during the national crisis. Instead, they contacted each other privately, retreated their troops and joined forces in Fugou, and then imitated the behavior of Taizu, forming brothers of the opposite sex, agreeing to share life and death, wealth and honor together... Your Majesty, these people are not only thieves, but they all have evil intentions!"

The wind was blowing and the flags were flying. The stage became increasingly quiet. Among the kneeling commanders, one actually touched his waist instinctively. Then he suddenly realized that he was feasting in front of the emperor and had taken off his weapons. At the same time, on and off the stage, the imperial guards were all wearing armor and holding sharp weapons. Together with the civil and military officials on their left and right, they looked coldly at this group of people... and from time to time glanced at the pile of rotten meat below the stage.

PS: Thanks to the fans of Xin Meng Yun Ge... I am very grateful... This is the sixty-sixth Meng in this book.