Xiao Yu had no intention of letting Ye Qun leave alive.
But...
Such a huge burden has been placed on Ye Qun's head, so of course his death should be made to have some value.
Tomorrow morning, Xiao Yu will notify Meng Peng to come over and solidify Ye Qun's charges.
Even if Meng Peng and Ouyang Ye insist that they don't believe Xiao Yu designed a weapon that can counter the samurai sword, and that the burned blueprints aren't that valuable, they still can't save Ye Qun, so he can only be imprisoned temporarily.
After all, Ouyang Ye and Ye Qun were both ordered by the Empress to forge weapons.
No one dared to kill the Empress's people easily; they would report the matter to the Empress and ask her to make a decision!
However, once the Qi family sword is forged, it will prove that the "blueprints" burned by Ye Qun are priceless, and the Empress will definitely execute Ye Qun.
Before that, Xiao Yu wanted to take advantage of the situation and make Ouyang Ye pay a price.
"Detain him. Tomorrow, inform Meng Peng and Ouyang Ye, and let them come and watch the show..."
Xiao Yu smiled and said.
"yes."
Xiao Zhan and the soldiers all grinned. It was only because Meng Peng didn't live in the workshop that there would have been a good show tonight.
Only Da Sha was still sullen. He felt that Er Sha's hard-earned design drawings had been burned. Even if the thief was caught, the design drawings were gone... Why could everyone still laugh after such a huge loss?
Da Sha was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask, for fear that if he did, everyone would start to be sad again.
...
Xiao Zhan tied Ye Qun up tightly and then took her away.
Xiao Yu glanced at the ashes on the ground. When Da Sha rushed up and beat Ye Qun, he didn't destroy the scene.
fine……
I'll get some sleep first, and watch the show tomorrow.
Xiao Yu stretched his body, then lay down on the bed and had a comfortable sleep.
the next day.
Xiao Yu went to invite Meng Peng early on.
Upon learning that Ye Qun had secretly sneaked into Xiao Yu's workshop the previous night and been caught red-handed, Meng Peng quickened his pace and ran towards Xiao Yu's workshop.
By the time I reached the workshop, a distance of just over 100 meters, I was already panting heavily.
"Lord Meng has arrived."
Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Go and bring the little thief from last night over so Lord Meng can take a look... Also, go and tell Ouyang Ye to come and acknowledge his junior brother."
The words fell.
Two guards escorted Ye Qun, whose face was bruised and swollen, and then shoved him in front of Meng Peng.
Ye Qun stumbled and fell in front of Meng Peng. His face was bruised and disfigured from the beating; the phrase "beaten so badly that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him" would be the most apt description.
After careful examination, Meng Peng was able to identify Ye Qun.
"It's actually true."
Meng Peng gasped. This was a difficult matter... Ye Qun was a disciple of Master Ouye of Sword Forging Valley, and he was here at the workshop to forge weapons on His Majesty's orders.
Similarly, Xiao Yu came to the workshop under the imperial decree of His Majesty.
Both of them have powerful connections; I'm just a nobody official, and I wouldn't dare get involved in this matter.
"You're so foolish!"
Meng Peng glanced at Ye Qun, who was beaten beyond recognition, and could only shake his head and sigh, "Let's wait for Ouyang Ye to arrive before we talk about it."
He decided not to get involved.
In fact, Xiao Yu didn't intend for Meng Peng to make the decision; he just wanted him to be a witness and pin the blame on Ye Qun.
"I'm here."
When Ye Qun didn't return last night, Ouyang Ye knew something was wrong. He stayed up until morning, but finally couldn't resist and came over to check. Sure enough, he saw his junior brother tied up and left in the courtyard.
"Ouyang Ye is here."
Meng Peng turned to look at him, took two steps back, and said, "You are all here on His Majesty's orders to forge weapons to fight against the Japanese warriors. My official rank is too low, so I will not get involved in your affairs..."
Seeing that Meng Peng had extricated himself from the situation, Ouyang Ye remained expressionless; this was something he had expected.
Before Xiao Yu arrived, Ouyang Ye had given Meng Peng a gold ingot, instructing him to move all of Xiao Yu's workshop's belongings away... However, this man was cowardly as a mouse; Xiao Yu only needed to threaten him, and he prepared all the tools for Xiao Yu.
Therefore, Ouyang Ye didn't expect this guy to be able to help at first.
It's good enough if you don't cause trouble.
"Senior brother, he framed me! He framed me!"
Seeing his senior brother arrive, Ye Qun, who was on the verge of death, finally had the strength to struggle to stand up.
Before he could even stand up straight, Xiao Zhan kicked him in the knee, sending him sprawling to his knees with a thud. He was in so much pain that he couldn't get up again.
Ouyang Ye frowned.
But seeing Xiao Yu's sullen face, he could only hold back from lashing out.
Ye Qun knelt on the ground and continued, "I didn't burn his design drawings at all. He framed me. He knew I was coming to steal... He knew I was coming to his room, so he burned a useless piece of paper to frame me."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye frowned even more deeply. He knew his junior brother well, and from his expression, he could tell that he had indeed been framed by Xiao Yu.
"funny."
Xiao Yu sneered and said, "How could I have expected you to come to my room? Lord Meng, you be the judge. This Master Ouyang Ye and this thief are both disciples of the sword-making master Ou Ye, brothers and sisters, and renowned sword-makers in the capital."
"How could I have imagined that two renowned swordsmiths would go into my room and burn my blueprints?"
The sarcastic remark made Ouyang Ye's face turn very ugly.
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