Wei Qinglou stared at her for a long while, then said in a tone exactly like hers, "Then kill them."
At this moment, the soldiers who were resting in the villa also received the news and rushed over. Wei Qinglou ordered them to arrest Zhu Sen'ao and the others and bring them over for questioning. He then said to Zhu Jiayu, "You've come all the way here, would you like to eat something first?"
Zhu Jiayu waved her hand: "It's okay, you just do your thing, don't worry about me."
Zhu Sen'ao and the others couldn't escape now, and the house had essentially become Wei Qinglou's territory. Although it was Zhu Jiayu's first time there, she didn't stand on ceremony with Wei Qinglou. After sharing some food with Lü Zheng and the accompanying guards in the kitchen, she found a guest room to sleep in, only instructing the guards to inform Wei Qinglou after the matter on his side was settled.
After Wei Qinglou finished interrogating Zhu Sen'ao and Liu Ximing's group, it was already the hour of Yin (3-5 AM). He summoned General Gu Ping, who was in charge of escorting the money and grain, and his deputy Yuan Sheng. They circled dozens of points on the map of Songjiang City and said:
"Let the soldiers form teams of five and set up distribution points in these places. The rest of the soldiers will gather the people. At dawn, I will personally execute the county magistrate Zhu Sen'ao on the city gate, along with a group of wealthy merchants and gentry led by Liu Ximing, and use their blood to commemorate the dead and comfort the people."
Gu Ping looked at him, hesitant to speak.
Wei Qinglou put down his pen and said to Gu Ping, "General Gu, please say whatever you have to say. There is no need to hold back."
Gu Ping sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Lord Wei hasn't slept all night. What I mean is, Lord Wei, why don't you go and rest for a while? We will do our best to handle the rest of the matter and live up to your expectations."
Yuan Sheng chimed in, "Yes, that's right."
Even setting aside the Duke's mansion behind Wei Qinglou, the assassination attempt he encountered after arriving in Songjiang, and the swift and decisive methods he displayed afterward, were enough to convince the two of his superiors.
Therefore, at this moment, they genuinely hoped that Wei Qinglou could take care of his health.
However, Wei Qinglou simply shook his head: "Songjiang has been destroyed, and now is a time when everything needs to be rebuilt. How can I rest well? I understand the intentions of both generals, but there is a long way to go. Right now, the people of Songjiang are more important. You may go now, and I will think about the follow-up matters."
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