Zhao Hao couldn't help but grin when he heard this, revealing two rows of white teeth: "Are you showing your true colors? Are you not going to pretend anymore?"
Chen Liang sneered: "So what?"
Zhao Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Liang: “When I first met you, I even thought you were doing a good job as an official.”
Chen Liang burst into laughter and said, "When facing my superior, I will naturally obey all orders without hesitation."
"Mr. Zhao, I advise you to mind your own business. For the sake of the Internal History, I will not report your changing your route to Tongshan City without permission to the court."
"But if Mr. Zhao doesn't listen to my advice, don't blame me for being rude!"
Seeing Chen Liang being arrogant at first but respectful later, and now looking completely fearless, Zhao Hao no longer wanted to waste any more words with him.
He turned his head to look at Bluebird and said, "I think it's too troublesome to put him in jail and then hand him over to the court for interrogation."
"Can Miss Bluebird help me with this?"
Bluebird frowned and said, "I'm afraid..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Zhao Hao waved his hand and interrupted her, not allowing her to continue.
Immediately, he turned to look at Wu Song and said, "Second Brother Wu, you do it."
Wu Song nodded, and with a flash of his body, he appeared in front of Chen Liang and grabbed Chen Liang's throat.
No one present had expected that Zhao Hao would actually start fighting as soon as he said so.
Including Chen Liang himself, everyone was shocked and angry.
He was having trouble breathing, his face was red, and he said with difficulty: "Zhao Hao, I am a high-ranking official in the imperial court, the prefect of Tongshan City, which is equivalent to the second rank."
"Even His Majesty would not kill me without authorization."
"How dare you lay hands on me?"
"You are so bold, guards, kill them!"
Hearing his words, the guards gathered around him.
Qingniao and other guards also drew their swords in an instant and surrounded Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao sneered and glanced at the guards.
"Want to attack me?"
“You can try it!”
Seeing the guards hesitating, Chen Liang struggled hard and roared, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"
"This Zhao Hao is no longer a duke, nor does he hold any official position. He is now just a prisoner banished by His Majesty."
"What are you afraid of?"
"Hurry up!"
Zhao Hao turned his head and looked at Chen Liang, whose face had turned extremely purple and whose throat was being pinched by Wu Song.
"Remember, be a good person in your next life."
After saying that, he waved his hand lightly. Wu Song exerted a little force on his hand, and there was a click. Chen Liang's throat was cut off.
Chen Liang's eyes were as big as bells, with an expression of disbelief in them.
He couldn't believe until his death that Zhao Hao really dared to kill him.
Wu Song threw it to the ground.
All the people in the Tongshan government office were stunned when they saw Chen Liang's motionless body, which looked like a dead dog.
Their prefect is really dead.
Zhao Hao glanced at the guards again, and then asked word by word: "Are you going to take action now?"
The guards looked at each other, and at this moment, a brave guard stepped forward.
"Mr. Zhao, we know that since you are guilty, you can still change your route to Tongshan, which means there is another hidden story."
"I won't attack you."
"But we will also report the truth about the death of the prefect!"
Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile softly when he heard this, and said, "Pretty smart."
After saying this, Zhao Hao looked at the officials with a stern look again: "I want you to pay out the compensation for these people immediately."
“Distribute it in full to the people.”
"Otherwise, no matter who you are, I, Zhao Hao, will not let you go!"
Hearing this, everyone knelt down and said, "We will obey Master Zhao's orders!"
"Mr. Zhao, those pensions were not embezzled by us, but all by the prefect alone."
"Please understand, Mr. Zhao!"
Zhao Hao snorted coldly: "You can report Chen Liang's matter to the court, and I will also inform His Majesty."
"Originally, I changed my route to Tongshan because I wanted to see these people and explain the pension issue to them in person."
"I really didn't expect that..."
"It really wasn't a wasted trip!"
After saying that, Zhao Hao turned around and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion. Wusong, Hongye, Qingniao and other guards hurriedly followed behind him.
Outside the City Lord's Mansion, a crowd of people saw the entire process clearly.
When they saw Zhao Hao coming out, they all knelt down.
Zhao Hao didn't say anything else and got into the carriage not far away.
Then he left the city.
In the carriage, Zhuo Ya snuggled in his arms and comforted him softly, "Sir, don't be angry. This kind of thing is actually unavoidable."
"Such parasites can be found in the officialdom of any country."
“It’s not worth getting angry about.”
Zhao Hao nodded. Of course he understood this principle.
However, after experiencing it in person and seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel furious.
As the two were talking, someone knocked on the carriage.
Zhao Hao lifted the car curtain and saw the blue bird.
The blue bird said, "Sir, I have something to say!"
Zhao Hao's eyes moved and he nodded: "Get in the car."
Bluebird agreed, dismounted from the horse, and quickly got into the carriage.
Zhao Hao glanced at her and asked, "What does Miss Bluebird want to say?"
Qingniao said, "Sir, I really can't do anything about what happened just now."
"My mission is to do my best to protect the safety of the Lord."
"But, killing an important official of the imperial court is not something that I can do!"
"So, please forgive me, sir."
Zhao Hao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Miss Bluebird, you are joking. You are just abiding by your own principles. How can I blame you?"
Qingniao paused slightly. She could feel that although there was no blame in Zhao Hao's words, there was a clear sense of alienation.
If, after returning from Shu, the distance was within three steps, after what happened just now, it immediately became ten miles away.
This feeling made Bluebird feel a little uncomfortable.
But soon, she revealed the past and realized that her choice was not wrong.
Helping Zhao Hao to kill high-ranking officials of the imperial court was definitely not something she could do.
So, she took a deep breath and bowed to Zhao Hao: "I'm glad that you don't blame me, Master. I'll leave first!"
"Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to ensure your safety!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Bluebird."
Looking at Qingniao getting up and leaving, the smile on Zhao Hao's face gradually faded.
Zhuo Ya said, "Sir, if you are not satisfied with this Bluebird girl, why don't you write a letter and replace her?"
Zhao Hao shook his head: "Forget it, if it's her turn, I don't know anything about the person who came, and I don't know what it will be like."
"Keep using her."
"As she said, she will still do her best to ensure my safety while she is here."
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