Huang Tianhu roared in fury: "Fools! I already told you, the court is going to train a new army and dismiss you all, and you still listen to him? Where is that Lord Shen? Take me to see him!"
The adjutant said arrogantly, "Lord Shen is so ethereal and transcendent, how could you, a mere mortal, possibly meet him? Besides, is the imperial court as stupid as you say?"
The new army hasn't even finished training, and you've already stopped paying the border troops? Huang Tianhu, do you think we're three-year-olds?
Upon hearing this, Huang Tianhu was startled: "When did these idiots suddenly become so sensible? Could it be that inexplicable Lord Shen is the mastermind behind this?"
He tried to remain calm and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Even if the court has abandoned you, if you want military pay, you should come with me and storm Chang'an!"
As a result, the surrounding onlookers were also taken aback when he said this.
Is the General Who Guards the North really going to rebel? Are the things those soldiers said true?
Huang Tianhu realized he had made a mistake and was about to defend himself when Ding Bu'er shouted, "Brothers, did you all hear that? This Huang Tianhu is a complete traitor!"
"Traitors! You want to use your lives as scapegoats so he can become emperor!"
At that moment, everyone present was completely enraged.
"Brothers, this bastard isn't even human! Let's charge in and kill him!"
"Okay, kill!"
The verbal dispute escalated into physical contact.
The guards at the gate tried their best to stop them, but the disparity in numbers was too great, and in just a short while, the hundreds of guards were overwhelmed by the crowd.
"court death!"
Seeing the crowd closing in on him, Huang Tianhu roared and immediately unleashed his Nascent Soul eighth-grade cultivation.
"A bunch of ants dare to defy this general! I don't even put that girl Yu Xiyan in my eyes, so what makes you think you can... uh..."
However, before he could finish his harsh words, he suddenly felt something poke his dantian, and his explosive momentum vanished instantly.
Not far away, Shen Zhaohui flicked his finger back and continued to watch the farce with amusement.
Before Huang Tianhu could even process what was happening, a stool came flying at him and hit him directly in the face.
Caught off guard, Huang Tianhu stumbled and fell to the ground. Then, countless huge feet appeared before his eyes, growing larger and larger.
"Don't hit my face!"
Huang Tianhu roared, then covered his head and curled up into a ball.
Soon, countless large feet kicked him.
"Get out of the way!"
A loud roar rang out as Lü Yue, wielding an iron rod, charged into the crowd like a madman and delivered a blow to his shin.
"Gah~"
“Ah~~”
A crisp cracking sound, accompanied by a piercing scream, echoed through the air; Huang Tianhu's leg was now permanently crippled.
But as he opened his mouth to shout, he was kicked in the face by both feet, and then the crowd surrounded him again and beat him up.
...
Two hours later, the Zhenbei General's Mansion was completely ransacked and looted.
This group of six not only robbed Huang Tianhu of all his money and valuables from his treasury, but they even stole the toilet paper from the latrine.
Huang Tianhu himself was taken to a small dark room and interrogated.
"Will you tell me or not? You'll tell me or not!"
Lü Yue personally administered the torture, and before Huang Tianhu could even speak, she immediately used pepper spray, the tiger bench, and a small leather whip—she used every available form of torture, relentlessly beating Huang Tianhu.
Ding Bu'er tried several times to stop the scene, but felt utterly exhausted.
Only when Huang Tianhu was on the verge of death, barely clinging to life, did Lü Yue finally set him down and bring him to the judge's table, completely satisfied.
"Speak up, do you plead guilty or not?"
Shen Zhao looked at Huang Tianhu calmly.
Huang Tianhu sat dejectedly in the chair, not replying immediately.
"General Lü, it seems your old superior is quite stubborn. Why don't you repeat the same tactic you just used?"
"Don't worry, Lord Shen, I'll do it right away..."
"No, I said, I just needed to catch my breath..."
Recalling the torture he had just endured, Huang Tianhu trembled uncontrollably and immediately confessed everything in detail.
When the interrogation ended and she saw a whole basketful of evidence, Lü Yue couldn't stop smiling.
"Lord Shen, this is the evidence of Huang Gou's crimes. Please take a look."
“Very good, General Lü is very thoughtful. I will go back and inform the Empress Dowager that you are all meritorious officials.”
"Thank you for your promotion, sir. By the way, what about the yellow dog's family?"
"Throw them all into the dungeon and await the Empress Dowager's judgment."
After dealing with Huang Tianhu's matter, Shen Zhao said to Lü Yue, "Now, you will temporarily assume the position of General Zhenbei. First, distribute the overdue military pay to every soldier, and give each person an extra month's pay."
Then immediately order the various battalions of the Zhenbei Army to hold their positions. Furthermore, General Lü, personally dispatch 30,000 skilled horsemen and archers from Hanyuan Pass to Bailang Mountain to await my orders.
Why is that?
"If we want to recommend you for the position of General Who Guards the North, your current achievements alone are not enough to convince the people. You need to prove to the court that you have sufficient ability. Do you understand what I mean?"
"This humble general understands, thank you for your guidance, Lord Shen!"
Shen Zhao let out a long sigh, recalling the experiences of the past few days, and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.
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