Fu Lingtian bypassed Li Yan and his group, and instead of directly arresting people, he went to find the so-called tyrannical salt smugglers they had mentioned.
The one with his head raised is Song Bin, and the one with his head down is Song Ye; the two are brothers. They have a deep bond, and Song Bin would definitely protect his brother if he saw him arrested.
He stepped forward to stop him from turning himself in, and spoke first: "Sir, I don't know who you are, but I know you are a good person."
"But the reason we became salt smugglers was because those officials were too oppressive. If they hadn't refused to share some of their business with us..."
"Do we really have to go this far?!"
As Song Bin got more and more excited, he grabbed Song Bin's clothes and accidentally tore off the jade pendant at his waist.
Because of the excessive force, even the note on Fu Lingtian's body was accidentally knocked off.
Song Bin picked it up.
"Fu Lingtian?"
"What?! You're General Fu! Idiot, this is General Fu Lingtian! Get up right now!"
"Keep your voice down. I don't want to tell anyone I'm here."
"Yes, sir. But you know our situation. Will the Emperor blame us?"
Fu Lingtian thought for a moment and then said, "As long as you cooperate with me well, you might be able to atone for your sins."
After speaking, Fu Lingtian, expressionless, led the group towards the place where those old thieves lived.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he overheard Li Yan secretly plotting something, and he caught him red-handed.
"Oh, what are you talking about? Do you want to meet someone? Maybe you'll be interested."
"Who are you? What? Fu Lingtian, what are you doing here? Didn't you two have a falling out?!"
Li Yan turned around abruptly, startled.
Fu Lingtian, as if expecting this, snorted coldly and led the person to the front to show them.
"What, Lord Li seems to know what happened between me and the Emperor, huh?"
"Haha, of course, how could I not know about your affair with that little emperor?"
As soon as he said it, Li Yan realized he had made a mistake and wanted to take it back, but it was too late.
"Ah, no, General, I just spoke offhand. I didn't mean to slander His Majesty."
"Hmph, enough with the nonsense, Lord Li. Why don't you defend yourself, or are you waiting for me to speak?"
Fu Lingtian gave Song Bin a look, signaling him to repeat what he had just said to Li Yan, that treacherous minister.
"Bah, you old thief, relying on your position as prime minister, you've tortured us to the point of being inhuman. Do you think I don't know you?"
"Send a few concubines into the Emperor's palace to bewitch him and make him infatuated with women. That way, you can seize the throne!"
"A person with such wolfish ambitions as you is worse than an animal!"
As Song Bin spoke, he became more and more agitated, and he simply revealed everything, including the rebellion he had overheard earlier.
Fu Lingtian's face darkened as he coldly glanced at Li Yan, who was still standing firmly there. It seemed that everything that had happened before was Li Yan's doing.
So, he really did misunderstand Lin Xiao before. No wonder he got angry and stopped talking after scolding him last time!
"Nonsense, General! I am a high-ranking official of the court. How could I do such a treasonous thing? It must be this brat who turned around and bit me because he didn't get the money!"
"Hmph, with so many people, why are they only attacking you?"
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