"Zhao Cheng, behead him and display his head in public. All adult males of the Zhao clan will be beheaded, and the women will be sold into slavery..."
Emperor Wu of Liang raised his eyelids slightly, raised his thin lips, and sent the Zhao family away with just one sentence.
Zhao Cheng was so frightened that his eyes bulged out and his body shook like a sieve.
When he saw the imperial guards coming in to drag him away, he immediately knelt down and crawled to the feet of Emperor Wu of Liang, begging desperately.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and give this sinner a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions..."
"Your Majesty—If I, a guilty minister, cannot capture the foreigners, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to execute me, Your Majesty!"
"I will definitely capture the foreigners, cut them into pieces, and recover the burial objects. I beg Your Majesty to give me a chance..."
Two imperial guards stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Cheng's arms, and dragged him out.
Yu Huaqian looked at Zhao Cheng, who was crying with tears and snot, and sighed softly, his eyes full of sadness. Emperor Wu of Liang was now moody, and it was really like living with a tiger.
"Your Majesty!! Please have mercy on me..."
"Give this guilty subject a chance to redeem himself, Your Majesty!"
“…”
Seeing that the imperial guards were about to drag Zhao Cheng out of the imperial study, Zhao Cheng's eyes bulged out and he shouted even more urgently.
“…Wait!”
Emperor Wu of Liang looked at the crying Zhao Cheng with cold eyes and slowly uttered these two words.
Zhao Cheng, feeling hopeless, was like finding sweet dew after rain. He excitedly shook off the hand of the imperial guard and crawled into the imperial study on his knees.
"I...I thank the Emperor for his mercy..."
Zhao Cheng sniffed and choked, "I will definitely capture the foreigners..."
"I'll give you one month. If you fail to capture the foreigners, you'll have to wait for the Zhao family to collect their bodies..."
Emperor Wu of Liang glanced at Zhao Cheng indifferently, and his cold lips spoke even colder words.
Sending someone else to capture foreigners is definitely not as hardworking as Zhao Cheng.
With the Zhao family keeping Zhao Cheng under control, there is no need to worry that he will not work diligently.
"...Yes, yes, yes..." Zhao Cheng paused and nodded repeatedly in thanks, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy... I will definitely catch those foreigners..."
It's enough to buy the Zhao family a month.
Zhao Cheng knelt at the feet of Emperor Wu of Liang to express his gratitude, his eyes flashing slightly.
............
"You haven't fainted from hunger yet?"
The empress brought the gap-toothed female official to the cell door and looked at the lively beggar in the cell with her eyes widened in shock.
"Has anyone come in?"
The empress frowned slightly and turned her head to look at the chief guard who was guarding outside the cell.
"Your Majesty, no one came in!"
The chief guard also looked confused, but he was sure that no one had come in.
During these five days, he didn't even open the cell door, and the key was always hanging on him.
When the empress heard this, she became even more confused.
She turned to look at the dirty beggar in the cell and couldn't understand how a person who had been hungry for five days could become more and more energetic.
Looking at the beggar's increasingly sharp eyes looking at her, the empress couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
The intimidating power of this look was so great that it seemed as if he could tear her to pieces if she took a step forward.
The female officer with the gap-toothed face scanned the cell, and when she saw a pile of excrement in the corner, she frowned in disgust.
"Hey, my goodness, he won't eat those things, will he?"
“Ugh~~~~”
The female official with the gap in her teeth pointed at the pile of excrement, covered her chest and couldn't help but dry heave.
This madman will eat anything to survive.
The empress looked in the direction the gap-toothed female official pointed, and suddenly felt a foul odor coming towards her.
When she first came in, her attention was focused on the beggars and she didn't notice the unpleasant smell in the cell.
Suddenly seeing such a large pool of excrement, I immediately felt that the cell was so smelly that I couldn't breathe.
The empress frowned and held her breath, quickly glanced at the excrement, then shook her head.
"No, those things don't look like they've been moved..."
The empress really didn't want to take a second look, so she could only order the guards,
"Go in and check if there are any signs of those things being scratched by ----, and then clean them up."
"yes!"
The chief guard responded and immediately took a few of his men in to clean up the mess.
The empress and the female official with the gap-toothed figure quickly retreated outside the cell, took two deep breaths, and waited quietly.
Xiao Yunhao sat cross-legged in the cell, holding a whip.
When the guards came in, he immediately looked at the leader of the guards with sharp eyes.
The guard leader's heart skipped a beat, he glanced at the whip in Xiao Yunhao's hand, and quickly pointed at the pile of excrement.
"We are here to help you clean up the mess, not to fight with you..."
They all saw the scene where the arrogant female official was beaten by this madman that day.
This madman is not to be trifled with. He'd better be polite to him to avoid physical pain.
He observed carefully and found that this madman was not completely unable to understand human language, but was just very alert. It was obvious that he had just emerged from a pile of dead bodies and was full of murderous aura.
Xiao Yunhao glanced slightly to the side, then quickly returned to his original position. He pursed his lips and looked at the guard without saying a word.
He still held the whip tightly in his hand, as if he would not move unless the enemy moved.
The chief guard curled his lips slightly and immediately waved his hand to have his men clean up the dirt.
He placed his hand gently on the hilt of the sword at his waist, looking at the beggar with a stiff smile on his face, to prevent the beggar from suddenly going crazy and attacking.
The leader of the guards glanced at Xiao Yunhao's wrists and ankles.
The crazy beggar's wrists and ankles were covered with broken skin and flesh, and it was obvious that he had been injured by pulling his bracelets and anklets.
This crazy beggar is a cruel person. He is cruel to others and even crueler to himself.
After a while, the guard leader walked out with his subordinates.
"Your Majesty, the cell has been cleaned. There are no signs of anything being scratched. Everything is perfectly preserved."
The chief guard carefully asked his men and found out that those things were indeed intact.
The crazy beggar always defecates in the same place, which is quite particular.
He had observed crazy beggars. Although they were extremely dirty, they basically smelled of blood and not of excrement, which also meant that crazy beggars would not eat those things.
The empress frowned slightly, walked to the cell door again, and stared at the crazy beggar in the cell.
The female official with the gap in her teeth rolled her eyes in anger when she saw the crazy beggar still holding her whip in his hand.
Unfortunately, she didn't have the courage to go in and provoke the crazy beggar.
The gap-toothed female official's eyes rolled around.
"My dear, he looks so strong. Why don't you call more people over and take turns fighting him to wear down his energy..."
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