Chapter 244 Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!
The soldier took the order and stepped forward quickly.
Seeing this, the strong men struggled hard to resist.
"Hey, what do you want to do? Why are you arresting us?!"
"Murder! The government has killed someone!"
The soldiers showed no mercy and used their well-trained strength to keep them under control.
Several troublemakers were escorted before Jin Zhi.
When they saw it was him, the strong men were so scared that their faces turned pale and their legs went weak.
"General Jin... General Jin!"
Jin Zhi stared at them coldly with a sharp gaze and asked sternly, "Did you go to Daxing Street to kill someone yesterday?"
“No…no!”
"General Jin, I really didn't kill anyone!"
"Neither did I. I just stole something!"
Several people explained in a panic, their eyes wandering around, not daring to look directly into Jin Zhi's eyes, their guilty consciences clearly revealed.
In front of a majestic general like Jin Zhi, they were like insignificant ants and couldn't even pretend to remain calm.
Jin Zhi slowly drew out the long sword from his waist, the blade flashing with cold light, reflecting his stern face, "The court has never given up on anyone. The emperor opened the treasury just to give you medicinal materials to treat your illness. But you started a riot and killed court officials! The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. You have committed a serious crime and must die to atone for your crime!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhi raised his knife and with a flash of cold light, a strong man's head was chopped off in an instant.
Gurgle.
The head rolled on the ground and finally stopped among the crowd.
"Ah! Someone's dead!"
The crowd suddenly exploded and let out screams of terror.
The soldiers moved quickly to maintain order.
"Don't move! Anyone who dares to run or cause trouble will forget about getting medicine and will just wait to die!"
Hearing this, the people immediately calmed down and stood still, not daring to move.
The other strong men had already collapsed to the ground in fear, their bodies shaking uncontrollably, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of urine.
They knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Jin... General Jin, I was wrong! I was really wrong. Please, spare me, don't kill me!"
"You can live if you want," Jin Zhi said with a cold look, "Tell me who killed people with you yesterday!"
"I know, I'll tell you everything!"
As if they had grabbed a life-saving straw, several people rushed to speak and dumped out the names of the accomplices they knew.
"The eldest son of the Li family, and the third son of the Wang family..."
The faces of the few people in the crowd who were called out suddenly changed, and they turned around and tried to escape.
The soldiers were quick-witted and rushed over to pin them down one by one.
Jin Zhi held up the long knife that was still dripping with blood, and his voice was so cold that it seemed to freeze the air. "You robbed property, so you still have a chance of survival, but killing is an unforgivable crime! Take them all to jail, I want to interrogate them one by one!"
All the criminals involved in the murder, no one will be able to escape!
As for those who merely participated in the robbery, Jin Zhi decided not to pursue them further.
In the face of the fear of death brought by the epidemic, their behavior, although wrong, is understandable.
But killing cannot be tolerated!
According to the laws of the Darong Kingdom, anyone who kills a court minister will be executed in the autumn!
…
News from the capital city trickled into the Yangxin Palace like snowflakes.
Zhang Chengyan hadn't slept the whole night before. Now that he had finally heard the good news, he leaned back on the cushion tiredly and laughed out loud with relief, "Finally... everything is settled."
Wang Decai, who was standing beside him, smiled widely, his wrinkles almost squeezing into a flower. "Yes, Your Majesty, this time it is all thanks to Concubine Zhao. If it weren't for the miraculous effect of Concubine Zhao's prescription, Lord Jin Zhi would not have recovered, and the capital would not have recovered so quickly."
Zhang Chengyan sat up straight, his face full of appreciation, "You are right, Concubine Zhao has done a great job this time! Let's go, I want to go see her, and by the way, see Yunhe and Yunxi. They say that children change every day, I haven't seen them for only a few days, but I miss them so much!"
Inside Tishun Hall.
Bai Wutong was concentrating on sewing clothes for Yunhe and Yunxi.
Children grow very fast. The clothes they wore last month may be too small this month.
She felt uneasy about letting someone else do the work, so she found the cloth herself and started sewing the work stitch by stitch.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here." The palace maid announced softly.
Bai Wutong raised her head when she heard the voice, and saw Zhang Chengyan, with a very happy face, walking towards her with big strides and hugging her in his arms.
"Your Majesty?" Although Bai Wutong had not received the exact news, he had a rough guess in his mind, "But did the prescription work?"
"Yes, it works. It works so well! If it weren't for your prescription, I'm afraid the capital would have been in chaos by now, and Jin Zhi would be safe."
After saying the last sentence, Zhang Chengyan subconsciously stared at Bai Wutong's little face with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, trying to capture her subtle reaction.
Bai Wutong had no concern about whether Jin Zhi survived.
She did not send anyone to deliver the prescription to the Jin Mansion at the beginning. The soldiers delivered the medicine on their own and it had nothing to do with her directly.
"Your Majesty, are fewer people dying?"
Seeing that Bai Wutong looked normal and there was nothing unusual, Zhang Chengyan hugged her tighter, "That's right, no one died last night, and most of the people who were infected have recovered a lot. Where did you get this prescription?"
"I grew up in a Taoist temple. There was a Taoist nun in the temple who was keen on studying herbs. Once, she saved a barefoot doctor who had fallen down a mountain. The doctor took out this prescription to show his gratitude. I had a deep friendship with the Taoist nun. When I left the temple, she gave me a lot of things, including this prescription."
"This is all the blessing of your kindness. If you had a bad relationship with the Taoist nun, she would never have given you the prescription. This is a good deed that will bring good results."
The more Zhang Chengyan looked at Bai Wutong, the more he felt that she was like a lucky star.
Ever since Bai Wutong entered the palace, he has not only become more and more happy in matters between men and women, but he has also given birth to two princes at one stroke. Now, he has solved the problem of the epidemic with the help of her prescription.
Zhang Chengyan kissed her forehead gently, his eyes full of affection, "You are really my lucky star!"
Bai Wutong's cheeks flushed, and she said shyly, "Your Majesty, there are others here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came.
"Empress Jin, you can't go in!"
"Bang!"
Jin Weige kicked the door open fiercely, "Bai Wutong, get out here! Where's Xiyue? Where is she?"
She still hasn't heard from her elder brother, and she's afraid he's in danger.
As for Xiyue, her life or death is also uncertain.
Jin Weige was extremely anxious and rushed out regardless of the house arrest rules.
She must not lose anyone again!
When Jin Weige saw Zhang Chengyan was there, a flash of panic flashed across her eyes.
But in the blink of an eye, a feeling of grievance surged up in my heart.
With a thud, she knelt straight on the ground, crying, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"
Her voice was tearful, sharp and shrill, "Empress Zhao has ulterior motives and wants to harm my brother! He is the great general of our Darong Kingdom and the mainstay of Darong! Because of this vicious woman, my brother is now in danger of death! And my personal maid Xiyue, who I brought from the Jin Mansion. She has been with me since childhood and we are like sisters. But Concubine Zhao was so cruel that she beat her half to death and separated me from her, not letting me see her! Your Majesty, you must punish this vicious Concubine Zhao and give justice to my brother and Xiyue!"
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