Mei Ya was really angry and hateful when she saw his attitude. She gritted her teeth and said, "Why did you send Jiang Jinwan to Ningguta to do evil? What grievances can't be made public? Why did you sneak into the house in the middle of the night and kill the elderly and pregnant women? Aren't you afraid of losing your virtue? You are from the Rong Prince's Mansion, working for the descendants of the Phoenix, but I didn't expect you to be such despicable villains! No! You are not human, you are beasts! Even worse than beasts!"
"His Highness never ordered Jiang Jinwan to attack the elderly and pregnant women!" Ling Shi'an was forced into a corner and yelled back at Mei Ya, "It was Jiang Jinwan who acted on his own! In order to avenge his seven damn brothers, he ignored His Highness's orders! As a result, he revealed our whereabouts and forced us to..."
Having said this, Ling Shian suddenly fell silent, then snorted coldly and lowered his head again.
"What? You don't want to continue?" Zhong Mingwei asked coldly, "What did it force you to do? Did you have to make a sudden decision to usurp the throne?"
"Don't even think about hearing anything you want to hear from me!" Ling Shi'an looked at Zhong Mingwei and said coldly.
"I really don't have anything I want to hear from you," Zhong Mingwei said sarcastically, while gesturing to Kong Wenmin, "Take him away."
"Yes, I obey your command!" Kong Wenmin dragged his men away.
Zhong Mingwei called the guards outside to come in and ask, "How many people came here with Ling Shian?"
"Your Highness, there are eighteen people in total, and they have all been controlled." The guard bowed.
"Don't lock them up with Ling Shi'an. Ling Shi'an has followed Prince Rong for many years, so he is naturally a tough guy. But not all of these 18 people are tough," Zhong Mingwei ordered. "Interrogate them carefully and make sure to get out of them the truth about what happened in the palace on the night of June 30th. Their confessions are very important to us."
"Yes, I obey your command!" The guard took the order and retreated.
"If we don't get a reply from Ling Shi'an within three days, Prince Rong will probably be restless," Fu Zhongtian said to Zhong Mingwei after the guards left. "Master, we should get ready."
"Yes, we have to prepare," Zhong Mingwei nodded, and while looking at Fu Jiayou, he smiled and said, "I heard that Master Fu is a master in both literary and martial arts. Now that I have seen Master Fu's literary talent, it is time for him to show us his martial arts."
Fu Jiayou was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your high regard, Master. However, I know that my martial arts are only so-so, and I have no experience in commanding troops in battle. Even so, I still want to serve you. I just ask that you allow Brother Kong to take command, and I am willing to be your deputy general and help Brother Kong to control the troops!"
"Okay, it's settled." Zhong Mingwei nodded with a smile.
At that moment, Fu Zhongtian and Fu Jiayou went to the camp together to count the troops. After Kong Wenmin finished his work, he also went to the camp. Kong Wenmin had been stuck in the governor's office for almost a month, and he was exhausted. He had long wanted to go out and stretch his muscles.
Chen Qingxuan stayed in the backyard to chat with Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya.
"Qingxuan, have you read the "Exhortation to Punish Bandits" written by Jiayou?" Zhong Mingwei asked Chen Qingxuan while drinking tea.
"I've read it. Brother Jiayou's writing is powerful and inspiring. It makes people feel passionate when reading it. It has the style of the ancient "Anti-War Manifesto"." Chen Qingxuan nodded hurriedly, "It can not only inspire people, but also boost the morale of the army. Now that the war is imminent, I think we can post this "Anti-War Manifesto" for announcement."
"Yes, you are right. It can not only inspire people, but also boost the morale of the army," Zhong Mingwei nodded, looking at Chen Qingxuan with a smile, "Qingxuan, you won't blame me for using Jiayou's manifesto instead of yours this time, right?"
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