The fight was over in less than two hours.
At the three exits, nearly forty people were caught, all of them tied up tightly. Some were choked by the poison powder and were still crying.
After waiting for half an hour, no one came out. Then, someone came out and said, "It's me, Zhao Kuangyin, the personal soldier of Marquis Jinrong!"
After shouting twice, he finally came out. The air was not circulating well downstairs, and his eyes were red from choking. He said, "It's almost done. There are dead bodies everywhere. The Marquis is telling us to clean it up!"
As they were talking, people dragged the bodies out one by one. After a while, Huo Qijing also came out, his eyes were red from choking.
Yan Shiyue asked someone to soak a handkerchief with cold water. He took it and covered his eyes with it. He pressed it for a long time before letting go. He smiled at her and said, "In fact, the interior has been renovated, so the ventilation is pretty good. Otherwise, it would be really choking."
He looked at the sky and said, "You should go back and rest. It will probably take all night to sort it out."
Yan Shiyue was not happy: "I'll wait for you here."
He thought about it and said, "How about I take you down to have a look?"
“Is it scary?” she asked.
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...
"It's not scary," he stretched out his hand and took her downstairs.
Prince Chun who was standing next to him wiped his face and thought that he was really old and couldn't understand the kids nowadays, who would bring their fiancée into a tomb in the middle of the night. What kind of magical operation was this?
As soon as Yan Shiyue entered, he found that the tomb passage was very bright. It cannot be said that it was brightly lit, but there were lights on all four walls and it was quite bright.
Probably because they have lived here for a long time, it is not gloomy at all. There are daily necessities piled everywhere, and the Yulin Army is sorting them out.
Huo Qijing led her to the front.
You know, in ancient times, the tombs of nobles were built to look like houses and courtyards. Otherwise, why would they be called Yin "houses"? But they are still short! Even so, there is a plaque hanging at the door, saying "Fuguo Hall" or "Zhidao Pavilion" or something like that, which is really funny.
There were many cushions in the meeting room, with tablets on them. Yan Shiyue asked, "Is this still an important base for them?"
"Well," Huo Qijing said, "It could be the headquarters."
"In a place like this?"
"Don't underestimate this place," Huo Qijing said, "From the perspective of terrain, it is very good and a place that will be fought over by military strategists."
That doesn't change the fact that it is a tomb of the dead!
Yan Shiyue had only walked halfway when she felt a little unbearable and couldn't hold it any longer, so she quickly followed Huo Qijing out.
All the prisoners were tied together and the corpses were piled in front of them. Torches and lanterns illuminated the stiff, cold and hideous faces.
Yan Shiyue walked around them, turned around, and suddenly called out, "Li Fu!"
Many people looked up at her with horror on their faces.
Yan Shiyue walked up to one of the young men in blue and said, "Hi, Master Li! Nice to meet you!"
The young man in blue looked up at her in surprise.
Yan Shiyue said coldly, "Alright, alright, it's already this time, why are you still pretending? He is about to die. Even if he is a gangster, before he dies, he has to shout that he will be a hero again in 18 years... After all, Master Li is a real man, a descendant of the Li Tang royal family. Don't you even have this little bit of integrity?"
Prince Chun wanted to step forward to stop her, but when he heard this, his eyes widened in shock, and then he couldn't suppress his ecstasy.
If they really caught the anti-religious leader, then this would be a huge achievement! And it was really too easy! A win without any effort!
The young man in blue said nothing.
Yan Shiyue continued, "Thinking back then, the Tang Dynasty was also very famous. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was even considered the greatest emperor in history. Tell me, how come the descendants became like this? Aren't you from the Li family?"
Li Fu shouted coldly: "Shut up!"
"Oh? You're not pretending anymore? It seems like you're still very proud of your Li family bloodline? It's a pity that your ancestors may not want to recognize a descendant like you. Have you ever heard of the saying, 'It's better to die standing than to live on your knees'? But you're giving birth on your stomach, and you're bringing everyone else along with you... Burrowing underground like a rat, it's really..."
"Enough! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!" Li Fu shouted coldly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Today I fall into your hands. I have nothing to say. Humiliating me like this is not what a gentleman does!"
Yan Shiyue sneered: "Don't be so righteous. If you had known the truth that the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits, you wouldn't have been unable to recognize the situation for so long."
Li Fu sneered: "You Yans are traitors, we are here for the sake of the people of the world..."
Yan Shiyue kicked him on the forehead, successfully knocking back his words, sneering: "Didn't your Li Tang royal family also seize the country from the Sui Dynasty? Why were you so confident when you seized it, but you can't accept it when it was seized by others? Now that we have a prosperous and wise ruler and the people are living in peace, you are still busy here. Who would believe you when you say you are working for the country and the people? Do you treat people like a three-year-old child? Aren't you just after that position?"
Li Fu struggled hard in anger.
Someone nearby suddenly said, "My Lord, don't fall into her trap. She just wants to irritate you."
Yan Shiyue put his hands behind his back and walked up to the middle-aged man again: "Military Advisor, we meet again."
The middle-aged man said calmly: "Your Highness's ability to disguise yourself is something I admire."
"But I don't admire you that much. Who said I wanted to irritate him? What good would it do me to irritate him? I was educating him, making him look at his own heart! Look at his own meanness and selfishness! If he has delusions, he can just go and die by himself. Why does he spread rumors to confuse the public and implicate so many people?"
She paused, and her voice suddenly turned heavy: "Today, everyone here will be cut into pieces, with flesh and bones cut off... Your family members and clansmen will all die with you..."
She looked around at everyone and said, "I won't talk about the distant past. I'll just ask, since my father ascended the throne, he has lightened taxes and labor service, and blessed the world. What's wrong with that? You want to rebel against Yan and restore Tang? You've abandoned your parents, wives, and children, and dreamed of rising to the top. You've lived in a tomb for years, hunched over and unable to see the sun. What's the difference between you and the dead?"
She shook her head slightly and turned to look for Huo Qijing, but Huo Qijing was already busy.
Prince Chun noticed it, so he stepped forward and said, "Prime Minister, what's the point of talking to a bunch of rebels?"
Yan Shiyue sighed: "I just pity these blind followers."
Prince Chun agreed with her and said, "How despicable this shameless traitor is for deceiving the people of Dayan!"
He ordered people to take them away without any conversation, and then put Li Fu and the military advisor in solitary confinement.
The fifth prince asked her quietly, "How do you know it was Li Fu?"
"I guessed," Yan Shiyue said, "I saw it clearly from up there. The others were all dirty and in a very sorry state, but that guy was the only one who was clean. He must have been protected by someone along the way. And when he was tied up, everyone around him tried their best to protect him... I think the brainwashing was quite successful."
She looked at the sky and saw that it was almost midnight: "Go back and rest first, and we will review it tomorrow."
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