Chapter 448: The Brutal Little Emperor vs. the Beauty Killer (54)
Lu Cha retreated quickly and avoided being hit by the officials who rushed over.
The guards at the door immediately drew their swords to stop the officials who wanted to take the opportunity to escape.
And Lu Cha also saw clearly what they looked like now.
The officials headed by Lord Feng all had disheveled hair and dull eyes from hunger. Their lips were so dry and cracked that they were bleeding because they had not had water for a long time.
In addition, he had been locked up in a small side hall for four days without washing, and his body was emitting a sour smell.
Ugh~
Those dogs are so miserable!
Lu Cha retreated to the yard in disgust: "Bring them out."
The guards obeyed the order.
After a while.
A dozen officials squatted weakly on the ground, breathing in the fresh air almost greedily.
The official whose arm was chopped off by Lu Cha had died because he did not receive medical treatment. Due to the high temperature and closed environment, his body began to rot slightly and emitted a disgusting stench.
Even after four days of torture, Lord Feng still wanted to bargain, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Your Majesty, I am old and cannot bear this torture any longer. Please release me. I am willing to empty my family's coffers and donate fifty kilograms of grain!"
The other officials also said in unison:
"Your Majesty, please give me a drink of water. My family is poor, my mother is seriously ill, and I can only gather 40 kilograms of grain."
"Even if it costs my life, I will give Your Majesty thirty kilograms of food!"
Hearing that the officials' offers were getting smaller and smaller, Lu Cha slowly took out a stack of papers.
This was the secret behind the backyard of Gu Guifan's gang that she had asked Anjin to investigate not long ago.
Lu Cha, who opened it for the first time, sighed softly:
"I always thought that Lord Feng and Madam Feng were deeply in love, just as the rumors spread. I never thought you would secretly favor your concubine over your wife, and even planned to divorce her."
Lord Feng was shocked.
How did His Majesty know this...
Lu Cha continued, "Master Chen, it was thanks to the help of Madam Chen's family that you were able to afford the money to go to the capital to take the imperial examinations and secure your current official position."
"But you turned your kindness against your enemies. Not only did you imprison Madam Chen in the backyard, leaving her to fend for herself, but you also used your power to bring down the once wealthy Chen family."
"Master Wei, you were dissatisfied with Madam Wei's obstruction of your taking a concubine. After several arguments, you accidentally beat someone to death and announced to the public that Madam Wei had died of a serious illness."
Lu Cha's tone was neither hurried nor slow, but it made every official whose name was called feel nervous.
Putting aside how important reputation is, their actions have violated the laws of Jinchang, and Your Majesty can punish them.
A moment.
Lu Cha closed the paper, and the palace servants brought the food that had been prepared in advance into the yard.
"How much food can you all donate now?"
Before they could smell the fragrance of food, Lord Feng and the others could still endure hunger.
But now, smelling the tempting fragrance, the officials who originally had different expressions now looked like hungry wolves.
If he hadn't been afraid of the knife in the guard's hand, he would have rushed to the table to eat.
"I can donate 500 kilograms!"
"One thousand pounds!"
"Your Majesty, I will donate as much as you want!"
The officials shouted one after another, which was in sharp contrast to their previous attitude.
Lu Cha gestured for Xiao Shan to take out the prepared document, smiling sweetly and obediently:
"Press your fingerprints here to prove that you are voluntarily donating food, and you can enjoy the meal."
"I won't harm you."
"But once all the food is eaten, it will be gone. You can only endure the hunger and return home for dinner."
Some officials could not resist the temptation of delicious food. They pressed their fingerprints randomly, then staggered to the table and started eating voraciously.
Fearing they would have no food to eat and wanting to leave the cold palace quickly, other starving officials pressed their fingerprints one after another.
"Your Majesty, they all pressed the button." Xiaoshan presented the document to Lu Cha.
"Put it away."
Lu Cha looked at the officials who were grabbing food without regard for etiquette, and a strange smile appeared on his lips:
"I hereby order that Lord Feng and his men, having voluntarily confessed to colluding with the traitors and maliciously hoarding grain, shall be executed at noon today."
When these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded.
Lord Feng was the first to react: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?! You tricked us into signing a confession?!"
Lu Cha said innocently: "Didn't I make it clear just now?"
"You!" Lord Feng was so angry that he couldn't speak.
An official wanted to argue with Lu Cha, but was stopped by the guards. He angrily cursed: "Helian Lu, you despicable villain! How dare you plot against us! You are not worthy of being emperor!"
"If Jinchang falls into your hands, it will be destroyed!"
"How dare you!" Xiaoshan shouted angrily and wanted to teach the official a lesson, but Lucha grabbed his shoulders.
"There's no need to be angry with the dead."
Hearing this, Xiaoshan nodded heavily: "Your Majesty is right! I don't bother with the dead!"
Lord Feng and the others became even angrier, but with the guards blocking their way, they could only watch Lu Cha leave.
After Lu Cha left the cold palace, he instructed Xiao Shan:
"Send the confession letter from Lord Feng and the others to Grand Tutor Li, and then send someone to disclose today's events to Gu Guifan."
What she wants is not only to catch all the remaining followers of Gu Guifan, but also to break down the other party's psychological defenses and completely shatter the male protagonist's halo.
It just so happens that she can continue to use the male protagonist to fulfill the original owner's wish.
There was a cunning flash in Lu Cha's eyes, and she suddenly caught a glimpse of the purple-clothed beauty standing under the tree, looking at her quietly.
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