The crowd was silent for a while. They looked at each other, but no one moved.
Yan Li's face turned cold. "This is related to rebellion. You all know that as long as you are involved in this, you will be punished with nine generations of execution."
Hearing this, the crowd turned pale. Their bodies didn't listen to the command of their will and moved by themselves.
Of course, these people didn't understand order, so they were divided into two groups.
Yan Li looked around and found that only half of them had participated in the poetry meeting. He said coldly, "I'll give you a piece of advice. If anyone dares to lie, his father's position will be immediately removed and he will be exiled for three thousand miles. If you don't believe me, you can try."
Hearing this, someone finally couldn't hold back his anger. He stood up. A man in a black official robe said coldly, "Only His Majesty can remove our positions. Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to do so?"
Yan Li didn't look at him. He raised his hand and several officers of the Judicial Department rushed to him.
"What do you want?" The official was shocked.
"Lord Jin, we suspect that you have colluded with the rebels. Come with us." The leader said as he pounced on him and locked him up.
Although he was a cultivator, once he resisted the Judicial Department, he would be charged. Moreover, he was scared to death when he heard the word "rebellion". He didn't dare to resist.
It had to be said that power was really fascinating.
This man was also a third-rank official, but he became a criminal as soon as Yan Li made a move.
"Does anyone have any objections?" Yan Li asked indifferently.
No one dared to say anything.
Yan Li's face darkened. He shouted, "What are you waiting for? Stand still!"
Immediately, more than ten people walked to the left side from the right side.
Yan Li counted. There were only a few people who hadn't participated in the poetry meeting, which meant that Yu Youwei's action was coming to an end.
"Now, those who haven't participated in the poetry meeting, you can go back."
Those who hadn't participated in the poetry meeting immediately ran away as if they had been granted amnesty.
Yan Li observed the number of officials and found that some of the missing people were just some idle people.
"Those who participated in the poetry meet, listen up. Those who have been poisoned and taken the antidote, stand to my right."
At this moment, the expressions of the dozens of officials below the stage changed drastically.
Yan Li was already prepared. He immediately said, "Everyone, don't worry. I have already found the antidote. This is the antidote that I asked the Imperial Physician Institute to make urgently." As he spoke, he took out a pill.
The restlessness below the stage subsided slightly, but no one moved.
"Pang Bo," shouted Yan Li.
"Hey, Master, I'm here!" A man emerged from the crowd and rushed to the Xuanyuantai. He smiled at the audience and said, "Hello, everyone. I'm Pang Bo. I'm young and rich. I'm currently single. If you want to be my wife, please stand on my left … Ouch …"
Before he could finish, he cried out in pain. Then, he held his head and looked at Yan Li with grievance. "Master, can you not hit my head all the time …"
Yan Li glared at him and said, "Hurry up and get down to business."
"Oh." Pang Bo scratched the back of his head. "I met Master at the poetry meet last night. Master told me to take Miss Xie Yun to the rockery. He said that would give me a better chance. But I didn't expect that I would be knocked out when I was about to succeed …"
"Hey, do you have to be so detailed?" Yan Li felt as if he had been exposed in front of another parent for instigating his child to bully his deskmate. He couldn't help but stare at this idiot's square head with hatred. He really wanted to slap him. At least he knew how to write the word "tactful".
As expected, Xie Yun immediately screamed under the stage. She said shyly and angrily, "You really are a liar. I hate you so much!"
Only then did Pang Bo seem to realize that Xie Yun was there. He immediately said anxiously, "Miss Xie, please listen to my explanation. This was all instigated by Master. It wasn't my intention. You have to believe me. I really love you … Ouch …"
Before he could finish, he cried out in pain again. When he met Yan Li's murderous eyes, he quickly changed his words. "No, I mean, I begged for a long time before Master agreed to give me the opportunity. That's why I was able to ask Miss Xie out. It's all because I like you so much …"
"You, you, you pervert!" Xie Yun was trembling with anger.
"Master …" Pang Bo looked like he was about to cry. "Does Miss Xie completely hate me? Is there any room for redemption?"
"Let's get down to business!" Yan Li almost wanted to kill him.
"Sigh, alright." Pang Bo said dejectedly. "I was taken to a room and then I had a dream. In the dream, I was in the bridal room with Miss Xie …"
"You, you, you are talking nonsense!" Xie Yun seemed to have thought of something, and her face turned red.
Her reaction was not to scold him, but to defend herself. This was very problematic. Perhaps they had the same dream because of the Demon Face Blood.
"I'm not talking nonsense …" Pang Bo said weakly. "But I was suddenly beaten awake. Those two masked bastards beat me up so badly that I was in so much pain. Then, they asked for fifty thousand gold from my father …"
At this point, he began to cry. "My father has never given me more than five hundred taels of silver in my life, but he actually gave them fifty thousand. The antidote was fake. If Master hadn't rushed to save me, I would be dead now …"
"Brat, what nonsense are you talking about!" At this point, Pang Bo's father, Pang Lei, could not stand it anymore. "Wasn't I afraid of your extravagance? Now you're blaming me!"
Pang Lei's words were automatically ignored. Although Pang Bo's fragmentary narration was very unreliable, those who had been threatened by Yu Youwei were very clear about what Yan Li was trying to express.
He was trying to say that he had already grasped the evidence of Skycloud Pavilion's coercion. If they were to confess, he would provide them with the antidote and save their lives. Otherwise, he would arrest all of them for treason. Under this premise, no matter who they were, they would never be pardoned.
"If the antidote is fake, I'll kill you!" At this time, Zhang Shirong was the first to stand out. "Miaochan, stand over there."
The corner of Yan Li's mouth rose slightly. In this way, the conspiracy of Skycloud Pavilion would be lost. No matter what the purpose of the person behind Yu Youwei was, he would not be able to get his way.
At this time, many returning guards ran into the drill ground, including Li Yong and Zhu Hou from the Judicial Department, Li Yixiu from the Capital Magistrate's Office, and Liu Cheng and his son from the Guard Department.
"You didn't catch them?" Yan Li couldn't help but ask when he saw that they were empty-handed.
Li Yixiu forced a smile and said, "By the time we arrived, there was no one left in Skycloud Pavilion."
"How could that be?" Yan Li frowned deeply. He reckoned that he could catch Yu Youwei off guard with his thunderous actions.
Li Yixiu came over and whispered in his ear, "I suspect there's a mole."
Yan Li nodded without batting an eyelid, not saying a word.
At this time, the teams under the stage had been divided into groups. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. "Oh no!"
"What's wrong?" Li Yixiu asked.
"I'll leave the rest to you!" Before Yan Li's voice faded, he had already dashed out like a bolt of lightning.
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