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Mu Dayong was still a little hesitant, but when he heard Zhao Daiwen mention his family, he couldn't help but tremble, and his heart was suddenly filled with fear.
None of his family members were in the city. Instead, he had hidden them outside the city. After receiving that special order, he had a premonition that he might be exposed, so he made some preparations in advance. Zhao Wufu had broken into his house and only captured him alone.
However, Zhao Daiwen's tone was obviously telling him that his family members were in his control. As long as he dared to bite people, his family members' lives would be difficult to save.
If a person was alive and lost his family members, he would feel very lonely in this world. If his family members were implicated and died because of him, this person would live in regret for the rest of his life even if he was alive. This was human nature, an emotion that most people couldn't get rid of.
Mu Dayong was obviously such a person. He would rather sacrifice his life than let his family members die innocently because of him.
"Great Minister, as long as I tell the truth, you will forgive my family."
Zhao Daiwen pursed his lips and smiled. He nodded slightly and saluted Zhao Yafu. This kind of promise should be made by Zhao Yafu himself for it to have a better effect.
Zhao Yafu nodded. "Mu Dayong, since you have made contributions to the country, as long as you tell the truth, not only will your family be innocent, but even your death sentence can be forgiven."
"I have sent troops to the woods outside the south gate. With the protection of officers and soldiers, no one will dare to retaliate against your family."
Zhao Daiwen hinted further.
When Mu Dayong heard this, he was shocked again. His family was indeed arranged in the woods outside the south gate. Zhao Daiwen's words were so specific, indicating that his family members were indeed in Zhao Daiwen's hands. So, he couldn't talk nonsense.
Although he was a general under the command of Fourth Minister Zhao Hui, and the order to slaughter the people in the city was also given by Zhao Hui, he knew that Zhao Hui and Zhao Daiwen were in cahoots. As early as three months ago, the two of them had already joined forces, and this was done with his help. Therefore, he knew better than anyone what kind of person Zhao Daiwen was.
Mu Dayong took a deep breath. Many thoughts were fighting fiercely in his mind. He paused and looked up at Zhao Yefu. "Sir, these families once had a grudge against me. I did it myself. No one ordered me to do it." Zhao Yefu nodded.
"You couldn't have killed nearly a hundred people all by yourself, right?"
Xi Yu raised his eyelids and coldly reprimanded. Now was the time when the Tang dynasty's diplomatic corps was holding their heads high. He would not miss such a good opportunity.
"Sir, my subordinates were only following my orders. They are innocent. Let me, Mu Dayong, bear all the blame. I, Mu Dayong, am willing to die to atone for my sins. I beg you to forgive my family."
Not good, Mu Dayong wanted to commit suicide.
Ang Lee was shocked, but it was too late. After Mu Dayong made his intentions clear, he quickly rushed to the stone pillar beside him and slammed into it with all his might.
With a crisp cracking sound, a pool of blood flowed down the stone pillar. Mu Dayong fell to the ground powerlessly, no longer breathing.
At this time, the atmosphere in the hall became a little awkward. Although Mu Dayong pleaded guilty and was executed, and the real culprit of the family extermination case was caught, smart people could see that Mu Dayong was not the mastermind but was ordered by someone else. However, he was worried and did not dare to say the real culprit behind the scenes, and no one present dared to point out the situation.
The real culprit was executed, and the injustice of the Tang dynasty's diplomatic corps was completely cleared. Xi Yu, Ang Lee, and other officials of the Tang dynasty knew that there were other secrets in this matter, so they did not continue to pursue it. After all, this matter had nothing to do with the Tang dynasty's diplomatic corps. It was an internal matter of Dongnu Province.
As for the officials of Dongnu Province, although they also had doubts in their hearts and knew that there was a bigger culprit behind the scenes, the officials of the Tang dynasty's diplomatic corps were right next to them. They did not want to expose their family's dirty linen and let outsiders laugh at them.
Queen Zhao Yefu also had a little feeling in her heart, especially when she saw Zhao Hui sweating on his forehead. She had a very bad feeling. Mu Dayong was Zhao Hui's right-hand man. Zhao Hui was so scared that he was very guilty. However, Zhao Hui was her uncle after all. Even if the real culprit behind the scenes was Zhao Hui, she did not want to investigate deeply. Yes, she was a little evasive about this in her heart. She did not want to believe that her uncle was the mastermind behind the scenes.
The dull and tense atmosphere lasted for a long time. Everyone in the hall was stunned, and no one dared to speak first.
"Mu Dayong is completely dead, and Four Ministers are still sweating."
Inside Minister Zhao Mengjie was the first to speak, breaking the dull atmosphere in the hall.
Inside Minister Zhao Mengru waved her hand and said, "Come on, drag Mu Dayong's body out."
Several guards carried Mu Dayong's body out, and Four Ministers Zhao Hui knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing to Zhao Yefu to beg for forgiveness.
Zhao Daiwen, Zhao Wufu, Xi Yu, Ang Lee and the others all looked at Zhao Hui, who was kowtowing on the ground. They wanted to see what he would do next.
Zhao Yefu frowned and looked at her uncle. She sighed, not knowing what to ask. She could only wait and see.
"Please forgive me. It's all because of my lack of discipline that Mu Dayong did such a bad thing. I will definitely reflect on it."
Zhao Hui wiped his sweat as he begged for forgiveness.
Zhao Yefu sighed and did not speak.
Zhao Daiwen took a step forward and pretended to be angry. "Four Ministers did not restrain their subordinates well and allowed such a tragic thing to happen in Queen's City. This is a crime of dereliction of duty. How can you just say that you lack of discipline be perfunctory? Four Ministers must not only reflect on themselves, but also accept punishment as a warning to everyone."
"How do you think the Four Ministers should be punished, Great Minister?"
Zhao Daiwen put on an upright and plainspoken posture. "Demote him and make him a commoner. We will see what happens next."
Zhao Yefu nodded gently. "Just as Great Minister said, demote Four Ministers to commoners. After he deeply reflects in the future, he can be restored to his original position. During this period, all the troops under Four Ministers will be under Great Minister's command."
"Xie Bin will do."
Zhao Hui kowtowed to express his gratitude. Zhao Daiwen pretended to decline a few times, and then took over Zhao Hui's troops.
Later, Zhao Yefu asked everyone's opinion. The officials of Dongnu Province followed Great Minister's lead, so they all agreed. Xi Yu and Ang Lee were outsiders, so they naturally did not raise any opinions. In this way, the case of family extermination in the city was passed over in a muddle.
However, in this disturbance in the hall, except for Mu Dayong's death and Zhao Hui's demotion, no one else suffered any losses. They even gained a little.
The injustice of the Tang Army was completely cleared, which was naturally something to be happy about. Zhao Wufu captured Mu Dayong and solved the case of family extermination in the city, so he naturally made a great contribution. The mastermind behind the scenes was also completely cleared of suspicion, and all the blame was put on Mu Dayong.
In order to compensate for the injustice suffered by the Tang Army, Zhao Yefu personally bowed to apologize to Xi Yu and Ang Lee. He also officially ordered to lift the blockade on the Tang Army's residence, so that the Tang Army soldiers could move freely in Queen's City.
"Assistant Minister Xi, did you notice just now? That Zhao Hui's forehead was constantly sweating. He obviously has a guilty conscience. And that Mu Dayong, he's just an ordinary man. How could he destroy six families just because of a small grudge? I'm afraid there's more to it than meets the eye."
"Needless to say, the mastermind behind the scenes should be Zhao Hui. Look at his evil face. He's definitely not a good person."
On the way out of the palace in Dongnu Province, several officials of the Tang Dynasty looked at Xi Yu and expressed their inner thoughts.
Xi Yu smiled. Seeing that both sides were reliable people, he whispered, "You all can see that Zhao Hui is not a good person. Don't you see the problem with Zhao Daiwen?"
"Assistant Minister Xi, Zhao Daiwen is gentle and elegant. He righteously reprimanded Zhao Hui. What problem can he have?"
"What? Assistant Minister Xi, you also think there's a problem with Zhao Daiwen?"
Xi Yu grinned and said earnestly, "You can't just look at a person's appearance. A person who looks gentle and refined may not be so on the inside. This time, his mother killed herself bravely, and Zhao Hui was demoted, but the person who benefited the most is Zhao Daiwen."
Mu Dayong took the blame and killed himself, Zhao Hui was demoted, and Zhao Daiwen got Zhao Hui's original troops. In this way, Zhao Daiwen's strength directly doubled, and he indeed benefited the most.
However, the officials of the Tang Dynasty still did not believe that Zhao Daiwen was the mastermind behind the scenes, so they whispered to each other.
"Li Xiaowei, please wait."
Li An stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at the person.
"Li Xiaowei, the Five Ministers invited you to their residence."
Ang Lee was slightly stunned, "Now?"
"The Five Ministers have already returned to their residence to prepare." The person nodded gently.
Ang Lee nodded, "Okay, I'll go now."
"Big Brother, why did the Five Ministers suddenly invite you? Could it be a Hongmen Banquet?"
After the person left, Li Kunxiong asked worriedly.
Ang Lee smiled, "Hongmen Banquet? You think too much. The Five Ministers should be sincere in inviting me. When he first came, he tried to assassinate me because he didn't believe me and thought that I would harm Dongnu Province. But he is a smart person. Now, he should be able to see who wants to harm Dongnu Province."
"Big Brother, I'll go with you."
"No, I can go alone."
Ang Lee rode his horse and rushed to Zhao Wufu's residence.
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"Five Ministers."
Ang Lee entered Zhao Wufu's residence and saluted with his hands folded.
Zhao Wufu invited Ang Lee to take a seat and bowed, "Li Xiaowei, I apologize for my rashness. Please forgive me."
Ang Lee was shocked. He hurriedly got up and waved his hand, "You don't have to be like this. That matter is already in the past. It's just a small matter. Don't mention it again."
Zhao Wufu sighed, "To tell you the truth, I was instigated by a traitor. I thought that Li Xiaowei would harm Dongnu Province, so I did that. However, after today's matter, I am completely convinced that Li Xiaowei is not that kind of person. Also, the Tang Dynasty is worried that Dongnu Province will fall into the hands of Tibet. For their own interests, they are sincerely helping our Dongnu Province."
"Haha, it's great that the Five Ministers can understand this."
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