"Ah …" In the Governor's Mansion's main hall, someone finally let out a cry of surprise.
Hundreds of officials seemed to have just woken up, screaming as if they had just had a nightmare.
Then, there was a foul stench in the air. Without a doubt, someone was so frightened that he wet his pants.
As for the leader of the civil officials present, Yan Wuzhi, it was as if he could not believe his eyes.
In his opinion, Søren had killed Yan Ting under special circumstances, and he did not know the power behind the Yan family.
And now, Søren was facing the best and most crucial time. All the forces in the world were staring at him, ready to make a move.
As long as Søren displayed outstanding qualities, it was guaranteed that countless nobles, dukes, and civil officials would send people to pledge their loyalty to him. Although it was a secret pledge of loyalty, it at least represented that these families had placed their bets on Søren.
Therefore, as long as Søren had a bit of intelligence, he would act like he was treading on thin ice and act magnanimous.
He did not expect that he would directly kill them, without any regard for his reputation.
Søren frowned, covered his nose, and began to call the soldiers again …
With the two corpses in front, the three hundred officials in front were already trembling in fear. Even if it was just a finger from Søren, their souls would scatter and they would be completely cold.
"Call the soldiers, call the soldiers, call the soldiers, call the soldiers, call the soldiers, call the chili sauce, if you have money, drink, if not, get lost … You, come out!"
Søren called another unlucky person.
That person seemed to be struck by lightning. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out. He wanted to run to stand behind Søren, but he found that his whole body was stiff, and he could not move at all.
"I … I surrender, I pledge my loyalty …" He opened his mouth, trying to shout these words, but he could not say a single word.
"Ah … Ah …" Then, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. A ball of white foam came out from the corner of his mouth, and he fell to the ground.
This official was scared to death!
"Scared to death?" Søren said, "But you'd rather be scared to death than stand on my side? You really have guts, kill … "
He gave the order.
Two warriors came forward and grabbed the frightened official. Zhuang Zhixuan raised his sword and chopped off his head!
Even if he was scared to death, he would still chop off his head!
Sesame Chili Sauce, if you have money, you can eat, if you don't have money, scram … You, come out! "
The fourth unlucky official named by Søren was startled and quickly ran out. He knelt in front of Søren and kowtowed with all his might. "This slave kowtows to Lord Governor. This slave is willing to pledge allegiance to Lord Governor."
Søren frowned and looked at him critically, as if he was hesitating whether or not to behead him.
Zhuang Zhixuan was also holding the hilt of her sword, ready to strike at any time.
"Your slave has completely drawn the line between me and Yan Wuzhi. Your slave is willing to be loyal to Your Excellency Governor. I'm willing to do anything for you!" When the official saw that he was about to lose his life, he kowtowed with all his might until his head broke.
"Alright, stand behind me," Sauron said as he waved his hand.
The official's life was saved and he almost collapsed to the ground. He almost crawled to stand behind Søren.
Then, Søren continued to order the soldiers.
However, he had not yet started. The officials standing behind Yan Wuzhi had already completely collapsed. They quickly ran behind Søren and stood in line again.
With the first start, hundreds of officials ran behind Soran like a tide, like dominoes being pushed down.
After a period of disorderly running like dogs.
The two camps were once again clearly separated. The majority of the officials had abandoned Yan Wuzhi and stood behind Søren.
And there were only three people standing behind Yan Wuzhi!
Yan Wuzhi's waist seemed to be completely broken. He mournfully looked at the three people behind him and said with a trembling voice: "Brother Yue, I didn't expect that in the end you would stand behind me. Brave and not afraid of death!"
The official called Brother Yue smiled bitterly: "I don't want to stand here. I'm really so scared that my legs are weak. I can't run anymore."
Then, he directly lay on the ground and used his hands to crawl over.
Upon seeing this, Yan Wuzhi almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
These officials, most of them were personally promoted by him. There were even dozens of them who were his students. He had always felt that even in death, these people would closely follow him.
He did not expect that in a matter of minutes, they would completely betray him.
Søren finally looked at the two people standing behind Yan Wuzhi. A young man and an old man.
These two people would rather die than stand on Søren's side.
The young man on the left was dressed in plain clothes. There were even many wear and tear. It seemed that he came from a poor family.
Although he was not handsome, he was chiseled and had dark skin. He was full of masculinity and fierceness.
There was no doubt that this person was absolutely upright and outspoken.
As for the old man, his face was thin and his hair was all white. He was also dressed in a cloth robe and had a scholarly air about him. He looked especially noble.
Søren came in front of the two people and carefully looked at the young official's worn robe. He turned over his hands and looked at the calluses.
"What's your name?" Søren asked.
"Ding Meng!" The young official said arrogantly. He looked at Søren without the slightest respect, only coldness and hostility.
"What official position?" Søren asked.
"Donghai County, administrative officer of Baimen County," Ding Meng said.
"You're so young and yet you're already a county magistrate. That's amazing." Søren's eyes lit up. "I seem to remember you. You ranked second in the civilian division of the Royal City Academy. You were in the same batch as me. You're very famous and one of the top talents. I remember that you even refused the marriage proposal of a noble daughter in Royal City. That caused a sensation in Royal City."
"Hmph …" Ding Meng snorted coldly, his eyes gleaming with pride.
Søren said, "Why don't you stand on my side?"
"The people do not fear death. Why should we fear them with death?" Ding Meng said.
"Well said." Søren said, "But this is only to show that you're not afraid of death. You haven't said why you don't stand on my side."
"Everyone has the right to punish rebels and traitors!" Ding Meng said.
"Rebels and traitors? When did I become a rebel and a traitor? " Søren was puzzled. "I'm following His Majesty's decree. How did I become a rebel and a traitor?"
"His Highness Zhi Li is wise and farsighted. He's the best candidate for a wise ruler. But you defy the heavens. For your own benefit, you forcefully supported a woman and reversed Yin and Yang. If you're not a rebel and a traitor, what are you? " Ding Meng scolded angrily. "Also, you have a bad reputation in Royal City Academy. You're licentious and lecherous. Do you think a shameless person like you deserves to be my follower? Ptooey! "
After saying that, he directly spat it out.
Søren dodged and dodged Ding Meng's hateful spit.
Then, he looked at the arrogant young official with a complicated gaze. "You're born a commoner. You're proud and live a simple life. You've become a county head, yet you still have calluses on your hands and your robe is worn out. You should be a good official."
Ding Meng said proudly and disdainfully, "Hmph, don't waste your energy pretending. I'll never be loyal to you."
Søren said, "You're arrogant, but you're an ignorant bookworm. It's not that you're not afraid of death, it's just that you have no concept of death. Your so-called pride is more of an overabundance of self-esteem because of your lowly background. What you said just now, you'll probably die of shame when you think about it ten years later. Among the people in the world, you are at best a person of the middle rank. If it were a few years later, I'd still have the patience to wait for you to grow and temper yourself. But now … you're thinking too much. "
Ding Meng trembled slightly when he heard this.
"If it were any other time, I could still spare your life and imprison you." Søren said, "But now it's either one or the other. You can either be loyal or be beheaded. There's no second choice."
Søren pulled out his sword and placed it on Ding Meng's neck. "But I can send you off personally. Also, your eyes are full of hostility toward me. It's probably because I slept with your dream lover in Royal City Academy. I'm sorry! "
Then, Søren raised his sword.
At this moment, Ding Meng seemed to have just woken up from his narcissistic pride. He whispered with a pale face, "Don't …"
He didn't shout out because he was afraid of losing face, but he didn't want to die, so he covered his throat.
"Swoosh …" Søren chopped off the young county magistrate's head.
Looking at his fearful and ferocious expression before death, Søren sighed and said, "I've misjudged you. You're just a middle-ranked person. Twenty years later, you'll cherish power as much as you cherish your reputation now. "
On Earth, when Wang Jingwei was young, he once assassinated the Manchurian royal family in a fit of passion. Twenty years later, he became the biggest traitor in China and committed unforgivable crimes.
Sometimes, loyalty and traitors were extremely far apart, but sometimes, they were only separated by a piece of paper.
After killing Ding Meng, Søren came to the front of the dignified old man and said, "Who are you? Why don't you stand on my side?"
The old man was silent for a moment before saying, "Kill me if you want. Do it."
"Aren't you afraid of death?" Søren asked.
"Who isn't?" The dignified old man said, "Only the ignorant and fearless are not afraid of death."
Søren asked, "Then why don't you stand on my side?"
The old man said, "If I surrender, my entire clan will die."
Søren said, "I can send people to rescue all your clansmen and move them to the Southeast Province."
The old man said, "After a hundred years, I can't abandon the foundation of my ancestors. I can't leave. I'm willing to exchange my death for the safety of my clan. "
Sauron said, "If that's the case, you can live. I'll imprison you and release you on the day when the outcome of my battle with Nightmare Li is decided."
The old man's face trembled, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he took half a step back and lowered his head in silence.
Suddenly, Søren said, "You, what's your official position?"
The dignified old man said, "The prefectural governor of East Sea City!"
Søren narrowed his eyes and said, "That high? Then I can't keep you, sorry … "
Then, he pulled out his sword and suddenly said, "No, you tricked me just now. You appear to be dignified and upright, as if you're not afraid of death, but in fact, you want to live. It's a fact that if you surrender, your entire clan will die, but you want to use this opportunity to show me your noble character so that I can spare your life. However, your acting is too much. After I said I'll spare your life, you didn't even say a word of thanks. Your acting is overdone and revealed a flaw! "
"Swoosh …" Søren slashed down with his sword.
"I'm willing to surrender …" The dignified old man shouted loudly.
But it was too late. Søren's sharp sword had already cut off his head.
At this point, the people standing behind Yan Wuzhi were all killed.
The younger brother of the kingdom's prime minister, the prefectural governor of the Southeast Province, was left alone, shivering in fear.
…
"Why?" Yan Wuzhi looked at Søren and said in a hoarse voice, "Why did you do this? Just now, your analysis of Ding Meng and Qin Shizhong, the prefectural governor of East Sea County, showed that you are an extremely intelligent person. You could have subdued us with a courteous attitude, so why did you do this? Why did you kill so many people and completely shed all pretense of cordiality? "
Søren pursed his lips, thinking about how to phrase his words.
Yan Wuzhi said, "You know that you'll be like a tiger that has grown wings if you get our support. You know that everyone in the world is watching you, and as long as you show a little bit of magnanimity, you can get many forces to secretly side with you. Why are you so domineering and offending everyone in the world? "
Søren still did not answer.
Yan Wuzhi said indignantly, "You are obviously a wise person, so why did you do such a stupid thing?"
Søren looked at him for a while and said, "Because you overestimate yourselves. I really have no intention of seeking talents, so why should I lower myself to be courteous?"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Wuzhi was completely stunned.
Søren said, "Come on, I'm not rebelling to fight for the world. I have His Majesty behind me. As long as I kill Zhi Li, my wife, Jung Yeon, can ascend to the throne. If I pretend to be courteous and invite a bunch of Bodhisattvas to my side, won't I be making trouble for myself in the future? I don't need your support, do I? I don't need your loyalty. "
Yan Wuzhi's face turned completely pale.
Søren said again, "All I need is for you to maintain the order in the Southeast Province. Don't interfere with my recruitment. As I said, there are some official positions that even a pig can take. There are many people in the world who want to be an official. Even if I kill all of you, there will still be people coming to seek an official position. "
Then, Søren sighed and said, "I have money in one hand and troops in the other. I really don't need you. You really think too highly of yourselves. That's why our relationship has become so awkward, causing me to start a massacre!"
At this time, Yan Wuzhi's body was trembling non-stop. He said in a trembling voice, "Then, then aren't you afraid of offending all the forces in the world and forcing everyone to side with Zhi Li?"
Søren said, "Before this, all the feudal vassals and nobles supported Zhi Li, but what happened in the end?"
Yan Wuzhi was surprised!
Søren said again, "What's the use of the so-called support of these feudal vassals and nobles? At best, it's just waving flags and shouting battle cries. Now that I've won a small victory, I have to bargain with these nobles. It's too troublesome. As for the so-called nobles and feudal vassals who support me in name or in secret, I really don't care at all. If I kill until rivers of blood flow, they won't dare to provoke me. Isn't that better? As fence-sitters, they should just stand on the wall and watch the scenery. Don't be meddlesome! "
Then, Søren pointed at Yan Wuzhi and said, "You think you're extremely smart, but in fact, you're just an ordinary person with above average aptitude. You're too narrow-minded, yet you put on the appearance of a peerless genius. You make me feel so embarrassed!"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Wuzhi's face turned red and he almost wanted to dig a hole in the ground.
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