The next morning.
Li Ke sat in the main hall of the Zhaolie Palace.
The soldiers in the hall trembled with fear, not daring to raise their heads to look at Li Ke.
It was because they were all survivors of the three tribes that had been wiped out last night.
Although these people were working in the Yizhou government office, they were still in the same state.
However, he had a clean background and had never been corrupt or bullied by the people.
Therefore, these people could stay and redeem themselves with merit to buy people's hearts.
To win people's hearts, not only did one have to be fast, but one also had to learn to be kind.
The reason why Li Ke didn't kill them was to let the people of Yizhou and those forces that still didn't obey his discipline know.
I, Li Ke, am not a violent person.
If you are guilty, you will be punished according to the law.
If you are virtuous, then Yizhou can give you grace!
The maid Shangguan Wan 'er handed over the roster.
Shangguan Wan 'er bowed and said respectfully,"
"Your Highness, these soldiers have no misdeeds. They were forced by the guilty minister Zhang Chuan and his henchmen. There are a total of 161 people. Please punish them according to your discretion, Your Highness!”
Li Ke nodded and said to the soldiers standing in the hall,
"This king knows that you are under pressure and have no choice but to help the tyrant. But in the end, he still made a mistake, and he had to be punished.”
Halfway through his sentence, Li Ke deliberately paused.
When these soldiers heard the word "punished", they were all frightened.
Their bodies trembled, and their hearts were filled with fear.
The bloody scenes that happened in Yizhou City last night were still fresh in their minds.
It could be said that last night, the entire Yizhou was filled with the King of Shu's saber!
More than 120 officials and their three clans were all killed.
Blood flowed along the streets and filled the city.
When he woke up the next morning and stepped on it, the blood river could drown five toes!
What kind of punishment would the vicious King of Shu be talking about?
Li Ke smiled when he saw the fear and worry on the soldiers 'faces.
He deliberately paused for a moment so that the surviving soldiers would be terrified.
Because only after experiencing fear would one cherish the grace of escaping death.
They would also be more loyal to him.
Seeing that the threat was almost over, Li Ke continued,
"Three months of salary penalty, and you will be retained in your original position."
Li Ke's words stunned the surviving soldiers.
They looked at each other in astonishment, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.
Soon, the soldiers realized that this was a gift from the King of Shu.
The soldiers knelt on the ground and kowtowed in gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Highness the King of Shu! Thank you, Your Highness!"
"I will definitely follow His Highness the King of Shu's lead and sacrifice my life!”
"May Your Highness the King of Shu be blessed! Ten Thousand Blessings and Golden Peace!"
The joy of surviving made the soldiers overjoyed.
They could finally reunite with their families and continue to be filial to their parents!
And this was all thanks to the King of Shu's grace.
The people were filled with gratitude towards the King of Shu and wanted to serve him for the rest of their lives!
Because their lives were given by His Highness the King of Shu!
After sending away the soldiers who were crying with joy, Li Ke said,
"Now, we just need to wait for the wind to come."
The maid Shangguan Wan 'er was puzzled. She frowned slightly and asked in a suspicious voice,
"Your Highness, what do you mean by waiting for the wind to come?"
Li Ke smiled and did not answer.
Looking at the mysterious appearance of the King of Shu, Shangguan Wan 'er couldn't help but scratch her head.
"His Highness the King of Shu is truly unfathomable.”
………………
Snow Moon City, City Lord's Mansion.
The third city lord, Sikong Changfeng, was sitting behind a table.
Sitting opposite him was Yongan King Xiao Se.
There were only the two of them in the huge hall.
For the sake of this conversation, Sikong Changfeng had all the disciples and attendants leave.
This matter concerned His Highness the King of Shu, so he absolutely could not reveal anything about the conversation today.
There was no one else in the hall.
Even the entire city lord's mansion had been cleaned out.
Sikong Changfeng stared at the youth in embroidered clothes in front of him and said,"
"Xiao Se, you and His Highness the King of Shu address each other as brothers. I'm afraid your identity is far more than just the owner of the Snow Fall Manor, right?”
Xiao Se narrowed his eyes.
How could he casually tell others that he was the Yongan King who had disappeared many years ago?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Se said,"
"I am indeed not just the owner of the Snow Fall Manor. When I was young, my mother was once a servant girl under Concubine Yang. However, His Highness the King of Shu doesn't mind my lowly background and allows me to call him Third Brother.”
Xiao Se's words were naturally nonsense.
However, Sikong Changfeng would not continue to investigate if his relationship was tied to Concubine Yang.
After all, Concubine Yang's identity was really special.
Unless Sikong Changfeng didn't want Snow Moon City anymore, he would be a princess of the previous dynasty.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked for trouble and touched this bad luck.
Hearing Xiao Se's explanation, Sikong Changfeng's prepared words were all useless.
She opened her mouth and thought for a long time, but she couldn't think of anything else.
Seeing this, Xiao Se asked,"
"Third City Lord, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave.”
Xiao Se's words just now directly poisoned the conversation to death, making Sikong Changfeng unable to ask anything.
It was not a good idea to stay in the City Lord's Mansion like this.
Helplessly, Sikong Changfeng waved his hand, signaling Xiao Se to leave.
After Xiao Se left, Li Hanyi appeared behind Sikong Changfeng.
She took off her mask and asked in a deep voice,
"How are you?"
Sikong Changfeng shook his head and said,
"I don't believe Xiao Se's words. He's just using Concubine Yang's name to stop us from picketing.”
Li Han Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. She reached out to hold the Ice Horse Sword in her hand, and a cold aura leaked out of her body.
"I don't care who Xiao Se is, but if he wants to bring Wujie to do something dangerous, he must first ask the sword in my hand if it agrees!”
Sikong Changfeng chuckled and asked,"
"Have you considered Senior Wang Xianzhi's advice? Are you really not going to acknowledge Wujie?"
Li Han Yi snorted and said unhappily,"
"When have I, Li Han Yi, ever needed others to interfere in my work?”
After saying that, Li Han Yi put on his mask and turned into a wisp of sword Qi before leaving.
Raising his head to look in the direction where Xiao Se had left, Sikong Changfeng narrowed his eyes.
He muttered to himself,
"Among the nobles, almost all youths of Xiao Se's age have a name list. But he had never seen Xiao Se before. Who was he?”
Just as he was thinking, a dusty Jianghu rumor suddenly broke into Sikong Changfeng's mind.
His brows were tightly knitted, and he was astonished.
"Could it be from that rainy night…"
…………
Xiao Se's brows had not relaxed since he came out of the City Lord's Mansion.
He walked and stopped along the way, thinking about one thing.
That was, Third Brother had openly displayed the Eight Thousand Iron Stupa outside Snow Moon City.
Wasn't he afraid that the Emperor would be suspicious?
He and his third brother Li Ke were now grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
One glory is one glory, one loss is one loss.
Xiao Se wasn't afraid of death, but he couldn't die before he helped King Lang Ya redeem himself!
If he died, no one in the world would be able to clear Langya King's name.
No, waiting like this, the feeling of being kept in the dark was really worrying.
Xiao Se decided that he would set off tomorrow and go to Heavenly City!
He wanted to ask his third brother how many trump cards he had and what his plan was.
How confident was he in achieving his great cause?
On the way, Xiao Se was walking when he saw Sikong Qianluo holding a silver spear.
She had been waiting for Xiao Se here for a long time.
This morning, his father started to purge the people outside.
Even her biological daughter was no exception.
The reason why his father did this was to talk to Xiao Se.
Sikong Qianluo wanted to know just what the two of them said that they actually had to go through so much trouble!
"Hey, Xiao Se! What did daddy say to you? He actually cleared out the entire City Lord's Estate!”
Xiao Se did not seem to hear half of Sikong Qianluo's question and walked straight past her.
This made Sikong Qianluo somewhat angry.
She was the dignified Snow Moon City's Eldest Miss, yet someone actually dared to ignore her!
He immediately raised his spear and stepped forward, blocking Xiao Se's path.
Only then did Xiao Se come back to his senses.
He looked at Sikong Qianluo in front of him and asked suspiciously,"
"Why are you stopping me?"
Sikong Qianluo saw Xiao Se actually bite back, so she put her hands on her hips and said coquettishly,"
"I was the one talking to you, but you ignored me! Now you're asking me back!"
Xiao Se shook his head helplessly. He had no time to play with this little girl.
Lei Wujie, who had nothing to do, was shopping when he saw Sikong Qianluo and Xiao Se from afar.
Carrying the Snow Moon Steamed Bun he had just bought, he jogged over.
"Xiao Se, look what I bought!”
Seeing Lei Wujie come, Xiao Se thought of something.
On this trip to Snow Moon City, he needed a hired thug to protect his safety.
Sikong Qianluo obviously couldn't be brought along. This girl had a close relationship with Snow Moon City, and he couldn't let her know about his relationship with his third brother.
Lei Wujie, this idiot, was a good candidate.
As he thought, Xiao Se asked,"
"Lei Wujie, do you want to take a stroll around Heavenly City?”
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