Hearing this, Li Yi immediately looked over, his sharp eyes bursting with a frightening look.
These Confucian scholars deserved to die. They dared to insult themselves and smear the imperial court. Even An Zhiyi was the target of their attacks, which caused the people to panic and accuse the imperial court.
Such a crime is no less serious than treason!
"Slandering me, insulting An Zhiyi, and tampering with the imperial court are unpardonable crimes. They will all be sent to death row and will be executed tomorrow afternoon!"
These words undoubtedly frightened these Confucian scholars so much that their souls went out of their bodies, and they were all shaken out of their wits in an instant.
"No, Your Majesty, you can't kill us!"
"You just said that as long as we tell everything, you will spare our lives."
"Yes, Your Majesty, you just said it yourself, Jun Wuxiyan, you can't break your promise!"
"..."
Li Yi didn't take it seriously at all when faced with the words of these Confucian scholars. Instead, he sneered, "Really? Did I say that?"
"You really said that just now." The Confucian scholar said in horror.
"You said I said it, who will testify?" Li Yi asked with a cold face.
"I can testify!"
"I can do it too!"
"And me, I can also..."
Li Yi replied coldly: "Do you have the final say?"
"Drag it down!"
The master of internal machine surveillance immediately stepped forward and dragged these Confucian students out like dead dogs.
"No, no, Your Majesty, please spare me!"
"His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please, I still have an old mother to support at home!"
"..."
Li Yi didn't have any unnecessary nonsense and turned around to leave. He had always been like this and never showed any mercy towards his enemies.
To be kind to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself!
Soon, more than two hundred Confucian students were dragged out of the palace and put on death row, waiting to be executed tomorrow. The entire palace was filled with their wailing and begging for mercy.
Followed closely.
An imperial edict was suddenly issued.
This imperial edict was like thunder, shaking the entire capital.
It is the appointment for this martial arts competition.
Logically speaking, whether it is a military examination or an imperial examination, the announcement will be postponed for a few days. First, it is to worry about what will happen in the West, so as to leave enough time for changes. Second, it is to prepare official positions for the new top picks. , waiting for them to take office.
But this year, it suddenly came ahead of schedule, so many days ahead of schedule.
There is a reason why it was done in advance. This was done deliberately by Li Yi, in order to lure the man in black out.
To this end, he also laid an extra-large "bait!"
Facing this bait, the man in black will never give up, he will definitely bite the hook.
In the evening, the announcement of the military examination spread throughout the four cities of the capital. Naturally, some people were happy and some were sad.
Those in high school cheered and were extremely excited, while those who failed the exam wailed in pain and beat their chests and feet.
at the same time.
Internal machine monitoring experts immediately dispatched, and their only mission was to keep an eye on these failed students.
Each of these failed students is actually Li Yi's bait.
There is no reason for the men in black not to be interested in these baits, and Li Yi also wants to screen these students again.
Even among these failed students, outstanding Confucian students were selected to enter the martial arts academy for further study, and they can still serve as generals of the new army.
In order to avoid alerting the people in black, Li Yi specially arranged for Zhen Guandong to assist.
The master of internal machine monitoring is strong enough, but he is still too conspicuous and can be easily discovered, while Zhen Guandong's younger brother is not so troublesome.
All the street gangsters have become familiar to each other, so no one will notice them, and even if they do, they will not attract attention.
In addition, they have long memorized the streets and alleys of the four cities of the capital, making their speed even faster.
The two layers of forces monitor together to minimize failures.
now.
Li Yi also changed into a black military uniform, took Cao Qingyan and Qinglong out of the palace and came to the second floor of a restaurant prepared in advance, waiting for the target to appear.
The second floor of this restaurant is also a sensation in Guandong. It is one of the few places on Jingshi Street with excellent sight lines.
Any disturbance within a ten-mile radius can be seen.
As long as the man in black appears, he can be discovered immediately.
The sky is getting dark and the night is slightly cooler.
From the window on the second floor, Li Yi took a deep breath and looked into the deep night, with sorrow in his heart. He wondered how An Zhiyi would sleep tonight.
Whenever I think back to An Zhiyi's haggard look when I saw her that day, I can't help but feel sad.
Suddenly, Cao Qingyan tiptoed over, holding a robe respectfully, "Your Majesty, maybe the man in black won't come tonight. Why don't you go back to the palace and rest? I'll keep an eye on you here. If anything happens, I'll tell you." Will I send someone to report to you again?"
"No!"
Li Yi shook his head, "I have a hunch that the man in black will definitely appear tonight, and he will definitely take action."
"Don't underestimate these people who failed the list. Although they come from poor families, they are all people who have read poetry and books. If they can be used, they are still a lot of power, and they have no worries about using them."
"I guess this man in black still wants to use public opinion to continue to smear the court and slander me."
"It's just that he underestimated me and my court. He really thought that I would succumb to his trivial skills."
That’s right!
As a modern person, things are indeed different from people in this world, and thoughts are also completely different.
There is no one in this world who doesn't care about reputation or anything else like Li Yi, who will beat him whenever he wants and scold him whenever he wants!
Cao Qingyan put Li Yi's robe on. He knew Li Yi's temper and did not dare to say more, so he had to guard behind him silently.
One hour, two hours...until the night got darker, and the whole night was already deep.
finally.
Li Yi waited for the news.
Zhen Guandong jogged all the way, panting until he reached the restaurant, almost running to death.
He rushed to Li Yi and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Speak slowly, how is it?" Li Yi looked eagerly, as did everyone else.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, as your Majesty said, someone really went there."
"Cough cough cough..."
"Your Majesty, just as Your Majesty said, someone actually entered the inn of the failed student. That person was very similar to what Your Majesty described, and he also gathered more than a dozen students together."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was shocked. Your Majesty must be so amazing. How did he guess it?
Li Yi stared at him with burning eyes, "Where is he?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, Duofu Inn, ten miles away, a room on the second floor facing the street."
"Take someone!" Li Yi shouted coldly and immediately ordered, "All the internal surveillance experts gathered and secretly surrounded the Duofu Inn. No matter who it is, capture it first!"
"promise!"
Cao Qingyan followed closely, and other internal machine monitoring experts quickly followed.
The group of people moved towards Duofu Inn at an extremely fast speed, but in the blink of an eye, they were already in front of Duofu Inn, which was only ten miles away.
As soon as Li Yi raised his hand, the master of internal machine surveillance immediately set up a formation, with shields and crossbows, spears and swords, all available. His teammates put their hands on the shoulders of the teammates in front, and they opened the way with crossbows.
This is also a formation passed down from Li Yi.
Although the internal machine supervisors are all highly skilled in martial arts, practice has proven that being highly skilled in martial arts does not mean that they will not be injured or die, and formations can effectively reduce the casualty rate.
Watching the master of the internal machine supervisor arrange the familiar formation in an orderly manner, Li Yi seemed to have returned to that time and space again.
Immediately, he picked up a repeating crossbow, patted the shoulder of an internal machine surveillance expert, and prepared to break through the door.
Cao Qingyan was worried that he had made a mistake and hurriedly followed him. Once His Majesty's temper got worse, who could and who dared to stop His Majesty?
Just as he was approaching the door of Duofu Inn, Li Yi suddenly raised his hand, and the entire formation immediately stopped.
There was no communication, just gestures.
Li Yi waved his hand and signaled the internal machine monitoring expert to suspend the attack. He slowly approached to listen to what was going on inside, and then quietly broke the window paper.
Through the holes in the window paper, everything inside can be seen.
In the lobby on the first floor of Duofu Inn, there were more than a dozen people in black sitting around, chatting boredly.
"Brother, how can you go here in person? What will you do if you are discovered?"
"Shut up, who are you? You dare to talk nonsense about me? I don't want to live anymore!"
"That's right, what are you? However, what the third child said makes sense. If someone discovers it, the young master will be doomed."
"Oh, no one can say otherwise, but there is still someone available for the young master. That old eunuch Liu Jin tried his best to drain the salary from under the cauldron, causing many people in the palace to defect to Prince Fu. There is nothing we can do!"
"..."
Knowing how many people there were, Li Yi immediately ordered and prepared to break down the door by force.
"Crunch!"
Accidentally, an internal machine monitoring expert stepped on a branch.
"who!"
The men in black inside immediately became alert and drew their swords in unison.
The next second, a crossbow bolt burst through the door and nailed a man in black to the ground at an extremely fast speed.
"kill!"
"Leave no one behind!"
Li Yi took the lead and rushed directly into the inn.
