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After suppressing the rebellion of 100,000 troops under Pei Xingyuan, Xia Yun's army went through a long journey of more than ten hours.

The early morning of October 31st.

More than 200,000 troops finally returned to Shuodong.

"Lord Zhao Wuji ordered his subordinates to report to the commander-in-chief that on October 29, Pei Xingyuan led 50,000 troops to raid Shuodong. The defenders of Shuodong City fought for a long time and beheaded more than 30,000 people and captured more than 20,000 prisoners alive."

"The rebel leader, the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Pei Xingyuan, the Shaanxi Governor Liu Yao, the Gansu Governor Cao Yong, the Gansu Provincial Governor Huang Wen and others have been detained in the county jail, awaiting the Marshal's decision."

Not long after the army entered Shuodong, Zhao Wuji, who received the news, quickly sent a lieutenant general to inform Xia Yun of Pei Xingyuan's rebellion in advance.

"Very good, go back and tell Lord Zhao immediately that the first thing I will do after returning to the city is to interrogate Pei Xingyuan!"

Xia Yun had expected this and there was no sign of surprise on his face at this moment.

Before leaving Shuodong this time, he had already left behind 40,000 elite troops.

You know, they are a force equipped with modern weapons, not to mention they are the ones defending the city.

Even if Pei Xingyuan gathered an army of 200,000 or 300,000, it would be impossible for him to capture even an inch of Shuodong City.

Not to mention that Pei Xingyuan only had 50,000 troops under his command, so it would be a piece of cake to capture them!

The messenger soldier who received the order quickly left Xia Yun's presence.

Less than half an hour later, the messenger soldier returned to Shuodong City first.

Zhao Wuji was overjoyed when he heard the news.

"The Marshal will soon return to the city in triumph. Pass on my order and prepare a celebration banquet for him immediately!"

Zhao Wuji gave the order with an excitement that was difficult to conceal.

When Xia Yun led his army onto the land of Shuodong, he already knew about Xia Yun's deeds in Guihua City, where he subdued 90,000 rebels.

Soon, as Zhao Wuji's order was issued, the military and civilians throughout the city immediately began intensive preparations for the celebration banquet.

When the time came to noon.

Xia Yun led an army of more than 200,000 and officially returned to Shuodong City!

While the residents of Shuodong were celebrating with joy, Xia Yun appeared in the lobby of the county government office.

At the same time, a group of rebellious officials, led by Pei Xingyuan, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, were all kneeling in unison in the center of the hall.

"Marshal, all the people have been brought here. In addition, more than 20,000 rebels who applied for capture are currently being detained in the military camp, awaiting further instructions from the Marshal."

After bringing all the people here, Zhao Wuji respectfully reported.

"Ah."

Xia Yun first nodded with satisfaction, then looked towards Pei Xingyuan and others.

After taking a look, Xia Yun's eyes suddenly turned gloomy.

"Are you aware of your guilt?"

Xia Yun's words were particularly cold, and there was no trace of sympathy on his face.

same moment.

Pei Xingyuan and others who were kneeling in the middle of the hall, except for Pei Xingyuan who had an indignant look on his face, the others were all terrified and knelt on the ground trembling with fear.

Obviously, they also know how monstrous a crime they have committed.

"Xia Yun, I lost!"

"But I tell you, I don't obey you!"

Pei Xingyuan spoke first, with an indignant look on his face and harsh words coming out of his mouth.

When Liu Yao and the others heard this, the panic on their faces became more and more obvious.

Pei Xingyuan's words touched their nerves, and now should have been the time to beg for mercy.

But Pei Xingyuan was so arrogant in front of Xia Yun.

Once Xia Yun gets angry about this, they will inevitably be implicated.

"Master! I admit my guilt!"

"I beg you to be magnanimous and spare my subordinates!"

"I should never, ever, follow Pei Xingyuan in a rebellion!"

"..."

Under the fear of impending death, Liu Yao and others completely panicked and no longer followed Pei Xingyuan and his party.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the hall, they all began to beg for mercy.

Seeing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall looked at Liu Yao and others with contempt.

"You are high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and you are all powerful officials of a certain region. How dare you do such a despicable thing?"

Qin Tianye couldn't help but said sarcastically.

These guys are not only vicious, but also spineless.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yao and others wanted to continue begging for mercy, but were stopped by Xia Yun with a wave of his hand.

"enough."

Xia Yun shook his head.

He didn't want to hear these guys begging for mercy at all.

If they really understood what was righteousness for the country and the family, how could they have followed Pei Xingyuan in rebellion?

Therefore, these people completely deserved to die.

He wouldn't consider giving anyone a break.

"Pei Xingyuan, I want to ask you, who gave you the courage to lead your troops in rebellion and massacre all the people in Shuodong City!"

Xia Yun's gaze finally locked onto Pei Xingyuan, and the words that came out of his mouth one after another were filled with a very obvious scolding intent.

Unexpectedly, Pei Xingyuan snorted coldly on the spot.

"Xia Yun, let me tell you! If you are not the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court! You can never defeat me!"

Pei Xingyuan's attitude was very stubborn, and he showed no remorse or guilt when facing Xia Yun.

"You are still stubborn even when death is imminent. Do you think the people behind you can really protect you?"

Xia Yun sneered, adding a hint of provocation to his words.

"I'm telling you clearly. I will send you and the people behind you to the capital, so that the ministers inside and outside the court can see what the consequences of rebellion are!"

Xia Yun continued to add.

"Xia Yun! Do you think you can cover up everything? There are the elders and the young elders in the capital, it's not your turn to make the decision!"

Pei Xingyuan looked furious.

Faced with Xia Yun's undisguised humiliation, he could no longer suppress his anger.

"Oh, really?"

Hearing this, Xia Yun's originally gloomy face suddenly curled up slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"You mean, Xu Miao will protect you in the court, is that right?"

Xia Yun asked immediately.

"So what! With the elder and the younger elder here, Xia Yun, you can't kill me!"

Pei Xingyuan, who was completely blinded by anger, did not realize the trap in Xia Yun's words at all.

After he finished speaking, Xia Yun turned his gaze directly to Zhao Wuji standing beside him.

"Record everything he said today!"

The smile on Xia Yun's face grew brighter.

This was the real purpose of his interrogation of Pei Xingyuan, although he knew that doing so would not bring down Xu Miao.

But sending this person and his confession to Beijing would surely shock the government and the public and severely disgust Xu Miao.

That was enough for him.

Now is not the time to completely deal with Xu Miao.

Seeing Zhao Wuji writing furiously on the table beside him, Pei Xingyuan finally came to his senses in his rage.