This villain has become a ghost

Yanagisawa pushed the main dish towards him and said:

"I heard that in Liangzhou City, the people live and work in peace and order. All this is due to your efforts. I admire you very much."

"I have always been fascinated by Liangzhou. I wonder..." he said with a smile, "...if Your Excellency has time, could you let me witness the appearance and prosperity of Liangzhou City?"

The hand of the Governor of Liangzhou trembled as he picked up the dish.

Liu Zeyin seemed calm and composed, but in fact his eyes were as sharp as a torch, with both tentativeness and questioning in his eyes.

The Governor of Liangzhou put down his chopsticks tremblingly.

He didn't want Liu Zeyin to think he had any intention of resisting, otherwise he would directly point the finger at Liangzhou. So, after a while, he raised his glass, drank the wine in the glass, and said:

"...I live in this small Liangzhou City, and my knowledge is not as good as Lord Liu's. If Lord Liu has anything to ask me to do, I am willing to be at your disposal."

The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, and surrender was his best option.

Yin Yun and Liu Zeyin looked at each other.

The Governor of Liang Province was more aware of current affairs than they imagined.

Liu Zeyin put down his wine glass and said calmly:

"With your words, I feel relieved."

Yin Yun stood up and refilled the Liangzhou Governor's glass. He tilted his head and smiled at him, "My general just loves to joke. Your Excellency, don't take it to heart. The food is getting cold. I apologize to you."

The Governor of Liang Province could see that one was playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, so he said with a wry smile, "No, no, thank you, Military Advisor. I'll do it myself."

The food and wine tasted like chewing wax, and sitting on the sandalwood chair felt uncomfortable.

A clear stream flowed from another part of the courtyard to this side, making a ringing sound. It was a bright and sunny day with a clear air, but the wind brought a hint of chill.

In the pavilion.

Suddenly, the chopsticks fell from the hand of the Governor of Liangzhou.

His face turned pale instantly, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, his body began to tremble involuntarily, his stomach churned, and he felt nauseous, and finally he couldn't help vomiting.

There was some unknown black substance mixed in the vomit, which was shocking.

Liu Zeyin's pupils constricted, and Yin Yun quickly stood up.

The Governor of Liangzhou stretched out his hand with difficulty and pointed at Liu Zeyin, squeezing out a few unclear words from his throat: "You...you...you!"

However, the poison was too strong. In the blink of an eye, his lips turned purple and he fell to the ground breathless. Only his eyes were still wide open, flashing a silent light, and the bright red bloodshot was heart-wrenching.

Liu Zeyin quickly realized what was happening and turned his heavy gaze to Zhou Ji, who was sitting next to him and looking contented.

He and Yin Yun did not poison the person, so it is obvious who did it.

Zhou Ji clapped his hands slowly and said, "Someone come here."

"My subordinate is here!"

Several guards came in as if they had planned it in advance and carried the body of the Governor of Liangzhou away.

Yin Yun just recovered from his shock, frowned, stared at Zhou Ji and said, "Master Zhou, what do you mean?"

Zhou Ji said as a matter of course:

"Of course, we will win Liangzhou City without bloodshed."

"Master Military Advisor, there's no need to look at me like that. I'm just following the Lord's orders."

Yin Yun said in a deep voice:

"The outcome is decided. It doesn't matter whether he's killed or not!"

Zhou Ji turned his head to look at him and said, "Yes, so... let's kill him."

"After all..." He walked towards Yin Yun, his eyes flashing with a crazy and pious light, and said slowly, "Everyone will die. What difference does it make whether they die early or late?"

"We are the same, let alone him."

Yoon Yoon was speechless.

He clenched his fists, stared at him intently, and was about to speak when Liu Zeyin stopped him.

"Yun Yun."

Liu Zeyin slowly stood up, stopped Yin Yun behind him, and looked back at him calmly.

"...He has a point. We should just follow the Lord's instructions."

Yin Yun opened his lips, but finally closed his eyes, said nothing more, then turned and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Only Zhou Ji and Liu Zeyin were left in the pavilion.

Zhou Ji bowed to Liu Zeyin and chuckled, "...you are indeed the most trusted person by the Lord. You are also concerned about the overall situation and have a broad perspective. I admire you."

Liu Zeyin was too lazy to respond to him.

"Your Excellency is good in every way, with countless merits, but..." Zhou Ji's face turned regretful, and he continued, "Your only shortcoming is that you are too soft-hearted."

Liu Zeyin narrowed his eyes, as if he thought it was ridiculous, and sneered: "...What do you mean?"

Zhou Ji played with the poisoned wine cup, raised his eyes to look at Liu Zeyin, and said:

"My Lord, a few days ago you ordered spies from Quanzhou and Wuzhou to arrest someone."

He paused and continued, "That person's name is Yue Liuyun. She is a female newly crowned top scholar. She petitioned to go to Wuzhou and was granted the title of Supervisory Commissioner by His Majesty."

"Although I feel that she alone can't cause any trouble in Wuzhou, Your Excellency should have your own judgment and believe that she is a threat, so you want to capture her."

"This subordinate also understands."

Liu Zeyin's expression flickered as she spoke word by word, "...what exactly do you want to say?"

"What I mean is..." Zhou Ji suddenly put on an extremely sincere look and said softly, "Since you think she is a threat, why don't you kill her?"

"You always seem to be like this, not cutting the grass at the root, as if everything is under your control."

"But there are so many variables in this world. Instead of being soft-hearted, it's better to get rid of all worries."

Liu Zeyin stared at him for a long moment, then suddenly smiled, her voice so soft it could almost fade away with the wind:

"You are confined to this small Yizhou, and serve under me. It is truly a waste of your talent."

However, before Zhou Ji could speak, the next second, a cold light flashed, and the cold sword tip was against his neck.

Liu Zeyin controlled the sword and slowly drew a shallow blood mark on his neck. His eyes were as silent as dead water.

He said slowly: "It's just... I don't like others telling me how to do things."

"If I kill you, it will be like crushing an ant. The master won't say anything. At most, he will just warn me not to kill my own people."

"But you..." Liu Zeyin curled his lips and said slowly, "Do you dare to kill me?"

"Can you afford to kill me?"

Liu Zeyin continued, "Besides... do you have the ability to kill me?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ji was neither annoyed nor afraid. Instead, his eyes revealed a strong passion and madness, and his voice carried a subtle hint of temptation:

"I will certainly not go against my master's wishes and kill you.

"But you are different, my lord. As long as you think my subordinates are a threat, you can kill them!"

"Kill my subordinates now..."