Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Zhang Jingwei listened to the exclamations outside, he closed his eyes and tried hard to imagine something beautiful.

"Wow, the executioner is exhausted and has chopped twice!"

Liang Dahai said this out of the blue, and Zhang Jingwei felt a little nauseous for a moment.

Until a sound of vomiting was heard outside, Zhang Jingwei could no longer control himself. He leaned against the door and spit out foul language. Soon, he broke out in a cold sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, looked up, and saw a woman in a red silk dress squatting on the side of the road vomiting. Her maid patted her back with a worried look on her face.

The little maidservant held a glass of water in her hand and handed it to her mistress with a worried look on her face, muttering non-stop, "Miss, I've already told you this scene is truly unbearable to watch. It's so awful! But you refused to listen and insisted on coming to see it!"

The young lady covered her chest tightly, her face was as pale as paper, and cold sweat was dripping down her forehead, but she still held on and said stubbornly: "As the daughter of a general, how can I be scared by such a small thing? It's just that the smell is really bad... Ugh!" Before she finished speaking, another bout of dry retching came, making her almost unable to stand.

Zhang Jingwei shook his head, slowly poured a glass of warm water, and then walked towards the lady cautiously.

Walking closer, he whispered, "Don't drink cold water anymore, drink some warm water, maybe it will make you feel more comfortable." As he said that, he handed the cup of water in his hand to the lady.

This young lady was Huangfu Ling. The silk dress she wore today was very beautiful. It was different from the fancy clothes she wore at home. Her whole body exuded a fresh and youthful beauty.

Before he could enjoy the sight for a while, there was a clicking sound on the execution ground. His damn curiosity made him turn his head involuntarily to take a look.

It would have been better if he hadn't seen that bloody scene, but once he saw it, the bloody smell in the air made Zhang Jingwei's stomach churn.

"Ugh! So beheading makes this kind of sound..."

"Sir, Miss, you... are so weak!" The maid couldn't help but teased as she looked at the two people squatting on the ground and vomiting.

After the executioner at the execution ground chopped off the head, he began to burn incense, scatter paper money, and mutter something, which indicated that the execution was over.

As the censor and other officials were about to leave, Li Can suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"

The censor frowned, glared at Li Can, and shouted, "Li Can, what else do you want? Stop making trouble!"

Li Can showed no fear. He stood straight and responded righteously, "Sir, there is still one person who has not been executed! This person's crimes are heinous. If he is not brought to justice, it will be difficult to quell the public anger!"

Lu Hui, standing by, feigned confusion, his face filled with doubt. He asked, bewildered, "Commander Li, I don't know what you mean. I really don't understand."

Li Can ignored Lu Hui's pretense of madness and stupidity, but turned to the crowd and said, "My Lords, please take a seat first."

However, the censor was already enraged. He slammed the table and shouted, "Bold Li Can! How dare you be so presumptuous? Get out of here! You have no right to speak here!"

Facing the censor's rebuke, Li Can not only did not back down, but instead looked him in the face with a determined gaze and shouted, "Guardians, listen to my orders! No one is allowed to let anyone leave this place without my order!"

"Yes!" In an instant, all the imperial guards took up their positions, tightly gripping the swords at their waists in their right hands.

At this moment, a trace of heartache and helplessness appeared on the censor's face. He sighed softly and said, "Can'er...are you really going to insist on having your own way and end up in a miserable end from which there is no redemption?"

Li Can remained unmoved, gritting his teeth and saying, "Han Ye is a bastard whose crimes are extremely heinous and deserves death. He should be sentenced to death!"

The Imperial Censor's face darkened, and he said sternly, "Such a major event is beyond the control of a mere Imperial Censor like you! Stop your nonsense!"

Li Can stiffened his neck and argued forcefully, "General Zhang Jingwei worked tirelessly, going through countless difficulties and putting in all his effort to attack the stronghold and capture the bandits. But in the end? All his achievements were destroyed because of a single imperial decree. Where is justice? Where is justice!"

The censor glanced at Li Can coldly, snorted, and said, "We've already beheaded so many people today, isn't that enough?"

Li Can's eyes widened, his face filled with grief and indignation, and he roared, "Not enough! Heaven will not tolerate Han Ye's death!"

Jia Renyi, who was sitting in the audience, was the first to chime in. "We, the ignorant people of Jia Village, implore the censor to execute Han Ye and give us justice!"

The other villagers of Jia Village knelt down, holding incense burners in their hands, and shouted loudly: "Execute Han Ye and give us justice!"

In an instant, a chain reaction occurred among the onlookers at the execution ground, and they all knelt down and begged for Han Ye's execution!

The censor's chest heaved, and the Educational Commissioner whispered in his ear, "Now the people are burning incense and petitioning us. We can't just sit back and do nothing!"

The censor looked helpless and had to sit down and wait.

……

Outside Yunzhou City, a carriage followed by a group of cavalrymen drove quickly into the city. The guards were so scared that they almost rang the bell. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the cavalrymen holding up a flag with the word "Huangfu" on it.

But there was a large group of people chasing them from behind, so the soldiers defending the city responded quickly. After "Huangfu"'s people entered the city, they quickly closed the city gates and set up barricades.

The city guard stood on the high city wall and shouted majestically, "Who are you? How dare you break through this gate?"

The Admiral responded loudly: "I am the Admiral of Hedong. Quickly open the city gates to welcome you!"

The city guard was startled, but remained alert and asked again, "You said you were the commander-in-chief? How do you prove it?"

The Admiral snorted coldly, pulled out a large, glittering golden seal from his bosom, raised it high above his head, and said loudly, "Here is my seal, and you are not allowed to question it! Open the door and let them in!"

Seeing this, the city guard officer did not dare to delay and hurriedly bowed and said, "Then please wait for a moment, General. I will report to the general and make arrangements after the general makes a decision!" After that, he hurriedly turned around and left, leaving the admiral and his men in disarray in the wind.

……

Gao Fei drove the car at full speed and people passing by gave way to him.

Outside the execution ground, Zhang Jingwei watched the carriage approaching, his mouth curled up with a smug look on his face. The carriage stopped in front of Zhang Jingwei. Gao Fei jumped off the carriage and pointed at it, hesitatingly saying, "Han...Han...Han Ye..."

Before Zhang Jingwei could open the carriage curtain, a handsome young man emerged. He stretched, surveyed his surroundings, and said, "It's been a while since I've been to Yunzhou. So much has changed."

Zhang Jingwei looked at the elegant young man in front of him with a puzzled look on his face, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man smiled slightly, bowed and said, "Hello, brother, my name is Sima Qi!" His words revealed a sense of elegance.

Zhang Jingwei's heart was shocked, and he blurted out: "Prince of Jin?"

A flash of surprise crossed Sima Qi's face, but he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that I'm so famous that even passersby know my identity."

Zhang Jingwei asked with a stern face, "Where is Han Ye?"

"So he's not a passerby." Sima Qi pointed inside the carriage and replied helplessly, "He's asleep. How can I wake him up?"

Seeing this, Zhang Jingwei punched him in the face with a series of punches. "Sure enough, you can't wake me up. You're really thick-skinned."

The prince smiled and asked, "Looking at your appearance, I think you must be a scholar. Why are you so rude?"

Zhang Jingwei said coldly without even turning his head, "If you keep on talking nonsense, I'll beat you up too."

Upon hearing this, the prince covered his face and took two steps back. "Let's talk it over. Let's talk it over."