We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

"Is there anyone else willing to identify the traitor?" Li Che looked at the aristocratic families, "Don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

All the people from the noble families remained silent.

In the eyes of the aristocratic families, the status of the family head is supreme, and the fear of the family head is even greater than that of the emperor.

The imperial power is high and mighty, but it is difficult for it to control even the villages below, let alone the aristocratic families with their own heritage.

Not everyone has Wang Lun's courage, who dares to scold his own master in public and leave no way for himself to survive.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Che couldn't help but sneer and asked, "Is anyone from the Tong family here?"

At the last seat, an old man stood up tremblingly, followed by a middle-aged man with a look of panic on his face.

"Are you the head of the Tong family?" Li Che looked over. "Let me ask you, what is your relationship with Tong Wenjun?"

The old man swallowed his saliva and looked at Wang Yu beside him. Seeing that he had his eyes closed and was silent, he said, "He is... my younger brother."

"But you asked Tong Wenjun to rebel?" Li Che continued to ask.

The old man's eyes were full of fear, and he looked at Wang Yu and others with pleading eyes.

But the other party could hardly protect himself, so how could he care about the life and death of a small noble family like the Tong family? They just pretended not to see it.

The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

Li Che's face turned cold: "But they forced you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Yu suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the head of the Tong family indifferently.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were full of threats.

The old man felt miserable and was in a dilemma.

If the truth were to be revealed, this would be a major act of treason, and many of the noble families present would be doomed to collapse.

Almost all the northern families were involved in this matter. As an informer, even if the King of Feng let him go, he would still face crazy revenge from the major families.

But if they refuse to tell the truth, this King Feng doesn't seem to be someone who can be easily provoked. The Wang family and the Yang family dare to fight him to the end, but the Tong family does not have such confidence.

Thinking of this, the old man's expression became more and more dignified.

"Speak!" Li Che gradually lost his patience. "I'll only give you five breaths!"

The personal guard beside him immediately drew his sword and placed it on the old man's neck.

"Five, four, three..."

The old man was sweating profusely, clenching his fists until his knuckles turned white, and gritting his teeth.

"Two——" Li Che stretched out his voice.

The old man raised his head suddenly: "No! No one ordered me to do that!"

In the end, the old man chose the side of the aristocratic family because of his usual fear of the powerful families.

Li Che looked at the old man as if he were a dead man, and said coldly: "Wrong answer!"

Swah——

The knife flashed, and everyone saw a flash before their eyes, and blood spurted out.

A head fell to the ground and rolled several meters before stopping.

A pair of eyes were wide open, full of confusion.

The headless corpse suddenly fell to the ground. The middle-aged man beside him touched the warm blood on his face and screamed frantically: "Ahhhhhhh!"

Li Che grabbed his collar and said coldly: "He is your father, right? Your father didn't seize the opportunity, I wonder if you can seize it!"

"Your father is an elder, and I am always lenient towards elders, so I will give him five breaths to consider. As for you... I will only give you three breaths!"

"three--"

As soon as the words came out, the middle-aged man collapsed and shouted incoherently:

"I tell you! I tell you! It was Patriarch Wang who ordered this. If the Tong family doesn't obey him, he will expel us from the ranks of the Northern Land's noble families!"

Li Che raised the corner of his mouth slightly and loosened the man's collar.

The middle-aged man suddenly fell to the ground, staring blankly at the head in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Very good. This king will give you a chance to live." Li Che pointed at the head. "You... take this head to the rebel camp and tell Tong Wenjun what happened here."

"Tell him that the lives of the entire Tong family depend on his will. The Wang family will at most remove the Tong family from the family register... but there's still a life left."

"And this king will expel the entire Tong family from the human race!"

Seeing the middle-aged man's pale face and staring eyes, Li Che didn't say much to him.

He reached out and called Qu Jinshan over to the side: "You take him to the rebel camp, do you dare?"

Qu Jinshan bowed and said, "Your Highness has given the order, why should I not dare?"

As a new general joining the Fengtian Army, Qu Jinshan was very keenly aware of the differences of this army.

This is a proud army. From officers to soldiers, everyone has their own pride and will not easily recognize strangers.

As a general who has not achieved any success, if he wants to gain a foothold in the Fengtian Army, he must risk his life.

It's just a rebel camp. His Highness has entrusted this matter to me, which is an opportunity for me to make a contribution. How can I let His Highness down?

"Okay! Let's go now, the sooner the better!" Li Che looked at him with relief.

Qu Jinshan didn't say much. He picked up the distraught middle-aged man and went out with several soldiers.

"As for you..." Li Che's eyes turned cold as he looked at Wang Yu and the others, "Capture them all! Anyone who participated in the rebellion will not be spared!"

"Everyone present will be sealed off from their homes. Their families are not allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who resists will be executed without mercy!"

Kill them if you say so. Li Che had no intention of letting any of them go from the beginning.

What's this thousand-year-old aristocratic clan? Their lives are lives, but the lives of the Yan army and border troops are not lives?

They came up with an idea behind the scenes, and the soldiers from both sides were about to kill each other. They were all good men defending their country, but they died at the hands of their own people.

Even if Li Che could spare them, those soldiers who died in vain would not spare them!

Ji County will definitely be sleepless this night.

The people hid in their houses in fear, listening to the sound of cavalry's hooves on the streets.

The mansion of the once high-ranking lord of a noble family was blocked by soldiers. Some people from the noble family dressed in gorgeous clothes could not understand the situation and walked out of the mansion cursing.

They thought that the soldiers in front of them were like the city guards, and would not dare to act rashly because they were afraid of their status, and might even kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

However, what greeted them was not an apology, but cold arrows.

One after another, the young masters of noble families were nailed to death at their doorsteps, which finally made these people understand... The children of noble families are not immortal, and the thousand-year-old families will also be overthrown one day!

Of course, there is no such thing as killing nine generations of a family.

There are not many people in history who were executed along with their entire clans. The only one who was clearly recorded in official history was Yang Xuangan of the Sui Dynasty.

Generally speaking, even if it is a serious crime of treason, the most that would result is the execution of the entire clan, which is already very severe.

As for the fact that Fang Xiaoru was executed along with his ten clans by Zhu Di, it is just for fun. The information comes from the unofficial history "Ye Ji".

Li Che can punish those who do evil with great vigor and decisiveness because justice is on his side.

But if they carry out a large-scale collective punishment, all the people from the aristocratic families will be killed without any distinction.

Then what is the difference between me and the evil people like Wang Yu, Yang Lie, and Huang Chao who likes to eat people?

Although the entire family would not be implicated, Li Che still ordered a thorough investigation of the main culprits, namely the Wang, Fan, Yang, and Lu families.

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers guarding the four doors immediately broke in.

The aristocratic families that had been unaffected by the fall of dynasties for thousands of years now faced a devastating disaster tonight.