The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Let someone thoroughly investigate your son-in-law. After all, your father-in-law's success in the capital is largely due to his contribution."

"Maybe by then, your family will really be able to meet each other in the underworld."

"Don't worry, I never like to procrastinate. You will see me soon."

"The people I sent to Pizhou set out two days ago and will arrive in about two days."

'Li Rui's' move this time was based on the idea of ​​not letting Li Zhishan have an easy time. Even though Li Zhishan was about to die, he wanted him to die with regret and despair.

Li Zhishan originally had a lot to say and wanted to vent it to Li Rui, but facing Li Rui's preemptive attack, he didn't know what to say.

What's more, Li Rui just said that he has sent people to Pizhou. His daughter and her family are really doomed this time and will suffer the same fate as himself.

This immediately made Li Zhishan lose his fighting spirit. His body, mind, and spirit were filled with fear.

Even though he was an old fox, he still seemed a little naive in front of Li Rui.

At his level, he couldn't compare to Li Rui at all. Unfortunately, he realized it too late.

Since ancient times, there have been so few ministers who have been able to defeat the emperor that they can be counted on one's fingers.

He will not be one of the few people who can be counted on one's fingers, he will only be one of the many losers.

Li Rui turned his head away, too lazy to look at Li Zhishan again. "Alright, wake up Sun Feng and Liu Xun, and start the execution."

"They're all going to die soon. We can't just let them die in a daze. We have to enjoy the terror before death. Otherwise, how can we justify the grand occasion I've created for them?"

"Your Majesty, the execution is about to begin. This scene is too bloody."

"You'd better step aside for now and go back to rest."

Chu Mingyu actually looked down on their emperor from the bottom of his heart.

In his heart, the emperor was an incompetent tyrant. He would rather be loyal to the queen than to the emperor.

The Queen did much better than Emperor Li Rui, both in handling state affairs and in her attitude towards these rebels.

Of course, Shen Tianjiao's response to the provocations from hostile countries such as Xirong and Nanchu further demonstrated the demeanor of a king of a great country.

However, Li Rui's actions today made Chu Mingyu look at him differently.

If Chu Mingyu knew that the emperor in front of him was no longer the same emperor as before, I wonder what he would think.

"No need, I'll just watch from here."

After all, the current 'Li Rui' is not the same Li Rui as before. This bloody scene is simply a trivial scene to him.

Seeing that Li Rui insisted on staying, Chu Mingyu didn't say much.

Chu Mingyu turned around and looked at Yan Yu, saying, "General, you give the order."

Yan Yu did not refuse. He came here today just for this matter.

"Well, where's the executioner?"

"General, the executioner is ready. Please give the order."

The three executioners stepped forward together and spoke in unison with voices as loud as a bell.

"Alright, after waking up Sun Feng and Liu Xun, execute them immediately. No mistakes."

"After the execution, the heads of the three men were hung on the city gate tower for three days for public display."

"This is to warn those who harbor evil intentions and disrupt the peace of the court."

“If anyone has any inappropriate thoughts in the future, this will be the fate of these people.”

Yan Yu already had a murderous aura that he had developed from years of fighting in his previous life. At this moment, because he was wearing a mask, even though it was broad daylight, he gave people an overwhelming sense of oppression and fear.

This kind of repression and fear is even worse than Li Rui.

If Li Rui had just brought them fear and trepidation, then the pressure Yan Yu brought to them at this moment could directly break their minds.

"Yes, General."

These executioners are violent, cold-blooded and ruthless people. How could they show mercy after receiving Yan Yu's order?

Two of them stepped forward and picked up the unconscious Sun Feng and Liu Xun.

Then he took out a small knife from his waist and stabbed Sun Feng and Liu Xun in the calves.

The intense pain woke Sun Feng and Liu Xun up immediately, but before they could fully wake up, they were taken to the temporary beheading platform made of stones.

"No, no, no, I don't want to die, I can't die, Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, our Sun family fought alongside Emperor Taizu to conquer the country, and we are a century-old family in Yunli."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Please spare my life. Your Majesty, I am willing to confiscate everything the Sun family has, just for your sake of sparing my life."

When death was imminent, Sun Feng finally realized that "Li Rui" was not trying to scare them this time, but was really going to take action for real.

How could Sun Feng not be afraid after realizing what was happening? He had always been so arrogant in the capital and in the court.

All they relied on was the power of the Sun family, and Li Rui's connivance in turning a blind eye and not wanting to break off relations with these aristocratic families.

But once Li Rui no longer indulges them and makes up his mind to deal with them, then they will really have no way to survive.

But it is a little too late for Sun Feng to figure this out now.

"Humph! Everything your Sun family owns will be confiscated just to save your life. Do you agree? Do the rest of your Sun family agree?"

Li Rui turned his head and glanced at Sun Feng, saying with disdain: "I really don't care about those things of your Sun family."

"But if you die and the Sun family falls, all those things will still be confiscated. Do I need you to say more?"

"All under heaven belongs to the king. All the people in the world are his subjects."

"Everything your Sun family has is given by me. Now I can take it back if I want."

"Alright, hurry up and execute the execution. I have a headache and I want to go back and rest."

"The noise here is making me upset. Let it end soon so we can all be at peace."

Li Rui turned his face away, and the dissatisfaction on his face conveyed a message to everyone, that is, he was very angry and impatient, and it was best not to provoke him at this time.

Otherwise, who knows who will be the unlucky one later.

Chu Mingyu looked up at Yan Yu. Although the emperor had given the order, Yan Yu was the one sent by the empress to resolve the matter. He always had to ask Yan Yu's opinion before doing anything.

Yan Yu nodded to Chu Mingyu, indicating that he could begin the execution.

There is no need to drag this kind of thing out. If we don't act quickly, who knows what problems will arise later.

Many of the court officials below come from aristocratic families. If one of them gets stupid and jumps out to speak for these people, things will be difficult to handle.

After receiving Yan Yu's approval, Chu Mingyu immediately turned around and said, "Execute immediately."

"Li Rui, you can't do this to me. I'm your uncle, you can't kill me..."

Before Li Zhishan could finish his words, the executioner had already raised his knife and chopped off Li Zhishan's head.

Next came Sun Feng and Liu Xun. The executioners moved so fast that many people couldn't react.

At this time, the martial arts arena was covered in blood. The heads of Li Zhishan, Sun Feng, and Liu Xun rolled to the ground.

Some timid civil servants fainted due to excessive fright at the scene.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhishan and the other two have been brought to justice."

"Your Majesty, please go back and rest. This bloody and filthy scene will pollute your eyes."

Chu Mingyu took a step forward, blocking Li Rui's sight.

Although Li Rui did not show any discomfort at this time, Chu Mingyu took the initiative and reacted.

Chu Mingyu knew their emperor very well.

After all, who could expect that a person who felt uncomfortable with the blood flowing from the prey offered by his subjects during winter hunting could calmly face the bloody scene before him?

"Okay, then the follow-up matters will be handed over to the two generals."

After saying this, Li Rui left with his men without even looking back.

Yan Yu and Chu Mingyu were both military generals who had seen all kinds of scenes on the battlefield. The small scene before them was nothing to them.

But this kind of scene is very unfriendly to others.

These court officials who came to the capital were usually kept in a greenhouse. Apart from competing with each other and talking in court, they were also keen on various social activities.

Even the military generals who stayed behind were mostly just sons inheriting their fathers' positions. They didn't even know what war was, let alone going to the battlefield.

Therefore, the situation under the martial arts arena at this moment cannot be described as bad, but can only be described as extremely terrible.

Yan Yu looked down at the court officials below, then turned and ordered, "Send the heads of these three men to the city gate tower and hang them there. Move their bodies away and place them there first."

After giving the order, Yan Yu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Chu Mingyu, saying, "Find all the people according to the names on the list. I will bring all of them to the palace."

"As for the others who are not on the list, you will appease them later and have them return with the emperor tomorrow."

Chu Mingyu took the list from Yan Yu's hand, glanced at it quickly, and understood everything.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

"General, please go to the back and rest for a while and drink some tea. You can bring your men to the palace to report in half an hour."

"Ah."

Yan Yu just nodded and then left with the people arranged by Chu Mingyu.

I have to say that Chu Mingyu is quite capable. In less than half an hour, he appeased the people who were not on the list.

All the people on the list were packed up and put into the carriage, waiting for Yan Yu to take them back.

When Yan Yu saw the neatly arranged carriages in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Chu Mingyu was really meticulous in his work.

He was originally worried about what appropriate method he could use to send these people to the palace safely without attracting attention.

I didn't expect that Chu Mingyu mobilized so many carriages in such a short time. This really solved a big problem.

"General, they are already on the carriage. You can take them away anytime."

Chu Mingyu knew that after this separation, it would not be easy for him and Yan Yu to meet again.

Although he had not spent a long time with Yan Yu, this short period of time had allowed Chu Mingyu to have a deeper understanding of Yan Yu.

Yan Yu is no longer the legend told by others, he is a real person.

From this action, Chu Mingyu also truly saw Yan Yu's courage and extraordinary abilities.

If Chu Mingyu did not have a mission that he had to complete, he would definitely go to the palace to ask the Queen to let him go to the Northern Frontier with Yan Yu.

"okay."

Yan Yu looked at Chu Mingyu. During the few days they had been together, he could feel Chu Mingyu's kindness towards him.

This person always lends a helping hand to help and support him when he needs it most. They are like friends who have known each other for many years.

They were about to part, and Yan Yu felt a little reluctant.

"Brother Mingyu, can I call you that?"

In his previous life, Yan Yu was a cold, quiet, and unsociable person. In his new life, his original self had the same personality as in his previous life: aloof, quiet, and unsociable.

So it was already remarkable that Yan Yu could say such words to someone he was not very familiar with.

"Of course you can. Our fathers fought in the battlefield together and shared life and death with us. As descendants, we are naturally brothers."

"I'm a few years older than you, so I'm being arrogant in front of you. From now on, just call me Brother Yu."

"When you return to Shangjing City, I, Brother Yu, will protect you. No one in Shangjing City will dare to bully you."

Chu Mingyu is also a man of temperament. When he saw Yan Yu taking the initiative to get close to him, he was really happy.

He was so happy that he couldn't help but talk a lot, but he really liked his younger brother Yan Yu.

Yan Yu smiled and said, "Okay, then when I return to Shangjing, I'll trouble Brother Yu to take care of me."

"No problem, with my brother here, I promise you will be able to walk sideways in Shangjing City."

The reason why Chu Mingyu said this was because he knew that Yan Yu was just an unfavored illegitimate son of the Yan family.

When Yan Jun'an was still alive, Chu Mingyu had dealt with Yan Jun'an before, so he had some understanding of the Yan family's affairs.