CHAPTER 1493: CHAPTER 1500: CAI LIAN’S SITUATION (1)

Cai Wei has made such arrangements with great care, for if we were to treat them as treacherous officials and rebels and punish them severely now, the evidence is ultimately inconclusive and there would be those who secretly discontented; moreover, Li Kaifeng’s decades of operations in the court have given him deep roots, and it would be troublesome if pushing them into desperation led to their revolt.

Therefore, it is better to detain them in our own mansion, wait for Brother Parrot to gather all the evidence, and show it to the court ministers. So everyone can be thoroughly convinced when we take down those chaotic and treacherous group one by one.

In this way, there is no need for a great war, and we can convince the officials heart and soul.

Nangong Yi said: "Li Kaifeng pretending not to recognize the Retired Emperor, shooting at me and the Empress, plotting to interrogate the Empress Dowager, and with Nangong Shi testifying against his treason and collusion with the enemy, such actions make him truly unsuitable to hold the position of the Great General. His position as the Great General will be temporarily filled by the Marquis of Jian’an and Duke Li Guo, until the matter is thoroughly investigated and a final decision is taken. You all may now return to your mansions. Do not leave the house or contact anyone without permission before the truth is revealed, otherwise, you will be charged with the crimes of forming factions for personal gain and treason!"

As the edict was given, all of Li Kaifeng’s supporters turned their eyes towards him, waiting for his command. If Li Kaifeng uttered the word "rebel" at this moment, everyone would immediately stand up and kill the Emperor and Empress.

However, having personally witnessed the awesomeness of the Emperor and Empress, how they could appear out of thin air on the roof of the Royal study, summon a Giant Tiger impossible to confront by thousands of men, and the Monkey who could come and go without a trace, along with Parrot who could find so many important letters in his home in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, these weird and mysterious powers truly scared him to the core. Therefore, when everyone looked at him, he knelt onto the ground and respectfully kowtowed to Nangong Yi: "Yes, your subject obeys the edict!"

Seeing him like this, though his followers were resentful and unwilling, they had no other plan and could only kowtow to Nangong Yi one after another, leaving dejectedly.

When Li Kaifeng left, his expression was one of intense pain. With every step he took, his shattered testicles throbbed with pain like slicing knives. Amid the astonished looks of the court ministers, he walked out in humiliation, with Cold Sweat breaking out on his head, and his hatred for Nangong Yi and Cai Wei deepened and intensified in his heart!

When he went outside, he happened to meet Duke Li Guo’s family coming with orders.

Duke Li Guo’s family had suffered a lot in prison these past few days. Li Kaifeng took his revenge through personal grievances, commanding his subordinates’ eunuchs to use all the Punishment Tools in the prison on the Duke Li Guo’s family, imposing cruel tortures. Though Mo Zijing and Mo Ziqi, the younger generation, were better off, being young and strong, but Duke Li Guo, of Old age, could hardly bear such Torture. After three days of severe torment, his life was nearly taken, and now seeing the carriage, he still needed the support of his son and grandson, otherwise he could not walk at all.

Upon seeing Li Kaifeng coming head-on, Duke Li Guo pushed away the hands of his son and grandson, propping up his body erectly, and said: "Great General, how come your face looks so bad? Could it be that you are angry because you failed to chop off my Head?"

Li Kaifeng gave Duke Li Guo a gloomy glance and his descendants a Cold Smile, then, leaning on the hand of his Attendant, left without saying a word.

Behind him, Duke Li Guo Laughed and said gleefully: "Take care, Great General. Even if you failed to chop off my head, there’s no need to walk away with your tail between your legs like a Woman, or people might think your balls hurt..."

Li Kaifeng’s body stiffened for a moment, but he did not look back, forced himself to straighten his back, and staggered away.

Mo Yuanshan said: "Father, let’s go inside. The Emperor is still waiting for us. Why bother with a treacherous official whose days are numbered?"