Jinyiwei's psychic case: the opening is Lingbo Weibu

Chapter 1160

Upon hearing Xu Shan's words and sensing his intense killing intent, Li Xujiu instantly realized what was happening and immediately shouted, "Xu, Xu Shan, you, you mustn't do anything rash!"

"This matter has far-reaching implications. It requires..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Xu Shan immediately retorted, "What do you need?"

"Does His Majesty need to make a decision?"

"Commander Li..."

"Some dirty work has to be done by someone."

"Some bad reputations have to be borne by someone!"

"Are we going to refuse to take responsibility, refuse to do it, and just pass the problem on to His Majesty?"

Upon hearing Xu Shan's words, Li Xujiu stepped forward to block Xu Shan and deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "Behind them are powerful clans and aristocratic families from various regions."

"Moreover, they are mostly concentrated in the Jiangnan and northern regions."

"Now, the Tartars have invaded our borders. If any further unforeseen events occur in the north, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Xu Shan, Lord Xu, one move affects the whole situation!"

Li Xujiu had already learned about the reincarnation of Emperor Qiming from his own master.

At the same time, we also gained a general understanding of Xu Shan's plans both inside and outside the capital.

He always felt awe and respect for the young man before him.

These concubines did indeed harbor ulterior motives in private, and they helped the Zhou family, or rather Emperor Qiming, to plant spies within the palace.

From a political perspective, they should be eliminated.

But their families are connected to the stability of some towns in the north.

Therefore, Li Xujiu simply locked them up, waiting for the Celestial Master and His Majesty to discuss a suitable solution.

"Elite families, powerful clans?"

"A single move can have far-reaching consequences?"

"Just a bunch of leeches."

"It is precisely because of their existence that the Ming Dynasty is now in such a precarious state!"

'Snapped. '

At this point, he pushed aside Li Xujiu in front of him and strode over to Cui Min, who was at the head of the group.

Immediately afterwards, without any mercy, she tore at the other person's hair and threw it forcefully in front of Li Xujiu.

'Plop.'

"Ouch."

"you you……"

'Snapped. '

"Ow."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Xu Shan stepped on the other party's cheek, looked at Li Xujiu, but pointed at this lowly concubine and said, "Qinghe Cui Clan."

"They smuggled the best steel from the Ming Dynasty to the north, in exchange for large quantities of ginseng and furs, which were then supplied to the so-called high-ranking officials and nobles."

"The consequence was that the Tartars used this fine steel to forge sharp weapons and then cut off the heads of the Northern Liang army."

"Meanwhile, those high-ranking officials and nobles continue to indulge in singing and dancing, showing off everywhere!"

After saying this, Xu Shan pointed to another concubine.

Then he growled, "The Zhang family of Jin County..."

"During the famine years in the Ming Dynasty when people resorted to cannibalism, the grain that was forcibly purchased, plundered, and hoarded was sold to foreign tribes and Tartars."

"They made a fortune, but our soldiers were fighting these foreign tribes and Tartars on empty stomachs."

"The Zou family of Jiangnan..."

"Together with the Zhou family, they secretly controlled maritime transport. They smuggled sea salt from Japanese pirates in exchange for weapons, which they then used to burn, kill, and plunder our coastal villages!"

……

When Xu Shan eloquently recounted the sordid deeds committed by these so-called powerful clans and aristocratic families, not only Lin Pingzhi and his men, but even the imperial guards under Li Xujiu were filled with righteous indignation!

"Commander Li, I, Xu Shan, don't understand those big plans you're talking about!"

"All I know is that they dare to rebel and dare to destabilize the Ming Dynasty..."

"Then let's fight our way through until we achieve peace."

After saying this, Xu Shan released his foot, stepped over the fallen Cui Min, and walked to Li Xujiu, adding word by word, "To put it another way..."

"You fear the powerful clans and aristocratic families behind them, but have they ever feared His Majesty?"

After saying this, Xu Shan turned his head and said, "The late Emperor's concubine Cui Min colluded with foreign traitors. Knowing that she had disgraced the royal family, she hanged herself in the Cold Palace tonight."

'Snapped. '

'Squeak.'

No sooner had Xu Shan finished speaking than Lin Pingzhi rushed over, holding a ten-foot-long white silk ribbon, and wrapped it directly around Cui Min's neck.

The next second, he was forcibly suspended from the tree trunk next to him.

"what!"

Seeing this, the concubines, who had just been spouting nonsense at the Imperial Guards, were instantly thrown into disarray.

"The late Emperor's beloved concubine, Lady Zhang, colluded with foreign traitors. Knowing she had disgraced the royal family, she committed suicide in the Cold Palace tonight."

'bass! ’

'Sizzle.'

As soon as Xu Shan finished speaking, Lin Pingzhi, who was holding a knife, slashed the other man's neck.

"The late Emperor's beloved concubine, Lady Zou, colluded with foreign invaders, knowing she had disgraced the imperial family..."

Every time Xu Shan coldly uttered a sentence, a concubine of the late emperor would be killed on the spot by the eunuchs.

A few minutes later...

These concubines and their attendants all died violent deaths in the cold palace.

"Pingzhi!"

"Your Excellency is here."

"From now on, the dirty work that the Imperial Guards are unwilling to do in the palace will be done by you, the Clean Guards."

"We can be infamous, but we cannot put His Majesty in a difficult position, much less bring shame upon the royal family."

"Yes. We will obey Lord Xu's orders."

After he finished shouting these words, Xu Shan turned around and left with a cold face, heading straight for the Imperial Study.

Even after they left, the same number of people remained in the Cold Palace.

However, these concubines who caused Li Xujiu and the imperial guards so much trouble turned into corpses within a quarter of an hour of Xu Shan's appearance.

"Commander Li..."

"The people are all dead, what are we going to do?"

When a guard broke the deathly silence, Li Xujiu, his face extremely embarrassed, immediately shouted, "What are you doing?"

"Collect the bodies!"

"Yes."

"Also, everything we say to outsiders should be in accordance with what Lord Xu just said."

"understand!"

Li Xujiu, who walked out of the Cold Palace alone, looked in the direction where the pair of eunuchs carrying lanterns were walking away and muttered to himself, "No wonder Xu Shan can be so favored by His Majesty and Master."

"If a person isn't ruthless, how can they stand firm?"

Inside the Imperial Study...

After His Majesty treated Zhou Ge and Jia Ke with perfunctory courtesy outside the palace gates, there was no further substantial 'respect' shown.

He summoned several Grand Councilors and ministers to the Imperial Study to discuss strategies for defending against the enemy.

Zhu Youwei, however, has yet to make an appearance.

At first, the ministers didn't think anything of it. After all, everyone had witnessed His Majesty's health deteriorating recently.

Zhou Ge and Jia Ke, in particular, were well aware that this was because Emperor Qiming had set a trap to awaken the 'Soul Curse'.

But as time went by, and then, outside the palace, a series of explosions suddenly rang out...

This made Zhou Ge, Jia Ke, and the so-called 'old imperial faction', who were feeling guilty, somewhat uneasy.

Because now, even though they are said to be summoned to the palace for discussions, isn't that a form of house arrest in disguise?

They had no idea what was happening outside.

"Your Majesty, when will you arrive?"

"The capital is in imminent danger; how can His Majesty remain hidden for so long?"