Yu Hai...
Lin Heng sipped the light tea and pondered seriously. Now, he did indeed know who had given the order, but what was his purpose?
Why kill everyone?
There was probably a great deal hidden within this, only Lin Heng could not figure it out right now.
"Good. It is not too late that Lord Lyu was able to wake up in time. Although I do not have the authority to directly strip you of your black gauze cap, as long as I submit a single statement and report this matter to Dingyang's Imperial Capital, what you lose then will not be limited to your official hat. I fear even the family wealth you have saved over half your life will not be preserved."
Those words were already a reminder. It depended on whether he could react in time.
As an old fox who had mixed around in the secular world, how could he fail to hear the meaning beyond the words? This was giving him a chance to make amends.
"This humble official is willing to serve my lord!"
"Good. Then first detain these two men from the Imperial Strategy Bureau, and then send a dispatch to South Prince Manor, saying Ye Tian and the others have already been executed on the spot."
"As you command!"
"You two, invite these two lords down for me."
"Yes!"
The two minor officials from the Imperial Strategy Bureau's faces changed dramatically, and they hurriedly shouted, "We are men of South Prince Manor! How dare you... ah..."
After the two were dragged away, Chief Lyu spoke again. "Special Envoy, sending a dispatch to South Prince Manor is no problem, but those two came to supervise the execution. We still need their handwritten documents. Otherwise, South Prince Manor will likely become suspicious."
Lin