I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 43 Rest 5 Killing like crazy
After waiting for a long time, Yu Youzhi finally came out
He walked downstairs at a slow pace, glanced at everyone calmly, and bowed with a smile, "Don't panic, everyone. I am here tonight because of official business. You just need to cooperate with my investigation."

The voice is clear and gentle, serious yet gentle

Everyone finally put their minds at ease and expressed their willingness to cooperate.

The table in the center of the lobby had long been cleared, with only a Huanghuali armchair on it.
Yu Youzhi sat down leisurely, with a guard standing on each side.

One of the guards unfolded a piece of paper, on which was written the poem "Looking back at the past sages' experience of a country or family, we can see that success comes from frugality and failure comes from extravagance."

Guards: "Look carefully, who wrote this poem? Stand out!"

There was only silence in the audience
After a while, the guard shouted, "Whoever wrote this, come out and admit it!"

Still no one stood up
They looked at each other, bewildered.

This poem definitely did not come from their hands!

Yu Youzhi held his forehead and stood up, his tone quite helpless: "You all said you would cooperate just now, why are you all silent now?"

There was a scholar in the audience. He had some connections with the Yu family and stepped forward boldly: "Yu Shaoqing, we really don't know where this poem came from. You surrounded the Hesi Tower tonight, which is an act of usurpation. Please don't embarrass us scholars."

A junior official of the Siwei Palace actually bypassed the Ministry of Justice and surrounded the Hesi Tower just to investigate a poem. It was absolutely ridiculous!
Hearing this, Yu Youzhi just laughed softly, as if mocking the stupidity of the literati in the audience.

He walked down the stage and came to the front of the scholar.

Although he was laughing, it made people feel cold. "Overstepping your authority? I am investigating this matter under the order of His Majesty. Do you dare to disobey?"

Upon hearing that it was His Majesty's order, the literati dared not question it and immediately stopped their movements.

"Since I have discussed this with you all and you are unwilling to speak, I will not be merciful."

Yu Youzhi's eyes were fierce, and he waved his sleeves

The scholar's throat was cut by him on the spot!

The blood splattered on the peony-patterned carpet, staining it into fine dark spots. His expression was one of pain, shock, and disbelief.

The lobby suddenly became noisy and chaotic
Murder! Yu Youzhi actually killed someone in public! !
The literati finally began to be afraid

But they have no way out
The guards simply drew their swords and forced them into a pile.

Yu Youzhi wiped the blood-stained dagger calmly and said, "From now on, you only have a cup of tea. If no one comes forward to surrender, I will kill one person until someone surrenders."

"You don't have to say it"

"Just die"

His tone was lazy and low, and human life was like an ant in his eyes.

Upstairs, the maid hurriedly pushed open the door of Cuiyu Pavilion and came to Yun Ji.

"Madam, the message cannot be delivered."

Yun Ji lowered her eyes and looked at the hall, her heart was in turmoil, and her hands unconsciously sped up as she played with the Buddhist beads.

After a while, he asked, "Can you float on water?"

The maid was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I know a little bit."

Yun Ji's expression relaxed, and she took out a jade pendant engraved with the word "Jin" from her sleeve pocket and handed it to the maid.

"The canal in the backyard leads to the Nanhe River. Take this jade pendant and go to Prince Jin's mansion."

The maid hesitated: "...But Madam, His Royal Highness will not be back until two days later."

"I know"

Yun Ji looked downstairs, half of the tea time had passed, "Go, the people in Prince Jin's Mansion will protect you when they see the jade pendant. When you see His Royal Highness, remember to tell him about Yu Youzhi's evil ambitions."

The maid took the jade pendant and without hesitation, turned around and ran to the backyard.

A cup of tea has passed

Yu Youzhi just moved his fingers slightly

The guards in the audience directly picked one person from the group of huddled scholars and put a cold knife to his neck. Just as the guard raised his knife, a shout came from the crowd: "Wait!"

The knife stopped in time
The scholar only felt his crotch wet and his legs became weak.

Yun Ji looked at the scholar who stood out - Qin Ke, a young man from an ordinary merchant family, who loved reading and often visited Hesi Tower.

He walked out from the crowd with an air of righteousness and stood in front of the stage, unafraid.

Yu Youzhi held his chin with one hand and looked at Qin Ke calmly, "Sir, are you going to confess?"

"No!" Qin Ke's eyes were firm.

"Since you haven't confessed, and it's not your turn yet, why are you so anxious to die?"

Qin Ke said in a loud voice: "Does Yu Shaoqing have any evidence to accuse the person who wrote the poem of being among us?"

"We are just scholars who are powerless. How is Yu Shaoqing different from a traitor by forcing us to confess? Your Majesty is a wise emperor, but you are relying on your Majesty's favor and acting recklessly. Aren't you afraid that one day you will be retaliated and bring disaster to your entire clan?!"

Yu Youzhi obviously didn't take Qin Ke's accusations to heart and remained calm.

Qin Ke said loudly: "If you still have backbone, you should stand up and fight with me to the death! Instead of being weak and silent, allowing the treacherous officials to slander and kill you!"

There is a dead silence behind me
The guards looked at him with mockery, mocking his ignorance of his own abilities.
They are just a group of literati, how can they really cause such a big uproar?

A burst of laughter came from the high platform. Yu Youzhi's laughter was paranoid and crazy. He even threw the throat-slashing dagger to Qin Ke, "Then I will make a bet with you. If any one of the scholars behind you stands up to resist with you today, I will give you my life."

……

Qin Ke turned around and glanced at the group of literati
A hot heart gradually cools down

They knelt on the ground, not even daring to look up and meet Qin Ke's eyes.

Yu Youzhi was a man of erratic moods, so how could one trust what he said! They were afraid that if they stood up, he would turn ruthless and kill them without waiting for anyone to surrender; they were also waiting, because the longer they delayed, the more likely it would be that the news would get out and someone would come to rescue them.

"It seems that I have won this round."

Yu Youzhi said lightly
Swah——

Qin Ke was stabbed in the back and cursed "you bastard" with his mouth before falling to the ground and dying.

The guards pulled the man away from the stage and threw him into a corner.

Yu Youzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "After a cup of tea, if no one admits it, who will be the next to suffer?"

2F, outside Jade Pavilion

Yun Ji gathered all the guards and servants in Hesi Tower.

Today's disaster came suddenly. She couldn't contact the prince's subordinates in Chang'an at all, and the news couldn't be spread out. She was afraid that reinforcements would not arrive in time.

Yu Youzhi is coming with great force, and his purpose is definitely not simple. If we don't resist and fight our way out, there will be countless disgraces brought upon Hesi Tower tomorrow, and our loved ones will be in trouble.

"Everyone, live towards death."

In response to her, everyone raised their weapons, including long knives, axes, and wooden sticks...

Another cup of tea has passed

The guard lost his patience and kicked a man out from the crowd at random. The moment the long knife in his hand touched the man's neck, it was knocked down by a flying wooden stick.

Yu Youzhi turned around and looked towards the stairwell
It turned out that Yun Ji led a group of men with the intention of resisting.

He smiled and said, "What does Madam Yunji mean?"

"Everyone! Yu Youzhi has surrounded the Hesi Tower. The news from inside the tower cannot be transmitted out at all. Our lives are already hanging by a thread. Please don't take any more chances!" Yun Ji said loudly.

The literati were shocked

It turns out that their forbearance was in vain!

(End of this chapter)