Mei Wenshi's face turned purple as he was choked, but there was no fear in his eyes.

He stared fixedly at Jiang Chen, saying intermittently, "Your...Your Majesty, how can you be so sure that this old minister...this old minister has accomplices?"

Jiang Chen loosened his grip slightly, leaving him room to breathe, and said indifferently, "I'm not a fool."

"With the capabilities of your Mei family alone, it's impossible to obtain so many prohibited military weapons, nor is it possible to train these elite soldiers and assassins."

"Moreover, the businesses your Mei family has in the imperial capital are all very profitable. Even if you are a powerful minister, you can't monopolize these benefits... Therefore, there must be others standing behind you!"

"As long as you are willing to confess the truth, I can grant you a peaceful death."

As soon as these words came out, many ministers around him held their breath slightly.

There were not a few in the court who had vested interests with the Mei family. If His Majesty was determined to pursue the matter, it would surely be another brutal massacre!

Mei Wenshi glanced at Jiang Chen's stern expression, then swept his gaze over the frightened ministers, and suddenly burst into wild laughter, appearing mad.

"Bang!"

Jiang Chen released his hand, throwing him to the ground, frowning in disgust.

"Someone, give him some torture to sober up this old thing."

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch from the Ministry of Punishment immediately stepped forward and whipped Mei Wenshi several times, tearing his skin and flesh, causing blood to flow non-stop.

Jiang Chen watched coldly until Mei Wenshi twitched all over in pain, then he raised his hand to stop it.

"Old thing, are you willing to talk now?"

"The punishment just now was just an appetizer. If you refuse to open your mouth, you will spend the rest of your life in the imperial prison."

"Oh, right, there's also Mei Kang."

"Almost all of your Mei family members are dead. Don't you care about this last seedling?"

Jiang Chen's voice was indifferent, without a trace of warmth, causing the people around him to shudder.

Mei Wenshi's face was pale, and he clenched his teeth, not uttering a scream.

Even if he died, he would protect his dignity!

After a moment of silence, until he had adapted to the severe pain on his body, Mei Wenshi slowly opened his mouth and said,

"Your Majesty, if you let Kang'er go, this old man can confess everything I know."

After speaking, he closed his eyes, resigned to his fate.

As the leader of the rebels, the Emperor could not possibly let him go.

In that case, taking out the information in his hands in exchange for his son's life was worthwhile... Anyway, he had originally planned to drag King Jiang Zuo down to hell with him, so the Emperor's proposal just happened to suit his wishes.

Jiang Chen was not an indecisive person. After hearing Mei Wenshi's conditions, he nodded decisively, "Alright, I promise you."

"Someone, go and bring Mei Kang over so that the father and son can have one last meeting."

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Qi stepped forward with shame and stammered, "Your Majesty, this humble servant...this humble servant is incompetent... I originally captured Mei Kang alive, but on the way to the palace..."

"Mei Kang...Mei Kang was killed by a hidden arrow shot from who knows where."

Upon hearing this, Mei Wenshi was struck by lightning!

His straight spine instantly hunched over, and in a few breaths, he aged several decades.

Jiang Chen and the other officials also looked unsightly!

It was obvious that someone wanted to silence them.

Mei Wenshi also saw this, and his whole body trembled non-stop, but his shrewd eyes shot out a chilling light.

He revealed his fierce appearance and said, "You two-faced villain, you beast!"

"Even if I have to give up this life, I will never let you have an easy time!!"

"Emperor, the other two accomplices of this old man are..."

Swish!

The buzzing sound of piercing air suddenly exploded.

Before anyone could react, it directly pierced through Mei Wenshi's chest.

Tear!

The sound of flesh and blood separating rang out. It seemed that to ensure nothing went wrong, the arrowhead was actually barbed.

With just one arrow, Mei Wenshi's heart was torn to pieces.

A large hole was torn open in his chest.

Mei Wenshi's face instantly turned gray, his trembling lips also became still, and he collapsed weakly on the blood-stained floor tiles.

However, his old eyes were filled with unwillingness and resentment, staring wide open, almost splitting, staring at the palace walls outside the Golden Luan Hall.

There, a figure flashed by, swift as the wind.

It was hopeless.

Jiang Chen scrutinized Mei Wenshi on the ground and made a judgment immediately.

Immediately, he shifted his gaze and shouted coldly, "Arrest him!"

"Capture this bug who shoots cold arrows in the dark alive! I want to tear him into a thousand pieces!"

Jing Yue could feel Jiang Chen's extreme anger, and her pretty face was stained with coldness. With a flash of her body, she rushed out!

Jiang Chen felt that it was still not enough insurance and frowned angrily, "Xu Changqing, Meng Qi, take your personal guards and seal off the palace for me!"

"We must not let this assassin escape!"

Mei Kang died, Mei Wenshi died violently, and all the close followers around him were also killed in battle. Apart from Mei Ruoying, who was absconding, no one knew the truth anymore.

It took so much effort to obtain the clues, Jiang Chen didn't want it to fall short!

"Damn it!"

After cursing angrily, Jiang Chen turned his head to look at Mei Wenshi, who died with his eyes open, and was somewhat dissatisfied.

If it weren't for this old man being too long-winded, the situation would not have become like this at all.

After a while, just before Jiang Chen's patience ran out, Jing Yue returned.

But what she brought back was just a corpse.

Hanging her head in shame, Jing Yue frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this assassin had poison hidden in his mouth. The moment he completed his mission, he bit through the poison sac. This subordinate... This subordinate couldn't do anything by the time I caught up with him."

Jiang Chen wasn't too surprised by this result.

If he were the mastermind behind this, he would definitely take such measures to avoid being caught with any evidence.

However, rational understanding could not suppress emotional anger.

He glared coldly at the corpse and suddenly stood up, "Good, very good!"

"You dare to plot against me like this. When I catch you hiding rats, I will definitely let the torturers in the imperial prison serve you well!"

As he spoke, he swept his cold gaze over the ministers below the steps.

The sharp and exposed gaze made the ministers sweat all over, and even their legs were a little weak.

They knelt down trembling and said, "Your Majesty, we are loyal and have nothing to do with the traitor Mei Wenshi. Please be wise!"

Jiang Chen's eyes were indifferent, looking down at the people kneeling at his feet, without saying a word.

Even his expression did not change in the slightest.

He was not the original owner of this body, that soft-eared fool who couldn't tell east from west after hearing a few nice words.

After reading Mei's family's account books, he had already made up his mind to thoroughly clean up this court.

These mediocre ministers are simply not worthy of the position they now possess. He doesn't need to distinguish who is loyal and who is treacherous. As long as he drives all these people away, the remaining people will naturally be obedient.

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled into a cold arc, and he looked out of the Golden Luan Hall with his hands behind his back.

The originally solemn and majestic square was now covered in a blood-colored coat, with broken limbs and arms everywhere.

These soldiers were all the elite of Da Wei.

If it weren't for the ambitions of certain people, they wouldn't have had to bear the stigma of rebels and die disgracefully in the palace.

Those who manipulated the conspiracy behind the scenes deserved to die!!