However, before Lord Cao could respond, Wan Lianxing turned to the people beside him and ordered, "Go and bring Zou Sanduo to me!"

Not long after, Zou Sanduo, who was bound by heavy shackles and cold fetters, was brought out. He had long lost his former arrogance and high spirits. He looked extremely depressed and terrified.

When he saw Cao Bingxian, a glimmer of hope suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Cao, please save me! Wan Lianxing is not a good person, he deliberately wants to harm me..."

How could Cao Bingxian not see the intention behind Wan Lianxing's move? However, what he never expected was that Wan Lianxing would be so bold as to abuse his power so blatantly in front of everyone.

So Cao Bingxian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, stared straight at Wan Lianxing and said, "My Lord, this Zou Sanduo is at least an official appointed by the court! How can you shackle him so wantonly? Moreover, this man is a lucky general personally appointed by the emperor, and he is also a meritorious official who has made great military achievements!"

“Hahahaha, hahahaha,” Wan Lianxing laughed wildly. “He may be considered a lucky general in the eyes of the emperor, but in my eyes, he is an absolute scum. To you, Zou Sanduo may be a so-called meritorious official, but to the people of Fengying, he is nothing more than a desperate bandit who fled in desperation and an irreconcilable enemy.”

At this time, Zou Sanduo saw that the Supervisory Censor was right in front of him, and he became bolder. He bravely shouted at Wan Lianxing: "Wan Lianxing, how dare you be so arrogant in front of Lord Cao! Don't you know that he is the Supervisory Censor?"

When Wan Lianxing heard this, not only did he not show the slightest fear on his face, but he smiled even more wildly.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

After a burst of unbridled laughter, Wan Lianxing slowly said, "What a great Censor! I am a noble marquis, and I am already giving this Censor a huge honor by being able to stand here and meet you today! If I hadn't known in advance that Lord Cao wanted to meet you, Zou Sanduo, how could I have provided you with this opportunity to meet? Humph, you better seize the opportunity and look at each other more, because this will be the last time you will see each other in this life."

When Zou Sanduo heard this, his face turned pale as paper, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably. An unprecedented fear gripped his heart. He widened his eyes, and his voice became sharp and piercing due to excessive tension: "Wan Lianxing, what do you want to do to me?"

Wan Lianxing had a scornful smile on his face, and said in a tone of extreme sarcasm: "You are already on the verge of death, but you are still showing your teeth and claws. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I really don't know if the emperor has a serious eye disease. He actually thinks that a person like you with shifty eyes and a wretched appearance is a lucky general. Just based on your appearance, how on earth can you be a lucky general?"

At this time, Zou Sanduo, who had always been afraid of death, was so frightened that he trembled all over when he heard this, fearing that Wan Lianxing would tear his head off. So, he pretended to be calm and threatened Wan Lianxing in a timid way: "Wan Lianxing, don't do anything rash! The Supervisory Censor is here! If you dare to harm me, Lord Cao will definitely report you to the emperor, and the emperor will punish you severely!"

However, Wan Lianxing was not moved at all. He smiled coldly and responded with disdain: "Haha, countless people impeach me in the court every day. Would I be afraid of one or two more memorials? But you don't have to worry too much, because the power of your life and death is not in my hands."

When Zou Sanduo heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that he had escaped for the time being. But who would have thought that just as he had just caught his breath, he heard Wan Lianxing continue to say in a sinister tone: "Hey, your life depends entirely on the people of Fengying. How long you can survive depends on what they decide!"

"What...what? What exactly do you want to do?" Zou Sanduo widened his eyes in horror and asked in a trembling voice.

"What else can we do? If we want to calm the anger of the people, the best way right now is to have you march on the streets! We have a total of twenty counties in Fengying! Even if we remove Songchun County that you have lost, there are still nineteen counties! So, you have to be strong and walk around in every place so that the people can greet you warmly!"

Zou Sanduo said tremblingly, "Wan Lianxing, do you dare?"

Wan Lianxing ignored him, with a sneer on his face, and ordered the others around him: "Remember, you must protect Zou Sanduo on the road, and don't let him die in a place. After all, our Fengying area is vast, and we must let the people of every county have the opportunity to see this Lord Zou Sanduo with their own eyes, so that the people can see what kind of demeanor the great meritorious official, the highly valued talent, and the lucky general personally appointed by the emperor looks like."

Hearing this, Cao Bingxian hurried forward to stop him, but he said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you must not do this! Zou Sanduo is an official appointed by the court. His stay or departure should be decided by the court. As for his life or death, only the emperor is qualified to make the final decision! Your Majesty, you are probably exceeding your authority by doing this."

Wan Lianxing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said slowly: "Overstepping authority? Haha! Power is something that belongs to whoever holds it. Lord Cao, don't worry about it. This marquis has already sent someone to send a message to the emperor. I have already reported to the emperor that I will deal with Zou Sanduo on his behalf. The emperor does not need to worry about this trivial matter. Lord Cao does not need to worry so much! Oh, look, you have been here for so long, but I have let you stand outside and talk to me. It is really my fault for not entertaining you well and being impolite. I have treated Lord Cao badly! Come on, let's move to the big tent and talk again."

At this moment, Zou Sanduo screamed and howled like a pig being slaughtered, but even so, he was still dragged away. Along with him, more than 20 of his confidants were also escorted away.

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