Officials began to whisper and whisper. There were twenty or thirty people sitting on both sides of the lobby. In addition to the officials and staff of the generals and generals' offices, there were several other people who were recently appointed by Liu Cheng to serve as county magistrates in various places in Hedong.

At this time, Xu Shu stood up and asked the city gate school: "Can they verify their identities?"

The school clasped its fists and said, "When they said they were officials in Hedong, they did not dare to neglect their duties. They immediately sent someone to find several officials in the city to identify them on the city wall. They all said that they were indeed them!"

After hearing this, Xu Shu clasped his fists at Liu Cheng and said, "Lord, it's not in line with the regulations to open the city gate at night, and he is risking being attacked by the enemy. In addition, it's too rude to call the door at night. Don't they know that they will wait outside the city overnight and wait until tomorrow and come to the city to visit the lord?"

Your Excellency Liu Cheng put a piece of mutton into his mouth and chewed it, and asked, "What do you think should be done?"

Xu Shu clasped his fists and said, "I suggest that they wait outside the city overnight. As for what to do tomorrow, I'll ask the lord to decide!"

Liu Cheng touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

The new Linfen order Du Ji stood up and bowed: "Lord, the lower official has a word, worried that he would leak the news after he said it, and he didn't know whether he should speak or not!"

Liu Cheng was stunned, glanced at the generals and school officials on both sides, waved his hand and smiled, "Today, everyone here is my confidant. I also believe that they will keep their mouths tight. If you have anything to say, it's okay!"

"No!" Du Ji bowed and agreed, then stood up and said, "Lord, there are neither bandits nor families in Hedong. It is the purest place in the Han Dynasty. The lord has made corresponding arrangements here. Zhang Shi, Wang Yi, Wei Gu, Zhang Sheng and others are all from the Hedong family. If they are allowed to stay in Hedong as officials, wouldn't the Hedong family rekindle and make a comeback? Wouldn't the Hedong people fall into the exploitation of the aristocratic families again? They will definitely destroy the lord's plan!"

Everyone in the lobby, including Liu Cheng, was stunned after hearing Du Ji's words, but no one thought of this problem. Now that Du Ji asked, they realized that it might be a bad thing to keep Zhang Shi and others.

Liu Cheng pondered Du Ji's words and asked, "What do you think should be done?"

Du Ji bowed and said, "Lord, it will definitely not work to expel them. Not to mention other people, the prefect Zhang Shi is the prefect of Hedong appointed by the court. However, the lord has no right to remove his official position and no right to drive him out of the situation. If he is forced to act, these people will inevitably say bad things about the lord, which is not good for the lord's reputation! These officials concealed the uprising of the Baibo army, and did not report it until the situation was out of control. They thought of reporting to the court and asking the court to send troops to quell the rebellion. This is a crime of beheading! Moreover, when the Baibo bandits attacked Anyi City, these people had to lead their troops to flee to Hongnong County and disregard the thousands of people in their jurisdiction. This is a serious crime to kill the three clans. Why not kill them all on this grounds to eliminate future troubles?"

Liu Cheng thought, yes, I don’t have the right to exempt you from your official position, but I have the right to kill people if I fight against the emperor. A mere prefect is considered a bird, and killing it is as easy as killing a chicken. What’s more, it’s a priest who kills you so hard that others can’t say anything. People in the world will only think that these people deserve it!

Liu Cheng looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Wenhe, what do you think Du Ji's suggestions?"

"Cough cough, cough cough" Jia Xu coughed several times in succession, "What? Lord, the official didn't hear what Lord Du clearly just now, what did he say?"

Liu Cheng suddenly stared at the sight of his eyes widening, and after a while, he pointed at Jia Xu and said, "Jia Wenhe, you old fox!"

The other generals and school officials finally understood why Jia Xu was stunned. This kind of thing was obviously an offensive thing. If Jia Wenhe had agreed with Du Ji's suggestion to kill Zhang Shi and others, the news of these friends in the officialdom or friends from aristocratic families would definitely hate Jia Wenhe to the core when they learned the news. Jia Wenhe obviously did not want to be jealous. Besides, this suggestion was not proposed by him, so he would not be more than to attract hatred with Du Ji.

Liu Cheng didn't look at others, his eyes stayed on Du Ji. He realized that Du Ji was actually very cruel inside. Although he usually looked like a filial son and was quite humble, when he really wanted to make a decision, he must be very decisive and never dragged on the slut. He would never be ruthless when he killed someone.

Liu Cheng pondered for a moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Where is Zhang Liao?"

Zhang Liao stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I am in a humble position!"

"You bring three thousand people to ambush the military camp in the city. When Zhang Shi's men went to the military camp to surround them and seize their weapons. If there is any resistance, kill them without any consequences!"

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said, "Abide by the order!"

Liu Cheng looked at Du Jidao: "Du Ji, I will give you fifty personal soldiers. After Zhang Shi and others enter the city, they will separate them from their troops in the name of the general's summoning, and then take them directly to the prison to lock them up. The guards in the prison cells must be replaced with our soldiers, and the former prison guards are not allowed!"

Du Ji bowed and said, "Abide by the order!"

"Go!" Liu Cheng waved.

Zhang Liao and Du Ji bowed to Liu Cheng again and turned around and left.

The officials in the lobby really admired Du Ji's determination and grasp of the timing. Although Du Ji's suggestions seemed a bit cruel, if they did this, they would definitely offend all the gentry in the world, but the risks they took were proportional to what they got. Du Ji was now completely standing on the opposite side of the gentry and became Liu Cheng's real iron rod. A real iron rod will definitely gain unimaginable trust and political status.

After Du Ji led fifty personal guards, he separated from Zhang Liao outside the mansion. He led fifty personal guards straight to the south city gate, and the school guarding the city gate took him up the city tower.

When he arrived at the edge of the wall, Du Ji looked down. There were hundreds of people standing by the moat. The few people in the front were riding horses, and someone was holding torches next to him, which made their faces look very clearly.

Du Ji shouted to the lower body: "Is it Mr. Zhang Shi, the prefect of Hedong? In Du Ji, can Lord Zhang still recognize his old friend?"

Zhang Shi looked up and saw a person appearing on the city wall. Although the distance was a bit far, he could still see clearly. It was indeed Du Ji. A smile appeared on his face and said, "So it's Bohou, why are you here?"

Du Ji smiled and said, "It's a long story. Let's talk about it later. The general has an order to open the city gate and let the prefect Zhang and others enter the city!"

The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate opened. Zhang Shi had no doubts and waved his hand and led hundreds of people under his command into the city gate through the suspension bridge.

Not long after, Zhang Shi and hundreds of people passed the suspension bridge, which slowly rose up again. When they walked into the urn city, the city gate closed again.

Du Ji walked down from the city tower with fifty guards and bowed to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you for many years, and the elder brother is still as charming as ever!"

Zhang Shi shook his head: "Hey, this time it's so embarrassing, it's better not to mention it! By the way, aren't you the county magistrate in Zheng County? Why are you here in Anyi?"

"I am now working under the right general, so I will naturally follow the right general. Why did Brother Zhang bring people back to Anyi so late? The general just heard that you are back and got very angry. If he hadn't tried his best to talk to Brother Zhang, I'm afraid Brother Zhang and others would have to spend the night outside the city!"

Zhang Shi hurriedly bowed and said, "Oh, thank you Bohou for dealing with the right general. We also heard that Anyi City was subdued by the right general, so we rushed back in a hurry. Unexpectedly, we were still one step late and arrived when it was dark!"

Du Ji nodded, looked at Wang Yi, Wei Gu, Zhang Sheng and others beside Du Ji, looked at the hundreds of people behind them, and said, "Brother Zhang, it's cold at night, so let's not stand here to talk. The general summons you to the prefect's house to meet you, but it's not delayed. You should go with me to see the general. Let the general wait for a long time and get angry. I can't afford to be guilty. Please!"

Zhang Shi bowed and said, "Of course we won't make things difficult for Bo Hou, but we just want to place these soldiers behind my brother?"

Du Jidao: "This is easy to deal with. I have already arranged it. I have freed up several rows of houses in the military camp in the city, enough for them to live in. I have also sent someone to prepare food. I will definitely not be hungry and can't freeze them. If Brother Zhang rest assured, I will send someone to take them over!"

"Okay!" Zhang Shi agreed and immediately ordered Zhang Sheng: "You take the soldiers and follow Bo Hou's men to the military camp for dinner and rest. If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it tomorrow!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhang Sheng agreed with his fists and waved to the hundreds of soldiers behind him: "Follow me!"

Seeing Zhang Sheng taking people away, Du Ji said to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, let's go, please get in the car!"

"Mr. Bo is thoughtful, thank you!" After Zhang Shi said that, he took Wang Yi, Wei Gu and three others to a carriage, while Du Ji stepped onto the horse and took dozens of personal guards to the prison.

Not long after, the carriage stopped at the prison door, and Du Ji rode on the horse and shouted: "Brother Zhang, we are here!"

Zhang Shi, Wang Yi and Wei Gu walked down from the carriage in turn. When they saw the prison in front of them, their faces changed drastically. Zhang Shi immediately said, "Bohou, what's going on? Why did you bring us to the prison?"

Du Ji bowed and said, "Everyone, the general has an order. Zhang Shi, the prefect of Hedong, Wang Yi, the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the prefect of the rebellion of the bandit leader Guo Da and others, and they did not report the rebellion of the bandit leader Guo Da and others. They were unable to effectively fight, and they lost their troops and generals, and they lost their land. They were the first to escape when they were guarding Anyi City, abandoning Hedong County and the people of the county to ignore it. The three tribes should be punished. Now, you and others will be arrested and imprisoned. They will be executed on a date! People come, arrest them!"

The guards rushed up and pressed the three people to the ground. Zhang Shi struggled violently, and soon he disheveled his hair and shouted: "Horse Bo, Hou, you and I have been friends for so many years. Please plead with the right general for many years. I, Zhang Shi, will never forget you!"

Du Ji sighed: "Brother Zhang, I want to help you too, but I am really powerless! Come on, take it to the prison!"
Chapter completed!