After all, the mansion had already been besieged, surrounded layer upon layer, and they couldn't even send a message to the Mei family.

But just when they thought Jiang Chen would give them a chance to act, Jiang Chen drew out the sword beside him.

"It seems that all of you ministers have taken what I just said as a passing breeze. Since that's the case, I don't mind using a few heads here and now to revitalize the court and let everyone understand who is the king of this land."

Feeling the reflection from the sword, the crowd, who had been clamoring to offer their services just moments ago, instantly fell silent.

Compared to the favors they owed, their own lives were clearly more important.

As they remained silent, the imperial guards had already begun searching the entire city for anyone associated with the Mei family.

Just when they thought they would only need to punish a few people, the information they collected stunned them all.

This arrest was likely to involve almost all the officials, big and small, in Shimen Pass.

Even those who made a living in Shimen Pass could not escape the dragnet.

"Officer, what I'm saying is all true. If you don't believe me, I'm willing to have all the neighbors write a blood oath to show the truth."

As such things happened in various streets and alleys, the faces of those responsible for carrying out Jiang Chen's orders became increasingly gloomy.

It could be said that the evil deeds of the Mei family in Shimen Pass were now beyond description.

When this news reached Jiang Chen's ears, he shook his head helplessly, as if he had already known about these things.

"Since they have already gone this far, then it is time for me to fulfill my promise. Since these guys do not respect themselves, then let me punish them. Otherwise, if the Xiongnu attack the pass and the people's hearts are unstable, then..."

Jiang Chen's hesitant appearance made many imperial guards feel sorry for him.

And the many ministers who had been waiting for Jiang Chen's news all fell silent after learning about the various evil deeds committed by the Mei family in Shimen Pass.

Now, those who were committing the crimes here were not direct descendants of the Mei family, but distant relatives that had branched out who knows how far. Even so, they dared to be so arrogant, which was enough to prove how lawless the Mei family had become.

"His Majesty is determined to break with us."

Thinking of the series of actions Jiang Chen had taken these days, everyone now seemed extremely silent, and no one dared to say anything more.

And on the widest street in the city, the Mei family members, led by the previous military officer, were all escorted out.

"Shimen Pass is too far away from the imperial city. There are treacherous people who are interfering, cutting off all information from Shimen Pass to the court, causing many people to suffer. I apologize to everyone."

Just as Jiang Chen was about to cut off a lock of his hair as a symbolic apology, the crowd swarmed up and hugged Jiang Chen tightly.

"Your Majesty must not! How can your noble body suffer for us?"

"We are already very satisfied to see these culprits being severely punished."

Seeing that they had chosen to forgive him, Jiang Chen felt choked.

Looking at those guys kneeling on the ground, who did not seem to realize what their mistakes were, Jiang Chen took the executioner's steel blade and spat a mouthful of strong liquor on it.

"From this day on, if anyone like this appears again, they will be executed immediately."

"How dare you! I am a member of the Mei family!"

When he saw his headless corpse fall to the ground, he realized that the backing he had always been so proud of seemed to be nothing at all.

As Jiang Chen made his move, the many executioners were not idle either, each wielding their executioner's blade downward.

For a time, corpses littered the field.

Seeing this scene, many people looked dazed, seemingly unwilling to believe what they were seeing.

But confirming that these guys who had harmed the villages were truly killed, everyone howled with excitement, and many people fell to their knees, weeping.

But Jiang Chen and the court officials were extremely silent at this moment.

No one knew what they were thinking.

Just as everyone, each with their own thoughts, returned to their resting places, on the previous earth fort, the centurion had accumulated countless wounds on his body.

"Centurion, haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? If we wait any longer, we're really going to die on the battlefield."

"That's right, Centurion. We have less than forty brothers left, and our food supplies are almost exhausted. Even if the Xiongnu don't attack again, we can only last for three days at most."

Speaking of this, the centurion, whose eyes were originally full of light, now had only dimness in his eyes.

He never thought that he would end up in such a state.

"It seems that heaven is really going to kill me, Cui Qi."

Thinking of his various past experiences, Cui Qi now seemed surprisingly silent.

Of those who were able to make it all the way to centurion on the border, how many had not crawled out of piles of dead bodies? Now that he was facing death, Cui Qi seemed extremely calm.

"Little Wu, you are the youngest. This is a list of all of us, as well as almost all the information we have collected during this period. You must **** it safely into Shimen Pass."

Looking at the bamboo slip, Little Wu shook his head frantically.

"If this information cannot be delivered to the garrison in time, once the Xiongnu break through Shimen Pass, we will become sinners of all time. Even if it's for everyone's sake, go and come back quickly."

After speaking, Cui Qi directly threw Little Wu onto the horse.

Before Little Wu could react, Cui Qi kicked the horse's buttocks.

The hunting horse quickly galloped towards Shimen Pass.

"We haven't sacrificed in vain, at least we've left a seed for ourselves. Since they are unwilling to come and support us, after we have a good meal, we will just kill our way out and let them see what a real military soul is."

After speaking, Cui Qi poured all the remaining food into the big pot in front of him.

As for the others, they followed suit.

As they ate their farewell meal, Little Wu was full of tears, desperately rushing towards Shimen Pass.

If he was fast enough, he might still be able to see Big Brother Cui one last time.

But the fatigue brought about by the days of fighting had completely crushed his spirit.

Before he had run far, he fainted on the horse.

The scouts that Jiang Chen had sent out to investigate the movements of the Xiongnu soon noticed this batch of unmanned fast horses.

After seeing the clothing worn by the person on it, their faces tightened, and they quickly led the fast horse and helped Little Wu down.