Chapter 587

And as the formation dissipated, the figures of the crowd also returned to the drill ground.

After these people appeared, they divided into three teams.

Those who saw the crisis of the Han and picked up weapons to resist were divided into one team.

And this team was also the one with the fewest people in the field, only over ten thousand people.

Those who saw the demonic shadows and retreated were divided into one team.

And this team was also the one with the most people in the field.

The remaining less than two hundred people were divided into one team.

And these people were those who betrayed the Han after seeing the demonic shadows ravaging the Han.

"Ah! What's going on, that was truly terrifying just now!"

"Yeah, wasn't the Han invaded by demons? How did we return here?"

"Could it be that what we experienced just now were all illusions!"

"It must be, the various Lords must have set up an illusion formation to test us!"

After the crowd left the illusion formation, they immediately began to discuss.

However, at this time, those who thought about the Han's destruction and wanted to gain benefits from it were filled with fear inside.

They knew that these Inner Cabinet Lords must have seen their performance in the illusion formation clearly.

Many people were even so frightened that they sat paralyzed on the ground, with looks of fear on their faces.

Regarding the performance of these people, the girls in the field saw it in their eyes, and many people even revealed looks of disdain.

They all thought that these people were frightened by the demons in the illusion formation.

"Truly useless, such small demons, and they were frightened into this state!"

"Yeah, these people are too timid!"

Just as the crowd was discussing, the figures of the ten Inner Cabinet ministers, including Cao Cao, appeared on the point-general platform.

"Pay respects to the Lords!"

Seeing Cao Cao and the others appear, the crowd immediately saluted respectfully.

Cao Cao and the others scanned the crowd coldly.

Feeling the cold gazes of Cao Cao and the others, those who retreated or had ulterior motives all felt cold inside and lowered their heads in panic.

And Sun Shangxiang and the others all raised their heads, waiting for the inspection of the generals like they had won a battle.

At this time, the Minister of Rites, Cai Yong, who was the main official in charge of the test, stood out, looked at Sun Shangxiang and the others, and said with gratification:

"You are very good; when our Han faced a crisis, you were able to stand out, and this official is deeply gratified!"

"Here, this official announces that you have perfectly passed the Inner Cabinet's test!"

"Congratulations, later, palace guards will lead you to meet the Empress and the two Empresses."

Hearing this, these girls were overjoyed and thanked Cai Yong and the others gratefully:

"The commoners thank the various Lords!"

"Great, I finally passed the assessment; as long as I can pass the test of the Empress and the two Empresses, I can enter the palace to serve His Majesty!"

Subsequently, Cai Yong looked at the crowd with the most people in the field and said expressionlessly:

"As for you, I regret to tell you that you failed the assessment!"

Hearing this, these girls trembled as if struck by lightning, tears gushed out like a broken dam, instantly drowning their faces.

Their crying was heart-wrenching, as if they wanted to release all the pain and regret in their hearts.

That crying was full of self-blame and remorse, making people feel pity when they heard it.

The hearts of these girls were full of blame for themselves, and they kept asking themselves:

"Why? Why couldn't I go with Sun Shangxiang and the others to block those demons?"

They regretted their cowardice, not expecting that they had passed the county-level screening, commandery-level, prefecture-level, and state-level screening step by step.

They defeated so many competitors, but in the end, they were defeated by themselves.

This cruel reality was truly hard for them to accept.

"As for you! Hmph!"

Cai Yong looked at the more than one hundred girls in the field who dared to betray the Han.

His gaze was cold, and he snorted coldly with an icy tone.

"In the time of our Han's crisis, you dared to harbor rebellious hearts, betray the Han, and attempt to subvert the Han Empire."

"You, along with the families behind you, will bear the wrath of our Han!"

Hearing this, those more than one hundred girls were instantly ashen-faced, as if all their strength had been drained, and they collapsed to the ground.

Many people even knelt on the ground and begged Cai Yong and the others:

"Lord, this little girl knows she was wrong, I will never dare again, please forgive us!"

"Lord, we know we were wrong, please show mercy!"

"Please, Lord, let me go!"

For a time, these more than one hundred people knelt on the ground and cried to Cai Yong and the others.

"What! These people actually dared to have such thoughts, this is truly unreasonable!"

"Treacherous ministers and thieves, they should be killed!"

"Actually daring to attempt to subvert the Han, truly bold!"

"How dare they!"

"Just by themselves, they wouldn't dare to have such thoughts, it is estimated that their families were also involved in this matter!"

"Such people are truly unworthy of being our Han subjects!"

Unsurprisingly, the behavior of these people completely angered everyone.

"Hmph!"

"You treacherous ministers and thieves, still hoping for forgiveness!"

"General Xu Chu, please control these people!"

Hearing the pleas of the crowd, the Minister of Justice, Jia Xu, stood out and shouted coldly to the crowd.

"Men, seize these people and wait for His Majesty's disposal!"

Xu Chu, upon hearing this, shouted to the Yulin Army soldiers who already had killing intent in their eyes.

And the Yulin Army soldiers who had been waiting on the side, upon hearing Xu Chu's words, immediately went up and controlled these people.

Ignoring the pleas of the crowd, they dragged them away without any pity.

After dealing with these people, Cai Yong and the others settled the more than ten thousand girls who passed the test and then went into the palace together to meet Liu Bian.

Such a major event had occurred, so naturally, it had to be reported to Liu Bian.

"Truly bold! These aristocratic families, eating the food of our Han Empire, actually want to smash the pot of our Han Empire!"

"Tai'a, immediately control these families, after finding out the people behind the scenes, I want you to pull these people out by the roots!"

Liu Bian, upon hearing this, was furious and immediately shouted coldly to the Dark Guard Commander, Tai'a.

"This humble General obeys the decree!"

At this time, Tai'a also replied solemnly.

"Also, your Shadow Guards should also be properly reorganized from now on!"

"So many families had different hearts, and your Shadow Guards didn't even notice!"

Just as Tai'a was about to leave, Liu Bian suddenly said softly to him with an expressionless face.

Hearing this, Tai'a was instantly covered in cold sweat, and a sense of fear arose in his heart.

He knew that Liu Bian was truly angry this time, and if he didn't handle it well, perhaps he would also be implicated.

"Plop!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this humble General guarantees that such things will never happen again."

Hearing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand at Tai'a.