With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

"Commander, what should we do? The eldest young master has led his troops and those rioters to surround the governor's mansion..." The soldiers responsible for guarding Panlong City frowned and looked worried when they saw Ye Cheng'an leading his men to break through the governor's mansion.

Commander Jiang Zhanji pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Go, notify the armies of all the surrounding cities to come to Panlong City's aid!"

The soldier's brow furrowed further. "But this round trip will take a lot of time, and the Grand Commander..."

Jiang Zhanji coldly glanced at the soldier. "What? You're not going to call for reinforcements? Do you expect my five thousand Panlong City defenders to fight the Young Master's Tiger Roar Camp and those angry civilians to the death?"

"Don't forget, farmland is the very foundation of those people's livelihoods. The eldest young master proclaims a plan to control the locusts. Now, anyone who dares to block his path is an enemy who wants to kill those people's entire families!"

"The weak fear the strong, the strong fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless. Those rioters... I don't want to mess with them. If you want to save the Grand Commander, go ahead and do it yourself."

"That's not what I meant. I'll go and ask for reinforcements right away!" The soldier accepted the order and rode off with several brothers to the surrounding cities of Panlong City.

Jiang Zhanji gazed in the direction of the Governor's Mansion and murmured, "Young Master, I hope you truly have a way to eliminate the locust plague. Otherwise, given your actions today—inciting the people and vandalizing the Governor's Mansion—it will be far from over!"

"Furthermore, if those people discover they have been deceived and exploited by you, they will certainly not let you off the hook..."

"Where is Jiang Zhanji? Where are his troops? Why haven't they come to our aid yet?" Over here, as Ye Chengan drew closer and closer, Xiao Heming's legs trembled involuntarily, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Ye Cheng'an sneered, "Jiang Zhanji? You must be referring to the garrison commander of Panlong City, right?"

"You still hope he'll come to save you? Ha! I've long admired the name of the Grand Commander of Liuzhou, but I never imagined you'd be so naive..."

"The locust plague is raging, and the people of all counties in Liuzhou are suffering greatly. You, as the Grand Commander of Liuzhou, not only ignore this, but also refuse to see the people's pleas for help, attempting to use force against innocent civilians to suppress the people of the northern border... You are a lazy and idle person who only knows how to indulge in debauchery, and have already incurred the wrath of the people! Don't even mention that Jiang Zhanji only has five thousand soldiers under his command. Even if he had ten thousand soldiers today, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to protect you!"

"Want him to come and save you? Dream on."

As he spoke, Ye Chengan gave Li Tieshan a wink.

Immediately, Li Tieshan stepped forward and subdued Xiao Heming.

Ye Cheng'an looked at the angry crowd, a cold smile playing on his lips. "As you all have seen, Liuzhou is suffering from a locust plague, yet our Grand Commander is indulging in debauchery behind closed doors, eating and drinking without a care. Today, I, the young master, have caught him red-handed. Now, those with grudges, settle your scores..."

"I will bear all the consequences!"

As soon as Ye Cheng'an spoke, the angry crowd could no longer contain their rage and surrounded Xiao Heming, punching and kicking him mercilessly!

Damn it, the locust plague is raging, and the grain they have worked so hard to grow for a year is about to be devoured. Xiao Heming, the highest-ranking official in Liuzhou, is actually hiding in his mansion indulging in sensual pleasures.

And on the bed, those beautiful concubines, which one of them wasn't obtained by plundering the people's wealth?

He enjoys the support of the people, yet he fails to address their concerns. This corrupt official deserves to die!

"Aaaaaah!"

Xiao Heming's mournful screams echoed throughout the entire governor's mansion.

Half an hour later, Xiao Heming could no longer make a sound; his voice was hoarse and his throat was burning with pain.

Ye Cheng'an gestured for the crowd to stop, stepped forward, and coldly looked down at Xiao Heming. "Governor, are you convinced?"

Xiao Heming gritted his teeth and roared hoarsely, "Ye Cheng'an, how dare you treat me like this! The Prince and Princess will not let you get away with this..."

"You just wait! I will report every single detail to the royal court about your incitement of public opinion, your storming of the Grand Commander's Mansion, and your beating of a royal official!"

"Sue me?" Ye Cheng'an sneered repeatedly. "Do you think you still have that chance?"

"Don't think I don't know! The locust plague in Yong'an City was deliberately spread by your men!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heming was stunned for a moment. It turned out that Ye Chengan knew everything. No wonder he was so impulsive and led his troops directly to the Governor's Mansion.

Unfortunately, without evidence, nothing can be considered valid!

"Ye Cheng'an, don't spout nonsense! You claim the locust plague in Yong'an City was spread by me, do you have any evidence?"

"If you cannot produce evidence, I will certainly charge you with defamation!"

"Sue, sue, sue! I'll sue your mother's head! You're such a grown man, holding the position of Grand Governor of Liuzhou, how come you're acting like trash, all you know how to do is complain?" Ye Cheng'an smacked Xiao Heming on the head hard, then said, "As for evidence, we don't have it now, but we will soon..."

After saying that, Ye Cheng'an gave Zhang Hanfeng a wink.

Zhang Hanfeng suddenly produced two sheep from who-knows-where.

Ye Cheng'an ordered his men to smear salt all over Xiao Heming's body, tie him to a pillar in the room, and then let two sheep lick him all over.

At first, Xiao Heming didn't think much of it and continued to shout, "Young Master, I thought you were so powerful! You think you can torture me into confessing just by bringing these two sheep? You're dreaming!"

"I, Xiao Heming, will never yield to you, and I will never admit to doing something I never did!"

"Is that so?" Ye Cheng'an sneered. "I'd like to see how long Governor Xiao can keep up his stubbornness..."

As time went on, the rough tongues of the two sheep gradually licked Xiao Heming's skin raw. At first, he only felt a little itchy, but now it has turned into severe pain!

With each lick of the sheep's tongue, Xiao Heming endured immense pain.

He didn't even understand the reason for this exhilarating feeling, yet he already felt like he was about to meet the King of Hell.

"Waaah...Young Master, please spare me..."

"I'll do anything you ask me to do, as long as you spare me." Xiao Heming begged for mercy while crying, his face covered in snot and tears, showing no trace of the former glory of the Grand Commander.

All that's left is a sorry state.

Ye Cheng'an stood tall and elegant, his cold and aloof gaze sweeping over him. "Will you confess or not?"

"Young Master..." Xiao Heming looked at Ye Cheng'an pitifully with tears in his eyes. Anyone who didn't know better would really think that Ye Cheng'an was some kind of bully.

But clearly, this guy is the one who, for his own selfish interests, partisan strife, and incompetent officials, even went so far as to send locust larvae to Yong'an City, and who disregards the lives of the people and the survival of Liuzhou!

Ye Cheng'an would show absolutely no mercy to such corrupt officials. "If they don't confess, we'll keep torturing them until they do."

"I'm leaving this place to you now, Uncle Li. I need to go and arrange locust control."

"Young Master, shouldn't we hold back a little? What if he dies..." Zhu Yu was a little worried, after all, Xiao Heming was the Grand Commander of Liuzhou, in charge of 50,000 troops.

The matter has escalated and is difficult to resolve.

"He risked the lives of countless people and the survival of Liuzhou to harm me in order to help Su Wanrou and her son. If I hadn't discovered it in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. He would have been lucky to die!"

Xiao Heming's passive approach to locust control, coupled with his deliberate spread of locust eggs, incited public anger. Ye Cheng'an had already planned that if Xiao Heming died, he would blame his death on public anger.

The law cannot punish everyone; even Ye Jinglan could not punish so many people at once.

Besides, Xiao Heming was in the wrong and courted death himself.

Xiao Heming, who thought the other party wouldn't dare to do anything to him, fell into deep despair after witnessing their series of methods.

That torture was worse than death. He watched Ye Cheng'an's retreating figure, sobbing uncontrollably, "Waaah... Stop it, stop it, I confess, I'll tell you everything!"

Li Tieshan sneered, "You worthless wretch, it would have been better if you had confessed sooner rather than later. You only confess after you've witnessed the power of the young master!"

"Bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone! Make him recount how he spread locust eggs across three cities to Yong'an City, and who was behind it all. Also, make him write down all the filthy and despicable things he's done over the years!"

"With the confession, the eldest son can do whatever he wants with him!"

As Ye Cheng'an stepped out of the governor's mansion, he saw Jiang Zhanji, the general who had led troops to block him from entering the city.

"Where is the Governor?" Jiang Zhanji asked. "I have already sent people to inform the surrounding cities about the matter of the eldest son leading troops and rioters to destroy the Governor's Mansion. Reinforcements will arrive soon, so the eldest son had better be polite to the Governor."

Ye Cheng'an gave Jiang Zhanji a cold glance. "Are you also that bitch Su Wanrou's lackey?"

Jiang Zhanji frowned instantly. "We are the Northern Army; it is our duty to protect the peace of Panlong City!"

Ye Cheng'an's gaze lingered on his face for a moment before he said, "Xiao Heming is in charge of a region, yet he is neglecting locust control and deliberately spreading insect eggs. His downfall is inevitable."

"If you don't want to get involved, then have your troops stay put and watch from the sidelines, and don't interfere with my locust control efforts!!!"

As long as Ye Cheng'an's locust control strategy is implemented, it won't be long before all the locusts in Panlong City are killed.

As for Xiao Heming?

Under the "sheep punishment," those who would have been terrified by the punishment would have confessed to all their dirty deeds, including deliberately spreading insect eggs and years of incompetence in office...