A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 525 The Trial of the Bandit Leader

Yuan Wuyou was used to his arrogance and disrespect, so he pulled Jialuo aside and asked, "Are you here alone? Is your godfather nearby?"

Jia Luo shook her head: "I heard that King Fengling was leading the Zhou army to arrest people in Bowang City, so I left my foster father behind and came here alone."

"How did you get into Bowang City? Did you use the small gate or did you have a badge? This is Qi territory."

She said sternly, "Go through the main gate. Just kill the guards."

Yuan Wuyou: "..."

Jia Luo said again:

"I just heard that the rebels tried to assassinate the young master but failed. From now on, I will stay with the young master."

"Why did Sister Luo rush to me so far without giving me any explanation? Is it because I am the young master of the previous dynasty?"

The female general racked her brains and said seriously:

“Still family.”

After getting a satisfactory answer, Yuan Wuyou patted Sister Jialuo on the shoulder and said, "That's right. But in this case, I hope that Sister will love herself first in everything, and don't have to be loyal to anyone, like an emotionless killing machine."

Jia Luo nodded, "Everything is up to the young master's arrangement."

"Well, it's useless."

The two men stood at the door, and before they had said a few words, they heard the sound of armor rustling behind them.

Yuan Wuyou turned his head and saw the Zhou guards wearing armor and covering their faces, bringing out several female bandits with their heads covered.

Following closely were the man in tight clothes wearing Nuo mask and Su Wei.

Su Wei didn't say much when he saw Jia Luo, he just bowed and said:

"Your Highness, please? Let's go back to Xi'e City and interrogate the bandits."

Yuan Wuyou nodded in response and turned back to look for his horse tied at the door.

Jia Luo, who followed closely behind, said in a muffled voice:

"The arrest of the female bandit was so smooth. I'm afraid there is a conspiracy by the Xiao family. Young Master, please be vigilant."

She asked casually, "Ah Luo, do you know the allusion of 'deciding by issuing an edict'?"

Dugu Jialuo looked confused and sincere: "What allusion? I don't know."

"It means that there is no need to send troops, and the enemy can be subdued and the situation stabilized by issuing a letter of proclamation. It comes from the "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Huaiyin Marquis", which mentions "Now that the king is marching east, the Three Qins can be pacified by issuing a letter of proclamation." Just like even if the Chishui female bandits and the Xiao family are causing a lot of trouble, once the Northern Zhou court goes to fight, that mob will naturally be powerless to compete with the ruler."

"But A Luo feels that they are using the young master as a swordsman, but ruining his reputation."

Yuan Wuyou smiled coldly: "Does being a tyrant count as a bad reputation? No, wine, sex, money and anger are the most insignificant evil tastes of those in power. A rage is always more praised than playing tricks on the princes. As the saying goes, no one is perfect. It is because I have seven emotions and six desires, and have flaws that are not harmful to the public, that I am a living person. I have the ability to dare to charge into battle. The real infamy should be killing loyal ministers, abusing the people, and being incompetent and unjust."

After a pause, she said again:
"After I become emperor, historians will sing my praises and great scholars will annotate my scriptures. People will think that I am the sword that pacifies wars and the black bird that delivers messages. In fact, I am the sky, and there is no need to speak for it."

The female general in armor in front of her just stared at her, her eyes full of the king's sister who was so generous, unruly, majestic and domineering.

After her father was forced to commit suicide, his family was confiscated and he was exiled, Jialuo was taken to Shu by her adoptive father to live with the Qiang people. Although her adoptive father did his best to let her learn the six arts of civil and military, it was just talk after all. She may have seen someone who could understand the historical allusions thoroughly and apply them flexibly, but the one she admired the most was her sister. ***
Xi'e City, above the county government court.

At that time, the guards stood on both sides. There were several strong ones. One of them was holding the female bandit leader Tieshovel, whose hands were tied behind her back, and pressed her to the ground. Another one was holding a female bandit with an unfamiliar face.

As the gavel struck from above, the two imperial guards grasped the necks of the two prisoners and forced them to look up.

The person sitting opposite was none other than the young man Fengling Wang, wearing a red shirt and ponytail. He had a baby face with heroic eyes and eyebrows, and was sitting behind the table with a mature look on his face, holding up his left arm that was tied like a dumpling with cloth strips.

The man in black clothes stood beside her, with side bangs and a high ponytail, leaning on a Ganjiang sword. He looked majestic without anger, and noble, even more like a king than the young master of the Western Wei Dynasty behind the case.

Of the two kneeling female bandits, one with poor eyesight asked the man standing beside her blankly, "Lord Fengling, why are you standing there?"

Yuan Wuyou slammed the table in anger: "Asshole! I am the King of Fengling! He is my personal guard."

After saying this, she turned her head with a guilty conscience to look at the Xianbei man beside her. He was already very tall, standing tall like a crane, and the tight clothes made him look even more heroic. Indeed, when he stood there, he had the demeanor of a king.

She lowered her voice in dissatisfaction and said to him, "You are dressed like this and cover your face. You look more like the Lord of Huaxu than me, right? You might as well take off the mask."

Tuoba Yuan laughed unabashedly from the audience. Just as she was about to reveal the true identity of the guard, another female bandit spoke up:

"Then where did you get such a guard? You look like a maid."

Upon hearing this, the young King Fengling's face darkened instantly. Even the two rows of guards in the hall remained silent. The whole place suddenly fell silent and the atmosphere became awkward.

Then, the Xianbei man said coldly: "How dare you! Don't be disrespectful to my lord, King Fengling!"

Tieqiao knew the identity of the Xianbei man, but he still watched the fun on purpose, jokingly saying, "That makes sense. No wonder women of officials and nobles like to keep male escorts. Even without showing his face, you can tell he's a handsome man."

Before she could finish her words, the guard holding her hostage kicked her hard in the back and shouted angrily, "How dare you!"

The other female bandit glanced at the shovel with sudden realization.

"Sister, this man is the concubine of King Fengling? Ah!"

Before she could finish her words, she was kicked as well, and the imperial guards rebuked her: "Shut up! Do not offend the majesty of heaven!"

At the same time, 'Bang! ' the gavel banged!
The young Fengling King who was sitting on the throne also shouted, "Shut up! How can you two speak without restraint in the court? Come here--"

The guards on both sides echoed: "I'm here!"

"Drag that female bandit with bad eyesight away. I don't want to listen to her."

"Well! I will make her speechless forever."

After the imperial guard who was holding the female bandit responded, he waved and called two of his comrades to carry the person away by her arms and legs.

Upon hearing this, the female bandit panicked and kept saying "Your Highness, spare my life!" and "Big sister, save me!"
So Tieshao watched his subordinates being dragged away until he heard a scream from the door, followed by complete silence. Tieshao closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, he looked at the ponytailed girl behind the desk with shock and anger.

This act of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is clear to everyone.

The young King Fengling held the gavel in his hand and said nonchalantly:

"Tuoba Yuan, you love to talk, don't you? Tell me, where did you hide Grandmother Zheng's money in Mulan City? Do you know what secrets are hidden in it? Do you have to be tortured by me before you confess?"