After becoming the villain

Chapter 185 "Jinling Rebellion" and "The Blood of the General King"

Ye Changtian knew that if he continued to dodge, he would be a little ungrateful.

Draw the sword out of the sheath.

As soon as the cold light sword came out, even the surrounding temperature felt a little lower.

Ye Changtian flew down and fought with Zhao Lingcheng directly with his sword.

"Refining the Body of Gods and Demons" has made Ye Changtian's current body extremely powerful...

The [General Sword] in his hand radiated cold light, and in an instant, a huge image of a pale silver "General holding a sword" appeared behind Ye Changtian.

The "sword-wielding general" fights against the "three-headed python".

Next, Ye Changtian and Zhao Lingcheng were fighting fiercely.

The surrounding sergeants all involuntarily moved out of the way. They had not seen a battle between the two weapon spirits for a long time.

The fight was in complete darkness for a while.

But soon, Ye Changtian gained the absolute upper hand...

Everyone also saw clearly at this moment that the weapon spirit of the person who suddenly appeared, wasn't it the legendary [General Sword] that "chooses the name of the general"?

Surprised.

Unexpectedly, a small guard of the Prince of Zhenbei was actually recognized as a qualified general by [General Sword].

But then, they understood.

And, without a doubt.

Because this little guard defeated the famous General King...

……

Zhao Lingcheng's physical strength gradually became exhausted.

The [Two-edged Trident] in his hand could not be held for a moment, and was knocked away by Ye Changtian's sword.

At the same time, the "three-headed python" was also beheaded by the "sword-wielding general" with one sword.

The "three-headed python" turned into a burst of spiritual power and disappeared.

Jin Wang Zhao Lingcheng was knocked down by Ye Changtian.

The rebels of King Jin were killed and surrendered.

The war is over.

……

……

In front of the gorgeous palace.

All the guards made way for the old emperor.

The bright yellow dragon robe worn by the old emperor Zhao Purui is still so dazzling.

"Actually, that imperial flag was my last warning to you."

Zhao Purui said, slowly walked down the stairs, came to the stone brick square under the stairs, and came to the side of Zhao Lingcheng who fell to the ground.

He looked down at Zhao Lingcheng's eyes, and continued——

"Lingcheng, you have to know that this whole world belongs to me."

"...What I give to you is yours. What I don't give to you, you can't take away."

Hearing this, Zhao Lingcheng suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes.

He was like a wild beast at the end of his rope.

His eyes were full of unyieldingness.

"Father, in fact, you have never liked these sons of yours, have you?"

"...Whether it's the seventh brother, Prince Yu, the ninth brother, Prince Yu, the second brother, Prince Qi, or me, you have never treated us like a father treats his own children."

"... Even the Eighteenth Sister, your love for her is only because her courage, which is not afraid of heaven and earth, is a little bit... a little bit like Liu Mengyun back then, right?"

Zhao Lingcheng lay on his back.

With tears in his eyes, he spoke sadly.

On Zhao Purui's old face, the originally ruthless and colorless expression gradually turned gloomy.

Zhao Lingcheng got up unsteadily, looked directly at the old emperor Zhao Purui, and roared hysterically——

"In your heart, you have never established a queen because you want to marry her!"

"...You want to marry Princess Zhenbei, you want to marry your foster brother's wife! Hahaha."

"Bastard!"

Zhao Purui suddenly shouted angrily.

Since he became emperor, he has never shown such anger in front of any minister or prince.

"...You, a young boy, dare to talk about my feelings for Mengyun! You are an unpardonable sin!"

When Zhao Lingcheng heard this, he smiled and said: "Father, I have already raised an army to rebel. I have already committed an unforgivable crime."

The old emperor Zhao Purui was also fully aware of the gaffe he had just made.

He gradually regained his previous calmness, put his hands behind his back, and said coldly——

"Kneel down before me and beg for surrender. In the name of father, son, monarch, and minister, I will protect your life, and you can still live with dignity."

The old emperor Zhao Purui said so.

Zhao Lingcheng did not move for a long time, he looked at the sky.

"Father, when I joined the army at a young age, the first thing you said to me was - Da Qian, there is no general who has ever surrendered!"

"...If I really succeed in raising troops to attack the palace this time, I think your father will also look at me with admiration!"

Zhao Purui snorted lightly, "Do you think you still have a chance of winning? Do you still have to fight? Do you think Yu Chizuo can still come?"

"No, I can't defeat you, Father."

Zhao Lingcheng said.

He took out the long sword from the ring.

"...But, I, Zhao Lingcheng, will never live! I, Zhao Lingcheng, will not surrender!"

After saying this, Zhao Lingcheng swiped his long sword, his eyes bulged slightly, and he fell on his back.

The blood of the general king spilled all over the ground.

……

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That night, Jinling was in chaos because of King Jin.

But in fact, because of the preparations of Prime Minister Qin and the old emperor, Jinling City was not actually affected much.

Qin Xiang had secretly sent someone to take advantage of the rainy night to close Jinling Twelve Squares ahead of schedule and the vendors to close their doors.

At the same time, people in Jinling were notified to close their doors and windows at night. No matter what sound they heard, they would not go out.

I originally thought it would be a huge project, but I didn't expect that after notifying some people, the rest of the people also consciously followed suit and slept behind closed doors.

Come to think of it, maybe it has something to do with the closure of Yuyefang City.

Therefore, Jinling City, at most the northern part of the city, was damaged to varying degrees due to fierce street fighting.

Then, the brutal fighting left some indelible traces inside the palace.

……

The King of Jin rebelled and should have been deprived of his royal status.

However, the prince Zhao Lingfeng had a benevolent heart and interceded for him, retaining the royal status of the old fourteen.

However, even if Zhao Lingcheng, the fourteenth old man, was deposed as a king, his body could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

The former Princess Jin and other people in the palace were spared their lives and demoted to common people because of the prince's plea.

General Wei Chizuo of the Dongzhu Kingdom, the garrison marquis Zhu Wu, Zhou Li and others, as well as several lieutenants around the King of Jin who were either captured alive or killed in battle, coordinated the rebellion and implicated Chi.

In addition, the rewards for meritorious people such as the Prime Minister of Qin, the Crown Prince, Prince Yu, and the three vassal princes were left to the Ministry of Rites to slowly plan and decide.

but……

The old emperor specifically handed over the city defense department to the hands of the prince Zhao Lingfeng.

It seems that the old emperor liked to watch his princes fight back and forth.

But maybe it was the old emperor who decided to bring the prince to the forefront, so that other princes would stop trying to compete for the throne.

……

The sky is getting white.

After the chaos was settled.

Yan Wulu and Li Mieling, with a dozen mounted guards, arrived at the cemetery of a fishing village in the suburbs.

Miss Li and several Zhenbei cavalry guards were buried here, and now, the body of Yannangui was also buried here.

Originally, Yan Wulu wanted to bury Yannan back to his hometown of Dongyue, but he didn't know where to bury him.

It would be bad if one day some unscrupulous squire occupied the land and dug a grave.

"...Here, the mountains and rivers are beautiful. I think Brother Yan will also like it."

Yan Wulu thought.

He has already bought the land with a radius of several miles from the imperial court, and asked the Gu family, Gu Beiju, to take care of it. Presumably, no tomb robbers or others will disturb them.

Li Mieling sat in silence in front of his sister's grave with his eyes closed.

At this moment, Yan Wulu, also carrying a bottle of wine, came to sit next to Li Mieling and handed it to him.

King Jin is dead.

But in fact, Yan Wulu didn't feel very happy in his heart.

There was actually no deep hatred between him and Jin Wang Zhao Lingcheng, and the hatred between the Li family siblings did not lie with him.

Thinking about it, I and Zhao Lingcheng just have different positions.

I saw Zhao Lingcheng fighting to the death last night.

In Yan Wulu's heart, he quite admired Zhao Lingcheng.

He is somewhat bloody, and he is quite principled, a good man.

It was precisely for this reason that when Zhang Chunhua suggested to himself that he could steal Zhao Lingcheng's corpse and refine it into one of the Five Armored Demon Puppets, Yan Wulu refused.

A hero can die, but he should not be insulted.

Yan Wulu took a sip of wine.

He looked at the gravestone of Li's sister. It was no longer a mound, but a cemetery that Yan Wulu had hired a specialized craftsman to rebuild.

He took out the crystal-like amber pebble and rubbed it in his palm.

He somewhat thought of the time when he first arrived in Jinling and stayed overnight in this fishing village.

At that time, Miss Li often smirked at herself. Did she already like herself at that time?
Yan Wulu thought.

He gradually didn't understand himself.

For feelings, sometimes, he can feel it easily; sometimes, he is very stubborn.

Yan Wulu smiled helplessly, and poured the wine in the glass in front of him.

When Li Mieling saw this, he whispered, "Sister, I never drank alcohol before."

Yan Wulu was a little embarrassed when he heard this, scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

Li Mieling also smiled and continued -

"But if it were now, sister would definitely punch me and then drink the wine you handed me, brother-in-law."

Li Mieling said, he picked up the wine Yan Wulu gave him before, raised his head and drank from the pot.

Yan Wulu looked at each other and drank with him.

Perhaps, only at this time every time, this young man will have the feelings and appearance that ordinary young people should have.

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……

Back to Yan Mansion.

Yan Wulu had been tired from running around all night, and now he finally lay down on his gorgeous, comfortable and large bed.

He's thinking about—

The engagement ceremony with Princess Taiping is coming to an end in two days.

Soon, he will be able to return to the Northland.

"Speaking of which, although I have been in touch with each other by letter, I haven't seen Yue Ling for a long time."

"... Come to think of it, I, as a husband, should be one of the most incompetent husbands in the world."

Yan Wulu thought.

But the next moment, he was thinking about the wedding ceremony with Princess Taiping.

According to the etiquette, Yan Wulu might be able to take Princess Taiping to the North to get married.

In this way, there is no need to come to Jinling again.

Yan Wulu was thinking when suddenly someone knocked on the door of the prince's bedroom...

Yan Wulu felt curious.

Opening the door, it was the servants from the Yan Mansion... no, it was several big servant men, carrying a long object wrapped in linen, coming over panting.

they said--

"This is the thank you gift sent by His Highness Prince Yu. I would like to thank the Crown Prince for the 'Great Gift from the City Defense Department' you gave him this time, and for your hard work in helping me during the chaos in Jinling last night."

Yan Wulu was curious in his heart, what is this and is it so heavy?It took several big men to carry it.

Pulling off the cloth strip with one hand.

All I could see was a bright silver light, which was particularly conspicuous under the sunlight.

Yan Wulu was also suddenly startled.

He directly picked up the object with one hand and looked at it carefully. The sharp tip cut through the air and made a faint sound.

"This is Zhao Lingcheng's [Two-bladed and Three-pointed Halberd]!"

"...the treasure of the Dongyue Kingdom."

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The engagement ceremony between Yan Wulu and Zhao Lingrui finally came to an end amidst all the attention.

On that last day, Prince Zhenbei and Princess Taiping appeared together in front of the people of Jinling City on a horse float according to the ceremony procedures.

For a moment, everyone felt that they were a match made in heaven, a talented man and a beautiful woman.

It is said that it was precisely because of this stunning appearance that Yan Wulu and Zhao Lingrui ranked higher on the original "Yinyuan Secret Mirror" beauty list.

The Ministry of Rites' rewards for Yan Wulu and other ministers who had contributed to quelling the chaos were gradually settled and announced to the world.

Most of them contain some money and honorary titles.

Yan Wulu had meritorious service in quelling the rebellion and protecting the troops. In addition to being rewarded with gold and silver, he was also granted the title of "Marquis of Shouting" and "General Polu".

It can be regarded as having the Marquis of Daqian.

Although apart from getting more royal salary, there is no other real use for his power.

However, at any rate, Yan Wulu's name once again appeared in front of all the big cadres...

This dandy prince, who was still insignificant in the past, now feels more and more like a high-ranking official and a pillar of the country.

...Of course, this is only the feeling in the hearts of some people who are unaware of the subtle relationship between the feudal prince and the imperial court.

After the engagement ceremony, Wu Wenwen, the prince of Prince Pingxi, was the first to say goodbye to Jinling.

His reasons are outrageous and true——

"My father is getting married again. This time, he is with a [-]-year-old Tubo woman. It is said that she looks very strange."

"...As the crown prince, I have to rush back to attend my father's wedding."

"...and my father's 55th birthday is approaching, so I have to go back and prepare for this."

Yan Wulu and Geng Hongcheng were stunned when they heard this, and they just sighed that Wu Zesan, the king of Pingxi, was really lucky!

It is said that although King Pingxi was brave, he was illiterate, greedy for beauty, and had many wives and concubines.

It is rumored that Wu Zesan, the king of Pingxi, once officially married eighteen wives within half a month, marrying more than one in a day, setting a record in the history of Daqian.

King Pingxi also has a famous saying——

"This woman is pretty good. Go and find out how to write her name. Send me a letter of engagement and we will get married tonight."

For some reason, Yan Wulu suddenly felt that he was quite single-minded when he heard about the deeds of King Pingxi.

Maybe it's an illusion...

……

Geng Hongcheng, the eldest son of Prince Dingnan, also left shortly after Wu Wenwen.

His reasons were not as outrageous as Wu Wenwen's.

Geng Hongcheng simply felt that after staying here in Jinling for a long time, he felt like he was always being watched by a group of jackals, tigers and leopards, which was even more penetrating than in the land of Cochin and Baiyue.

He told Yan Wulu——

“Although the land of Baiyue is full of miasma, there are also many delicacies from mountains and seas.”

"...If there is a chance next time, Brother Yan will definitely come to Cochin Baiyue to meet me, and I will take you to eat the 'Fujian Banquet'!"

When Yan Wulu heard this, he was thinking...

The fiefdom of King Dingnan, the land of Baiyue, seems to be almost the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, as well as Fujian and other places.

Fujian Full Banquet...

"I remember they said that Cantonese people eat anything. Their favorite food is Fu..."

Yan Wulu thought, feeling slightly refreshed for a moment.

Regarding this so-called "Fujian Full Banquet", he couldn't help but think of some strange scenes.

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(End of this chapter)