My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 690 What Sin Did Li Ru Commit
The night was dim, and occasionally the barking of dogs could be heard in the city.

The south city gate suddenly opened, and the knight holding the token rushed into the palace. Soon the imperial city became noisy, and someone came to the residence of the Chief Censor to report the news.

In front of the mansion gate with a big red lantern hanging high, the messenger in palace costume hurriedly dismounted, showed the palace token to the guards on duty at the gate, then took out the letter, handed it to the guards, and asked them to pass it to Qin Yushi who was already asleep.

The palace servant who delivered the letter rode away on horseback, and the guard ran into the palace with the letter. In the sight of his patrolling companions, he came all the way to the courtyard and handed the letter to the steward of the palace who had rushed over after hearing the news. The latter took the letter, hurried to the backyard, and whispered outside his master's bedroom.

"Master... there's a letter from the palace. It seems to be a report of the battle outside the city."

In the bedroom, the sleeping figure vaguely heard the word "battle report", suddenly opened his eyes, and sat up from the bed.

There were beautiful concubines who wanted to help him get dressed, but Qin Hui pushed them away: "No need!"

The beard on his lips was trembling nervously at this moment. He picked up a piece of clothing and put it on, stepped onto the bed to put on his shoes, then opened the door and extended his hand to the old steward.

"Where is the letter?"

The steward quickly handed the letter to Qin Hui. The concubine on the bed put on her skirt and robe, opened the curtain, got out of bed obediently, lit a candle and invited Qin Hui into the room to read it. Then she took off her robe and changed her clothes. After doing everything, she sat back quietly on the bed.

The candlelight flickered and there was a soft sound of paper unrolling.

Qin Hui read the contents by candlelight, which were all about the rebels' defeat or surrender. At first, there was no surprise on his face, as he had expected and mastered it all. But when he saw a familiar name written on it,

His expression suddenly changed, his eyes fixed on the name, his Adam's apple rolled, and he squeezed out a voice with difficulty: "Yue Fei..."

He stood up quickly and clenched his fists.

"Your Majesty is in the West, how can he appear beside the Crown Prince?"

The concubine saw that he looked different, so she stepped forward and asked gently, but Qin Hui interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "Get out."

The steward who was waiting thought that he was allowed to leave, but when he turned around, he was stopped by Qin Hui again.

"Immediately send a letter to Li Tong, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Division in Rongzhou, to find out what happened to Yue Fei!"

Qin Hui raised his head slightly and looked forward. He shook the thick robe on his body and said calmly, "Also, prepare a few carriages and stay at the manor outside Feiyun Port for a few days."

The old steward lowered his head and glanced at Qin Hui secretly out of the corner of his eye. He had never seen the Chief Censor who was so calm and steady in the face of difficulties. He said tough words but did the most cowardly things.

The old steward then responded, "I will prepare it right away."

"Go."

Qin Hui sent the steward away, and when the other party disappeared at the end of the corridor, he clasped his hands tightly at his cuffs, then turned around and slapped the round table hard, causing the teacups on the table to clatter in a mess.

He knew very well what he had done in the past.

How did Yue Fei get killed? Most likely he was the one who fanned the flames. In the original world, he was already dead and his wings were almost clipped by him, so he would not have to worry about being retaliated against.

Right now, people are like him, living in this world, but their memories are still of the moment before their death. How great would their resentment be?
Qin Hui came because he felt that he should have done something more.

Yue Fei's unwillingness was caused by him. When the other party followed the prince back to the court and saw that he was also in the court...

Qin Hui seemed to have seen that scene in his mind and couldn't help but shudder.

"Before the news comes, go to Feiyun Port first. If something goes wrong, go to Wonu Island. They are short of people anyway... Although doing business on the island is boring, it can save your life!"

After walking around the house for a long time, Qin Hui picked up a brush and wrote a letter, which he asked his servant to deliver to Di's house, telling Di Renjie that he wanted to go to Wonu Island, so he went to Feiyun Port in advance to adapt to the seaside climate.

When it was getting light, Qin Hui immediately called a few concubines, packed some clothes and valuables, and hurried out of the city in a carriage.

At this time in the Queen's bedroom, Fang Xuejun had not slept all night and had a smile on her face.

"Chen'er's position as crown prince is finally secure."

After hearing the news yesterday, Senior Sister Li Wangqiu came over to congratulate and also stayed in the Queen's bedroom. She sat opposite Fang Xuejun, smiling and taking a sip of apricot blossom wine. Even though she was a woman in her thirties, she supported her chin like a young girl and smiled sweetly.

"The Crown Prince is fearless in the face of danger. This is very similar to Your Majesty. Only with his prestige in the army will Your Majesty agree with him from the bottom of his heart."

"It's just... there were many casualties." Fang Xuejun's smile faded, and she slightly turned her eyes away from her senior sister's smile.

Perhaps because Li Wangqiu was born into a gang, he doesn't care much about life and death.

She took a sip of wine and said, "From now on, Junior Sister will use some of the money to comfort the families of the wounded and injured soldiers."

Candlelight floats.

After listening to her senior sister's heartless words, Fang Xuejun smoothed her hair and closed her eyes with fine lines.

"When His Majesty returns, I will persuade him not to do such a thing again... Especially in the royal family, I am afraid that future generations will follow suit and end up making things worse. If the soldiers knew about it, I don't know how many passionate hearts would be chilled."

Only then did Li Wangqiu realize the seriousness of the matter. She sat there in silence, not daring to say anything more.

When the news that rebels in Rongzhou attacked the prince's imperial carriage and then the prince dispatched troops began to ferment to various places, the rebels in Rongzhou had all surrendered.

After counting the number of people and casualties, except for the first wave of surprise attacks that killed more than 600 people, the rest of the time was mostly fought by the soldiers who pressed the prince's chariot, resulting in nearly 400 deaths and more than 3,000 injuries. In the past few days, the soldiers of various counties also suffered slight losses. Just when everyone thought that the situation was out of control and the rebels might capture the prince to threaten the court, the prince organized the defeated soldiers and selected good generals to fight back. In just three days, the rebels were defeated step by step.

On the afternoon of the sixth day, the more than 10,000 rebels who had been wreaking havoc in northern Ding'an had basically all surrendered, except for the casualties.

The rebel generals Zhang You and Xu Qinghu, the strategist Li Wen, and the former emperor Beigong Shu who wanted to restore his country were all thrown into prison cars and sent to Yanjing to await their fate!
Su Chen's magnanimous act of accepting the rebels in the name of the crown prince and not pursuing their responsibility for being part of the rebellion also won him a thumbs-up and praise from many people.

At the Su Mansion, Thirteen, who had been outside trying to gather information, ran back home in tears of joy, shouting as he ran: "The Crown Prince has quelled the rebellion, and Rongzhou has regained peace!"

Yin Suhuan, who was accompanying her mother-in-law in praying in the Buddhist temple, heard the news and whispered a few words in Xiao Xi's ear.

"it is good!"

The old woman opened her eyes and bowed respectfully to the Buddha statue on the lotus platform. She then slowly stood up with the help of her eldest daughter-in-law: "This is the heir of the Su family, like Chen'er!"

She was supported and walked out of the temple with a smile on her face. Her other hand gently pressed her chest, revealing a jade pendant that fit perfectly.

"Brother...did you hear that? I have nothing to worry about anymore. I can put down all my burdens."

Soon, Su Yong and Su Lie also came back from outside. In front of their father Su Congfang, Thirteen, and the Su family's relatives, they praised the prince for his promising young age. They also talked about the general named Yue, who turned the disadvantage around with only a few hundred people and used troops in a way that was unheard of.

Just when Rongzhou was joyfully returning to peace, Jiang Wan had already found out about her son's situation. She sat alone in the living room, her face pale and she was in a daze.

In the silence, the oil lamp occasionally made a slight sound.

She was startled awake and when she saw her daughter Su Ying standing timidly beside her, Jiang Wan forced a smile and took her daughter's hand and put it into the maid's hand.

"Mother is going to be out for a while, so stay at home and practice the characters that she taught you."

Beigong Shu had no way to go, so she decided to go to the Su Mansion, hoping that the old man could ask for help and plead for mercy. Although it was obviously impossible for the other party to agree, she still wanted to give it a try.

However, before she entered the Su Mansion, she was driven away by the guards outside the door. Thirteen, who seemed to have stayed here on purpose, shook his head at her.

"Jiang, please go back. My old lady has ordered not to see you!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wan finally couldn't hold back her tears. She covered her mouth and nose, and walked back crying, causing the people on the street who were celebrating the pacification of the rebellion to look at the crying woman curiously.

In their eyes, they probably thought that a concubine or maid in the Su Mansion was driven out of the mansion and was crying bitterly on the street.

When she returned home, she went up to the attic and took out the spirit tablet that had been wrapped in a black towel for many years from a box. She wiped the dust off it, and tears fell on the three words "Beigong Ye".

"I didn't save him... I'm sorry..."

After Jiang Wan finished speaking, she hugged the spirit tablet and cried out in guilt.

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At the same time, far outside Changchuan County, three prison vans were escorted by a long dragon-like army, slowly moving towards the northeast.

People along the way picked up stones or leftover fruits on the ground and threw them at the prison van.

Someone's rotten egg exploded on the wooden pillar and splashed all over Xu Qinghu's face. He wiped it and threw the smelly egg white and yolk outside.

"Lao Zhang and I have sacrificed our reputations, so please don't mess around with the family."

In the cage in the middle, the scholar named Li Wen reattached his long beard that was about to fall off, and said, "I will ride in the prison car with you, but will I lie to you?"

"When the time comes, will we really be beheaded and our property confiscated?" Zhang You at the back asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty is trustworthy."

Li Wen smiled at them, but when he thought of the general named Yue Fei, with his righteous and serious expression, he felt a little scared.

What if the other party encourages the Crown Prince to behead both himself and Zhang You before Your Majesty returns to the court to serve as a warning to those in the world with ulterior motives?
If the three of us cry out for injustice, tell them the truth.

That would put the emperor in an unjust position, and then... he, Li Ru, would really die again.

Well... no, with Qin Hui's mediation in the court, he will not be beheaded as soon as he arrives in the capital.

However, what he didn't know was that the Qin Hui he was talking about had already slipped away to Feiyun Port and went fishing in the sea.

When Li Ru and the other two learned the news, it was already the eighth day of July.

"I shouldn't have agreed that day..."

In the damp and dark Yanjing Prison, Li Ru, wearing bloodstained and dirty prison clothes and with disheveled hair, sat on the cattails, staring at the aisle outside the cage, hoping that someone would show up soon.

Just as the whole court was discussing how to deal with the three people, news from the west was also presented to the court.

The Western Expedition Army has returned, and the advance cavalry has arrived at the Tianshan Mountains in the north of Xizhou.

(End of this chapter)