The villain and traitor is my brother

Several staff members looked solemn, and they didn't know how to confirm.

The place where Pei Yuanqi lived was guarded by officers and soldiers, and their people could not enter.Dongzhou is far away from here. If their manpower follows Pei Yuanqi all the way to confirm his identity, he will easily find out without telling him, because they are afraid that the person is a fake stand-in.

After much thought, they felt that this method was not appropriate, and that method would not work either.

The next day in court, the Holy Emperor mentioned Song Zhilan's child again, and he expressed his fondness for it.Several officials who had taken refuge with the eldest prince began to waver again.

Xiao Yi tried to find out the news from the Holy One, "Father, General Pei and General Zheng have been on leave for several days. Are their health improving?"

The Holy Master's smiling face suddenly turned cold, "Hurry up."

Xiao Yi didn't dare to ask anymore.

After waiting for several more days, Pei Yuanqi and Zheng Wuan still did not come to court.The eldest prince was already convinced that the two of them had gone to Dongzhou, but he did not dare to act rashly.

On the one hand, he was afraid that if the two of them were still in the capital and started their own rebellion, they might not succeed.On the other hand, if the two of them really went to Dongzhou, he would have missed such a good opportunity.

When he went to court, Xiao Yi still tried his best to test, "Father, General Zheng is on leave for a few days. I don't know when he will recover. Why not let General Zhuangwu lead his imperial army first, so as not to lead a group of dragons without a leader."

The Holy One said angrily: "Does my throne have to be passed on to you first?"

"My son doesn't dare."

One after another, there was no result, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.If they don't act, even if Pei Yuanqi and Zheng Wuan go to Dongzhou, they will come back.

The officials who surrendered to him were divided into two groups. One group supported the eldest prince in forcing the palace, while the other group insisted not to act rashly.The eldest prince struggled from side to side, embarrassed, and took no action.

General Zhuangwu's injury recovered. Xiao Yi came to see him and discussed with him, letting him lead troops into the palace to test it first.General Zhuangwu was reluctant and begged: "First Prince, if this fails, my Zhao family will be doomed."

Xiao Yi said coldly: "General Zhuangwu surrendered earlier and said he would obey my orders in the future. Is it possible that it was all a lie? You have already made enemies with Zheng Wu'an. If I don't take the throne in the future, do you think you will?" Can the Zhao family be safe?"

Xiao Yi continued: "Even if the matter is exposed, as long as you don't confess or accept my instructions, I can save Zhao Zigu's life."

General Zhuangwu sat on the chair, his hands clasped together, his expression extremely solemn, and his heart struggling extremely.

Xiao Yi looked at his expression and began to lure him again, "If it goes through, after I take the throne, I will make you a general of hussars, and your official position will be far higher than that of Zheng Wu'an and Pei Yuanqi."

General Zhuangwu looked at him, who had a determined look on his face.General Zhuangwu loosened his grip and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. If things fail, you must save my son's life."

"nature."

After Xiao Yi left, General Zhuangwu sat on his chair, lost in thought.Zhao Zigu came in to look for him, "Father, what did the eldest prince say to you? Why do you look like this?"

General Zhuangwu finally came to his senses, "It's nothing. Gu'er, tell me again. Did you really see Pei Yuanqi leaving the city that day?"

Zhao Zigu recalled the scene that day and said, "I saw it."

"That's good." General Zhuangwu breathed a sigh of relief. "Father, what happened?" Zhao Zigu asked.

General Zhuangwu changed the subject, "You pack your bags tonight and take your sister to Jeju. You will come back when I let you come back."

Zhao Zigu said anxiously: "Father, I am no longer a child. If anything happens, we can discuss it together. Don't hide it from me!"

General Zhuangwu touched Zhao Zigu's head and said, "Guer, be obedient and wait patiently for my news."

Late at night, Zhao Zigu led a group of people and horses and set up a carriage and ran towards Jeju.At the same time, General Zhuangwu asked to see the Holy One late at night, carrying weapons with him.

"General, please remove your sword." General Qian Niuwei, who was responsible for guarding the safety of the imperial city, said.

General Zhuangwu opened his arms and was about to remove his sword. He killed his soldiers from left to right and captured General Qianniuwei alive.

General Qianniuwei was pinned down by the soldiers and could not get away, "General Zhuangwu, you are committing the crime of genocide!"

General Zhuangwu drew out his sword and said, "I have a certain friendship with you, and I can't bear to kill you, so please ask your people to retreat quickly."

General Qianniuwei said sadly: "You are confused. It is true that I am commanding the Nanya Guard, but the safety of the Holy One is threatened at this time. How can they listen to my command? If you don't put down your weapons quickly, I will go to the Holy One to give it to you." Please forgive me, you still have a chance."

Seeing this scene, the Nanya Guard quickly dispatched people to the palace gate. A group of people confronted the people brought by General Zhuangwu.

General Zhuangwu made a gesture to his men, and the people on both sides began to fight.There were many people on General Zhuangwu's side, and the Nanya guards had little chance of winning. Seeing General Zhuangwu, they were about to rush into the palace.

"Capture General Zhuangwu, no matter life or death." Zheng Wu'an hurried over with the Beiya Imperial Army.

"Zheng Wu'an?" As soon as General Zhuangwu saw Zheng Wu'an, he knew something was wrong. He had fallen into a trap designed by others.

The Nanya Army and the Beiya Army cooperated with each other inside and outside. General Zhuangwu was soon unable to resist and was captured alive.

The palace door opened wide, and the Holy Emperor was furious, "What a strong general, you actually want to rebel! Come here, put him in prison, and find out the person behind it!"

General Zhuangwu knew that he was defeated, so he used brute force to free one of his hands, and took advantage of the situation to wipe his neck with a knife to avoid being tortured to extract a confession again.

The Holy One was not going to let him go just like that, "Zhao Jun committed suicide out of fear of crime. There must be someone behind it. Let the Ministry of Punishment investigate thoroughly!"

The Ministry of Punishment could only start with the people who had visited General Zhuangwu recently. This investigation revealed that a large number of people had gone to his mansion.Their reasons were reasonable, and they all said they were going to visit General Zhuangwu.A close aide of General Zhuangwu said that he had received a letter from the eldest prince, but the content was unknown.

Xiao Yi didn't panic when he learned that the matter was revealed.He was convinced that the Holy Spirit had no evidence and could not cure his sin.

In this way, Xiao Yi knew that the Holy Master had many defenses against him.The Holy One also knew that his intentions were evil, and the two of them had only the last layer of window paper left unpierced.

General Zhuangwu committed suicide in fear of crime, and the eldest prince was dismissed from his post for investigation, but Pei Yuanqi never showed up. Xiao Yi persisted in thinking that he should have gathered all his troops to force the palace.Now it seems that Pei Yuanqi must have gone to Dongzhou. If he gathers all his troops to start an uprising, the success will be very high.

Xiao Yi guessed that Pei Yuanqi had gone to Dongzhou, but his guess was wrong. Before he was pressed into prison, Pei Yuanqi had been lying in the house without going anywhere.In case Xiao Yi rebelled, he would not be able to come back in time.Xiao Yi was very vigilant this time. He tried several times and used the strong general to escape the disaster, otherwise his head would definitely be in a different place now. (End of chapter)