Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 36: Fight without bloodshed

Outside the big tent, Bai Zheng dared to speak when he saw no one around.

"Your Majesty, the princess spent two hundred taels of silver on that hosta today."

"What? Two hundred taels?"

"When the jewelry merchant saw that the princess liked it, he sat down and raised the price. I was dumb and speechless. I originally thought that the princess would negotiate the price, but who would have thought that the princess would immediately conclude the deal after thinking about it for a while."

Wei Shao smiled helplessly and said, "If I don't spend her money, she won't feel sorry for me."

"That hairpin is only worth twenty taels. There is a tenfold price difference. Do you want me to go to the jewelry store and get the money back?"

"No, as long as she is happy, if you pursue her back, the jeweler will only think that this lady married a stingy husband."

"Yes."

Bai Zheng looked at the corners of Wei Shao's mouth that could not be suppressed. He felt that he could not understand the prince more and more.

In the big tent, Pei Ying made the bed, and Wei Shao walked to the bed, picked up a quilt, and prepared to make a bed on the ground.

Looking at his figure, Pei Ying somehow managed to say out of nowhere: "Wei Shao, why don't you come and sleep on the bed tonight."

Wei Shao raised his head and looked at her. Seeing her staring at him, Pei Ying hurriedly explained: "Don't think about it. There is no couch here and the ground is too hard. You have business to do tomorrow. It's not okay if you don't get enough rest. This Although the bed is not big, it is enough for the two of us. If you don't mind it, just sleep there. The relationship between the two of us has always been pure. You are a gentleman and I can trust you."

"it is good."

After hearing that she had found an excuse for him, Wei Shao rolled up his bed and got into bed without hesitation.

"Pei Ying, do you know this is the first time we have slept together?"

Hearing this, Pei Ying's face couldn't help but feel a little hot. She was always good at expressing herself, but she couldn't say a word at this moment.

"The third time. The first time was on the wedding night. I was drunk and lay down next to you. The second time was on the boat. I was afraid of being suspected of sleeping in your bed. The third time is tonight."

"You have a pretty good memory."

"But of the three times we slept together, tonight was the happiest for me. It was you who took the initiative to invite me to bed. Thank you."

"Wei Shao, I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go to bed first."

Pei Ying turned around. She could no longer listen to Wei Shao's words. These seemingly careless, but actually affectionate love words made her feel numb and silent.

Wei Shao looked at her slender back and graceful waist, and couldn't help but reach out to touch her long black hair falling behind her.

Just like that, Wei Shao's fingers stayed on Pei Ying's hair and fell asleep peacefully.

In the palace of Hanxiang Prince of Dingtao Kingdom, Lu Yi looked at the secret letter in front of him, and after reading it, he burned it with fire.

He had many doubts in his heart, but he also knew that the 200,000 troops sent by Wei Yuan had arrived at Chenliu County and would be approaching the city in a few days. Since Qi Zhan's death, he had thought that he might have this day, but he What I didn't expect was that this day would come so quickly.

Now it was either death or not, and he had already made his choice in his heart.

Four days later, the army attacked Dingtao Kingdom. King Xiang of Han sent people to lower the flag, opened the city gates, and sent a messenger to report that he was willing to surrender.

Seeing Lu Yi, who was fighting without a fight and had never even struggled, Ban Zhuo was afraid that he was playing tricks. "King of Peiping, this matter is too strange. We don't know the details of Lu Yi. We might be deceitful if we rush into the city."

"Marquis Guangxin, you are a little too cautious. King Xiang of Han Dynasty only has 50,000 county soldiers, but we have 200,000 elites. If he resists desperately, he will only survive for a few more days. It is better to surrender. Maybe Your Majesty If you are merciful, I will give him a lenient sentence."

"But if we enter the city and encounter his ambush, we will lose the initiative."

"We have an army of 200,000. If Marquis Guangxin is afraid, once the war breaks out, you can just hide behind me."

After saying this, Wei Shao and his party rode on horseback and led an army of 200,000 people to advance towards Dingtao Kingdom.

In the Hanxiang Palace, Wei Shao sat on the main seat, with Ban Zhuo, Xiao Shen, Zhong Yang and Pei Ying sitting on the left and right sides.

Lu Yi had been captured, but he did not panic at all and stood upright in the center.

Wei Shao said: "King Xiang of Han, you, the Marquis of Huainan, and the King of Lujiang discussed the matter of rebellion together. The evidence is conclusive. What else do you have to say?"

"I did not commit rebellion. I don't know which treacherous minister deliberately set up a conspiracy to drive a wedge between us and Your Majesty."

"Qu Ling, a retainer of the Marquis of Huainan, advised the prince and submitted the letters between the Marquis of Huainan and you. The evidence is conclusive. What else can you say to quibble?"

Lu Yi sneered and said: "Rebellion? If we really want to rebel, why should we surrender to His Majesty and conquer the Wei Dynasty for him? Isn't this unnecessary? Come here, give me the iron certificate of the alchemy book given by Your Majesty. Present it.”

Lu Yi held the iron certificate of the alchemy book in his hand and asked sonorously: "Is Your Majesty such an emperor who breaks his word?"

Ban Zhuo heard this and scolded him angrily: "You are so bold that you dare to offend the emperor. Lu Yi, I think you have lived enough."

Seeing Ban Zhuo's eyes widening with anger, Lu Yi glanced at him and said: "Ban Zhuo, when I conquered the world, you were still an empty-headed fool who followed your eldest sister. I really don't know which of your majesty's eyes failed to see clearly. , I found a clown like you to come to my Dingtao country to cause trouble."

Ban Zhuo was so angry that he couldn't speak. He wanted to take action, but was forced back by Lu Yi's look. He knew that Lu Yi was highly skilled in martial arts, and he also understood the principle of not taking the immediate losses.

Wei Shao didn't stop them when they saw them bickering. He also couldn't stand Ban Zhuo's appearance of being a villain, but because he was an elder and a member of the Queen's party, he endured it.

"King Xiang of Han, no matter what you say, it can't change the fact that you rebelled. Today we are here to take your life. Do you have anything else to explain?"

"King Peiping, we brothers have watched you grow up. I never thought you were such a ruthless person. Your father, Wei Yuan, betrayed his faith by crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. You killed Fan Hui, and brother Qi Zhan was also killed by you in Chang'an. If you die, you Wei family members will not die well in the future. I am waiting for you. I will call your souls in the underworld day and night to protect you Wei family from having any descendants."

Hearing his anger, Wei Shao didn't say anything, but just ordered three things to be served.

A glass of poisonous wine, a poisonous pill, and a piece of white silk.

Lu Yi already had the answer in his heart. He pretended to hesitate for a moment and swallowed the poison whole. He felt a pain in his chest and fell to the ground. A moment later, he died from the poison.

Everyone looked at Lu Yi's body in silence.

Zhong Yang leaned into Pei Ying's ear and said, "Brother and sister, don't you think this thing went too smoothly?"

"Brother Zhong, do you want to fight?"

Zhong Yang shook his head resolutely.

(End of this chapter)