Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 37 Chop into meat sauce
  Ban Zhuo was not a fool. He also felt that this thing went too smoothly and couldn't believe that Lu Yi died like this.

He walked to Lu Yi's body and stretched out his fingers to detect his breath. After a long time, he stood up.

"King of Peiping, this matter is going too smoothly. I feel uneasy. I wonder if I can park the body of the traitor Lu Yi for a few days first."

"Marquis Guangxin, what are you doing?"

"I'm afraid he will fake his death."

"Is it possible that Marquis Guangxin is doubting the poison prepared by this king? There is also a glass of poisoned wine here. If you don't mind, you can drink it to test whether it is true or false."

"King of Peiping, don't be joking. I am also acting on your Majesty's orders. I hope you will be considerate."

Wei Shao was not unreasonable. He said calmly: "It's hot and the body of the traitor Lu Yi was parked there for three days. What does Marquis Guangxin think?"

"it is good."

Wei Shao pulled down the flag of King Xiang of Han Dynasty, wrote the word "win" with a red pen, and handed it to Xiao Shen.

"Xiao Shen, go make arrangements and send someone back to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Twelve hours later, Wei Yuan received the banner of King Xiang of Han Dynasty from Dingtao Kingdom in Weiyang Palace.

Along with Wang Qi, there was also information brought back by Ma Xi's secret investigation.

Hearing that King Xiang of Han surrendered directly and happily took the poison, Wei Yuan's intuition told him that there might be a fraud.

Although he didn't know Lu Yi as well as Qi Zhan, he was by no means a master who could be easily manipulated by others.

Even though there was a huge disparity in military strength, he surrendered without a fight, which really didn't look like the person Wei Yuan knew.

"Please step aside and let me think for a moment."

"Yes."

Outside the side hall of Weiyang Palace, Ban Miao was waiting with ginseng soup.

After Ma Xi came out, Wu Xun went into the palace to report.

"Let the queen come in."

After Ban Miao saluted Wei Yuan, he walked up to him with ginseng soup.

"Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently. I have made ginseng soup for you. Please try it."

Wei Yuan said without raising his head: "Thank you, Queen."

He took a sip of ginseng soup and asked, "How is Mrs. Deng doing lately?"

A complicated expression flashed across Ban Miao's face, but she still replied in a gentle tone: "Much better."

"She was frightened when she was in Shanglin Garden. You are the master of the harem, so you should take more care of her. I heard that King Nancang sent someone to deliver some seafood to Chang'an. You can send it to her and let her try it."

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

The ginseng soup tasted good. Wei Yuan took another sip and said, "The King of Peking has conquered Dingtao Kingdom, and King Xiang of Han has taken poison."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is a good thing."

"But look at my face, do you see joy?"

Ban Miao hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I am blind."

"Get up, I didn't say anything, why did you kneel down? Am I so scary?"

Ban Miao hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is a noble person, and he is not angry but he is proud of himself. It is my concubine who is too timid and dare not look directly at Long Yan."

"I didn't ask you to come into the palace just to hear these words. Please tell me how I should deal with Lu Yi's body?"

Ban Miao tried to figure out the meaning of this sentence. Fan Hui was stabbed a hundred times and hung on the city gate for three days. Qi Zhan was beheaded and his body was cremated. What about Lu Yi? What to do with his body.

"I think it's better to chop Lu Yi's body into meat paste and throw it into a mass grave to feed the dogs."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan's eyes were shocked at first, and then his eyes lit up. Ban Miao's ruthlessness and these vicious methods made Wei Yuan often feel ashamed.

"Okay, then I'll listen to the Queen."

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say. I don't know whether to say it or not." "But it doesn't matter."

"We might as well chop the body of King Xiang of Han Dynasty into meat sauce, take out a plate and send it to Liu'an Kingdom."

"You want to scare King Lujiang?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and then said: "I will do as you say."

"Wu Xun, hurry up for eight hundred miles and convey my message to Dingtao Kingdom. Let Ban Zhuo handle this matter."

"Yes."

In Wei Yuan's heart, he has no love. With Ban Miao, what he seeks is power and strategy. With Deng Shou, what he seeks is loyalty and tenderness.

Different women have different functions in his heart.

In the early morning of the third day, Wei Shao and others came to the morgue with Ban Zhuo. Lu Yi's body was no longer bloody. Ban Zhuo looked at it carefully and was convinced that he was really dead.

"Marquis Guangxin, can you see clearly?"

"See clearly."

"Okay, now that you have seen clearly, I sent someone to dispose of the body of King Xiang of Han Dynasty. Do you have any objection?"

"No."

Ban Zhuo was a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death. He had heard about Wei Shao's ruthlessness for a long time, so he tried not to say anything to avoid getting a beating. Although it would not hurt his life, it would still hurt his body and hurt his face.

"Bai Zheng, take a few soldiers and go to the street to buy a coffin to bury King Xiang of Han alive."

Xiao Shen originally wanted to say something, but was stopped by Pei Ying. Pei Ying said in his ear: "Fan Hui's matter has always been his heartache. Let him do it this time. The worst he can do is be scolded by His Majesty. Don't Let him have any more regrets in his heart."

After hearing what Pei Ying said, Xiao Shen said nothing more.

"Urgent report from Chang'an."

Just when a few people were about to leave, a letter from Chenliu County came to report and presented a secret letter from the emperor from Chang'an.

Wei Shao opened the secret letter and read the contents, his face became increasingly ugly.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, several people came forward to check. After seeing the contents of the letter, everyone looked solemn.

Ban Zhuo asked curiously: "King of Peiping, what did your majesty's secret letter say?"

Wei Shao didn't answer. He crumpled the letter into a ball in his palm. Shimao was really anxious now.

"No, King of Peiping. Your Majesty's secret letter is like seeing His Majesty in person. How dare you destroy the letter?"

Wei Shao ignored him, and the others looked embarrassed.

At this time, a man wearing silver armor and holding a broadsword suddenly walked in from the door. He was majestic and followed by more than 20 archers.

"The doctor ordered Ma Xi to pay homage to the King of Beiping, Princess Beiping, Marquis Guangxin, General Zhong, and General Xiao."

Listening to his words, Pei Ying remembered that this was His Majesty's personal bodyguard Ma Xi. Those people who were killed by Wei Shao on the ship when they went to Guangling Kingdom were his men.

Why did he come here?

When Ban Zhuo saw Ma Xi, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Master Ma, why are you here?"

"His Majesty has a secret message, ordering me to act according to his will."

Ma Xi took out the token from his waist, which was Wei Yuan's personal token.

"Seeing this token is like seeing His Majesty."

When everyone saw this, they quickly knelt down.

"According to your Majesty's order, Lu Yi, a traitor who colluded with Qi Zhan with the intention of treason, has been brought to justice. Therefore, Lu Yi's body was chopped into meat paste and sent by Ban Zhuo, Marquis of Guangxin, to Wang Yunzheng's office in Lujiang, Liu'an State, as a warning to others. Admire this."

"I accept the decree."

(End of this chapter)