The general's wife through time

Chapter 180 Pei Jian’s three crimes
The first ray of sunshine on New Year's Eve warmed the streets and alleys of the capital, but it could not warm Mu Xian's broken heart.

On the street, there were no people. Mu Xian looked haggard and straightened up while holding the broom.

He looked at the nearby city gate and let out a long breath.

The sweep is finally finished.

He never expected that he would be punished to sweep the streets when he impulsively showed off the general's gift. This time he was really embarrassed.

At this time, a middle-aged man stopped in front of Mu Xian, with a face full of surprise, "Mu Xian? Why are you here sweeping the floor when you are not settling accounts in Taotie House? Does the General's Mansion not want you? Do you want to come to Li's Mansion?"

Mu Xian recognized him. He was a shopkeeper for Li Shilang's family, and he would occasionally go to Taotie House to buy some food and wine to take home.

Mu Xian coughed lightly, lowered his eyes, and said with a heavy face: "Everyone did so much to welcome the Qin family's army last night, and I can repay you by giving you a brand new and tidy capital today."

The two boys behind him quickly nodded in agreement.

The boy holding the sack in hand said: "Yes, we are repaying the kindness of the General's Mansion."

The boy holding a shovel said: "Yes, repay the favor."

Before he could say anything, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was deafening, and he rushed through the city gate in an instant.

Everyone followed the sound, only to see two horses galloping towards Mu Xian and the others. The people on the horses shouted, "The prince returns to the capital, get out of the way!" without any sign of slowing down.

The purchaser just now was too hasty to avoid it and stumbled over the shovel next to him.

Mu Xian reached out to help him, but accidentally kicked the sack, and they fell out together.

The person on the horse obviously did not expect that someone would appear in the middle of the street on the early morning of New Year's Eve, and would not even give way. If this were in Wuzhou, they would have stepped over these two idiots, but now... they glanced at the carriage behind them and reined in the horses unwillingly.

"Shut up!"

As soon as they stopped, the carriage team behind them also stopped.

The carriage shook violently. The man with a square face and narrow eyes in the carriage supported the prince next to him and asked worriedly: "Prince, are you okay?"

The prince raised his hand and said, "No problem."

At this time, a guard from the East Palace beside the car immediately reported: "Your Highness, two people in front have fallen, and our people have already helped to support them."

"Okay, no matter how anxious you are, you have to take care of the people first." Then, the prince looked at the man opposite and said in a soothing manner: "I have entered the capital and I will soon report to my father the news about General Li Hui's defeat of Dongyi. I will be able to help the general clear up those misunderstandings soon, and my father will definitely help the general overturn those unfounded charges, so don’t be too anxious, general."

Seeing the prince's carriage, but not the prison carriage where Li Hui was imprisoned, Mu Xian lay on the ground and secretly glanced at the team of more than 800 people, and couldn't help but feel shocked.

The clothes of those people...more than five hundred people from Lihui!

Only now did he realize that the general's punishment of him would kill two birds with one stone.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

All civil and military officials gathered.

To be precise, they sat here all night while the imperial guards watched them pray to Emperor Jingkang.

Seventy percent of the people's clothes were torn and they were in an extremely embarrassing state, and they were all taken care of by the queen.

At this moment, Emperor Jingkang was sitting on the dragon throne feeling refreshed. Just look at the clothes of his beloved ministers to tell whether they were members of the Queen Mother's party.

Shangguan Xun stood in front of the hall, opened the petition in his hand, and spoke impassionedly, speaking slowly and without giving anyone a chance to interrupt, "Your Majesty, I want to redress the grievances of the people and sue Pei Jian! One report , Pei Jian killed people and sold goods, killing Lian Zijing and others at the old site of the Qin Family School... Second report, Pei Jian abused his power for personal gain, secretly manufactured and sold arms, causing harm to the country and the people... Third report, Pei Jian sent people to sneak into Jingzhao Mansion last night, intending to seriously injure him The general and the general's wife died..." One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the palace was instantly in an uproar.

Pei Jian snorted coldly and retorted, "Sir Shangguan, there is no evidence. Don't slander me just because you listen to the nonsense of unruly people."

The Queen Mother had already taken action to get rid of all the witnesses in the arms case, and all her colleagues were detained in the palace last night. When he learned that Qin Shuanyuan had been carried into Jingzhao Mansion, he sent people there several times. Although they failed, But those dead soldiers have poison hidden in their teeth. If the mission fails, they will definitely die to apologize. It is absolutely foolproof.

Without evidence, he would not be afraid even if Emperor Jingkang interrogated him personally, let alone a mere Shangguan Xun.

Shangguan Xun didn't even look at him. He raised his hand and gave him three high-fives.

The imperial army immediately brought Lian Wenjia, Yuan Weiming, Pei Wen, a man in black, and two stretchers. On the stretchers lay two human puppets wrapped in white cloth.

The rest of the people were fine. The moment he saw Yuan Weiming and the man in black, Pei Jian felt a chill all over his body, and his mind went blank for a moment.

How can it be? How could they not be dead?

On the other side, there were already more people at the city gate. The onlookers knew that the prince was returning to the capital, and they lined up to welcome him.

The prince is a kind man and treats the people well. The people are happy from the bottom of their hearts to welcome the prince back to Beijing for the New Year.

In order to express his gratitude, the prince stepped out of the carriage and waved to the people.

He looked 70% like the young Emperor Jingkang. He was riding on horseback, with a heroic appearance and a majestic weapon, which aroused the emotions of the people even more.

No one paid attention, but Mu Xian caught a glimpse of the carriage curtain being slightly opened, and a pair of small eyes inside revealed an alluring cold light.

Mu Xian slowly got up, stood on the side of the road, and respectfully sent the prince's motorcade away.

As soon as the convoy walked ten meters, he squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

After half a cup of tea, cheers suddenly erupted from the front of the motorcade, shaking the heaven and the earth, as if someone was setting the rhythm. Immediately afterwards, a firecracker that had not been burned out last night suddenly exploded under the horse's hooves. Before the prince had time to react, the frightened horse had already rushed towards the crowd. Screams and neighs sounded at the same time, creating chaos in an instant.

At the critical moment, the prince flew out, whipped out the sword from his waist, and killed the horse rushing towards the crowd with one sword stroke.

The guards of the East Palace followed suit, and after a while, there were not many horses left in the team.

The streets returned to calm, and everything seemed to be still. The people stared at the prince, and they were dumbfounded, both because of fright and because of the prince's protection.

Mu Xian hid in the corner, watching all this, and slightly curved his lips.

He knew this would happen, because the prince was too kind and would not let his cavalry harm the people.

Li Hui could take advantage of the prince's kindness and soft-heartedness to plot evil, and even let the prince take Li Hui back to the capital in a car against the decree. He used the prince's kindness to delay Li Hui's entry into the palace, so he should not be considered a villain.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, several witnesses were particularly disciplined under Shangguan Xun's organization.

After Lian Wenjia finished crying, Pei Wen continued.

It turns out that Pei Wen also witnessed Pei Jian and Pei's murder in the secret room. Later, he obeyed Pei's words because he was worried that he would be killed.

Yuan Weiming knelt aside and listened.

Months of prison life have worn away all his high spirits. He is wearing a dirty prison uniform, his face is sallow, and his eyes have lost their former glory.

He couldn't help but secretly glance at the Hall of Supreme Harmony from the corner of his eye.

What a familiar place, what a familiar colleague. Unfortunately, he made a wrong step and offended Xue Tang. Although it was not the beginning of all tragedies, it lit the fuse of his tragedy. From the moment he colluded with Pei Jian, He was destined not to have a good outcome. Unfortunately, he realized now that it was too late. Shangguan Xun might as well have sentenced him to death at first, but now, he may have to bring the nine tribes with him to see the King of Hell...