Great Han Empire

Chapter 968 Chapter [-]
Surrounded by Zhang Yan and others, the emperor entered Fenghao camp.

Except for the Changshui Battalion, the generals of the other battalions of the Northern Army gathered in the tent of the Chinese Army to pay homage to the Son of Heaven.

"Someone is plotting to assassinate the emperor at Weiqiao..." Zhonglang Zhonglang of Five Senses stood Tian Chou in the center of the big tent, and briefly described the assassination that happened at Weiqiao at dusk. My lords, gather your army immediately, and prepare to enter Chang'an and Liyang, defend the capital, and rescue the eldest princess and the ministers."

Yu Du and Ku Chief looked calm.Chen Jian and Chang Gong were furious and filled with righteous indignation. They raised their arms and shouted, vowing to protect the emperor to the death.

Qin Yi and Zhang Zhen were extremely shocked and dumbfounded.Murder the emperor?Who dares to murder the emperor in Chang'an?Reminiscent of the general leaving the capital, the bloody fights in the court, the generals from all over the country denouncing the court's appeasement strategy, and the frequent transfer of generals at all levels of the Northern Army, the two vaguely guessed something, but at this moment, the emperor is right in front of him, anxious Waving his little hand, he kept urging Zhang Yan and others to gather troops and rush to Chang'an and Liyang. Even if they had doubts in their hearts, they dared not reveal half of it, lest they would be killed.

Qin Yi and Chen Wei looked at each other and thought of the Chang'an Mutiny in unison. Eleven years later, the city of Chang'an was about to fight again, and corpses were everywhere.

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The fierce sound of war drums shook the night, the soaring flames illuminated the Northern Army camp, and tens of thousands of soldiers began to gather and line up.

In the side tent, Zhao Yun sat behind the desk with an unusually stern expression.The table was covered with an imperial decree, the emperor ordered him to lead the northern army to attack and kill Chang'an and Yueyang.Looking at this imperial decree, what Zhao Yun saw was not the words on it, but the murderous aura and thick blood that rushed towards his face.

Who dares to assassinate the emperor in Chang'an?Zhang Yan said that it was the rebellion of Xiangyang and the traitors in the court. They cooperated with each other inside and outside, intending to kill the emperor, destroy the court, and destroy the country.In other words, Zhang Yan has two targets, one is Xiangyang's special envoy for peace talks, and the other is an opponent in the DPRK.Who is the opponent in the DPRK?The prime minister, the Qingyan scholars, and even the Yingru scholars, they are so red-eyed, it is entirely possible to kill the Yingru scholars when the general is away.What is Zhang Yan's ultimate goal? It is to force the eldest princess to return to power to the little emperor. It is to drive out all the scholars headed by the prime minister who run counter to the strategy of ZTE in Northern Xinjiang. It is to completely wipe out all the rebels. In this way However, the eldest princess, Prime Minister Cai Yong, many ministers in the court, and all the special envoys from Xiangyang may be turned into ashes in this mutiny.

Zhang Yan was crazy. After losing the control of the general, the people of the Yellow Turbans went completely crazy. The hatred that had been smoldering in their hearts for more than ten years broke out in an instant.Once the hatred of the Yellow Turban Army erupts, the consequences are not what Zhang Yan can predict, not what Zhang Yan can control, and it is not what the general wants to see. I can't use this soldier.

Zhang Yan obviously saw the danger of the mutiny and the huge crisis after the mutiny, so he has been hiding behind the scenes, deliberately defrauding the trust of the emperor, carefully "stealing" the emperor, and then carefully planned a perfect match. assassination.The assassination failed, and there was an excuse for the mutiny, but he still hid behind the scenes, pushed the little emperor to the front, asked the little emperor to order everything, covered himself tightly, and transferred all the contradictions to the little emperor Princess Hechang put all the blame on the rebellion against Xiangyang and the treachery in the court.

The eldest princess did Zhang Yan a great favor by dismissing Zhang Yan from the military.Now Zhang Yan is just a Guanglu Xunqing, a Shangqing acting on behalf of the Taiwei. He has no military position and has no direct affiliation with the army.After he brought the Son of Heaven to the camp of the Northern Army, Zhao Yun was ordered by the world to send troops. In this way, no matter whether the mutiny succeeds or fails, it has nothing to do with Zhang Yan. And he was about to lose his head.

But Zhang Yan was unwilling to seize Zhao Yun's military power, and personally commanded the Northern Army to launch a mutiny, which must have more than one purpose.

After Zhang Yan saw me, the first thing she said was to ask me to send someone to tell the prime minister to hurry to Liyang?Why?Afraid that after the army rushed into Chang'an, they would kill the prime minister by mistake?Absolutely not, it seems that he is going to kill Lu Bu and me.

Both Lu Bu and the Southern Army were in Liyang. Once the news that the emperor had been assassinated and that the Northern Army had dispatched a bloody rebellion spread to Liyang, Lu Bu would definitely defend Liyang.The Yanzhou scholars cannot be saved this time, they are treacherous men who helped the rebels assassinate the emperor, and Lu Bu has a close relationship with the Yanzhou scholars, he must be implicated.If Lu Bu took the initiative to sacrifice the eldest princess, there might still be a glimmer of life, but Lu Bu's character determined that he would not sacrifice the eldest princess, then Lu Bu was a traitor and the main culprit in the assassination of the emperor.Many generals and lieutenants of the Southern Army were members of the Yellow Turban family. As long as the court declared that Lu Bu was a traitor, the Southern Army would be in chaos.Liyang has the eldest princess and the prime minister, and I am the prime minister's son-in-law. At that time, even if Lu Bu and I are life-and-death friends, I will attack with all my might.

With Lu Bu dead, it is unknown whether the eldest princess and the prime minister can survive, but if the eldest princess dies, the prime minister and I will die too.This risk cannot be taken, and this soldier cannot be deployed.

If I don't send troops, I will be a traitor, and the prime minister is a traitor. I will die faster, and I will lose the slightest chance of counterattack.

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Zhao Yun was sweating profusely, and his shirt was almost soaked. He wanted to pick up the imperial decree, but his hands trembled so badly that he didn't pick it up for a long time.

Zhao Yun clenched his fists suddenly and slammed them on the table, "I'm fighting..."

If Zhang Yan and others are arrested now and join forces with Lu Bu to defend Gyeonggi, will the situation be reversed?

Years ago, after Taiwei Xunyou was implicated in the treason case, why did the general strongly recommend Zhang Yan to act as Taiwei?Years ago, the general lifted Zhang He, Gao Lan and Xu Huang's military power and sent them to the prefectures, so that the troops in Guan, Luo and the surrounding areas of Luoyang were all controlled by the yellow turban generals. Why did he do this?After the general left, Zhang Yan used his power as a lieutenant to replace and appoint a large number of middle- and lower-level military officials, and firmly controlled the army, even the northern and southern armies. Now he deliberately launched a mutiny. General's shadow?

If this mutiny was what the general needed, and he was behind the scenes to fuel the formation, then his own decision would appear to be very stupid. Not only could it fail to reverse the situation, but it would make the situation worse.

In addition, are you sure you can catch Zhang Yan?
Among the Eighth Battalion of the Northern Army, the Changshui Battalion went to Hexi to fight. In the remaining seven Battalions, Yu Du and Ku Chief were the former leaders of the Yellow Turbans in Heishan. Chen Jian and Chang Gong must be loyal to the emperor, they will not listen to themselves , Ji Feng is one of Zhang Yan's helpers, only Qin Yi and Zhang Zhen can dispatch it.Qin Yi and Lu Bu's friends, Zhang Zhen is Zhang Liao's younger brother, and he has a good relationship with Lu Bu. If the situation is clarified, the two of them may obey him, but now I don't have any evidence to prove that Zhang Yan is rebellious. The Son of Heaven yelled in the camp to attack and kill Chang'an to rescue the eldest princess and the court ministers. At this moment, Qin Yi and Zhang Zhen couldn't believe their speculations, let alone joke about their wealth and life.

Taking a step back, even if Qin Yi and Zhang Zhen are willing to take risks with him, even if they can still control their own army, even if they help him capture Zhang Yan, even if the Northern Army is in chaos, Zhang Yan still has more army.There are Zhang Baiqi and Liang Baiwu in Guanzhong, grandsons in Guanxi, Wu Xiong and Lei Chong in Luoyang. With Wang Dang and Peng Lie's troops ensuring the safety of Luoyang's periphery, the [-] troops can rush to the city within ten days. To the city of Chang'an, but at that time this mutiny will no longer be a mutiny, but may evolve into a "new generation of Yellow Turban Army" that overthrows the great Han society.

Zhang Yan predicted all the possibilities, and killed all his chances to fight back. It seemed that he had no choice but to bow his head and obey orders.

Now there is only one non-resolvable solution, and that is to try to delay the time for dispatching troops, wait for Li Wei in Chang'an City to make countermeasures, wait for the great Sima Xu Rong and Ting Weiqing Xianyufu to come forward to mediate, and wait for the general to rush back day and night Chang'an.

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Qin Yi opened the curtain and walked in.

Zhao Yun walked slowly to his side and asked in a low voice, "Do you still remember the Chang'an Mutiny back then?"

Qin Yi stared at his boots, expressionless and silent.

"Do you know how many people will die this time?"

The corner of Qin Yi's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he held back.

"Same as the Chang'an mutiny last time, Brother Fengxian is still on the cusp this time. If he is not careful, the entire army will be wiped out." Zhao Yun's voice was cold, which made people shudder in this hot summer. "Brother Fengxian lost his wife and child during the Chang'an mutiny last time. This time, not only will he lose his family again, but he will also lose his own head."

Qin Yi sighed bitterly, "Where is the general?"

Zhao Yun shook his head, "He's on the Hexi battlefield, more than 3000 miles away from Chang'an, even if he has wings, it's too late. I remember the last Chang'an mutiny, brother Fengxian escaped from Wuguan, but this time all the key passes in the pass There are heavy soldiers in the capital, Brother Fengxian is hard to fly with his wings."

"My lord, there is nothing I can do." Qin Yi saluted deeply and said helplessly, "Your Majesty is in the camp of the Chinese army. Although I have the heart to save Lord Lu, I have no power to save Lord Lu."

A gleam of joy flashed across Zhao Yun's eyes, and he immediately said, "As long as the troops can be delayed until midnight, there will be a turning point for this matter."

Qin Yi hesitated for a long time, then nodded with difficulty under Zhao Yun's expectant gaze, "An hour, at most an hour."

"Okay." Zhao Yun patted Qin Yi's arm vigorously, and thanked him again and again, "Please, please..."

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The forage field of the Northern Army camp suddenly caught fire.In an instant, the flames soared into the sky, and the flames soared into the sky.

Zhao Yun was shocked, and hastily ordered all the troops to withdraw from the battle and put out all their strength to fight the fire.If the forage field was reduced to ashes, thousands of war horses and baggage horses of the Northern Army would have no food, and the trouble would be serious.

Xiao Tianzi, Zhang Yan and other ministers rushed to the scene after hearing the news.The little emperor stomped his feet angrily.

Zhang Yan hurriedly comforted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the fire is not big and will be extinguished soon, so there will be no delay in rescuing the eldest princess."

Zhao Yun and Qin Yi knelt down to plead guilty.In the panic just now, the soldiers of Yueqi Battalion accidentally ignited the forage, no one paid attention at that time, and it was too late to fight the fire when the fire got bigger.

The little emperor was impatient, and wanted to scold Qin Yi, but suddenly found that he was the hero who led the army into Luoyang City, and thought of his bravery in his heart, and his anger disappeared immediately, "Forget it, forget it, Mr. Qin, hurry up and organize the army , Help me rescue Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

Zhao Yun and Qin Yi secretly called luck, they thanked the emperor, and rushed to the fire scene to direct the firefighting.

Yang Feng was a little strange, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Qin delayed the fighter plane, you won't punish him?"

"Of course, Master Qin made great contributions when he attacked Luoyang, and he also killed Dong Zhuo together with Lu Aiqing in the past. He has made great achievements, so how can he be punished?" The little emperor said confidently, and then he pointed at Qin Yi's tall back, very He smacked his lips enviously, "When I grow up in the future, if I can be as tall and burly as Mr. Qin, with superb skills, and killing people is as easy as picking something out of a bag, that would be great..."

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Zhang Yan, Jia Xu, and Tian Chou stood together, talking and laughing leisurely looking at the fire in the distance and the soldiers struggling to put it out.

"Zilong is Zilong, and he can come up with such an idea." Tian Chou brushed off the dust on his clothes, and said to Zhang Yan with a smile, "You are always worried that if you push him into a hurry, he will fight back To snatch the emperor. Look, isn't his idea better?"

"Don't worry about Zilong now..." Jia Xu laughed, "If Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) can come later, things can basically proceed according to our plan."

"Can we persuade Zhong Yuan?" Zhang Yan looked worried, "When the general was selecting the emperor, he didn't consider him. Obviously he had another purpose, so I don't think Zhong Yuan might listen to us to persuade the eldest princess to hand over to us. If at this time he firmly supports the eldest princess and helps the eldest princess firmly grasp the authority, it will be difficult for us when the general returns."

"This time we must force the eldest princess to hand over power, otherwise we will be very dangerous before the little emperor takes power, and we may be retaliated by the eldest princess at any time." Tian Chou said, "Now the prime minister should have received the news, eight hundred Li Kuaiqi is galloping outside the Great Wall, and the general will be back soon. When he returns to Chang'an, we will miss the best chance to seize the power of the eldest princess."

"Whether we can successfully seize the power from the eldest princess depends on Lu Bu. As long as Lu Bu opens the city gate, this matter will be over." Jia Xu looked up at the starry sky, with a murderous look on his face, "If the lives of Yanzhou people are not enough In exchange for Liyang City, then don’t blame us, we have done our best, and he insisted on rebelling, insisting on charging himself with the crime of killing the emperor, so we had no choice but to fulfill him.”

"The general treats Fengxian very well. If we kill each other, it may anger the general." Zhang Yan sighed, "We'll try our best to persuade Fengxian, even if it takes a little longer, anyway, we always kill ourselves. It's not right."

"But we killed the Yanzhou people, and we have formed a hatred with Fengxian..." Jia Xu wanted to persuade him again.

"Fengxian is from Northern Xinjiang, and he is a warrior just like us." At this time, Yang Feng walked up to the three of them and said in a cold voice, "The reason why Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, and Liu Yi regarded him as the Lord of Yanzhou back then is because He wanted to use his force to drive Cao Cao away, and he didn't have a good impression of him, so we killed Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others, and he shouldn't react too violently."

"What if he refuses to open the city gate and decides to be our enemy?" Jia Xu asked.

"Your Excellency, you should think about whether to immediately mobilize the troops of Zhang Baiqi and Liang Baiwu to encircle Liyang? At the same time, you should also consider letting your grandson from Kansai lead the army into Beijing to ensure the safety of Guanzhong." Tian Chou walked to Zhang Beside Yan, suggested in a low voice.

"No, the army must not be mobilized, including the Northern Army." Zhang Yan shook his hand very resolutely, "If the army moves, it is tantamount to launching a mutiny. No one can control the army, and neither can I, once the army loses control, it will be a catastrophe to overthrow the whole country."

Jia Xu, Tian Chou and Yang Feng looked at each other and smiled wryly.Zhang Yan used to be the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army, and he held a high status among the generals of the Yellow Turbans. If he wanted to dispatch the army without the imperial decree of the emperor and the order of the general, only Zhang Yan could do it.At this moment, Zhang Yan was determined to use the safest and safest way to solve all the problems, but they had no choice.

"Although we persuaded the emperor to issue an order to dispatch the northern army to attack Chang'an and Yueyang, this is just a gesture, a gesture of launching a military remonstrance, not a military remonstrance." Zhang Yan said solemnly, "Only in this way can we firmly believe that Only by firmly controlling the situation can we minimize the danger, avoid legal prosecution afterwards, and win the trust of the ministers of the DPRK and China, allowing them to join us in exerting pressure to force the Eldest Princess to hand over her power."

"We said before that as long as Chang'an City responds, we will immediately cancel the order to attack Chang'an and Liyang, and then take advantage of the complicated situation in the court to kill what should be killed, and what should be wooed, so as to achieve our goal step by step. Zhang Yan turned to look at the three of them, and said with a calm smile, "Believe me, we will definitely succeed this time, and ZTE's great cause will not be harmed by traitors for a long time."

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Chang'an City was in a panic.

The emperor was supposed to arrive at Chang'an City at nightfall, but the prime minister and ministers waited for a long time, and they were all anxious.

Grand Sima Xu Rong was extremely worried, and ordered the mighty general He Feng to ride north with a team of personal guards to meet him.He Feng ran all the way with his men and horses, and met Zhang Xiao, the general of Habayashi Zhonglang on the way.Hearing that the Son of Heaven was assassinated at the Wei Bridge, He Feng immediately turned pale with fright, and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is the Son of Heaven?"

"Masters Zhang Yan, Jia Xu and others have rushed to the northern camp to protect the emperor." Zhang Xiao said exhaustedly, "Masters Duan Xuan, Tian Yu, and Zhao Song are guarding the scene at Weiqiao, chasing and killing the escaped assassins. I will come Report to Chang'an, and ask the prime minister, Da Sima and other ministers to discuss countermeasures immediately."

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After hearing Zhang Xiao's brief account, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Grand Sima Xu Rong, and Yushi doctor Liu He were all shocked.

They were terrified that the emperor was assassinated at Weiqiao, but they were even more horrified that Guang Luxun and Zhang Yan took the emperor to the Northern Army camp.When the emperor entered the camp of the northern army, the control of the northern army was not in Zhao Yun's hands, but in the hands of the little emperor. It is self-evident what Zhang Yan's purpose is at this moment.Zhang Yan is going to kill someone.

Grand Sima Xu Rong was the first to respond, "Tell the ministers that His Majesty suddenly feels unwell and has returned to Liyang. Let them go home and rest."

Doctor Yushi Liu He Huo Ran woke up with a start, turned around and ran away.

"Master Zhang, return to Weiqiao immediately to take care of the assassination scene."

Zhang Xiao was about to turn around, but Xu Rong grabbed him again, "Can Lord Duan report to the Eldest Princess about His Majesty's assassination?"

"I don't know." Zhang Xiao said, "After repelling the assassins, I was ordered to rush to Chang'an to report."

Xu Rong's complexion changed slightly, "After you return to Weiqiao, tell Lord Duan to ask him to return to Liyang to report to the eldest princess in person. Hurry up."

"Master He, go back to the city immediately, close the city gate, gather the army, hurry, hurry..."

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Zhao Neng rode his horse and galloped to Li Wei's mansion.

"Is Mr. Li here?" Zhao Neng was sweating and asked out of breath.

The servant at the door knew Zhao Neng, and seeing his appearance, he knew that something important had happened, so he hurriedly said, "Your Excellency hasn't returned home yet, Madam is at home."

"Take me to see Madam, quickly..." Zhao Neng didn't wait for the servant to speak, and rushed towards the mansion like flying.

Xiao Lan was enjoying the cool air in the inner courtyard, when she saw a person galloping towards him from a distance, yelling wildly all the way, her expression changed at that moment.

Ever since Zhu Wei's accident happened, she took the initiative to avoid it. She seldom went to Liyang in the past half a year. The fight became more and more intense, and she became more and more uneasy, feeling that something was going to happen.

However, if there is no accident in the court, it is fine, and once it happens, it will be a big deal.The news brought by Zhao Neng made her heart tremble, her whole body was icy cold, and the strong suffocation almost made her faint to the ground.

Zhang Yan made a move, and it was a thunderous blow.The emperor's assassination was most likely a hoax. Zhang Yan's purpose was to kill people. He killed all the ministers in the court and chopped off the head of the Xiangyang special envoy. Then it was the eldest princess' turn.The most urgent task is to rush to Liyang to protect the eldest princess.

"Prepare the horse..." Xiao Lan didn't change her clothes anymore, she only wore a thin white skirt, and hurried out of the courtyard.

"Ma'am, it's better to take a carriage instead." Seeing that Xiao Lan hadn't changed into a formal dress, the maid hurriedly reminded her.

Xiao Lan acted as if she hadn't heard, and rushed out without looking back.

When I went out, I ran into Li Wei.Li Wei already felt that something was wrong when he didn't receive the emperor outside the city at night. Seeing his wife galloping out wearing only a ru skirt, Zhao Neng followed behind with sweat dripping down his face. stand up.

Xiao Lan clarified the matter in a few words, "I'm going to Liyang." After finishing speaking, she hit the horse and left.When approaching Dongshi, Xiao Lan suddenly stopped and rushed towards the Prime Minister's Mansion with a dozen of her personal guards.

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In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cai Yong, Xu Rong, and Liu He are discussing countermeasures.

It is true that the emperor was assassinated at Weiqiao, but who will assassinate the emperor at this moment?However, this issue is not important now, because when the emperor arrived at the camp of the northern army, whoever the emperor said was an assassin would be an assassin.The Northern Army will enter Chang'an tonight.

Who does the emperor listen to?Of course he listened to Zhang Yan, and now he only listens to Zhang Yan, because Zhang Yan protected him and saved him from the assassin.Whoever Zhang Yan said to kill, the emperor would kill.

However, once the northern army rushed into Chang'an, once the bloody killings started, and once the tragedy of the Chang'an mutiny was repeated, the consequence would be the overthrow of the country.

Zhang Yan is not Li Hong, he can't control the hundreds of thousands of troops of the big man.The eldest princess is not Li Hong, and she can't control the army of the big man, but she has the power to dispatch troops. She can quickly transfer troops from all over the country to Guanzhong, and then they will kill each other and the country will be overthrown.

"The book tells the general, please return to Chang'an immediately." Cai Yong looked up to the sky and lamented, "Nineteen years after Zhang Jiao's death, the Yellow Turban Army actually destroyed the great man's society and seized the great man's country in such a terrible way, God... How could such a thing happen?"

"It's too late, the general must be too late..." Liu He shook his head in frustration, "It's over, the big man is over..."

"Before the matter is clearly understood, please do not jump to conclusions." Although Xu Rong's heart was very heavy, Cai Yong's words still made him extremely unhappy, "For more than ten years, if there is no Master Zhang Yan and his Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans, can we defeat the Xianbei and defend the northern border? Can we conquer the desert? Can we get to where we are today? What you say is purely forcing the army to rebel."

Cai Yong knew he had made a mistake, and repeatedly raised his hands to apologize, "Okay, let's stop arguing, let's find a way."

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Zhao Neng rushed into the prime minister's mansion and reported the military situation.

Cai Yong and Liu He were terrified and at a loss what to do.Xu Rong urgently summoned Taiwei Xunyou, Tingweiqing Xianyufu, and Da Sinonong Li Wei to the prime minister's residence to discuss matters.

Xiao Lan came in a hurry, "Master Prime Minister, follow me quickly to Liyang."

Cai Yong flatly refused, how can I leave Chang'an at this time?

"Master Prime Minister, if you have troubles, how will the general stabilize the situation when he comes back? Do you want the general to kill Zilong, Wen Ji and her children to stabilize the morale of the army?"

"Who dares to kill me? I am the prime minister of the big man." Cai Yong roared angrily.

"What if you are the mastermind of the assassination of the emperor? If the people in Xiangyang say that you are an internal response and you helped them assassinate the emperor, what should you do?" Xiao Lan asked sharply, "This is a mutiny, it is a mutiny, there is no loyalty, benevolence, filial piety here, There is no etiquette, righteousness and shame, there is only blood, only killing, you know?"

"Prime Minister, let's go." Liu He also persuaded, "Do you remember how you were imprisoned back then? You have been homeless for ten years. Do you still think about that miserable life?"

Xu Rong didn't say anything, he just called a few guards and asked them to send the prime minister to Liyang.

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In the middle of the night, Li Wei drove to General Weiwu's mansion.

He Feng welcomed him into the mansion, and without further ado, Li Wei took out a piece of white silk from his bosom, and solemnly put it on the desk.

He Feng looked carefully, then slowly raised his head, "Tell me, who do you want me to kill?"

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(End of this chapter)