Chapter 5 5. Conspiracy

A piece of urgent military newspaper at eight hundred miles shocked the Great Sui Dynasty Hall. "General Jun gathered three hundred soldiers and thousands of people in Fengzhou to rebel and killed the governor Cao Zhi's son Cao Yuanzhen—" Ye Fangting shook his head, "Isn't this a big joke?" "There is no joke in the court, and treason is not a joke." Su Changshan said flatly: "The emperor is going to personally interrogate this matter." "Does the emperor believe Cao Zhi's story?" Ye Fangting also put away his playful smile: "The emperor doesn't know what kind of person the general is, and don't the courtiers know?"

"That's right. As soon as Cao Zhi's memorial was passed from Fengzhou to Chang'an, dozens of civil and military officials had advised the emperor not to listen to slander, and had no intention of vouching for the emperor. From the old ministers who had dismissed Yuanxun to the new officials who had just taken office - Ren Everyone is trying to protect Jun Wuxin." "..." Ye Fangting patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Su Changshan didn't have a relaxed look on his face: "Almost all the courtiers' hearts are directed towards one person. It's not a common thing. Of course, there are courtiers and generals who sincerely trust Jun Wuxin in these memorials, and there are also Yu Wenhua and others. The disciple party—"

"What are they General Baojun doing?" Ye Fangting asked suspiciously. "Emperors have never been suspicious since ancient times. Sometimes when suspicions come together, they fan the flames one after another. These unintentional memorials to protect the emperor may be ominous or not auspicious—" Su Changshan looked out the window. The west wind was setting and the sun was setting. "You mean that everyone's hearts are towards General Jun, and the emperor may have suspicions even if he wasn't suspicious at first!" Ye Fangting suppressed his smile. "Some courtiers who are dedicated to helping Jun Wuxin didn't expect that their actions would be used by others." Su Changshan threw the scroll in his hand on the table: "Those who want to put Jun Wuxin to death with this matter, how can they miss it?" A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? That’s why there is a grand occasion where the whole court is united, and the officials try their best to protect the emperor’s innocence.”

"Are you saying that General Jun is more dangerous than good?" Ye Fangting was anxious: "The emperor asked Cao Zhi to escort him back to the capital for trial, and there is still a chance..." "I can't wait for Chang'an." Su Changshan's plain words made Ye Fanging stunned: "Do you know who Cao Zhi is?" Ye Fangting thought for a while: "I once heard from the general that Cao Zhi is both a cadre and a cruel official. Now that there is turmoil in the north, we just need such a person to guard the border." Su Changshan turned around: "Cao Zhi also has a nickname called Xiaozhi. The law of the Three Kingdoms is Xiaozhi's virtue of a meal, grievances of grievances, all revenge, killing and hurting himself without authorization." Such a person who cares about every penny, Regardless of why Jun Wuyi killed Cao Yuanzhen, as long as Cao Yuanzhen's death was related to Jun Wuxin—what do you think he would do to Jun Wuwu?"

Ye Fangting felt a chill down his spine. "The emperor probably knows Cao Zhi better than we do. He asked Cao Zhi to escort Jun Wuwu back to Chang'an. On the surface, he was impartial and followed the wishes of the courtiers." Su Changshan's words sank: "Actually, it is equivalent to acquiescing." ——Cao Zhi subdues Jun Wuyi in his own way——There is no law that cannot be used, regardless of life or death.” Ye Fangting gritted his teeth, remained silent for a long time, and suddenly stomped his foot and said, "I know why you resigned. This bullshit court is not your world—nor is it the general Jun's world!"

"But Jun Wuyi insists on giving the people of the world a place to stand, a bright blue sky." Su Changshan sighed: "He will never be as relaxed as I am." The winter is strong, and the setting sun dyes the sky. "Master Su," the boy reported at the door, "someone brought two horses." Ye Fangting pushed open the door, only to see two shiny black horses snorting happily. "Xifeng, Tsing Yi, why are you two?" She ran over in surprise and joy, and stroked the horse's mane: "Who brought you here?" "It was sent by a non-commissioned officer, saying that the master asked him to bring a message - he said that Mr. Su will understand after reading it." The boy answered while touching his head.

"It must be my father's trick!" Ye Fangting frowned.These are clearly the Ye family's two steeds, Xifeng and Tsing Yi, who grew up with her, how could she not know each other? Su Changshan's hand stroked the horse's back steadily and forcefully: "As expected of General Ye—it really is a good horse that travels thousands of miles every day." Ye Yudai was a veteran of the Sui Dynasty with great achievements in battle, and also the general of the right guard who commanded the foreign army "Shesheng".A certain lazy little girl in Chang'an who is only known for eating, drinking and making troubles was originally the daughter of a dignified general.

"What kind of medicine does my father sell in the gourd?" Ye Fangting stared at Su Changshan unhappily: "He is always against General Jun, what good can he do!" Su Changshan lifted the reins of the horse, turned on the horse's back, and said with a smile: "I think, among the civil servants and generals of the Manchu Dynasty, only your father knows Jun Wuyi best!" The cold moon hangs alone on a dead branch outside the window, and the atmosphere in the prison is damp and cold. "In the past ten days, according to my lord's instructions, all kinds of torture have been used." Tu Dayuan followed behind Cao Zhi, and said cautiously.

The heavy iron shackles hung his hands, and the bloody clothes on Jun Wuyi’s body could no longer see the original color—not to mention the two serious injuries on the shoulders and back, the internal injuries caused by the heavy injuries caused by holding on to the stone wall were even more serious. After being tortured again, at this moment, he looks like a heavy night hanging under iron shackles. "The emperor asked me to send you back to Chang'an for trial." Cao Zhi straightened his clothes with a sneer, and there was a cruel pleasure in his muddy eyes: "I thought the emperor trusted you so much. Points—the imperial decree tacitly handed you over to me."

"I know how the emperor treats me..." Jun Wuyi's voice was weak, but every word was like gold and stone, knocking on everyone's hearts: "I thought you, Cao Zhi, were a man of temperament... Ha ha." He actually laughed Take a moment: "I didn't expect...it's a villain with unknown grievances." Cao Zhi's complexion changed, and soon turned into cold and cruel: "I don't know my grievances? If you want me to take all the revenge on you, Cao has never missed it for a moment--a mere flesh and blood injury, so what? Can you defeat my pain of losing a son?" He suddenly laughed wildly: "I heard that Jun Wuyi loves the people like a son--killing those people and soldiers, wouldn't it make you feel more heart-wrenching pain than killing you? "

Hearing Jun Wuyi's suppressed coughing as he wished, Cao Zhi laughed: "Besides, if I don't promise to let them go first, can you obey obediently? I don't want to play hard to get you, will you regret it now! The grievances are clear, you want It’s about complete revenge.” He raised the blood-red knife in his hand: "I also heard that the worst thing for a general is to be unable to go to the battlefield—so I won't kill you today, I will just break your hamstrings—look at the disabled Does Jun Wuyi think that life is better than death!" His voice fell, and the knife fell at the same time! Blood spattered on Cao Zhi's face, and the moonlight shone through the small window. Hu Meng turned his head away, unable to bear to look any further. Jun Wuyi raised his head slowly, he didn't faint, and even his eyes were clear: "...I pity you... the pain of bereavement, this knife... I, Jun Wuyi, suffered..." There was neither cold hatred nor tiredness of hopelessness in those eyes, although they were tortured by pain, they were still as magnanimous as a blood-stained mountain and river. Even the most ruthless and experienced executioner was a little moved. But I heard Jun Yiyi continue: "...But the innocent people you killed... Heaven's justice is too much... If you don't kill me today... I will seek justice for them one day." Hu Meng didn't know why, but suddenly had an urge to escape from here!There was something silently surging in his heart—even he didn’t know why he was afraid—afraid that in his heart as cold as stone, blood was hot, and righteousness was iron. "Of course I won't kill you—" Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes coldly: "How can I explain to the emperor after killing you?—Even if I can explain to the emperor, how can I explain to myself?...Break your legs, Isn't it more interesting to abolish your martial arts and make you a useless person than to kill you?" As soon as he raised his hand, the jailer brought up some brown vines with spikes. The jailer seemed to be very afraid of these vines, carefully avoiding being touched by any of them.Cao Zhi suddenly raised his hand at the jailer!A vine touched his exposed arm, and the jailer yelled and fell to the ground, rolling over and over again—struggling for a while, suddenly a trace of blood leaked from his mouth, and he stopped moving. Tu Dayuan touched the jailer: "...he committed suicide by biting his tongue." Cao Zhi looked at the distorted corpse on the ground with satisfaction, and Chaojun Wuwu said slowly: "This is the strange vine in the world, named Kunzan. There are sharp thorns on the vine, and its poison can dissolve internal energy. There are small thorns on the thorns— —Touch it a little bit, it is said that many people would bite their tongues and kill themselves in pain, I specially selected these thirteen Kunzan for the general, and let the general enjoy it!..." He laughed and turned to the side beside him The man shouted: "Come here, change your clothes for General Jun, we will leave for Chang'an tomorrow, how can you let the general go there covered in blood?" Tu Dayuan frightened and jumped at the same step, this Cao Zhi was cruel and ruthless, and he was the most superficial, so that no one could see the slightest trace of lynching from the outside. Tomorrow, if Jun Wuyi hadn't died, he would still be in a white-clothed prison car!