Chapter 690: What evil did Li Ru commit
The night light was dim, and a few barking dogs occasionally sounded in the city.
The city gate in the south of the city suddenly opened, and the knight holding the token rushed into the palace. Soon the imperial city became noisy, and someone who reported the news came to the Censor Zhongcheng's house.
In front of the palace gate with the red lantern hanging high, the officer in palace clothes hurriedly dismounted. The guards on duty at the palace gate showed the palace token, then took out the letter and gave it to the guards, asking them to forward it to them. Qin Yushi falling asleep.
The palace messenger who delivered the letter left on horseback. The guard took the letter and rushed into the palace. Under the sight of his patrol companions, he walked all the way to the atrium and handed the letter to the palace steward who came after hearing the news. The latter took it. He quickly went to the backyard and called in a low voice outside his master's bedroom.
"Master... there is a letter from the palace. It seems to be a battle report from outside the city."
In the bedroom, the sleeping figure vaguely heard the word 'battle report', and suddenly opened his eyes. He sat up from the bed.
There was a beautiful concubine nearby who was helping to dress, but Qin Hui pushed her away: "No need!"
The beard around his mouth trembled nervously at this moment, and he picked up one He put on his unlined clothes, put on his shoes on the bed, then opened the door and stretched out his hand to the old steward.
“Where is the letter?”
The steward quickly handed the letter to Qin Hui. The concubine on the bed put on her skirt and robe, opened the curtain, got out of bed obediently, lit a candle and asked Qin Hui to come in and read it again. Then she took the robe and changed it. He took off the other person's single clothes, finished everything and sat back quietly on the bed.
The candlelight flickered, and there was a slight sound of paper unfolding.
Qin Hui read the above contents by candlelight. They were all about the defeat or surrender of the rebels. At first, there was no strange color on his face. It was completely expected and under control. It can be seen that A familiar name was written on it.
His face suddenly changed, his eyes were fixed on the name, his Adam's apple rolled, and he struggled to say: "Yue Fei..."
He stood up in a hurry, clenching his fists.
"Your Majesty is in the west, how can he appear next to the prince?"
Seeing his expression was different, the concubine stepped forward and asked gently, but was interrupted by Qin Hui's wave: "Get out."
Waiting. The steward thought he was being asked to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Qin Hui.
"Immediately send a letter to Commander Li of the Embroidery Department in Rongzhou to find out from him what happened to Yue Fei!"
Qin Hui raised his face slightly and looked forward, He shook the thick robe on his body and said in a calm tone: "In addition, prepare a few carriages to stay in Zhuangzi outside Feiyun Port for a few days."
The old steward lowered his head and glanced at Qin Hui from the corner of his eye. He had never seen the censor Zhongcheng, who was calm and composed in times of trouble, saying tough words but doing the most cowardly things.
The old steward then responded: "Old slave, go and prepare now."
"Go."
Qin Hui sent the steward away and waited for him to disappear at the end of the corridor. , his hands in his sleeves tightly clasped the cuffs, then turned around and slapped the round table hard, causing the teacups placed on the table to clatter into a mess.
He knew very well what he had done back then.
How Yue Fei was killed was mostly due to him. In the original world, he was already dead and his wings were almost cut off, so he didn't worry about retaliation at all.
Now, people like him have lived in this world, and their memories are still the moment before death. How much resentment can there be?
Qin Hui came because he felt that he should have done something more.
As for Yue Fei's unwillingness, it was actually caused by him. When the other party followed the prince back to the court, he saw that he himself was also in the court...
Qin Hui seemed to have seen it in his mind. At that scene, I couldn't help but shudder.
"Before the news comes, go to Feiyungang first. If something goes wrong, go to the sea to Wonu Island. Anyway, there is still a shortage of people there... Although it is boring to do business on the island, you can save your life!"
In the house! After walking and walking for a long time, Qin Hui picked up a writing brush and left a letter and asked his servants to send it to Di's house, telling Di Renjie that he wanted to go to Wonu Island, so he went to Feiyun Port in advance to adapt to the seaside climate.
When the sky became dim and bright, Qin Hui immediately called a few beautiful concubines, put on some soft clothes, and quickly left the city in a carriage.
In the Queen's Palace at this time, Fang Xuejun had not slept all night, with a smile on his face.
“Chen’er’s crown prince position is finally secured.”
After senior sister Li Wangqiu heard the news yesterday, she came over to congratulate her and also stayed in the queen's palace. Opposite Fang Xuejun, she smiled and took a sip of apricot blossom wine. She was a woman in her thirties, like a young girl. He held his chin up like that and smiled sweetly.
"The prince is not afraid of danger, which is like your majesty. With the prestige in the military, your majesty will agree with you from the heart."
"It's just that... there were many casualties among the soldiers." Fang Xuejun Her smile faded, and she slightly turned her gaze away from her senior sister's smile.
Li Wangqiu may be a Jianghu person, so he is relatively indifferent to life and death.
She took a sip of wine and said: "From now on, junior sister will use another part of the money to comfort the families of the wounded and killed soldiers."
Candlelight floats.
After listening to senior sister’s heartless words, Fang Xuejun smoothed his hair and closed his fine-lined eyes.
"When His Majesty comes back, I'd better advise him that such a thing should not be done again... Especially among the royal family, I'm afraid that others will follow suit and it will be self-defeating. If the soldiers know about it, I don't know how many hot-blooded hearts will be chilled. ”
Li Wangqiu then realized the seriousness of the matter. She sat there in silence, not daring to say any more nonsense.
When the news that rebels in Rongzhou attacked the prince's royal chariot and were subsequently mobilized by the prince began to spread to various places, all the rebels in Rongzhou had surrendered.
Counting the number of people and casualties, except for the first wave of sneak attacks that killed more than 600 people, the rest of the time were mostly fought by soldiers who suppressed the imperial chariot. As a result, nearly 400 people from the prince's imperial chariot team died in battle and more than 3,000 people were injured. In the past few days, soldiers and horses in various counties also suffered slight losses. Just when everyone thought that the situation was out of control and the rebels might capture the prince and threaten the court, the prince actually organized a rout and selected good generals to fight back with overwhelming force. In just three days, The rebels were defeated steadily.
On the afternoon of the sixth day, more than 10,000 rebels raged in northern Ding'an. Excluding casualties, almost all of them surrendered.
The rebel generals Zhang You and Xu Qinghu, the counselor Li Wen, and the former emperor Beigong Shu who wanted to restore the country were all thrown into prison cars and sent to Yanjing to await their fate!
Su Chen's generous act of accepting the rebels in the name of the prince and not holding them accountable for their rebellion also made many people give thumbs up and praise him.
On the Su Mansion side, Thirteen, who had been out looking for news, rushed back to the house crying with joy, shouting as he ran: "The prince has put an end to the chaos, and Rongzhou is restored to peace!"
Accompanying her mother-in-law to pray in the Buddhist hall. When Yin Suhuan heard the news, she whispered a few words in Xiao Wei's ear.
"Okay!"
The old woman opened her eyes, bowed respectfully to the Buddha statue on the lotus platform, and then stood up slowly with the help of her eldest daughter-in-law: "This is like Su The descendants of the family are like Chen'er!"
She was helped out of the temple with a smile on her face, and her other hand gently pressed her chest. Inside was a tightly fitting jade pendant.
"Brother... have you heard that, my sister has nothing to worry about anymore and can put down all her burdens."
Soon, Su Yong and Su Lie also came back from outside, and their father Su Congfang and ten others Third, in front of relatives of the Su family, they praised the prince for his young achievements. At the same time, they also talked about the general named Yue who reversed the disadvantage with just a few hundred men and used troops so powerfully that it was simply unheard of.
Just when Rongzhou was happily returning to peace, Jiang Wan already knew about her son. She was sitting alone in the living room, her face brittle, and she was in a daze.
In the silence, the oil lamp occasionally made a slight sound.
She woke up with a start and saw her daughter Su Ying standing timidly aside. Jiang Wan forced a smile, took her daughter's hand and put it in the maid's hand.
"Mom is going out for a trip. You should stay at home and practice the calligraphy that mother taught you."
Beigong Shu has no way to go. She has to go to the Su Mansion. She hopes that the old man can help and beg for mercy. Although It was obviously impossible for the other party to agree, but she still wanted to give it a try.
However, before she entered the Su Mansion, she was driven away by the guards outside the door. Shisan, who seemed to stay here on purpose, shook his head at her.
"Ms. Jiang, please come back. My old lady has given orders not to see you!"
After hearing this, Jiang Wan finally couldn't help crying, and she covered her head She held her mouth and nose and walked back while crying, causing the people on the street who were celebrating the pacification of the rebels to look curiously at the crying woman.
In their eyes, they probably thought that a concubine or maid in Su's mansion was driven out of the mansion and cried sadly on the street.
After returning home, she went up to the attic and took out the spiritual tablet that had been wrapped in a black scarf for many years from a box. She wiped the dust on it and tears fell down, hitting the three characters of Kitamiya.
"I didn't keep him...I'm sorry..."
After Jiang Wan finished speaking, she hugged the coffin and cried guiltily.
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At the same time, far outside Changchuan County, three prison vehicles were escorted by a long line of troops, slowly heading northeast.
People along the way picked up stones on the ground or threw leftover fruits and vegetables onto the prison van.
Someone's rotten eggs exploded on the wooden pillar and splashed in Xu Qinghu's face. He wiped it and threw the stinking egg white and yolk outside.
"Lao Zhang and I have sacrificed our faces. The family members should not mess around."
In the cage in the middle, a Confucian scholar named Li Wen re-pasted the The long beard is about to fall off, "I will accompany you in the prison car, but will I lie to you?"
"When the time comes, will my head really be beheaded and my house confiscated?" Zhang You at the back asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty is trustworthy."
Li Wen smiled at the two of them, but thinking about the general named Yue Fei and his righteous and serious expression, he felt a little scared.
What if the other party encourages the prince to behead himself and Zhang You before His Majesty returns to the court to warn the world of people with evil intentions?
If the three of you complain about injustice, tell the truth.
Then he would trap the emperor into injustice, and then... he Li Ru would really die again.
Hmm... no, with Qin Hui mediating in the court, he would not be dragged to be beheaded as soon as he arrived in the capital.
However, he did not know that the Qin Hui in his mouth had already slipped away to Feiyungang and went fishing on the sea.
When Li Ru and the others learned the news, it was already the eighth day of July.
“I shouldn’t have agreed that day…”
In the damp and dark Yanjing Prison, Li Ru was wearing a prison uniform stained with blood and dirt, sitting on the grass with disheveled hair, staring at the corridor outside the prison, hoping that someone would appear soon.
While the whole court was discussing how to deal with the three people, a piece of news from the west was also presented to the court.
The Western Expeditionary Army has returned, and the advance cavalry has arrived at the Tianshan Mountains in northern Xizhou.
(End of this chapter)