The sky-high murderous intent once again permeated the entire Gilded City, but this time the target of the army's killing was not the Jin warriors, but every unarmed civilian.
The cries and screams were endless, and Fang Zilan felt as if she was in Shura Hell. Apart from bright red, no other colors could be seen in front of her eyes.
The massacre lasted all day, until the sun set in the evening, no sound was heard anymore, and the entire Gilded City turned into a dead city, filled with corpses.
The army gathered at the city gate. Fang Zilan looked at the blood-stained soldiers and moved her lips, "Set fire."
Hearing her voice, Shangguan Min asked uncertainly, "General Fang?"
"Set it on fire!" She shouted out suddenly, her voice as sharp as a knife, piercing Shangguan Min's heart. He turned back to look at the deputy general behind him, "I didn't hear General Fang say. What? Set fire!"
It was Shangguan Min's first time to experience such an almost brutal massacre. He could feel Fang Zilan's pain and uneasiness, but he was also confused that such a woman who killed without batting an eye would be so careless in the face of such a killing.
In the raging fire, the gilded city collapsed. Fang Zilan's face reflected the firelight, so pale that there was no trace of blood.
She stared at the fire in front of her without saying a word, but suddenly she remembered that when she was the killer Zixiu, every time she killed someone, she would set a fire to burn them all, deceiving herself and others into thinking that this would eliminate her sins. Burn together.
After withdrawing her troops and returning to the camp, Zi Lan returned to her tent alone. Not long after, Zhuge Yu, Li Qiyou, Shangguan Jing and Huang Fulin walked into her tent, followed by Shangguan Min.
She didn't expect that they would arrive so quickly, without even leaving her any time to breathe. But she also knew very well that this matter should have been explained clearly before returning to Beijing. Sooner or later, everyone will know the truth.
"I heard that General Fang has found a man who knows gold in our capital?" Huangfulin was the first to speak. Fang Zilan did not speak and just nodded, which was regarded as acquiescence.
She glanced at Shangguan Min and said coldly: "You go out first."
"I..." Shangguan Min opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Zhuge Yu, "He also has the right to know the truth."
After hearing Zhuge Yu's words, Shangguan Min nodded with a firm expression. Seeing this, she no longer persisted and took out the letter from her arms, "Here's the evidence."
This time Shangguan Jing was not as excited as when he saw the letter for the first time. He just asked lightly, "General Fang has always said that this is evidence, so what exactly is written in this letter?"
"General Shangguan must know better than me what he wrote." Fang Zilan looked coldly and looked directly at Shangguan Jing, "General Shangguan did not hesitate to give away hundreds of girls from good families in my capital to the Jin people in exchange for his own son."
"Joke!" Shangguan Jing laughed loudly, "Who doesn't know that my Shangguan Jing's son has long been killed in the battlefield, so how can he exchange words with the Jin people?"
"The son of General Shangguan, whom everyone knows, died in battle." Fang Zilan smiled coldly, "But there is another one that everyone doesn't know, but that may not be the case."
"General Fang, what are you talking about?" Shangguan Min looked confused. He had been in Shangguan's house for so long and had never heard that Uncle Jing had a son.
"General Shangguan knows what I'm talking about." Fang Zilan said and paused, "General Shangguan also has an illegitimate son, you, Shangguan Min."
"What did you say?" Shangguan Min looked at Fang Zilan in disbelief, and then looked at Shangguan Jing, expecting him to say something, but Shangguan Jing lowered his head and said nothing, which was tantamount to acquiescing to her. if.
The three people on the side looked at each other with shock in their eyes. No wonder Shangguan Jing took good care of Shangguan Min along the way, and even risked his own life to exchange for Shangguan Min's safety outside the Gilded City. This was actually the reason.
This makes sense. Whether it is the condescending plea in Yanzhou City or the various obstructions in Wind River Valley's plan to lure the enemy, it is just a father's reluctance to let go of his son.
"General Shangguan admitted it?" Fang Zilan held the letter's hand tightly, "Shangguan Min's biological mother has a special status, so you dare not tell anyone, but you did not expect that the Jin people would use this as a threat to ask you to cooperate with them. ?"
"I have not cooperated with the Jin people!" Shangguan Jing retorted, "I, Shangguan Jing, have been upright and upright throughout my life. Although I have done dishonorable things for my son, I cannot do such things as collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!"
Fang Zilan knew that what he said was true. It was her son Ji Ningtian who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and it was she, Fang Zilan, who aided the tyrants. But she also remembered Ji Ningtian's words. If the Shangguan family could not be brought down, Li Shengxuan would not easily let her take the position of public minister.
It is impossible to prove that Shangguan Jing is treasonous with the enemy and treason with just one letter. The power of the family cannot be overthrown by just her mouth. The only way to do this is to muddy the water first.
An idea struck her, and she suddenly remembered that when she and Li Shengxuan were in the north, he had said something about Fang Chongzheng and the Shangguan family, but he really couldn't believe it. Fang Chong was an old member of the previous dynasty, and the Shangguan family...
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan raised her lips and smiled jokingly, "Back then, the late Emperor Ning Shun came to the north in person, and the guards around him were all members of your Shangguan family. However, he was attacked by the Jin people and was in danger. Afterwards, not only did you arrest Shangguan Jing, but He didn't find the murderer, but he killed all the guards in the name of dereliction of duty. What else is it if he doesn't kill people and silence them?"
She knew very well that this incident was also done by Ji Ningtian. What Emperor Ning Shun encountered was not a golden man, but the killer of their ghost sect. Their move was not to kill Emperor Ningshun, but to make him suspicious of the Shangguan family. Speaking of which, the Huangfu family was growing in power at that time.
Shangguan Jing glared angrily, "You are such a mouthful!"
"Whether I am a slanderer or not, you can decide for yourself." Fang Zilan said and handed the letter to Huangfulin. "The two great families in the north have always been on good terms. General Huangfu should take a good look at it. Is this letter written by General Shangguan?"
"It is indeed Brother Shangguan's handwriting." Huangfulin nodded and passed the letter to Zhuge Yu and Li Qiyou who were standing aside. Both of them remained silent after reading it.
"Shangguan Jing is a traitor to the enemy. Come, take him down!" Fang Zilan shouted outside the tent, but was stopped by Zhuge Yu, "Wait a minute. Judging from this letter, Shangguan Min's biological mother is the daughter of Huyan Khan. But the person we are talking about as a master of gold is Chakel, what is General Fang’s explanation?”
"Master Zhuge is so smart, how could he not have thought of this?" Fang Zilan glanced at Zhuge Yu with a smile but not a smile. She had known that he would be suspicious, so she was ruthless and stabbed herself in too.
"Why did the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan kill Huyan Khan? Everyone here has heard about it, right?" Fang Zilan saw the silence of several people and continued talking to herself, "It is said that the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan fell in love with Huyan Khan's daughter. , accidentally killed Huyan Khan during the robbery. But I am very curious, Huyan Khan’s daughter is not a famous beauty in the north, where did the seven Beiyuan wolves fall in love with her? "
Fang Zilan walked up to Shangguan Jing and said, "But by coincidence, someone helped me solve this doubt. I have a killer friend who was hired by someone, and her task happened to be to kill the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan. I originally thought she was His employer was Zakir. It wasn’t until I read this letter that I realized that Zakir couldn’t afford to pay for a killer at that time, and there was someone else who paid for it. One person did not hesitate to let out the news and destroy the daughter of Huyan Khan. , but the person who wants to avenge him is General Shangguan himself, right?"
"That's nonsense!" Shangguan Jing whipped out his sword and stabbed Fang Zilan. Unexpectedly, she had already prepared herself and dodged it, and the sword with her backhand was already attached to the side of his neck. "General Shangguan, this is love that cannot be obtained. Love brings sorrow." Do you hate it?"
She ignored Shangguan Jing's anger and continued, "But you didn't expect that Zhakel would see all this, so you could only blame Zhakel for the plot and let him become the hero who killed the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan. In order to keep the secret, you chose to cooperate with Chakel. Until I find Chakel, he told me all this to save his life, otherwise we don’t know how long we will be deceived by General Shangguan.”
"You!" Shangguan Jing was furious, but he didn't dare to move due to the sword at his neck, "What on earth do you want to do?"
"Me?" Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "What I want is very simple, to bring closure to my killer friend. She couldn't come back from the North, but I can. What I have to do now is to speak out for her The truth, get back everything that belongs to her."
She made up a false so-called truth, but told her truest purpose. She wanted to go back from the north and get everything that belonged to her.
Even if it means that the entire Shangguan family will be pushed into the abyss by her, even if it means that she will live in false lies forever, even if it means that she has turned herself into the person who treats human life like an ant and steps on others A person whose bones are climbing up.
All of this was not as difficult as she imagined. Since there was no way to avoid it, she had no choice but to face it head on. If only the person who lives to the end is qualified to speak, then she must live to the end.
Thinking like this, her hand holding the sword tightened a little more, "At this point, General Shangguan still refuses to admit his guilt?"
"What a confusing person!" Shangguan Jing sneered, "Fang Zilan, you are really good at it!"
"General Fang, are everything you said true..." Shangguan Min said timidly. Fang Zilan's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, which struck him hard for a long time.
The man he had always regarded as his adoptive father turned out to be his biological father, and the Jin man he had always regarded as his enemy was actually his biological mother's tribe. However, his biological father, who had always been magnanimous, killed his biological mother and was uneasy about buying a murderer. To avenge my mother...
Each of these things was shaking everything he had believed in since he was a child, until the moment Fang Zilan nodded and gave a positive answer, it completely fell apart.
Shangguan Min suddenly felt that something was broken in his heart.
