Yan Ji asked puzzledly: "Since your husband doesn't think this is the concubine's fault, why don't you believe Liu Yan's report?"
Yang Peng shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't believe her report. There should be no problem with her work. I just believe in Shi Liancheng's character. I never believe that he would do anything sorry for me!" Yan Ji sighed. , said: "My husband is sincere towards others, but when asked by others, they may not have such a heart as my husband. I am afraid that they are plotting against my husband behind his back!"
Yang Peng smiled and said, "It's better to have some confidence in our brothers and friends." He glanced at Yan Ji and said, "I still say the same thing, I believe in Shi Liancheng."
Yan Ji said angrily: "My husband himself said that love cannot exceed the law. Although my husband emotionally trusts Shi Liancheng, but now the evidence is conclusive, my husband must put aside his personal feelings and deal with Shi Liancheng according to the law! Otherwise, I am afraid that the people in the world will not be able to break the law." I’ll be convinced!”
Yang Peng thought: "Is the evidence conclusive? I'm afraid not necessarily!"
Yan Ji said: "But at least he can be arrested and interrogated! Husband, if Shi Liancheng is really innocent, then the truth will be revealed after careful interrogation; on the contrary, if Shi Liancheng is really planning a conspiracy, and we Failure to take immediate action will cause immeasurable losses to the entire Ming Dynasty!"
Yang Peng felt that what Yan Ji said made sense, but he found it difficult to make this decision if he was asked to order the arrest and interrogation of the brother who had followed him through life and death. She frowned and said, "I still have to think about it!" Yan Ji felt a little helpless and said, "Husband, you'd better make a decision quickly, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"
Yang Peng walked to the door, looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and fell into deep thought.
At the same time, far away in Dali, Yu Lan led Xia Lan hurriedly outside the military camp. The soldier guarding the door was very surprised when he saw that it was the general's wife, and he quickly saluted: "Madam!"
Yu Lan led Xia Lan directly to the military camp. The captain of the camp gate quickly stopped them, cupping his fists and saying: "Madam, please forgive me, the military camp is an important place, and no one is allowed to enter without the permission of the general!" Yulan said angrily: "I am the wife of your general! I can't go in either. "Yes. The military law is strict. Anyone who enters the military camp without permission will be punished by death!" Yu Lan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. Xia Lan, who was next to him, said: "Then go and inform your general! Just tell the general that madam has something very important to tell!" The captain responded and said: "Please wait a moment, madam." Then he ran in. to the military camp.
Shi Liancheng was chatting with the generals about the surrounding situation, when the captain rushed in and reported: "General, Madam is here and wants to see the general because she has something to ask for!"
Shi Liancheng was a little surprised, but the generals laughed. Huang Xin joked: "I think Madam misses the general!"
Shi Liancheng laughed and said to the generals: "Let's disperse." Then he stood up and walked out of the tent. When they came to the camp gate, they saw Yu Lan leading Xia Lan with an anxious look on her face. She smiled and said loudly: "Madam, why are you here?"
When Yulan saw Shi Liancheng coming, she rushed forward and said anxiously: "Husband, something big has happened!"
Shi Liancheng didn't care and asked with a smile: "What's the big deal?"
Yu Lan looked like he was hesitating to speak, and said: "Husband, come home with me quickly. You will know when we get home!" After saying that, she impatiently dragged Shi Liancheng's hand towards Dali Bank not far away. . Shi Liancheng smiled and said: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, I'll ask someone to bring the horse." Yulan let go of Shi Liancheng, still looking like an ant on a hot pot. Seeing her like this, Shi Liancheng couldn't help but become confused. He had never seen Yulan show such a panicked expression. He turned to the soldiers beside him and ordered: "Bring the horse here." The soldiers responded and ran down, and after a while, they brought Shi Liancheng's mount. Shi Liancheng got on his horse and said to Yulan: "You guys get on the carriage." Yulan nodded and boarded the carriage with Xia Lan's help. Shi Liancheng said to the captain of Yingmen: "Tell everyone that my wife and I have returned to the city." The captain promised to protect him. Shi Liancheng and the carriage headed towards Dali City, followed by a group of soldiers.
The group returned to the mansion in the city. Yulan quickly pulled Shi Liancheng into the study and said anxiously: "Husband, something big has happened! Your Majesty, he wants to harm me!"
Shi Liancheng felt confused and said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"
Seeing that Yulan couldn't explain clearly for a while, Xia Lan said, "General, it's like this. Not long ago, I accidentally discovered that two of the new slaves in our house were sneaky, so I followed them quietly. Later, it was discovered that they sneaked into the general's study almost every night. The slave thought they were thieves, so she reported it to the madam. The lady then asked the slave to lead the old servants to ambush inside and outside the study last night, preparing to catch them! Early this morning When they arrived, they went to the study again, and the servants and other old servants took action to catch them! Unexpectedly, they were not afraid after being arrested, and they said with certainty that they had handed over evidence of the general's rebellion. The emperor! Calling us traitors means we will die badly!"
Shi Liancheng frowned and looked at Yulan. Yulan nodded quickly and said, "I felt that the matter was not trivial, so I came to the military camp to report to my husband."
Shi Liancheng asked: "Where are they?" Yulan said: "They are all locked up in the woodshed." Shi Liancheng immediately walked towards the woodshed, and Yulan and Xia Lan quickly followed.
When Shi Liancheng came outside the woodshed, he saw a few old servants holding long knives guarding the door, and the wooden door where the interview was conducted was locked with an iron chain. Several old servants saw the general and his wife coming and saluted quickly. Shi Liancheng said: "Open the door." An old servant responded, immediately took out the key, opened the big lock, and removed the iron chain. Wu Song stepped forward, pushed open the wooden door, and walked in, followed by everyone else.
Shi Liancheng saw two young women in maid costumes sitting across from each other not far away, glaring at him angrily.
Shi Liancheng stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"
The round-faced woman on the left hummed: "Don't even think about knowing who we are? Since we are in your hands, why bother talking nonsense? Just kill us!" The long-faced woman on the right also said: "It's just death. , why bother talking nonsense!”
Shi Liancheng sat down on the firewood pile in front of the two women, with Yu Lan and all the servants standing behind him. Shi Liancheng looked at the two women and asked, "Are you from Huaxu?" The two women showed surprise at the same time, and soon their expressions returned to normal.
Shi Liancheng said: "It seems I guessed it right. Why did you Huaxu people sneak into my house?" The two women snorted and turned away.
Shi Liancheng asked again: "You told my wife earlier that I was rebellious. What did you mean?"
The round-faced woman on the left sneered: "What does this mean? Do we still need to explain it? Humph, as your majesty's adopted brother and now a general, you don't want to be grateful and intend to rebel. You are destined to fail. Good to die!" The long-faced woman on the right also cursed angrily: "Everyone will punish the traitors and traitors! I am just waiting to die today, but you will definitely not survive!" Yulan's face changed, and she looked very flustered. appearance.
Shi Liancheng asked: "You said you have handed over the evidence. What evidence is it?" The round-faced woman on the left said: "Do we still need to tell you the evidence of your collusion with those rebellious officials and traitors?"
Shi Liancheng thought for a moment and said, "If you are really from Huaxu, I can't detain you. But whether you are really from Huaxu is hard to say now. Therefore, I will hand you over to the governor." .Hmph, after all, it was he who handed you over to me."
The two women showed surprise, and the round-faced woman shouted: "What kind of conspiracy are you playing?"
Shi Liancheng ignored her, stood up, and said to Yulan, "I'll take them to the Governor's Mansion." Before Yulan could speak, Xia Lan said anxiously: "General, this won't work! The Governor is obviously also involved. , taking them to the Governor’s Mansion, doesn’t it mean that we are indulging them?”
Shi Liancheng glanced at Xia Lan and said, "Then what do you think I should do?"
Xia Lan quickly said: "From ancient times to the present, the most taboo thing for kings is for their subordinates to rebel. Even if they are famous like Tang Zong and Song Zu, they would rather kill them by mistake than let them go! Moreover, now that they have real evidence, the emperor will not let them go. General! General, there is no way out!" Yulan nodded, her face full of worry.
Shi Liancheng nodded, "So this is the only way for me to die?"
The round-faced woman mocked: "You only know now that you are destined to die. It's too late!"
Shi Liancheng ordered several old servants: "Tie them two up for me." Xia Lan was overjoyed and said: "That's it!" Several old servants immediately stepped forward and tied up the two women. Shi Liancheng ordered someone to prepare a chariot and put the two women into it. Xia Lan asked in surprise: "Where will the general take them?" Shi Liancheng glanced at her and said, "I have already told you to take them to the Governor's Mansion." Xia Lan was startled and said urgently: "General, what's going on? How can we let them go now? I think they should be killed immediately." Shi Liancheng ignored them, called a few soldiers over, and drove the carriage to the Governor's Mansion. Yulan was worried and confused, while Xialan frowned, seeming to be thinking about something.
Shi Liancheng led his soldiers and escorted the two women into the lobby. Zhang Xiaocun was shocked when he saw this. He hurried over to greet him and said with a smile, "The general is here unexpectedly. What's the important matter?"
Shi Liancheng looked at Zhang Xiaocun angrily. Zhang Xiaocun's heart skipped a beat when he saw Shi Liancheng's stern eyes. Shi Liancheng pointed at the two women and shouted: "They are Hua Xu's spies, and you are plotting against me secretly!"
Zhang Xiaocun was greatly surprised, "How could this happen? I had no idea about it!" Shi Liancheng saw that Zhang Xiaocun's expression didn't look like he was faking it, so he softened a little and said, "Since it has nothing to do with you, forget it. Just now I was I'm joking with you." Zhang Xiaocun said depressedly: "General, this kind of joke will scare people to death!"
Shi Liancheng said: "She was caught stealing two people late at night. I want to ask you, why did you send two thieves to me?"
Zhang Xiaocun apologized repeatedly and ordered the government officials to take the two women into custody. Then he bowed his waist and said with a smile on his face: "General, you and I are both officials in Dali. It's rare to get together. It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Why don't you host me today? How about treating the general to a glass of water and wine?" "
Shi Liancheng said: "Thank you very much. Let's do it next time." Then he turned and left. Zhang Xiaocun was full of suspicion and hurried to the women's prison. When he saw the two women who were sent as thieves, he said angrily: "I promoted you and made you the maids of the general's palace. You and others are so ignorant of the importance. , How dare you steal from the General’s Mansion, it’s truly inexplicable!”
The round-faced woman said: "Mr. Zhang, do you know that Shi Liancheng intends to rebel?" Zhang Xiaocun was startled and couldn't help shouting: "How is this possible?"
The round-faced woman said: "The evidence is conclusive! The letters about his conspiracy with the rebels have been stolen by us and sent to Bianliang! There will be chaos here soon. As the governor, Mr. Zhang should make preparations immediately! Now is the time for Mr. It’s time to serve His Majesty and serve the Ming Dynasty!” Zhang Xiaocun was horrified and at a loss. He glanced at the two women and asked suspiciously: "So, are you really Hua Xu's spies?" The two women neither admitted nor denied, and Zhang Xiaocun took it as their acquiescence. He frowned and murmured: "This is impossible! How is this possible? General Shi Liancheng is your majesty's sworn brother and has always been loyal and brave. How could he betray your majesty?"
The long-faced woman said angrily: "The facts are all there, what is there to doubt?" Zhang Xiaocun thought for a moment, looked at the two women, and asked: "Where is your Hua Xu station in Dali? I want to see your boss. "The round-faced woman said: "We can't tell you. Who knows if you are from Shi Liancheng's group?" Zhang Xiaocun said angrily: "If I can't see your boss, how will I know if you are really Hua? Xu’s spy?”
The long-faced woman said: "What you said makes sense, but we still can't tell you. I advise you to start contingency preparations now, so as not to be caught off guard when things happen." The round-faced woman continued: "Maybe you can join Shi Liancheng's deeds Let’s rebel together. If you want to take this path, sir, please kill us now.”
Zhang Xiaocun was depressed, snorted and left the prison. When Wang Baoer saw Zhang Xiaochun walking in absentmindedly, he asked in confusion: "Master, why do you look so lost?" Zhang Xiaochun sat down on the chair, frowned and murmured: "Shi Liancheng just sent two Thieves. But those two thieves claimed to be Hu Xu’s spies..."
Wang Baoer showed a surprised look, "How can such a thing happen?" Zhang Xiaocun continued to murmur: "Not only that, they actually claimed that Shi Liancheng was plotting a rebellion with others," Wang Baoer exclaimed: "Ah! What about that? That's good!" Zhang Xiaocun frowned and said, "This matter is so strange! How could a spy from Hua Xu sneak into Shi Liancheng's mansion? Is Shi Liancheng really going to rebel?"
Wang Baoer said anxiously: "Master, if Shi Liancheng rebels, if I don't surrender to him, he will definitely kill me. But if I surrender to him, I'm afraid that if the imperial army comes in the future, I will die! We, we still Get out of here quickly!" Zhang Xiaocun frowned and waved his hands: "I really can't figure this out! Shi Liancheng, how could he rebel?"
Wang Bao'er said angrily: "This makes people's hearts full of dissatisfaction. What's so surprising! Besides, for a heroic figure like him, it's only natural that he wants to dominate the world!"
Zhang Xiaocun looked at Wang Bao'er and said angrily: "You seem to admire Shi Liancheng very much?" Wang Bao'er was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Isn't my opinion also everyone's opinion? Why are you so jealous? I'm just asking for it. It’s normal for Shi Liancheng to rebel!”
Zhang Xiaocun shook his head and said: "This is not a normal thing. Our Ming Dynasty is different from any other dynasty and country. Even if Shi Liancheng's loyalty to His Majesty is not considered, he should not dare to do such a thing! This is very stupid!"
Wang Baoer said: "Hua Xu's spies have already confirmed it. What else do you have to doubt?" Zhang Xiaocun said: "It's hard to say whether those two people are really Hu Xu's spies. What is the real situation? It's hard to say. Judgment!" After thinking for a while, he suddenly stood up and said to Wang Bao'er: "Bao'er, come and sharpen the ink for me. I want to write a letter to the cabinet."
In an inconspicuous courtyard in Dali City, Liu Yan was waiting anxiously. There were rapid footsteps outside the door, and then the door opened. Liu Yan stopped and looked around, and saw Zhao Xiang'er coming in. She hurriedly greeted them and asked, "What's the situation? Are the two of them really caught by Shi Liancheng?" Zhao Xiang'er nodded solemnly, "That's true." Liu Yan blamed herself: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have let them continue to verify the situation! Now that the two of them have been arrested, it is too small for them to die. I am afraid that Shi Liancheng will immediately rebel! At this time, Your Majesty must still Not prepared properly!" Zhao Xiang'er said: "How can you blame sister for this matter? In fact, there are still doubts about the matter. The appearance of those letters was too sudden, and there were no signs before. This has never happened before. past things.”
Liu Yan frowned and asked, "Have they two been killed by Shi Liancheng?" Zhao Xiang'er shook her head, "I was about to tell my sister that this matter is very strange! Shi Liancheng didn't kill them, but killed them. They were handed over to Zhang Xiaochun and claimed that they were thieves. Zhang Xiaochun temporarily imprisoned them in the women's prison."
Liu Yan was surprised, "Is this so possible? What is Shi Liancheng's intention in doing this?" Zhao Xiang'er shook her head, she couldn't figure it out either. Liu Yan couldn't think of a reason and said to Zhao Xiang'er: "We must be extra careful now. The spies responsible for surveillance are ordered to closely monitor every move in Shi Liancheng's mansion and the military camp outside the city. If there is any situation, report it immediately." Zhao Xiang'er promised with her fists clasped. Liu Yan looked around and said: "This city will be under martial law soon, and even Shilian City will search for us throughout the city. I decided to abandon this place immediately and use location No. 3 outside the city as the headquarters of our operations." Zhao Xiang'er He said, "I'll go deliver the order right away." He hugged Liu Yan's fists and hurried away.
In the dead of night, Shi Liancheng sat in front of the window, staring at the night outside the window in a daze.
Yu Lan walked behind Shi Liancheng worriedly and couldn't help but said: "Husband, what should we do now? Do we really have to sit back and wait for death?"
Shi Liancheng asked calmly: "Do you think brother will really listen to the slander and kill me?" Yulan said with a worried face: "Xia Lan said that from ancient times to the present, the most important thing for all emperors of any country is the loyalty of their subordinates. No matter how wise the emperor is, when faced with this kind of problem, he often doesn’t hesitate to kill innocent people! What’s more, they have obtained evidence!”
Shi Liancheng murmured: "Xia Lan..." turned around, looked at Yulan's cheek, and asked: "Do you also suspect that I am really plotting to rebel?" Yulan quickly shook her head and said: "I never believe my husband. Will rebel! No one can compare to my husband’s loyalty to His Majesty! But, I’m afraid Your Majesty won’t think so!”
Shi Liancheng turned to look out the window at the night and fell into deep thought. Yulan glanced at Shi Liancheng's back and said, "Husband, is our only option now to raise an army?..."
Shi Liancheng turned around suddenly and shouted: "You can't even think about such a thing! My Shi Liancheng's life was saved by my eldest brother. If my eldest brother wants to take it back, just take it back! I, Shi Liancheng, will never Frown your brows! My heart for eldest brother can be opened up to face the world, the sun and the moon! If anyone dares to betray eldest brother, I, Shi Liancheng, will be the first to spare him!" Yulan has never seen her husband look so angry. Undoubtedly terrified, how could he dare to continue talking? Tears rolled down like broken pearls.
Shi Liancheng's expression became gentle, and he stroked Yulan's hair and said, "Don't be afraid! If it really comes to that point, I will plead with my elder brother! I will never embarrass you no matter what!" Yulan shook her head vigorously. He shook his head, threw himself into Wu Song's arms, and cried: "If your husband dies, I will never live alone!" Shi Liancheng sighed, and the steel turned into softness around his fingers.
The door suddenly clanged loudly. Yu Lan was startled and looked towards the door hurriedly, only to see Xia Lan rushing in angrily and said urgently: "General, how can you sit back and wait for death and let others slaughter you? You have a lot of troops and are invincible. If the emperor I have no doubt about your sincerity, and it is right to be loyal to him. However, the emperor has now listened to the slander and sent people to sneak into the mansion to investigate. I don’t know what evidence they found! In this way, why should the general be loyal to him anymore? General If you climb high and make a call, you can at least sit on one side of Dali and Bagan, and wait for the opportunity to go north to Tibet and enter Sichuan. It is not impossible! In this way, it is better to establish yourself as the emperor and become the founding king of the country than to sit back and wait for death to be slaughtered by others!" Magnolia is pitiful! He looked at Shi Liancheng eagerly, hoping that he would agree.
Shi Liancheng looked at Xia Lan and sneered: "I didn't realize that a little maid in our family turned out to be a woman with great ambitions!" Anxious, I hope the general and his wife will not die in vain at the hands of the foolish king!" Shi Liancheng glared and shouted: "Shut up!" Xia Lan was so frightened that her whole body shivered. Shi Liancheng said coldly: "Don't say this again in the future, otherwise I will never forgive you!" Xia Lan obeyed. Wu Song said: "Okay, please retreat." Xia Lan agreed and retreated.
Shi Liancheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Yulan looking at him pitifully.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
