Liang Yuan was an old member of Zhong Bai's army. After following Xiao Yuan, his loyalty was unquestionable. Otherwise, Xiao Yuan would not have given him such an important position in the Duwei Camp.
And he has also fought all the way and fought hard. He is calm and rigorous in situations, and this kind of situation usually does not happen.
Now, half of the words were spoken, but there was no sound. Xiao Yuan couldn't help but look up at him and frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Liang Yuan lowered his body again, swallowed and said:
"As for the last incident, I didn't find anything, but...but I found out that many of the high-ranking officials in Ningyang County are...most of them are General Xia's adopted sons."
"What did you say?" Xiao Yuan didn't respond.
"Most of Ningyang's high-ranking officials are adopted sons of Xia Ping." Liang Yuan repeated.
Xiao Yuan took a deep breath.
Then Youyou asked: "How many people are there?"
"Three...thirty-one people."
Liang Yuan stammered: "Among them, there are seven lieutenant generals, two generals, five lieutenants, fourteen officials, and ten wealthy businessmen..."
"What!?"
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan's eyes widened. He first stood up suddenly, and then sat back down in a daze, dejected.
He didn't speak, just fell silent.
But the cold sweat on Liang Yuan's forehead flowed out unconsciously.
I don't know how long it took, but Xiao Yuan seemed to be extremely tired. He closed his eyes tiredly and said, "Okay, you can go down first."
"Yes, wei minister, please retire." Liang Yuan saluted quickly.
After he left, Xiao Yuan was the only one left in the study.
His mood was complicated, including anger and hatred!
These emotions are naturally towards Xia Ping.
This is a founding military general who followed Xiao Yuan in the north and south and made great achievements in battle.
As Count Fenwei General, he could have lived a prosperous life, and even if he had made some other big mistake, he would have definitely been spared death.
But now, he did something extremely stupid.
This is something that no king can tolerate.
No matter how high his military exploits are, it won’t work!
After grieving, Xiao Yuan's eyes also flashed with a ruthless light.
Half a month later.
Qin Palace, at the foot of the steps outside the Chaoyi Hall.
Thirty-one people had their hands tied behind their backs and were kneeling there shivering.
Among them, seven were wearing armor, fourteen were wearing official uniforms, and ten were wealthy businessmen.
Xia Ping knelt at the front of the crowd, shouting at the top of his lungs:
"My lord! My lord! Please meet me, my general!"
"The general knows he is wrong! He knows he is wrong——"
"Do you still remember that I will follow you all the way to fight against Xirong, regain Shuzhong, and fight in Ningyang in a bloody battle?"
"O great king! The loyalty of the final general can be learned from the heaven and the earth! The sun and the moon can show it——"
He kept shouting that if Xia Ping had any intention to rebel, in fact, he did not. His loyalty should not be a problem. Moreover, he did not have the courage, just like the previous time when he shot the county guard. , he had to make up a legitimate reason. Once he rebelled, with the prestige of the King of Qin, who among the soldiers of the Qin army would listen to Xia Ping!
Xiao Yuan ordered him to return to the capital, but he did not dare to disobey.
He just did something that touched the king's bottom line.
His shouts reached all the way into the palace.
All the officials in the palace lowered their bodies tightly and did not dare to express their anger.
Xiao Yuan was sitting on the throne, with a look of obvious pain on his face, and then he threw the bamboo slip in his hand into the palace.
With a crash, all the ministers tensed up, and then they all knelt down in unison, their foreheads touching the ground, and they remained silent.
This was a king who fought in the south and north, and conquered the country with his army. There is no doubt about his royal power.
Finally, Xiao Yuan stood up suddenly and quickly left the hall.
He was wearing royal robes, a royal crown on his head, and nine strings of jade beads on his forehead, looking menacing.
After walking outside the hall, he stood on the steps, pointed at Xia Ping who was kneeling below, and shouted:
"Shut up! Shut up!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty——"
Seeing Xiao Yuan, Xia Ping seemed to be crying with joy. He quickly knelt on the ground with his knees as his feet, took a few steps forward, and said in a trembling voice:
"The last general will realize that he is wrong. The last general will realize that he is wrong, Your Majesty..."
"As a founding general! A senior general! I can give you whatever you want! But you! Why do you do these things!"
Xiao Yuan's eyes were about to burst:
"What kind of adopted sons are you taking? Just one or two! But you took in thirty-one! Thirty-one!"
"How many officials are there! How many generals are there!"
"You are so brave! You were originally a guard! But now! Local generals and officials are calling you foster father! What are you going to do!"
"How dignified it is for generals and officials to address each other as father and son!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty! The general has no different intentions! He was just confused for a moment -" Xia Ping cried, tears and runny nose flowing out.
In front of Xiao Yuan, he was no longer the arrogant and arrogant General Fenwei, but a soldier!
Yes, he can be said to be a veteran under Xiao Yuan. As Xiao Yuan became king, he also rose up.
But the more this happened, the more furious Xiao Yuan became.
It can be imagined that he had to kill a founding military general. This kind of grief and anger made him feel uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty—" Xia Ping was still shouting.
"Stop talking!!" Xiao Yuan shouted, turning his back at the same time.
An attendant also walked to Xia Ping carrying a tray. On it, there was a wine flask and a jade cup filled with wine.
Seeing this, Xia Ping suddenly felt despair. He knew that the king would never forgive him.
After paralyzing in despair, he smiled bleakly, then raised his head, looked at Xiao Yuan above, and said seriously:
"Your Majesty! Even though the last general is dead! But please, Your Majesty! I can have a place for the last general in the Hall of Heroes!"
"I'm begging you, general -"
After Xia Ping finished speaking, he started to kowtow. After three bangs, his forehead was already covered with blood. Then without saying a word, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp!
Back then, this was also an iron-clad general!
After drinking the poisonous wine, Xia Ping quickly vomited blood and died.
Before he died, he stretched out his hand in the direction of Xiao Yuan and said intermittently: "The king... in the next life, I will fight on the battlefield for you..."
"Xia Ping..." Xiao Yuan couldn't help but turn around, reached out and took a few steps forward, the jade beads on his forehead trembled, and his eyes were slightly red.
It can be said that he is an old brother under his command. He will follow him through life and death. He is also a human being and has feelings.
But as a monarch, he had to kill Xia Ping!
After closing his eyes deeply, Xiao Yuan waved to the thirty-one people and shouted:
"Kill! Rule the three Yi tribes!"
"promise!"
Following his order, the palace guards on the left and right stepped forward together, and the sound of swords being unsheathed came one after another.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life..."
The voices of crying became one.
But as the cold light fell, blood splattered, the severed head fell to the ground, and it stopped suddenly.
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