"Reporting to the general of the former army, there is a group of burly men guarding us with half-covered faces in front of us, blocking our way!"
This former general was none other than An Pingbai, the Youzhou military envoy who worked with Zhou Yi to put down the Qiang, Di, and Xiongnu rebellions.
After this victory, the imperial court promoted him to a higher rank and awarded him the title of a former army general.
As for the awards received by Zhou Yi and 'Li Feiyu', Zhou Yi himself secretly came to Kyoto so he doesn't know yet.
"What kind of strong man dares to blatantly commit robbery in broad daylight? Let me go and meet him for a while!"
An Pinbai waved the steel gun in his hand, and just when he was about to hit the horse, he was stopped by his father-in-law Jiang Zichuan who was sitting in the carriage behind him: "Xian son-in-law, be very careful. If the other party is not a strong man, don't get into trouble with them." The dispute, this place is not far from the capital, it may be some dignitary, although we are not afraid of trouble, but we don’t want to cause trouble!"
An Pinbai nodded to his father-in-law Jiang Zichuan who stuck his head out of the carriage and responded: "Father-in-law, sit down safely. My son-in-law understands! My son-in-law will come back as soon as he goes."
When An Pinbo rode his horse to the front, he saw twenty strong men with half-covered faces blocking a carriage in front of them.
At this time, An Pinbai came out with a gun and asked: "I am An Pinbai, a former general of the Youzhou army. I wonder if these brothers are blocking the way. What advice do you have?"
The leader, a strong man with a mask on his face and a flail in his hand, responded: "It turns out it's the former army general who is in front of you!"
"We have no intention of blocking the general, but this official road is narrow and can only allow one carriage to pass. My master has been tired recently and has slept peacefully in the carriage. I don't want to disturb my master, so I forgive you for not giving way to General An!"
An Pinbai also looked at this official road. This pipeline was very narrow and could only allow one carriage to pass. If two carriages met, the other one would have to walk on the bumpy stone road. .
An Pinbai saw that the other party had already walked through most of the narrow official road, and he understood the other party. So An Pinbo immediately ordered his servants to get out of the way for the other party.
An Pinbai himself reversed course and went to explain to his father-in-law.
Jiang Zichuan, his father-in-law, did not express any objection to An Pinbai's arrangement. On the contrary, several of his servants looked displeased.
After An Pinbai's side moved out of the way, the leading masked man saluted An Pinbai on his horse to express his gratitude.
After the two teams passed by each other, the servant on the side muttered: "Our general is victorious and returns to the court, how can there be any reason to let others go first!"
Jiang Zichuan, who was on the carriage, reprimanded unhappily: "Jiang Hu, you can't do this. This great victory was thanks to Mr. Zhou from Yongzhou who came to help. Otherwise, our Youzhou army alone would not be the opponent of hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu and Qiangdi."
"Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, we have been invited to return to the court. There are many dignitaries in this capital. If you are still so arrogant after entering the capital, you will definitely cause disaster!"
His servants were trained to shame by Jiang Zichuan.
Jiang Zichuan turned around and praised An Pinbai again: "Well, my dear son-in-law, you did the right thing this time. Even if you return to the court after victory, you are still humble. This capital city is not comparable to Youzhou. You must always be careful. You may not know when." You mess with the wrong people."
An Pinbai agreed very much with Jiang Zichuan's words. He nodded and said, "Father-in-law, the team of guards who just passed by are all tall and strong, and each of them still has a heavy blood evil aura. It seems that They are from the military, and their skills should be quite extraordinary. From this point of view, the identity of the owner of the carriage is extraordinary."
Jiang Zichuan nodded in agreement and said, "I noticed it just now, so we must keep a low profile after entering Beijing!"
What Jiang Zichuan and An Pinbai didn't know was that the carriage they gave way to just now was none other than Mr. Zhou they mentioned.
At the same time, in the palace.
Wei Zhongxian walked into the imperial study room with a bloody confession.
"Your Majesty, that man has been recruited! He has admitted that he committed adultery with the Empress Dowager, and ordered the Empress Dowager to pretend to be crazy and scare the late Emperor to death in the middle of the night."
Li Rui, who was bored and staring at the memorial as high as a hill, was refreshed when he heard the news from Wei Zhongxian.
He hurriedly took the memorial from Wei Zhongxian, and Li Rui was extremely excited when he saw the mottled blood on it. He knew that his good brother had suffered a lot in the prison.
"Tomorrow, I will hand over this confession to all the ministers and officials. In this way, I will have reason to execute the empress dowager, mother and son!"
Wei Zhongxian bowed his waist, lowered his head, and flattered with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"I have already thought about it. After the court tomorrow morning, I will give the Queen Mother a piece of white silk to die."
"It's just that I haven't figured out how to kill my cheap brother!"
Wei Zhongxian stepped forward with a sinister look on his face and offered advice: "The evil thief Li Yong is treasonous, committed adultery, and committed regicide. Why not impose a death penalty such as breaking a car or being tortured to frighten the younger generation!"
Li Rui curled his lips and shook his head, saying: "That kind of death is too cruel. Although he killed his father to seek the emperor, he is my brother after all. My father also said in his will that I am smart and ready to mature. How could someone with such a gift of benevolence and filial piety do something so cruel and vicious!"
"So I want to give Li Yong a slightly more dignified way to die."
Wei Zhongxian quickly flattered him and said, "You can give such an evil thief a dignified death. Your Majesty is really kind and kind."
"Okay, okay, I also know that I am too kind-hearted, so please stop reminding me."
"Help me think about how to give Li Yong a decent death!"
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes and couldn't help but think of a poison he heard when he was not appreciated by Emperor Li Xuanji.
"Your Majesty, before I served the late Emperor, I heard that there was a colorless and odorless poison called Shixiang Ruanjin Powder hidden in the treasure house. Those who served it would develop black water in their abdomens and die of severed liver and intestines within seven days."
The third prince's eyes lit up, and he recalled the poison used by the murderer when Wang Hao, the imperial censor, investigated and investigated the unprovoked poisoning of Yongzhou prefect Ye Guangming and more than a dozen officials.
It is colorless and odorless and can kill people by piercing the intestines and causing death. Li Rui also felt that such a poison was just right to use on his cheap brother.
"Okay, okay, then just as Zhongxian said, when the time comes, give the bottle of Shixiang Ruanjin Powder to Li Yong, and then the mother and son will be able to get a whole body."
"Also, let's hurry up and get started with the East Factory you proposed a few days ago!"
Wei Zhongxian kowtowed quickly: "I will obey your Majesty's decree!"
On this day, the royal treasury was opened, and paraquat, which had been sealed for many years, once again came to light.
