The next morning, Fang Zilan had just finished reorganizing the military affairs, and called the deputy general to order the Gilded City to be strictly guarded to prevent riots.
And when she was about to walk around, she saw Zhuge Yu entering her tent, which made her feel a little heavier. It seemed that he would not give up without giving him an answer.
"General Fang is in good spirits." Zhuge Yu had a smile on his face. After asking, he went straight to the point, "I wonder what happened last night, does General Fang still remember?"
"Of course." Fang Zilan nodded and cursed secretly. She had been tossing and turning all night and couldn't sleep well. Zhuge Yu even said that she was in good spirits. Was he here to watch the show? Although she was dissatisfied, she still ordered the deputy general beside her to invite Li Qiyou and Shangguan Jingyi.
"Don't you need to invite Shangguan Min too?" Zhuge Yu's smile became more playful, and Fang Zilan's expression turned cold, "I said it has nothing to do with Shangguan Min."
"I'm just curious. I saw General Fang's attitude toward General Shangguan last night. I'm afraid I discovered something. The answer you want to give me must also be related to the Shangguan family." Every time Zhuge Yu said something, Fang Zilan's expression became gloomier.
But he didn't care and continued talking, "Since General Fang is going to drag Shangguan's family into trouble, why does he need to pick Shangguan Min so cleanly?"
"It's not a clean sweep, it's irrelevant people. There's no need to get involved." Fang Zilan looked coldly, "Young Master Zhuge, you don't have to be like this. I won't let irrelevant people be implicated, nor will I let anyone who makes mistakes go." People who do things.”
Zhuge Yu suppressed his smile and looked more serious, "I hope General Fang will remember what you said today." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard conversations outside the tent. It was Li Qiyou and Shangguan Jing who had arrived.
The two of them entered the main tent and exchanged greetings for a few words. Then they looked at Fang Zilan in the main seat, naturally wondering why she wanted to find them all.
"All three of you are here today, and I have something to tell you." Fang Zilan didn't hide anything, "It's related to the man who mastered gold that Mr. Zhuge mentioned before."
After listening to Fang Zilan's words, Li Qiyou couldn't help but ask, "Is there really anyone among our dignitaries in the capital who has access to gold?"
Fang Zilan nodded and said: "There is indeed such a person."
"What General Fang wants to say, you might as well say it directly." Shangguan Jing frowned slightly, "No need to beat around the bush here."
"General Shangguan, why are you so anxious? Since everyone is here, I have to say something." Fang Zilan said, taking out the letter Ji Ningtian gave her from her arms, "This is what I found from Cha Keer." What came out were the letters between him and the people who passed the gold."
The moment Fang Zilan took out the letter, Shangguan Jing's expression changed, "You...this is impossible!"
"General Shangguan, what's impossible?" Fang Zilan smiled slightly. Li Qiyou on the side hadn't figured out the situation yet, but Zhuge Yu was shocked. He thought the Shangguan family might be involved, but looking at Shangguan Jing's reaction, This person who has access to gold is most likely him.
"What is written in this letter?" Li Qiyou's face was full of curiosity. Fang Zilan shook the letter in his hand, "Well, does General Shangguan want to say it himself, or should I say it?"
"Wait a minute." Zhuge Yu took a step forward, "No matter what is written in the letter, how does General Fang want us to believe that this letter must be true?"
"I'm a rough man, I'm good at fighting, I can't do things like forging letters." Fang Zilan replied nonchalantly, "Of course Master Zhuge doesn't have to believe me, but what should you do if you've been looking for the truth for so long?"
"Whether it's true or not, General Fang just says it doesn't matter." Li Qiyou stepped forward to save the situation. "Whether it's true or false, I believe everyone will have their own judgment."
"The prince has said something fair. We are not three-year-old children, and we know what is right and what is wrong." Fang Zilan nodded convincingly, "In that case..."
"General Fang!" Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a voice. She frowned and looked outside the tent.
Shangguan Min ran all the way into her tent, his forehead was wet with sweat, and his voice was a little breathy, "There was a riot in the east of Gilt City. Some local gangsters in the city clashed with our people."
"What?" Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then quickly took back the letter in his hand, "How is the situation now?"
"It's not good." Shangguan Min shook his head, "There are ordinary Jin people here, but our people are tied up and don't dare to take action rashly."
"I'll go take a look." Fang Zilan said and was about to walk out of the tent, but then looked back at the three people who were standing there as if remembering something. "The military situation is urgent. We will discuss this matter when I come back."
The three of them nodded, and she looked at Shangguan Jing again. Shangguan Jing met her gaze and said frankly: "General Fang, please don't worry. Shangguan Jing will not go anywhere until the truth is revealed."
Seeing the subtle expressions on several people's faces, Shangguan Min was a little confused, "This is..."
"Nothing." Fang Zilan interrupted him and hurried out of the camp. However, as soon as she took a few steps out, she met an unexpected person, Huangfulin.
"General Huangfu?" She looked at the people on the horse, frowning, and turned to look at Shangguan Min who was aside. He scratched his head in embarrassment, "Well, I was going to tell you, but you left in too hasty. , I haven’t had time yet..."
Huangfulin got off his horse and Fang Zilan was startled by the bright imperial edict in his hand. It came so fast.
"Fang Zilan accepts the order." Huangfulin looked solemn, and she did not dare to neglect him. She immediately knelt down on one knee and saluted with her fists clasped.
Shangguan Min behind Fang Zilan and the deputy general who followed also knelt down one after another. The three people who had just walked out of the tent when they heard the movement knew that Huangfulin was here to announce the decree, so they also walked over and knelt down together. Behind everyone.
When everyone arrived, Huangfulin opened the imperial edict and read aloud: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Fang Zilan broke through the Gilded City and took Chakel's head, which was a great achievement. I will definitely reward him well after returning to Beijing." However, Jin people are cruel by nature, so we should massacre the city to avoid future troubles."
"Massacre the city!" Fang Zilan repeated these two words in a daze. Huangfulin looked at the people staying where they were and couldn't help but remind him, "General Fang, why don't you hurry up and accept the order to express your gratitude?"
"I..." Fang Zilan wanted to say something, but couldn't.
Huangfulin frowned slightly, and Shangguan Min on the side was secretly worried and whispered: "General Fang, take the order quickly!"
"I..." Fang Zilan moved her lips and shouted as if she had exhausted all her strength, "But there are still old people and children in the city!"
"Do you want to resist the decree?" Huangfulin's expression turned cold, and his right hand covered the hilt of the sword.
Fang Zilan knew that he had murderous intentions, so she stopped struggling immediately, "Fang Zilan accepts the edict, thank you for your kindness." After she finished speaking, she stretched out her hands. Huangfulin nodded with satisfaction and handed the imperial edict into her hands, "Fang Zilan Thank you for your hard work, General."
Fang Zilan held the imperial edict in her trembling hands, stood up slowly, and walked out without paying attention to everyone's reactions.
Shangguan Jing and Li Qiyou stepped forward and exchanged a few words with Huangfulin. Li Qiyou couldn't help but ask his doubts, "Why did the emperor issue such a decree to massacre the city?"
"The trouble in the north has been there for a long time. Now that we have the opportunity, we must eradicate it." Shangguan Jing answered Li Qiyou, and Huang Fulin nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, don't feel unbearable. The Jin people have repeatedly offended us. On the border with Beijing, they committed burning, killing, looting, and they deserved it."
Do you deserve it? When Zhuge Yu heard their conversation, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He shook his head and caught up with Fang Zilan who was a hundred steps away with Shangguan Min.
"General Fang!" Shangguan Min ran in front of Fang Zilan and blocked her way, "You..."
"Get out of the way!" She interrupted Shangguan Min coldly, but he remained unmoved and stood motionless in front of her, "What are you going to do?"
"Massacre the city." She almost squeezed out these two words through her teeth, her cold tone making people shudder.
"Otherwise, what do you think I can do?" Fang Zilan's expression was extremely cold. Shangguan Min felt a chill go down his spine, but he couldn't say anything.
"Indeed, you can do nothing except obey the order." The person who spoke was Zhuge Yu. He walked up to Fang Zilan and said, "One general can make thousands of bones wither. General Fang can't be so naive."
The corners of his lips were slightly raised, and the faint smile on his face made her feel unspeakably ironic. Even with military merit, she still can't do anything. She is just a small chess piece in the hands of the Supreme High.
Fang Zilan felt an unknown fire welling up in her chest, and the next second her hand was clasping Zhuge Yu's throat, "Isn't it the same with Mr. Zhuge? He claims to have all the plans, but he still can't do anything."
Zhuge Yu's face turned pale, Fang Zilan's movements were too fast, and he had no time to dodge. He was unable to avoid it and was strangled by her neck. The strong feeling of suffocation and the approaching death made him feel fear.
The woman in front of him is like the ghost-faced Yama who controls life and death, with a hideous and terrifying face.
Shangguan Min on the side was already panicked. He hurriedly grabbed Fang Zilan's wrist and tried to make her let go, but it was in vain.
"But I'm not as naive as Miss Fang..." Zhuge Yu moved his lips with difficulty, breathless, "I know... how I got my status... and I have endured all this... and never regretted it..."
Fang Zilan suddenly let go of her hand, and Zhuge Yu took a few steps back, gasping for air, coughing several times, feeling dizzy and unable to stand still.
A quick hand supported Zhuge Yu, preventing him from falling to the ground.
He glanced at the hand holding his arm and looked up at its owner, "Miss Fang, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters."
"I am General Fang now." Fang Zilan looked coldly. In the end, she became like them, treating human life like an ant, and she could not give up all her efforts at any cost.
"Then, General Fang." Zhuge Yu stood up straight and pushed her hand away, "Please give the order."
She turned around and looked at the three Huangfulin and her lieutenants who were not far away. The frightened look in everyone's eyes was clearly visible. Apparently, the scene just now also fell into their eyes.
"Follow my orders." Fang Zilan raised her hand and pulled out the sword from her body. She opened her mouth, but felt that her throat was dry, as if it was burning, and she could hardly make a sound.
However, she clearly heard the voice in her heart, like the devil's whisper, repeating in her ears, making her become the devil's minion, "Massacre the city!"
