Chapter 44: Farewell
Jiao Zhu has always looked down on Dong Cui and the two of them, only Shi Wenyuan is looking forward, his Jiao family has three generations of ancestors, all of them are generals of the Chimelong Kingdom, and they have made great contributions to the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor. Now that it has been passed on to him, he naturally adheres to the consistent idea of loyalty to the king. It is precisely because he behaves decently and has a great reputation in the army that although Shi Wenyuan is jealous of him, he cannot replace him.
Dong Xiao has always been arrogant, and he didn't take Jiao Zhu in his eyes, and shouted: "Your subordinates are bewitching the public, and I just want to ask for guilt." General Jiao, if you don't govern the army strictly, you will make people talk nonsense and shake the morale of the army. It seems that in front of General Shi, you have to give some explanations. β
Jiao Zhu sneered: "You don't have to use General Shi to press me!" What is the truth of today's matter, you might as well let everyone discern! β
He turned to the sergeants who were watching behind him, and said loudly, "Sons, what is the vocation of our soldiers? β
The sergeants shouted: "The duty of a soldier is to serve the country loyally!" β
Jiao Zhu said: "Yes! Report the king's grace and the people's support. So, if someone asks you to rebel and sacrifice bloodshed for personal ambitions, will you go? β
More and more sergeants gathered around, and hundreds of voices replied, "Absolutely not!" The sound was deafening and terrifying.
Jiao Zhu turned around and said to the stunned Dong Cui and the others: "You two are the left and right arms of General Shi, please tell everyone clearly, where are we going and what are we doing?" β
The sergeants behind Jiao Zhu were furious and shouted together: "Tell us!" Tell us! Even the soldiers around Dong Xiao and Cui Huai also cast inquiring glances at the two.
No one wants to be a substitute for the dead, a fool.
Of course, Dong Xiao refused to say the purpose of this trip, he knew in his heart that if the news leaked, among the 60,000 sergeants, there would be no one who was really willing to follow them and take risks.
Cui Huai finally spoke, his voice was not high, but with a chill to the bone: "General Jiao, you know the duty of a soldier, and you should know that a soldier takes military orders as the most important." We are just doing what General Shi instructed, and we must arrive in Huangzhou at noon today, do you want to disobey the military order? β
The white-faced sergeant who had been blocked by Jiao Zhu jumped out and said loudly: "Is the military order important, or is the emperor's order important?" My family lives in Huangzhou, and my relatives came to visit me last night, saying that the people of Huangzhou are spreading the word, and General Shi has assassinated the prince several times, and has already had the heart of rebellion, and this time we were suddenly transferred to the capital, and the purpose is obvious! β
As soon as these words came out, the sergeants immediately made an uproar. No one expected that General Shi would transfer the army for two consecutive days, and he would really use them as cannon fodder to do the murder of the king. The scene was suddenly out of control, some people were angry, some were afraid, some were shouting and crying, and more people planned to stay away from right and wrong, abandon their armor and go home.
Dong Xiao saw that the situation was out of control, pulled out his long sword with a "choked" sound, and shouted: "Pass my order, the whole team will set off, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" β
Jiao Zhu also drew his sword out of the sheath and shouted: "Loyal to the monarch to serve the country, never seek rebellion, with me, take a step to the left!" β
Immediately, most of the sergeants strode to the left and joined the Scorching Pillar camp. Some of them stood still, still in doubt. Slowly, more and more people stepped out to the left, and after half a moment, those who were afraid of Dong Cui's revenge finally made up their minds and joined the left camp.
The people standing on the right are all the dead henchmen of Dong Cui and the others, and they are really unique.
Dong Xiao and Cui Huai were furious, and pointed the tip of his sword at Jiao Zhu: "You want to rebel? β
Seeing this, the sergeants behind Jiao Zhu also drew their swords one after another: "It's you who rebelled!" β
The two sides are at a stalemate, and infighting is on the verge of breaking out.
At this moment, the sound of hurried horses' hooves was heard, and more than a dozen people came to the front of the camp. The blue-clothed young man on the horse turned over and dismounted, shouting: "Shi Wenyuan, who plotted rebellion and usurped the throne, has been ambushed, what are you going to do?" β
After that, a bloody human head rolled into the arena, it was the yellow-faced Shi Wenyuan.
When Jiao Zhu saw his head, his heart was beating wildly, and he immediately turned around and bowed down to the blue-clothed young man: "The last general Jiao Zhu swears to follow His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!" β
The sergeants behind him saw that it was the prince who arrived, and knelt down together: "I will swear to follow His Royal Highness the prince to the death!" β
When Dong Cui and the others saw Shi Wenyuan's bloody head, they were so frightened that they took advantage of the opportunity for everyone to kneel and worship, quietly dismounted, and got into the crowd to run. Hearing only two "sighs", two iron thistles shot out from the hands of the two white-clothed young men behind the prince, and went straight to the crook of the legs of the two, and the two of them took a dozen steps before they fell down and were taken down by the sergeants.
Thousands of the duo's henchmen were also surrounded and quickly restrained.
Minglang stretched out his hand to help Jiao Zhu up, and said warmly: "General Jiao is flat." Thank you for your sobriety at the critical moment! β
Jiao Zhu bowed his head, his face full of shame.
Last night, Ahuda followed Changde Changgui into the military camp secretly, found Jiao Zhu, and informed Jiao Zhu of Shi Wenyuan's ambitions. However, Jiao Zhu is a little tendoned, and the soldier's thinking is also serious, although he is not satisfied with Shi Wenyuan's style on weekdays, he still obeys the military order without any disagreement, so he doesn't believe what they say, and even contradicts Changde Changgui with his words. Later, Changde took out the queen's decree, and he knew that Shi Wenyuan really had wolf ambitions, and immediately agreed to cooperate with them and try to keep the 60,000 army in place. Now that the bloody facts are in front of me, I can't help but break out in a cold sweat when I think about it.
At that moment, Minglang appeased the sergeants, announced that Jiao Zhu would succeed him as a general, and immediately began to clean up the remnants of the Shi Party. Dong Cui and the others were escorted to the capital.
On the second day, the Imperial Forest Army executed the prince's order, and showed Shi Wenyuan, Dong Xiao, and Cui Huaixiao to the public, exterminated their five clans, and the rest of their relatives and friends were expelled from Huangzhou.
At this point, Shi Wenyuan's rebellion was finally put down.
In the whole incident, Yan Ran played a great role, she is the designer of all the schemes, and the deployment of personnel in every place inside and outside, and the key to the gains and losses of every detail, are inseparable from her repeated thinking and scrutiny. Minglang sighed in private: At least half of the country of Chimelong should be yours!
The court of the Chimelong Kingdom also finally ended a turbulent era without an emperor. Minglang stayed in Jingyang Palace, officially began to govern, and was scheduled to hold an enthronement ceremony on March 15. The queen said that she had been sick. Yanran ended her career as a bright maid and lived in Fangfei Garden, which is close to Jingyang Palace.
On the fifth day of the first month of March, Ahuda took Shi Xiaohan to resign. It has been more than half a year since he came out, and the clan has already sent several letters urging him to return. Now that the danger around Minglang is lifted, the court is peaceful, and Shi Xiaohan is pregnant again, he has to hurry home to hold a wedding and wait for the birth of his son.
Minglang recalled that in the past half a year, he had been born and died several times for himself, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy. But he is no longer the pretentious and naΓ―ve teenager he was half a year ago, and his joy and anger are no longer in color. He shook Ahuda's hand and said, "I will never forget your affection. As long as you have time, you can often come to Chimelong to play, and Chimelong is your second hometown. β
Ahuda still looked indifferent and said, "You don't have to thank me, I have to thank you." You gave me a wife, and she was not implicated in the rebellion of the thieves, and we are both grateful. β
Shi Xiaohan is Shi Wenyuan's niece, and according to the law, she will inevitably die. But wouldn't Clarity make Ahuda sad?
Shi Xiaohan turned over and was about to bow down to Minglang, but Yanran hurriedly helped him up: "You are pregnant, you don't need to be polite." β
Ah Huda said to Yan Ran again: "Your brothers and sisters are benevolent and righteous, and I also admire them very much. Although Master Tai did not want to admit me as an apprentice, I always remembered that he was a master. When you come to my Kula tribe, I will invite you to drink the most beautiful wine and listen to the most beautiful songs! β
Yanran looked at Ahuda's demonic and sincere face, and her heart was sour. Counting him, he is one of the few blood relatives in the world, but he can't recognize each other, at least not at the moment. I could only grab his hand, quietly check the pulse, and said, "If you are free, you still need to go to Tianqian Country to find Uncle Gu Wu to have a look, I am worried that there is still residual poison in your body." β
Ah Huda said: "Okay, if I go to Tiangan, I will definitely call you, and we will go to Tianqian to have a game together." β
Minglang specially feasted for them, set up a banquet in Fangfei Garden, and the four of them sat around, eating and talking. After the meal, Ahuda and Shi Xiaohan said goodbye, and Yanran sent them out of the palace gate all the way before reluctantly saying goodbye.
After returning to Fangfei Garden, Yanran slept ruthlessly. Ahuda's farewell revived the loneliness she hadn't felt in her heart for a long time. It's been almost three months since he was separated from Tairan, and there has been no news at all, so I don't know how he is doing in Yuezhao Country now.