Chapter Ninety-Six: Illuminating the Heavenly Palace
After the Battle of Qingni, due to the sudden death of Yao Jin, Zhu Zhitun's troops set out to solve the problem of Yu Duowei in Liucheng, which was not far from Qingni.
Almost all the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Duowei believed that Yao Jin was a tragic accident because he was taken advantage of by thieves, after all, anything could happen on the battlefield.
Zhu Zhi made a very demagogic speech, declaring that he would do whatever it takes to avenge Yao Jin, which completely ignited the anger and morale of Yu Duowei, and rushed into Chang'an, and the call to kill Yao Ji alive shook the Nine Heavens.
But Liu Hui, the military master who commanded the Imperial Duowei, didn't think so, he deeply suspected that this was a conspiracy against Yao Jin, because that arrow was definitely not shot by ordinary soldiers, and the timing, angle, and strength were not something that could be done by a young grandmaster!
This is not an accident at all, but a deliberate assassination!
As for who is behind the scenes, it seems that Yao Ji is more likely, he sent the little grandmaster disguised as an ordinary soldier to lurk in Yao Xin's Chinese army, seizing the fleeting only opportunity and giving Yao Jin a fatal blow.
However, after the battle, Liu Hui privately asked Yao Jin's personal guards, and learned that Yao Jin temporarily decided to lead the troops into battle in person after listening to Zhu Zhi's words.
But just based on this suspicion of Zhu Zhi, it seems too hasty, and Liu Hui is not sure. It is said that it is not yet the time to cross the river and demolish the bridge, Yao Ji is still entrenched in Chang'an, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, without the banner of Yao Jin, the invasion of the Chu army has lost its righteousness, and in the land of the six states of Xiliang, how many Liang troops who are still waiting and watching will turn to Yao Ji, and if they want to pacify Xiliang, they need to pay several times the price when Yao Jin was alive.
Zhu Zhi is known as Xiao Zhuge , how smart he is, he shouldn't do such stupid things, this is also what most people in Yu Duowei think. But Liu Hui was always difficult to pull out the thorn in his heart, so he decided to talk to Zhu Zhi to see if he could find any flaws in his words.
The Ya of Liuxian County is very simple, and it is even more simple to live with Zhu Zhi, he doesn't like food, he doesn't wear fancy clothes, and he is not good at women, and all the money and beauties obtained from the siege are rewarded to his subordinates. Liu Hui has never seen Zhu Zhi enjoy any privileges because of his life, although the food and clothing are not exactly the same as the soldiers at the bottom, but there is not much difference.
This is a man without desires!
But the more this happens, the more terrifying it becomes. Liu Hui has always been opposed to the cooperation between Yao Jin and Zhu Zhi, but the situation is stronger than people, leaving Yao Jin with only two ways, either to be annexed by the Chu State and Liangzhou, and die and extinguish, or to cooperate with the Chu State to exterminate Yao Ji, and choose the second way, there is also the possibility of continuing to plan for the future, but no one expected that he would die in the middle of the expedition.
"Sit down, what's the matter with me?"
Zhu Zhi's expression was very cold and light, and his feeling was completely different from his usual feelings. Liu Hui stabilized his mind, and was just about to speak, when he saw Yao Fang, the deputy military leader of Yu Duowei, walk out of the side room behind Zhu Zhi, looked at him and smiled slightly.
"Why are you here?"
Yao Fang is the righteous son of Yao Jin, his original name was Kong Fang, and he was later given the surname Yao. This person is cunning and mercenary, and he doesn't get along well with Liu Hui, but Yao Jin likes him very much, not only accepted him as a righteous son, but also let him cultivate cronies in Yu Duowei, if it weren't for this accident, when Chang'an is defeated, Liu Hui may be promoted to other places, and Yao Fang will definitely take over Yu Duowei and become the actual controller of the Taicheng Forbidden Army.
"Why, only the military master can come to see Zhu Tingshi, I can't come?"
Of course he could come, but Liu Hui felt that something was wrong...... Yes, the distance between Yao Fang and Zhu Zhi is too close, and the distance is unreasonable, as if there is no distinction between the two of them, and there is no difference between camps, Yao Fang's face is complacent that he has just reached some kind of secret discussion, and his eyes look at him like looking at a dead man who has thrown himself into a net......
Dead person?
Liu Hui immediately decided to leave, and said, "Since there are guests in the history of assassination, I will come back another day!" After speaking, he bowed down, turned around and wanted to leave, and heard Zhu Zhi's faint voice: "You don't want to know who killed Yao Jin?" ”
Liu Hui's mind exploded immediately, and he almost instantly pulled out his waist knife, pointed the tip of the knife at Zhu Zhi, and said in a lost voice: "You really did it?" ”
Zhu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, I did it!" ”
Liu Hui only felt cold, but there was no anger or hatred, he was not a fledgling child, there was no right or wrong in the world of power, he was willing to gamble and lose, but the lord of the country could not fail to avenge this revenge!
He rose up in the air and swung his knife at Zhu Zhi, the knife was fierce, it seemed that he was trying his best, but in fact it was a false move, his body turned weirdly upside down in the air, and he threw it diagonally towards the door.
There are still twenty parts he brought with him outside the county office, as long as he goes out of this door and fights hard, he may be able to return to the army alive. With 10,000 imperial guards in hand, even if he can't kill Zhu Zhi, he can turn this Chu army upside down.
No matter what cool country he is, no matter what great cause he has, no matter what, Zhu Zhi must pay the price for what he has done!
Seeing that he was at the door, Liu Hui exhaled and opened his mouth to shout that Zhu Zhi had killed the lord of the country. If he can't get out, he can also ask his subordinates to bring the news back to Yu Duowei, so that the more than 10,000 pieces of clothing will not be used by Yao Fang and become a butcher's knife in Zhu Zhi's hand to cut at Liangren!
Outside the door, a sword light suddenly lit up more dazzling than the sun, faster than the galloping horse, swishing across the throat, the breath was cut off, and then a thin line of blood appeared, and the knees slowly knelt on the ground, hanging his head and dying.
It was Mu Jue, who had teamed up with Zuo Yan to break into Qiantang and rescue An Yuxiu, who was a little master of the Zhu family for many years, and his sword skills were wonderful, but he still stayed at the fifth grade, far from Zuo Yan.
Yao Fang walked over and kicked Liu Hui's corpse, and said, "Stubborn, I've been fighting with Ye Ye for so many years, it's cheap for you to die like this!" ”
"Well, the dead are great, don't humiliate him!" Zhu Zhi instructed: "Take his body away, arrange it well, and say to the outside world that Liu Hui felt that he didn't protect Yao Jin well, and committed suicide with guilt." The twenty parts outside the yawai have all been captured, do you know what to do? ”
"The captain of the guard is not strong, what is the use of keeping it? Kill them all! Yao Fang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I promise to do it seamlessly!" ”
Waiting for Yao Fang to leave, Mu Jue said in a low voice: "Such a shameless villain, why does Lord Xun want to be false with him?" ”
Zhu Zhi said the same thing as He Wei, and said: "Clear water can be given to people to drink, turbid water can be given to cows to drink, turbidity is not important, the important thing is that it is used in the right place at the right time!" ”
Mu Jue was thoughtful, and Zhu Zhi asked again: "Is the person closed?" ”
"Locked in the county dungeon, there is only one entrance, if someone comes to rob the prison, he will definitely have no return!"
Zhu Zhi was silent for a while, and said, "Let's go, take me to see him!" ”
In the dungeon, Zhu Yuanying was locked through the pipa bone and nailed to the wooden stake, the nails of his hands and feet were stripped naked, thin pieces of bamboo were inserted between his fingers, and the whip marks crisscrossed his body all showed what a terrible punishment he received. Seeing Zhu Zhi, the corners of his mouth that were almost cracked could still show a smile, and said: "Lord Xun, it's no wonder that you are disheveled and rude!" ”
Zhu Zhi sighed and said, "Although I don't know your identity in the six days, I don't think it's too low, I can't afford to be called the lord of the city!" ”
Zhu Yuanying shook his head with difficulty and said, "I still say that, I'm not a person from six days......"
Zhu Zhi suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Zhu, you and I have known each other for ten years, right?" ”
"Since the twelfth year of Yong'an, a whole ten years!"
"I remember that year, it was Du Mingyu who caused an incident in Qiantang and caused chaos in Yangzhou, you put yourself under my door, and since then you have offered advice and advice, everything is successful, I respect you as a teacher and brother, but I never thought that there would be today!"
"Lord ......"
Zhu Zhi's gaze suddenly turned cold, picked up the red-hot iron chisel burned on the stove, and pressed it heavily on Zhu Yuanying's chest.
"Ahh
The white smoke from the skin and flesh rose, and the end of his nose smelled a pungent smell, Zhu Yuanying let out a terrible scream and said, "Lord Xun, what evidence do you have that I am six days?" If you don't teach, Yuan Ying is not convinced! ”
Zhu Zhi's hand was stable and terrifying, and when Zhu Yuanying passed out after being scalded, he took the iron drill, Mu Jue took a plate of cold water and splashed it on his body, and the strong alternation of hot and cold woke him up again.
"Evidence? You deliberately provoked Yao Jin into battle, and then the little grandmaster who was arranged in the Liang army in advance to shoot him, what evidence do you need? Zhu Zhi laughed and said, "Mr. Zhu, you have been with me for ten years, and you don't seem to know me as a person." ”
His smile made people shudder, Zhu Yuanying lowered his head and spit out a mouthful of blood, and said weakly: "Yao Jin was finally willing to go into battle, mainly because he listened to the persuasion of Lord Xun, if you want to say so, Lord Xun is the most suspicious, isn't it?" ”
Zhu Zhi shook his head in disappointment and said, "I always thought you were a smart person, but now I find that you are no different from those fools in the world. I was just a boost at the time, see what tricks you played, Yao Jin died in Qingni, and died in Chang'an, there is not much difference between me. Do you think that once he dies, Yu Duowei will be in chaos, but you don't know that Yao Fang, the deputy of Yu Duowei, has long been my person, I promised him to capture Chang'an and make him the emperor of Xiliang, and he will not work hard? ”
Zhu Yuanying was stunned and said, "Yao Fang...... When did you come into contact with him? ”
"Very early, when Yao Yan was not dead, Yao Fang received nearly 10 million yuan from me, and almost all of his favorite singers were found by me."
Zhu Yuanying lost his mind for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "It turns out that you have suspected me a long time ago......"
"Not really!" Zhu Zhidao: "The cunning rabbit is still three holes, there are many people who do things for me, and each line has different people in charge, and they don't interfere with each other, this is not to suspect you, but to avoid too many leaks." Ha, this is still the method that Weizhi taught me, and it really works! ”
Zhu Yuanying coughed violently a few times, raised his head, and his face was still the same, but his eyes and temperament had changed drastically, and he said lightly: "According to the four heavenly lords of the Heavenly Palace, I wish Tongchen, I have seen the history of Zhu Thorn!" ”