Chapter 144: After the Rain
Zhao Yundang pulled out the sword in the scabbard, rushed over, and stabbed Zhou Cheng's chest. Zhou Cheng raised his head, spat blood from his mouth, and raised his hand to point at Zhao Yun in disbelief. "I ...... I never thought of betraying the prince, why, why did you kill me? ”
Zhao Yun sneered, stepped forward, pushed his body away fiercely, and pulled the sword out of his body, and immediately blood splattered, and some blood was splashed on Zhao Yun's face. Zhou Cheng's body fell backwards and fell to the ground with a thud. Zhao Yun raised his sleeve and wiped the blood on his face, and then wiped the blood on his sword, he looked condescendingly at Zhou Cheng, who was slowly dying: "From the beginning, the prince didn't want you to live. Oh, an ungrateful and treacherous villain like you, the prince will not reuse you and make you a great general. ”
"A few of you, from beginning to end, are just a pawn of the prince. Chess pieces, naturally, are to make the best use of things. Now that your death is a great favor to the prince. Zhou Cheng, don't worry, your family, the prince will also help take care of it. It won't be long before the prince will send them to reunite with you. ”
Zhou Cheng's eyes widened, staring at Zhao Yun in disbelief. At the last moment, his eyes were full of remorse...... He shouldn't, really shouldn't have hurt the general for greed...... Is this the end of his perfidy? The moment he closed his eyes, he suddenly saw the general walking towards him with a smile and holding his shoulders enthusiastically: "Brother...... It is a privilege for me to be a brother with you in this life, and to be able to go to the battlefield with you to kill the enemy. If there is an afterlife, we will still be brothers......" Tears flowed silently from the corners of Zhou Cheng's eyes. Checkmate...... He knew he was wrong, he was very wrong. After so many years of bloody storms, they have been like brothers and sisters for so many years, why were they lost their minds by power, and thus pushed the general to hell with their own hands? He really deserves to die, not only did he live up to the general's affection, but he also caused himself to end up with a tragic death, this is all retribution, retribution. He was going to hell to atone for his sins to the general...... Zhao Yun watched Zhou Cheng lose his breath, and even let people wrap his body with a broken mat, and let people carry him out of the palace gate and throw him into the mass grave. Who knows, the eunuch who carried the corpse made a corner, did not go to the palace gate, quickly hid his figure, and walked towards the inner courtyard of the deep palace. Zhao Yun didn't see all this, he killed Zhou Cheng with his own hands, and completed the task assigned by the prince, he was inevitably a little excited, even if he let people inform the prince, he didn't bother to care about the rest of the aftermath. Xiao Xuanrui soon received the news from Zhao Yun - Zhou Cheng was dead, and he was killed by Zhao Yun himself. This news undoubtedly reassured him. His originally tense heart gradually eased, his eyes were full of smiles, and he threw a reassuring look at the emperor. Even if the emperor understood that this witness might never ascend to the Jinluan Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone waited for about half an hour, and the witnesses did not come to the temple for a long time, and the Ruiwang Party began to hold back, and they were provoking and sarcastic Yunluan inside and outside the words. "Miss Yun Si, your witness shelf is really big enough, half an hour has passed, and I haven't seen you yet, the emperor has all the opportunities, how can he keep wasting time on this" "Yes, it can't be that there are no witnesses at all, it's completely Miss Yun Si, you deliberately made up a false witness, right?" ”
"In my opinion, there is no suspense in this case at all, okay? Are you unwilling, General Zhenguo sacrificed here, and you want to use this to coerce Your Majesty and get some rewards for your General's Mansion, right? ”
"Yes, I think so too. Although General Zhenguo was forced, wasn't he invincible? Even if the Liang State set up an ambush, it would be impossible to cause all the 90,000 Yun family troops to die tragically, right? This Zhenguo general's ability is nothing more than that......" "Let's end it quickly, don't waste our time again." Your Majesty has a good temper, for the sake of General Zhenguo, don't worry about you as a little girl, you don't have to make an inch. ”
"It's just that it's nonsense to make us wait so long."
The right prime minister Zhao Chong is Xiao Xuanrui's maternal grandfather, and he is naturally on Xiao Xuanrui's side. So he raised his hand, and the Rui Wang Party below suddenly disappeared. Zhao Chong hooked his lips and smiled, looking at Yun Luan: "Miss Yun Si, I don't know how long you will make us wait?" We courtiers don't care, we can continue to waste time and wait...... But Your Majesty's time is precious, and there are many twists and turns that need to be dealt with in this imperial case......" "If you miss a major national event, I don't know if you can afford it?" Without witnesses, don't waste all of our time. Now that the matter has been ascertained, and General Zhenguo is not in a hurry, Your Majesty, the next holy decree is just a matter of clarification, and King Wing will take away the prince and exile him to Lake City, which is the most just and strict disposition of His Majesty. Who knows, you are dissatisfied with this result, and you still want to continue to make trouble? ”
Yun Luan clenched his fists and turned his head to look at Zhao Chong, the prime minister on the right. Zhao Chong is an old minister, the same generation as the previous emperor, he has gone through three generations of dynasties, and there is no one in this dynasty who is more powerful than him. Part of the reason why Xiao Xuanrui is so arrogant is because he has such a powerful grandfather. Xiao Xuanrui not only won the favor of the emperor, but also had a mother concubine who would compete for favor, plus a grandfather who leaned towards the government and the opposition...... Heh, with such a powerful background identity, if she wants to shake Xiao Xuanrui, she knows better than anyone else, it is by no means an easy task. This road is difficult to walk, but she will not retreat easily, no matter how difficult it is, can it be compared to now? She didn't retreat at this moment, she could hold on, and nothing happened in the future, and anyone made her retreat by half a minute. Yun Luan's face did not have the slightest panic, and she sneered word by word: "What is the right minister's urgency, Your Majesty didn't say anything." His Majesty is generous and benevolent, and he certainly does not want a generation of loyal ministers to be wronged, so even if something is wasted, he will not be dissatisfied in the slightest. ”
"Your Majesty, are you right when you say the courtier?"
Yun Luan's words completely blocked the emperor's words that he wanted to echo Zhao Chong, he pulled the corners of his stiff lips, trying his best to be generous and soft, at this moment, he had to press Yun Luan's heart. Only Yunluan's heart was at ease, and the hearts of the people were also at peace. Since he ascended the throne, he has paid the most attention to his reputation, and he will definitely not let anyone discredit him at this time. So, he nodded slowly. "Yun Luan is right, I'm not in a hurry, it's okay to wait a little longer...... If the truth of the Black Wind Canyon can really be ascertained, it can be regarded as comforting the souls of those who have passed away and appeasing the hearts of the people. ”
Zhao Chong was stunned, his face was gloomy, and his eyes swept Yunluan coldly, he didn't expect this little girl's scheming to be so heavy, a simple sentence that made it impossible to refute. Yun Luan was not afraid of his aggressive scrutiny...... Xiao Xuanrui quietly tugged at Zhao Chong's sleeve and persuaded in a low voice: "Grandfather, don't worry, this king has already arranged everything, and nothing will go wrong." Let's just wait for the show to happen......" Zhao Chong slowly bowed his head, which was regarded as responding to Xiao Xuanrui. Xiao Xuanrui's cold eyes stared at Yun Luan, his eyes were full of mockery, Yun Luan, a fool, still didn't know the news that Zhou Cheng was dead.