Chapter 436: Defection

Mu Liancheng ignored him, lowered his head and continued to approve the official document, Song Yifeng was bored, coughed awkwardly twice, and prepared to leave.

When he arrived at the door, Mu Liancheng's voice came from behind him: "Bring this stack of official documents." ”

Song Yifeng: "......" was sent to the door by himself, accept your fate.

When the queen died, she was wronged and died with hatred.

The news soon spread throughout the barracks, shocking the officers and men of the three armies, and the previous rumors that the queen was a spy came to an abrupt end, and no one dared to mention it again.

So, soon all the attention shifted to another suspect, Jiang Tianba.

Since the queen is innocent, the spy must be this person, this person was originally from Yunzhou, or a bandit, and had close contacts with the Xiyi people, the more I think about it, the more suspicious it becomes.

The minds of the masses are so simple, with a little incitement, the wind can easily change.

On this morning, Mu Liancheng summoned all the generals to the Chinese army tent to discuss the matter.

When all the generals arrived, the emperor sat in front of the desk and read the official documents, without saying a word, as if he had forgotten what they had summoned them for, just when everyone was surprised, two soldiers escorted Jiang Tianba and walked in.

"Get up, don't pull Lao Tzu!" Jiang Tianba glared at the soldiers on the left and right, and they were so frightened that they retreated, and then he knelt on the ground, "See the emperor." ”

Mu Liancheng closed the official document in his hand, glanced at him coldly, took out a stack of things from the desk, and threw it in front of Jiang Tianba.

Everyone turned their eyes to look at it, and then they saw clearly that it was a few letters.

"This is evidence that you colluded with the Xiyi people and corresponded with the Xiyi king, you, have something to say?"

Jiang Tianba leaned over to look at it, because his arms were tied and he couldn't take it apart to see, but even if he didn't look at it, he knew that these letters were all fake.

That's because he didn't fornicate with the enemy country at all, and exchanged letters with the king of Xiyi.

"Your Majesty, the last general is wronged, these letters are not from my hand at all, they were deliberately forged by Liang Rong in order to frame me, and besides, I don't know a single big character, how can I write letters to others? You can't be fooled by him! ”

Mu Liancheng sneered: "You are indeed illiterate, but every time you write a letter back to your hometown, you ask the soldiers around you to write it on your behalf, isn't it?" I guess these letters were also written by someone else, right? ”

"This ......" Jiang Tianba leaned over and looked at it carefully for a while, and found that the handwriting on the envelope was indeed very similar to that of his own soldier Xiaocheng, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, "I do have to ask someone to write a letter home, but the handwriting can be imitated, I know the truth that a rough person knows, will the emperor not know?" Besides, if I really collude with the enemy, how can I risk letting the second person know? It's clear that someone is framing me! ”

"Maybe your second person is also a spy? Or have you rebelled a long time ago? ”

It was Liang Rong who spoke, he originally thought that Jiang Tianba was not clean, but he was not sure if he colluded with Xiyi, but now that the queen has proved her innocence with death, who else can Jiang Tianba be if he is not a spy?

Jiang Tianba turned his head sharply and glared at him, and scolded angrily: "The surname is Liang!" Isn't it just that I go against you a lot on weekdays, what kind of deep hatred is it? How many times is it worth it for you to do this to me? ”

"Liang is not a person who has a personal vendetta," Liang Rong looked down at him calmly, with a trace of disdain in his eyes, "Everything I do is for official business, and I speak according to the facts." ”

"Huh! What a fact! Just a few letters from nowhere can you convict me of treason? Jiang Tianba's eyes were fierce, like a leopard about to explode, murderous.

Liang Rong was not afraid, straightened his back and said: "Of course, there are more than just a few letters, I also have a witness!" Your Majesty, please bring Cheng San up. ”

Mu Liancheng paused, waved his hand and motioned for the guards to go and detain people.

This Chengsan is Jiang Tianba's personal soldier, originally a Xiucai background, because of his honesty and generosity, and a good handwriting, Jiang Tianba took a fancy to him, and stayed by his side to be a personal soldier, so far it has been four years, every time Jiang Tianba wants to write a letter home to report safety, he will be asked to write on his behalf, and when he encounters clerical affairs, he also needs to be assisted by his side, Jiang Tianba can be said to be treated as a brother.

Therefore, Jiang Tianba is not so worried at this time, with his friendship with Xiaocheng, he will not harm him.

Not long after, Cheng San was brought into the account, first glanced at Jiang Tianba, and then never unhurriedly stepped forward to kneel down to the emperor.

"Cheng San to meet the emperor."

Mu Liancheng lowered his eyes and looked at him, and asked with a serious expression: "Cheng San, take a good look at the letters on the ground, are they from you?" ”

Cheng San picked up the letter, opened it, his face gradually turned white, and finally fell to the ground and said: "Back to the emperor, this, these letters are indeed written by the villain, but not by the villain's own, yes, it was written by General Jiang who ordered the villain." ”

"So, you know exactly what's inside?"

"Yes, the villain still has an impression."

"Into three? What nonsense are you talking about? When did General Ben tell you to write these letters? How can you open your eyes and tell nonsense? Jiang Tianba roared angrily, stood up stiffly, bared his teeth and glared at him fiercely, "I take you with you a lot, why are you framing me like this?" ”

The soldier hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the man to prevent him from eating three in a fit of rage.

Mu Liancheng slapped the table case angrily, and said angrily: "Jiang Tianba! I also treat you well, why do you want to betray the country and the enemy, and betray me? The Xiyi people trampled on the land of Dayan, slaughtered the people of Dayan, and had a deep blood feud with Dayan. ”

With a "bang", Jiang Tianba knelt down again, looked up at Mu Liancheng, and explained painstakingly: "Your Majesty, I really didn't do such a thing, you have to believe me!" Back then, the emperor didn't think I was born as a bandit, and arranged for me to join the army to serve the country, I was so grateful in my heart, the emperor had the grace of reinvention for me, I swore that I would live up to the emperor's high expectations in this life, how could I collude with Xiyi? Your Majesty, if I had asked Cheng San to write these letters, I would have been thundered and thundered, and I would not have to die! ”

This passage sounds sincere and touching, but who knows if it is true or false?

Mu Liancheng had a cold face, without the slightest emotion, and waved his hand for a while: "Someone!" Escort Jiang Tianba back to the prison camp, and three days later, he was beheaded in front of Dongshan and the soldiers of the three armies! ”

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Tianba wanted to get up again, but he was pressed to the ground by the soldiers around him, punches and feet hit his body, and the corners of his mouth were bloody.

It's just that he didn't give up, he was dragged out of the Chinese military tent, and his mouth was still shouting: "Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am wronged!" ”

It wasn't until the voice completely disappeared that Mu Liancheng sat back in his place, rubbed his forehead, waved his hand and said, "That's all for today, the generals should retreat." ”

Everyone was almost gone, but Song Shenjun, who had been standing in the corner, stayed, with a face that seemed to be smiling, and asked in a low voice: "The emperor's performance is too realistic, right?" ”

"You see it again?" Mu Liancheng opened his eyes and glanced at him, and joked: "It seems that you really know me quite well, if you are Xiyi's spy, then wouldn't Da Yan be dangerous?" ”

Song Yifeng twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "If I were a spy, I'm afraid the emperor would have seen through it a long time ago, right?" After all, you know everything about me, don't you? ”

"It's good that you know, don't try to be clever in front of me in the future, you can't fool me." Mu Liancheng refers to the fact that Song Yifeng was lazy the day before yesterday and asked the deputy general to approve the official document on his behalf, if it weren't for the fact that there were still a lot of things to deal with at hand, he would have to repair this person.

"Yes, yes, the minister will never dare again." Song Yifeng recognized it quickly, and then he slipped away, "The emperor is busy with his own business, so the minister will not bother and retire." ”

Mu Liancheng was going to say a few words, but when he looked up, the person was gone, so he had to sigh, this Song Yifeng was so out of tune, how could he become the courtier he relied on in the future? How can it be worthy of Ziyan's lifelong trust?

It's really sad......

Although everything that happened in the Chinese military tent today was a scene staged by Mu Liancheng himself, others did not know about it, including Jiang Tianba, the victim, who was also kept in the dark.

In the middle of the night that day, Mu Liancheng quietly went to the prison camp.

Two days later, in the night, Jiang Tianba rushed out of the prison camp while the soldiers were changing, and escaped from the barracks alone.

This news not only quickly spread throughout the Dayan military camp, but also reached the ears of King Xiyi from Xiyi's eyes.

"Hahaha...... Great, I heard that after Jiang Tianba escaped from the Yan army camp, many of his subordinates began to complain about him, and made a few big fights with the emperor, and now the big Yan military camp has become a pot of porridge, they are in chaos, we can just take the opportunity to fight back, and avenge the last raid! King Xiyi laughed a few times, raised his head and drank all the wine in the bowl, and then filled another bowl, and everyone followed suit, full of pride.

Only Mu Beituo, who was sitting in the first seat on the left-hand side, sat quietly and did not move.

King Xiyi glanced at him, suppressed the smile on his face, and asked, "Why doesn't the third prince seem to be unhappy?" Do you still have your heart for Dayan? Worried about Yan Jun? ”

"How so? I hate Dayan as much as the king, how can I worry about them? Mu Beituo had a smile on his face as always, revealing a little distant, "I was just thinking about a question below, and I was distracted for a while." ”

"Oh? What is the problem? Can you speak up for the king to hear? King Xiyi stared at him with inquiring eyes.

Mu Beituo said calmly: "I'm thinking about where Jiang Tianba will flee after escaping from the Yan army camp." ”

"Where does he flee? The third prince also thinks too much! The Dark Cloud King on the side said in a rough voice, "Jiang Tianba is a rare general, he is brave and unparalleled on the battlefield, many Xiyi soldiers are afraid of him, if you want me to say, he was captured and killed by Emperor Dayan, then it is the best!" ”