Chapter 64: Zhou Junyuan's Death
The other party had anticipated his reaction. A sharp dagger slashed towards Zhou Junyuan's neck at lightning speed. Zhou Junyuan didn't even have time to see the other party's face before his neck was cut. Blood splattered on the sand table and he died on the spot.
The man who killed Zhou Junyuan remained calm as he wiped the blood off the dagger and cleaned the bloodstains on the sand table.
The murderer moved the body in front of the dressing mirror and calmly changed Zhou Junyuan's clothes. After making sure that everything was arranged, the man calmly left the tent. He did this without anyone noticing.
Because Zhou Junyuan did not like to be disturbed before preparing for a battle, and the incident happened at night, his body was not found until the next day.
"General Li! Something terrible has happened! Something has happened!" In the early morning, Li Yong, who had only slept for two hours, was woken up.
The weather at the border was dry and the environment was difficult. When I first returned to the border, I still felt a little uncomfortable sleeping.
Li Yong finally fell asleep, but was woken up not long after. He immediately got angry and turned over and sat up and shouted, "What's all the fussing about!"
After he shouted, the people outside the tent were silent for a moment, but they still went into the tent with gritted teeth: "General Li, something happened. General Zhou was killed in the tent. The wound on his neck was caused by the Hu people, and..."
The young general hesitated and didn't dare to explain what he meant. Li Yong came to his senses when he heard his first sentence.
"And what! Hurry up and say it! Stop talking like a sissy!" Li Yong was already putting on his shoes and socks while speaking.
"General Zhou was killed in front of the dressing mirror. The general was... wearing a dragon robe." The young general mustered his courage before he dared to say the word dragon robe.
This time it was Li Yong's turn to be dumbfounded. He used so much force that he managed to tear a piece of cloth off his boots.
Whether it was killing people with a knife like the Hu people or putting a dragon robe on Zhou Junyuan, they were all Liu Mingyue's ideas, and no one would know about it at the moment.
"How many people saw it?" Li Yong realized that something was wrong. This was not just a matter of killing a military commander.
"All the soldiers on duty today saw it, but it was a serious matter, so they didn't make a fuss." The young general hurriedly explained.
Li Yong secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Well done."
The matter is of great importance. Neither the fact that Zhou Junyuan died nor that he wore the dragon robe can be spread out.
"Pass on my order, immediately block the news. Anyone found to have the guts to leak the news will be killed on the spot! I will write a letter, and you have someone rush it back to the capital at a speed of 800 miles and hand it over to His Majesty as soon as possible."
Zhou Junyuan was suddenly killed, which made several of Li Yong's deputy generals feel a little confused.
The letter conveying the message had just been sent away, but at this moment, the sound of a bugle call was heard from the direction of the city gate.
Li Yong, who was discussing countermeasures with several other generals, stood up and looked towards the city gate with wide eyes.
"Why at this time?" Several generals who were discussing the matter said in unison, all of them feeling confused.
The enemy army actually attacked at this time. General Zhou’s death was indeed the work of the Hu people!
"Hurry up to the city wall and mobilize troops to deal with the situation!" Li Yong came to his senses first, picked up his sword and walked out.
The enemy was at the gates of the city, the commander was killed, and Li Yong and his men could only hastily fight back. The Hu people had no intention of challenging them, and when they reached the gates of the city, they blew the horn and attacked, which was very aggressive.
Without Zhou Junyuan's command, several deputy generals were a little flustered, but they could barely hold on.
In fact, several of them were quite talented and resourceful. Because of this, no one was willing to submit to the other. When they came to the front line to command, their disagreements caused our lineup to be a little chaotic, but at least we managed to temporarily repel the Hu people's offensive.
That morning, Liu Mingyue didn't want to eat the breakfast prepared by the kitchen, so she went out to buy some breakfast from the stall. Just as she bought the hot buns, a fast horse galloped past on the long street.
The saddle of the fast horse is black and gold, and the rider is holding a black and gold flag with a serious expression. The flag and the saddle are symbols of the urgent border news that is being delivered 800 miles away.
The people in the market gave way one after another. They all recognized the 800-li express sign and were a little uneasy: "What happened at the border?"
Liu Mingyue tightened her grip on the bun, only loosening her grip slightly when she was burned by the heat from the bun.
It seems that just like in the previous life, the Hu people led the army to invade the border. This also means one thing, Zhou Junyuan is dead.
"Report!" When the messenger arrived at the palace, the morning court was in progress in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Upon learning that there was urgent news coming from the border, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.
"Play!" The emperor spoke in a deep voice, and his hands on the armrests of the dragon throne tightened silently.
"Your Majesty! General Zhou was killed in his tent three days ago. The coroner found that the wound was caused by a Hu people's scimitar dagger."
When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked, and the emperor suddenly stood up from the dragon throne.
"People? Dead?" The emperor couldn't believe it. Just before going to the battle, he held a banquet in Qinghe Palace to farewell the soldiers who were about to go to the battle.
"Yes." The messenger was extremely tired, but he didn't even dare to breathe.
The emperor's eyes went dark, he sat back on the dragon throne, and closed his eyes in pain. In recent years, there have been no talented generals in this dynasty, and only Zhou Junyuan could be of great use, so the emperor valued him very much.
His beloved general was assassinated at the border. However, the messenger's next words soon chilled the emperor's mood.
"There is another thing. When General Zhou died, he was wearing a dragon robe and he died in front of a dressing mirror."
The second half of the messenger's words was much more powerful than the first half. The court officials did not make an uproar, but instead took a deep breath and watched the emperor's expression with bated breath.
If what the messenger said was true, Zhou Junyuan must have been wearing the dragon robe and admiring himself in front of the dressing mirror, which is why he was assassinated silently.
"How dare you!" The emperor slammed the table in front of him, and the courtiers in his palace all held their breath.
However, the alarming news does not end there.
"Report!" The urgent voice of the messenger outside the hall was transmitted into the inner hall like a death warrant.
Now everyone in the hall held their breath and looked at the messenger who was walking quickly into the hall. This urgent letter from eight hundred miles away also came from the border.
After entering the hall, the messenger knelt down to present the border documents, and also reported clearly what happened at the border.
"Your Majesty! Three nights ago, the Hu people led their troops to attack the border city. The enemy was coming fiercely. We deployed our troops in time to defend the city, but now the border is in urgent need of a commander. We don't know when the Hu people will attack next time. General Li begs Your Majesty to send someone as soon as possible."
Bad news came one after another, the emperor's face turned black and white, and the emperor on the throne said nothing, no one knew what he was thinking.
The emperor felt a heavy breath in his heart, and many court officials saw that the emperor suspected that Zhou Junyuan was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason.
Since it is an urgent mission of 800 miles, it is obvious that the situation at the border is not optimistic. The three armies need a commander, and the court must select a suitable person as soon as possible to go to the border to help, otherwise the border city will be in danger.
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