A group of people gathered in a forest twenty miles outside Kyoto.
The leader was hiding in the shadows, so his true appearance could not be seen. Based on his old voice, he was determined to be quite old.
The man said sternly, "They are all stupid as pigs. They can't even beat a small guard."
The people below were sweating profusely after being scolded by him and did not dare to say a word in reply.
"Sir, Lord Mu Yang is heavily guarded and our people cannot get in." Someone carefully described the current situation.
The man kicked the person below with force and snorted, "Useless! It seems that Emperor Hui is on guard against us."
"It's still useful to keep Mu Yang, but as for Chen Kuo..." As he said this, he made a gesture to take action.
Shen Kuo has many secrets. If he were to tell the secrets to others if he was put in jail, all their previous efforts would be in vain.
Only if he dies can the secret be kept.
When the people below heard this, they were horrified and frightened. They must be more careful in the future, otherwise...
Thinking of Shen Kuo's ending, I couldn't help but shudder and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Yes, sir." Everyone answered in unison.
In the prison late at night, in the dark and damp environment, a gust of cold wind blew, making people feel horrified.
At this time, the jailers guarding the prison were dozing off and looking a little distracted.
Suddenly, he smelled a fresh fragrance, and before he could react, his body collapsed.
A group of men in black quietly entered the prison while no one was around.
Chen Kuo was lying on the cold, hard stone bed, unable to fall asleep as he thought about the execution tomorrow afternoon.
From the moment he was arrested to the moment he was thrown into jail, he was always unwilling to accept his fate.
If Emperor Hui hadn't been so treacherous, his plan would have succeeded long ago.
Suddenly, his ears moved and there was a slight noise outside.
Who is it? Could it be that he came to save him?
Thinking of this, Shen Kuo could not hide the excitement on his face and immediately jumped up from the stone bed.
He looked forward and saw someone coming.
"Is he here to save this general?" he asked arrogantly.
He has the leverage over that person, so he wouldn't dare not save him.
A trace of disdain flashed across the eyes of the leading black-clad man, so fast that no one noticed. "General Shen, the Lord wants me to ask you, did Emperor Hui force you to confess?"
Shen Kuo was only thinking about getting out and didn't notice that something was wrong with the other party.
In response to this question, he was quite proud: "No, no one can pry any information out of this general's mouth."
These secrets are his life-saving talismans, how can he tell them easily?
The men in black secretly exchanged glances, and they all understood what to do next.
The leading man in black glanced at him and said something ambiguous: "That's good."
A man in black took advantage of Shen Kuo's inattention, stepped forward and stuffed a pill into his mouth.
Shen Kuo choked on the liquid and coughed a few times. He stared at the person in front of him with wide eyes in disbelief.
He tried to dig out the medicine, but soon the effect of the medicine took effect and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You guys..." He said these words but no sound came out.
He understood instantly that they wanted to kill him.
He struggled desperately, trying to make some noise to attract the attention of people outside.
The leading man in black discovered his intention, and he and another man in black grabbed Shen Kuo's arms tightly, not allowing him to struggle.
At first, Shen Kuo struggled so hard that it was difficult for them to control him.
After waiting for a while, Shen Kuo's struggle became weaker and weaker, and finally, his arms dropped down.
I saw that his eyes were wide open and he was looking blankly ahead.
The man in black put his hand in front of his nose and smelled his breath.
The result was that his breathing became weaker and weaker, almost disappearing.
"He's dead." The man in black moved his lips silently, and the others instantly understood what he meant.
They threw Shen Kuo's body on the stone bed and erased all traces of it.
Just like when Tathagata came, he left quietly.
At daybreak, the jailer on duty arrived at the prison and was horrified to see his colleagues lying on the ground and sleeping.
They shook the man sleeping on the floor and yelled, "What's going on?"
The sleeping jailer was suddenly woken up by someone. He looked dissatisfied and was about to lose his temper.
When I opened my eyes and saw the scene, I thought to myself, this is bad.
In the prison, Shen Kuo's eyes were wide open, his face was blue, there was blood around his mouth, and he looked like he had been dead for a long time.
Those who were guarding the prison knew nothing about this situation.
Emperor Hui took Shen Kuo's imprisonment very seriously, but now something like this has happened.
The jailer immediately reported the matter to Emperor Hui.
Not long after Emperor Hui got up, he heard the secret guards report that Shen Kuo had died in prison.
When he first heard the news, he paused and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
I didn't expect that the old fox Shen Kuo died so easily. It was too easy for him.
However, his death was somewhat strange.
The secret guard said that there was no sign that anyone had been in the prison, and based on his understanding of Shen Kuo, he did not seem like the kind of person who would commit suicide.
"Someone, go investigate the cause of Shen Kuo's death." Emperor Hui said indifferently.
If we find out who killed Shen Kuo, we can probably find out the person behind it.
He was actually looking forward to it.
In the court, Emperor Hui sat upright on the high seat.
He informed his ministers of Shen Kuo's death.
The ministers lowered their heads and dared not say too much, for fear that the disaster would affect them.
Suddenly, a guard came to report.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Beiming Kingdom wants to see you."
What, the Beiming Kingdom dares to come?
The ministers below whispered to each other that Shen Kuo had colluded with people from Beiming Country and that was why he dared to rebel.
Now they dare to come, aren’t they afraid that they will never come back?
"Silence." A majestic aura emanated, and the ministers were immediately frightened and dared not discuss in a low voice anymore.
When Emperor Hui saw that things had finally quieted down, his frowning brows relaxed.
He wanted to see what the Beiming Kingdom's purpose was.
After a while, everyone saw an old man walking towards them.
This person was the old man in the woods last night.
He looked at Emperor Hui without blinking, as if he didn't take him seriously.
"How dare you not kneel when you see our emperor." Eunuch Huang shouted sternly.
The old man glanced sharply at Eunuch Huang, frightening him so much that he dared not move.
The old man simply bowed and said coldly: "Is this how your country treats guests?"
Some ministers below were dissatisfied and wanted to take action, but were stopped by Emperor Hui.
Emperor Hui looked at the old man with clear eyes and smiled, a smile that was a little grim. "You are so brave, is this the sincerity of your Beiming Kingdom?"
Now it is the Beiming Kingdom that is asking them for help, and this is the territory of the Nanzhao Kingdom.
The old man then looked Emperor Hui straight in the eye. He didn't expect that Emperor Hui had some courage.
He opened the box in his hand, and everyone looked over and saw a map inside the box.
What is this for? Is he thinking...
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