After much difficulty in convicting Situ Zhao, she didn't want to let him get away with it.
Thinking of this, Su Mengyan brought people to the Queen Mother.
Unfortunately, she was a step late.
When she arrived, she heard the emperor say, "Although the Seventh Prince, Situ Zhao, has committed offenses, he is young and ignorant, and his actions were not serious. He has come to his senses in prison, made a firm resolution, and vowed never to do so again. I hereby declare that the money he embezzled will be used to finance the state treasury, and the murder will be punished. Situ Zhao, are you willing?"
Why would Situ Zhao be dissatisfied with being able to continue to be the seventh prince and be acquitted?
He immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
It turned out that the Queen Mother had protected Situ Zhao with her own life, threatening the Emperor that if he wanted to punish Situ Zhao, she should be punished as well! She had taken Situ Zhao in, committing the crime of harboring him, and should be punished with the same crime.
Being threatened by his own mother in this way, no matter how dissatisfied the emperor was, he could do nothing about it. Filial piety was the most important thing, and he could not punish his own mother.
And just like that, the scene that Su Mengyan saw happened.
At this time, Su Mengyan knew that she was already late, even though she had rushed over as soon as she heard the news.
He sighed and turned away helplessly.
Even if she appeared in front of the emperor and said anything now, it would be of no avail. The emperor's words were final, so how could he change his mind because of a few words from her?
However, even though she knew it, she still felt very uncomfortable. After all, she really thought that this time she could make it impossible for Situ Zhao to turn things around.
I didn't expect the emperor to let him go so easily. Just thinking about it made me feel that it wasn't worth it for Situ Yao.
Both are the emperor's sons, but one can be acquitted for murder, while the other will be severely punished for the slightest fault.
Forget it. No matter how much I feel it's not worth it, this matter is already a foregone conclusion.
Su Mengyan picked up the pen and wrote down everything on paper. This letter was to be addressed to Situ Yao.
She always had to tell Situ Yao about what happened in the capital.
Su Mengyan summoned the palace maid who delivered the message and handed it to her, telling her, "Be careful."
The palace maid nodded to indicate that she understood.
A fast horse left the capital city at a rapid speed, and the palace maid whipped the horse as fast as possible, hoping to deliver the letter to Situ Yao as soon as possible.
Not long after leaving the city, they arrived at a forest. The palace maid didn't pay much attention to it, as there were mostly trees on both sides of the official road.
At this moment, an arrow suddenly shot towards her from the woods. She dodged it with quick reaction.
"Who is it?" she asked, looking at the woods.
No one answered her voice, because she was about to face death.
The palace maid's eyes slowly closed and she fell to the ground. No one knew what she had been through.
On the other side, after some preparation, Situ Yao led his men to attack the bandit mountain.
They already knew the way up the mountain from the captured bandits, so the journey was smooth and there were no obstacles.
By the time the bandits reacted, they were surrounded by Situ Yao's men.
"Boss, what should we do?" a bandit asked their boss.
The bandit leader thought for a moment and said, "They came too quickly and caught us off guard. If we fight, we won't gain any advantage. So, let's ask for peace."
This is also the only solution.
With so many people following him, he couldn't just let them die in vain.
"Listen up, people on the other side, we can surrender, but we demand negotiation." Someone on the bandit side shouted loudly.
On Situ Yao's side, someone had already told Situ Yao about this matter. Because of his experience in recruiting bandits by the leader Chu, Situ Yao said that he would give the bandits a try on their request for negotiation.
War always leads to rivers of bloodshed. In just one battle, countless people will never be able to return home. Countless families will be torn apart.
Situ Yao is not a cruel and bloodthirsty person. If he can make everyone happy by using one soldier, why not do it?
"What do you want?" Situ Yao and his men stood face to face with the bandit leaders.
The bandit leader said, "I am their boss, and they all call me the Mud God of Wealth."
This name made Situ Yao and others look him up and down. In any case, they didn't see how this man looked like the God of Wealth.
But this is not important, it's just a nickname.
"In that case, what do you want to talk to us about?" Situ Yao went straight to the point.
Who knew that the God of Wealth did not answer this question, but simply said: "Actually, we can do business, what do you think?"
Doing business? Situ Yao and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. What did this Mud God of Wealth mean? They didn't know what kind of business they could do with the Mud God of Wealth.
More importantly, aren't they here to recruit us? Why would they talk about doing business?
Situ Yao was somewhat unhappy. Could it be that this Clay God of Wealth was just looking for an excuse to delay him and actually had no intention of surrendering?
Thinking of this, Situ Yao said, "I wonder if we have any business to discuss recently? Why don't we talk about your surrender?"
Seeing that Situ Yao was not buying his tricks, the God of Wealth said, "Look, I am their boss after all. If we surrender, what benefits can your court give me? I can't just leave with these hundreds of brothers for nothing, right?"
After that, the God of Wealth chuckled and said, "I heard that the princes in your court are all very good. They don't have to do anything and just receive a salary."
The meaning is very clear. If Situ Yao and others can't hear it, they are fools.
Situ Yao's face changed. "Your Excellency's appetite is a bit too big! Not to mention that our princes are all royal relatives, even the princes of other surnames have made great contributions to the country."
The God of Wealth was not angry after being rejected. He smiled obscenely and said, "Then I will be the first prince to make an exception. That's not bad either."
This is simply shameless.
"You're dreaming! Let's face it on the battlefield!" After saying that, Situ Yao turned and left. He really had no patience with this man.
War is about to break out.
The two sides were fighting each other, and the so-called negotiation of Ni Caishen was just to give his brothers time to prepare.
He used that time to get his men ready, so, to put it bluntly, the previous negotiations were just him teasing Situ Yao.
If Situ Yao knew that because of his idea of ​​surrendering, the other party was fully prepared, his people would suffer heavy losses.
He would definitely not waste that time, but would directly disperse the bandits right from the start.
Unfortunately, everything has become a foregone conclusion.
Looking at the troops suffering heavy casualties, Situ Yao was not very happy.
So what if we won? The bandit suppression was successful, but so many lives were lost.
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