Volume 1 Chapter 132: Troops Headed to the Capital
The moment Bai Qi's cousin Zhang Qingye ran out of the cell, the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Punishment's eyelids twitched, but in the end he did not dare to stop her.
As people in the palace, everyone is well aware of Bai Qi's ferocity.
That person was the one who dared to contradict the Emperor of the Great Zhou in the Golden Palace, and this time he had made an unprecedented contribution. It would be easy to kill these eunuchs.
The most important thing is that the relationship between Bai Qi and Princess Anyang is unclear. With Bai Qi's support, Princess Anyang's younger brother, the Ninth Prince, may become the next leader of the dynasty.
So there was no need for these eunuchs to offend Bai Qi to death.
The eunuch from the Ministry of Punishment also realized that something was wrong at this moment. The Emperor of the Great Zhou only asked him to interrogate Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi, but did not issue an order to prevent the news from leaking.
Bai Qi will know sooner or later.
Thinking of this, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment broke out in cold sweats.
So he hurried to the palace and asked to see the emperor.
At this moment, the Emperor of the Great Zhou was playing games with a group of concubines. When he heard the eunuch from the Ministry of Punishment coming, he quickly let him in and asked, "How is it? Did Yue Shenqiang confess?"
"Your Majesty, not yet! The severe punishment is about to begin."
"The most important thing is that the news of framing Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi will soon leak out. What should we do if Bai Qi in Honghua City finds out?"
The chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment asked anxiously.
The Great Zhou Emperor snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "What can he do if he knows?"
"Continue to interrogate Yue Shenqiang. Get his confession at any cost!"
"Even if Bai Qi comes back, we still have the royal family of the Great Zhou to offer sacrifices to us!"
The Emperor of the Great Zhou made a solemn vow.
In the imperial city of Great Zhou, would he still be afraid of Bai Qi?
joke.
When the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Punishment heard the words of the Emperor of Zhou, he immediately felt relieved, after all, they still had their ancestors.
So he gritted his teeth, turned around and went back to the Heavenly Prison. This time, he wanted Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi to sign the confession as quickly as possible.
Even if he tortured a few people to death, after Bai Qi came to power, he would get close to the worshippers of the Great Zhou royal family. I believe that Bai Qi would not be able to do anything to him!
Therefore, he attacked Yue Shenqiang even more ruthlessly.
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10 days later!
Honghua City, the central military tent.
"Report!——"
A hurried military report interrupted Bai Qi's thoughts. Bai Qi frowned, looked at his personal soldiers and asked, "What happened?"
"General, your cousin and uncle are here!"
"Because they ran so fast, it looked like they hadn't rested for several days. When they reached the city gate, they were so tired that they fainted."
The guard quickly replied.
What! ?
Bai Qi's face changed. His cousin actually came at this time, and they came in such a hurry!
Is this coming at an accelerated speed of 800 miles?
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Let's go! Let's go check it out."
Bai Qi stood up immediately, turned into a residual shadow, rushed out of the central army tent and rushed towards the north gate.
When they arrived at the city gate, they found that their cousin Zhang Qingye was unconscious, and the horses they were riding were almost dead from exhaustion.
Because these people had just learned the identities of the two from the badge on Bai Qi's uncle's body, they quickly found a quilt and spread it on the ground for them to lie down.
These are all Bai Qi’s relatives, so of course we have to take good care of them.
They even invited doctors to take their pulses.
As soon as Bai Qi arrived, everyone immediately made way for him. The doctor immediately reported, "General, they are both overworked. I'll prescribe some medicine. They should be fine after a few days of rest!"
How many days to rest?
Bai Qi couldn't wait. Something big must have happened if his cousin and cousin had rushed over so anxiously!
Bai Qi directly grabbed the wrists of the two men and used his internal energy to transfer it to them.
As their internal energy circulated, my uncle and cousin soon opened their eyes.
The moment cousin Zhang Qingye saw Bai Qi, she burst into tears, knelt in front of Bai Qi, and begged:
"Cousin, please save General Yue and the others!"
Bai Qi frowned, "What happened to General Yue? Isn't he in the northeast fighting against Beiliang? Is there a change in the war ahead?"
Logically speaking, this shouldn’t happen!
With Marshal Yue's ability, it is very easy to defeat Beiliang.
Bai Qi absolutely didn't believe that Yue Shenqiang would lose.
Zhang Qingye shook his head and cried, "Cousin, the emperor has already put Marshal Yue in prison, and he is trying to torture him into confessing!"
"And Marshal Yang was also thrown into the Heavenly Prison because he used 400,000 taels of silver without authorization. The emperor wants to confiscate their property and exterminate their entire clan!"
What! ?
Bai Qi's eyes widened, and a nameless anger rushed to his head.
He thought that the emperor would at most demote him, but he didn't expect him to be so ruthless!
The surrounding civilians and soldiers were already furious, cursing:
"What a foolish ruler! Marshal Yang has been so good to our Honghua City. He has been guarding the border for the Great Zhou for so many years. Only then can they enjoy themselves in the capital."
"But the emperor actually wants to confiscate his property and exterminate his clan. How hateful!"
"And how did you spend the 400,000 taels of silver? Didn't you give it to us? So that we can provide for our families and reduce our losses!"
"This general loves his people like his own children, but the Emperor of the Great Zhou wants to treat him like this. We cannot accept this!"
"Seek justice for Marshal Yang!"
"Seek justice for Marshal Yang!"
The soldiers shouted in unison that the best thing they had done in their lives was to follow a good general.
If this were to go under the command of the great generals in the south, God knows what would happen.
The common people also shared the same hatred for the enemy. When they heard that the Emperor of Zhou was going to punish Yang Wudi, they were all filled with hatred.
There are not many generals who love their people like their own children.
Many generals stationed in border towns even killed innocent people to gain credit, or even became local tyrants.
But Yang Wudi is really benefiting the people.
They would never allow such a good official to be framed by a tyrant!
Zhang Qingye felt even worse. When she thought of Yue Yunlei's miserable condition, she felt cold all over.
Grabbing Bai Qi's sleeve, he pleaded:
"Cousin, you must come back to the capital with us right now. It will be too late if you delay any longer. The eunuchs in the Ministry of Punishment will use severe punishment on Marshal Yang and Marshal Yue!"
When Zhang Qingye said this, tears started to fall from her eyes.
"With severe punishment?"
The people around suddenly became quiet. If killing someone is not enough, why would they need to punish him?
Didn’t you, the Emperor of the Great Zhou, sentence Yang Wudi and Marshal Yue to death?
Several of the Yang family's relatives, Yang Wudi's old brothers, immediately gathered around and asked anxiously, "What kind of punishment will the Great Zhou Emperor use on Marshal Yang and his men?"
"They used iron hooks to pierce Yunlei and the others' scapula!"
Zhang Qingye was already sobbing when she spoke up to this point. She couldn't stand just watching from the side, let alone those who were being tortured.
"How dare he?"
All of Yang Wudi's brothers opened their eyes in anger, wishing they could cut the Emperor of Zhou into pieces.
“Damn it!”
"I'm going to kill them!"
"You are too cruel, my Lord!"
They originally thought that torture was just beating with a stick, but they didn't expect it to be such a vicious method.
Once this kind of criminal law is used, that person will be ruined!
Even when they captured prisoners for interrogation, they rarely used such cruel punishments.
"What a great Emperor of Zhou!" Bai Qi was already mad with hatred in his heart, because he thought of many famous ministers and generals in history who were tortured to death by incompetent monarchs and treacherous ministers.
The punishments were more cruel than each other.
He didn't even need to think about it, he knew what Yue Shenqiang and Yang Wudi were going through at this moment!
"Come on, assemble all troops!"
"Give me a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. I want them to march to the capital!"
Bai Qi gave an order, and his voice, mixed with his powerful internal strength, echoed in the ears of all the people in Honghua City.
Suddenly, all the soldiers in Honghua City quickly gathered together.
Seeing this scene, the faces of the tens of thousands of generals in Honghua City changed drastically. They grabbed Bai Qi's arm and said, "General, you can't do this! If you lead the troops back to the capital, you will be condemned by thousands of people!"
Bai Qi laughed loudly, his eyes full of madness, and said loudly:
"Do I, Bai Qi, still fear being criticized by thousands of people?"
"I will lead my troops back to the capital to settle this account with the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"
"This time, I'm not going to clear out the emperor's entourage, I'm going to clear out the corrupt emperor!"
"All ten thousand people will obey!"
"I order you to guard Honghua City. While I am leading my troops back to the capital, do not allow even a single Xiongnu soldier to invade the Great Zhou!"
"Can you do it?"
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