Chapter 297: The crowd is excited! The surrendered general enters the capital
When floods and earthquakes occurred near the capital before, He Zhaojun did not forget the people who suffered the most in the mountains. The escorts from her Dongfeng Escort Agency often even brought food and fodder, pretended to be unable to win when they got near the mountains, and quickly retreated, deliberately leaving the food behind for them to feed.
As time went on, many bandits would simply move out of the way when they saw the apricot yellow flag, and would not rob it. As time went by, the two sides even reached a consensus, a tacit understanding that could not be explained to outsiders.
Wen Ziduan pointed to several places on the map and instructed Gu Guan, "Hurry and send a letter to these people, telling them to intercept and assassinate Hu Yanju. They should make a big show of force, but conceal their identities. If they fail, they should retreat immediately. All we need to do is make sure Hu Yanju knows someone is trying to kill him before he reaches the capital."
Gu Guan took the order and went to greet the bosses. The captains of the He family caravan and the heads of the branch helms in the capital were still immersed in the joy of the young girl's wedding. It was also time for them to split up, integrate into the people of the capital, and hide their identities for the future.
After seeing the flag signals on the platform and hearing the signal drums, the people who received the news quickly dispersed. Using the identities they had prepared long ago, they successfully hid in various shops and houses, quietly and without leaving any trace.
They were all terribly anxious. Rumors circulated in the capital that He Yong had died and He Jiang had defected to the enemy and betrayed his country. It was also unclear whether He Zhaojun and Wen Ziduan's wedding would continue. Suddenly, the grand ceremony of adding beautification quietly came to a close.
He Zhaojun's Ancheng County Princess's residence became deserted, while Jin Yuji's Goguryeo Princess's residence began to bustle. Seeing the He family's decline, these opportunists began to curry favor with this neglected concubine.
These days, He Zhaojun sent countless letters to the northwest from her mansion. She sent all the carrier pigeons and hawks she could, just to know the latest situation, but she couldn't receive a reply for a while.
Three days later, Hu Yanju arrived in the capital.
Hu Yanju stood shirtless in the prison car, looking straight ahead at the people of the capital. His defiant appearance made the onlookers call him a traitor.
"Bah! What's he so proud of? Why is this guy still alive?!"
"That's right, give us back General He!"
"Damn Turks, how many of our compatriots have they killed? Why are we negotiating peace?"
"I support General Huo and General He in killing all the Turkic thieves! I do not agree to peace talks!"
I heard that the Southern Turks were interested in making peace with our dynasty, and that their leader, Huhanye Chanyu Tihoushan, was about to come to the capital to personally bring back his uncle to show his sincerity. The people in the capital were boiling with resentment, and finally, on the day Huyan Ju arrived, the anger reached its peak.
"Officials are afraid of death, but I'm not! I can still join the army!"
"That's right, knife in hand, kill the dog thief! Don't you know? Hu Yanju massacred many cities on the border of our dynasty, and I was a refugee fleeing from him! My mother died at his hands!"
Many people were very emotional and surrounded the prison van, cursing non-stop. Even though the leading soldiers whipped them to drive them away, the crowd still blocked the main road and demanded the beheading of Hu Yanju.
The peace faction, upon learning of this, even sent their servants to clear the way for Hu Yanju to be brought into the palace, and only then was he able to meet Emperor Wen in the Dezheng Hall.
Emperor Wen looked at the Xiongnu general Huyanju who was standing proudly in the hall. Even with iron chains on his body, he could not hide his ferocity and bravery. He stroked his beard.
"Hu Yanju! Tell me the truth, what exactly happened in the northwest?!"
Hu Yanju laughed heartily and looked around with disdain in his eyes. There was no one in the court who could rival him. He spoke in broken Chinese: "With He Yong dead, the Han Dynasty is nothing more than this!"
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