Ye Zeyu ignored Qiao Zixian. Today, he would personally lead his troops to wipe out the Heavenly Immortal Sect.
Ganzhou is adjacent to the northern frontier. If the Northern Yan attacks and Ganzhou takes the opportunity to rebel, the northern frontier will be attacked from both sides.
Therefore, he would not allow any potential dangers in Ganzhou!
Any member of the Celestial Immortal Sect who resists and refuses to surrender will be killed without mercy!
Qiao Zixian tried to stop Ye Zeyu, but Zheng Yi pulled her aside.
"You're barely able to protect yourself right now, so why are you bothering with the Celestial Immortal Sect? Besides, if they were truly innocent, they would have obediently gone home to farm after listening to you."
Those who remain in the Celestial Immortal Sect are either Qiao Xiuyuan's men or stubborn fools. Even if they are killed in the end, they will not die unjustly! After all, Prince Yong'an gave them a chance.
Furthermore, the events in Daliu Village also demonstrate that Prince Yong'an is not a murderer; he only kills those who pose a real threat. He spared the lives of those villagers, didn't he?
Zheng Yi now has mixed feelings about Ye Zeyu: he dislikes him, fears him, and also a kind of admiration he has never felt before.
He used to just want to live a carefree life, because even if the sky fell, his father would be there to hold it up for him.
But now he wants to become someone as capable and resourceful as Ye Ziyu.
Only in that way could his life not be in the hands of others.
On the other side, Ye Zeyu, who had just left Qiao Zixian's place, was stopped by Wen Mo, Ye Chengping's advisor.
Wen Mo's original name was Wen Siyun. He was the strategist in the Xuanwu Army and a close confidant of Prince Yu.
At that time, Wen Siyun and Lin Zhisheng, one a scholar and the other a warrior, were the right-hand men of Prince Yu.
Nineteen years ago, Lin Zhisheng was killed in the palace by Qiao Xiuyuan, while Wen Siyun disappeared without a trace.
Although Ye Zeyu was young that year, he had a vague impression of Wen Siyun. He never expected that many years later, he would see Wen Siyun again on the night he stayed in Daliu Village.
"Military Advisor Wen?"
"I never expected that after so many years, Your Highness would still remember this old man." Wen Siyun smiled gently, but her eyes were full of vicissitudes.
"Military Advisor Wen, what exactly happened back then? Why did you suddenly disappear? Also, what is your relationship with the Heavenly Immortal Sect and Qiao Xiuyuan?"
Seeing Wen Siyun, Ye Zeyu felt very complicated.
Back then, Wen Siyun clearly returned to the capital with Uncle Yu, but she disappeared halfway there. He searched for many years but could not find any trace of Wen Siyun. He never expected that after nineteen years, Wen Siyun would take the initiative to find him.
He absolutely refused to believe that Wen Siyun, who mingled among the villagers of Daliu Village, had no connection with Qiao Xiuyuan.
Wen Siyun looked at the wariness in Ye Zeyu's eyes and smiled faintly, "I am now an advisor to Prince Jing, and I know all about Prince Jing and the Heavenly Immortal Sect's plans. However, I think Your Highness has already guessed that Prince Jing and Qiao Xiuyuan are planning a rebellion."
"With Your Highness now displaying such courage and wisdom, His Highness Prince Yu, if he were alive, would surely be very pleased."
As she spoke, Wen Siyun looked into the distance, as if reminiscing.
After a long pause, he spoke slowly, "Nineteen years ago, after Your Highness received the imperial decree to return to the capital, I felt something was amiss."
If it were a matter of rewarding merit, the imperial edict should have been issued long ago. The sudden summons of the Prince and General Lin back to the capital and the handing over of the Xuanwu Army to Bai Qi, that insignificant military officer, suggests that the Emperor feels the Prince's achievements are too great and wants to frame the Prince and General Lin with a fabricated crime.
I advised the prince not to return to the capital, but he said he had a clear conscience, a clear conscience before the State of Qi, and a clear conscience before the Emperor.
He also said that the emperor was his own brother and would certainly not suspect him. If he disobeyed the imperial decree, it would only make people with ulterior motives say that he was arrogant and preparing to establish himself as king.
Unable to persuade him, I left halfway through. Call me cowardly or afraid of trouble, call me a coward who clings to life or death.
Since the ending was already foreseeable, why should I go back to the capital to die?!
So I ran away, and that run lasted for nineteen years…”
Ye Zeyu never expected that Wen Siyun had already guessed her father's thoughts back then, but Uncle Yu still insisted on returning to the capital.
If Prince Yu hadn't returned to the capital, would he not have died?
No!
Based on his understanding of his father, if Prince Yu disobeyed the imperial decree and did not return to the capital, his father would be even more intolerant of him.
Therefore, no matter what, the Emperor will not allow Prince Yu to continue living.
The letters that Qiao Xiuyuan presented to his father, accusing Prince Yu of treason, were merely a pretext for his father to kill Prince Yu!
Thinking of this, Ye Zeyu felt a chill creep up from the soles of his feet.
It seems that kinship and trust are truly extremely rare things within the royal family…
As Wen Siyun recalled those scenes from years ago, a bitter smile appeared on her lips. Her eyes held self-blame, resentment, and a sense of helplessness.
He then continued, "I heard about the killing of General Lin, and I also heard about His Highness Prince Yu's treason and execution."
I know this matter must be related to Qiao Xiuyuan, who seized the opportunity to become the Marquis of Anyang, but there's nothing I can do...
For years I've been hiding in Ganzhou, living a muddled life, until five years ago when I met Qiao Xiuyuan there!
At this point, Wen Siyun became agitated, clenching her fists tightly. When she spoke again, her tone was full of hatred.
"I've lived for so many years, I've had enough!"
His Highness Prince Yu has shown me great kindness and favor. If I cannot avenge His Highness Prince Yu, how will I face him after my death!
So this old man decided to take revenge!
"We must make sure Qiao Xiuyuan suffers a terrible death!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zeyu roughly understood Wen Siyun's plan.
"So after you realized Qiao Xiuyuan's ambition, you helped Ye Chengping, wanting to solidify the fact that Ye Chengping and Qiao Xiuyuan were rebelling, so that the Emperor would behead Qiao Xiuyuan just like he did when he beheaded Uncle Yu?!"
“That’s right! His Highness Prince Yu was wronged back then, but Qiao Xiuyuan truly harbored rebellious intentions. I was merely fueling his ambitions from behind the scenes, which is far cleaner than the despicable methods he used to frame His Highness Prince Yu back then!”
Wen Siyun admitted it without hesitation, but Ye Zeyu questioned her sharply: "Have you ever thought about how many innocent people would die if Ganzhou rebelled?!"
"What do I care about the lives of the common people?! His Highness Prince Yu has guarded the border for more than ten years, resisting the invasion of Northern Yan time and time again. These people enjoy the peaceful life that His Highness Prince Yu has brought them, but His Highness Prince Yu has been wrongly accused of treason and collusion with the enemy. Do you know what those people are saying?!"
Not only did they not believe Prince Yu and not speak out for him, they also cursed him!
Those people are a bunch of ungrateful wretches! Even if they die, they deserve it!
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