Xiao family.
Xiao Wanchou was stretching his muscles in the room when there was a knock on the door.
“Boom…boom…”
One short and two long.
It's someone from the Xiao family knocking on the door.
"Come in!"
As soon as Xiao Wanchou finished speaking, Xiao Dingwu pushed the door open and quickly closed it.
"Dad, something happened!"
As soon as Xiao Dingwu entered the room, he hurriedly told his father: "I heard that the Sixth Prince has taken control of the Northern Army, and Beilu Pass has also completely fallen into his control. Now, Beilu Pass has been closed and martial law has been imposed..."
Xiao Wanchou was slightly stunned, then he looked at his son with a smile, "How about it, do you believe your father's words now?"
...
...
Xiao Dingwu nodded rapidly and looked at his father with admiration.
A few days ago, news of Yun Zheng and others' death came from Shuobei, and all the civil and military officials in the court believed it without a doubt.
Only my father firmly believed that Yun Zheng and the others were not dead, and that they had already begun to seize the military power of the Northern Palace Army!
I never thought that my father actually guessed it right!
Thinking about this, Xiao Dingwu couldn't help but sweat on his back.
Fortunately, I am no longer the defender of Beilu Pass!
Otherwise, Beilu Pass would be lost in his hands!
"What's the situation in the court now?"
Xiao Wanchou sat down calmly and asked with a smile.
"I heard that the court is in chaos."
Xiao Dingwu replied: "The people in the court are now divided into two factions. One faction is led by the Crown Prince and the old thief Xu Shifu. They want to ask the emperor to send troops to attack Beilu Pass immediately and capture the Sixth Prince! The other faction is led by Elder Zhang and General Xue. They ask the emperor not to attack Beilu Pass and wait until the situation in Shuobei is clarified..."
Then, Xiao Dingwu mentioned that Wei Wenzhong was suspected of colluding with Beihuan.
"well……"
After hearing what Xiao Dingwu said, Xiao Wanchou couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
It’s easy to say that we should attack Beilu Pass by force!
But they didn’t think about how many lives would be sacrificed before they could capture Beilu Pass!
"Dad, do you think Wei Wenzhong would really collaborate with the enemy?"
Xiao Dingwu stared at his father with burning eyes and asked.
“It should be true.”
Xiao Wanchou nodded and said, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince has won so many victories in Shuofang, his prestige in the Northern Army is about to catch up with Wei Wenzhong! If he helps Da Gan to recapture the three border cities, his prestige in the Northern Army will be unmatched..."
He had just been to Shuobei during the Chinese New Year, so he was relatively familiar with the situation in Shuobei.
Yun Zheng had the potential to seize power.
If Yun Zheng's prestige in the army far exceeds that of Wei Wenzhong, it is only a matter of time before Wei Wenzhong is deprived of power.
Wei Wenzhong must have understood this as well.
Once Wei Wenzhong is deprived of power, given his grudge with Yun Zheng, his fate will definitely not be any better!
Instead of doing this, it is better to strike first and use Beihuan to eliminate the trouble once and for all!
Good plan!
It's just too crazy!
In order to kill Yun Zheng, so many people were sent to die.
He had no idea how crazy Wei Wenzhong must be to do such an outrageous thing.
Just as the father and son were chatting in the room, there was a sudden knock on the door by the housekeeper.
"My Lord, the Emperor is coming soon. Madam asked me to ask you to come and greet him..."
Emperor Wen is coming?
Xiao Dingwu's face changed drastically, and he quickly ordered: "Tell your family to prepare first, I'll be there soon!"
"yes!"
At the same time, Xiao Wanchou quickly began to take off his clothes and quickly lay back in bed.
Just as Xiao Dingwu was about to leave, Xiao Wanchou called him again, "Shoes, shoes, move the shoes on the ground..."
Xiao Dingwu reacted and quickly put his father's shoes under the bed, then quickly went out.
Xiao Wanchou simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
…
Shuobei, Beiyuan shoal.
The weather has gradually started to warm up in the past two days.
The ice on the Baishui River has shown signs of melting.
In ten days at most, horse racing will no longer be possible in Baishui River.
Yun Zheng led a group of generals of the Northern Palace Army to the Beiyuan Shoal.
Although the bodies on the shallows leading from Beiyuan Shoal to Goubian had been cleared, clear bloodstains could still be seen on the ice.
There were bloodstains of Dagan soldiers and also of Beihuan soldiers.
Looking at the glaring bloodstains, the generals' eyes were filled with anger.
More than 30,000 people!
Just because Wei Wenzhong colluded with the enemy, more than 30,000 innocent people died here!
If Yun Zheng hadn't stopped them, everyone would have wanted to torture Wei Wenzhong to death here to comfort his dead soul.
Yun Zheng took a deep breath and shouted, "Bring it up!"
As Yun Zheng finished speaking, Wei Wenzhong was escorted up in shackles.
Another soldier carried Wei Shuo's head and placed it in front of the incense table.
Wei Wenzhong knew what Yun Zheng and the others were going to do, and struggled hard.
However, it was of no avail.
“Kneel down!”
The two soldiers escorting Wei Wenzhong kicked Wei Wenzhong directly in the knee.
Wei Wenzhong knelt down heavily, but still wanted to stand up.
Two soldiers immediately held him down and prevented him from standing up.
"Let me go!"
Wei Wenzhong roared angrily, staring at Yun Zheng viciously, "A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated! Yun Zheng, if you have the guts, kill me!"
"Scholar? Are you worthy of being called a scholar?"
Yun Zheng's anger rose, and he said coldly: "You are nothing but a cruel and treacherous thief! Your name, Wei Wenzhong, will be forever engraved on the pillar of shame in history! I will order people to carve the kneeling images of you brothers, and let you kneel here for generations!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Wenzhong's face twisted and he yelled, "Traitor! You are the biggest traitor!"
"I have never been a gentleman, but I will never murder my own people!"
Yun Zheng's eyes were cold and he was too lazy to talk nonsense with Wei Wenzhong, so he just asked someone to stuff Wei Wenzhong's mouth.
"Hold him down and kowtow!"
Yun Zheng shouted loudly.
"kowtow!"
"kowtow!"
"kowtow……"
The people behind Yun Zheng roared in anger.
Everyone who looked at Wei Wenzhong had eyes filled with endless anger.
Many people couldn't understand why this commander of the Northern Army, who was once respected by many people, would do such a heartless thing.
Those who died here were all soldiers of the Northern Army!
These are all their brothers in arms!
Amid the roars of the crowd, two strong soldiers pressed Wei Wenzhong's head to the ground.
“Woo woo…”
Wei Wenzhong, who was speechless, was still struggling hard, but to no avail.
After forcing Wei Wenzhong to kowtow three times, Yun Zheng led the generals to burn incense for the souls of these innocent people who died unjustly.
"Brothers, I will avenge you!"
"This king will not let your blood be shed in vain!"
"One day, I will ride my horse to the Northern Huan royal court, so that my great generation will no longer suffer from the disaster of the Northern Huan!"
Yun Zheng spoke loudly while holding incense and bowing.
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, the generals began to feel the desire for revenge.
"Horses trample on the Beihuan royal court!"
I don't know who shouted, but soon everyone started yelling along.
"Horses trample on the Beihuan royal court!"
"Horses trample on the Beihuan royal court..."
The crowd shouted over and over again, at the top of their lungs.
The voices of the crowd gathered into a torrent, breaking through the sky.
At this moment, their goals seemed to have changed.
Recapturing the three border cities is no longer their ultimate goal.
Trampling the Northern Huan Royal Court is their ultimate goal and their greatest honor...
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