According to various historical records, when an emperor wanted to kill a general who protected the country, it was either because the general was disloyal to him or because the general's achievements overshadowed his own and aroused suspicion. So, what was the case between the general and the Prince of Ye that Yuwen Sheng mentioned?
In her opinion, it must be the second one. Such a narrow-minded monarch would not tolerate someone who knows too many of his secrets and has a very high reputation in the court and among the people.
"Then what?"
Yuwen Sheng spoke softly, with a slightly strange, drawn-out tone: "Then...then the Prince of Ye deliberately told the General that his wife was pregnant, but he didn't tell him who the father of the child was. He only said that it might be an affair with a guard in the harem. At first, the General didn't believe that his wife would betray him, but when the imperial physician told him in front of him that his wife was pregnant, he finally accepted this painful and resentful fact."
"His wife went mad, so he naturally couldn't get anything out of her. After he brought her back to the mansion, he wanted to abort the bastard child, but unfortunately the doctor said that the lady was too far along in her pregnancy, and if he insisted on aborting it, he should be prepared for the death of both mother and child."
"Although the general hated his wife for betraying him, he still couldn't bear to hurt her. So he could only grit his teeth and swallow his blood. During his wife's pregnancy, he used all his open and covert forces to thoroughly investigate the matter, but the final result made him even more heartbroken."
The King of Ye seemed to have been waiting for this moment. He was excited and looking forward to the Grand General rebelling, but the Grand General seemed to have suddenly fallen silent and made no move.
The King of Ye couldn't fathom his thoughts, but the more he tried to figure it out, the more distressed he became. He couldn't understand why, even though the Grand General had investigated everything, there was no unusual activity. And the calm and tranquility didn't please the King of Ye; what he wanted was to find something to hold against him.
Later, upon hearing that the general's wife had suffered a severe hemorrhage during childbirth and given birth to a defective baby, the general was greatly shocked and remained unconscious. The general then disposed of the child. At this point, the Prince of Ye understood that the general intended to endure humiliation and completely bury the matter.
For a moment, the King of Ye felt both relieved and disappointed.
Several years have passed, and the general's wife, who had been in a coma, has miraculously woken up. However, it is said that the general's wife has damaged her body due to childbirth several years ago and is no longer able to conceive. What's more, she has lost her memory after waking up.
But she remembered that she seemed to have a child. In order to appease the general's wife, the general adopted a child from a collateral branch of the Yuwen family and raised him by the general's wife's side.
Hearing this, Zheng Quchi finally understood why Yuwen Sheng's father had treated him this way, imprisoning him in a dark and sunless place for years, forbidding him from seeing anyone, and completely annihilating his existence.
Because he hated the King of Ye, and also hated this "bastard," he wondered why the general would keep him alive when he clearly had the opportunity to kill him.
"Perhaps it's because he wasn't ruthless enough, because that bastard child had half his wife's blood, that he couldn't bring himself to do it. Or perhaps he wanted to keep that bastard child alive to slowly torture him and vent his hatred."
“Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. It is clearly the Prince of Ye who did wrong. Instead of seeking revenge against the Prince of Ye, he takes his anger out on a child that the Prince of Ye doesn’t care about at all. Does doing this make him feel better?” Zheng Quchi frowned and said.
Yuwen Sheng's eyes were indifferent and mocking: "Of course it's impossible, but as I said before, this general has always been loyal to the Prince of Ye. In addition, the friendship between the two since childhood made it impossible for him to face this matter and to carry out the revenge of killing the emperor. However, it was precisely because of his cowardice and his momentary consideration for old feelings that he harmed his wife again."
Upon learning that the general's wife had awakened, the Prince of Ye once again harbored evil intentions. Unfortunately, the queen had already died, so he could only forcibly abduct her into the palace. This time, however, the general's wife refused to yield even at the cost of her life.
Seeing that she was determined to die, the King of Ye threatened her that if she dared to commit suicide, he would also kill the general.
The general's wife was actually just pretending to have amnesia. Her past memories were too tragic and bleak for her to recall. Unfortunately, she could not escape the persecution of the Prince of Ye. However, she was no longer as naive as before and was no longer fooled by his words.
Seeing this, the King of Ye knew he couldn't push people too far, so he devised another wicked plan to make the general's wife betray him. He talked to her about the recent battle with the Julu army, hoping she would use her beauty to seduce the enemy and steal intelligence for the Ye Kingdom.
At first, the general's wife naturally refused, but the Prince of Ye said in a threatening tone, "You are now a withered flower and have no chance of continuing the general's lineage. Your departure is both a blessing and a relief."
When the general's wife heard that she was infertile and that the King of Ye had told her that her scandalous affair had spread far and wide, she felt utterly hopeless. Rather than staying together and causing each other pain and embarrassment, she decided to sacrifice herself for the other.
The King of Ye also said that if the general loses this battle, he will make sure that the general can never recover.
The general's wife eventually agreed. She deliberately distanced herself from the general and, while he was away on campaign, used her charms to lure enemy generals in an attempt to steal confidential information and help the Ye army win.
When the general came looking for her, in order for him to live, she deliberately said many hurtful and hurtful things, forcing him to give up and leave.
In the end, she still failed. Not only did she lose the battle, but she also lost all her reputation and died a miserable death in the Kingdom of Julu.
She had no idea that it was all part of the King of Ye's conspiracy. From the very beginning, he wanted to use her to make the general lose the battle so that he would have an excuse and reason to strip him of his military power.
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